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7:30 PM ET, April 30, 2017

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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump called President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Saturday, the American leader's national security aides saw it as part of a routine diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asian leaders.
Discussion: Althouse
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
White House official says 'we've looked at' changes to libel laws that would restrict press freedom  —  White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said the Trump administration has “looked at” changes to libel laws that would curtail press freedoms, but said “whether that goes anywhere is a different story.”
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump did not clear Duterte invitation with State Department: report
Discussion: RedState
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: Trump Considering Amending or Abolishing 1st Amendment
Discussion: Daily Kos
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-30-17: Reince Priebus and Nancy Pelosi
CBS News:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Donald Trump's interview with “Face the Nation”  —  On his 100th day in office Saturday, President Donald Trump spoke to CBS News' chief Washington correspondent and host of “Face the Nation,” John Dickerson, about his accomplishments at the traditional milestone and beyond …
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Sebastian Gorka to accept role outside White House … Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump, will soon accept a position outside the White House, two sources told the Washington Examiner on Sunday.  —  Gorka's new role will deal with the “war of ideas” involved …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sebastian Gorka to accept position outside White House: report  —  An aide to President Trump is reportedly accepting a role outside of the White House.  —  Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant to the president, will take a position that deals with the “war of ideas” regarding radical Islamic extremism …
Discussion: Raw Story
Patricia Mazzei / miamiherald:
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen to retire from Congress  —  U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, the dean of the Florida legislative delegation and the first Cuban American elected to Congress, is retiring at the end of her term next year, saying it's time to move on after more than 35 years in elected office.
David Wright / CNN:
McCain to allies: Watch what Trump does, not what he says  — Sen. John McCain told U.S. allies to watch what Trump does, not what he says, and praised the White House national security team in an interview Sunday  — McCain also called for increased military spending …
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Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:
National Security Chief Tells South Korea U.S. Will Pay for Defense System
Discussion: RedState
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump: We can't let NKorea build better missiles
Discussion: Politico
Eugene Scott / CNN:
10 memorable lines from comedian Hasan Minhaj at the WHCA dinner  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump was a no-show at the first White House Correspondents' Association dinner of his presidency.  But that didn't keep “Daily Show” comedian Hasan Minhaj from addressing “the elephant not in the room.”
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Yale College Republicans Hold Barbecue Next to Union Hunger Strike  —  Members of the Yale College Republicans held a barbecue on Friday next to eight graduate student teachers on a hunger strike over the Yale University's refusal to negotiate with its newly formed union.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
Florida Deal Would Reverse Key Part of Obama's Medicaid Expansion  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration appears to have scrapped one of the key tools the Obama administration used to encourage states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.  —  The shift involves funding …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump's Next 100 Days Won't Be Any Better  —  The three major failures of Donald Trump's first one hundred days in office set him up for even more spectacular failures in the next significant period of his presidency: the approximately 150 days between now and the start of fiscal 2018 on October 1.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden keeps 2020 options open  —  Joe Biden has been saying yes to nearly all the political invitations coming his way, with new ones arriving almost daily.  Privately, the former vice president and his staff have started talking about how to begin planning a strategy with a roughly 18-month timeline …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, AOL and Politicus USA
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
How Maxine Waters became ‘Auntie Maxine’ in the age of Trump  —  Rep. Maxine Waters knows what “throwing shade” means now.  She urges people to “stay woke.”  —  In the past few months, young people have embraced 78-year-old Waters and her acerbic comments about President Trump …
Discussion: IJR
 
 
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James Mackenzie / Reuters:
U.S. Marines back in Helmand as Afghanistan ‘stalemate’ continues
Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Jeremy Gerard / Deadline:
No Omerta As Coppola, Pacino And Cast Recall ‘Godfather’ Shoot - Tribeca
Discussion: Gothamist
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Is There a Case for Le Pen?
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and NPR
 Earlier Items: 
Martin Evans / Telegraph:
Whitehall terror suspect smiles and says ‘One love’ as he sets off on aid convoy to Palestine
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump's Spell Hasn't Worn Off—And It Might Never
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Democrats give up hope on striking a deal with Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and Taylor Marsh
Christiane Amanpour / CNN:
How the world sees Trump, 100 days in
Discussion: AOL
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Trump invigorates, enchants crowd during rally in Harrisburg, Pa.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump says rally crowd broke records despite empty seats
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story
 

 
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