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8:30 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: Raw Story and Althouse
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump did not clear Duterte invitation with State Department: report  —  President Trump invited controversial President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines to the White House without consulting the State Department, according to a new report from The New York Times.
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
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: Business Insider and 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: New York Magazine and Raw Story
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 …
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.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: Trump Considering Amending or Abolishing 1st Amendment  —  A number of press reports have picked up this exchange this morning between ABC's Jonathan Karl and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.  But people have missed the real significance.  Priebus doesn't discuss changing ‘press laws’ or ‘libel laws’.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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.”
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-30-17: Reince Priebus and Nancy Pelosi
Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Donald Trump on whether he could start war with North Korea: 'I don't know.  I mean, we'll see'  —  Answering a question about whether another nuclear test by North Korea would mean a military response by the US, Mr Trump appears to be undecided  —  Woman shot by police in Willesden terror raids arrested
Discussion: The Guardian and IJR
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David Wright / CNN:
McCain to allies: Watch what Trump does, not what he says
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
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times editor pens weak, vague response to critics of Bret Stephens's op-ed on climate change  —  The Erik Wemple Blog has been bugging the New York Times all weekend for an interview with James Bennet, the editorial page editor responsible for launching a new op-ed column by former Wall Street Journal writer Bret Stephens.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Is There a Case for Le Pen?
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and NPR
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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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Will Steve Bannon take over Heritage after Jim DeMint leaves?  Mike Needham won't say  —  Will blistering populist Steve Bannon replace fiery conservative Sen. Jim DeMint as the next president of the Heritage Foundation?  Heritage Action CEO Michael Needham won't say.
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
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
 
 
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James Mackenzie / Reuters:
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Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Stan Collender / Forbes:
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Martin Evans / Telegraph:
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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
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