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7:30 AM ET, May 1, 2017

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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
An interview suggests Trump doesn't know what's in his health bill  —  Either the president doesn't understand the proposal — or isn't telling the truth about it.  —  President Trump gave a lengthy interview Sunday morning to CBS' John Dickerson about the Republicans' health care plan.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP faces make-or-break moment on Obamacare repeal  —  House Republican leaders and White House officials are increasingly confident about passing their long-stalled Obamacare replacement bill: More lawmakers than ever are committed to voting “yes,” they say, and GOP insiders insist they're within striking distance of a majority.
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Congress reaches deal to keep government open through September
CBS News:
FULL TRANSCRIPT: President Donald Trump's interview with “Face the Nation”
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.
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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 …
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trump didn't consult State Department before inviting brutal Philippine strongman to White House
Discussion: Reuters
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:   President gets last laugh for stiffing soiree
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sebastian Gorka to accept position outside White House: report
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump did not clear Duterte invitation with State Department: report
CNN:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September  —  (CNN)Bipartisan congressional negotiators reached a critical agreement late Sunday on a massive spending bill that if approved by the House and Senate would fund the government through the end of September.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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New York Times:
Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan agreement on Sunday to fund the government through September, according to congressional aides from both parties, effectively ending suspense about the possibility of a government shutdown next weekend.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Budget deal reached in Congress
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Budget deal reached in Congress
Discussion: Associated Press
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’.
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New York Times:
Emboldened by Trump but Divided by Generations, Democrats Look to 2020  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — A vast array of Democratic leaders, divided by generations but uniformly emboldened by President Trump's perceived vulnerability, have begun taking palpable steps toward seeking the White House …
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats say they now know exactly why Clinton lost  —  WASHINGTON  —  A select group of top Democratic Party strategists have used new data about last year's presidential election to reach a startling conclusion about why Hillary Clinton lost.  Now they just need to persuade the rest of the party they're right.
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Twitter Teams Up With Bloomberg for Streaming News  —  New Service Comes as Social-Media Firm Fights for Video Ad Dollars  —  Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.78% has found its first partner for its push into round-the-clock streaming television: Bloomberg.  —  The social-media company is joining forces …
Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:
Fox in talks with Blackstone to buy Tribune Media  —  Joint bid for TV station operator aims to trump rival offer from Sinclair Broadcasting  —  Read next … Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is in talks with Blackstone, the private equity firm, to launch a joint bid for Tribune Media …
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.
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
How Trump Could Get Fired … Hours after Donald Trump's Inauguration, a post appeared on the official White House petitions page, demanding that he release his tax returns.  In only a few days, it gathered more signatures than any previous White House petition.
Lyndsay Winkley / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Seven shot, gunman dead at University City apartment complex  —  At least five people were shot and injured Sunday when a gunman opened fire near a swimming pool at an apartment complex in University City.  —  Seven adults were shot, one woman fatally, when a gunman who witnesses said never left …
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
How the Republican right found allies in Russia  —  Growing up in the 1980s, Brian Brown was taught to think of the communist Soviet Union as a dark and evil place.  —  But Brown, a leading anti-gay-marriage activist, said that in the past few years he has started meeting Russians at conferences …
Discussion: Yahoo and Raw Story
 
 
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Rick Jervis / USA Today:
Thousands expected to hit the streets for May Day protests
Dallas Morning News:
Officer fatally shoots 15-year-old in Balch Springs
Discussion: CBS Dallas, theGrio and The Root
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump to stick with conservative list for next Supreme Court pick
Discussion: The Last Tradition
Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
Nancy Pelosi Feels the Bern, Faces Pro-Sanders Primary Challenger
Sean McElwee / Salon:
Donald Trump's first 100 days have been a big success — at least when it comes to vicious racist policies
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Trump to CBS's Dickerson: ‘I Love Your Show — I Call It Deface the Nation’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Too Scared to Report Sexual Abuse. The Fear: Deportation.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid immigration setbacks, one Trump strategy seems to be working: Fear
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
Biden tells New Hampshire crowd: 'Guys, I'm not running'
Discussion: The Week
Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Donald Trump on whether he could start war with North Korea: 'I don't know. I mean, we'll see'
Discussion: The Guardian and IJR
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Will Steve Bannon take over Heritage after Jim DeMint leaves? Mike Needham won't say
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Florida Deal Would Reverse Key Part of Obama's Medicaid Expansion
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Yale College Republicans Hold Barbecue Next to Union Hunger Strike
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
How Maxine Waters became ‘Auntie Maxine’ in the age of Trump
Discussion: IJR
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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