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9:30 AM ET, May 2, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's dizzying day of interviews  —  President Donald Trump questioned why the Civil War— which erupted 150 years ago over slavery — needed to happen.  He said he would be “honored” to meet with Kim Jong-Un, the violent North Korean dictator who is developing nuclear missiles and oppresses his people …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Historians see a dark underside to Trump's Civil War riff  —  President Donald Trump on Monday once again defied the history books, this time claiming that Andrew Jackson was “really angry” about the Civil War - despite having died 16 years before the first shots were fired …
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: For whom the president saves his praises
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP suffers surprise defection on Obamacare repeal  —  President Donald Trump dialed up his campaign-trail ally Rep. Billy Long on Monday, after the Missouri Republican announced his decision to vote against the Republican plan to replace Obamacare.  The goal was straightforward: Persuade Long to change his mind.
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Jimmy Kimmel Might Have Struck the Final Blow Against the GOP Health-Care Plan  —  After weeks of negotiations, last week House Republicans reached a compromise that they said could finally allow them to repeal and replace Obamacare.  It involves letting states opt out of certain Obamacare provisions …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
GOP Congressman: People who ‘lead good lives’ should pay less than those with pre-existing conditions
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Axios
New York Times:
Ivanka Trump's West Wing Agenda  —  A month before Donald J. Trump was elected president, he and his aides watched his daughter's coolly composed surface crack open.  —  Inside Trump Tower, the candidate was preparing for a debate when an aide rushed in with news that The Washington Post …
Discussion: Axios and AOL
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Wilbur Ross Says Syria Missile Strike Was ‘After-Dinner Entertainment’ at Mar-a-Lago  —  Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recalled the scene at Mar-a-Lago on April 6, when the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping was interrupted by the strike on Syria.
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Jessica Estepa / USA Today:   Syrian missile attack was ‘after-dinner entertainment,’ Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity Eyes Fox News Exit, Insiders Say … Sean Hannity is looking to leave Fox News, according to sources, following the resignation of Fox News co-president Bill Shine officially on Monday.  —  Shine was Hannity's his long-time ally whom he personally recommended the network hire two decades ago to produce Hannity & Colmes.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Murdochs Might Not Be Done Cleaning House at Fox News
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Pushes Back On Report That Hannity Seeking Exit After Shine's Resignation
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Adviser Jared Kushner Didn't Disclose Startup Stake  —  Investments show ties to Goldman Sachs, George Soros and Peter Thiel as well as a number of loans  —  Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, didn't identify on his government financial disclosure form …
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats confident they can block Trump's agenda after spending-bill win  —  Democrats believe they have set the stage to block President Trump's legislative priorities for years to come by winning major concessions in a spending bill to keep the government open.
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Josh Magness / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
No money for Trump's wall, plus 6 other GOP issues missing from $1T spending bill
Discussion: Power Line and The Last Tradition
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
Discussion: Hot Air and Breitbart
YouTube:
Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Details of His Son's Birth & Heart Disease … Jimmy and his wife Molly welcomed their second child together, William “Billy” Kimmel.  At three days old, Billy had successful open heart surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and is now home with his family.
Discussion: Vox, STAT, ABC News and NBC News
CNN:
First on CNN: Trump administration ending Michelle Obama's girls education program  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials.  —  The “Let Girls Learn” program …
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Tawnell D. Hobbs / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Unwinds Some School Lunch Standards
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump unwinding Michelle Obama's school lunch program rules
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
DNC argues in court: We don't owe anyone a fair primary process  —  The Democratic National Committee is currently defending itself in court against a lawsuit brought by Bernie Sanders supporters over the Democratic presidential primary process.  And the proceedings, including an April 25 hearing …
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Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
DNC Lawyers Argue DNC Has Right to Pick Candidates in Back Rooms
Discussion: Hot Air
CNN:
The FBI translator who went rogue and married an ISIS terrorist  —  8pm ET TONIGHT: Watch AC 360 to learn more about the FBI employee who married an ISIS terrorist.  —  An FBI translator with a top-secret security clearance traveled to Syria in 2014 and married a key ISIS operative …
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Ethics office says it wasn't consulted about Ivanka Trump job  —  Ivanka's White House role called into question  —  The White House brought Ivanka Trump on as an adviser without consulting the Office of Government Ethics, the ethics office says.  —  The New York Times and Politico reported March 20 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:   Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists
USA Today:
Campus mobs muzzle free speech: Our view  —  Administrators and student groups play a role in the growing intolerance.  —  Respect for free speech is withering on campus.  —  At Claremont McKenna College in California, protesters blocked the doors to a lecture hall preventing conservative author Heather Mac Donald from speaking.
Discussion: Althouse and Inside Higher Ed
Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
The past 100 days have been a disaster — for Democrats  —  Let's face it: The past 100 days have been a disaster . . . for Democrats.  —  While much ink has been spilled in the past week assessing President Trump's first 100 days in office, the Democrats' abysmal performance has largely escaped scrutiny.
Discussion: Power Line and Instapundit
Conrad Black / New York Sun:
Over Economic Growth  —  It is often hard to discern, but, despite an unprecedented amount of friction and the continued implacable hostility of the discredited post-Reagan political establishment, Donald Trump is continuing to gain ground in his holy crusade against them.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Pro-Trump farmers now worry he was serious about NAFTA repeal  —  Washington (CNN)Bob Hemseath, whose corn-farming business hinges on the whims of mother nature, is comfortable with uncertainty.  —  But as the fourth-generation farmer heads onto his northeast Iowa farm for the 2017 planting season …
Ryan Grim / HuffPost:
With Trump In The White House, MSNBC Is Resisting The Resistance  —  For a TV executive, Andy Lack has an unusual problem: sky-high ratings.  —  WASHINGTON On Friday, readers of the new morning email put out by Mike Allen awoke to a little nugget of news.  “One of your favorites is getting …
Discussion: Eschaton
Ted Goodman / The Daily Caller:
DNC Chairman Claims ‘No Human Being Is Illegal’  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez spoke at an immigrant and workers rally outside of the White House Monday.  —  “The Democratic party will always be here, fighting for you,” Perez told the group Monday afternoon.
Discussion: Washington Post
Dawn Rhodes / Chicago Tribune:
Northwestern journalism school lets accreditation lapse  —  Northwestern University's main campus in Evanston.  —  In a nontraditional move, officials at Northwestern University's prestigious journalism and communications school have decided not to renew the program's accreditation, letting the designation lapse.
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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Ben Kew / Breitbart:
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
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Wall Street Journal:
Hamas Drops Call for Israel's Destruction
Discussion: The Week and New York Times
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs
Discussion: Business Insider
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Piety and Trump-bashing: The sheer awfulness of the White House Correspondents' dinner
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Campaign Donors Still Paying Bigly For Trump Tower Digs
Discussion: Politicus USA and Washington Post
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National Journal:
Vulnerable Democrats Are Showing Little Fear of Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Malcolm Toon Made Waves as a Diplomat, but His Death Went Largely Unreported
Claire Landsbaum / New York Magazine:
Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020 White House Bid: 'I'm Ruling It Out'
Bloomberg:
‘Alt-Left’ Strategist Bannon Isn't Going Anywhere, Trump Says
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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