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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
National Front will change its name after Le Pen's defeat — Leader announces transformation after heavy loss to Emmanuel Macron in presidential election. — PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Sunday that her National Front party would undergo a “profound transformation” …
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Business Insider and The Daily Caller
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Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast:
Did Macron Outsmart Campaign Hackers? … PARIS—It was the dog that didn't bark in the night, and its bite may be less impressive still. As a tale of hacking and political subversion unfolded in France on Friday and Saturday, it looked like a re-run of the American experience.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Condoleezza Rice: Don't be reassured by Marine Le Pen's expected defeat in France — WASHINGTON — Former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns against feeling reassured by the expected defeat of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election Sunday.
Emmanuel Macron / New York Times:
Results of the French Presidential Election — Results are expected after polls close at 2 p.m. eastern time, 8 p.m. in France.
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The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, Washington Post and The FADER
Rory Mulholland / Telegraph:
Live French election results: Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen with 65 per cent of vote - exit polls — Live: French election coverage — Far-Right's Marine Le Pen takes on pro-business Emmanuel Macron — Jean-Marie Le Pen: ‘My daughter not fit for the presidency’
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France
Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France
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Mediaite
Washington Post:
With Europe on the line, polarized French voters choose between Macron and Le Pen
With Europe on the line, polarized French voters choose between Macron and Le Pen
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Outside the Beltway and Political Wire
Politico:
Emmanuel Macron defeats Le Pen to win French presidency — projections
Emmanuel Macron defeats Le Pen to win French presidency — projections
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Breitbart, The Daily Signal, Vox, Deadline, Sputnik International, TheStreet, Mediaite and twitchy.com
Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters:
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
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Hot Air and New York Times
Only A Game:
A Day (And A Cheeseburger) With President Trump — Three years ago, golf writer James Dodson was invited to play golf with Donald Trump. Rain cut short the outing, but Dodson came away with stories ... and a cheeseburger.
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Business Insider, Hullabaloo, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo and The Guardian
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Eric Trump in 2014: ‘We have all the funding we need out of Russia’ — President Trump's son, Eric, once told a golf writer that funding for Trump golf courses come from Russia, that writer recounted in a new interview. — James Dodson during an interview Friday with Boston's WBUR described meeting Donald Trump
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RedState
Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
There's something about Mitch. Maybe it's the protruberant, pink-rimmed eyes. Or the phlegmatic drawl. Or the vaguely dyspeptic demeanor. Hard to say, really. But something about the Senate majority leader manages not to drive certain people wild. — Or, to be more precise …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Ryan says it's ‘a bogus attack from the left’ to claim health care bill was rushed
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Raw Story, Washington Times and Mediaite
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-7-2017: Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. Susan Collins
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-7-2017: Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. Susan Collins
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Axios, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA and AOL
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Ryan on Republicans not reading the bill: ‘Bogus attack’ from the left
Ryan on Republicans not reading the bill: ‘Bogus attack’ from the left
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Breitbart, TheBlaze, ThinkProgress, Politico, Talking Points Memo, ABC News and Joe.My.God.
Peter Suderman / New York Times:
The House Health Care Disaster Is Really About Taxes
The House Health Care Disaster Is Really About Taxes
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Hot Air, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and CNN
Matthew Wright / Daily Mail:
Real Time host Bill Maher is accused of crossing the line with tasteless incest joke about Ivanka Trump — The political satirist made the joke on his HBO program Real Time while talking with New York magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman on Friday night — Political satirist Bill Maher …
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The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Mediaite
BBC:
North Korea ‘detains US citizen Kim Hak-song’ — North Korea says it has detained a US citizen on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state. — Kim Hak-song worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) and was held on 6 May, state-run news agency KCNA said.
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The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China — SHANGHAI — Like many American firms that come to China looking for money, Kushner Companies tried to woo a Shanghai audience with promises of big returns and a path toward living in the United States.
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New York Daily News, NPR, Reuters, New York Magazine, Hot Air, Washington Post, The Mahablog, The Guardian, Washington Monthly and ImmigrationProf Blog
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Martha Stewart appears to flip off Trump photo — Martha Stewart posed between portraits of President Trump and Snoop Dogg on Saturday, apparently flashing the middle finger at the president while giving the “V” sign to the rapper. — A tweet of the photo at the New York-based Frieze Art Fair went viral …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans — NEW ORLEANS — For Malcolm Suber, the Confederate monuments that dot this Deep South city stand for white supremacy, pure and simple. Instead of just taking them down, Mr. Suber, an African-American activist and organizer …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House health care victory short-lived as Russia probe looms — President Donald Trump's health care victory lap is already grinding to a halt. — After the White House's biggest legislative victory yet with the House's narrow passage Thursday of the American Health Care Act …
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Axios and Talking Points Memo

