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9:45 AM ET, April 3, 2017

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NBC News:
North Korean Defector Tells Lester Holt ‘World Should be Ready’  —  SEOUL, South Korea — A senior North Korean defector has told NBC News that the country's “desperate” dictator is prepared to use nuclear weapons to strike the United States and its allies.  —  Thae Yong Ho is the most high …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Financial Times:
Trump ready to tackle North Korea alone — FT exclusive  —  President says US will act unilaterally if China does not pressure Pyongyang … Donald Trump has warned that the US will take unilateral action to eliminate the nuclear threat from North Korea unless China increases pressure on the regime in Pyongyang.
Donald Trump / Financial Times:
Donald Trump in his own words  —  The US president speaks to Lionel Barber, Gillian Tett and Demetri Sevastopulo  —  Read next … You are the master of ‘the art of the deal’ . .  . can you cut a deal with Xi Jinping when you see him in Mar-a-Lago?  —  I have great respect for him.
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump will deal with Dems on healthcare 'if we don't get what we want'
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Trump's risk of impeachment rises  —  Liberal Democrats could yet see their dreams come true.  —  Last week, a new poll from the liberal outfit Public Policy Polling (PPP) asked Americans if President Trump should resign if evidence emerges that his campaign worked with Russia to help defeat Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Washington Times
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Jonathan Allen / Roll Call:
Opinion: The S.S. Trump Is Sinking — Find a Lifeboat  —  An open letter to House Republicans  —  Opinion: The GOP's Big Health Care Winner — Mitch McConnell Opinion: This Budget Isn't Dead on Arrival Opinion: Put Up Your Own Plan, Democrats  —  If they're smart, House Republicans …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Jared Kushner Visits Iraq on Invitation From Joint Chiefs Chairman  —  Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, made a trip to Iraq over the weekend, visiting the country as the American military is aiding Iraqi forces in their brutal fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State.
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Reuters:
ADVISORY: Story on Kushner visiting Iraq withdrawn  —  The story “Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner visits Iraq, U.S. official says”, the accompanying alert and subsequent update are wrong and are withdrawn.  —  CARACAS Venezuela's opposition lawmakers said on Sunday they will push for the removal …
Discussion: Gizmodo, The Week and IJR
Associated Press:
Jared Kushner travels to Iraq
Discussion: Hot Air, ABC News and New York Times
Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Two nail bombs on St Petersburg metro rip through carriages, killing at least 10 as Putin visits city for meeting  —  Two nail bombs on the metro in St Petersburg ripped through train carriages killing at least 10 people today.  —  The incident occurred at two separate locations …
Discussion: RT and The Gateway Pundit
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Henry Meyer / Bloomberg:
10 People Reported Dead as Blast Hits St. Petersburg Subway
Discussion: Associated Press
CNN:
St. Petersburg metro explosion: 10 dead in Russia blasts
Discussion: Hot Air and KTLA
ProPublica:
Trump Can Pull Money From His Businesses Whenever He Wants — Without Ever Telling Us  —  When President Donald Trump placed his businesses in a trust upon entering the White House, he put his sons in charge and claimed to distance himself from his sprawling empire.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
USA Today:
Gorsuch merits confirmation: Our view  —  Supreme Court nominee is well qualified and within the broad judicial mainstream.  —  One way or another, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated Sunday, Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed this week to a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Axios:
A possible Trumpcare comeback  —  There have been a lot of recent signals that some quiet Trumpcare negotiations are still going on, but what do they really add up to?  My best read, from talking to GOP sources over the weekend: Don't bet on a Trumpcare comeback just yet, but don't be shocked if it happens.
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump remains the center of attention, but he's increasingly isolated politically
Discussion: Raw Story, IJR and The Daily Caller
Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:
Tucker Carlson's Fighting Words  —  On Fox News, an unlikely star thrives in the tumult of Trump-era politics.  —  Tucker Carlson started wearing a bow tie in 1984, when he was in tenth grade at St. George's, a Rhode Island prep school with a dress code.  He stopped wearing a bow tie on April 11 …
Discussion: Axios
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The Russiagate Scam Will Blow Up In The Democrats' Smug Faces  —  If you're stressed out about this whole Russian nonsense, relax - Donald Trump didn't do anything wrong, and he's not going be impeached, arrested, or ritually disemboweled.  When the truth comes out and it explodes in the Democrats' soft …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Tom Perez won't apologize for insulting Trump and GOP leaders.  Here's why.  —  On Friday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez told activists in New Jersey that their protests were hitting the Trump administration where it hurt.  He pointed to Jan. 21, the day of the Women's March …
Discussion: Fox News and Daily Kos
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Bill O'Reilly: An awful, awful man  —  As Fox News last year was plowing through the sexual harassment scandal involving now-former network chief Roger Ailes, King of Cable News Bill O'Reilly couldn't have been more dismissive of the victims.  “In this country, every famous, powerful or wealthy person is a target.
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
How Uber Uses Psychological Tricks to Push Its Drivers' Buttons  —  The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public.  But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts, top officials convened a call for reporters to insist that Uber was changing its culture and would no longer tolerate “brilliant jerks.”
Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Trump makes little headway filling out Pentagon jobs  —  The nomination hearing this week for President Trump's Air Force secretary nominee was a rare sight for those monitoring Trump's progress filling Pentagon positions.  —  Former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) - whose hearing …
Mike Cernovich / Medium:
Susan Rice Requested Unmasking of Incoming Trump Administration Officials  —  Susan Rice, who served as the National Security Adviser under President Obama, has been identified as the official who requested unmasking of incoming Trump officials, Cernovich Media can exclusively report.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Vox Popoli
 
 
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump revives Clinton criticisms in early morning tweets
Discussion: Axios
Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Trump's White House seeks new apprentices
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
As Republicans' views improve, Americans give the economy its highest marks since financial crisis
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Can Anti-Trump Fury Help a 30-Year-Old Democrat Win Gingrich's Old Seat?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
Want Medicaid coverage? A drug test should come first, Wisconsin governor says
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
What is the “Alt” Left?
New York Times:
Trump Aides' Disclosures Reveal Surge in Lucrative Political Work
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Former Trump staffers hunt for foreign lobbying work
Discussion: Political Wire
France 24:
France's Le Pen, Mélenchon present contrasting visions at campaign rallies
Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Drone complaints soar as concerns grow over snooping
Discussion: The Verge
Associated Press:
Atlanta traffic horror: Crews razing fallen highway overpass
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Axios:
Hell Week looms for Republicans
Discussion: Forbes
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
It's 2004 All Over Again  —  Lately we've been hearing a lot about truth.
Discussion: The Guardian and Instapundit
Kali Holloway / Salon:
Vacate Trump Tower: People want Melania Trump to be forced to leave New York City
 

 
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