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10:45 PM ET, April 2, 2017

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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.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump will deal with Dems on healthcare 'if we don't get what we want'  —  President Trump will “make a deal with the Democrats” if Republicans can't get their way on healthcare.  —  In an interview published Sunday in the Financial Times, Trump said negotiations on healthcare are ongoing …
Discussion: RedState, Talking Points Memo and Axios
Mark Meckler / The Hill:
Why is Trump attacking the Freedom Caucus?  Simple: They won, he lost  —  “The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don't get on the team, & fast,” President Donald Trump  —  wrote on Twitter Thursday.  “We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!”
Discussion: Raw Story, CNN and BizPac Review
Stan Collender / Forbes:
This Is The Clown Show That Could Lead To A Government Shutdown This Month  —  Try to read this without groaning, cursing or weeping...or seeing clowns.  —  Funding for the federal government will run out at midnight on April 28.  If some type of new appropriation isn't enacted by then …
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats have a new and surprising weapon on Capitol Hill: Power
Discussion: Hot Air
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Donald Trump's train-wreck presidency  —  The Times Editorial Board  —  It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters.  The Times called him unprepared and unsuited …
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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Fox braces for fallout from Bill O'Reilly scandal  —  If Bill O'Reilly weren't the biggest star at Fox News, would he still have a job at Fox News?  —  Many media industry observers, reading about the harassment allegations that have cost O'Reilly and Fox millions of dollars, are saying he would not.
U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana:
Donnelly Announces Support for Gorsuch  —  Granger, Ind. - Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced he will support the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch.  —  Donnelly said, “I have said consistently that part of my job is to carefully review, debate, and vote on judicial nominations, including nominees to the Supreme Court.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
'That's an absurd question': Mitch McConnell melts down as Chuck Todd grills him for blocking Merrick Garland
Discussion: TheBlaze
Elana Schor / Politico:
Donnelly becomes third Dem to back Gorsuch; Tester to vote no
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:   The Government Gorsuch Wants to Undo
Associated Press:
Washington's high-court fights date to Washington himself
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Leah McElrath / Shareblue:
Watching the hearings, I learned my “Bernie bro” harassers may have been Russian bots  —  When it was revealed during the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that Russian bots (computer algorithm controlled social media accounts) on Twitter had masqueraded as “Bernie Bros” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Adam Schiff's Weak CNN Interview Supports Nunes, Trump Claims on Surveillance  —  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union on Sunday morning that he “can't say whether anything was masked or unmasked properly” …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
IRS chief is unexpected survivor in Trump era  —  One of Republicans' least favorite Obama administration officials remains in his position: IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.  —  Some Republicans lawmakers have asked President Trump to ask for Koskinen's resignation.
Discussion: Political Wire
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A judge rules Trump may have incited violence ... and Trump again has his own mouth to blame  —  The courts keep taking Donald Trump both seriously and literally.  And the president's word choices are proving to be a real headache.  —  A federal judge in Kentucky is the latest …
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Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Watch |  Lord Howard: Theresa May would go to war to defend the sovereignty of Gibraltar  —  Spain has abandoned plans to stop an independent Scotland from joining the EU amid an escalating row with Britain over the future of Gibraltar.  —  Alfonso Dastis, the Spanish foreign minister …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: White House staff rise, fall after healthcare loss  —  The internal dynamics of the White House have been shaken by the failed push to repeal ObamaCare.  —  The White House at large took a hit when Republicans were forced to withdraw their bill to repeal and replace President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
Kali Holloway / Salon:
Vacate Trump Tower: People want Melania Trump to be forced to leave New York City  —  A petition requests that Melania leave and save the city a ton of money  —  The exorbitant cost of keeping Melania and Barron Trump in their gold-plated penthouse in New York City has inspired thousands …
Donald Trump / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 4-2-17: Ambassador Nikki Haley, Ash Carter, Sen. John McCain, and Dmitry Peskov  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT FOR ‘THIS WEEK’ on April 2, 2017 and it will be updated.  —  MARTHA RADDATZ: But we begin with the first Sunday morning interview with a member …
Discussion: RT, Talking Points Memo and AOL
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
UN envoy Nikki Haley says 'there's no love' in US relationship with Russia
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
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Nicole Bitette / New York Daily News:
Tina Fey blasts white women who voted for Trump for wanting to ‘go back to watching HGTV’
Discussion: IJR and New York Magazine
 
 
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
With Stunning Moral Clarity, Wallace Global Fund Fires Firm That Endorsed Donald Trump's Kleptocracy
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Mahablog
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's budget would hit rural towns especially hard — but they're willing to trust him
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A man fell asleep with his iPhone charging in bed. It nearly electrocuted him.
Discussion: Daily Wire
New York Times:
Wealthy in the White House: President Trump's Inner Circle
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
What Makes Sheldon Whitehouse Angry?
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Hacked NY Post sends April Fool's Day push alert: ‘Heil President Donald Trump’
Discussion: IJR, RedState and Mashable
CNN:
More than 200 dead, many missing in Colombia mudslides
Discussion: New York Magazine and Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Salena Zito / New York Post:
This is the next Democratic stronghold to crack like the Rust Belt
Bloomberg:
All the President's Millionaires: Trump Aides Unveil Assets
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Senate committee targets FBI No. 2 in Trump dossier probe
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
U.S. Officials Chastise Judge Who Complained of Agents ‘Stalking’
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Bari Weiss / Wall Street Journal:
Jonathan Haidt on the Cultural Roots of Campus Rage
Discussion: National Review and Instapundit
Mark Landler / New York Times:
China Learns How to Get Trump's Ear: Through Jared Kushner
Discussion: Axios
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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