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11:25 AM ET, April 27, 2017

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CNN:

Pentagon warned Flynn in 2014 against taking foreign payments; IG launches investigation — (CNN)Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was warned by the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 against accepting foreign payments as he entered retirement, according to new documents obtained by the House oversight committee.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, RedState, Political Wire, Axios, Raw Story, Balloon Juice and Right Wing Watch

Austin Wright / Politico:

Pentagon inspector general launches Flynn investigation — The Pentagon's inspector general is now investigating Michael Flynn over payments he received from foreign governments after retiring from the Army, according to documents released Thursday by the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

Discussion: ABC News and Oversight Democrats

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Is a Management Shake-up Looming at Fox News? — As Fox News is roiled by lawsuits and the ouster of Bill O'Reilly, the network's co-president Bill Shine has retained the backing of the Murdochs. On Monday, Rupert Murdoch took network co-presidents Shine and Jack Abernethy to lunch at Marea …

Discussion: The Week and Media Matters for America

Felix Gillette / Bloomberg:

And Then There Was Hannity — Bill O'Reilly. Roger Ailes. Megyn Kelly. One by one, the biggest personalities at Fox News have left the building. — From Subscribe Reprints — During commercial breaks on his Fox News program, Sean Hannity likes to wing around a football with anyone in the vicinity of his desk.

Discussion: TVNewser

Max Jaeger / New York Post:

Lawyers sue Times, CNN, Fox News for racial discrimination — Three of nation's largest media organizations are being sued — two by the same lawyer — for racial discrimination. — A half-dozen people have filed suits against The New York Times and Fox News, while as many as 175 current …

Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:

Exclusive interview: Trump ‘absolutely’ looking at breaking up 9th Circuit — President Trump said Wednesday that he has “absolutely” considered proposals that would split up the 9th Circuit, where judges have blocked two of his executive actions. — “There are many people that want to break up the 9th Circuit.

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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Ruling about Nothing — U.S. President Donald Trump (Reuters: Yuri Gripas)

Discussion: The Daily Signal, Power Line and The Guardian

The White House:
Statement on Sanctuary Cities Ruling

Discussion: Lawfare, BizPac Review, Breitbart, Washington Post, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, CNN and Daily Wire

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

The education of Donald Trump — The 70-year-old leader of the free world sat behind his desk in the Oval Office last Friday afternoon, doing what he's done for years: selling himself. His 100th day in office was approaching, and Trump was eager to reshape the hardening narrative of a White House veering off course.

Discussion: The Week, New York Magazine, Mediaite, Shakesville, Raw Story, Axios and Mother Jones

Alan Rappeport / New York Times:

Trump's Tax Plan Is a Reckoning for Republican Deficit Hawks — WASHINGTON — As President Trump's top economic advisers faced a barrage of questions on Wednesday about the tax plan they had just unfurled, there was one that they struggled most to answer: how to keep the “massive tax cuts” …

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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Winners and Losers in the Trump Tax Plan

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David Choi / Business Insider:

Fox News' Jesse Watters takes abrupt vacation after controversial remarks about Ivanka Trump — Fox News' Jesse Watters reportedly is taking a vacation, one day after making what some saw as suggestive remarks about Ivanka Trump. — CNN's Brian Stelter and the CNNMoney media team reported …

Discussion: Mediaite, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, New York Times, IJR, Daily Wire, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review, Raw Story, Occupy Democrats, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Refinery29, twitchy.com and ThinkProgress, more at Mediagazer »

Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Fox host Jesse Watters announces vacation following backlash over Ivanka Trump remark

Discussion: RedState and The Daily Beast

Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Coincidence? Jesse Watters Announces He's Going On Vacation Following Ivanka Flap

Discussion: The Week

Steven Hayward / Power Line:

Portlandia: City of the Petty, Bankrupt, Vindictive Left — One of the staples of Portland, Oregon—"Portlandia" to TV viewers— is the annual Rose Festival, now in its 82nd year, and it has for several years now featured a kickoff parade, akin to the Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1 every year.

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
A Chilling Threat of Political Violence in Portland

Discussion: Portland Mercury and Instapundit

Jamie Hale / Oregonian:
Organizers cancel 82nd Avenue of Roses Parade, after protesters threaten to shut it down

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, Althouse, Willamette Week, twitchy.com, Hit & Run and KOIN-TV

Vera Bergengruen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Hawaii threatened by North Korea now, U.S. commander tells Congress — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon needs to consider deploying new anti-ballistic missile systems and a defensive radar to Hawaii to protect against a growing threat from North Korea, the top U.S. military officer in the Pacific told Congress on Wednesday.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Mail

Mark Landler / New York Times:
The Drumbeats Don't Add Up to Imminent War With North Korea

Discussion: CNN and Common Dreams

David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump administration talks tough on North Korea, but frustrated lawmakers want details

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Business Insider, Reuters, The Week, Just Security, CNN, AOL, Politicus USA, Associated Press and Talking Points Memo

Jim Stingl / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Urgent trip to restroom gets man kicked off Delta flight — The way Kima Hamilton sees it, his urgent need to visit the restroom as a Milwaukee-bound Delta jet awaited takeoff was a misunderstanding blown all out of proportion. — In fellow passenger Krista Rosolino's view …

Discussion: AJC@ATLAJC@ATL, New York Times, The Root and Daily Mail

Washington Post:

‘My rights as a mom have been violated.’: Mother is asked to find private room while breast-feeding in church — Annie Peguero was trying to soothe her agitated 19-month-old baby in church on Sunday when she did what she often does — she nursed her. But her efforts to calm her daughter caused …

Discussion: The Resurgent and Althouse

James Michael Nichols / The Huffington Post:

Troll This Politician And He Just Might Call Your Grandma — Literally — Don't mess with Rep. Brian Sims — When Pennsylvania House Rep. Brian Sims (D-PA) woke up Wednesday morning, he followed his usual morning routine: checking the news, and then deleting the hate speech left on his Facebook by trolls overnight.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Towleroad and Refinery29

Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Lawmaker goes after internet troll by calling his grandmother

Discussion: Daily Kos

Click2Houston.com:

School district slams sixth grader with suspension over haircut — BAYTOWN, Texas - Xavier Davis had no idea his hair could cause him so much trouble. — Xavier is a sixth grader at Cedar Bayou Junior High School in Baytown. — When he walked into class last Thursday, he said he was promptly sent to the office.

Discussion: Refinery29, The Root and KFOR-TV

Ryan Browne / CNN:

2 US service members killed in Afghanistan — (CNN)Two US Special Operations Forces soldiers were killed Thursday while conducting a joint US-Afghan raid in the Achin District in Nangarhar Province, according to a US official. — One additional soldier was wounded, the official said.

Discussion: Daily Mail and The Week

Mitch Prothero / BuzzFeed:

The Hungarian Rise And Fall Of Sebastian Gorka — Before Sebastian Gorka was an adviser to President Donald Trump, he was a man with a dream to rise to the top of Hungarian politics. It didn't quite work out. — Reporting From — Budapest — BUDAPEST — Sebastian Gorka …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Boing Boing and Religion News Service

UVA Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

Center for Politics Poll Takes Temperature of Trump Voters at 100-Day Mark — A new University of Virginia Center for Politics poll of Trump voters shows his approval rating at 93% with these voters, though just 42% “strongly approve” while 51% “somewhat approve.”

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico

Mike Lillis / The Hill:

Dems threaten to oppose short-term spending bill if GOP pushes healthcare vote — House Democrats will oppose a short-term spending bill if Republican leaders attempt to expedite an ObamaCare repeal bill this week, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) warned Thursday. — Hoyer, the Democratic whip …

Discussion: Political Wire

Pardes Seleh / Red Alert Politics:

Rand Paul will teach a class at GWU — and it's not a politics course — Professor Rand Paul will teach an English class next fall at George Washington University. — That is not a proofreading error. — A representative for GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences tells Red Alert …

Discussion: The Resurgent

David Nather / Axios:

Revival of unpopular health care plan divides GOP — For all of the talk that this might finally be House Republicans' chance to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the big picture is that there's still a bitter divide within the party — though it's now separating the moderates from everyone else …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, The Hill, New York Magazine, Occupy Democrats and Daily Kos

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Justices Alarmed by Government's Hard-Line Stance in Citizenship Case — WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. tried to test the limits of the government's position at a Supreme Court argument on Wednesday by confessing to a criminal offense. — “Some time ago, outside the statute …

Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Daily Kos

Amir Tibon / Haaretz:

>> Get all updates on Israel and the United States: Download our free App, and Subscribe >> — Sharing is caring. Spread the word — Netanyahu issued an ultimatum to Gabriel, saying that he will not meet with the German foreign minister if he does not cancel his meetings with the left-wing groups.

Evan Siegfried / New York Post:

Democrats are still rushing to extremes … You would think that after losing over 1,000 elected positions at the federal, state and local levels since 2010, Democratic Party leaders — now out of power in the White House and both houses of Congress — might be hard at work crafting a message …

Discussion: Instapundit

Associated Press:

House panel seeks charges for company in Clinton email case — A congressional committee on Thursday asked the Justice Department to consider criminally prosecuting a technology services company that was involved in maintaining a private email server for Hillary Clinton.

Discussion: Politico

Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:

I Am a Victim of Your Hateful Hate Crimes, You Hate-Criminals — As a person of absolutely no color who embodies an intersectional reality that includes my utter lack of genderfluidity and my unemployment-questioning, differently-veteraned, and non-pagan experiences, I am totally oppressed by progressivism's hegemonic power structure.

Morgan Winsor / ABC News:

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin can't guarantee middle class wouldn't pay more under tax plan — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin today declined to guarantee that middle-class families wouldn't pay more under President Trump's sweeping tax overhaul plan. — “I can't make any guarantees until …

Discussion: Political Wire and Associated Press