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4:45 PM ET, May 1, 2017

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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'd Meet With North Korea's Kim If Situation's Right  —  ‘I would be honored to do it’ under the right circumstances  —  North Korea has become Trump's top foreign policy challenge  —  President Donald Trump said he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un amid heightened tensions …
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘You make a mistake here, there is nothing to work out’ … Hours shy of his 100th day in power, President Trump strides into the Oval Office.  The energy in the world's most famous room changes instantly and perceptibly as he sits down.  —  It's a little after 3 in the afternoon.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's totally bizarre claim about avoiding the Civil War
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Why did Trump win?  New research by Democrats offers a worrisome answer.  —  As the Democratic Party rebuilds itself for the 2018 and 2020 elections, Democratic strategists have been preoccupied with a pressing question: Why did so many voters who backed Barack Obama in 2012 switch …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats say they now know exactly why Clinton lost  —  WASHINGTON  —  A select group of top Democratic Party strategists have used new data about last year's presidential election to reach a startling conclusion about why Hillary Clinton lost.  Now they just need to persuade the rest of the party they're right.
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech
Discussion: The Guardian and American Prospect
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump on Obama surveillance claims: 'I don't stand by anything'  —  President Donald Trump said his allegation that he was illegally surveilled by former President Barack Obama has “been proven very strongly” and that that surveillance has negated the relatively warm relationship …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump angrily walks away from interview after reporter presses for Obama wiretapping evidence
Discussion: The Root
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’  —  President Trump during an interview that airs Monday questioned why the country had a Civil War and suggested former President Andrew Jackson could have prevented it had he served later.  —  “I mean had Andrew Jackson been a little bit later you wouldn't have had the Civil War.
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Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
Why There Was a Civil War  —  President Trump has peppered …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Associated Press:
Trump makes puzzling claim about Andrew Jackson, Civil War
Discussion: National Review
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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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump unwinding Michelle Obama's school lunch program rules  —  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue took steps Monday to roll back healthy school lunch standards promoted by former first lady Michelle Obama  —  in one of his first regulatory acts.  —  In an interim final rule …
Discussion: USDA, ABC News and Common Dreams
Media Matters for America:
The NY Times Sold Subscriptions On Opposing “Alternative Facts.”  Then It Published Bret Stephens.  —  The New York Times finds itself mired in controversy after newly-minted op-ed columnist Bret Stephens devoted his first piece to preaching a “teach the controversy” approach to climate change.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
What If Climate Scientists Are Guessing Wrong?
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Fox News co-president exits network  —  Co-president Bill Shine is out at Fox News, according to a memo to network employees from 21st Century Fox and Fox News Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch.  —  “Sadly, Bill Shine resigned today.  I know Bill was liked and respected by everybody at Fox News,” writes Murdoch.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox News co-president Bill Shine resigns amid network turmoil
Discussion: Axios
Bill Lambrecht / MySanAntonio.com:
Castro won't seek Senate seat  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination next year to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, according to Democratic sources, clearing the way for a likely Senate contest next year between Cruz and U.S Rep. Beto O'Rourke of El Paso.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:   Joaquin Castro decides not to run against Ted Cruz in 2018 — at least for now
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He's Considering Moves to Break Up Wall Street Banks  —  President says in interview he is weighing revival of 1933 law  —  Top administration officials back return of Glass-Steagall Act  —  President Donald Trump said he is actively considering breaking up giant Wall Street banks …
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 …
Bloomberg:
Trump Defends Invite to Philippines' Duterte Amid Drug War Toll  —  Country is important ‘strategically and militarily’: Trump  —  Trump invited Duterte to White House during weekend call  —  U.S. President Donald Trump underscored his eagerness to meet with Philippines President Rodrigo …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Philippines' Duterte on Trump's White House invitation: 'I'm tied up'
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Gay-Conversion Therapy Ban Survives as Supreme Court Rejects Appeal  —  The U.S. Supreme Court let stand a California law that bans licensed therapists from working with children to change their sexual orientation from gay to straight, rejecting an appeal that said the measure violates religious rights.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Health-Care Bill to Protect Pre-Existing Conditions  —  President says it will be ‘every bit as good’ as Obamacare  —  GOP leaders mulling vote on health bill later this week  —  President Donald Trump said Monday the Republican health-care bill being negotiated in Congress ultimately …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Axios, NBC News and Daily Kos
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
How Trump Could Get Fired … Hours after Donald Trump's Inauguration, a post appeared on the official White House petitions page, demanding that he release his tax returns.  In only a few days, it gathered more signatures than any previous White House petition.
Washington Post:
A black teen was shot and killed by police near Dallas.  His death has just been ruled a homicide.  —  A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in a Dallas suburb was shot in the head by a rifle, Dallas County Medical Examiner's office said.  —  The medical examiner's office said Monday …
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Raw, unedited rescue: ‘Dear Jesus, please let this baby breathe’  —  TEXAS TORNADO: When Good Samaritans arrived, an infant and a 2-year old were nearly dead.  These strangers saved their lives yesterday, near Myrtle Springs.  Video: Tom Mitchell … What a rescue — one that's tough to watch.
Bloomberg:
Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan  —  Truckers back higher gas levy for highways, Trump says  —  President calls his tax plan starting point in interview  —  President Donald Trump said he's willing to raise the U.S. gas tax to fund infrastructure development …
 
 
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Paul Ryan Expands H-2B Blue-Collar Outsourcing Program for 2017
Roberto Villalpando / Austin American-Statesman:
EMS: 1 dead, 3 injured in stabbing at UT campus; suspect in custody
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:
Trump Just Picked a Contraception Skeptic to Head Federal Family Planning Efforts
Discussion: Daily Kos, New York Magazine and Rewire
Oliver Willis / Shareblue:
Pence's longtime aide is orchestrating White House obstruction of Russia investigation
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Kristina Webb / Palm Beach Post:
NEW: Trump plans weekend at Bedminster golf club, FAA notice indicates
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
FCC Net Neutrality Case Rehearing Rejected by Appeals Court
Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
I write on the internet. I'm sorry.
Discussion: Althouse
Thomas Hunt / Daily Express:
Macron PLUMMETS in the polls as Marine Le Pen enjoys boost a WEEK AWAY from election vote
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

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

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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