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10:35 PM ET, May 1, 2017

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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity Eyes Fox News Exit, Insiders Say … Sean Hannity is looking to leave Fox News, according to sources, following the resignation of Fox News co-president Bill Shine officially on Monday.  —  Shine was Hannity's his long-time ally whom he personally recommended the network hire two decades ago to produce Hannity & Colmes.
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Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: New Conservative Network Now Actively Trying to Lure Sean Hannity  —  Late last week, we broke the story that there could soon be another game in town for conservative news viewers looking for a competitor to Fox News.  —  As we reported Friday:
New York Times:
Fox News Executive Departs Amid Turmoil
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.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Wilbur Ross Says Syria Missile Strike Was ‘After-Dinner Entertainment’ at Mar-a-Lago  —  Speaking at the Milken Institute Global Conference on Monday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recalled the scene at Mar-a-Lago on April 6, when the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping was interrupted by the strike on Syria.
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
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
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 …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
G.O.P. Likely to Go It Alone on Tax Overhaul Legislation  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are increasingly resigned to a strategy of hammering through tax overhaul legislation by themselves, without the Democrats, reprising the approach that has failed them in their efforts to pass a new health law.
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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New York Times:
The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump angrily walks away from interview after reporter presses for Obama wiretapping evidence
Discussion: The Root
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 …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP suffers surprise defection on Obamacare repeal  —  President Donald Trump dialed up his campaign-trail ally Rep. Billy Long on Monday, after the Missouri Republican announced his decision to vote against the Republican plan to replace Obamacare.  The goal was straightforward: Persuade Long to change his mind.
Lauren Fox / CNN:
GOP on verge of losing health care vote  —  Washington (CNN)The White House and congressional Republicans are in serious danger of not having enough votes to pass their health care bill.  —  Several Republicans have come out Monday against the current measure to repeal and replace Obamacare …
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's totally bizarre claim about avoiding the Civil War
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 …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists  —  WASHINGTON — The federal government's top ethics officer is challenging the Trump administration's issuance of secret waivers that allow former lobbyists to handle matters they recently worked on …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Government ethics office lays out guidelines for Ivanka Trump
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Pulls Legally Suspect Ad With McMaster in Uniform … President Donald Trump's reelection campaign quietly took down an ad on Monday that may have skirted federal laws that govern politicking by active-duty U.S. servicemembers.  —  The 30-second video, which promoted …
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Ryan Grim / HuffPost:
With Trump In The White House, MSNBC Is Resisting The Resistance  —  For a TV executive, Andy Lack has an unusual problem: sky-high ratings.  —  WASHINGTON On Friday, readers of the new morning email put out by Mike Allen awoke to a little nugget of news.  “One of your favorites is getting …
Discussion: Eschaton
Laura Bassett / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Taps Anti-Contraceptive Activist To Oversee Family Planning Program  —  Teresa Manning once said “contraception doesn't work.”  —  WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has appointed Teresa Manning, an anti-abortion activist who has argued that “contraception doesn't work,” …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump to name anti-abortion advocate to lead federal family planning programs
Discussion: TheBlaze and Joe.My.God.
Claire Landsbaum / New York Magazine:
Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020 White House Bid: 'I'm Ruling It Out'  —  Less than a month after Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election, the lists went up: Ten Potential Democratic Candidates for 2020; 11 Democrats Who Could Defeat President Trump in 2020; Which Democrats Will Run for President in 2020?
Discussion: CNN and Politico
Naomi Martin / Dallas Morning News:
Exclusive: Tomi Lahren, Glenn Beck settle lawsuit  —  Tomi Lahren settled her lawsuit Monday with her former boss, Glenn Beck, and his conservative media firm The Blaze.  —  The deal allows the 24-year-old pundit to be freed from her employment contract — which was to expire in September …
 
 
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
On May Day, Protesters Take to the Streets Nationwide
Discussion: The Week and Daily Kos
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats confident they can block Trump's agenda after spending-bill win
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Campaign Donors Still Paying Bigly For Trump Tower Digs
Discussion: Politicus USA and Washington Post
Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
1 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at San Diego apartment complex; gunman killed by police
Discussion: Washington Post and KNSD-TV
National Journal:
Vulnerable Democrats Are Showing Little Fear of Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
Malcolm Toon Made Waves as a Diplomat, but His Death Went Largely Unreported
Elvia Malagon / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago nearing 200 homicides this year
Abigail O'Leary / Mirror.co.uk:
VIDEO UNAVAILABLE  —  Man films escape from his burning home after arso
Discussion: Althouse
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
‘Alt-Left’ Strategist Bannon Isn't Going Anywhere, Trump Says
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Axios
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Paul Ryan Expands H-2B Blue-Collar Outsourcing Program for 2017
Bill Lambrecht / MySanAntonio.com:
Castro won't seek Senate seat
Oliver Willis / Shareblue:
Pence's longtime aide is orchestrating White House obstruction of Russia investigation
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Raw, unedited rescue: ‘Dear Jesus, please let this baby breathe’
 

 
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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

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

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts
 
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