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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's dizzying day of interviews — President Donald Trump questioned why the Civil War— which erupted 150 years ago over slavery — needed to happen. He said he would be “honored” to meet with Kim Jong-Un, the violent North Korean dictator who is developing nuclear missiles and oppresses his people …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Historians see a dark underside to Trump's Civil War riff — President Donald Trump on Monday once again defied the history books, this time claiming that Andrew Jackson was “really angry” about the Civil War - despite having died 16 years before the first shots were fired …
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Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God., The Hill, The Week, Raw Story, alicublog, Politicus USA, Mediaite, CNBC, The Guardian, Mother Jones, Althouse and New York Magazine
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: For whom the president saves his praises
The Note: For whom the president saves his praises
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Bloomberg and Associated Press
Kyle Feldscher / Washington Examiner:
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
Trump: ‘Why was there the Civil War?’
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New York Times, The Atlantic, TheBlaze, Common Dreams, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Political Wire, The Week and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Murdochs Might Not Be Done Cleaning House at Fox News — Last Monday, Rupert Murdoch invited embattled Fox News co-president Bill Shine to lunch. The public outing to Marea, a high-end Italian restaurant near Fox News headquarters, was designed to signal that Shine was secure in his job …
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Rachel Stockman / Mediaite:
EXCLUSIVE: New Conservative Network Now Actively Trying to Lure Sean Hannity
EXCLUSIVE: New Conservative Network Now Actively Trying to Lure Sean Hannity
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and Raw Story
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.
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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.
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Jimmy Kimmel Might Have Struck the Final Blow Against the GOP Health-Care Plan — After weeks of negotiations, last week House Republicans reached a compromise that they said could finally allow them to repeal and replace Obamacare. It involves letting states opt out of certain Obamacare provisions …
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Washington Post and Politico
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
GOP Says It's Getting Close On Health Care, But The Votes Still Aren't There
GOP Says It's Getting Close On Health Care, But The Votes Still Aren't There
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Bloomberg, New York Times, NBC News, CNN and Politico
Lauren Fox / CNN:
GOP on verge of losing health care vote
GOP on verge of losing health care vote
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AOL, Washington Free Beacon, Talking Points Memo, Vox, Mother Jones and Media Matters for America
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
GOP Congressman: People who ‘lead good lives’ should pay less than those with pre-existing conditions
GOP Congressman: People who ‘lead good lives’ should pay less than those with pre-existing conditions
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ThinkProgress and Axios
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Democrats confident they can block Trump's agenda after spending-bill win — Democrats believe they have set the stage to block President Trump's legislative priorities for years to come by winning major concessions in a spending bill to keep the government open.
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Hot Air, Politico, The Last Tradition, TheBlaze and Political Wire
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Josh Magness / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
No money for Trump's wall, plus 6 other GOP issues missing from $1T spending bill
No money for Trump's wall, plus 6 other GOP issues missing from $1T spending bill
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Power Line and The Last Tradition
New York Times:
Ivanka Trump's West Wing Agenda — A month before Donald J. Trump was elected president, he and his aides watched his daughter's coolly composed surface crack open. — Inside Trump Tower, the candidate was preparing for a debate when an aide rushed in with news that The Washington Post …
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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Tawnell D. Hobbs / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Unwinds Some School Lunch Standards
Trump Administration Unwinds Some School Lunch Standards
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
David Freddoso / Washington Examiner:
DNC argues in court: We don't owe anyone a fair primary process — The Democratic National Committee is currently defending itself in court against a lawsuit brought by Bernie Sanders supporters over the Democratic presidential primary process. And the proceedings, including an April 25 hearing …
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Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
DNC Lawyers Argue DNC Has Right to Pick Candidates in Back Rooms
DNC Lawyers Argue DNC Has Right to Pick Candidates in Back Rooms
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Hot Air
YouTube:
Jimmy Kimmel Reveals Details of His Son's Birth & Heart Disease … Jimmy and his wife Molly welcomed their second child together, William “Billy” Kimmel. At three days old, Billy had successful open heart surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and is now home with his family.
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 …
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hot Air and Axios
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Ethics office says it wasn't consulted about Ivanka Trump job — Ivanka's White House role called into question — The White House brought Ivanka Trump on as an adviser without consulting the Office of Government Ethics, the ethics office says. — The New York Times and Politico reported March 20 …
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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.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates — It's no longer just Vladimir Putin. — As he settles into office, President Trump's affections for totalitarian leaders have grown beyond Russia's president to include strongmen around the globe.
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Just Security, humanrightsfirst.org, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin … and AOL
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump's warm words for strongmen set off alarms
Trump's warm words for strongmen set off alarms
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New York Times, The Daily Beast and Bloomberg
Conrad Black / New York Sun:
Over Economic Growth — It is often hard to discern, but, despite an unprecedented amount of friction and the continued implacable hostility of the discredited post-Reagan political establishment, Donald Trump is continuing to gain ground in his holy crusade against them.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Pro-Trump farmers now worry he was serious about NAFTA repeal — Washington (CNN)Bob Hemseath, whose corn-farming business hinges on the whims of mother nature, is comfortable with uncertainty. — But as the fourth-generation farmer heads onto his northeast Iowa farm for the 2017 planting season …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Adviser Jared Kushner Didn't Disclose Startup Stake — Investments show ties to Goldman Sachs, George Soros and Peter Thiel as well as a number of loans — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, didn't identify on his government financial disclosure form …
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 …
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USA Today:
Campus mobs muzzle free speech: Our view — Administrators and student groups play a role in the growing intolerance. — Respect for free speech is withering on campus. — At Claremont McKenna College in California, protesters blocked the doors to a lecture hall preventing conservative author Heather Mac Donald from speaking.
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Inside Higher Ed