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10:55 AM ET, May 1, 2017

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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
An interview suggests Trump doesn't know what's in his health bill  —  Either the president doesn't understand the proposal — or isn't telling the truth about it.  —  President Trump gave a lengthy interview Sunday morning to CBS' John Dickerson about the Republicans' health care plan.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP faces make-or-break moment on Obamacare repeal  —  House Republican leaders and White House officials are increasingly confident about passing their long-stalled Obamacare replacement bill: More lawmakers than ever are committed to voting “yes,” they say, and GOP insiders insist they're within striking distance of a majority.
Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Congress reaches deal to keep government open through September  —  Congressional negotiators have reached an agreement on a spending package to fund the government through the end of September, alleviating fears of a government shutdown later this week, said several congressional aides.
CNN:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September  —  (CNN)Bipartisan congressional negotiators reached a critical agreement late Sunday on a massive spending bill that if approved by the House and Senate would fund the government through the end of September.
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New York Times:
Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September
Discussion: NPR
Associated Press:
Lawmakers agree on $1T plan government-wide funding bill
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Budget deal reached in Congress
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Budget deal reached in Congress
Discussion: Associated Press
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
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:   President gets last laugh for stiffing soiree
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Emboldened by Trump but Divided by Generations, Democrats Look to 2020  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — A vast array of Democratic leaders, divided by generations but uniformly emboldened by President Trump's perceived vulnerability, have begun taking palpable steps toward seeking the White House …
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Run against Trump? Elizabeth Warren will certainly stand and fight
Michael Sainato / The New York Observer:
Nancy Pelosi Feels the Bern, Faces Pro-Sanders Primary Challenger
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump called President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines on Saturday, the American leader's national security aides saw it as part of a routine diplomatic outreach to Southeast Asian leaders.
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Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
Sebastian Gorka to accept role outside White House
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trump didn't consult State Department before inviting brutal Philippine strongman to White House
Discussion: New York Times and Reuters
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.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Priebus: Trump Considering Amending or Abolishing 1st Amendment  —  A number of press reports have picked up this exchange this morning between ABC's Jonathan Karl and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.  But people have missed the real significance.  Priebus doesn't discuss changing ‘press laws’ or ‘libel laws’.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
On the Power of Being Awful  —  The 100-day reviews are in, and they're terrible.  The health care faceplants just keep coming; the administration's tax “plan” offers less detail than most supermarket receipts; Trump has wimped out on his promises to get aggressive on foreign trade.
Discussion: Raw Story
Lyndsay Winkley / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Seven shot, gunman dead at University City apartment complex  —  At least five people were shot and injured Sunday when a gunman opened fire near a swimming pool at an apartment complex in University City.  —  Seven adults were shot, one woman fatally, when a gunman who witnesses said never left …
New York Post:
The moment Hillary Clinton was forced to give up her dream  —  Every detail was designed to mark Hillary Clinton's moment in history — from the glass ceiling at Manhattan's Javits Center, where her supporters were gathered, to her and hubby Bill's suite at The Peninsula hotel …
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Last Tradition
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Biden: 'Guys, I'm not running'  —  Speaking at an annual Democratic Party dinner in New Hampshire on Sunday evening, former Vice President Biden drew a groan from the crowd when he addressed the elephant in the room.  —  Addressing a crowd in Manchester, Biden told the first-in-the-nation state …
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Associated Press:
Biden tells New Hampshire crowd: 'Guys, I'm not running'
Discussion: The Week
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
For Journalists, Annual Dinner Serves Up Catharsis and Resolve  —  WASHINGTON — Toward the end of his comic opus on the press, politics and President Trump, the “Daily Show” comedian Hasan Minhaj looked out at the hundreds of journalists gathered in a subterranean hotel ballroom …
Discussion: American Thinker and The Week
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Oren Cass / National Review:
Climate-Change Activists Are the Real Science Deniers
Rick Jervis / USA Today:
Thousands expected to hit the streets for May Day protests
Dallas Morning News:
Officer fatally shoots 15-year-old in Balch Springs
Discussion: CBS Dallas, The Root and theGrio
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump to stick with conservative list for next Supreme Court pick
Discussion: CNN and The Last Tradition
 Earlier Items: 
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Trump to CBS's Dickerson: ‘I Love Your Show — I Call It Deface the Nation’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid immigration setbacks, one Trump strategy seems to be working: Fear
Discussion: Hot Air and Scared Monkeys
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Guns and religion: How American conservatives grew closer to Putin's Russia
Discussion: Yahoo and Raw Story
Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Donald Trump on whether he could start war with North Korea: 'I don't know. I mean, we'll see'
Discussion: The Guardian, IJR and Daily Mail
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times editor pens weak, vague response to critics of Bret Stephens's op-ed on climate change
 

 
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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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