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12:40 PM ET, May 1, 2017

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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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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Abruptly Ends CBS Interview After Wiretap Question  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump cut short an interview with the host of “Face the Nation” on CBS after being asked about his unsubstantiated claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped his campaign, saying he was entitled to his own “opinions.”
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Philippines' Duterte on Trump's White House invitation: 'I'm tied up'  —  Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he could not commit to visiting the White House after President Trump invited him this weekend, saying “I am tied up.”  —  “I cannot make any definite promise.
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story and New York Times
Agence France-Presse:   Philippines' Duterte hesitant on US visit, warm on China
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:   President gets last laugh for stiffing soiree
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Very Friendly’ Talk With Duterte Stuns Aides and Critics Alike
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
Bill Barrow / Talking Points Memo:
With Obama And Clinton Gone, GOP Revives Pelosi As Boogeyman
Discussion: Daily Kos
NBC News:
Deal on Government Funding Reached, Averting Shutdown  —  A deal has been reached on a $1 trillion-plus bill to fund the government for the final five months of this fiscal year, an agreement that is likely to avert a government shutdown.  —  Congressional negotiators had been working through …
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Congress just reached a funding deal to keep the government open
Discussion: New York Magazine and CNBC
CNN:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September
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
Fox News:
Spending bill language omits border wall funding, sanctuary cities crackdown
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 Donald Trump gave a lengthy interview Sunday morning to CBS's 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.
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.
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
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.
YouTube:
First 100 Days  —  In his first 100 days, President Donald J. Trump has taken bold actions to restore prosperity, keep Americans safe and secure, and hold the government accoun...
Discussion: ABC News, Business Insider and NBC News
David Roberts / Vox:
The New York Times should not have hired climate change bullshitter Bret Stephens  —  It's time for the opinion page to take climate change as seriously as the paper's reporters do.  —  Earlier this month, the New York Times hired conservative Bret Stephens, longtime writer for the Wall Street Journal, to join its editorial page.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times editor pens weak, vague response to critics of Bret Stephens's op-ed on climate change
Thomas Hunt / Daily Express:
Macron PLUMMETS in the polls as Marine Le Pen enjoys boost a WEEK AWAY from election vote  —  EMMANUEL Macron's lead over Marine Le Pen has taken a heavy hit as France prepares to vote in the final round of the election on Sunday.  —  Recent moves by Ms Le Pen to appeal to a wider audience seem …
Discussion: Althouse and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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 …
 
 
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Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Michael Moore to Take Aim at Trump, on Broadway
Discussion: The Guardian
Michael Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
I write on the internet. I'm sorry.
Jessica Bakeman / Politico:
After calling black colleges school choice ‘pioneers,’ DeVos to speak at Bethune-Cookman graduation
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
President Trump's first 100 days: The fact check tally
Discussion: Mother Jones
Washington Post:
After hard-left turn under Jeremy Corbyn, Britain's Labour Party on course for historic defeat
Garry Maddox / Sydney Morning Herald:
Director Oliver Stone on his new film subject: Russian President Vladimir Putin
Discussion: IJR and RT
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
100 Days of #TheResistance's Humiliating Failure
 Earlier Items: 
Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Cash Hoard Set to Top $250 Billion
New York Post:
The moment Hillary Clinton was forced to give up her dream
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Last Tradition
Oren Cass / National Review:
Climate-Change Activists Are the Real Science Deniers
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
On the Power of Being Awful  —  The 100-day reviews are in, and they're terrible.
Discussion: Raw Story
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid immigration setbacks, one Trump strategy seems to be working: Fear