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1:40 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.
Nancy Scola / Politico:
White House launches ‘American Technology Council’
Ali Rogin / ABC News:   Ethics office raised questions about Ivanka Trump before she joined White House
Agence France-Presse:
Philippines' Duterte hesitant on US visit, warm on China
Discussion: New York Times, RedState and The Hill
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.
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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 …
Associated Press:
Watchdog to Trump: Accountability not red carpet for Duterte
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 …
Discussion: Common Dreams and twitchy.com
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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
New York Times:
The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech
Discussion: American Prospect
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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CNN:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on government funding through September
New York Times:
Bipartisan Agreement Reached to Fund Government Through September
Discussion: NPR
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
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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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 …
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.
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 …
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 Brendan Dougherty / The Week:
I write on the internet.  I'm sorry.  —  Try to pinpoint the last time you took a purposeless walk through the late spring breeze, when there was no itch in your hand to reach for a mobile device, and you felt like the wind and sky around you had nothing to disclose to you other than the vast …
Discussion: Althouse
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
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
 
 
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Nick Whigham / NEWS.com.au:
Leaked document reveals Facebook conducted research to target emotionally vulnerable and insecure youth
Discussion: The Daily Caller and AOL
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Michael Moore to Take Aim at Trump, on Broadway
Discussion: The Guardian and Mashable
David Roberts / Vox:
The New York Times should not have hired climate change bullshitter Bret Stephens
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
 Earlier Items: 
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
100 Days of #TheResistance's Humiliating Failure
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
 

 
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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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