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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 …
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 …
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:
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Fox Pushes Back On Report That Hannity Seeking Exit After Shine's Resignation
New York Times:
Fox News Executive Departs Amid Turmoil
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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Jessica Estepa / USA Today:   Syrian missile attack was ‘after-dinner entertainment,’ Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Lipton / New York Times:   Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists
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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Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:   GOP Congressman: People who ‘lead good lives’ should pay less than those with pre-existing conditions
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
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Trump unwinding Michelle Obama's school lunch program rules
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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 …
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.
Ted Goodman / The Daily Caller:
DNC Chairman Claims ‘No Human Being Is Illegal’  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez spoke at an immigrant and workers rally outside of the White House Monday.  —  “The Democratic party will always be here, fighting for you,” Perez told the group Monday afternoon.
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
May Day protest: ‘I support immigrants. But closing businesses is really tough.’
Discussion: BizPac Review
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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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
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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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump's warm words for strongmen set off alarms
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 …
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.
Discussion: Vox, NBC News and ABC News
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs  —  WASHINGTON — Congress would allocate more than $120 million to help cover the escalating costs of protecting the first family and Trump Tower under a bipartisan spending agreement that appears poised to pass this week.
Discussion: Business Insider
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 …
 
 
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Marc A. Thiessen / Washington Post:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Why Do We Vote Republican? What Trump Must Do to Avoid More Disastrous Budget Deals
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
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Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
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National Journal:
Vulnerable Democrats Are Showing Little Fear of Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Richard Goldstein / New York Times:
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Claire Landsbaum / New York Magazine:
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Bloomberg:
‘Alt-Left’ Strategist Bannon Isn't Going Anywhere, Trump Says