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7:40 PM ET, May 2, 2017

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Ivanka Trump Has the President's Ear. Here's Her 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 …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Business Insider, Althouse, Politicus USA, Racked, The Week, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, National Review, Axios, AOL and Eschaton

Shane Goldmacher / Politico:

White House aims for Thursday signing of religious liberty executive order — President Donald Trump has invited conservative leaders to the White House on Thursday for what they expect will be the ceremonial signing of a long-awaited—and highly controversial—executive order on religious liberty …

Discussion: Political Wire, Axios, LifeNews.com, CNBC, Politicus USA, Joe.My.God. and Political Insider blog

Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump set to sign religious liberty order: report

Discussion: RedState

Robert Bluey / Heritage Foundation:

Statement From the Chairman of Heritage's Board of Trustees — Vice President, Publishing & Editor in Chief, Daily Signal … The Heritage Foundation's Board of Trustees, by a unanimous vote, has asked for and received the resignation of Jim DeMint as president and CEO of the organization.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, NPR, Mediaite, Shareblue, The Daily Caller, New York Post and TheBlaze

Nancy Cook / Politico:

The real reason Jim DeMint got the boot — Jim DeMint's ouster from The Heritage Foundation came as a shock to the hundreds of scholars and staffers who've seen the organization's political influence grow thanks to DeMint's controversial decision to align the leading conservative think tank closely with Donald Trump.

Discussion: Political Wire and twitchy.com

Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Coup Against Jim DeMint Threatens To Tear Apart Heritage Foundation

Discussion: The Daily Beast, RedState, Washington Examiner and The Atlantic

CNN:

Sources: Former Acting AG Yates to contradict administration about Flynn at hearing — Washington (CNN)Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates is prepared to testify before a Senate panel next week that she gave a forceful warning to the White House regarding then-National Security Advisor …

Discussion: Business Insider, Political Wire, Politicus USA, Raw Story and Shareblue

Tommy Christopher / Shareblue: Rep. Cummings busts Pence: “I warned the vice president directly” about Michael Flynn

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:

Stephen Colbert Demolishes Trump for Insulting ‘Face The Nation’ Host John Dickerson … President Donald Trump insulted Face The Nation host John Dickerson and Stephen Colbert is pissed. — As the Late Show host explained in his monologue on Monday, during his CBS colleague's Sunday morning interview …

Discussion: Hot Air, twitchy.com, AOL, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, BizPac Review, Instapundit, RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Patterico's Pontifications and New York Times

Mark Graham / Decider:

Stephen Colbert's Shocking Attack On Trump Concludes With A Homophobic Slur … Once the clock struck midnight on Donald Trump's 100 days in office, Stephen Colbert's claws came out. He delivered his most vicious attack on the President to date during the monologue of Monday night's …

Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:

Fred Upton's cynical reversal on repealing Obamacare shows why people distrust Republicans — If you want to gain an understanding of why it's so difficult for many people to trust Republicans on healthcare, look no further than the cynical decision of Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. …

Discussion: Townhall.com, Bloomberg, Washington Post, National Review, Vox and Hot Air

Scott Wong / The Hill:
Former GOP chairman ‘cannot support’ new healthcare bill

Discussion: The Atlantic, The Guardian, Axios, Mother Jones, CNBC, New York Times, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Shareblue and Vox

John Bresnahan / Politico:
House Republicans floundering on Obamacare repeal

Discussion: Vox, Speaker.gov, Daily Kos and Hit & Run

Dan Merica / CNN:

Clinton: ‘If the election had been on October 27, I would be your president’ — New York (CNN)Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she takes personal responsibility for her 2016 loss, but also pointed to the timing of a letter from FBI Director James Comey and Russian interference as factors.

Discussion: Hot Air, Balloon Juice and TheBlaze

Associated Press:
Full public FBI reveal is rare for Trump-Russia type probes

Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton: ‘I was on the way to winning’ until Comey, Russia intervened

Discussion: ABC News

Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:

Justice Department will not charge Baton Rouge officers in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling — The Justice Department has decided not to bring charges against the officers involved in the death of Alton Sterling, whose videotaped shooting by police in Baton Rouge last summer prompted unrest across the city …

Discussion: New York Times, RedState, New Orleans Times-Picayune, New York Magazine, Business Insider and The Root

CNN:
Ex-officer Michael Slager to plead guilty after killing unarmed black man

Discussion: New York Times, Hot Air and The Week

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: Politico, Deadline, Mediaite, Business Insider, ABC News, IJR, Raw Story, AOL, STAT, Shareblue, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, Fox News, Vox, Mashable, Joe.My.God. and Boing Boing

Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep

Discussion: Media Matters for America, NPR and The Daily Caller

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Republican Blurts Out That Sick People Don't Deserve Affordable Care — Republicans usually defend their health care position with an array of buzzwords like choice, patient-centric, or competition. In a CNN interview, Representative Mo Brooks, an Alabama Republican, makes the case …

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Shareblue, Talking Points Memo, twitchy.com, Common Dreams, Althouse, Mediaite and Washington Post

Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
Jimmy Kimmel Might Have Struck the Final Blow Against the GOP Health-Care Plan

Discussion: HuffPost, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Atlantic, Shakesville, Axios, The Week, Politico, ThinkProgress and Vox

Washington Post:
Republicans' health-care bill could be in danger ... again

Discussion: HuffPost, NBC News, New York Magazine, Business Insider and CNN

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 …

Discussion: Breitbart, Slate, The Hill, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, The Real Deal New York, Business Insider, IJR, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, RedState, Shareblue, The Week and Axios

Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:

This Is What a Modern-Day Witch Hunt Looks Like — In late March, Hypatia, a feminist-philosophy journal, published an article titled “In Defense of Transracialism” by Rebecca Tuvel, an assistant professor of philosophy at Rhodes College in Memphis, as part of its spring 2017 issue.

Discussion: Daily Nous

Josh Dawsey / Politico:

White House scrambles to rebrand spending bill as Trump ‘win’ — The Trump administration is doing damage control as Congress inches toward passage of a massive spending deal that ducks the president's most contentious demands. — Less than 48 hours after the funding bill's release …

Discussion: Hot Air, Townhall.com, Real Clear Politics, KTLA, IJR, Power Line and Vox

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump tries to claim border wall win in budget deal

Discussion: The Atlantic, The Root and Common Dreams

Art Tavana / Playboy:

Tomi Lahren Exclusively Talks To Playboy After Her Blaze Fallout — Tomi Lahren came of age at the altar of Fox News, a product of the YouTube generation who's been endowed with a Facebook platform and Instagram looks. She was born at the start of the Clinton years—around …

Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite, CNNMoney, Red Alert Politics, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com and IJR, more at Mediagazer »

Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:

Video captures fistfight between passengers on flight to Los Angeles — (CNN)One minute passengers were settling into their seats for the 11-hour flight from Tokyo, Japan, to Los Angeles. — The next they were scrambling out of the way as a male passenger became irate and began throwing punches …

Discussion: The Root, AOL, CBS Denver and CBS Los Angeles

Japan Today:
American passenger arrested for assaulting ANA employee

Discussion: Daily Mail, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Fox News, Boing Boing, TheBlaze and Fox News Insider

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

McConnell shoots down Trump's call to end the filibuster — (R-Ky.) is shooting down President Trump's push for Republicans to change the Senate's rules for blocking legislation. — Asked if Republicans would nix the 60-vote filibuster to allow legislation to pass by a simple majority …

Discussion: TheBlaze, New York Magazine, The Week and Joe.My.God.

Louis Nelson / Politico:
GOP senators reject Trump's call to end the filibuster

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine and TheBlaze

Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:

A Woman Is On Trial For Laughing During A Congressional Hearing — Activist was arrested by a rookie cop after laughing at a claim that Jeff Sessions treated “all Americans equally.” … WASHINGTON The U.S. Capitol Police officer who decided to arrest an activist because she briefly laughed …

Discussion: Vox, The FADER, Hit & Run, Raw Story and The Week

Sarah Jones / New Republic:

Bret Stephens Isn't the Only Problem at the New York Times Op-Ed Page — From Friedman to Bruni, the paper of record's columnists are abysmal. — At this point the case against the New York Times's decision to give Bret Stephens an op-ed column is well-known.

Discussion: Breitbart, Newsweek, Business Insider, National Review, Climate Depot, Los Angeles Times, Axios, Boing Boing, Media Matters for America, Philly.com and The Week, more at Mediagazer »

Bob Nightengale / USA Today:

Orioles' Adam Jones berated by racist taunts at Fenway Park — BOSTON — Baltimore Orioles All-Star center fielder Adam Jones was berated by racist taunts at Fenway Park while a bag of peanuts was thrown at him Monday night, calling it one of the worst cases of fan abuse he has heard in his career.

Discussion: Shakesville, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Deadspin, NBC News, Associated Press, CBS Chicago, Mediaite, The Root, TMZ.com and CBS Philly

Ben Tulchin / Medium:

First Brexit, Then Trump. Is Le Pen the Next Political Earthquake? (Part 2) — After the first round of the French presidential election, we re-ran our analysis (here is link to our initial analysis) and while it is looking promising for Macron, there is still a realistic scenario in which Le Pen could win.

Discussion: Axios and Political Wire

James Ball / BuzzFeed:

UK Defence Ministry Casts Doubt On Trump Aide's Military Service Claims — Sebastian Gorka, an aide to President Donald Trump, has claimed roles relating to counter-terror, Northern Ireland, and in investigating war crimes in the former Yugoslavia — but the UK Ministry of Defence can't find evidence for any of it.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo