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1:30 AM ET, May 2, 2017

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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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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:
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 …
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
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 …
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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 …
Discussion: The Week
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps praising international strongmen, alarming human rights advocates
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
Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Health-Care Bill to Protect Pre-Existing Conditions  —  President says it will be ‘every bit as good’ as Obamacare  —  GOP leaders mulling vote on health bill later this week  —  President Donald Trump said Monday the Republican health-care bill being negotiated in Congress ultimately …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
GOP suffers surprise defection on Obamacare repeal
Lauren Fox / CNN:
GOP on verge of losing health care vote
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:   GOP Congressman: People who ‘lead good lives’ should pay less than those with pre-existing conditions
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 …
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
G.O.P. Likely to Go It Alone on Tax Overhaul Legislation
CBS News:
President Trump's interview in the Oval Office: Full Transcript
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 …
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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Laura Bassett / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Taps Anti-Contraceptive Activist To Oversee Family Planning Program  —  Teresa Manning once said “contraception doesn't work.”  —  WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has appointed Teresa Manning, an anti-abortion activist who has argued that “contraception doesn't work,” …
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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
Discussion: Breitbart and Hot Air
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump to name anti-abortion advocate to lead federal family planning programs
Discussion: TheBlaze and Joe.My.God.
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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New York Times:
The Cost of Barack Obama's Speech
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
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:   Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists
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
Claire Landsbaum / New York Magazine:
Kirsten Gillibrand on 2020 White House Bid: 'I'm Ruling It Out'  —  Less than a month after Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election, the lists went up: Ten Potential Democratic Candidates for 2020; 11 Democrats Who Could Defeat President Trump in 2020; Which Democrats Will Run for President in 2020?
Discussion: CNN
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.
Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze and Political Wire
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 …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Pulls Legally Suspect Ad With McMaster in Uniform … President Donald Trump's reelection campaign quietly took down an ad on Monday that may have skirted federal laws that govern politicking by active-duty U.S. servicemembers.  —  The 30-second video, which promoted …
Bloomberg:
‘Alt-Left’ Strategist Bannon Isn't Going Anywhere, Trump Says  —  Infighting has subsided, Trump says in Oval Office interview  —  President says Bannon is ‘very decent guy’ getting a ‘bad rap’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed widespread reports that his administration is riven by discord …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Axios
 
 
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Congress Allocates $120 Million for Trump Family's Security Costs
Discussion: Business Insider
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Piety and Trump-bashing: The sheer awfulness of the White House Correspondents' dinner
Vivian Yee / New York Times:
On May Day, Protesters Take to the Streets Nationwide
Discussion: The Week
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Campaign Donors Still Paying Bigly For Trump Tower Digs
Discussion: Politicus USA and Washington Post
Matt Hamilton / Los Angeles Times:
1 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at San Diego apartment complex; gunman killed by police
Discussion: Washington Post and KNSD-TV
National Journal:
Vulnerable Democrats Are Showing Little Fear of Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
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Discussion: Althouse
Bill Lambrecht / MySanAntonio.com:
Castro won't seek Senate seat