memeorandum: Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation (The White House)

2:10 PM ET, May 3, 2017

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This one Clinton quote shows why her supporters hate the media — It was hardly the headline from Hillary Clinton's interview with Christiane Amanpour — it came near the end of a 35-minute session — but one comment from the 2016 Democratic nominee perfectly illustrated why liberals remain furious at how the campaign was covered.

Discussion: Politicus USA, Althouse, Shakesville, Fox News Insider, twitchy.com, National Review, The American Mirror, Eschaton and rubber hose

Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:

The Comey Letter Probably Cost Clinton The Election — This is the tenth article in a series that reviews news coverage of the 2016 general election, explores how Donald Trump won and why his chances were underrated by most of the American media. — Hillary Clinton would probably be president …

Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones, TheStreet, Lawyers, Guns & Money and CNN

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Axelrod on Clinton: ‘It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump’ … Former Obama adviser David Axelrod says Hillary Clinton — would be well served to move on from last year's election and stop talking about it. — “It takes a lot of work to lose to Donald Trump — ,” Axelrod told CNN on Wednesday. "

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Political Wire, Axios and TheBlaze

Adam Goldman / New York Times:

James Comey Says He Is ‘Mildly Nauseous’ Over Idea He Swayed the Election — WASHINGTON — James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, sharply defended his rationale for notifying Congress about new emails related to the Hillary Clinton investigation less than two weeks before Election Day …

Gersh Kuntzman / New York Daily News:

Hillary Clinton shouldn't be writing a book — she should be drafting a long apology to America — Hey, Hillary Clinton, shut the f— up and go away already. — I voted for Clinton on Nov. 8 and thought she'd be a good president. — But she lost. And she still wants us to feel bad about that.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit

Mike Allen / Axios:
Revealed: Hillary's next steps

Discussion: The Daily Caller, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, Sputnik International, AOL, Reuters, Political Wire and Washington Free Beacon

Colby Hall / Mediaite:
David Axelrod: 'Jim Comey Didn't Tell Hillary Clinton Not To Campaign In Wisconsin'

Discussion: The Federalist, NPR and Hot Air

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Hillary Clinton just delivered a stunning indictment of the 2016 election — and Donald Trump

Discussion: The Atlantic, TheBlaze, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, IJR and New York Magazine

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey ‘mildly nauseous’ to think FBI affected 2016 election

Discussion: Politico and Jamie Dupree

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Jim Comey's Senate testimony

Discussion: Hot Air

Haley Byrd / IJR:

Moderate Holdouts Offered $8 Billion Extra for Stability Fund to Get Their Votes on Health Care — A GOP source close to the health care negotiations told Independent Journal Review late Tuesday night that moderate Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Billy Long (R-Mo.) are considering …

Discussion: ACASignups.net, Detroit Free Press, Hot Air, Center for American …, Daily Kos, NBC News, New York Magazine, HuffPost, Talking Points Memo and Townhall.com

Josh Dawsey / Politico:

Upton, Long reverse themselves and back Obamacare repeal bill — Two prominent Republican opponents of the House GOP's Obamacare repeal bill reversed course and backed the measure Wednesday morning, after negotiating a last-minute amendment with President Donald Trump at the White House.

Discussion: ABC News, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, The Daily Caller, CNBC and National Review

Caitlin Owens / Axios:

GOP holdout intros pre-existing condition amendment — The House is about to give it one more try with the Republican health care bill. Rep. Fred Upton will introduce an amendment that would provide $8 billion over five years to help protect people with pre-existing conditions, an attempt to bring moderate holdouts to the table.

Discussion: Morning Consult, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, FiveThirtyEight, Balloon Juice, Business Insider, Politico, CRFB Papers and Blog Posts and Washington Examiner

Heather Caygle / Politico:

Why Democrats secretly want an Obamacare repeal vote — House Democrats think they've finally found their path back to power: Republicans voting to repeal Obamacare. — Yes, the best thing to happen to House Democrats since they pushed through the sprawling health care law …

Discussion: The Week

Bloomberg:
Key GOP Holdout Embraces Health Bill, Raising Hopes for a Vote

Discussion: CNBC

Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Message To Health Care Holdouts: Relax, The Senate Will Save You

Discussion: Vox and Daily Kos

Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters resist pre-existing condition opt-out

Discussion: Mediaite, Morning Consult, Washington Post, ABC News, Outside the Beltway, The Week, Axios and Political Wire

CNN:
Trump to meet with key Republicans opposed to health care bill

Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'I'd probably go to the floor' now on health care vote

Discussion: The Week

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Paul Ryan: We're ‘extremely close’ to having the votes to pass Obamacare repeal

Discussion: Fox News, Associated Press and Hot Air

Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:

Ben Carson Wants to Make Housing Available. Just Not Too Comfy. — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ben Carson does not like the creature comforts, at least not for low-income Americans reliant on the government for a helping hand. — As he toured facilities for the poor in Ohio last week, Mr. Carson …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and CityLab

Mark Zuckerberg:

Over the last few weeks, we've seen people hurting themselves and others on Facebook -\-\ either live or in video posted later. It's heartbreaking, and I've been reflecting on how we can do better for our community. — If we're going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly.

Discussion: Associated Press, New York Magazine, New York Times, CBS Los Angeles, NBC News, The Root, FOX6Now.com, NPR, The Verge, Axios and CBS New York, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Otterson / Variety:

Stephen Colbert in Hot Water Over ‘Homophobic’ Donald Trump Joke — “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert is facing backlash for a joke he made about President Donald Trump on Monday night that many are calling “homophobic.” — During his opening monologue, Colbert went off on Trump …

Discussion: rubber hose, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh, Deadline, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mashable, Consequence of Sound, Moonbattery, IndieWire, Business Insider, Decider, The Daily Caller, Towleroad and Shot in the Dark

Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
It's open war between Trump and CBS

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, The Gateway Pundit, Decider, Power Line and Instapundit

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

Trump vows to work as ‘mediator’ for Israeli-Palestinian peace — Trump: Israelis and Palenstinians need peace — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to work as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians …

Discussion: Raw Story, Joe.My.God. and The Week

Bryan Bender / Politico:
Palestinians for Trump: ‘He Might Be the One’

Discussion: New York Times, ABC News and Hot Air

Justin Elliott / ProPublica:

Trump Administration Hires Official Who Five Students Accused of Sexual Assault — As an upperclassman at The Citadel military college several years ago, Steven Munoz allegedly assaulted five freshmen. His hiring at the State Department raises further questions about the Trump administration's vetting process.

Jill Disis / CNNMoney:

Jane Goodall has some advice for Ivanka Trump — Ivanka's White House role called into question — Ivanka Trump's new book, “Women Who Work,” includes an inspirational quote from Jane Goodall, the globe-trotting animal behavior expert and conservationist.

Discussion: Raw Story and AOL

Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump quoted Jane Goodall, who responded with a plea: ‘Stand with us’

Discussion: CNNMoney, New York Magazine and AOL

Joe Concha / The Hill:

O'Reilly defends Trump's Civil War comments, attacks Dan Rather — Fired Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Tuesday defended President Trump's assertion that Andrew Jackson could have prevented the Civil War, attacking former CBS News anchor Dan Rather and other Trump critics as “morons.”

Discussion: Dan Rather, Politicus USA, AOL and Joe.My.God.

Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Trump has a Civil War memorial on his DC golf course — for a battle that never happened

Discussion: Snopes.com and Mashable

CBS News:

Email: Trump “directly involved” in post-inauguration hunt for rogue tweeter — WASHINGTON — Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump was “directly involved” in the search for the person who, using the official National Park Service account, retweeted side-by-side comparisons of the crowds …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, Shakesville, Raw Story and IJR

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:

CNN panel goes off the rails after conservative calls Jimmy Kimmel's emotional healthcare appeal ‘cheap’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Conservative Matt Lewis opened up a can of worms on “Anderson Cooper 360” by mildly criticizing ABC late show host Jimmy Kimmel's appeal …

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Max Abelson / Bloomberg:

Forty-Nine Straight Hours Inside Trump's Washington Hotel — Tourists, $100 vodka cocktails with caviar, a small dog in the arms of the Treasury secretary. It's a hotel lobby as a symbol of this presidency. — It was a Tuesday night at the Trump International Hotel in Washington …

Discussion: Raw Story

Brian Feldman / New York Magazine:

'TAke a look, y'all': One Blogger's Hunt for IMG_4346.jpeg — Every day the internet presents us with countless unsolvable mysteries, words and pictures severed from their original context and freed into the unfolding matrix of online. Where does that image come from? Who said this quote?