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6:20 AM ET, May 3, 2017

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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.
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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: twitchy.com and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Heritage, key Trump White House ally, overthrows leader
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
In the Trump White House, the momentum has turned against the Paris climate agreement
Discussion: Politico, The Week, Axios and Climate Depot
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Trump set to sign religious liberty order: report
Discussion: RedState
David Weigel / Washington Post:
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.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Clinton, Trump can't stop airing their 2016 grievances  —  (CNN)The election that wouldn't end will, in fact, never end.  —  America has two ex-candidates, the victorious Donald Trump and the vanquished Hillary Clinton who just can't let it lie.  —  In a stunning interview Tuesday …
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Power Line
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Colbert Demolishes Trump for Insulting ‘Face The Nation’ Host John Dickerson
Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
What you need to know about the GOP plan and pre-existing conditions  —  Health care coverage for pre-existing conditions has been a major sticking point in the negotiations around the new GOP health care plan — and a source of mixed messages from Republicans and Democrats about what the bill would actually do.
Discussion: Mediaite and Vox
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Dr. Susan Berry / Breitbart:
Paul Ryan: ‘Planned Parenthood Is Not Funded’ in Budget Reconciliation Bill
Discussion: Speaker.gov
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 …
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Allen St. John / Consumer Reports:
How the Affordable Care Act Drove Down Personal Bankruptcy  —  Expanded health insurance helped cut the number of filings by half  —  As legislators and the executive branch renew their efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this week, they might want to keep in mind …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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. …
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Scrambles as a Crucial Voice Shuns the Latest Health Bill
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Shut up, Jimmy Kimmel, you elitist creep  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  This is why America hates Hollywood.  —  Late night “funny” man Jimmy Kimmel delivered a heart-wrenching monologue Monday night that every mother and every father could relate to.  —  In the emotion-drunk moments last month …
Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Balch Springs police fire Officer Roy Oliver, who fatally shot Jordan Edwards with rifle  —  Balch Springs police Tuesday fired the officer who fatally shot a 15-year-old as he was leaving a party.  —  Roy Oliver fired his rifle into a car of unarmed teens Saturday night as they drove away, fatally striking Jordan Edwards in the head.
Discussion: The Root, The Atlantic, Mother Jones, CNN and NPR
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 …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump tries to claim border wall win in budget deal
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Before Michelle, Barack Obama asked another woman to marry him.  Then politics got in the way.  —  A massive new biography sheds light on the relationships, sacrifices and calculations that enabled the Obama presidency.  —  RISING STAR: The Making of Barack Obama  —  William Morrow.  1,460 pp.
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Historian Timothy Snyder: “It's pretty much inevitable” that Trump will try to stage a coup and overthrow democracy  —  Yale historian and author of the new book “On Tyranny” says we may have one year left to save American democracy VIDEO  —  American democracy is in crisis.
Discussion: Chicago Boyz, AOL and The Guardian
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
Trump's Army secretary nominee in jeopardy  —  Washington (CNN)The nomination of President Donald Trump's Army secretary is in serious jeopardy, and he could be withdrawing as soon as this week, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN.  —  Mark Green, Trump's second pick to be Army secretary …
Discussion: Business Insider
Rosemary Regina Sobol / Chicago Tribune:
Two Chicago Police officers shot on the South Side  —  Tribune photo illustration  —  Two on-duty Chicago Police officers have been shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday night.  —  It happened about 9 p.m. in the 4300 block of South Ashland Avenue, police said.
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Georgia 2018: Abrams files paperwork to run for governor  —  House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams filed paperwork Tuesday to run for governor, marking the first step toward an expected bid for the state's highest office.  —  Abrams would become the highest-profile Democrat in the race …
The Fund for American Studies:
NEW NATIONAL SURVEY: VAST, SILENT MAJORITY OF MILLENNIALS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL FREEDOMS  —  THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIES (TFAS) RELEASES FREEDOM INDEX MEASURING AMERICANS' ATTITUDE TOWARD FREEDOM  —  Contrary to what is often depicted in the news or social media …
Discussion: RedState and TheBlaze
 
 
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Kimberly Yam / HuffPost:
Immigrant Legislator Breaks Down While Speaking Out Against Texas Immigration Bill
Fox News:
‘MOAB’ aftermath: Fox News tours site where Afghanistan bomb was dropped
Discussion: Daily Mail
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Vice President Calls the Show to Defend the Budget Deal
Discussion: Hot Air and Breitbart
CNN:
GOP candidate's husband shares image urging voters to ‘free the black slaves from the Democratic plantation’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Daniel Payne / The Federalist:
Did Bill Nye Censor Himself Because Of Transgender Ideology?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
James Ball / BuzzFeed:
UK Defence Ministry Casts Doubt On Trump Aide's Military Service Claims
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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
 
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