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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
National Front will change its name after Le Pen's defeat  —  Leader announces transformation after heavy loss to Emmanuel Macron in presidential election.  —  PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Sunday that her National Front party would undergo a “profound transformation” …
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Christopher Dickey / The Daily Beast:
Did Macron Outsmart Campaign Hackers? … PARIS—It was the dog that didn't bark in the night, and its bite may be less impressive still.  As a tale of hacking and political subversion unfolded in France on Friday and Saturday, it looked like a re-run of the American experience.
Susan Page / USA Today:
Condoleezza Rice: Don't be reassured by Marine Le Pen's expected defeat in France  —  WASHINGTON — Former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warns against feeling reassured by the expected defeat of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election Sunday.
Emmanuel Macron / New York Times:
Results of the French Presidential Election  —  Results are expected after polls close at 2 p.m. eastern time, 8 p.m. in France.
Rory Mulholland / Telegraph:
Live French election results: Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen with 65 per cent of vote - exit polls  —  Live: French election coverage  — Far-Right's Marine Le Pen takes on pro-business Emmanuel Macron  — Jean-Marie Le Pen: ‘My daughter not fit for the presidency’
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Macron defeats Le Pen for French presidency
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
With Europe on the line, polarized French voters choose between Macron and Le Pen
Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters:
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Times
Only A Game:
A Day (And A Cheeseburger) With President Trump  —  Three years ago, golf writer James Dodson was invited to play golf with Donald Trump.  Rain cut short the outing, but Dodson came away with stories ... and a cheeseburger.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Eric Trump in 2014: ‘We have all the funding we need out of Russia’  —  President Trump's son, Eric, once told a golf writer that funding for Trump golf courses come from Russia, that writer recounted in a new interview.  —  James Dodson during an interview Friday with Boston's WBUR described meeting Donald Trump
Discussion: RedState
Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
There's something about Mitch.  Maybe it's the protruberant, pink-rimmed eyes.  Or the phlegmatic drawl.  Or the vaguely dyspeptic demeanor.  Hard to say, really.  But something about the Senate majority leader manages not to drive certain people wild.  —  Or, to be more precise …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Ryan says it's ‘a bogus attack from the left’ to claim health care bill was rushed
Taylor Gee / Politico:
Collins: Senate won't be tied down by House health care bill
Discussion: RedState and Axios
Matthew Wright / Daily Mail:
Real Time host Bill Maher is accused of crossing the line with tasteless incest joke about Ivanka Trump  — The political satirist made the joke on his HBO program Real Time while talking with New York magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman on Friday night  —  Political satirist Bill Maher …
BBC:
North Korea ‘detains US citizen Kim Hak-song’  —  North Korea says it has detained a US citizen on suspicion of “hostile acts” against the state.  —  Kim Hak-song worked at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) and was held on 6 May, state-run news agency KCNA said.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Fox News:
North Korea detains another American over alleged hostile acts
New York Times:
Trump Looms as Kushner Companies Courts Investors in China  —  SHANGHAI — Like many American firms that come to China looking for money, Kushner Companies tried to woo a Shanghai audience with promises of big returns and a path toward living in the United States.
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Martha Stewart appears to flip off Trump photo  —  Martha Stewart posed between portraits of President Trump and Snoop Dogg on Saturday, apparently flashing the middle finger at the president while giving the “V” sign to the rapper.  —  A tweet of the photo at the New York-based Frieze Art Fair went viral …
Discussion: Raw Story
Richard Fausset / New York Times:
Tempers Flare Over Removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans  —  NEW ORLEANS — For Malcolm Suber, the Confederate monuments that dot this Deep South city stand for white supremacy, pure and simple.  Instead of just taking them down, Mr. Suber, an African-American activist and organizer …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House health care victory short-lived as Russia probe looms  —  President Donald Trump's health care victory lap is already grinding to a halt.  —  After the White House's biggest legislative victory yet with the House's narrow passage Thursday of the American Health Care Act …
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Hannah Dreier / Associated Press:
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Mark Niquette / Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Politico
Independent.ie:
Gardaí launch blasphemy probe into Stephen Fry comments on ‘The Meaning of Life’
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
MSNBC host: ‘No takers’ after 217 GOPers invited to explain health vote
Discussion: Political Wire
NBC News:
Full Price Interview: HHS Secretary Defends New Health Care Bill
Discussion: AOL and Politico
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump issues broad, ‘Bush-style’ signing statement on spending bill
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Religious liberty order disappoints some conservatives
Discussion: RedState
Fox News:
Trump's triumph: ObamaCare repealed by the House
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Discussion: Althouse
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Discussion: Althouse