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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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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.
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Rory Mulholland / Telegraph:
Live French election results: Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen with 65 per cent of vote - exit polls
Live French election results: Emmanuel Macron beats Marine Le Pen with 65 per cent of vote - exit polls
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BBC, France 24, TheBlaze, KFOR-TV, IJR, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
With Europe on the line, polarized French voters choose between Macron and Le Pen
With Europe on the line, polarized French voters choose between Macron and Le Pen
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Outside the Beltway and Political Wire
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France
Macron, Well Ahead of Le Pen, Is Poised to Be President of France
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Mediaite
Sudip Kar-Gupta / Reuters:
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
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Hot Air and New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
WH officials eager to toss Flynn overboard — If West Wing officials could make one person disappear, it would be Mike Flynn. Sources from all factions of the White House seem unified in their distrust of the President's former national security adviser — and their willingness to throw him under the bus.
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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 …
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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump wants his staff to stop dumping on Flynn — On the eve of Sally Yates' testimony before the Senate on her warnings about Mike Flynn, the President wants any of his staff who've been feeding negative lines about Flynn to the media to stop immediately. — White House officials …
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Political Wire and Washington Post
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump to Announce Slate of Conservative Federal Court Nominees — WASHINGTON — Having filled a Supreme Court vacancy, President Trump is turning his attention to the more than 120 openings on the lower federal courts. On Monday, he will announce a slate of 10 nominees to those courts …
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Power Line, Washington Post, Political Wire and Axios
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’
Eric Trump in 2014: ‘We have all the funding we need out of Russia’
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RedState
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
E.P.A. Dismisses Members of Major Scientific Review Board — WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has dismissed at least five members of a major scientific review board, the latest signal of what critics call a campaign by the Trump administration to shrink the agency's regulatory reach …
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Ryan says it's ‘a bogus attack from the left’ to claim health care bill was rushed — House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, pushed back against criticism that Republican representatives rushed through their Obamacare replacement bill without adequate review or analysis of the legislation's impact.
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Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
There's something about Mitch. Maybe it's the protruberant, pink-rimmed eyes.
Taylor Gee / Politico:
Collins: Senate won't be tied down by House health care bill
Collins: Senate won't be tied down by House health care bill
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RedState, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama urges ‘political courage’ to save Affordable Care Act — BOSTON — Barack Obama on Sunday night called on members of Congress to exercise the “political courage” to not repeal Obamacare — his first public comments about the law since the House voted to repeal it on Thursday …
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Axios
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 …
Cyra Master / The Hill:
Trump voters lament deportation of their neighbor — A Sunday “60 Minutes” report detailed the story of Roberto Beristain, an immigrant deported to Mexico after being in the U.S. for nearly 20 years. — Family and friends of the Granger, Ind., business owner spoke with the CBS News program …
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Raw Story
Associated Press:
Texas governor bans sanctuary cities — AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday night signed what he calls a ban on so-called “sanctuary cities” that allows police to ask about a person's immigration status and threatens sheriffs with jail if they don't cooperate with federal authorities.
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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.
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The Daily Caller
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