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Devon and Sarah discuss Trump’s first 100 days of failure, tax cuts for the wealthy, net neutrality, and Jared Fucking Kushner. They award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

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Key Articles

  1. New White House site touts successes of Trump’s first 100 days by Mallory Shelbourne (The Hill)
  2. Donald Trump’s First 100 Days: The Worst on Record by David Leonhardt (NYT)
  3. White House Proposes Slashing Tax Rates, Significantly Aiding Wealthy by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Alan Rappeport (NYT)
  4. Winners and Losers in the Trump Tax Plan by Neil Irwin (NYT – The Upshot) – Great infographic
  5. GOP House member says he’ll fix the exemption for Congress in his health bill by Sarah Kilff (Vox)
  6. Republicans’ new health amendment lets insurers charge sick people more, cover less by Sarah Kilff (Vox)
  7. Obamacare is getting more popular by the day by Sarah Kilff (Vox)
  8. GOP House member says he’ll fix the exemption for Congress in his health bill by Sarah Kilff (Vox)
  9. Trump’s FCC chair just declared war on Obama’s net neutrality rules by Timothy B. Lee (Vox)
  10. Trump Orders Review of Protected Federal Lands by Ali Vitali (NBC News)
  11. House oversight committee: Flynn might have broken the law by Tom LoBianco and Manu Raju (CNN)
  12. The Flynn Story Isn’t Going Away by The Editorial Board (NYT)
  13. Sean Spicer flummoxes reporters by claiming White House not responsible for hiring Michael Flynn by David Edwards (Raw Story)
  14. Sally Yates to testify at May 8 Senate hearing by Tom LoBianco and Laura Jarrett (CNN)
  15. Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say by Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima, and Philip Rucker (WaPo)
  16. Flynn’s Turkish lobbying linked to Russia by Isaac Arnsdorf (Politico)
  17. Pentagon Investigating Michael Flynn for Foreign Payments by Andrew Rafferty (NBC News)
  18. Bribe Cases, a Jared Kushner Partner and Potential Conflicts by Jesse Drucker (NYT)
  19. French presidential candidate Macron targeted by hackers, cyber firm says by Dugald McConnell and Brian Todd (CNN)

Gratitude Check Links

  1. Dan Savage Raises $100,000 With ‘Impeach The Mother F*cker Already’ Swag by Curtis M. Wong (HuffPo)
  2. Same-day voter registration gets OK in Nevada Senate by Sandra Chereb (Las Vegas Review)
  3. Democratic Party set to regain control of state Assembly, Senate by Sean Whaley and Sandra Chereb (Las Vegas Review)
  4. People Are Cracking Up At A Mom Who’s Been Trying To Scam A Trump Rally To Create Empty Seats by Tanya Chen (Buzzfeed)
  5. Fox News’ Jesse Watters takes abrupt vacation after controversial remarks about Ivanka Trump by David Choi (Business Insider)
  6. New York City Will Offer Free Preschool for All 3-Year-Olds by Katie Taylor (NYT)
  7. Remake of Classic ‘Your Brain on Drugs’ Ad Slams Disastrous Drug War by Tony Newman (Slate)

Maxine Waters Update & The Maxine Waters Award in Badassery

  1. Advocates launch new campaign to highlight ‘badass’ women vets by Leo Shane III (Military Times)
  2. Texas lawmaker on four-day hunger strike in protest of ‘sanctuary city’ bill BY Samantha Schmidt (WaPo)
  3. The mayor of Minneapolis opens up about sexual abuse as a child by Chandrika Narayan (CNN)

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