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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court appears deadlocked over Obama's immigration plan — Supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washingtonon Monday. — The Supreme Court appeared deadlocked Monday over President Obama's plan to offer work permits to as many as 4 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Court appears divided, signaling trouble for Obama on immigration — The Supreme Court appeared divided during oral arguments Monday in a crucial case challenging the executive actions on immigration that President Obama took in 2014. — Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is typically the court's swing voter …
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Seems Split on Obama's Immigration Plan — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday seemed sharply divided during an extended argument over a challenge to President Obama's plan that would shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation and allow them to work in the country legally.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Initial prognosis poor for Obama's immigration program at Supreme Court
Initial prognosis poor for Obama's immigration program at Supreme Court
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
King, Gohmert clash with pro-immigration protesters
King, Gohmert clash with pro-immigration protesters
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
More Than Immigration at the High Court
More Than Immigration at the High Court
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell ‘Increasingly Optimistic’ That GOP Will Have Contested Convention — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell turned down an opportunity to comment on his personal beef with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to implicitly criticize Donald Trump and said he is “increasingly optimistic” …
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The Prime Time Primary: Trump vs. His Rivals on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC
The Prime Time Primary: Trump vs. His Rivals on Fox News, CNN and MSNBC
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz: Contested convention could ‘fracture’ GOP
Cruz: Contested convention could ‘fracture’ GOP
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The Right Scoop
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Pataki on GOP nominee: 'I don't care if they ran for president or not'
Pataki on GOP nominee: 'I don't care if they ran for president or not'
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP operative sues Trump, Lewandowski for defamation — A veteran Republican operative filed a defamation suit against Donald Trump and his campaign manager in New York on Monday over statements the pair made earlier this year portraying her as a spurned job-seeker with a grudge against the Republican front-runner.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump insiders frustrated at Lewandowski's attack on Florida GOP
Trump insiders frustrated at Lewandowski's attack on Florida GOP
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton's National Lead Down to Two Points — Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders nationally by just two points in the Democratic presidential race, according to results from a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. — Clinton gets support from 50 percent of Democratic primary voters …
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Both Parties' Presidential Front-Runners Increasingly Unpopular
Both Parties' Presidential Front-Runners Increasingly Unpopular
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Clinton in NY: I always carry hot sauce — Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — on Monday said that she always keeps a bottle of hot sauce handy in her bag. — “Hot sauce,” she said when asked what she constantly carries in her bag.
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Hillary Clinton / TMZ.com:
I Roll with Hot Sauce — Hillary Clinton went into her bag of tricks — literally — on “The Breakfast Club,” telling Charlamagne Tha God she always carries hot sauce in her purse ... a clear attempt to snag New York's black vote. — Charlamagne asked the Prez hopeful what's in her purse …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Cruz adviser claims ‘Islamic supremacism’ being pushed in Congress — 's (R-Texas) office refused to meet with Muslim advocates on Monday, they claimed, after a controversial adviser for Cruz's presidential campaign accused the advocates of pushing “the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood.”
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Frank J. Gaffney Jr. / The Hill:
Muslim Brotherhood Day on Capitol Hill — On Monday, April 18, legislators' offices will be visited by individuals associated with a group unknown to most lawmakers: The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO). In the interest of helping members of the U.S. Congress understand precisely …
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Catey Hill / MarketWatch:
45% of Americans pay no federal income tax — Many Americans don't have to worry about giving Uncle Sam part of their hard-earned cash for their income taxes this year. — An estimated 45.3% of American households — roughly 77.5 million — will pay no federal individual income tax …
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Mike McPhate / New York Times:
Teenager Is Accused of Live-Streaming a Friend's Rape on Periscope — When an Ohio teenager witnessed her 17-year-old friend being raped, according to officials, she not only failed to help the victim, she pointed her phone and streamed a live video of it on the Periscope app.
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Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Eric Trump: My Dad Is Going to Go After Hillary in a Way That No One Has Ever Gone After Her Before … Monday on Fox News Channel's “Fox & Friends,” Eric Trump, son of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, weighed in on Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's decision …
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Gillibrand's tearful plea to Bernie: Give up your guns — ALBANY, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders is known for sticking to his guns — literally — and that might be his undoing in big, bullet-strafed states like New York. — Sanders, a paragon of political consistency who has almost never flip-flopped …
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Autumn Driscoll / Associated Press:
Sandy Hook Truther Gets Two Years Probation For Harassing Victim's Family — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New York City man accused of harassing relatives of a teacher killed in the Newtown school massacre has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal.
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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention — Republicans have been struggling for months in the shadow of Donald Trump to get corporate sponsors to pony up for their convention. Now Democratic fundraisers are feeling their pain, too.
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The Daily Caller and Booman Tribune
Joel Ebert / Tennessean.com:
Transgender bathroom bill sponsor pulls proposal until next year — The House sponsor of a controversial bill that would require students in public school grades K-12 and higher education institutions to use the restroom that corresponds with their sex at birth is delaying action on the bill until next year.
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