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8:50 PM ET, March 28, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia  —  The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
First GOP lawmaker calls for Nunes to recuse himself  —  Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) on Tuesday told The Hill that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) should “absolutely” recuse himself from his panel's investigation into Russia's meddling in last year's election.
Eric Beech / Reuters:
House intel panel chief Nunes says he will not divulge his sources  —  U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said on Tuesday he will not divulge - even to other members of his panel - who gave him intelligence reports that indicated President Donald Trump and his associates …
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller and AOL
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Now we know why Trump panicked about Russia probe  —  You know things are looking grim for President Trump when he starts tweeting about Hillary Clinton again.  Monday evening he sounded trapped and wounded: “Why isn't the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal …
Washington Post:
Read the letters on Sally Yates's potential congressional testimony on Russia  —  Former acting attorney general Sally Yates was notified earlier this month by the Justice Department that the Trump administration considers a great deal of her possible testimony to be barred from discussion …
Rep. Devin Nunes / National Review:
Devin Nunes Should Step Down as Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee
Discussion: NewsHounds blog and Hot Air
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Dem: White House in ‘fantasy land’ on Yates testimony
Discussion: Politico
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Schiff: Yates would have testified on Flynn ‘cover-up’
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has launched a major overhaul of the party's organization, which has been stung by recent crises — and the DNC has requested resignation letters from all current staffers.
Media Matters for America:
Bill O'Reilly: I “Didn't Hear A Word” Rep. Maxine Waters Said Because Of Her “James Brown Wig”  —  BILL O'REILLY: I didn't hear a word [Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)] said.  I was looking at the James Brown wig.  If we have a picture of James, it's the same wig.  —  STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): It's the same one.
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump gives Chuck the silent treatment  —  It was supposed to be one of Washington's most intriguing relationships.  Instead, they've had virtually no relationship at all.  —  President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most powerful Democrat in Washington …
Discussion: Axios
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Gorsuch needs a straight flush to beat filibuster  —  Senate Democrats on Tuesday left Judge Neil Gorsuch with two roads to the Supreme Court: winning over all of the party's remaining swing votes, or relying on the so-called nuclear option.  —  The five Democratic senators up for reelection next year …
Oren Dorell / USA Today:
Trump's business network reached alleged Russian mobsters  —  To expand his real estate developments over the years, Donald Trump, his company and partners repeatedly turned to wealthy Russians and oligarchs from former Soviet republics — several allegedly connected to organized crime …
New York Times:
Affordable Care Act Repeal Is Back on the Agenda, Republicans Say  —  WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders and the White House, under extreme pressure from conservative activists, have restarted negotiations on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with House leaders declaring …
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Alex Byers / Politico:
House votes to revoke broadband privacy rules
Discussion: Shareblue
Reuters:
Trump signs order dismantling Obama-era climate policies  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an order to undo Obama-era climate change regulations, keeping a campaign promise to support the coal industry and calling into question U.S. support for an international deal to fight global warming.
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Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Scott Pruitt Promises ‘EPA Orginalism’ in Donald Trump Administration
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Washington Monthly
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump Claims U.S. Constitution Bars ‘Apprentice’ Star's Defamation Suit While in Office  —  The president believes the Supremacy Clause bars state lawsuits against a sitting president and looks to tackle an issue “not decided” by the Supreme Court in Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones.
Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:
Paul Manafort's Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases  —  Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of puzzling real estate deals in New York City over the past 11 years.
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Republicans vote to block resolutions on Trump's tax returns  —  The House and its tax-writing committee voted on Tuesday to block Democratic resolutions demanding President Trump's tax returns.  —  The votes were latest of many Democratic attempts to get Congress to request Trump's tax returns.
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Eric Owens / The Daily Caller:
This $56,199-Per-Year Campus Offers ‘Self-Identified White Students’ A Safe Space To Feel Guilty  —  Loyola University Chicago offers a campus club “for self-identified White students” to admit their own racist feelings and to complain about the racism they perceive around themselves.
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Spiders could theoretically eat every human on Earth in one year  —  Spiders are quite literally all around us.  A recent entomological survey of North Carolina homes turned up spiders in 100 percent of them, including 68 percent of bathrooms and more than three-quarters of bedrooms.
John Gregory / abc7.com:
NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1817703" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) —  Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School …
Michael Weiss / The Daily Beast:
Jared Kushner Tempted by Russia's Bank of Spies  —  Not every bank lists a convicted spy serving 30 months in an Ohio prison as its active deputy representative in New York.  But then, not every bank is headed by a former spy, much less one found to have spent time with Jared Kushner during a …
Meredith Newman / capitalgazette.com:
Naval Academy grads ask alumni group to rescind honor for former Sen. Jim Webb  —  Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb speaks in Baltimore in June 2015 where he announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.  He's been named a 2017 Distinguished Graduate by the Naval Academy Alumni Association …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Schock staffer was FBI informant, court filings reveal  —  The FBI wired a congressional staffer and turned him into a secret informant during its investigation into former Rep. Aaron Schock's (R-Ill.) alleged misuse of government and campaign funds, Schock's attorneys said Tuesday in federal court filings.
Discussion: Politico
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Tesla ‘autopilot’ car hits Phoenix police motorcycle  —  A Phoenix police motorcycle was struck by a Tesla Model X reportedly operating on autopilot last week, police said.  —  The incident happened a few days before an accident involving an automated Uber vehicle in Tempe.
Discussion: BGR and The Daily Caller
 
 
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John Crudele / New York Post:
The New York Times' ongoing dishonesty only helps Trump
Discussion: AOL
Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
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Dan Levine / Reuters:
Exclusive: As Democratic attorneys general target Trump, Republican AGs target them
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Katherine Skiba / Chicago Tribune:
Trump in meeting with Chicago FOP boss: 'What's going on in Chicago?'
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Signal
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Ryan: Don't tie Planned Parenthood to government funding fight
Discussion: Politico
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Top House Republicans favor funding key ObamaCare payments
Discussion: New York Magazine
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump administration takes credit for Ford investment first announced in 2015
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Border wall funding likely to be put on hold
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
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Discussion: RSLC
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A 2016 Review: Turnout Wasn't the Driver of Clinton's Defeat
Jill Filipovic / CNN:
We all know why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
William Nardi / The College Fix:
Christian student suspended after challenging Muslim prof's claim that Jesus wasn't crucified
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
How Utah Keeps the American Dream Alive
Victoria Herrmann / The Guardian:
I am an Arctic researcher. Donald Trump is deleting my citations
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