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1:30 PM ET, April 1, 2017

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 key points to remember about Trump-Russia affair  —  The Trump Russia investigation has spread in so many directions, and sparked so much crazy commentary, that it's hard to keep track of it all.  So here is a guide to help you keep your eye on the ball:  —  1) Substance is what matters, Part 1.
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump tells NBC to stop covering Russia story  —  President Trump on Saturday called for NBC News to devote more attention to his unproven claims that President Obama spied on him and stop covering the investigations into Russia's interference in the election.
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
The Political Walls Are Closing In On Donald Trump  —  Not 100 days into the Trump presidency, one thing is abundantly clear: it is completely unsustainable as it is operating today.  —  There are even rumblings in the seams of Washington that Trump may not last the summer …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Watchdog groups ask ethics group to investigate Nunes  —  Two political watchdog organizations are asking the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to investigate whether the actions of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) violate the House ethics rules.  —  “We request the Office of Congressional Ethics …
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Last Refuge
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
April Ryan finds herself in the Trump spotlight
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
What Devin Nunes Knows
Discussion: Breitbart
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Russia investigation has a new front: Inside the White House
Discussion: Daily Kos
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
You're the puppet: Spicer revives Trump's unhinged attacks on Clinton as Russia scandal grows
Discussion: NBC News
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kushner's privileged status stokes resentment in White House  —  In a White House where President Donald Trump commands reverence, Jared Kushner often refers to the president by one name: Donald.  And while cable TV can dominate the president's mood and set the agenda for senior administration staff …
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Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Xi Jinping's summit plan to tame Donald Trump  —  The returns on China's investment in the president's family have yet to be seen  —  Read next … China's Xi Jinping would be forgiven for feeling confused.  Donald Trump accused China of “raping our country” during his election campaign.
Wall Street Journal:
President Trump's Advisers Made Big Money, Disclosures Show
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:   Bannon's Made Millions in Shaping Right-Wing Thought
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump's closest aides hail from ranks of financial elite
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Stephen K. Bannon, architect of anti-globalist policies, got rich as a global capitalist
Discussion: Forbes
CNN:
National Security Council No. 2 offered post in Singapore  —  (CNN)K.T. McFarland, a former Fox News analyst brought in as the No. 2 at the National Security Council by the fired national security adviser Michael Flynn, has been offered the post of US ambassador to Singapore, sources familiar with the situation tell CNN.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Justin Luke Zirilli / the-daily.buzz:
George Takei Has Bombshell Announcement, And Washington Is Reeling  —  George Takei and his husband Brad have been long time Los Angelinos, so when word got out that they were scoping property out in rural Tulare County, California, people grew curious as to why.
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Tom Price Intervened on Rule That Would Hurt Drug Profits, the Same Day He Acquired Drug Stock  —  On the same day the stockbroker for then-Georgia Congressman Tom Price bought him up to $90,000 of stock in six pharmaceutical companies last year, Price arranged to call a top U.S. health official …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Democrats Know the Election Was Legitimate but Persist in a Dangerous Fraud  —  Putin is smiling.  —  orrifying!" inveighed an indignant Hillary Clinton at the last presidential debate, less than three weeks before Election Day.  What so horrified her?  Donald Trump's refusal to pledge …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Stephen King / The Guardian:
Stephen King on Donald Trump: ‘How do such men rise?  First as a joke’  —  The only way to find out: inject a panel of fictional voters with truth serum...  started thinking Donald Trump might win the presidency in September of 2016.  By the end of October, I was almost sure.
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Police arrests are plummeting across California, fueling alarm and questions  —  Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Federico talks to a homeless couple in Compton after getting a report about a public disturbance.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)  —  In 2013, something changed on the streets of Los Angeles.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House ponders reorganization after health care debacle  —  Less than three months into Donald Trump's White House, top advisers are exploring organizational changes to stabilize an administration consumed by crisis and chaos.  —  Following the failure to advance health-care legislation …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump's White House struggles to get out from under Russia controversy
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
New EPA documents reveal even deeper proposed cuts to staff and programs  —  The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a new more detailed plan for laying off 25 percent of its employees and scrapping more than 50 programs including pesticide safety, water runoff control …
Discussion: Vox
 
 
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Discussion: Washington Monthly and Reuters
Deborah Yetter / Courier-Journal:
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CNN:
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Trump set to sign executive orders to stop trade abuses
Discussion: RedState
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Discussion: Business Insider
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Bloomberg:
The DOJ's proposal would require Google to divest from AI partnerships, like with Anthropic, and ban Google from offering exclusive deals to content providers

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The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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