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8:20 AM ET, April 2, 2017

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Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
In Trump Country, Shock at Trump Budget Cuts, but Still Loyalty  —  TULSA, Okla. — Rhonda McCracken is a kindergarten teacher and a Republican who voted for President Trump.  Now she's wrestling with the consequences.  —  McCracken's deep-rooted conservatism is matched by a passion …
Discussion: Eschaton
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Payments From Russian Propaganda Network  —  Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn initially failed to inform federal ethics officials of payments from a state-sponsored Russian propaganda outfit, according to newly released documents.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn did not initially reveal income from Russia-related entities on his personal financial disclosure  —  Before resigning under pressure as President Trump's national security adviser, Michael Flynn submitted a personal financial disclosure form to federal ethics officials that failed …
Discussion: Reuters and The Week
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Income From Russia-Linked Entities  —  Michael T. Flynn, the national security adviser who was forced out of the job in February, failed to list payments from Russia-linked entities on the first of two financial disclosure forms released Saturday by the Trump administration.
Grace Schneider / Courier-Journal:
Judge: Lawsuit against Trump, supporters can proceed  —  Trump's urging during a Louisville campaign rally for those in the crowd to deal with protesters - “Get 'em out of here” did encourage use of violence and lawlessness.  —  CONNECT  —  A federal judge in Louisville said in a ruling …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Mark Cuban: Trump couldn't have pulled off Russia collusion  —  Billionaire Mark Cuban on Saturday went on a tweetstorm explaining his theory about President Trump's ties to Russia, concluding he doesn't think Trump was behind any collusion during last year's presidential race.
Discussion: Raw Story, Deadline and twitchy.com
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Trump tells NBC to stop covering Russia story
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump aide accused of Hatch Act violation after urging Amash primary challenge  —  A senior adviser to President Donald Trump on Saturday urged a primary challenge against a House Freedom Caucus member, prompting charges that he may have violated federal law against using his official position to sway an election campaign.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Omarosa's White House gig is her first steady job in a while  —  400 Shares  —  Omarosa Manigault's new job as a White House liaison may be the most regular paycheck she's had in a while.  —  President Trump's apprentice-turned-adviser had relatively modest income before joining the White House …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:   George Takei Jokes About Running for Congress on April Fools' Day
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Devin Nunes, Trump and the Russia probe: A timeline  —  It's the biggest mystery gripping Washington, D.C.: Why did Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) do what he did?  —  The beleaguered House Intelligence Committee chairman last week took a trip to the White House to view documents he says expose …
Discussion: Politico
Richard Whittle / New York Post:
Soon you'll be able to go to work in a flying taxi  —  Late for work?  Imagine skipping the subway and instead heading to your local “vertiport,” where you can hop into an aircraft the size of an SUV that runs on electricity and works pretty much like an elevator.  —  Get in, punch in your destination, and off you go.
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Texas Dem enters race to challenge Cruz in 2018  —  Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) on Friday officially jumped into the race to take on Sen. Ted Cruz  —  (R-Texas) in 2018.  —  O'Rourke is the first announced Democrat running to unseat Cruz in what will be a steep uphill battle in a reliably red state.
Discussion: RedState
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Window closing for Congress to roll back Obama-era regulations  —  The window for Republicans to roll back Obama-era rules is closing.  —  Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has a brief period of time to quickly revoke regulations passed in the final months of Barack Obama  —  's administration.
 
 
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CBS News:
FBI probing whether Trump aides helped Russian intel in early 2016
Fox News:
Without Obama, once-booming gun industry poised to shrink
Discussion: TheBlaze
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Maher: It Looks Like Russia ‘Installed’ ‘Trump and His Crime Family’ 'To Loot and Destroy America
Discussion: The Last Tradition
The Roanoke Times:
Suspects in death of teen are gang members, Bedford County sheriff says
Discussion: Washington Post
Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Feds accuse Giuliani of undermining officials in Turkish banker case
New York Times:
Trump Couple, Now White House Employees, Can't Escape Conflict Laws
Discussion: The Mahablog and Political Wire
Ken Johnson / New York Times:
James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83
Discussion: The Guardian and CBS Sacramento
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Montana Democrats Vote Against Bill Banning Sharia Law, Call It ‘Repugnant’
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes
Discussion: IJR and Lawyers, Guns & Money
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Joe Manchin's high-wire act: Working with Trump — and criticizing both parties
Gail Collins / New York Times:
And Now, the Dreaded Trump Curse
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Police arrests are plummeting across California, fueling alarm and questions
CNN:
National Security Council No. 2 offered post in Singapore
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Democrats Know the Election Was Legitimate but Persist in a Dangerous Fraud
 

 
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