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12:30 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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:   Michael Flynn did not initially reveal income from Russia-related entities on his personal financial disclosure
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:   Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Income From Russia-Linked Entities
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
New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly Thrives at Fox News, Even as Harassment Settlements Add Up  —  About $13 million has been paid out over the years to address complaints from women about Mr. O'Reilly's behavior.  He denies the claims have merit.  —  For nearly two decades, Bill O'Reilly has been Fox News's top asset …
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.
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
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 key points to remember about Trump-Russia affair
Discussion: RedState
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
Discussion: Slate, Daily Wire and The Last Refuge
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
April Ryan finds herself in the Trump spotlight
Discussion: Daily Kos
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
New York Times:
Trump Couple, Now White House Employees, Can't Escape Conflict Laws  —  WASHINGTON — The husband-and-wife team of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, now both senior federal government officials, has been alongside President Trump as the White House has hosted dozens of chief executives and a handful of world leaders in recent weeks.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kushner's privileged status stokes resentment in White House
CBS News:
FBI probing whether Trump aides helped Russian intel in early 2016  —  CBS News has learned that U.S. investigators are looking into whether Trump campaign representatives had a role in helping Russian intelligence as it carried out cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee and other political targets in March 2016.
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.
Discussion: SARAH PALIN
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.
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.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Sanders defends Trump voters: I don't think they're racists, sexists or homophobes  —  (I) on Friday defended voters of President Trump, saying that the election was Democrats' to lose and that the party needs to better represent the working-class voters who supported Trump and other GOP lawmakers
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David Weigel / Washington Post:   Joe Manchin's high-wire act: Working with Trump — and criticizing both parties
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Maher: It Looks Like Russia ‘Installed’ ‘Trump and His Crime Family’ 'To Loot and Destroy America  —  During an interview with author, “Stone Cold Truth” host, and Trump adviser Roger Stone Jr. on Friday's broadcast of HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host and comedian Bill Maher argued …
Discussion: The Last Tradition and SARAH PALIN
Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Feds accuse Giuliani of undermining officials in Turkish banker case  —  SEE ALSO  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan accused former Mayor Rudy Giuliani of going over their heads to “other officials in the US government” in an effort to get charges tossed against a wealthy …
 
 
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Fox News:
Without Obama, once-booming gun industry poised to shrink
Discussion: TheBlaze
The Roanoke Times:
Suspects in death of teen are gang members, Bedford County sheriff says
Discussion: Washington Post
Ian Miles Cheong / Heat Street:
PETA Says Milk is a ‘Symbol of White Supremacy’
Discussion: SARAH PALIN and MichelleMalkin.com
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Consider The Possibility That We Are Led By Idiots
Ken Johnson / New York Times:
James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83
Discussion: The Guardian and Associated Press
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
Montana Democrats Vote Against Bill Banning Sharia Law, Call It ‘Repugnant’
Discussion: Geller Report and BizPac Review
 Earlier Items: 
Gail Collins / New York Times:
And Now, the Dreaded Trump Curse
Randy Krehbiel Tulsa / Tulsa World:
EPA chief Scott Pruitt target of Oklahoma Bar Association complaint
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Reuters
CNN:
National Security Council No. 2 offered post in Singapore
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
New EPA documents reveal even deeper proposed cuts to staff and programs
Discussion: Vox
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Democrats Know the Election Was Legitimate but Persist in a Dangerous Fraud
Stephen King / The Guardian:
Stephen King on Donald Trump: ‘How do such men rise? First as a joke’
 

 
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