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10:20 AM ET, April 2, 2017

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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 …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Judge: Trump incited violence at rally in 2016  —  A federal judge ruled that President Trump during his campaign incited violence at a rally in Louisville, Ky., allowing the case against him and three supporters to proceed, the Courier-Journal reported.  —  Judge David J. Hale on Friday rejected …
Discussion: RedState
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
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.
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
This Is The Clown Show That Could Lead To A Government Shutdown This Month  —  Try to read this without groaning, cursing or weeping...or seeing clowns.  —  Funding for the federal government will run out at midnight on April 28.  If some type of new appropriation isn't enacted by then …
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and NPR
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
DNC chairman: Republicans 'don't give a s— about people'  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez told a crowd of attendees at a conference Friday that Republicans “don't give a s— about people” when discussing healthcare reform.  —  Speaking at the New Jersey Working Families Alliance …
Discussion: Political Wire
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
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Payments From Russian Propaganda Network
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:   Michael Flynn Failed to Disclose Income From Russia-Linked Entities
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Donald Trump's train-wreck presidency  —  The Times Editorial Board  —  It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters.  The Times called him unprepared and unsuited …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mark Landler / New York Times:
China Learns How to Get Trump's Ear: Through Jared Kushner  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump welcomes President Xi Jinping of China to his palm-fringed Florida club for two days of meetings on Thursday, the studied informality of the gathering will bear the handiwork of two people …
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New York Times:
Trump Couple, Now White House Employees, Can't Escape Conflict Laws
Discussion: The Mahablog and Political Wire
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
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.
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
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
Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:
George Takei Jokes About Running for Congress on April Fools' Day  —  The actor tweeted that he will be running for a seat in Congress before posting another tweet hours later indicating that it was just a joke.  —  Actor George Takei, best known for his role as Mr. Sulu …
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Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Omarosa's White House gig is her first steady job in a while
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CBS News:
FBI probing whether Trump aides helped Russian intel in early 2016
Fox News:
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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Maher: It Looks Like Russia ‘Installed’ ‘Trump and His Crime Family’ 'To Loot and Destroy America
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The Roanoke Times:
Suspects in death of teen are gang members, Bedford County sheriff says
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Window closing for Congress to roll back Obama-era regulations
Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Feds accuse Giuliani of undermining officials in Turkish banker case
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Ken Johnson / New York Times:
James Rosenquist, Pop Art Pioneer, Dies at 83
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Ben Kew / Breitbart:
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Dan Hirschman / scatterplot:
adventures in garbage millennial confirmation bias
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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
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
 

 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Texas' AG opens a probe into the World Federation of Advertisers to find if it conspired to boycott “certain social media platforms”; X sued the WFA in August

 
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