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11:30 AM ET, April 5, 2017

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Burgess Everett / Politico:

Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors — Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch copied the structure and language used by several authors and failed to cite source material in his book and an academic article, according to documents provided to POLITICO.

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Ed Whelan / National Review:

Bastardized Charges — Surprise, surprise. Another desperate 11th-hour smear, something that appears to have become a rite of passage for Republican Supreme Court nominees. — Someone (David Brock, call your office?) is shopping around to news outlets baseless claims …

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

A Short Section In Neil Gorsuch's 2006 Book Appears To Be Copied From A Law Review Article — WASHINGTON — A short section in Judge Neil Gorsuch's 2006 book appears to copy — at times word-for-word — from a 1984 law review article by a lawyer in Indiana.

Discussion: RedState

New York Times:
The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool

Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Washington Post

Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Sen. Jeff Merkley can talk until he's blue in the face. But he can't stop a vote on Neil Gorsuch.

Discussion: Hot Air

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
As Senate debates Gorsuch, one Democratic senator spoke against him for 15 hours

Discussion: Mediaite

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo: Reports: Gorsuch Used Language From Law Journal In Book Without Attribution

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Ken Klukowski / Breitbart:
Left Accuses Gorsuch of Plagiarism

Discussion: Mediaite

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Before This Is Over, Republicans Are Going to Wish Hillary Clinton Won — Imagine what the political world would look like for Republicans had Hillary Clinton won the election. Clinton had dragged her dispirited base to the polls by promising a far more liberal domestic agenda than Barack Obama …

Discussion: Progress Pond

Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Hillary Clinton unlikely to return to family foundation — has all but ruled out returning to her family's foundation, three sources close to the former Democratic nominee tell The Hill. — The former Democratic presidential nominee has indicated to confidants and associates …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Washington Times

Brian Beutler / New Republic:

Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception — The White House says Obama adviser Susan Rice spied on Trump aides. We will all regret taking the claim at face value. — The story of President Donald Trump's infamous tweets falsely accusing President Barack Obama of having his …

Discussion: Media Matters for America, New York Post, Faithwire, Lawfare, National Review, Infowars, The Daily Caller and New Yorker, more at Mediagazer »

Wall Street Journal:

House Intel Panel Wants Susan Rice to Testify in Russia Probe — Former national security adviser says she didn't leak any intelligence information — The House Intelligence Committee wants Susan Rice, a top aide in the Obama administration, to testify in a probe of alleged Russian election interference …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Infowars and Just Security

Neil W. McCabe / Breitbart:
Exclusive - Sen. Mike Lee: Government Surveillance for Political Espionage Too Common, Too Tempting

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller

Charles Hurt / Washington Times: Susan Rice somehow manages to make Benghazi cover-up seem minor

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Rice denies compiling, leaking names of Trump officials from intelligence reports

Discussion: RealClearPolitics, Hot Air, The Hill, The Federalist, Infowars, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, RedState and Breitbart

Linda Qiu / New York Times:

Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself — In a statement condemning Tuesday's chemical attack in Syria, President Trump faulted the administration of former President Barack Obama for not intervening more aggressively in that country's civil war — contradicting his own, earlier advice.

Discussion: The White House, New York Magazine, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, AOL, The Atlantic, The Federalist, Vox, Occupy Democrats, Hot Air, Post On Politics, Politico, NBC News, BizPac Review and Balloon Juice

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:

Rubio: It's no coincidence that Syria gas attack happened after ‘concerning’ Tillerson comments — (CNN)Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that he doesn't think it's a coincidence that a suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria occurred shortly after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …

Discussion: NPR

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP rep tells 7-year-old Syrian girl: 'I'm ashamed' of government's inaction

Discussion: RedState and CNN

Mother Jones:
Trump Hypocrisy: Blaming Syrian Chemical Attack on Obama

Discussion: CNN, New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Breitbart, Talking Points Memo, NPR, Right Wing Watch, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, The Week, Politicus USA, Mediaite, New York Magazine and The Daily Beast

Mará Rose Williams / Kansas City Star:

New Pittsburg, Kan., High School principal resigns after student journalists question her credentials — Days after student reporters at Pittsburg High School in Kansas dug into the background of their newly hired principal and found questionable credentials, she resigned from the $93,000-a-year job.

Discussion: AOL and Boing Boing, more at Mediagazer »

Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
These high school journalists investigated a new principal's credentials. Days later, she resigned.

Discussion: Mediaite

CBS News:

Ivanka Trump: “I'll weigh in with my father on the issues I feel strongly about” — Ivanka Trump moved to Washington with her family after the presidential election. She and her husband, Jared Kushner, have both taken on senior roles in the Trump White House.

Discussion: Mashable, CNBC and The Slot

CBS News:
Ivanka Trump interview: “If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good ... then I'm complicit”

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, The Slot, Washington Post, AOL, Political Wire, The Guardian and Mediaite

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ivanka Trump: ‘Where I disagree with my father, he knows it’

Discussion: Axios

Axios:

That was supposed to be a Trumpcare revival? — The Republican talks on patching up Trumpcare sure deteriorated in a hurry. For a while yesterday, they dissolved into bickering and finger-pointing, with members of the Freedom Caucus saying the proposed compromise is getting worse …

Axios:
Trumpcare revival talks falling apart ahead of Pence meeting

Discussion: Hot Air, Reuters, Hullabaloo and Politico

The Hill:
Centrists push back on new ObamaCare repeal plan

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, BuzzFeed, Politico, NBC News, WhoWhatWhy, Politicus USA, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Bloomberg

Rebecca Nelson / Cosmopolitan:

Ivanka Trump's Wine-Drinking, Fur Coat-Clad Neighbor Is a Little Confused Why The Internet Loves Her — “It's so weird, because I don't even quite understand what the word ‘go viral’ means.” — On Saturday night, hundreds of people danced outside of Ivanka Trump's Washington home …

Discussion: Refinery29, The Daily Caller, New York Magazine and Mediaite

Jim Norman / Gallup:

Affordable Care Act Gains Majority Approval for First Time — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved. This is the first time a majority of Americans …

Discussion: Salon, The Henry J. Kaiser …, Daily Kos, AOL, FiveThirtyEight, The Week, Business Insider, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Axios

Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Emerging GOP Obamacare Repeal Would Mean Sick People Pay (Much) More

Discussion: Daily Kos and Politicus USA

Reuters:

North Korea test-fires missile into sea ahead of Trump-Xi summit — North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang's increasingly defiant arms program.

Discussion: CNN, RedState, Common Dreams, Boing Boing and The Week

CNN:
North Korea fires ballistic missile as Trump, Xi prepare to meet

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, AOL, Washington Post, Washington Free Beacon, The Guardian, Shakesville and Business Insider

Lambda Legal:

Opinion — Help us make the case for equality.

Discussion: Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Daily Kos and Washington Post

Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Federal appeals court: Civil rights law covers LGBT workplace bias

Discussion: Occupy Democrats

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:

Here Were Trump's Questions About Air Force One, According to the General He Grilled — Air Mobility chief recounts Trump grilling at Mar-a-Lago — 'He's an aviation enthusiast,' General Everhart says of Trump — Donald Trump asked “a lot of questions” that showed his general knowledge …

Discussion: Axios

Ildefonso Ortiz / Breitbart:

Brandon Darby: Border Patrol Agents Feel Betrayed by the Trump Administration — The Trump Administration rewarded Border Patrol agents for their support of Trump as president by picking an Obama holdover whom they despise to be their boss. Trump chose the Obama-hired Customs and Border deputy …

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

One More Sign That Liberals Have Lost Their Minds — The White House has just released an official portrait of Melania Trump. It is beautiful, in my opinion. But the left-wing Boston Globe somehow found something sinister in what any normal person would consider a lovely portrait:

Discussion: BostonGlobe.com and The Daily Caller