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7:25 AM ET, April 6, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Says Susan Rice May Have Committed a Crime  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he thought that the former national security adviser Susan E. Rice may have committed a crime by seeking the identities of Trump associates who were mentioned on intercepted communications …
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Fox News:
Reports in unmasking controversy were detailed, had info about ‘everyday lives’  —  The intelligence reports at the center of the Susan Rice unmasking controversy were detailed, and almost resembled a private investigator's file, according to a Republican congressman familiar with the documents.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Mega-donor urged Bannon not to resign  —  The man credited with honing Donald Trump's populist message and guiding him into the White House has grown frustrated amid continued infighting in the West Wing, so much so that in recent weeks a top donor had to convince him to stay in his position.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
What Steve Bannon's demotion tells us about the Trump White House  —  Washington (CNN)President Trump's decision to remove chief strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council's principals committee suggests a potentially significant change in the power balance among the four top White House advisers.
New York Times:
Trump Removes Stephen Bannon From National Security Council Post  —  WASHINGTON — For the first 10 weeks of President Trump's administration, no adviser loomed larger in the public imagination than Stephen K. Bannon, the raw and rumpled former chairman of Breitbart News who considers himself a …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Bannon Removed From National Security Council Role in Shakeup  —  President Donald Trump reorganized his National Security Council on Wednesday, removing his chief strategist, Stephen Bannon, and downgrading the role of his Homeland Security Adviser, Tom Bossert, according to a person familiar with the decision and a regulatory filing.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Real Political Scandal?  Actually, There Are Two  —  Let me guess.  You read about Obama's national security adviser who unmasked the names of Trump associates who were caught up in surveillance and are bewildered that the media is even covering this nothing-burger.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bannon removed from security council as McMaster asserts control
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Carol E. Lee / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Removed From National Security Council With Trump's Sign-off
New York Times:
Partial Transcript: Trump's Interview With The Times  —  WASHINGTON — The following is a partial transcript of President Trump's interview with The New York Times' Maggie Haberman and Glenn Thrush.  It has been lightly edited for content and clarity, and omits several off-the-record comments and asides.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Negotiations to avert nuclear option collapse ahead of Gorsuch vote  —  Bipartisan negotiations involving as many as 10 senators hoping to avoid a floor blowup over the Senate rules and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch have collapsed, setting up a partisan showdown on Thursday.
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Hot Air
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell: ‘Nuclear option’ helps Senate. McCain: ‘Whoever says that is a stupid idiot.’
Discussion: The Week and Occupy Democrats
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Republicans considering broader change to Senate rules
Discussion: ABC News
ABC News:
Showdown at hand over Trump's Supreme Court nominee
Discussion: Politico
Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:
House Intelligence Republicans Boycott Briefing From FBI's Russian Double-Agent  —  A House Intelligence Committee Democrat tried to reach across the aisle to reboot the committee's stalled Russia investigation.  Republicans met his gesture with total silence.
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. talks about running for governor of New York  —  MORE FROM: … Donald Trump Jr. wants to run for political office, telling members of an elite gun club that he could set his sights on becoming governor of New York.  —  Don Jr. spoke to members of the F6 Labs gun club in Hicksville …
Elizabeth Drew / NYR Daily:
No One to Blame But Trump  —  A lot of Republicans who had deep misgivings about Trump went along with him because they assumed that he could produce legislation dear to their hearts.  But what if it turns out that he can't?  Politicians are highly pragmatic people; they will support a president as long as he isn't too costly to them.
Discussion: Eschaton
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump faces major diplomatic test in summit with China's Xi Jinping  —  President Trump is set to wrap up a week's worth of meetings with world leaders by undergoing what will arguably the most crucial diplomatic test of his presidency so far.  —  The president will host Chinese President Xi Jinping …
Discussion: Politico
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Elizabeth Dexheimer / Bloomberg:
Cohn Backs Wall Street Split of Lending, Investment Banks  —  Senators ask about Glass-Steagall return in private meeting  —  Trump's top economic adviser said he supports separation  —  In a private meeting with lawmakers, White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said he supports a policy …
Discussion: CNBC
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
No ‘sea to shining sea’ border wall, says Trump homeland security chief Kelly  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told the Senate on Wednesday morning that he doesn't expect construction of a wall the full length of the U.S.-Mexico border — marking the abandonment …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump loyalists fight to survive — in his administration  —  A civil war between Donald Trump loyalists and establishment-minded Republicans is escalating throughout the federal government — and increasingly the president's allies are losing.  —  From the State Department …
Jacob Fenton / The Huffington Post:
Conservative Megadonor Wrote $450,000 Check To Spread Indicted Congressman's Fake News Across Texas, Prosecutors Say  —  The indictment of former Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) offers a rare look at how a wealthy conservative's money was spent.  —  Late last month, federal prosecutors indicted ex …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Shia LaBeouf's ‘Man Down’ Likely to End U.K. Run With Just 3 Tickets Sold  —  YOUTUBE  —  A box-office jump of 200 percent since its much-derided opening will bring the film's final theatrical haul in the U.K. to $26.  —  While a 200 percent box-office leap is something most producers might offer …
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
The IRS took millions from innocent people because of how they managed their bank accounts, Inspector General finds  —  The Internal Revenue Service has seized millions of dollars in cash from individuals and businesses who obtained the money legally, according to a new Treasury Inspector General's report.
Washington Post:
It's now illegal in Russia to share an image of Putin as a gay clown  —  Russia has banned a picture depicting President Vladimir Putin as a potentially gay clown.  —  Russian news outlets are having trouble reporting exactly which image of the Internet's many Putin-gay-clown memes is now illegal to share.
myajc:
Ossoff pulls in record donations for Georgia special election  —  GEORGIA-POLITICS By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Greg Bluestein - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  —  Democrat Jon Ossoff has raised more than $8.3 million for his campaign to represent suburban Atlanta in Congress …
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Pepsi Pulls Ad Accused of Trivializing Black Lives Matter  —  Pepsi has apologized for a controversial advertisement that borrowed imagery from the Black Lives Matter movement, after a day of intense criticism from people who said it trivialized the widespread protests against the killings of black people by the police.
Facebook:
Using Technology to Protect Intimate Images and Help Build a Safe Community  —  By Antigone Davis, Head of Global Safety  —  Today, we are announcing new tools to help people when intimate images are shared on Facebook without their permission.  When this content, often referred to as …
Robin Givhan / Washington Post:
Melania Trump and the politics of airbrushing  —  The official portrait of first lady Melania Trump is jarring because her face appears to be heavily retouched, or perhaps just photographed through a lens smeared with Vaseline.  It is devoid of fine lines and pores.
Discussion: New York Times
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, and Amy Adams Circling Adam McKay's Dick Cheney Biopic  —  After diving into the economic crisis of 2008, “The Big Short's” Adam McKay is taking aim at one of Washington's most polarizing figures.  —  Sources tell Variety that Christian Bale, Steve Carell …
Discussion: New York Times
euronews:
Germany to outlaw child marriages  —  USA  —  USA  —  SYRIA … Germany is working on new rules ensuring that most marriages involving minors are not legally recognised in the country.  —  The draft law aims to protect girls who were married abroad and sought asylum in Germany.
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Daily Caller
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Who Is Mike Cernovich?  A Guide  —  President Trump has frequently derided the news media as “fake news,” and on Tuesday his son, Donald Trump Jr., told the world there was one person he wants to see win the Pulitzer Prize, the highest honor in American journalism: Mike Cernovich.
 
 
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Reason:
FDR's War Against the Press
Discussion: EconLog
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
He told us who he was: The L.A. Times discovers Donald Trump's vileness — why was any of it a surprise?
Roisin O'Connor / The Independent:
John Legend interview: Donald Trump will be impeached, it's just a matter of when Congress has the guts to do it
Fox News:
Risk of homegrown Islamist extremism rising - House report
Washington Post:
F-16 military jet crashes near Joint Base Andrews in Maryland; pilot parachutes out
Sasha Savitsky / Fox News:
ESPN replaces Sage Steele on ‘NBA Countdown’ amid network's decision to limit on-air talent's political commentary
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Robots Enlist Humans to Win the Warehouse War Amazon Started
Discussion: Mashable
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
From Breitbart to Sputnik  —  A former Breitbart News writer …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The President Is This Presidency's Worst Enemy
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
President Trump's Real-World Syria Lesson
Discussion: Eschaton and Just Security
Alex Pareene / Fusion:
The Long, Lucrative Right-wing Grift Is Blowing Up in the World's Face
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Every story I have read about Trump supporters in the past week
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

Kevin Roose / New York Times:
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