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Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
Eric Trump: Donald Trump bombed Syria because Ivanka told him to  —  The president's daughter has “influence,” and can apparently get him to alter his foreign policy at her whim VIDEO  —  Less than a month after it was announced that first daughter Ivanka Trump was getting an unpaid job …
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Simon Johnson / Telegraph:
Ivanka Trump encouraged my father to launch air strikes against Assad in Syria after chemical weapons attack, says Eric Trump  —  Eric Trump has said he is “sure” his sister Ivanka used her influence over their father to encourage the US president to launch military action against Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Eric Trump Says Syria Strike Was Swayed By ‘Heartbroken’ Ivanka  —  Donald Trump's decision to bomb Syria was influenced by his daughter, Ivanka, being “heartbroken and outraged” at the country's alleged chemical weapons attack, one of the president's sons told a British newspaper.
Justin Bachman / Bloomberg:
United Airlines Tumbles After Social-Media Storm Goes Global  —  Passenger's removal becomes trending item on Chinese platform  —  Carrier's CEO says man was ‘disruptive’ and ‘belligerent’  —  United Continental Holdings Inc. tumbled early Tuesday as outrage on social media over the removal …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Daily Mail:
PICTURED: The internal medicine specialist father-of-five who was beaten and dragged off an overbooked United flight as CEO pens ‘tone deaf’ email DEFENDING staff  — The 69-year-old Vietnamese-American is married to a pediatrician who has a clinic in Elizabethtown, Kentucky - about 40 miles south of Louisville
CNBC:
United shares slide as PR nightmare catches up with investors
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Petition calls for United CEO to resign after passenger dragged off flight
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Video of United Airlines Passenger Creates Furor in China, Too
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
White House Accuses Russia of Cover-up in Syria Chemical Attack  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday accused the Russian government of engaging in a cover-up of the chemical weapons attack last week by Syrian forces that prompted American airstrikes, saying that United States intelligence …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
What Reset?  White House to Call Out Russia's Fake News on Syria  —  President Donald Trump's Russian reset is in big trouble.  —  That's one message of a four-page dossier on the Syrian government's April 4 chemical weapons attack that killed up to 100 people and injured many more.
Discussion: Hot Air
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Putin: US plans to fake chemical weapons in Syria  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly press the United Nations to officially investigate last week's chemical attack in Syria, claiming, without evidence, that there are plans to fake the use of chemical weapons.
Discussion: RedState, ABC News, Politico, CNN and Reuters
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump and Paul Ryan are the problem — a staff shake-up won't fix anything  —  It's not Steve Bannon's fault the GOP's policy agenda is incoherent.  —  The Trump administration knows it hasn't gotten off to a very impressive start, with Shane Goldmacher reporting that officials …
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Eliza Collins / USA Today:
Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows pursues health care deal with Speaker Ryan
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Amash: We need ‘change in direction from this speaker’ or a new speaker
Jim O’Sullivan / BostonGlobe.com:
Remember Mitt Romney's ‘binders full of women?’  They're real.  And we got them.  —  In the world of important political documents — from the Magna Carta to the Pentagon Papers — there are also those known for more pedestrian reasons.  Count Mitt Romney's “binders full of women” in that category.
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
The Latest Test for the White House?  Pulling Off Its Easter Egg Roll  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump received an urgent warning in February, informing him of a crucial date he was about to miss.  —  “FYI manufacturing deadlines for the Easter eggs are near,” said a Twitter post directed at Mr. Trump …
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Schumer: If Trump doesn't release his tax returns, 'it's going to make tax reform much harder'  —  Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) is warning that President Trump needs to release his personal tax returns if he hopes to achieve comprehensive tax reform in the coming months.
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Samuel Osborne / The Independent:
US election ‘hacking’: Russian man arrested in Spain at request of American authorities  —  Arrested man reportedly told wife he had created a computer virus 'linked to Trump's election win'  —  An alleged Russian hacker has been arrested in Spain at the request of American authorities.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Israpundit
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:   Turns out Obama was the real Russian stooge
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Does Kansas Special Election Signal Trouble for GOP?  —  Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, speculation has abounded as to whether his unpopularity could drag down the Republican House majority in 2018.  We've seen massive protests in liberal enclaves, but we haven't had a whole lot …
Discussion: NPR, New York Magazine and Raw Story
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Republicans sweat surprisingly close Kansas congressional race
Maya T. Prabhu / Post and Courier:
Attendees chant ‘you lie’ at U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson during Graniteville town hall … GRANITEVILLE — U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson received some protests Monday like other Republican congressmen nationwide during town halls this year, getting drowned out at times with loud boos and receiving 30 seconds of “You Lie” chants.
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Undocumented Immigrants Who Commit Crimes Face Tougher Policy  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to add 125 judges to address a backlog of immigration cases  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed federal prosecutors to pursue harsher charges against undocumented immigrants who commit crimes …
Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Pennsylvania congressman to be named drug czar by Trump  —  Pennsylvania Congressman Tom Marino is expected to step down from his seat to take on a new role in the Trump administration.  Multiple sources tell CBS News that Marino will head up the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), assuming the informal title of drug czar.
Ashe Schow / Watchdog.org:
Texas student commits suicide after Title IX kangaroo court  —  If every other egregious example of a male student denied due process after being accused of sexual misconduct gets ignored - this one should not be.  —  A male student who was accused of sexual harassment committed suicide …
Scott Thistlestaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Collins says she may run for Maine governor in 2018  —  The state's senior U.S. senator says she's looking at where she can do the most good for citizens.  —  U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Tuesday she was seriously contemplating a run for Maine governor in 2018, her most definitive statement yet …
Rick Perlstein / New York Times:
I Thought I Understood the American Right.  Trump Proved Me Wrong.  —  A historian of conservatism looks back at how he and his peers failed to anticipate the rise of the president.  —  Until Nov. 8, 2016, historians of American politics shared a rough consensus about the rise of modern American conservatism.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Ginsburg refers to Graham as one of ‘the women of the Senate’  —  Ruth Bader Ginsburg appears to have been caught up in a gender-swapping snafu, mistakenly dubbing Sen. Lindsey Graham  —  (R-S.C.) one of the “women of the Senate.”  —  The 84-year-old Supreme Court justice delivered remarks …
 
 
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Republicans avoid town halls after health care votes
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