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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker jokes: I'll support Trump's border wall ‘if Russia pays for it’ — California Rep. Ted Lieu (D) is mocking requests for funding President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico, saying the only way he'd even support a border wall it is “if Russia pays for it.”
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Political Wire
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
The White House Seems Excited to Shut Down the Government — Next Saturday, April 29th, is President Trump's hundredth day in office, a historical marker used by the press to assess a new President's progress since the first term of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Trump becomes wild card in spending fight — President Trump has emerged as the wildcard as congressional leaders clamber to reach agreement on a package to keep the government funded and prevent a shutdown. — Republican leaders are keenly aware which “poison pill” provisions are non-starters …
Wall Street Journal:
Border Lawmakers Balk at Donald Trump's Wall Request — No House or Senate members from the region express support for the funding proposal — WASHINGTON—Not a single member of Congress who represents the territory on the southwest border said they support President Donald Trump's request …
Madeline Conway / Politico:
Schumer jabs White House over offer to fund Obamacare subsidies in exchange for border wall
Schumer jabs White House over offer to fund Obamacare subsidies in exchange for border wall
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TheBlaze, New York Magazine and Business Insider
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
White House budget chief floats trade on ObamaCare, border wall funding
White House budget chief floats trade on ObamaCare, border wall funding
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Business Insider and Daily Kos
CNN:
Sources: Russia tried to use Trump advisers to infiltrate campaign — Washington (CNN)The FBI gathered intelligence last summer that suggests Russian operatives tried to use Trump advisers, including Carter Page, to infiltrate the Trump campaign, according to US officials.
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Mediaite, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, RedState, TheBlaze, Business Insider, twitchy.com, Axios, Political Wire, Occupy Democrats, Politicus USA, Joe.My.God. and IJR
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Leah McElrath / Shareblue:
Breaking: U.S. investigators find “signs of possible collusion between the campaign and Russian officials” — Only one week after the Guardian quoted British sources as saying there was “specific concrete and corroborative evidence of collusion” between the Trump campaign and the Russian government …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Sends Letter to Nine Jurisdictions Requiring Proof of Compliance with 8 U.S.C. § 1373 — Today, the Department of Justice sent the attached letters to nine jurisdictions which were identified in a May 2016 report by the Department of Justice's Inspector General …
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The Hill, ImmigrationProf Blog, Vox, Politico, AOL, Politicus USA, Chicagoist, Gothamist, KTLA, Hit & Run and Mediaite
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Joseph Tanfani / Los Angeles Times:
Justice Department warns sanctuary cities in California, 8 other jurisdictions to cooperate with immigration enforcement
Justice Department warns sanctuary cities in California, 8 other jurisdictions to cooperate with immigration enforcement
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Occupy Democrats, New York Times, CNBC and RedState
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump admin warns 9 ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions they may lose funds
Trump admin warns 9 ‘sanctuary’ jurisdictions they may lose funds
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Political Wire
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Milo Yiannopoulos Plots Comeback at UC Berkeley — Yiannopoulos wouldn't say who is backing the effort, financially or otherwise, nor would he say which, if any, student group has invited him to speak at Berkeley. — Milo Yiannopoulos is plotting his comeback, allegedly to take place at UC Berkeley …
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The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and IJR
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Ann Coulter / New York Post:
If US campuses can't protect free speech, they need new management
If US campuses can't protect free speech, they need new management
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Shot in the Dark
New York Times:
Berkeley Is Being Tested on 2 Fronts: Free Speech and Safety
Berkeley Is Being Tested on 2 Fronts: Free Speech and Safety
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Business Insider
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Berkeley Once Stood for Free Speech. Now It Rolls Over.
Berkeley Once Stood for Free Speech. Now It Rolls Over.
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The Daily Caller, Hot Air and New York Times
WTAE:
Trump to unveil tax plan with ‘massive’ cuts next week, AP says — President Donald Trump says businesses and individuals will receive a “massive tax cut” under a tax reform package he plans to unveil next week. — In an interview with The Associated Press, Trump says the plan will result …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Axios
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Vows to Unveil Tax-Cut Plan Next Week, Surprising Staff
Trump Vows to Unveil Tax-Cut Plan Next Week, Surprising Staff
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Wall Street Journal, Common Dreams, The Atlantic and ABC News
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Today's executive orders are the nail in the coffin of Trump's economic populism
Today's executive orders are the nail in the coffin of Trump's economic populism
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Common Dreams and ABC News
T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Please, God, Stop Chelsea Clinton from Whatever She Is Doing — The last thing the left needs is the third iteration of a failed political dynasty. — Amid investigations into Russian election interference, perhaps we ought to consider whether the Kremlin, to hurt Democrats, helped put Chelsea Clinton on the cover of Variety.
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twitchy.com
Henry Samuel / Telegraph:
Marine Le Pen gets poll boost after Paris attack as Donald Trump says her chances of victory have improved — Donald Trump has said the Paris terrorist attack would boost Marine Le Pen's presidential chances after a last-minute poll gave her a modest increase in support.
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The Gateway Pundit, The National Interest, ThinkProgress, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, IJR, Infowars and Fox News Insider
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Associated Press:
THE LATEST: TRUMP SAYS DREAMERS SHOULD ‘REST EASY’
THE LATEST: TRUMP SAYS DREAMERS SHOULD ‘REST EASY’
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Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Politicus USA, Politico, The Week, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo, Joe.My.God. and ABC News
Associated Press:
THE LATEST: TRUMP SAYS CHARGES AGAINST ASSANGE WOULD BE ‘OK’
THE LATEST: TRUMP SAYS CHARGES AGAINST ASSANGE WOULD BE ‘OK’
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CNN, IJR, Shareblue, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Mediaite
Mary Ellen Klas / miamiherald:
Hooters ‘calendar girl’ and Playboy ‘Miss Social’ were Artiles' paid consultants — TALLAHASSEE — Just months before his resignation Friday, Sen. Frank Artiles scored a coup in November when he unseated Democrat Dwight Bullard with an aggressive $1 million campaign in a district that favored Democrats.
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Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and Naked Politics
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Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Florida State Senator Resigns After Using Racial Slur in Tirade
Florida State Senator Resigns After Using Racial Slur in Tirade
Discussion:
Political Wire and TheBlaze
Kristen Clark Herald / miamiherald:
Sen. Frank Artiles apologizes for using racial slurs
Sen. Frank Artiles apologizes for using racial slurs
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Naked Politics, Daily Kos, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
John R. Ellement / BostonGlobe.com:
Second parchment copy of Declaration of Independence found — in England — Two Harvard University researchers announced Friday that they have found a second parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence in a tiny records office in southern England. — The only other parchment copy …
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Daily Mail and CBS Boston
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues.
A New Parchment Declaration of Independence Surfaces. Head-Scratching Ensues.
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The Guardian
May Bulman / The Independent:
Donald Trump has ‘dangerous mental illness’, say psychiatry experts at Yale conference — Mental health experts say President is ‘paranoid and delusional’ — Donald Trump has a “dangerous mental illness” and is not fit to lead the US, a group of psychiatrists has warned during a conference at Yale University.
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, Common Dreams, AOL, Campus Reform, Samizdata and Occupy Democrats
Center for American ProgressCenter …:
Premium Increases for Pre-Existing Conditions Under Latest ACA Repeal Plan, by State — Repealing protections for people with pre-existing health conditions could be on Congress' agenda as early as next week. Facing pressure from the Trump administration, Congress may be ready once again …
Adam Gopnik / New Yorker:
The Persistence of Trump Derangement Syndrome — Suddenly, Trump Derangement Syndrome is a thing, or is trying to become one. — We're told by many wise and well-meaning people that it is a huge and even fatal mistake for liberals (and for constitutional conservatives) …
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Washington Monthly
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
US to honor Australia refugee deal Trump called ‘dumb’ — Vice President Pence said Saturday that the U.S. will honor an agreement with Australia to take in as many as 1,250 refuges, even though President Trump called it a “dumb” deal from the Obama era. — “Let me make it clear …
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Politico
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
At a ‘Unity’ Stop in Nebraska, Democrats Find Anything But — WASHINGTON — Rarely has a municipal election in a midsize city ignited such a fierce national debate over what defines a Democrat. But the election this spring for mayor of Omaha is pitting abortion rights activists …
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Rewire
Melanie Eversley / USA Today:
Surgeon general dismissed, replaced by Trump administration — The White House administration on Friday dismissed U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, saying it is continuing the process of transitioning to new leadership. — “Today, Dr. Murthy, the leader of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps …