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John Paul Stevens / New York Times:
Repeal the Second Amendment — Rarely in my lifetime have I seen the type of civic engagement school children and their supporters demonstrated in Washington and other major cities throughout the country this past Saturday. These demonstrations demand our respect.
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BuzzFeed:
Christopher Steele's Other Report: A Murder In Washington — The author of the famous Trump dossier provided a secret report to the FBI asserting that RT founder Mikhail Lesin was bludgeoned to death by thugs hired by an oligarch close to Putin. Three other sources independently told the FBI …
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Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Why Would the Atlantic Hire Kevin Williamson? — In a memo to staff, editor Jeffrey Goldberg cites an affinity for “second chances” and ideological diversity in hiring the conservative troll. Both justifications ring hollow. — Jeffrey Goldberg knows that he hired a troll.
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Sarah Jones / New Republic:
The Conservative Columnist Conundrum
Washington Post:
Trump privately presses for military to pay for border wall … President Trump frequently said Mexico would pay for a wall along the southern border as he sought the presidency in 2016. Now, he is privately pushing the U.S. military to fund construction of his signature project.
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Former Disney star joins White House press team — Washington (CNN)The White House press office is getting a bit more Sunshine these days — former Disney Channel star Caroline Sunshine, that is. She's joining the team as a press assistant. — Sunshine, 22, is known for her role alongside Zendaya …
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CBS News:
Kushner lawyer: WH counsel has concluded no issues involving Jared amid loan probe — White House officials have been looking into whether $500 million in loans that went to Trump administration senior adviser Jared Kushner's family real estate company may have spurred ethics or criminal law violations …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
In Trump's world, once you check in you rarely check out
In Trump's world, once you check in you rarely check out
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Talking Points Memo, Politico and Vox
San Francisco Chronicle:
Citizenship question on 2020 census may result in undercount — The size of your child's kindergarten class. Homeland security funds for your community. Natural disaster preparation. Highway and mass transit resources. Health care and emergency room services.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump wants to change the census. But this undercuts his case.
Trump wants to change the census. But this undercuts his case.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
California sues Trump administration over addition of citizenship question to census
California sues Trump administration over addition of citizenship question to census
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Katie England / Daily Herald:
At Q&A in Provo, Mitt Romney says he's more conservative than Trump on immigration … U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the Utah County Republican Women's event in the ballroom at the Provo City Library on Monday, March 26, 2018, in Provo. … A notecard is read …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels is a sideshow. Let's focus on the real Trump scandals. — To judge by the blockbuster ratings for “60 Minutes,” I must be one of the few politically sentient adults to have missed the Stormy Daniels interview on Sunday night, just as I earlier missed Karen McDougal's high-rated interview on CNN.
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Sarah Kendzior / Globe and Mail:
The Stormy Daniels scandal is not about sex - it's about threats, bribes and silence
The Stormy Daniels scandal is not about sex - it's about threats, bribes and silence
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Spanks Trump Again
Stormy Daniels Spanks Trump Again
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
CNN host admits he let David Hogg tell lies during interview. Just wait until you hear his reason. — Brian Stelter, who hosts CNN's “Reliable Sources” on Sundays, admitted Monday that he let David Hogg, the outspoken pro-gun control Parkland, Florida, student, get away with making false claims about firearms on his show last month.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Exclusive: Mark Zuckerberg has decided to testify before Congress — Zuckerberg says he's open to testifying before Congress — After repeated calls for him to do so, Mark Zuckerberg has decided he will testify before Congress. — Facebook sources tell CNNMoney the 33-year-old CEO …
Isabelle Robinson / New York Times:
I Was Kind to Nikolas Cruz. He Still Killed My Friends. — My first interaction with Nikolas Cruz happened when I was in seventh grade. I was eating lunch with my friends, most likely discussing One Direction or Ed Sheeran, when a sudden pain consumed my lower back.
CNN:
CNN Poll: On Russia, Americans' views are settled and partisan — WASHINGTON (CNN)American opinions on the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election appears hardened and driven by partisanship, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after a month rife with developments in the ongoing probe.
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Opinion Today and TheBlaze
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Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Howard Stern to Trump: ‘Get the f— out of there, man’ — Howard Stern has some advice for President Trump — : “get the f—k out” of the White House. — “I was watching the news. They said that the president calls his friends and asks advice,” Stern said on his eponymous SiriusXM radio show …
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RedState, IJR and The Daily Caller
Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA Says It Receives Foreign Funds, But None Goes To Election Work — The National Rifle Association acknowledged that it accepts foreign donations but says it does not use them for election work — even as federal investigators look into the role the NRA might have played in Russia's attack on the 2016 election.
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Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Week, Mediaite and Political Wire
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Seth Rich's brother sues right-wing activists, Washington Times over conspiracy theories — This is why the Seth Rich conspiracy won't disappear — The brother of Seth Rich, the slain Democratic National Committee staffer whose unsolved murder became the basis for conspiracy theories on the far-right …
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
How Trump favored Texas over Puerto Rico — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — As Hurricane Maria unleashed its fury on Puerto Rico in mid-September, knocking out the island's electrical system and damaging hundreds of thousands of homes, disaster recovery experts expected that only one man could handle …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Democrats may already be 35% of the way to a House majority — (CNN)With the retirement announcement of Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Ryan Costello, there are now eight open seats currently held by Republicans in districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016. — And there's a good chance …
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Political Wire
The White House:
Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security — Since March 1991, certain Liberian nationals and persons without nationality who last habitually resided in Liberia (collectively, “Liberians") have been eligible for either Temporary Protected Status …
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ThinkProgress, New York Times and ImmigrationProf Blog
Sonny Bunch / Washington Free Beacon:
We Are a Fundamentally Unserious People — Guys, did you know that cooking eggs in a certain manner is problematic? I know you're shocked—something utterly meaningless being denounced for violating whichever principle we happen to be adhering to this day? No!—but really, it's true.
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Weekly Standard, Jezebel and New York Times
New York Daily News:
Legendary rocker Alice Cooper credits Jesus with curing him of alcoholism — Thirty-seven years ago, Alice Cooper awoke throwing up blood. — “Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me,” the legendary rocker recalled to Confidential. “I was drinking with Jim Morrison …
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Tom Scheck / APM Reports:
Words and deeds out of alignment for potential Cabinet appointment and Fox News personality — The lure of another television personality has President Trump reportedly considering Fox News' Pete Hegseth to run the Department of Veterans Affairs. But while Hegseth's experience as a combat veteran …
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Why conservatives are so mad about the Parkland students … Conservatives have had it up to here with these meddling kids. — As an entirely new movement for gun reform is being driven by a group of smart, passionate and media-savvy Florida teenagers who survived one of America's frequent mass shootings …
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National Review, New York Times and Townhall.com
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Sam Harris, Charles Murray, and the allure of race science — This is not “forbidden knowledge.” It is America's most ancient justification for bigotry and racial inequality. — On Monday morning, I woke up to a tweet from Sam Harris, the bestselling author and popular podcast host …
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The Atlantic
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Gov. Scott Walker goes to court to get more time to cancel two special elections — MADISON - Rushing to cancel a pair of court-ordered special elections, Gov. Scott Walker has asked a judge to give him a week to approve legislation giving him broader powers to determine when to allow voters to fill vacancies in the Legislature.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Tax cuts, Round 2: GOP looks to punish Democrats in 2018 — Republicans are dreaming of passing another round of tax cuts this year — or at least making vulnerable Democrats squirm by voting against them. — GOP leaders are weighing a series of votes to make last year's temporary tax cuts …
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Her son, facing murder charges, is being called an ‘alt-right killer.’ This mother blames herself. … Her troubled son had been up for two nights straight, inconsolable over a breakup, when she pulled him into her bed to soothe him. She never meant to doze, but woke with a start at 4:26 a.m.
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The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu taken to Jerusalem hospital with high fever — Prime minister's condition worsens after he fails to get proper rest to overcome illness, physician says; deputy health minister says all tests negative and he's ‘feeling better’ — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was taken …
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CNN:
How Gina Haspel is trying to overcome her past to become the next CIA director — Gina Haspel nominated to be CIA director — Washington (CNN)Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the CIA, is waging a behind-the-scenes effort to win over lawmakers amid concern …
Sara M Moniuszko / USA Today:
Walmart to remove ‘Cosmopolitan’ magazine from checkout lines amid Me Too movement — Celebs of the 90's now have beautiful children who are coming of age. Here's a look at some of the models spawned by our favorite celebrities. — Walmart is saying goodbye to Cosmopolitan.
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thecut and The Daily Caller
Cindy Carcamo / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County supervisors vote to fight California ‘sanctuary’ laws — The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to move against the state's “sanctuary” laws, adding a powerful voice to a growing backlash in some conservative parts of California to the state's pro-immigrant policies.
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Daily Wire
Des Moines Register:
Steve King campaign's comment about Parkland student prompts outrage — Through the years, Steve King, a Republican congressman from western Iowa, has made several widely criticized remarks during his years in office. This is a brief history of some of those moments. Kelsey Kremer/The Register
David Siders / Politico:
Obama will appear at McCaskill fundraiser in Beverly Hills — LOS ANGELES — Former President Barack Obama will appear at a Beverly Hills fundraiser for Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) in May, according to an invitation obtained by POLITICO — a sign Obama is edging into the midterm elections.