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Oleksiy Kuzmenko / bellingcat:
The Curious Case of David Jewberg, the Fake Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst — Summary: — “Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst LTC David Jewberg” maintained a popular Facebook page and was frequently quoted in Ukrainian and Russian media as a Pentagon insider related to topics concerning Ukraine and Russia.
Washington Post:
Trump proposed Putin visit Washington in March 20 phone call, Kremlin says — President Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the two leaders could meet in the White House, a Kremlin aide told Russian media Monday, Russian news agencies said. — No specific preparations for such a meeting have taken place, the aide said.
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The Daily Beast:
Kremlin Says Donald Trump Invited Vladimir Putin to the White House — President Trump has reportedly invited Vladimir Putin to the White House for a visit, according to a statement from the Kremlin. Putin aide Yury Ushakov told reporters Monday that during a March 20 phone conversation …
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The Week
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Corruption, Not Russia, Is Trump's Greatest Political Liability — “My whole life I've been greedy, greedy, greedy,” declared Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign. “I've grabbed all the money I could get. I'm so greedy. But now I want to be greedy for the United States.”
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
New York Magazine cover depicts Trump as a pig — New York Magazine is taking a harsh swipe at President Trump — with its new cover depicting the president as a pig. — The April 2 issue of the magazine features a close-up photo of Trump with a pig's snout replacing his nose.
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RedState
Megan Cassella / Politico:
China to slap tariffs on 128 U.S. goods — China is moving forward with its plan to counter President Donald Trump's new tariffs on steel and aluminum, levying duties that will take effect Monday on more than $3 billion in U.S. exports to the country. — In a statement Sunday …
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Financial Times and Washington Monthly
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Extremely dangerous to our democracy’: MSNBC's Joe and Mika shame Sinclair anchors for reciting pro-Trump propaganda — MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were disgusted by the pro-Trump propaganda that Sinclair Broadcast Group forced its anchors to read on the air.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's hardest year, and what comes next — “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.” — It's been a tough year for Facebook. The social networking juggernaut found itself engulfed by controversies over fake news, electoral interference …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
At Chicago nightclub, George Papadopoulos allegedly makes explosive new claim about Jeff Sessions — At a London bar in May 2016, after numerous drinks, Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos bragged to an Australian diplomat the Russians had obtained damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
This Trump legal defeat may force Trump to decide: His presidency or his businesses? … In a decision with far-reaching implications for President Trump, a federal court ruled this week that a lawsuit could go forward claiming he unconstitutionally received foreign emoluments — that is …
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Daily Kos
The Daily Beast:
Report: Britain Believes Spy Poisoning Had Putin's Approval — British officials now believe the nerve-agent attack on a former spy in England had approval from the top levels of Russian government. Sources told CNN the nature of the attack—likely to have been carried out by applying …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
‘Fake News’ Threat to Media; Editorial Decisions, Outside Actors at Fault — Trump less trusted than CNN, MSNBC, and Fox as info source — West Long Branch, NJ - The news about “fake news” is not good, according to the Monmouth University Poll. Large majorities of the American public believe …
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Political Wire and The Week
Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Is DC Being Too Mean to Louise Linton? — Trumpworld sees the actress-turned-cabinet-spouse as a victim of the Beltway's mean-girl social set. Le tout Washington disagrees. — They were just gloves, Louise Linton says. “I didn't take the bloody gloves off because it was cold!
Burgess Everett / Politico:
‘It sucks’: Senators fume over McConnell's tight grip — Republican John Kennedy has served in the Senate a full 15 months — and not once received a roll call vote on one of his legislative amendments. — “I think it sucks,” the Louisiana senator fumed as Congress headed home in March for a two-week recess.
Mike Barnes / Hollywood Reporter:
Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind ‘Hill Street Blues,’ ‘L.A. Law’ and ‘NYPD Blue,’ Dies at 74 — The unwavering TV writer-producer, winner of 10 Emmys, butted heads with networks and almost always won. — Steven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism …
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Don Sweeney / Sacramento Bee:
Why are teens snorting condoms? Here are five things to know about latest online fad — While it sounds like an April Fool's joke, educators are warning about a “condom challenge” being spread online by YouTube videos and social media. — Also known as the “snorting condom challenge” …
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Forbes
Dexter Filkins / New Yorker:
A Saudi Prince's Quest to Remake the Middle East — In his work with the White House, is Mohammed bin Salman driving out extremism, or merely seizing power for himself? — A few days after Donald Trump was inaugurated, Jared Kushner sat down to decide how to reshape the Middle East.
The Columbus Dispatch:
Kasich's New Hampshire trip will create buzz — John Kasich's return to New Hampshire this week is likely to get widespread media coverage as a significant milestone toward what many view as his inevitable 2020 presidential campaign. — Within the past month, the state that traditionally hosts …
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Political Wire
David Alire Garcia / Reuters:
Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights — David Alire Garcia, Enrique Andres Pretel — SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The center-left's Carlos Alvarado Quesada decisively defeated a conservative Protestant singer in Costa Rica's presidential runoff election …
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New York Times, VICE News and The Week
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
So why was Trump aide talking to a Russian spy? — The CNN team wanted viewers to know there could be a very big development in the Trump Russia investigation. — “CNN has learned why special counsel Robert Mueller wants the cooperation of former Trump campaign deputy Rick Gates,” anchor Alisyn Camerota said Friday.
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Power Line
Paul Woolverton / The Fayetteville Observer:
NC GOP tries to connect Supreme Court candidate to convicted murderers — The North Carolina Republican Party is attempting to link Democratic Supreme Court candidate Anita Earls to three Fayetteville-area convicted killers even though she never took part in their cases.
Ryan Gaydos / Fox News:
Eagles of Death Metal frontman apologizes for ‘mean-spirited’ March for Our Lives criticism — The lead singer of Eagles of Death Metal - the band that was performing during the 2015 Paris terror attack - apologized Saturday for his criticism of the March for Our Lives participants.
Associated Press:
In Missouri, GOP candidate for Senate walks Trump tightrope — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — He is one of the Republican Party's most-prized recruits, a young U.S. Senate candidate with an outsider resume and a populist message designed to appeal equally to farmers, suburban moms and the national GOP's moneyed elite.
CNN:
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump hears from immigration hardliners — (CNN)Retreating from the White House for a three-night stay at his Florida estate, President Donald Trump heard this weekend from a parade of allies — many on the Fox News payroll — that his base believes he is softening on immigration.
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Jack Nicas / New York Times:
They Tried to Boycott Facebook, Apple and Google. They Failed. — SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Knight, a Democratic activist in Los Angeles, called for a boycott of Apple in February because it hadn't responded to calls to delete a channel from the National Rifle Association from its streaming-video service …
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
The Most Powerful Lobbyist in Trump's Washington — When Brian Ballard signed the lease last year for an office on the second floor of the Homer Building, a downtown Washington edifice that's home to a number of lobbying firms, he promised himself he would stay in the space for five years.