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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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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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Tom Hancock / Financial Times:
China slaps new duties on US nuts, pork, fruit and wine
China slaps new duties on US nuts, pork, fruit and wine
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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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral — Sinclair forces stations to air media-bashing promos, criticism goes viral — Sinclair Broadcast Group's corporate mandates are exacerbating tensions between the company's local stations and its management.
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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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.
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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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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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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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.
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!
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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.
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.
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.
New York Times:
Poisoned Door Handle Hints at High-Level Plot to Kill Spy, U.K. Officials Say — LONDON — British officials investigating the poisoning of Sergei V. Skripal, a former Russian double agent, believe it is likely that an assassin smeared a nerve agent on the door handle at his home.
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Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:
Germany Struggles With an Unfamiliar Form of Anti-Semitism — With prejudice against Jews cropping up among migrants, fears grow that ‘a new generation of anti-Semites is coming of age in Germany’ — BERLIN— Solomon Michalski loved going to his new school on a leafy Berlin street …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Author busts Kellyanne Conway as ‘number one leaker’ in White House: She tells ‘mean ugly lies’ — In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, the author of a new book on the Trump White House revealed that Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway is the top leaker in the administration and would spread …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
New book alleges Kellyanne Conway is the ‘number one leaker’ in Trump White House
New book alleges Kellyanne Conway is the ‘number one leaker’ in Trump White House
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Social media firms want us addicted to approval. So much for WiFi making us smarter. — Here's how a data firm helped Donald Trump get elected as president. We have the FAQs. … A rather profound tweet by a Twitter user called The Stoic Emperor reads: … Sadly, this seems about right.
USA Today:
Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi targeted in more than a third of GOP House commercials — WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi has long been a favorite target of GOP attack ads. But Republicans seem to be taking it to another level in this election cycle. — The House Democratic leader has been featured …
Anh Do / Los Angeles Times:
In fighting homeless camp, Irvine's Asians win, but at a cost — One by one, the buses pulled up to the Orange County Hall of Administration last week carrying posters with messages such as “No Tent City” and “No Homeless in Irvine.” — Many of the hundreds on board were immigrants …
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Daily Mail:
Chinese space station smashes to Earth at 17,000mph off the coast of Tahiti — Chinese space authorities say its defunct Tiangong 1 space station re-entered the earth's atmosphere over the South Pacific and crashed near Tahiti early on Monday. — The craft re-entered the atmosphere around 8.15am Beijing …
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CNN:
Chicago sees drop in killings and shootings for 13 consecutive months — Chicago (CNN)Killings and shootings continue to dip in Chicago, a city long plagued by gun violence, according to crime figures released Sunday. — March marked the 13th consecutive month of declining gun violence, the Chicago Police Department said.