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12:55 PM ET, April 2, 2018

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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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Bloomberg:
Trump Discussed White House Invitation to Putin in Phone Call  —  Invitation came in congratulatory call to Putin, Ushakov says  —  Summit preparations haven't begun after diplomatic expulsions  —  Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed holding a summit at the White House …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Associated Press:
White House goes on attack over Shulkin's claim he was fired  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is hitting back at former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin for claiming that he was fired from his job and that he was only informed about it shortly before President Donald Trump tweeted about his replacement.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
Trump proposed Putin visit White House in March 20 phone call, Kremlin says
Discussion: The Root
Associated Press:
Kremlin: Trump invited Putin to White House, but no date set
Discussion: Townhall and NBC News
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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Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg:
Missouri Attorney General Opens Probe of Facebook Data Usage
Discussion: Daily Mail and FOX2now.com
Associated Press:   In Missouri, GOP candidate for Senate walks Trump tightrope
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.
Discussion: RedState
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.
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.
Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script  —  On local news stations across the United States last month, dozens of anchors gave the same speech to their combined millions of viewers.  —  It included a warning about fake news, a promise to report fairly and accurately …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral
Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Third Woman Sues to Void Secrecy Pact Linked to Trump  —  A former employee of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team sued the organization to nullify a non-disclosure agreement she signed as part of her job, saying it muzzled her from airing discrimination claims.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
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.
BuzzFeed:
Grindr Is Sharing The HIV Status Of Its Users With Other Companies  —  A data analysis conducted by an outside research firm, and independently verified by BuzzFeed News, shows that a popular gay dating app is sharing sensitive information about its users' HIV status with two other companies.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court shields a police officer from being sued for shooting a woman in her front yard … The Supreme Court on Monday shielded a police officer from being sued for shooting an Arizona woman in her front yard, once again making it harder to bring legal action against officers who use excessive force …
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Middle East attack victims
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Be Skeptical Of Anyone Who Tells You They Know How Democrats Can Win In November  —  It's old news by now that Democratic candidates have done unusually well in Trump-era elections so far, suggesting that the 2018 midterms will be a good cycle for the party.  So why keep writing about them?
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” …
Discussion: Motherboard and Forbes
Hannah Dreier / ProPublica:
A Betrayal  —  The teenager told police all about his gang, MS-13.  In return, he was slated for deportation and marked for death.  —  IF HENRY IS KILLED, his death can be traced to a quiet moment in the fall of 2016, when he sat slouched in his usual seat by the door in 11th-grade English class.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Dakin Andone / CNN:
They led a national march.  Now Parkland students return to a school they say ‘feels like jail’  —  Parkland student: Feels dangerous at school  —  (CNN)Students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School return to class Monday, their first day back since organizing one of the largest youth-led protests in US history.
Discussion: Townhall, RedState, twitchy.com and theGrio
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Bethany Mandel / National Review:
The Troubling Connections between Scientology and the Nation of Islam  —  Farrakahn receives a commission for each of his followers who undergoes a Scientology ‘auditing.’  —  Scientology is commonly known as the religion of the stars.  Its reach inside Hollywood is deep …
Caroline Framke / Vox:
The electric spectacle of Jesus Christ Superstar Live, in one shot  —  NBC's show, starring John Legend and Sara Bareilles, was an elaborate production with one unbeatable scene.  —  NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert was always going to be fighting an uphill battle.
Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
More than 50 British tourists hospitalized after getting sick in NYC  —  More than 50 British tourists, most of them teens, were hospitalized in DC over the weekend after getting sick in New York, officials said Monday.  —  The group was staying at Hotel Harrington in downtown DC Sunday …
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!
Discussion: thecut, Splinter, Jezebel and Politico
Axios:
More likely he'll run for president if Dems lose midterms  —  “If Republicans hold then I think there's an opportunity for somebody to run as an independent.  —  Republicans keeping control of the House and Senate would mean they have “too much control.”  On Trump, Cuban said he's not “right in the head.”
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Energy Concerns Low; Increasing Supply Not a Priority
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Guardian:
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies aged 81
Discussion: The Week
Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
Democrat: A gun ban is not ‘feasible right now’
Jordan Smith / The Intercept:
Donald Trump's Embrace of Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Is an Absurd Twist on a Failed Policy
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
They Tried to Boycott Facebook, Apple and Google. They Failed.
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Some Rare Praise for Trump's National Security Purge
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Paul Woolverton / The Fayetteville Observer:
NC GOP tries to connect Supreme Court candidate to convicted murderers
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
The Most Powerful Lobbyist in Trump's Washington
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
So why was Trump aide talking to a Russian spy?
Discussion: Power Line
David Alire Garcia / Reuters:
Costa Rica center-left easily wins presidency in vote fought on gay rights
Discussion: New York Times, VICE News and The Week
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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