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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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Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Jim Acosta Yelled At Trump While He Was Coloring With Children At White House Easter Egg Roll — Donald Trump was participating in the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday when a CNN correspondent began shouting questions at him. — During the event, families of reporters …
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Associated Press:
White House goes on attack over Shulkin's claim he was fired
White House goes on attack over Shulkin's claim he was fired
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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Trump often quoted as ‘senior White House official’ in news reports, book claims
Trump often quoted as ‘senior White House official’ in news reports, book claims
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Bloomberg:
Trump Discussed White House Invitation to Putin in Phone Call
Trump Discussed White House Invitation to Putin in Phone Call
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New York Magazine
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Trump touts economy, military but slams Democrats at Easter egg roll
Trump touts economy, military but slams Democrats at Easter egg roll
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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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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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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.
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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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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump ‘Cherishes’ Lou Dobbs So Much He Puts Him on Speakerphone for Oval Office Meetings … It is difficult to fully understand the Trump presidency without first understanding Lou Dobbs, the Fox Business powerhouse host and one of the main precursors to Trumpism.
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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?
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Two Mistakes the Democrats Can't Afford to Make
Two Mistakes the Democrats Can't Afford to Make
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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Azeen Ghorayshi / BuzzFeed:
Grindr Is Sharing The HIV Status Of Its Users With Other Companies — The gay hookup app Grindr, which has more than 3.6 million daily active users across the world, has been providing its users' HIV status to two other companies, BuzzFeed News has learned.
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Bloomberg:
Stocks' Second-Quarter Start Is the Worst Since the Great Depression — If you feel like the second quarter has begun badly, you'd be right. — U.S. stocks are on track to have their worst April start since 1929, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The S&P 500 index slumped 2.4 percent …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Chris Christie betrays Trump defenders' remarkably dim view of the president's intellect … Lost in the debate over whether President Trump should talk to Robert Mueller is this: The arguments against him doing it often betray a remarkably dim view of Trump's intellect.
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NPR:
Kentucky Lawmakers Limit Black Lung Claims Reviews Despite Epidemic — A measure signed into law in Kentucky this past week would prevent federally-certified radiologists from judging X-rays in state black lung compensation claims, leaving diagnoses of the disease mostly to physicians who typically work for coal companies.
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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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Amanda Erickson / Washington Post:
Russian bots are tweeting their support of embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham … Embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham has found some unlikely allies: Russian bots. — Russian-linked Twitter accounts have rallied around the conservative talk-show host, who has come under fire …
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
CNN mocked for glorifying JFKs ‘legendary’ infidelity after harping on sex allegations against Trump — CNN was slammed for hypocrisy over the weekend when the network glorified President John F. Kennedy's many infidelities after spending significant coverage painting President Trump …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Falsely Accused Parkland School Shooter Sues Alex Jones' InfoWars for Defamation … Marcel Fontaine, who was falsely declared a suspect in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting by conspiracy-theorist website InfoWars, is now suing Alex Jones for more than a million dollars.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's Supreme Leader ‘Makes Hitler Look Good’ — This much, at least, can be said for Mohammed bin Salman, the putatively reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia: He has made all the right enemies. Among those who would celebrate his end are the leaders of ISIS, al-Qaeda …
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Axios:
Cuban: 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.”
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Mike Parker / Daily Express:
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: My secret battle with depression — HOLLYWOOD'S highest-paid star has told of his secret battle with depression and his agony over witnessing his mother's attempted suicide. Former world wrestling champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson declared: “Struggle and pain is real.
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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Courier-Journal:
Public schools in all 120 Kentucky counties are closed Monday — Teachers and students gathered in Frankfort on Friday to speak against the pension bill that passed unexpectedly the night before. Many teachers called in sick Friday. Andy Beshear says he will sue. Astrid Hacker/ Louisville Courier Journal
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