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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
Jim Acosta Yelled At Trump While He Was Coloring With Children At White House Easter Egg Roll
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Raw Story, RedState, ThinkProgress and Mediaite
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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Politico and Associated Press
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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Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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
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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Washington Monthly, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Daily Kos
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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RedState, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
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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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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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Betsy's Page
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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Baltimore Sun, Talking Points Memo, AOL, CNBC, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, Political Wire, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Althouse and KTLA, more at Mediagazer »
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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
‘Extremely dangerous to our democracy’: MSNBC's Joe and Mika shame Sinclair anchors for reciting pro-Trump propaganda
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Amy McGrath, Politico, Daily Wire, Axios, Taylor Marsh and Instapundit
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral
Sinclair tells stations to air media-bashing promos - and the criticism goes viral
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The Daily Beast, Salon, Washington Post, The Guardian, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, Mother Jones, Media Matters for America, NPR, VICE News, Law & Crime, IJR, AOL, KTLA, Lawyers, Guns & Money, twitchy.com, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Washington Press, Deadline and Hullabaloo
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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Washington Times, RedState, Washington Post, The Week, Politico, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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.
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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Outside the Beltway
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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Times and Political Wire
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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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Bloomberg, Breitbart, Business Insider, Daily Mail, AOL, ValueWalk, The Verge, New York Sun, The Daily Caller, CBS San Francisco and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
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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PinkNews, New York Magazine and The Week, more at Techmeme »
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 …
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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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Raw Story
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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Political Wire
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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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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Daily Wire, Breitbart and twitchy.com
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
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.
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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NBC News, ThinkProgress, Washington Post, Daily Oklahoman, WLWT-TV, NPR, New York Magazine, Common Dreams, TheBlaze and VICE News
Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Roseanne’ Ratings Climb, Hit 25 Million Viewers With Time-Shifting Record — The comedy's first telecast after a 20-year break also hits an obscene 7.3 rating in the key demo. — Roseanne's ratings riches keep climbing, hitting a record haul for Nielsen's live-plus-three day ratings growth.
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The Daily Caller and EW.com
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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RedState, Business Insider, Forbes, WSVN-TV, Motherboard and Mashable
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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Los Angeles Times and FDD's Long War Journal
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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Political Wire