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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller authorized by DOJ to investigate alleged Manafort collusion with Russian government  —  (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump's former …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Jeff Sessions Quietly Appointed a Prosecutor to Probe Trump's Foes.  That Could Be an Unprecedented Disaster. … The headlines called it a non-event when Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided not to appoint a special counsel to look into the special counsel after all.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Justice official authorized Mueller to investigate whether Trump campaign chair colluded with Russia … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was authorized by a top Justice Department official to investigate whether Paul Manafort, the onetime chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
Discussion: National Review
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Mueller's Most Conspicuous Silence Suggests  —  But the emails!  —  It's not just an increasingly worn rejoinder to any story of chaos and disaster in the Trump administration.  It's also an interesting question to ask about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump … Paul Manafort's legal strategy for evading the charges filed against him by special counsel Robert Mueller was fairly straightforward.  His attorneys argued, among other things, that many of the charges Manafort faces — which include fraud …
Discussion: Vox, The Week, VICE News and emptywheel
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:   Thank You, Jeff Sessions
Zachary Fryer-Biggs / Vox:
Alexander van der Zwaan is going to jail for lying to Mueller's Russia probe
Discussion: NPR, New York Magazine and Mediaite
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:   Ex-Skadden Lawyer Is Sentenced to 30 Days in Russia Inquiry
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Was Authorized to Investigate Paul Manafort's Work for Ukraine
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides  —  In early March, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt approached the White House with a request: He wanted substantial pay raises for two of his closest aides.
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt's D.C. Lobbyist Landlord Also Funded His Oklahoma Attorney General Campaign … Before Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt rented a room from a top DC energy lobbyist, that lobbyist and his wife funded Pruitt's efforts to climb the political ladder in his home state of Oklahoma.
Washington Post:
Top Pruitt aide at EPA also shopped for housing on his behalf … This post has been updated.  —  A top aide at the Environmental Protection Agency, who recently received a 33 percent raise from Administrator Scott Pruitt despite a lack of approval from the White House …
CNN:
President Trump today
Discussion: Splinter and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
That caravan of migrants Trump was tweeting about?  Mexico stopped it. … VERACRUZ, Mexico — The Mexican government on Monday evening moved to break up the caravan of migrants moving through southern Mexico, with immigration officials registering the travelers and suggesting …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘The caravan makes me very sad’: Trump says he's sending US military troops to the Mexico border
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’  —  David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.”  In emails to New York, Smith said that print …
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Axios:
Why Trump thinks he's winning his war on media
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke says he raised staggering $6.7M in first quarter of 2018  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018.  It's an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Milton Friedman Predicted Socialism Would Kill Democracy.  Instead, Trump Is.  —  In 1962, the conservative philosopher Milton Friedman wrote a classic essay titled “Capitalism and Freedom.”  Friedman argued that a capitalist system is inherently more conducive to democracy because it disperses resources.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and New York Times
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Is Like, ‘How Can I F—k with Him?’”:  Trump's War with Amazon (and The Washington Post) Is Personal
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump is finally making investors nervous
Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US suspects listening devices in Washington  —  For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.
Jill McCabe / Washington Post:
The president attacked my reputation.  It's time to set the record straight.  —  Jill McCabe, an emergency room pediatrician, is married to former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.  —  I am an emergency room pediatrician and an accidental politician — someone who never thought …
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
'I can't breathe': Asheville police video shows white officer beating, choking black jaywalking suspect … Johnnie Rush was trying to get home from a long shift at the Cracker Barrel.  —  Then he got stopped for jaywalking — an encounter with the police department in Asheville, N.C. …
Michael Jones / The College Fix:
University event aims to combat ‘Christian Privilege’  —  George Washington University diversity workshop to be held four days after Easter  —  Just four days after Easter, George Washington University will host a training session for students and faculty that teaches that Christians …
Orlando Sentinel:
Congressman Darren Soto's wife arrested at Walt Disney World  —  The wife of U.S. Rep. Darren Soto was arrested at Disney Springs on Sunday on a charge of disorderly intoxication.  —  Amanda Soto, 33, of Celebration, was with her mother at the West Side bus loop when Orange County Sheriff's …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Corey Robin:
Why is the media—including the liberal media—supporting these teachers' strikes?  —  I've been amazed—in a good way—at how positive is the media coverage of all these teacher wildcat strikes and actions in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arizona.  Particularly from liberal media outlets.
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Roseanne is bringing conservative American women out of the closet  —  “Roseanne,” the ABC sitcom, brought in 25 million viewers and counting to the shock of elites who believed that the biggest new draw on TV was Jimmy Kimmel and comedy tilting politically left.
Susan Scutti / CNN:
Unusual forms of ‘nightmare’ antibiotic-resistant bacteria detected in 27 states  — About one in four antibiotic-resistant germs from hospitals and nursing homes had a gene that helped spread resistance  —  (CNN)More than 200 rare antibiotic-resistant genes were found in “nightmare” …
Discussion: NPR
Politico:
Trump, McCarthy look to cut billions from budget deal they just passed  —  The move comes after a backlash from conservatives.  —  Facing pressure from conservatives for their budget-busting moves, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are considering forcing votes …
Tulsa World:
‘Go ahead, be pissed at me’: Oklahoma lawmaker, upset at teachers' decorum, vows not to vote for education … As the statewide teacher walkout entered its second day, some lawmakers are criticizing the behavior of those protesting at the Capitol.  —  Rep. Josh Cockroft …
Discussion: Raw Story
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: ‘Everyone’ Agrees 'Nobody's Been Tougher On Russia Than I Have'  —  President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday afternoon that he has been incredibly tough on Russia and that everybody knows it.  —  “Nobody's been tougher on Russia than I have,” he said at a press conference with three heads …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election  —  President Trump has said repeatedly that Russian interference didn't matter in the 2016 election, and he has suggested — wrongly — that the intelligence and law enforcement communities have said the same.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump: ‘I want to get out’ of Syria  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday again voiced support for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, saying his administration would make a decision on the matter “very quickly.”  —  “I want to get out.  I want to bring our troops back home,” …
 
 
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Trump's Campaign Said It Was Better at Facebook. Facebook Agrees
Bob Price / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE — South Texas Border Patrol Agents Overwhelmed by Illegal Border Crossers, Says Agent
Steve Sherman / Des Moines Register:
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Discussion: Political Wire
James Bovard / USA Today:
After the FBI's Pulse nightclub failure, why should we trust James Comey anymore?
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Graham Rayman / New York Daily News:
NYPD sex crimes chief donated thousands to Trump after video scandal on grabbing women ‘by the p—y’
Discussion: Splinter
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Trumpism is not run-of-the-mill conservative populism
Discussion: Mother Jones
Media Matters for America:
We reviewed Kevin Williamson's past work. The Atlantic hiring him is even worse than you think.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Times:
What the Supreme Court Doesn't Get About Racism
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Eric X. Li / Washington Post:
Why Xi's lifting of term limits is a good thing
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Bloomberg:
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