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12:25 AM ET, April 4, 2018

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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

Today's Shooting Showed How Bad Twitter's Misinformation Problem Is — A sampling of individuals (incorrectly) accused on Twitter of being the YouTube shooter. — BuzzFeed News — Seconds after the first shots were fired at YouTube's headquarters on Tuesday afternoon …

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Los Angeles Times:

Active shooting at YouTube headquarters brings huge police response — An active shooting at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, Calif., sparked panic and a massive police response Tuesday. — Several YouTube employees sent tweets Tuesday afternoon, saying employees were racing …

KRON:

Shooter dead, at least 3 injured in YouTube shooting, police say — SAN BRUNO (KRON) - A woman shot multiple people Tuesday before turning the gun on herself at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, according to police. — Sources tell KRON4 that the shooting appears to be the result of a domestic dispute.

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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:

REVEALED: Woman, 38, who shot three employees at YouTube's California HQ before killing herself was a prolific YouTuber who ranted online about the company's ‘dictatorial’ new policies — Female shooter opened fire with a handgun at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California on Tuesday afternoon

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze, Associated Press and IJR

Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:

YouTube Shooting: Woman Shot Boyfriend, Then Killed Herself … A federal law-enforcement official told The Daily Beast that a woman in her thirties shot her boyfriend Tuesday at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. — That female assailant is now dead, the official added.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Hollywood Reporter, CBS Los Angeles and One America News Network

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

Dana Rohrabacher immediately links shooting at YouTube to ‘illegal aliens’ — Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) appeared on Fox Business Network amid breaking news reports of a shooting at YouTube headquarters on Tuesday afternoon. — The interview occurred less than an hour after the shooting …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, Mediaite and Mother Jones

Nicholas Kristof / New York Times: How to Win an Argument About Guns

NBC News:
YouTube shooting: Female suspect dead at firm's HQ in San Bruno, California

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New York Times:
YouTube Shooting: Woman Wounds 3 Before Killing Herself, Police Say

Discussion: Jezebel, AOL, FOX 61, Mashable, Pacific Standard, KRON, New York Magazine and The Daily Caller

Sam Dorman / IJR:
After YouTube HQ Shooting, Witness Says, 'I Didn't Have a Gun on Me, But I Wish I Did'

Discussion: WSVN-TV and FOX 61

Hollywood Reporter:
CNN Criticized for “Sexist” Coverage of YouTube Shooting

Discussion: Washington Press, IJR, The Daily Caller and twitchy.com

Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Police respond to active shooter at YouTube's California headquarters

Discussion: WSVN-TV, TechCrunch, The Daily Caller, FOX 61, The Gateway Pundit and Law & Crime

NBC Bay Area:
Police Respond to Active Shooter at YouTube HQ in San Bruno

Discussion: Recode and IJR

Washington Post:

Mueller told Trump's attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target …

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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Rosenstein gets new top deputy for Russia probe

Discussion: Washington Press, Townhall and Raw Story

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump

Discussion: Vox, Raw Story, VICE News, emptywheel, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Week

Clare Foran / CNN:

How EPA's Scott Pruitt avoided tough questions on Tuesday — Washington (CNN)As questions swirled over whether or not he can hold onto his administration post, embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appeared calm on Tuesday as he touted the agency's decision …

Discussion: Fox News, The CT Mirror, VTDigger, Raw Story, Washington Press, Media Matters for America, MSNBC and The Daily Caller

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

Embattled Scott Pruitt rips ‘toxic’ Washington, says critics ‘will resort to anything’ to stop Trump agenda — EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on Tuesday forcefully pushed back against criticism that he won a short-term sweetheart rental deal from a lobbyist friend, claiming it's …

Discussion: Axios, The Daily Signal, The Atlantic, Politico, CNBC and Daily Torch

HuffPost:
2 Florida Republicans Now Joining Calls For Scott Pruitt To Resign

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Washington Post:
EPA's Scott Pruitt faces intensifying scrutiny, criticism of his ethics decisions

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CNN:

Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings — (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook. — Todd Johnson is a former Trump campaign state director …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Splinter, Washington Press, Raw Story and Mediaite

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.

Discussion: Engadget, The Daily Caller, Axios, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Wire and The Week, more at Techmeme »

Bloomberg:

Sinclair Employees Say Their Contracts Make It Too Expensive to Quit — Noncompetes, forced arbitration and a liquidated damages clause can equal 40 percent of annual salary. — , and — After Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. drew widespread criticism for having anchors read a statement taking aim …

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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Sinclair station in Oregon tells employees to not talk to press about script: report

Discussion: Daily Kos, CNET, FTVLive and Vox

Eliot Nelson / HuffPost:
Sinclair Journalists Worry They're Being Watched: 'There's A Lot Held Over Us'

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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:

Rebecca Dallet beats Michael Screnock in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court — MADISON - Rebecca Dallet trounced Michael Screnock on Tuesday for a seat on the state Supreme Court, shrinking the court's conservative majority and giving Democrats a jolt of energy heading into the fall election.

Discussion: Political Wire, Daily Kos and The Week

Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:

EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Releases Credit Card, Flight And Hotel Records - Nowhere Near London — Boarding passes and credit card records of longtime presidential adviser Roger Stone show him arriving in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after a two day trip to California on August 4, 2016, documents reviewed by The Daily Caller reveal.

Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Washington Times

David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Mueller's Most Conspicuous Silence Suggests

Discussion: CNN, Central Florida Post and Artvoice

Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Roger Stone Hit With $100 Million Defamation Suit in Miami From Chinese Billionaire

Discussion: Raw Story

Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:

Where Will Conservatives Draw the Line on Trump? — This is personal, not policy. — You have to feel bad for conservatives and Republicans who have been dragged into a debate over whether Amazon is a valuable company. To engage earnestly with the idea that Jeff Bezos's disruptive online retailer …

Discussion: National Review

Jonah Goldberg / National Review: On Rhetoric and Reality — I think all of Dan's points below …

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

The all-consuming tribalism of Trump's Republican Party, in one 30-second ad … As metaphors for the Trump-led Republican Party go, it's difficult to beat Rep. Todd Rokita's new ad in the Indiana Senate race. — In 30 seconds, the Republican congressman from Indiana discusses no policy issues …

Discussion: YouTube, New York Times, Washington Times and Political Wire

Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:

BOMBSHELL: Secret TEXTS Show FBI, DOJ May Have RUSHED Anti-Trump FISA Warrant — More evidence discovered from new FBI documents — Communications uncovered by congressional investigators reveal the FBI may have improperly coordinated with Department of Justice officials in an effort …

Discussion: Raw Story, Law & Crime and The Gateway Pundit

Facebook:

Authenticity Matters: The IRA Has No Place on Facebook — This morning we removed 70 Facebook and 65 Instagram accounts — as well as 138 Facebook Pages — that were controlled by the Russia-based Internet Research Agency (IRA). Many of the Pages also ran ads, all of which have been removed.

Discussion: New York Times, Daily Mail, Motherboard, Sputnik International, The Verge and Engadget, more at Mediagazer »

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:

“Journalism Is Not About Creating Safe Spaces”: Inside the Woke Civil War at The New York Times — Catalyzed by the Trump presidency, roiled by flash points like Glenn Thrush, Bret Stephens, and Bari Weiss, a generational conflict not seen since the 60s is besetting the Times.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

People.com:

Inside Tiffany Trump's Strained Relationship with Her Dad: ‘They Go Months Without Speaking’ — With rare, back-to-back appearances spanning three states, Tiffany Trump and her father, President Donald Trump, seem to be on something of a father-daughter reunion tour.

Discussion: Raw Story, thecut and Political Wire

Josh Rogers / KTBS:

Southwood High principal says no to transgender student's yearbook pictures — A Southwood High School senior is fighting back against her principal after he said her senior pictures violate the school's dress code. — Kami Pham, a transgender student, said principal Jeff Roberts told …

Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Principal claims transgender student's yearbook photo somehow violates dress code (Updated)

Discussion: IJR, Law & Crime and Jezebel

MJ Lee / CNN:

Stormy Daniels requests ‘suspicious’ bank information related to hush payment — Avenatti: Trump popping champagne too soon — (CNN)A lawyer for Stormy Daniels is asking the Treasury Department to release information filed with the government by a bank about “suspicious” …

Discussion: RedState and Mediaite

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: Politico, Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller