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5:05 PM ET, April 7, 2018

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
John Kelly blew up at Trump in Oval Office meeting, threatened to quit  —  White House Chief of Staff John Kelly threatened to quit on March 28, according to sources familiar with the events.  —  What I'm hearing: Kelly blew up at Trump in an Oval Office meeting that day …
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and Mediaite
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's freak-out moment  —  We can't overstate the severity of President Trump's buyer's remorse from signing last month's spending bill.  It could even be a turning point in his presidency, on the issue of immigration and his level of cooperation with Republican leaders:
BBC:
Several dead in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster  —  Several people have been killed in the city of Muenster, in western Germany, after a van drove into pedestrians.  —  The driver of the vehicle has killed himself, police said, without providing further details.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Blood donors rush to help Muenster hospital  —  BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the vehicle that has crashed into a crowd in the German city of Muenster (all times local):  —  Outside Muenster University Hospital, a long queue has formed of people wanting to give blood after the hospital put an urgent call out for donations.
Bojan Pancevski / Wall Street Journal:   Two Killed as Van Rams Into Small Crowd in Münster, Germany
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Palestinian journalist in vest marked ‘PRESS’ shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza … GAZA CITY — Yaser Murtaja had often filmed from the sky, but he never lived to fulfill his dream of flying on an airplane though the clouds.  —  The young journalist shot drone images and video for Ain Media …
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The Times of Israel:
US blocks Arab-led UN call for independent probe of Gaza protests
Discussion: RT
New York Times:
In His Haste to Roll Back Rules, Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief, Risks His Agenda  —  Want the latest climate news in your inbox?  You can sign up here to receive Climate Fwd:, our new email newsletter.  —  WASHINGTON — As ethical questions threaten the Environmental Protection Administrator …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Newt Gingrich / Fox News:
California may elect a Republican governor — Incredible as that sounds  —  John Cox is doing something remarkable for a Republican.  A recent survey indicates he is now within striking distance of being elected governor of the infamously liberal state in November.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Manafort moves to suppress evidence found in storage unit  —  Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are arguing that what could be key evidence against him should be kept out of court because the FBI violated his Constitutional rights by illegally entering a storage locker belonging to Manafort's firm.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Paul Manafort accuses federal prosecutors of illegal property search
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and The Week
Jamie Satterfield / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
ICE raids Grainger County meatpacking plant amid charges owners avoided $2.5M in payroll taxes  —  For more on the story here is Zachary Devita/ Buzz60  —  Federal agents raided a Bean Station, Tennessee slaughterhouse Thursday after a months-long probe into allegations the owners …
Discussion: BPR
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Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer hints at ‘major announcement’ on person who threatened her  —  Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti said on Saturday morning that he has a “major announcement” about a person who allegedly threatened Daniels to keep quiet about her alleged affair with President Trump
CNN:
Secret, direct talks underway between US and North Korea  —  Washington (CNN)The United States and North Korea have been holding secret, direct talks to prepare for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, a sign that planning for the highly anticipated meeting …
CBC News:
'You are in Saskatchewan's hearts': 14 confirmed dead in junior hockey team bus crash  —  Semi-trailer collided with passenger bus about 30 kilometres north of Tisdale, Sask.  —  The RCMP confirmed 14 fatalities and 14 injuries in a collision involving a junior hockey team's bus in Saskatchewan on Friday …
Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Richest 1% on target to own two-thirds of all wealth by 2030  —  World leaders urged to act as anger over inequality reaches a ‘tipping point’ … The world's richest 1% are on course to control as much as two-thirds of the world's wealth by 2030, according to a shocking analysis that has lead to a cross-party call for action.
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
In 83 Million Eviction Records, a Sweeping and Intimate New Look at Housing in America  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Before the first hearings on the morning docket, the line starts to clog the lobby of the John Marshall Courthouse.  No cellphones are allowed inside, but many of the people who've …
The Local:
Rome's Jews reject Israel artichoke dictat  —  Rome's Jewish community is embroiled in a standoff with Israel's top religious authority after it declared the Eternal City's cherished dish of “carciofi alla giudia” (deep-fried whole artichoke) not kosher.  —  The crisp golden delicacies …
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
JARED KUSHNER COMPANY SECURES $600 MILLION LOAN AMID WHITE HOUSE PROBE INTO BUSINESS DEALS, REPORT CLAIMS  —  Jared Kushner's family-owned real estate business has reportedly secured a hefty loan to construct a luxury residential tower in Brooklyn, New York, despite a recent debate …
New York Times:
Months Before Deadly Crash, Helicopter Pilots Warned of Safety Issues  —  For months before an open-sided helicopter capsized in the East River, drowning five passengers who had been strapped inside, pilots for the company that operated the flight warned their bosses about dangerous conditions …
USA Today:
Feds charge Backpage founder after human-trafficking investigation … Cindy McCain on April 6, 2018, lauded the indictment of one of Backpage's co-founders, Michael Lacey.  —  PHOENIX — A founder of a 45-year-old alternative weekly newspaper in Phoenix has been charged in the apparent culmination …
Discussion: Press Enterprise and AOL
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Meghann Farnsworth / Recode:
Full transcript: Apple CEO Tim Cook with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes  —  Education, iPhones, privacy and Facebook were all big topics of discussion.  —  Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes interviewed Apple CEO Tim Cook in Chicago, IL.
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Trumpist GOP doesn't mind Wall Street's tariff heartburn  — Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, powerful advocates for the GOP's pro-business wing, have both warned against potential economic damage from Trump's course.  — But other Republicans, facing heavy losses in November's mid-term elections …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Republicans worry Trump's trade war will blot out tax cut message
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
A Broken FBI Promise
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Power Line
Yoram Hazony / Wall Street Journal:
The Dark Side of the Enlightenment
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump's border boss defends National Guard deployment, but won't say when White House told him of decision
Discussion: Raw Story
Zaid Jilani / The Intercept:
A Bernie-Branded Millionaire Is Leading the Democratic Race for Governor. …
Detroit News:
Snyder ending bottled water for Flint
 Earlier Items: 
CBS Miami:
‘Both Of You Failed Us’: Florida School Shooting Hero Blames Sheriff, Superintendent
Discussion: Daily Wire and twitchy.com
Fox News:
South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman draws gun, says 'I'm not going to be a Gabby Giffords'
Justin Bachman / Bloomberg:
New Luxury Hotel Will Be 200 Miles Up and $792,000 a Night
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
The Changing Shape of Protests in the Second Year of the Trump Era
Paul F. Campos / New York Times:
Why Can't Trump Find Legal Help?
Devin Kelly / Anchorage Daily News:
With nearly all ballots counted, ‘bathroom bill’ rejected by Anchorage voters
Discussion: Vox
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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