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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
A Grotesque Spectacle in Jerusalem — On Monday, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and other leading lights of the Trumpist right gathered in Israel to celebrate the relocation of the American Embassy to Jerusalem, a gesture widely seen as a slap in the face to Palestinians who envision East Jerusalem as their future capital.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, middleeastmonitor.com, Taylor Marsh, HuffPost, Mediaite and thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Waves of Gazans vs. Israeli Tear Gas and Bullets: Deadliest Mayhem in Years
Waves of Gazans vs. Israeli Tear Gas and Bullets: Deadliest Mayhem in Years
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Pastor Who Said Jews Are Going to Hell Led Prayer at Jerusalem Embassy Opening
Pastor Who Said Jews Are Going to Hell Led Prayer at Jerusalem Embassy Opening
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Reuters, The Times of Israel, Politico, CNSNews and Washington Post
Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Ivanka Trump Opens U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem During Israeli Massacre of Palestinians in Gaza
Ivanka Trump Opens U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem During Israeli Massacre of Palestinians in Gaza
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+972 Magazine, IfNotNow and Common Dreams
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Nothing says ‘peace’ like 58 dead Palestinians
Nothing says ‘peace’ like 58 dead Palestinians
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New York Times, TIME and Associated Press
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Jerusalem Embassy Is a Victory for Trump, and a Complication for Middle East Peace
Jerusalem Embassy Is a Victory for Trump, and a Complication for Middle East Peace
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McClatchy Washington Bureau, New York Post and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Ahmed Abu Ratima / New York Times:
I Helped Start the Gaza Protests. I Don't Regret It.
I Helped Start the Gaza Protests. I Don't Regret It.
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Contemptor, The Federalist and Bustle
CNN:
White House on protester deaths: “Israel has the right to defend itself”
White House on protester deaths: “Israel has the right to defend itself”
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Louder With Crowder, Townhall, Jihad Watch, FOX2now.com and Joe.My.God.
New York Daily News:
Dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces at Gaza border, thousands injured in protests …
Dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces at Gaza border, thousands injured in protests …
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Death in Gaza, New Embassy in Jerusalem, and Peace as Distant as Ever
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Orders Help For Chinese Phone-Maker After China Approves Money For Trump Project — Trump will profit from Indonesian resort project that will get $500 million in Chinese loans in a deal sealed days before before his tweet ordering help for ZTE. — WASHINGTON - A mere 72 hours …
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ThinkProgress, The Daily Beast, National Review, CNBC, Breitbart, Nextgov and Mediaite
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Kansas City Star:
Case against Greitens is dropped, for now. Legislative leaders say nothing's changed — ST. LOUIS — In a stunning development, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday dropped her prosecution of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in the face of the defense team's plan to call her as a witness.
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USA Today, Splinter, Associated Press, HuffPost, Axios and Political Wire
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Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Greitens admits using secret texting app with staff but says he didn't violate laws
Robert Patrick / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Circuit attorney drops charge against Greitens after judge rules she can be called as witness
Circuit attorney drops charge against Greitens after judge rules she can be called as witness
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The Daily Beast, CNN and The Week
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
The Russians Try to Call Mueller's Bluff, File Request to View Secret Grand Jury Info — Attorneys for an alleged component of Russian trolling efforts during the 2016 presidential election are demanding that special counsel Robert Mueller be forced to reveal the grand jury instructions used …
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Mother Jones, RedState and Raw Story
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Politico:
Ukrainian politician behind controversial peace proposal to appear in Mueller probe — KIEV — A Ukrainian politician who communicated with Trump associates about a controversial plan to resolve Ukraine's conflict with Kremlin-backed rebels said Monday that he has been called to testify …
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Washington Press, Joe.My.God., Talking Points Memo and Law & Crime
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Russian company indicted by Mueller slams case as a ‘make-believe crime’
Russian company indicted by Mueller slams case as a ‘make-believe crime’
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The Daily Caller and Washington Times
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Troll Farm Lawyers: Russians Didn't Know Election Meddling Was Illegal
Troll Farm Lawyers: Russians Didn't Know Election Meddling Was Illegal
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Politico, The Week and The Gateway Pundit
Robert Maguire / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
$1 million mystery gift to inauguration traced to conservative legal activists — WASHINGTON — One of the largest contributions to President Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2016 appears to have been orchestrated by a set of powerful conservative legal activists who have since …
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Splinter
Axios:
Scoop: Inside Trump's 2020 startup — As President Trump's campaign aides quietly launch his reelection campaign, they're eyeing two states as possible pickups for 2020: Minnesota, where Trump came close in 2016 without even trying; and Colorado, where his hands-off approach to marijuana enforcement is a possible selling point.
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Political Wire
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump's “big data” plan for 2020 — Trump reelection campaign manager Brad Parscale starts with 18 million email addresses and phone numbers ("hard contacts") of likely Trump voters, and has a goal of doubling that that to 30 million to 40 million by Election Day 2020 — roughly half of the votes Trump needs.
Politico:
Senate GOP chides Trump over McCain treatment — ‘Just out of common decency they should apologize,’ one Republican said of the White House ahead of a Trump lunch with GOP senators. — Senate Republicans are openly seething over the White House's treatment of John McCain …
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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Mediaite
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Trump's White House never says sorry
Why Trump's White House never says sorry
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Politico, The Daily Beast, CNNMoney, Hot Air, IJR, ABC News, Mother Jones, Splinter and New York Post
Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Embattled ex-congressman Blake Farenthold finds safe harbor at the Port of Port Lavaca — This is Congressman Blake Farenthold's full statement announcing his resignation on Friday, April 6. Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, has resigned from Texas' 27th Congressional District following months …
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HuffPost
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch — has withstood relentless political attacks, many distorting his record of distinguished government service. — But there's one episode even Mueller's former law enforcement comrades — and independent ethicists …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center — (CNN)First lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, DC, according to a statement from her office. — Trump had been experiencing an issue …
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The White House, IJR, Bustle, Il Post, Washington Press, The Atlantic, CBS Philly, WPIX 11 New York, Glamour, Daily Wire, fox8.com, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Week and Outside the Beltway
Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
Seattle Scales Back Tax in Face of Amazon's Revolt, but Tensions Linger — SEATTLE — After intense lobbying by local businesses and a bold threat by Amazon to curtail development in its hometown, the Seattle City Council on Monday approved a smaller and more limited tax on big companies than originally envisioned.
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American Prospect, more at Techmeme »
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times:
Seattle City Council votes 9-0 for scaled-down head tax on large employers
Seattle City Council votes 9-0 for scaled-down head tax on large employers
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Recode and ThinkProgress
Washington Post:
Michael Avenatti is using Trump tactics to battle Trump, a strategy that comes with risks — Ten weeks ago, Michael Avenatti was a California lawyer known for his successes in class-action lawsuits. Then he sued President Trump on behalf of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and …
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USA Today and The Gateway Pundit
Tony Semerad / Salt Lake Tribune:
Reacting to plunging revenues, Salt Lake Tribune lays off a third of its newsroom, cuts back print offerings — In a radical restructuring of Utah's largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees from a newsroom staff of 90 …
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Politico and fox13now.com, more at Mediagazer »
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Ilana Novick / Truthdig:
Reporters Cash In White House Access for Lucrative Cable News Deals
Reporters Cash In White House Access for Lucrative Cable News Deals
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Splinter and BuzzFeed, more at Mediagazer »
Austin Frakt / New York Times:
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980 — The spending began soaring beyond that of other advanced nations, but without the same benefits in life expectancy. — The United States devotes a lot more of its economic resources to health care than any other nation …
Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
Mueller team urges federal judge to reject request for hearing on leaks: report — is reportedly pressing a federal judge to turn down a request from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort — to hold a hearing about leaks surrounding the investigation into Russia's 2016 election meddling.
Hollywood Reporter:
Cannes: Spike Lee's ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Draws 10-Minute Ovation — The evening was poised to be dramatic if not redemptive given that Lee was famously overlooked for the Palme d'Or in 1989 for ‘Do the Right Thing.’ — In his long-awaited return to the Croisette, Spike Lee drew a 10-minute ovation …
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Jezebel, The Guardian and The Root
Walter Russell Mead / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Iran and American Power — The president sees Tehran's overreach as an opportunity to arrest U.S. decline. — America's withdrawal from the Iran deal and relocation of its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem send an unmistakable signal about the emerging Trump foreign policy …
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The American Conservative
Washington Post:
Maverick cleric's election upset could rattle U.S.-Iraq relations … BAGHDAD — The surprisingly strong showing of a ticket backed by maverick cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Iraqi elections over the weekend will force U.S. officials to recalculate how best to pursue American interests in the region at an especially sensitive moment.
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Axios and Power Line
Karen Deyoung / Washington Post:
Allies fume over Trump's withdrawal from Iran deal but have few options to respond — America's three closest friends in Europe — Britain, France and Germany — are near-bursting with anger and exasperation at the United States. In a frenzy of meetings and phone calls among them over the past week …