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12:20 PM ET, March 31, 2019

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Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Russia Ordered a Killing That Made No Sense.  Then the Assassin Started Talking.  —  RIVNE, Ukraine — The target lived on the sixth floor of a cheerless, salmon-colored building on Vidinska Street, across from a thicket of weeping willows.  Oleg Smorodinov found him there, rented a small apartment on the ground floor, and waited.
Associated Press:
Biden defends his behavior with women  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Sunday he doesn't believe he ever acted inappropriately toward women but will “listen respectfully” to suggestions he did.  —  Biden, who is deciding whether to join the 2020 presidential race …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren says Joe Biden needs to give an answer for allegation of inappropriate touching
Discussion: Daily Wire
Gavin de Becker / The Daily Beast:
Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data  —  The National Enquirer's lawyer tried to get me to say there was no hacking.  —  For 40 years, I've advised at-risk public figures and government agencies on high-stakes security matters.  My career has included working with the CIA …
Elisabeth Malkin / New York Times:
Trump Turns U.S. Policy in Central America on its Head  —  MEXICO CITY — President Trump's plan to cut off aid to three Central American countries for failing to stop the flow of migrants toward the United States breaks with years of conventional wisdom in Washington that the best way to halt migration is to attack its root causes.
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
‘Fox & Friends’ apologizes for headline about ‘3 Mexican Countries’  —  “Fox & Friends Weekend” apologized on Sunday after displaying a graphic referring to “3 Mexican countries,” drawing attention on social media.  —  The show displayed a graphic at the bottom of the screen that read “Trump cuts U.S. aid to 3 Mexican countries.”
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
One of the GOP's brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020  —  ADEL, Iowa —Joni Ernst had barely kicked off a town hall one morning here recently when the barrage of complaints about Donald Trump began.  —  One after one, constituents took to the microphone to grill …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Steve Coll / New Yorker:
The Media and the Mueller Report's March Surprise  —  The Attorney General's summary reported no conspiracy, but serious newsrooms and journalists did the job they are supposed to do.  —  Last year, the Times and the Washington Post shared a Pulitzer Prize for “deeply sourced …
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Most Americans don't think Trump is in the clear yet on Russia, new poll finds  —  President Trump's approval remains stable and a third of voters say they don't know whether the summary of Mueller's findings clears him of wrongdoing in a new NBC News/WSJ poll.
New York Times:
Why Elizabeth Warren, a Presumed Front-Runner, Trails Her Rivals in Fund-Raising  —  MEMPHIS — On a Sunday afternoon earlier this month, Senator Elizabeth Warren began a swing through the South by proclaiming that she was running “a different type of campaign” — one that did not include …
Discussion: CNN
Harry Stevens / Axios:
First of its kind study shows CEO political donations favor GOP  —  A new, first of its kind study tracks the political leanings of CEOs by examining 18 years of political contributions by more than 3,800 CEOs of S&P 1500 companies.  —  The big picture: The chief executives …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Kris Schneider / ABC News:
Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney guarantees Americans covered by ‘Obamacare’ won't lose health care  —  The acting chief of staff said the debate about pre-existing conditions is over.  —  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that if the Trump administration succeeds …
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Washington Post:
For Trump's ‘Party of Healthcare,’ there is no health-care plan
Discussion: Political Wire
Gavin Newsham / New York Post:
Trump is the world's worst cheat at golf, players and celebs say  —  Sixteen of the last 19 US presidents have played golf — and now, in Donald John Trump, the nation can finally boast the very best of them all.  —  Well, that's what he'd like you to believe.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
When is a summary not a summary?  —  For a week, criticism rained down on Attorney General William P. Barr.  Why did his letter advising Congress of the end of the probe contain his own opinion on obstruction of justice?  Why did he not lay out basic information such as the size of the report …
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Son of Stormfront Founder Reveals His Family Watches Tucker Carlson for Tips on ‘White Nationalist Talking Points’  —  The son of Stormfront founder Don Black revealed on CNN on Saturday that his family watches Fox News' Tucker Carlson for tips on white supremacist talking points.
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David Siders / Politico:
O'Rourke rails against ‘unprecedented concentration of wealth and power’ at kickoff rally
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
 
 
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing, Mansion Tax and Plastic Bag Ban in $175 Billion Budget Deal
Discussion: Axios and Simple Justice
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems worry Mueller findings could expand executive power
Discussion: Politico and Hullabaloo
The Guardian:
Leaked reports reveal severe abuse of Saudi political prisoners
John Sexton / Hot Air:
AOC: Our Side Doesn't Name-Call Like Those Xenophobic, White Supremacists On The Right
Siegfried Mortkowitz / Politico:
Political outsider wins Slovakia's presidential election
Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Inside the suspicious rise of gay hate crimes in Portland
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
A Leonardo Made a $450 Million Splash. Now There's No Sign of It.
Discussion: Althouse
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
All About Pete  —  Only accept politicians who have proved …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Free Beacon
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump's Order to Open Arctic Waters to Drilling Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Finds
Discussion: Washington Times and The Root