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2:30 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.
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.”
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Martin Matishak / Politico:
Trump not bluffing about closing U.S.-Mexico border, Conway says  —  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Donald Trump is serious about possibly closing the U.S.-Mexico border this week.  —  “It certainly isn't a bluff.  You can take the president seriously,” …
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 …
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Republicans maintain that they are ‘working on a plan’ to replace Obamacare
Discussion: USA Today and Political Wire
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:   Sen. Rick Scott becomes Trump point man on GOP health care policy
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-31-19: Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney and Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Discussion: New York Post
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
'Barr gets to handle this. …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
Washington Post:   For Trump's ‘Party of Healthcare,’ there is no health-care plan
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: Axios
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren's finance director leaving campaign  —  Elizabeth Warren: I'm not taking a dime of PAC money  —  (CNN)Michael Pratt, Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's finance director, is in the process of leaving Warren's presidential campaign as a result of the senator's recent decision …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Joe Biden's Campaign-in-Waiting Isn't Ready for #MeToo Accusations
Jasmine Wright / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren says Joe Biden needs to give an answer for allegation of inappropriate touching
Discussion: Daily Wire
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 recent morning when the barrage of complaints about Donald Trump began.  —  One after one, constituents grilled the first-term Republican senator about the president …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Jake Tapper: CNN Didn't Get ‘Anything’ Wrong In Russiagate Reporting  —  Jake Tapper said Sunday that CNN has not gotten “anything” wrong during the course of reporting on Russiagate, even though his network has bungled numerous stories over the past two years.  —  “I'm not sure what you're saying the media got wrong.
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 …
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: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New York Agrees to Congestion Pricing, Mansion Tax and Plastic Bag Ban in $175 Billion Budget Deal  —  ALBANY — After weeks of intraparty bickering, the New York State Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo agreed to a $175 billion budget early Sunday morning, packed with a bevy of progressive programs …
Discussion: Axios and Simple Justice
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Don Trump Jr. says ‘nobody believes’ Rod Rosenstein is a real Republican because he's ‘not exactly a Trump fan’  —  Donald Trump Jr. on Sunday asserted that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein can't be a real Republican because he is not a “fan” of President Donald Trump.
 
 
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump's Order to Open Arctic Waters to Oil Drilling Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Finds
Discussion: Washington Times and The Root
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
The keeper of the secret
New York Times:
The Secret Death Toll of America's Drones
New York Times:
‘Breaches Everywhere’: Midwest Levees Burst, and Tough Questions Follow
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems worry Mueller findings could expand executive power
Discussion: Politico and Hullabaloo
Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Son of Stormfront Founder Tells CNN His Family Watches Tucker Carlson for Tips on ‘White Nationalist Talking Points’
The Guardian:
Leaked reports reveal severe abuse of Saudi political prisoners
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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
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
When is a summary not a summary?  —  For a week, criticism rained …
Andy Ngo / New York Post:
Inside the suspicious rise of gay hate crimes in Portland
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Washington Post:
Mueller report findings upend partisan views of probe, poll finds
Discussion: Axios
Gavin de Becker / The Daily Beast:
Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data
Gavin Newsham / New York Post:
Trump is the world's worst cheat at golf, players and celebs say
Mark Zuckerberg / Washington Post:
The Internet needs new rules. Let's start in these four areas.
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

 
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