memeorandum: Trump has a strong foreign policy narrative for 2020 (Alex Ward/Vox)

9:35 AM ET, April 1, 2019

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Jerrold L. Nadler / New York Times:

The House Must See the Whole Mueller Report — Someday, Trump will not be in office. Congress needs a full accounting of his misdeeds to ensure they don't happen again. — Mr. Nadler is the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. — Last Sunday, Attorney General William Barr sent us …

Discussion: Axios, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story

John Wagner / Washington Post:

House Judiciary plans vote this week to subpoena Mueller's report — The House Judiciary Committee plans to vote Wednesday to authorize subpoenas to obtain the full report of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, escalating a feud with the Justice Department over a lengthy document detailing findings …

Discussion: One America News Network, Political Wire and The New Civil Rights Movement

CNN:

Democrats to authorize subpoena for full Mueller report — (CNN)House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler will authorize a subpoena this week to obtain the full, unredacted report from special counsel Robert Mueller, teeing up a showdown between congressional Democrats and the Trump administration over the nearly 400-page report.

Discussion: Mediaite

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Judiciary plans to authorize subpoenas for Mueller's full report

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Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Chris Wallace Hammers Kellyanne Conway On Exoneration Claims: ‘Just Not True’

Discussion: Mother Jones

Stephanie Carter:

The #MeToo Story That Wasn't Me — It happened again two weeks ago. I was at an industry conference comprised of my female peers—what would be my last time there as I had announced my intent to start my own company—when a friend ran up to me joyously stating she had “seen me”.

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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Ex-Defense secretary's wife says photo of her with Biden misleading

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Marc Caputo / Politico:
'It's so easy to Google “Creepy Biden"'

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Washington Post:
Joe Biden's affectionate, physical style with women comes under scrutiny

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Althouse and Associated Press

New York Times:
Joe Biden Scrambles to Stem Crisis After Lucy Flores's Allegation

Discussion: Axios, Fortune, Mediaite, The Week, NPR, New York Post and The Daily Caller

Axios:

2020 presidential election: Pete Buttigieg has raised $7 million — Pete Buttigieg has raised more than $7 million since launching a presidential exploratory committee in January, the potential candidate announced Monday morning. — Why it matters: Buttigieg started with low name recognition …

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Elena Schneider / Politico: Buttigieg dashes to catch up with his newfound fame

Alayna Treene / Axios:
First look: Oldest candidates are winning the youngest vote

Discussion: Political Wire

Sen. Mitch McConnell / Politico:

Time to Stop the Democrats' Obstruction — It took six months of partisan delays — and several railroad accidents — before Democrats let the Senate confirm a federal railroad administrator, even though none of them actually voted against the nominee in the end.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost: Mitch McConnell Plans To Change The Rules Again To Confirm Trump Judges

Axios:

Scoop: Trump “saving” Judge Amy Barrett for Ruth Bader Ginsburg seat — As he was deliberating last year over replacing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, President Trump told confidants he had big plans for Judge Amy Coney Barrett. — “I'm saving her for Ginsburg,” Trump said of Barrett …

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

The President As Adolescent Bully — At his rally Thursday night in Grand Rapids, President Trump delighted supporters by publicly unveiling his derisive nickname for Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. “Little pencil neck Adam Schiff” — he announced …

Discussion: RedState and Louder With Crowder

Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller: Trey Gowdy: CIA May Stop Giving Adam Schiff Information Because He Leaks ‘Like A Screen Door On A Submarine’

Allan Smith / NBC News:

NY's attorney general is one of the most powerful in the nation. That should worry Trump. — The state's chief legal officer, who is investigating the president and his company, has the ability to render a “judgment of corporate death” for business fraud.

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story

Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:

‘Unplanned’ Box Office: Controversial Anti-Abortion Pic Surprises With Strong $6M Debut — The R-rated pic scored the second-best start ever for faith-based distributor Pure Flix; tracking had suggested it would only earn around $3 million. — Graced with a coveted A+ CinemaScore …

Discussion: The Federalist, Young Conservatives and Althouse

Carlotta Gall / New York Times:

Erdogan Appears to Suffer Major Defeats in Turkey's Two Biggest Cities — ISTANBUL — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party on Sunday was facing defeat in local elections in the Turkish capital, Ankara, and possibly even Istanbul, its largest city, a result that shook the nation …

Zia Weise / Politico:
Erdoğan loses control of Ankara in Turkish elections

Discussion: Hürriyet Daily News, Bloomberg and One America News Network

Julie Kelly / American Greatness:

Did Bruce Ohr's Testimony Defuse a NYT Bombshell? — As the congressional testimony of key figures in the so-called Russiagate scandal becomes public, some of it provides a basis to question the veracity of news reporting that often appeared to give cover for the same officials who participated in the scheme.

Ronen Bergman / New York Times:

Twitter Network Uses Fake Accounts to Promote Netanyahu, Israel Watchdog Finds — TEL AVIV — An Israeli watchdog group has found a network of hundreds of social media accounts, many of them fake, used to smear opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in next week's election and to amplify …

Discussion: Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:

The Tables Turn in Russian Collusion Hunt — The irony of the entire Russian collusion hoax is that accusers who cried the loudest about leaking, collusion, lying, and obstruction are themselves soon very likely to be accused of just those crimes. — Now that Robert Mueller's 674-day …

Alex Ward / Vox:

Trump has a strong foreign policy narrative for 2020 — If you think foreign policy might be a weakness for Trump's 2020 reelection campaign, think again. — President Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign will surely be helped by the foreign policy story he can sell to voters.

Frank Gardner / BBC:

The unlikely similarities between the far right and IS — Far-right extremists in Britain have been accessing terrorism material published online by the Islamic State group, counter-terrorism experts have told the BBC. — They say neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists have been studying methods …

Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:

President Trump has made 9,451 false or misleading claims over 801 days — It was only 200 days ago, on his 601st day in office, that President Trump exceeded 5,000 false or misleading claims. — Now, on his 801st day, the count stands at 9,451, according to The Fact Checker's database that analyzes …

CNN:

This Colorado sheriff is willing to go to jail rather than enforce a proposed gun law — Denver (CNN)Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams disagrees so much with a gun bill making its way through the Colorado legislature that he's willing to go to jail rather than enforce it. — “It's a matter of doing what's right,” he said.

Discussion: Townhall

Bloomberg:

Wall Street Embraces Weather Risk in New Era of Storms — Climate change revs up number, intensity of weather disasters — New high priests of finance: Forecasters who keep cash flowing — Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous interest to Mike Eilts.

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Between the lines: Trump privately thinks ACA lawsuit will fail in court — A major misconception on Capitol Hill right now is the notion that Mick Mulvaney is behind President Trump's decision to back a lawsuit to demolish the Affordable Care Act. — After a week of talking …

Discussion: Politico, Outside the Beltway and Breitbart