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8:45 AM ET, April 10, 2019

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Washington Post:
The villain and the naif: Miller and Kushner on a potential collision course in Trump's border crisis  —  In President Trump's latest blowup over immigration, senior adviser Stephen Miller hovered omnipresent in the background — goading him in his threats to close the border …
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Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump picks Miller, setting up potential clash with Kushner on immigration  —  President Donald Trump's choice of Stephen Miller to lead on immigration sets up a potential policy clash with one of the most influential people in the White House, the president's son-in-law.
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House's growing panic to contain the border crisis  —  He had threatened to close the southern border and ordered a halt to foreign aid for three Central American nations.  But as President Trump weighed his next move to respond to a mounting immigration crisis …
John Burnett / NPR:
Trump Administration Mulls Tougher Immigration Policies Amid DHS Shake-Up
Bloomberg:
Barr Forms Team to Review FBI's Actions in Trump Probe  — Inquiry comes as House GOP pushes claims of anti-Trump bias  — Issue pursued as Democrats emphasize getting Mueller's report  —  Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions …
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John Solomon / The Hill:   The single-sentence Russia bombshell that Attorney General Barr delivered to Congress
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Comey memos contained far more sensitive info than previously known, FBI filing reveals
Discussion: RedState
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Now a Millionaire, Pledges to Release Tax Returns by Monday  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders, whose $18 million fund-raising haul has solidified his status as a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Tuesday that he would release 10 years …
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Washington Post:
Mulvaney's tax return stonewall is either misinformed — or sinister
Daniel Hemel / Slate:
How Democrats in Congress Could Easily—and Quickly—Get Their Hands on Trump's Taxes
The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu lauds ‘incredible victory’ as results show clear win  —  Likud projected to win 35 seats to Blue and White's 34, have path to building coalition of at least 63 seats; Netanyahu vows to form right-wing government, ‘be PM of all of Israel’  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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New York Times:
After Tight Race, Netanyahu Appears Poised to Form Israel's Next Government
Discussion: The Intercept
Associated Press:
The Latest: Gantz declares victory over Netanyahu in Israel
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
In dramatic shift, Netanyahu's Likud leading in latest exit polls
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
Mick Mulvaney Tries Letting Trump Be Trump  —  WASHINGTON — When President Trump met with his embattled homeland security secretary on Sunday to force her out after months of stormy eruptions over immigration policy, the only other person in the room was Mick Mulvaney, who made no effort …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Newsweek
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Nielsen's allies trying to rehab her image for life after Trump  —  Kirstjen Nielsen's image makeover has already begun—but it may be a hard sell.  —  Just days after she announced plans to resign as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen and her allies are working to rehabilitate her reputation …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Why Democrats aren't saying much about immigration  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IF YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT, and you're watching PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP fumble around with immigration policy, there is only one thing to do that makes sense: nothing.  The president and his allies …
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Hush-Money Probe Gathered Evidence From Trump's Inner Circle  —  Federal investigators, looking into payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, questioned longtime aides of the president and amassed more evidence than previously known  —  The Manhattan U.S. attorney's office has gathered …
Discussion: Political Wire
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's ‘truly bizarre’ visit to Mt. Vernon  —  President Donald Trump had some advice for George Washington.  —  During a guided tour of Mount Vernon last April with French president Emmanuel Macron, Trump learned that Washington was one of the major real-estate speculators of his era.
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Gary Cohn says Trump's proposed cuts to Social Security would be ‘political suicide’  —  Aloha Power Uppers and welcome back.  Looking forward to all your #NationalSiblingDay content 🤗.  Tips, comments, recipes?  We want to hear from you — reach out and sign up.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
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Haley Byrd / CNN:   McConnell privately advises Republicans to tell Trump about Cain concerns
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans press Trump to drop Herman Cain's Fed nomination
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Former CBS News Reporter Lara Logan Joining Sinclair  —  The ‘60 Minutes’ journalist, who left the network last year, will be a special correspondent for the conservative media giant.  —  In late February, former CBS News foreign correspondent Lara Logan outlined her conditions …
Discussion: Raw Story, Contemptor and Mediaite
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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:
Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan adds to Sinclair Broadcasting's national ambitions
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Inside the (semi-)secret society for young Trump staffers  —  On the first Wednesday evening in February, Anthony Scaramucci entertained a packed house of like-minded souls at Rewind, a retro diner off Dupont Circle.  —  There, the former White House communications director fielded friendly questions …
BuzzFeed News:
Warner Bros. Shut Down Trump's 2020 Video For Using The “Dark Knight Rises” Score  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a video on Twitter that appeared to be part of his 2020 reelection campaign.  In less than three hours, it had already amassed over 1 million views, but by late Tuesday night, the video was no longer available.
Stuff.co.nz:
Man wearing a Trump T-shirt abuses people at Christchurch mosque where more than 40 people died  —  A man wearing a Donald Trump T-shirt has yelled abuse at members of the Muslim community gathered at one of the mosques targeted in the Christchurch terror attack.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
J. Arthur Bloom / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Documents Detailing Google's ‘News Blacklist’ Show Manual Manipulation Of Special Search Results  —  Google does manipulate its search results manually, contrary to the company's official denials, documents obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller indicate.
Washington Post:
If Trump has his way, this major federal agency is on the way out  —  The White House is moving to do what no president has accomplished since the end of World War II: eliminate a major federal agency.  —  If the Trump administration succeeds at dismantling the Office of Personnel Management …
Discussion: Political Wire
John Gartner / USA Today:
Trump's cognitive deficits seem worse.  We need to know if he has dementia: Psychologist  —  We see signs that the president's abilities are declining, but the only way to find out for sure is to give him a full neuropsychological evaluation.  —  CONNECT  —  If Donald Trump were your father …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Ex-FBI Official Says He Received Steele Dossier From Reporter  —  Former FBI general counsel James Baker told Congress in 2018 about his interactions with a liberal reporter who was “anxious” to provide the bureau with a copy of the infamous and unverified Steele dossier.
Discussion: The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Newly released testimony: Former top FBI lawyer says agency concerned Trump obstructed justice
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
 
 
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New York Times:
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