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7:15 AM ET, April 10, 2019

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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
Associated Press:
Israeli exit polls show Netanyahu edging ahead of rival
Discussion: The Week
The Times of Israel:
Likud holds narrow lead over Blue and White as two-thirds of votes counted
Discussion: Jerusalem Post and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Netanyahu and his chief rival both claim victory in squeaker of Israeli election
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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Fox News:
Barr assembles ‘team’ to look into counterintelligence investigation on Trump campaign in 2016, official says  —  Attorney General Bill Barr has assembled a “team” to investigate the origins of the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, an administration official briefed …
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
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: New York Times
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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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
Trump denies plan to separate migrant families, blames Obama for ‘cages’
Discussion: Fox News and Shakesville
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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Ann Schmidt / Fox News:
How did Bernie Sanders make his money? A look at his wealth and assets
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
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
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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: Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Ex-FBI official says 2 Cabinet members were open to invoking 25th Amendment
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
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 …
Daniel Hemel / Slate:
How Democrats in Congress Could Easily—and Quickly—Get Their Hands on Trump's Taxes  —  Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney confidently declared this weekend that congressional Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump's tax returns.  House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal …
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Washington Post
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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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Pentagon awards nearly $1 billion to build Trump's border wall  —  Washington (CNN)The Defense Department announced Tuesday that it had awarded $976 million in contracts to build President Donald Trump's much-sought-after border wall with a completion date for these projects of October 2020.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Splinter and WREG-TV
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Dump Trump Debate  —  Audience members gasped in horror at some of the arguments put forth as Kris Kobach and Liz Peek faced off against Bret Stephens and Jeff Flake in a public debate over what to do with the President.  —  Robert Rosenkranz, a financier and a philanthropist, believes in civility.
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 …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Candace Owens Nukes the Democrats [Updated]  —  House Democrats held a hearing today on white nationalism and hate crimes.  Trying to wrench the narrative back after the stunning demise of the Mueller investigation, I suppose.  Candace Owens was called as a witness, presumably by the Republicans.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans press Trump to drop Herman Cain's Fed nomination  —  Herman Cain is in deep trouble.  And he hasn't yet even been formally nominated to the Federal Reserve.  —  Senate Republicans are warning the White House that the 2012 presidential candidate will face one of the most difficult …
Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Why two former Beto O'Rourke staffers now say they're with Bernie Sanders  —  Their journey reveals a major fault line for O'Rourke as he transitions from a statewide campaign in which occasional votes with the Republicans can be an asset to a new national playing field where some see those moves as political apostasy.
 
 
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John Gartner / USA Today:
Trump's cognitive deficits seem worse. We need to know if he has dementia: Psychologist
Discussion: Raw Story
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Rock band The Slants' frontman, Simon Tam, knows more about free speech than CNN
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U.S. Department of Justice:
St. Louis Woman Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Attack Planned Parenthood Facility and Staff
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Discussion: Vanity Fair
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Catherine Clifford / CNBC:
Billionaire Jack Dorsey's 11 ‘wellness’ habits: From no food all weekend to ice baths
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Quartz