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8:55 PM ET, April 11, 2019

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U.S. Department of Justice:
WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion …
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Why Ecuador Finally Got Sick of Julian Assange and Ended His Refuge at the Embassy in London  —  The Justice Department is set to announce charges against the Wikileaks founder after he was dragged from Ecuador's embassy in London.  —  Six years, nine months and 24 days after walking …
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embassy in London  —  PARIS — Ecuador handed Julian Assange over to British authorities Thursday, ending a standoff that left the controversial WikiLeaks founder holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for nearly seven years.
Mynewsdesk:
Arrest of Julian Assange  —  UPDATE: Julian Assange arrest.  —  Julian Assange, 47, (03.07.71) has today, Thursday 11 April, been further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, at 10:53hrs after his arrival at a central London police station.  This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Traditional journalists may abandon WikiLeaks' Assange at their own peril
BBC:
Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London
New York Times:
Julian Assange Arrested in London as U.S. Unseals Hacking Conspiracy Indictment
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Ignoring his record, Trump pretends to know ‘nothing’ about WikiLeaks
Discussion: NBC News, National Review and VICE News
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump on WikiLeaks after Assange arrest: 'It's not my thing'
Discussion: USA Today and The Week
Washington Post:
White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes  —  White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Trump's political adversaries …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
An ICE Official Who Said Detention Was “More Like Summer Camp” Will Now Lead The Agency  —  The Trump administration has tapped Matthew Albence to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the sudden resignation of its former leader, sources close to the administration said Thursday.
Discussion: HuffPost, Axios, Political Wire and Splinter
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
Conservatives Push Immigration Hawk Cuccinelli for DHS Head
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Fourth GOP senator comes out against Trump Fed pick Cain  —  A fourth Republican senator announced Thursday that he would oppose Herman Cain if President Trump nominated him to the Federal Reserve Board, all but dooming his potential appointment.  —  Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a close Trump ally …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Axios
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Republicans confront Trump amid cascading controversies  —  As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked Republicans this week to head off problematic nominees before President Donald Trump officially picked them, the Kentucky Republican singled out Ken Cuccinelli.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Noah Smith / Bloomberg:   Republicans Turn Away From Experts and Economics
ABC News:   Herman Cain expected to withdraw from Fed Reserve Board of Governors consideration
Bloomberg:
Herman Cain Lacks GOP Support for Fed Seat If Democratic Foes Unite
Discussion: Politico, CNBC, The Week and Splinter
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Rod Rosenstein Defends Justice Department Handling of Mueller Report  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the Justice Department's handling of the special counsel's still-secret report, saying Attorney General William Barr is “being as forthcoming as he can” about redacting and releasing the document.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You're Overreacting to Donald Trump  —  “When did people start identifying so relentlessly with victims, and when did the victim's world view become the lens through which we began to look at everything?”  So begins Bret Easton Ellis's take on, of all things …
CNN:
Letters from Joe Biden reveal how he sought support of segregationists in fight against busing  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's road to a third presidential bid has been lined with a series of explanations and apologies, illustrating the challenges of preparing a long record of public service …
Polls:
Health Care, Environment Top Dem Issues  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democratic voters in the Hawkeye State like Joe Biden - a lot.  The former vice president leads the pack and holds the best favorability rating in a field of two dozen presidential contenders, according to the first Monmouth University Poll …
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Avenatti indicted on 36 charges of tax dodging, perjury, theft from clients  —  In a sweeping expansion of the criminal charges against Michael Avenatti, a federal grand jury has indicted the Los Angeles lawyer on 36 counts of fraud, perjury, failure to pay taxes, embezzlement and other financial crimes.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Instagram Stands By Laura Loomer Calling Ilhan Omar's Islamic Faith ‘Cancer’  —  Muslim congresswoman was accused of denying hijackers were terrorists.  Critics' followers call for her imprisonment, deportation, and worse.  —  Death threats against Rep. Ilhan Omar are surging online …
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
NY Post Was Not Playing Around With Its Take Down Of Ilhan Omar's 9/11 Comments
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Post
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
‘Some people did something’: Rep. Omar's remarks in context
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Joe Manchin endorses Susan Collins for reelection  —  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed GOP Sen. Susan Collins for reelection on Thursday, in a rare rebuff of partisan politics in an increasingly polarized Senate.  —  The moderate West Virginia senator also offered to campaign for the vulnerable Maine incumbent.
Discussion: Washington Post, The Hill, Axios and IJR
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Star Tribune:   Susan Rice says she won't challenge GOP Sen. Collins in 2020
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Former Obama White House counsel indicted in charges stemming from Mueller probe  —  It's the latest aftershock of the Mueller investigation.  —  Greg Craig, who served as White House counsel early in President Barack Obama's administration, was indicted Thursday in a case stemming from the Mueller investigation.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Gregory Craig, former Obama White House counsel, charged with making false statements related …
Dave McKinney / WBEZ:
Illinois Senate Tells Trump, Show Your Tax Returns Or Be Barred From The 2020 Ballot  —  The Democratic-led Illinois Senate voted Thursday to compel President Trump to release five years' worth of his personal income tax returns or be barred from appearing on the state's presidential ballot next year.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Ron Burkle, Billionaire Investor, Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy National Enquirer  —  The owners of The National Enquirer are in talks to sell the tabloid to the California billionaire Ronald W. Burkle, according to two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations.
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Pascrell suggests contempt of Congress for Mnuchin over Trump's tax returns  —  Rep. Bill Pascrell, an outspoken advocate of getting President Donald Trump's tax returns, lashed out today at what he considers administration stonewalling.  —  Congress could hold Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mnuchin's act of abject lawlessness
Discussion: Raw Story
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
I'm proposing a big new idea: the Real Corporate Profits Tax  —  It's almost Tax Day, and chances are you'll be paying federal taxes this year.  Maybe it's a lot, maybe it's a little.  But you'll be kicking in something for our military, for medical research, for highways and bridges  …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The Trailer: What do skeptical union members want to hear from Democrats?  —  In this edition: Democrats bid for the building trades, Bernie Sanders stands alone, and polls, polls, polls.  —  Everyone's black hole jokes were so terrible that I feel better about my jokes being terrible, and this is The Trailer.
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Connie Schultz / Connie Schultz …:   Vetting Democrats Is Not ‘Eating Our Own’
New York Post:
DA knew Jeffrey Epstein was a dangerous pedophile when arguing for leniency  —  The Manhattan DA's office had graphic and detailed evidence of pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's depravity when a prosecutor inexplicably argued for leniency during his 2011 sex offender registry hearing, The Post has learned.
Fox News:
Nunes sends criminal-referral notification to Barr, alleges several ‘potential violations’ in Russia probe  —  EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Devin Nunes sent a criminal-referral notification to Attorney General William Barr on Thursday alleging several “potential violations” of the law.
 
 
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ABC7:
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