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7:00 AM ET, April 12, 2019

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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 …
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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, Splinter and Axios
Patreon:
History of Assange  —  (Put this together in a hurry so I will edit and add more details/links later, but felt I needed to post this since a lot of people are developing amnesia and forgetting the history of what Assange has done and the evidence as to who is doing it on behalf of... )
Discussion: Decider, Slate, The Federalist and NPR
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Julian Assange, arrested for damaging leaks, claims to be a journalist
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Ignoring his record, Trump pretends to know ‘nothing’ about WikiLeaks
ABC News:
Herman Cain expected to withdraw from Fed Reserve Board of Governors consideration  —  He is expected to announce his withdrawal from consideration in the coming days.  —  Herman Cain is expected to withdraw his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors …
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and New York Times
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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 …
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Fourth GOP senator opposes Trump Fed pick Herman Cain, effectively ending his path to confirmation  — Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer, N.D., on Thursday became the fourth member of his party's caucus to tell reporters he would vote against the nomination of former pizza executive Herman Cain to join the board of the Federal Reserve.
Noah Smith / Bloomberg:   Republicans Turn Away From Experts and Economics
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 says Republican criticizing Ilhan Omar told him he was ‘too busy’ to talk victim benefits  —  A retired FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 said Thursday he was recently snubbed by Dan Crenshaw, the Texas congressman who's drawing heat for accusing a Democratic lawmaker of downplaying the terror attack.
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Katherine Krueger / Splinter:
This Is Getting Really Dangerous  —  On Wednesday morning, Fox News used its biggest megaphone to amplify an attention-starved congressman's bad faith charge against Rep. Ilhan Omar: that, in remarks before the Council on American-Islamic Relations, she characterized the Sept. 11 attacks as what happened “some people did something.”
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Instagram Stands By Laura Loomer Calling Ilhan Omar's Islamic Faith ‘Cancer’
Discussion: TheBlaze
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
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.
The Daily Caller:
FBI Was Still Assessing Christopher Steele's ‘Reliability’ Even After Using Dossier To Obtain Spy Warrant  — The FBI was still assessing the ‘reliability’ of Christopher Steele in late November 2016, a month after the bureau used the ex-spy's anti-Trump dossier to obtain spy warrants against Carter Page.
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:   Will William Barr Get Justice for Carter Page?
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
You Say Democracy, I Say Republic  —  The terms are interchangeable descriptions of the American political system, yet a fight over their meaning could have outsize consequences.  —  One of this age's great crank ideas, that the U.S. is a “republic” and not a “democracy,” …
ellentube.com:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg Responds to the Vice President's Criticism  —  For the first time, presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg opened up about Vice President and former Indiana Governor Mike Pence's recent comments accusing Buttigieg of being critical of Pence's faith.
Discussion: CNN
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New York Times:
Gregory Craig, Ex-Obama Aide, Is Indicted on Charges of Lying to Justice Dept.  —  WASHINGTON — In an indictment that seized the attention of the capital's K Street lobbying corridor, Gregory B. Craig, a White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged on Thursday with lying …
Discussion: Law & Crime, Politico and RedState
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Former Obama White House counsel indicted in charges stemming from Mueller probe
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Schumer, McConnell trade blame as Senate declines  —  The state of the Senate is bad, and it could get worse.  —  Has the Senate finally hit rock bottom?  —  Last fall's brutal confirmation fight over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation led to such bad blood that even old friends weren't talking.
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Republicans confront Trump amid cascading controversies
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
Conservatives Push Immigration Hawk Cuccinelli for DHS Head
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart
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: The Hill, Washington Post, IJR and Axios
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Star Tribune:
Susan Rice says she won't challenge GOP Sen. Collins in 2020
Discussion: Slate
Chris McGonigal / HuffPost:
Viral Photo Of Crying Girl At The Border Wins 2019 World Press Photo Awards  —  John Moore's haunting photo was among the dozens of winning images that show the power of photojournalism.  —  A viral image of a crying Honduran child at the U.S.-Mexico border has won the 2019 World Press Photo contest's Photo of the Year prize.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump White House to screen anti-abortion movie Friday  —  Weeks after Democrats won control of the House of Representatives last November, a group of anti-abortion activists huddled at the White House to explore new ways for President Donald Trump to advance their cause.
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Inside Ivanka's Dreamworld … You could tell by his eyes, the way they popped and gleamed and fixed on someone behind me.  Only one person gets that kind of look from Donald Trump.  “Oh!” the president said.  “Ivanka!”  —  Ivanka Trump lifted her hands, astonished.
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Brexit Hard-Liners Reassess: Maybe We Overplayed Our Hand
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
China hawks call on America to fight a new Cold War
ABC7:
Jussie Smollett update: City sues ‘Empire’ actor for cost of investigating alleged staged attack
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
Rosie Knight / Hollywood Reporter:
‘The Twilight Zone’ Explores the Horror of Police Brutality
Discussion: NB Blog and Daily Wire
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YouTube:
Bernie's millionaire problem
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mnuchin's act of abject lawlessness
Discussion: Raw Story
Pam Fessler / NPR:
Report: Voter Rolls Are Growing Owing To Automatic Voter Registration
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