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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems rip Nunes' plan for private huddle with Barr to discuss criminal allegations — House Democrats are crying foul over a plan by the Intelligence Committee's top Republican, Rep. Devin Nunes, to meet privately with Attorney General William Barr to push the Justice Department …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Stone cites Barr, Kavanaugh writings in last-ditch effort to dismiss Mueller indictment — Roger Stone, the longtime political ally and confidant of President Donald Trump, issued a series of Hail Mary legal arguments late Friday to dismiss the indictment against him from special counsel Robert Mueller …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Roger Stone connected to matters still under investigation, Justice Dept. says
Roger Stone connected to matters still under investigation, Justice Dept. says
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Raw Story
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Ilhan Omar Falls Victim to the Outrage Exhibitionists — When the ideological left engages in what is variously denigrated as “political correctness,” virtue-signaling, performative wokeness, or “social-justice warrior” cry-bullying, many on the right find it easy to spot the flaws in those modes of discourse.
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Now Outraged, Trump Boasted On 9/11 That His Building Was Tallest After Attack — Appallingly insensitive — and false, Democratic strategist Paul Begala recalls after the president tries to bash Rep. Ilhan Omar using images of the terrorist strike. — President Donald Trump is expressing outrage …
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ThinkProgress, CBS News, Essence and The Week
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
House Democrats give IRS hard deadline of April 23 to turn over Trump tax returns, say administration's concerns ‘lack merit’ — House Democrats are giving the Trump administration a hard-deadline of April 23 to turn over President Trump's tax returns, pushing back against Treasury Secretary …
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The Guardian, Raw Story, Political Wire and New York Post
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Hackers publish personal data on thousands of US police officers and federal agents — A hacker group has breached several FBI-affiliated websites and uploaded their contents to the web, including dozens of files containing the personal information of thousands of federal agents and law enforcement officers, TechCrunch has learned.
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Democrats, Please Take Whatever Precautions Are Necessary To Prevent This Terrible Disaster — All of this has happened before. — I'm a Republican and I'm here to help. — I want to help because we live in the same country and while our politics may diverge, our future is inextricably bound together.
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Raw Story
Jenny A. Durkan / Washington Post:
Seattle isn't afraid of immigrants, Mr. Trump — Jenny A. Durkan, a Democrat, is mayor of Seattle. — Here's a message to President Trump: Seattle is not afraid of immigrants and refugees. In fact, we have always welcomed people who have faced tremendous hardships around the world.
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Conservative News Today, New York Times, CBS Philly and The Stranger
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
This is what passes for ‘political analysis’ on CNN
This is what passes for ‘political analysis’ on CNN
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Outside the Beltway, Booman Tribune and PJ Media Home
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump told CBP head he'd pardon him if he were sent to jail for violating immigration law — Washington (CNN)During President Donald Trump's visit to the border at Calexico, California, a week ago, where he told border agents to block asylum seekers from entering the US contrary to US law …
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New York Times:
As Ecuador Harbored Assange, It Was Subjected to Threats and Leaks — The secrets came directly from the phones of President Lenín Moreno of Ecuador: intimate pictures of him and his family on vacation, text messages from his wife, even a photograph of the president himself in a posh bedroom, eating a lobster in bed.
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Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
Is Julian Assange another Pentagon Papers case?
Is Julian Assange another Pentagon Papers case?
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Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
The Babylon Bee:
Ocasio-Cortez Appears On ‘The Price Is Right,’ Guesses Everything Is Free — HOLLYWOOD, CA—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pumped to attend a taping of The Price Is Right in Hollywood this week. The special guest introduced herself as a U.S. representative and rising star of the Democratic Party.
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Radio Free Asia:
North Korea Stages Public Executions to Strengthen ‘Social Order’ — North Korean authorities staged a public trial and shot two female fortune tellers to death last month, forcing tens of thousands of people to watch, in what appeared to be a resumption of public executions.
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Political Wire
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
The Many Reasons to Run for President When You Probably Don't Stand a Chance — There is no discernible mass groundswell for an Eric Swalwell presidential campaign. — The case against: He is a 38-year-old California congressman of little legislative distinction.
Ileana Najarro / Houston Chronicle:
Eleven-year-old ordered deported without her family — Dora Alvarado felt something was off when she arrived at immigration court in Houston March 12 with her two daughters. A court translator told her that she and her 15-year-old, Adamaris Alvarado, were listed on the docket that day.
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ThinkProgress and Houston Chronicle
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Tax Day Update: Americans Still Not Seeing Tax Cut Benefit — WASHINGTON, D.C. — As Americans file their 2018 income taxes, they are now able to evaluate whether they benefited from the sweeping Republican-sponsored tax overhaul, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law in December 2017.
Ben Collins / NBC News:
The first picture of a black hole made Katie Bouman an overnight celebrity. Then internet trolls descended. — The situation highlighted the vitriol that women continue to face on the internet, and the continued vulnerability of major internet platforms to trolling campaigns.
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Fox News, CNN, The Verge, Mashable, Big League Politics, Mercury News and New York Times
Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
Bernie Sanders Imagines a Progressive New Approach to Foreign Policy — In the early summer of 2017, a little less than a year after his Presidential campaign had ended, Bernie Sanders spent a few days on a speaking tour in England, to promote the European version of his book “Our Revolution.”
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Biden's bulldogs give him an edge in 2020 — When Joe Biden was embroiled in controversy over his “tactile” politics, he didn't have to lift a finger before Sen. Chris Coons rushed to his defense. — “I didn't need to,” said his fellow Delaware Democrat when asked if he spoke to Biden …
Tom Jones / Poynter:
There are a lot of great journalism movies. Here are our top 25. — There a lot of movies about journalism. A lot more than you might think. And most of them, actually, are quite good. — It's not like sports. For every sports classic such as “Hoosiers” or “Raging Bull” or …
Natalie Gontcharova / Refinery29:
The Real Reason America Has Never Had A Female President — Welcome to Hindsight 2020, Refinery29's weekly column reflecting on the women running for president and the lessons learned (or not!) from 2016. — When you have conversations with people, few will admit that they think a woman president is a bad idea, in theory.
Theodore Dalrymple / City Journal:
Sacking Scruton — All too predictably, the British government dismisses the distinguished philosopher from an architecture commission. — Arts and Culture — When the British government appointed Sir Roger Scruton, the recently knighted philosopher, as unpaid chairman …
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RedState and Quadrant Online
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
A White Restaurateur Advertised ‘Clean’ Chinese Food. Chinese-Americans Had Something to Say About It. — The uproar over a Chinese-American restaurant that was opened in Manhattan by two white restaurateurs has become the latest front in the debate over cultural appropriation.
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Associated Press, Quartz, Gothamist, Althouse, Boston Globe, Eater NY and The Federalist
CNN:
Trump's Fed pick Stephen Moore is a self-described ‘radical’ who said he's not a ‘big believer in democracy’ — Moore defends his qualifications for Fed nomination — (CNN)Stephen Moore, who President Donald Trump announced last month as his nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors …
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The Hill, IJR and New York Times
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
Company led by Trump nominee was rife with harassment, including groping and kissing, report says — A federal workplace investigation found rampant sexual harassment and retaliation at AccuWeather, a federal contractor, including groping, touching and kissing of subordinates without consent.
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It's Showing Promise. — The inaugural class of third and fourth graders at the school has posted extraordinary results on its first set of test scores. — AKRON, Ohio — The students paraded through hugs and high-fives from staff …