memeorandum: White House Weighs Broader Immigration Curbs (Wall Street Journal)

8:15 AM ET, April 15, 2019

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims — As long as President Trump has focused on what he said was the danger lurking at the southwestern border, he has also talked about the supposed threat from one specific group already in the country: Muslims.

Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:

Power Up: Trump's attacks on Omar are a test for Democrats — Good morning, Power People. We stand in solidarity with the ‘Never Throners.’ Don't @ us. Also, Happy Marathon Monday to the Boston Marathoners! Tips, comments, recipes? Reach out and sign up; thanks for waking up with us.

Discussion: Daily Wire, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

Demonizing Minority Women — Representative Ilhan Omar is the latest target in a trend of conservatives attacking women of color. — Last month at an event hosted by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and one of the first Muslim women elected …

Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:

‘This is endangering lives. It has to stop’: Rep. Ilhan Omar says death threats spiked after Trump tweet — As President Trump has faced withering blowback over a Friday tweet that used video of the twin towers falling on 9/11 to launch a broadside against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) …

Discussion: Townhall, The Atlantic and Trending Home

Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Rep. Ilhan Omar Says Death Threats Have Increased Since Trump's Attack

Discussion: The Atlantic, NBC News and The Daily Caller

Christina Goldbaum / New York Times: The New York Post Inspires Boycott With 9/11 Photo and Ilhan Omar Quote

David Aaro / Fox News:
Pelosi moves to ensure Ilhan Omar's safety, calls for Trump to take down video

Discussion: RedState

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Refuses to Play More Than 5 Seconds of Trump's ‘Horrible’ Ilhan Omar Vid During Sarah Sanders Interview

Discussion: Slate

New York Times:

Emboldened by His Attorney General, Trump Confronts Mueller Report Head-On — WASHINGTON — The case was closed for President Trump on March 24, the day Attorney General William P. Barr delivered to Congress his four-page summary of the special counsel's 300-plus page report.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Week, Law & Crime and NPR

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

The Insiders' Guide To the Mueller Report — The 400-page Mueller report, expected to land this week, is the most anticipated political read since Ken Starr, Monica Lewinsky and the stained blue dress—and potentially even juicier. But how do you wring that juice out of a behemoth of a legal document …

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Behind the scenes: The White House prepares for Mueller week — Much of Washington has spent the weekend on pins and needles preparing for this week's release of the Mueller report. But in one particular quarter, people seem quite relaxed. — Behind the scenes: Two of the president's top advisers …

Discussion: Raw Story and Wall Street Journal

Byron York / Washington Examiner: Five arguments the Mueller report won't settle

New York Times:

Trump Sees an Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials — WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller was furious — again. — The architect of President Trump's immigration agenda, Mr. Miller was presiding last month over a meeting in the White House Situation Room when he demanded …

Discussion: Just Security, Raw Story and New York Post

CNN: White House snubs to Congress leaves Republicans as well as Democrats aghast

Washington Post:
Democrats take aim at Miller as questions persist about ‘sanctuary city’ targeting

Discussion: American Prospect, The Daily Beast, NPR, Mercury News and Politico

Devan Cole / CNN:
Republican senator: Trump may be trying to make ‘everybody crazy’ by threatening to place immigrants in sanctuary cities

Discussion: twitchy.com

Zeke Miller / Associated Press:

APNewsBreak: Trump campaign to report $30 million haul — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's re-election campaign is set to report that it raised more than $30 million in the first quarter of 2019, edging out his top two Democratic rivals combined, according to figures it provided to The Associated Press.

Discussion: Joe.My.God., Axios, Breitbart, twitchy.com, Slate, Politico, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Splinter

Monica Alba / NBC News: Trump campaign raises $30 million in first quarter

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times: Trump's 2020 Campaign Raises Over $30 Million in First Quarter

Javier E. David / Yahoo Finance:
Goldman Sachs: Trump has ‘narrow’ shot in ‘close call’ election bid

Discussion: Power Line, The Resurgent and The Gateway Pundit

Robert Costa / Washington Post:

Pete Buttigieg says he can beat Donald Trump in 2020 — SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of this northern Indiana city who in just weeks has vaulted from being a near-unknown to a breakout star in the Democratic Party, officially started his presidential bid here on Sunday …

Discussion: Politico and New York Times

Michael Burke / The Hill:
Buttigieg slams Electoral College for overruling popular vote ‘twice in my lifetime’

Discussion: Splinter, twitchy.com and Joe.My.God.

CNN:
What's behind the surging interest in Pete Buttigieg

Discussion: ABC News

Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
First Beto, then Pete: How the media are culling the Democratic contenders

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Slate, Vox and Splinter

Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Focus: Storytelling First. Policy Details Later.

Discussion: CNN, The Guardian, TMZ.com, USA Today and New York Magazine

New York Times:

Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut — Studies consistently find that the 2017 law cut taxes for most Americans. Most of them don't buy it. — If you're an American taxpayer, you probably got a tax cut last year. And there's a good chance you don't believe it.

Discussion: ProfessorBainbridge.com

Ben White / Politico:

On Tax Day, Trump tax cuts remain deeply unpopular — President Donald Trump boasted in Michigan last month that he signed into law “massive tax cuts, the biggest in the history of our country.” — As Americans rush Monday to finish up their own taxes, their judgment on Trump's beloved tax cut bill …

Lesley Stahl / CBS News:

Nancy Pelosi: The 2019 60 Minutes Interview — The speaker of the House tells Lesley Stahl what she thinks of the Mueller report, how she deals with President Trump and the current state of the Democratic Party — Nancy Pelosi is the most powerful woman in American political history.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, RedState, The Independent, Sara A. Carter, Fox News, Daily Wire, twitchy.com and Mediaite

Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Pelosi: Progressive Dem wing represented by Ocasio-Cortez is ‘like five people’

Discussion: Power Line

New York Times:

Bernie Sanders Accuses Liberal Think Tank of Smearing Progressive Candidates — WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders, in a rare and forceful rebuke by a presidential candidate of an influential party ally, has accused a liberal think tank of undermining Democrats' chances of taking …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Power Line, The Mahablog, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, twitchy.com, Mediaite, CNN, Center for American …, Fox News, The Daily Beast, Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Splinter and Axios

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Can Bernie Sanders really win over Trump voters?

Discussion: Fox News

Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:

Ex-SC Rep. Bakari Sellers endorses Kamala Harris in 2020 Democratic presidential primary — COLUMBIA — Bakari Sellers announced Monday that he is backing U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in the 2020 presidential race, giving the California Democrat one of the most prominent endorsements yet …

Dallas Morning News:

No more prosecuting petty crimes: Does the Dallas County DA's plan for justice reform go too far? — We'd be the first to say that the criminal justice system in this county, this state and country is in need of serious reform. Too often, people of color and poor defendants are unfairly penalized …

Alexi McCammond / Axios:

Ohio swing voters crave Obama — BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Ohio voters who have flipped between parties in past presidential elections and supported Donald Trump in 2016 now say their first choice in 2020 is ... Barack Obama. — Why it matters: Obama isn't running.

Discussion: Raw Story

Wall Street Journal:

White House Weighs Broader Immigration Curbs — New rules would clamp down on countries whose nationals overstay their visas — WASHINGTON—President Trump and his top aides are weighing rules designed to clamp down on countries whose nationals overstay short-term visitor visas as part …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Katie Bernard / CNN:

Kirsten Gillibrand trails the pack with $3 million in first quarter fundraising — Why Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand loves ‘Wonder Woman’ — (CNN)Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised $3 million in the first quarter of this year, her campaign communications director said Sunday.