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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's property empire  —  Fox News host who said Trump's fixer ‘knows real estate’ has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Sean Hannity linked to shell companies that spent $90M on property: report  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S through the help of foreclosures and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels lawyer claims Hannity, Cohen relationship was ‘extensive’
Discussion: RedState
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
‘No credible sightings’ of Waffle House shooting suspect as manhunt continues, police say … Police continued their intensive search Monday for the 29-year-old suspected of opening fire at a Tennessee Waffle House and killing four people one day earlier.  —  The Metro Nashville Police Department …
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Tennessean.com:
Waffle House shooting: Father of suspect Travis Reinking previously took away son's guns  —  At least four people are dead and four others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday morning  —  The 29-year-old Illinois man accused of carrying …
Christal Hayes / USA Today:
Waffle House suspect Travis Reinking deemed himself a ‘sovereign citizen,’ part of anti-government group
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Tennessean.com:
The 29-year-old hero from Waffle House shooting: ‘I saw the opportunity and I took it’
Frank Miles / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan  —  Hillary Clinton won't go away.  —  So conservatives are giving her a seat at the table.  —  Clinton is starring in the Republican Party's 2018 midterm strategy.  With no Democrat to attack in the White House for the first time in nearly …
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Sopan Deb / New York Times:   Hillary Clinton Avoids Direct Reference to Comey Memos in Speech
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Dems Still Crushing Their GOP Rivals In Fundraising
Discussion: Political Wire
Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Republicans' Desperate Obsession With Nancy Pelosi
Discussion: The Atlantic
Steve Peoples / Yahoo:   Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan
Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice: ‘I wanted a break - but not for 15 years’  —  As she begins her first album tour since 2002, she talks about the violent childhood and devastating divorce that make her pop's great survivor  —  Shania Twain was at the peak of her powers when she lost her voice.
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Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
An iconic female country singer just came out as a Trump supporter  —  Former country star Shania Twain is the artist behind Come On Over, the best-selling album every recorded by a female artist.  —  Twain has has been retired from music since losing her voice after being bit by a tick while horseback riding in Virginia.
Discussion: The Guardian and AOL
Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker:
McMaster and Commander  —  Can a national-security adviser retain his integrity if the President has none?  —  When Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on the morning of March 20th, the two were at an excruciatingly delicate juncture.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
USA Today:
Love him or hate him, Jeff Sessions is why Mueller's Russia probe is still on track  —  Thank Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller for running Justice and the Russia probe by the book despite extreme pressure from Donald Trump.  —  CONNECT  —  One of us is a supporter …
Discussion: New York Post
New York Times:
Mueller Guides Us Through the Swamp  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  The special counsel, Robert Mueller, has not yet presented evidence that the Trump campaign conspired …
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Watch President Trump repeat Fox News talking points  —  From Fox hosts' lips to the president's ears  —  President Donald Trump doesn't hide his feelings: He thinks Fox News is the “fairest” source of news.  He watches Fox all the time.  Fox talking points frequently show up in his tweets and speeches.
USA Today:
Confirm Mike Pompeo to fill the void at State  —  Though Trump nominee's hawkish views are troubling, they are not sufficient reason to block his confirmation to be secretary of State: Our view  —  America has been without a secretary of State for three weeks, and without one who had the trust …
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump says North Korea agreed to denuclearize. It hasn't.
Discussion: CNBC
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
'She's a lucky duck': GOP implodes again for McCaskill  —  Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is up for reelection.  And, like clockwork, the Republican Party of Missouri is in complete turmoil again.  —  McCaskill won a second term term in 2012 when GOP Rep. Todd Akin's campaign imploded …
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
‘Nazi scum get out!’:  Watch entire New York bar chant at Milo Yiannopoulos until he leaves  —  You can't tell from Twitter, but rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is in New York today.  —  He wanted to go out for a drink, and ended up picking the wrong bar—one where members …
Washington Post:
America is still unprepared for a Russian attack on our elections  —  AS THIS year's midterm elections approach, the country is still unprepared for another Russian attack on the vote, and President Trump continues to send mixed signals — at best — about what he would do if the Kremlin launched …
Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
Still Waiting for the Tax-Cut Boost  —  How much government stimulus is needed to ramp up economic growth?  —  The U.S. economy slowed down in the first quarter.  That isn't a surprise, but considering the stimulus hitting the economy it counts as disappointment.
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire  —  For a brief moment in late October 2016, when Hillary Clinton was surfing on a six-point national lead over Donald Trump and James Comey had yet to dive-bomb the presidential race, the talk of the political class was a set …
Bloomberg:
Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots  —  Prototypes can navigate from room to room like driverless cars  —  Company hopes to start testing bots in homes later this year  —  Ten years ago, Amazon introduced the Kindle and established the appeal of reading on a digital device.
Discussion: The Verge
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House fears VA secretary will get denied  —  Senior administration officials and senators from both parties on the Veterans Affairs Committee are growing increasingly concerned about Ronny Jackson's prospects to be confirmed as Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Inside One of America's Ugliest Political Feuds: Cuomo vs. de Blasio  —  It was, almost without question, the low point of Andrew M. Cuomo's political career.  —  The year was 2002 and Mr. Cuomo was badly trailing in the Democratic primary for governor and desperately seeking a graceful exit.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Setting Tone for Post-Presidency, Obama Will Speak in South Africa on Tolerance  —  WASHINGTON — He's been photographed kite-surfing with Richard Branson off Necker Island, relaxing on David Geffen's yacht in French Polynesia with Bruce Springsteen and Oprah Winfrey, river-rafting with his family …
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
US trade rep racked up bill as he flip-flopped on purchase of pricey office desk  —  President Donald Trump's trade representative racked up a hefty bill on the purchase and subsequent return of a new desk for his office, emails reviewed by ABC News show.  —  According to emails …
Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
Can Mueller be more honest than his colleagues?  —  I think it's entirely possible — likely, in fact — that Robert Mueller  —  is an honest broker and performing his job as special counsel without fear or favor.  That he will investigate until he reaches the end of the logical trail …
Sarah Vander Schaaff / Washington Post:
Opioid deaths prompt Ohio to reimagine classroom lessons, starting with kindergarten  —  Ohio, a state where 4,329 people died of drug overdoses in 2016, a death rate second only to neighboring West Virginia, is taking the fight against the opioid epidemic into the classroom with a new style of drug-abuse-prevention education.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Time for Big Economic Ideas  —  The headlines may talk about growth, but we are living in a dark economic era.  For most families, income and wealth have stagnated in recent decades, barely keeping pace with inflation.  Nearly all the bounty of the economy's growth has flowed to the affluent.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Travel ban case is justices' first dive into Trump policy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has so far had little to say about Donald Trump's time as president, even as the nation has moved from one Trump controversy to another.  That's about to change.
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
John Bolton chaired anti-Muslim think tank
New York Times:
Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and NPR
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Democrats Have Great Female Presidential Candidates. They Need to Avoid the Victim Trap.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump asked Netanyahu if he genuinely cares about peace
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Scott Bauer / madison.com:
Bryan Steil becomes GOP front-runner to win Paul Ryan's seat
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: In Private, Trump Aide George Papadopoulos Denies Collusion
Discussion: emptywheel
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Chai alert  —  Sen. Mike Lee has been fighting against the renomination …
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Mexico and EU reach new trade deal
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kellyanne Conway rises — again
Discussion: Vox and CNN
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Aleksandr Kogan: The link between Cambridge Analytica and Facebook
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Who Has More of Your Personal Data Than Facebook? Try Google
Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
Kushner Companies offers $250M for Park Ave. co-op
Lenore Skenazy / Hit & Run:
Penn State's 98-Year-Old Outing Club Is No Longer Allowed to Go Outside
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
She created a document to warn women of sexual harassers. It's haunted her ever since.
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Morris GOP nearly broke
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Press