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10:30 PM ET, April 18, 2016

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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Court appears divided, signaling trouble for Obama on immigration  —  The Supreme Court appeared divided during oral arguments Monday in a crucial case challenging the executive actions on immigration that President Obama took in 2014.  —  Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is typically the court's swing voter …
Discussion: Vox, Politico and National Review
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama's Immigration Policies  —  WASHINGTON, DC — One of the biggest uncertainties in United States v. Texas, a challenge to Obama administration programs that could enable over 4 million undocumented immigrants to temporarily remain …
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court appears deadlocked over Obama's immigration plan
Discussion: Vox, Business Insider and JustOneMinute
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
King, Gohmert clash with pro-immigration protesters
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Texas GOPers Vote To Debate Secession At State Convention
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Initial prognosis poor for Obama's immigration program at Supreme Court
Ken Paxton / USA Today:   Supreme Court must rebuke Obama's self-coronation: Texas AG
Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton's National Lead Down to Two Points  —  Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders nationally by just two points in the Democratic presidential race, according to results from a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  Clinton gets support from 50 percent of Democratic primary voters …
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Karoli Kuns / Latest from Crooks and Liars:   Sanders Campaign Complains About Clinton's Joint Fundraising Committee
Bernie Sanders:
Clinton-DNC Joint Fundraising Raises Serious Campaign Finance Concerns
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders on New York: So what if I lose?
Discussion: ABC News
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
GOP operative sues Trump, Lewandowski for defamation  —  A veteran Republican operative filed a defamation suit against Donald Trump and his campaign manager in New York on Monday over statements the pair made earlier this year portraying her as a spurned job-seeker with a grudge against the Republican front-runner.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump orders new campaign hierarchy, spending plan  —  In a shakeup that's roiling Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP front-runner told senior staffers at a Saturday meeting that he wants his recent hires Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley to take the reins in upcoming states …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
McConnell ‘Increasingly Optimistic’ That GOP Will Have Contested Convention  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell turned down an opportunity to comment on his personal beef with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to implicitly criticize Donald Trump and said he is “increasingly optimistic” …
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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention
Frank J. Gaffney Jr. / The Hill:
Muslim Brotherhood Day on Capitol Hill  —  On Monday, April 18, legislators' offices will be visited by individuals associated with a group unknown to most lawmakers: The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO).  In the interest of helping members of the U.S. Congress understand precisely …
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Cruz adviser claims ‘Islamic supremacism’ being pushed in Congress  —  's (R-Texas) office refused to meet with Muslim advocates on Monday, they claimed, after a controversial adviser for Cruz's presidential campaign accused the advocates of pushing “the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood.”
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Clinton in NY: I always carry hot sauce  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton  —  on Monday said that she always keeps a bottle of hot sauce handy in her bag.  —  “Hot sauce,” she said when asked what she constantly carries in her bag.
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Hillary Clinton / TMZ.com:
I Roll with Hot Sauce
Discussion: Salon and The Federalist
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Virgin Islands GOP Meeting Ends With Shoving, Shouting and Cops  —  Things are really spinning out of control for the Virgin Islands Republican Party.  —  The Republican Territorial Committee held a joint meeting Saturday at a gun range in St. Croix, but the meeting erupted into chaos …
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
4 dead as historic, 20-inch rain swamps Houston area  —  Flooding in Houston forced families to flee their homes by ANY means necessary.  —  Drenching rain, which brought flash floods to much of eastern and southern Texas on Sunday and Monday, deluged Houston, killing four and leading to scores of water rescues.
Discussion: KTLA, The Atlantic, Mashable and ABC News
Catey Hill / MarketWatch:
45% of Americans pay no federal income tax  —  Many Americans don't have to worry about giving Uncle Sam part of their hard-earned cash for their income taxes this year.  —  An estimated 45.3% of American households — roughly 77.5 million — will pay no federal individual income tax …
Discussion: Clayton Cramer
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Ali Meyer / Washington Free Beacon:   Americans Earning Six Figures Or More Pay Nearly 80% of Individual Income Taxes
Wall Street Journal:
Theranos Is Subject of Criminal Probe by U.S.  —  Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the blood-testing company misled investors about the state of its technology and operations  —  Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether Theranos Inc. misled investors …
Autumn Driscoll / Associated Press:
Sandy Hook Truther Gets Two Years Probation For Harassing Victim's Family  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New York City man accused of harassing relatives of a teacher killed in the Newtown school massacre has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal.
Discussion: alan.com
Joel Ebert / Tennessean.com:
Transgender bathroom bill sponsor pulls proposal until next year  —  The House sponsor of a controversial bill that would require students in public school grades K-12 and higher education institutions to use the restroom that corresponds with their sex at birth is delaying action on the bill until next year.
Mike McPhate / New York Times:
Teenager Is Accused of Live-Streaming a Friend's Rape on Periscope  —  When an Ohio teenager witnessed her 17-year-old friend being raped, according to officials, she not only failed to help the victim, she pointed her phone and streamed a live video of it on the Periscope app.
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Gillibrand's tearful plea to Bernie: Give up your guns  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders is known for sticking to his guns — literally — and that might be his undoing in big, bullet-strafed states like New York.  —  Sanders, a paragon of political consistency who has almost never flip-flopped …
 
 
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