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1:05 PM ET, April 18, 2016

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Focus on Chief Justice as Supreme Court Hears Immigration Challenge  —  WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. twice voted to save President Obama's health care law, infuriating his usual allies on the right.  Now, conservatives are nervous that the chief justice will disappoint …
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Wall Street Journal:
‘I Am President.  I Am Not King’  —  The Supreme Court turns to Obama's lawless immigration order.  —  One reason American politics is so polarized is that President Obama has been so cavalier about his constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws he dislikes.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court appears deadlocked over Obama's immigration plan  —  Supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washingtonon Monday.  —  The Supreme Court appeared deadlocked Monday over President Obama's plan to offer work permits to as many as 4 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
Discussion: KTLA
Richard G. Lugar / New York Times:
On Immigration, Law Is on Obama's Side  —  THE legal controversy surrounding the Obama administration's immigration enforcement policies will soon come to a head when the Supreme Court justices hear the case United States v. Texas on Monday.  Texas claims that the president's executive …
Discussion: Hit & Run
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Immigrant Deportation Policy - Live Blog
Discussion: Constitution Daily
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:   Supreme Court meets to decide future of Obama's immigration actions
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court seems divided on Obama's action on immigration
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Revealed: Colorado Lawmakers Who Voted to Scrap Election Are Ted Cruz Delegates  —  Social media posts, along with Cruz's campaign website, reveal that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) supporters in the Colorado Republican Party were responsible for crushing an effort to give Colorado the ability to vote in a state primary.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
Live Updates: Ted Cruz on ‘Good Morning America’
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Cruz Talks Trump, ‘New York Values’ in ‘GMA’ Town Hall
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders on New York: So what if I lose?  —  Bernie Sanders' path to the nomination has narrowed to a sliver, and Tuesday's primary in New York looks like it will squeeze it further.  But the Vermont senator was defiant as he made the TV rounds on the eve of the crucial contest.  His message: So what if I lose?
Discussion: ABC News
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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention  —  Republicans have been struggling for months in the shadow of Donald Trump to get corporate sponsors to pony up for their convention.  Now Democratic fundraisers are feeling their pain, too.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
Two despised frontrunners, two dying parties and a deeply broken system: How did we get here?
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
Stuart Taylor Jr / Wall Street Journal:
The Hollywood Hit-Job on Justice Clarence Thomas  —  I covered the confirmation hearings in 1991.  HBO's movie heavily edits history to favor Anita Hill.  —  By  —  The current battle over President Obama's Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland is child's play compared with the lurid brawl …
Discussion: The Federalist and Mediaite
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Melkorka Licea / New York Post:   My threesome with Clarence Thomas
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
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
There Is No Bernie Sanders Movement  —  Almost every modern Democratic primary has had a progressive insurgency.  Bernie's isn't anything new.  But it can be.  —  He'd just been declared the winner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary, and now Bernie Sanders, speaking from a stage in Laramie …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
While the GOP worries about convention chaos, Trump pushes for ‘showbiz’ feel … NEW YORK — The volatility of the Republican presidential race threatens to undermine the ­party's July convention, putting potential donors on edge, raising security concerns and prompting some GOP politicians …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:   RNC rules clash erupts
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Dictatorship Of The Dimwits  —  Below, an extraordinary short video making the rounds.  A 5'9″ white guy goes onto the University of Washington campus and asks students to explain why he isn't a 6'5″ Chinese female child in first grade.  They can't do it.
Discussion: Power Line and Hot Air
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Robber Baron Recessions  —  When Verizon workers went on strike last week, they were mainly protesting efforts to outsource work to low-wage, non-union contractors.  But they were also angry about the company's unwillingness to invest in its own business.  In particular, Verizon has shown …
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP group promises ObamaCare replacement plan — soon  —  A group of senior House Republicans is promising to deliver proof that the party is making headway in its six-year struggle to replace ObamaCare.  —  “Give us a little time, another month or so,” House Energy and Commerce Committee …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Hot Air
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Both Parties' Presidential Front-Runners Increasingly Unpopular  —  Hillary Clinton shows steep decline in past month; Donald Trump is candidate in either party viewed most negatively  —  Both parties' presidential front-runners are growing increasingly unpopular, a new Wall Street Journal …
New York Times:
Immigrants, the Poor and Minorities Gain Sharply Under Health Act  —  LOS ANGELES — The first full year of the Affordable Care Act brought historic increases in coverage for low-wage workers and others who have long been left out of the health care system, a New York Times analysis has found.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders keeps saying his average donation is $27, but his own numbers contradict that … By the time Larry David appeared on “Saturday Night Live” to spoof Bernie Sanders in early February, his talking point about his campaign's average donation being $27 was already well known enough to be a punchline.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Huffington Post
Michael Pearson / CNN:
Houston largely shut down amid rain, flooding  —  (CNN)More than a foot of rain in some places flooded low-lying areas across the Houston region on Monday, forcing officials to suspend bus and rail service, close schools and government offices and urge residents to stay home amid what officials said were extremely dangerous conditions.
Discussion: The Atlantic and USA Today
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Texas GOPers Vote To Debate Secession At State Convention  —  A group that advocates for Texas seceding from the United States says at least 22 local Republican conventions passed resolutions last month that called for a vote on secession at the state convention, The Houston Chronicle reported Friday.
 
 
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C. Eugene Emery Jr / @politifact:
George Clooney: Bulk of the money collected at Clinton fundraiser will go to down-ballot Democrats
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
A new Obama emissions play
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Michelle Innis / New York Times:
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Discussion: Mediaite
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Pataki on GOP nominee: 'I don't care if they ran for president or not'
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Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
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The Independent:
Meet the man who is setting up a new country in the middle of Europe
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