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8:50 PM ET, April 18, 2016

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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.
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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, National Review and Politico
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Texas GOPers Vote To Debate Secession At State Convention
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Ken Paxton / USA Today:   Supreme Court must rebuke Obama's self-coronation: Texas AG
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
King, Gohmert clash with pro-immigration protesters
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Initial prognosis poor for Obama's immigration program at Supreme Court
Wall Street Journal:
‘I Am President. I Am Not King’
Richard G. Lugar / New York Times:
On Immigration, Law Is on Obama's Side
Discussion: Hit & Run
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 …
Discussion: RedState
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Corey Lewandowski: Trump's Handling Of Battery Allegation Shows He'll Be Tough On Terrorism
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” …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention
Tegna / WHAS-TV:
The Powers That Be: Sen. McConnell on SCOTUS, Presidential Race & opioid fight
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders on New York: So what if I lose?
Discussion: ABC News
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
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
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
U.S. Troops Get Closer to Iraqi Front Lines After Obama Move  —  Adding 217 troops brings force to 4,087, Pentagon says  —  It doesn't change ‘basic elements’ of strategy, Earnest says  —  President Barack Obama's approval of Pentagon efforts to intensify the U.S. effort in Iraq may matter less …
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CNN:
U.S. sending more troops, Apaches to Iraq
Discussion: New York Magazine
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: Mashable, KTLA, The Atlantic and ABC News
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 …
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.
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
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 …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Pearl Jam Cancels N Carolina Concert In Protest Of ‘Despicable’ Anti-LGBT Law  —  Pearl Jam canceled its concert on Monday that was scheduled for April 20 in North Carolina in protest of the law that eliminates local governments' ability to pass legislation to protect gay and transgender individuals.
Discussion: Towleroad and myfox8.com
 
 
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Joel Ebert / Tennessean.com:
Transgender bathroom bill sponsor pulls proposal until next year
David Eggert / Associated Press:
Gov Snyder To Drink Flint Water For At Least A Month To Prove That It's Safe
NewsBusters:
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Jason Silverstein / New York Daily News:
Artist who painted nude Donald Trump portrait says his legal team has threatened lawsuit
Discussion: RedState and Towleroad
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Sanders's Practically Unprecedented Success
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Silicon Valley's Legendary ‘Coach’ Bill Campbell Has Died
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Eric Trump: My Dad Is Going to Go After Hillary in a Way That No One Has Ever Gone After Her Before
 Earlier Items: 
Janet Reitman / Rolling Stone:
GOP ‘King of Dirty Tricks’ on RNC's Plan to Stop Trump
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Unreal. ILLEGAL ALIENS Protest with Mariachi Band Outside Supreme Court - for Amnesty (Video)
Matt Krantz / USA Today:
Defaults hit highest level since '09 bust
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders keeps saying his average donation is $27, but his own numbers contradict that
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Robber Baron Recessions