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6:35 PM ET, March 28, 2017

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Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia — The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying to Congress in the House investigation of links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign …

Scott Wong / The Hill:

First GOP lawmaker calls for Nunes to recuse himself — Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) on Tuesday told The Hill that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) should “absolutely” recuse himself from his panel's investigation into Russia's meddling in last year's election.

Discussion: Shareblue, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Washington Times

Manu Raju / CNN:

Amid turmoil, House Intel Committee scraps meetings this week — Democrats believe he is too close to the White House to lead a thorough investigation into Russia — Washington (CNN)The House Intelligence Committee has scrapped all meetings this week amid growing partisan rancor …

Discussion: MSNBC, Yahoo, Mediaite, Towleroad, Washington Post, The Federalist, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, Shakesville and Political Wire

Louis Nelson / Politico:

Swalwell on Nunes fallout: ‘This is what a cover-up to a crime looks like’ — House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes' announcement last week that officials from the transition team of President Donald Trump had been inadvertently surveilled by the U.S. intelligence community came …

Discussion: Axios, ABC News, Common Dreams, The Hill, CNBC, NBC News and Washington Post

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:

Now we know why Trump panicked about Russia probe — You know things are looking grim for President Trump when he starts tweeting about Hillary Clinton again. Monday evening he sounded trapped and wounded: “Why isn't the House Intelligence Committee looking into the Bill & Hillary deal …

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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:

Devin Nunes Has Absolutely No Reason To Recuse Himself — The day after Republican House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes held a press conference saying he'd seen reports that show the government may have collected information on Donald Trump's transition team or family …

Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, Instapundit, RedState and KQED News

Washington Post:
Read the letters on Sally Yates's potential congressional testimony on Russia

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Guardian, Towleroad, Mediaite and Axios

Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Nunes' crisis of credibility

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, Scared Monkeys and New York Times

Martin Matishak / Politico:
Schiff: Yates would have testified on Flynn ‘cover-up’

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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Graham: Nunes is running ‘an Inspector Clouseau investigation’

Discussion: ABC News, Common Dreams, Political Wire and The Hill

Eric Beech / Reuters:
House intel panel chief Nunes says he will not divulge his sources

Discussion: The Daily Caller and AOL

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The White House's Sally Yates problem

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Graham mocks Nunes over ‘Inspector Clouseau investigation’

Discussion: RedState

Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:

Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters — Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has launched a major overhaul of the party's organization, which has been stung by recent crises — and the DNC has requested resignation letters from all current staffers.

Discussion: Occupy Democrats and Raw Story

New York Times:

Affordable Care Act Repeal Is Back on the Agenda, Republicans Say — WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders and the White House, under extreme pressure from conservative activists, have restarted negotiations on legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act, with House leaders declaring …

Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, Vox, Talking Points Memo, USA Today, Washington Post, Politico, Business Insider, The Daily Signal, Hot Air, New York Times, CNBC, Washington Times, RedState, Daily Wire, Daily Kos, Mediaite, IJR, Political Wire, TheBlaze and Instapundit

Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
Kansas Senate votes to expand Medicaid as Gov. Sam Brownback doubles down on opposition

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, ThinkProgress and Mother Jones

Rachael Bade / Politico:

Congress may stiff Trump on wall funding — Congressional Republicans might deliver some more bad news for President Donald Trump, fresh off their embarrassing failure to scrap Obamacare: No new money is coming to build his wall. — Trump hoped to jump-start construction of a massive wall …

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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump gives Chuck the silent treatment

Discussion: Axios

Alexander Bolton / The Hill: Border wall funding likely to be put on hold

Media Matters for America:

Bill O'Reilly: I “Didn't Hear A Word” Rep. Maxine Waters Said Because Of Her “James Brown Wig” — BILL O'REILLY: I didn't hear a word [Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)] said. I was looking at the James Brown wig. If we have a picture of James, it's the same wig. — STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST): It's the same one.

Discussion: Shareblue, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Business Insider, The Slot, Salon, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Shakesville, Politicus USA and Towleroad

Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Bill O'Reilly apologizes after making racially charged joke about congresswoman

Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Gateway Pundit

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Donald Trump Claims U.S. Constitution Bars ‘Apprentice’ Star's Defamation Suit While in Office — The president believes the Supremacy Clause bars state lawsuits against a sitting president and looks to tackle an issue “not decided” by the Supreme Court in Bill Clinton v. Paula Jones.

Discussion: The Hill, Hullabaloo and Raw Story

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Argues He's Immune From Accuser's Defamation Suit As POTUS

Discussion: Daily Kos

Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:

Exclusive: Scott Pruitt Promises ‘EPA Orginalism’ in Donald Trump Administration — The newly appointed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt will welcome President Donald Trump to the massive EPA government building on Tuesday. The president will then sign an executive order …

Discussion: Axios, Politico and Washington Monthly

Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies

Discussion: Washington Post, The Atlantic, Gothamist, The FADER, Engadget, New York Post and Common Dreams

Dan Merica / CNN:
In executive order, Trump to dramatically change US approach to climate change

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Oren Dorell / USA Today:

Trump's business network reached alleged Russian mobsters — To expand his real estate developments over the years, Donald Trump, his company and partners repeatedly turned to wealthy Russians and oligarchs from former Soviet republics — several allegedly connected to organized crime …

Discussion: Raw Story

Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:

Paul Manafort's Puzzling New York Real Estate Purchases — Paul J. Manafort, the former Trump campaign manager facing multiple investigations for his political and financial ties to Russia, has engaged in a series of puzzling real estate deals in New York City over the past 11 years.

Discussion: Washington Post, Curbed NY - All, Raw Story, Political Wire and Gothamist

The White House:

S.J.Res. 34 - Disapproving the Federal Communications Commission's Rule on Privacy of Customers of Broadband Services — The Administration strongly supports House passage of S.J.Res. 34, which would nullify the Federal Communications Commission's final rule titled “Protecting the Privacy …

Discussion: CNNMoney, Axios, NPR, Mashable and Common Dreams, more at Mediagazer »

David Shepardson / Reuters:
White House backs repeal of broadband privacy rules

Discussion: Business Insider and BGR

Fox News:

Schumer goes off on Trump supporter at NYC restaurant, witness says — Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., caused a scene at a Manhattan restaurant when he began yelling at a wealthy and well-connected Donald Trump supporter that the POTUS is “a liar.” — Schumer, the top Senate Democrat …

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John Gregory / abc7.com:

NOHO SCHOOL BUDGET CUTS DUE TO HIGH WHITE STUDENT PERCENTAGE SPARKS OUTRAGE … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid= 1817703" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Outrage has grown at Walter Reed Middle School …

Discussion: EAGnews.org, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, IJR, The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, The Last Tradition and The Last Refuge

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

A 2016 Review: Turnout Wasn't the Driver of Clinton's Defeat — In the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, many analysts suggested that Hillary Clinton lost to Donald J. Trump because of poor Democratic turnout. — Months later, it is clear that the turnout was only modestly better for Mr. Trump than expected.

Discussion: electionlawblog.org

Meredith Newman / capitalgazette.com:

Naval Academy grads ask alumni group to rescind honor for former Sen. Jim Webb — Former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb speaks in Baltimore in June 2015 where he announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. He's been named a 2017 Distinguished Graduate by the Naval Academy Alumni Association …

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Mar-a-Lago can't release visitor logs — because it doesn't keep them — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Democrats just came up with a catchy-sounding bill to force President Donald Trump to cough up a list of visitors to his private clubs. — But there's just one problem: There are no lists yet.

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, Daily Kos and AOL

Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:

Tesla ‘autopilot’ car hits Phoenix police motorcycle — A Phoenix police motorcycle was struck by a Tesla Model X reportedly operating on autopilot last week, police said. — The incident happened a few days before an accident involving an automated Uber vehicle in Tempe.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Jill Filipovic / CNN:

We all know why the right is angry at Tomi Lahren — Tomi Lahren's show suspended for a week — Jill Filipovic: It's clear now that Tomi Lahren didn't know her role, and the same men who helped usher her to fame are now keen to shut her up — It turns out for all their talk …

Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com