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10:35 AM ET, April 1, 2017

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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kushner's privileged status stokes resentment in White House  —  In a White House where President Donald Trump commands reverence, Jared Kushner often refers to the president by one name: Donald.  And while cable TV can dominate the president's mood and set the agenda for senior administration staff …
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New York Times:
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Still Benefiting From Business Empire, Filings Show  —  Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump's daughter and son-in-law, will remain the beneficiaries of a sprawling real estate and investment business still worth as much as $741 million …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Bannon earned more than half a million dollars from entities tied to GOP donors  —  Steve Bannon, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, earned more than half a million dollars last year from entities linked to a pair of major conservative donors, according to documents released …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
White House ponders reorganization after health care debacle  —  Less than three months into Donald Trump's White House, top advisers are exploring organizational changes to stabilize an administration consumed by crisis and chaos.  —  Following the failure to advance health-care legislation …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump's White House struggles to get out from under Russia controversy
Wall Street Journal:
President Trump's Advisers Made Big Money, Disclosures Show
Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Who's Worth What at the White House: The Financial Disclosures
Discussion: Business Insider
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
April Ryan finds herself in the Trump spotlight
Discussion: Daily Kos
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump's closest aides hail from ranks of financial elite
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Mediaite
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Ahead of release of financial disclosures, Trump administration brags about how many wealthy people it has
Discussion: Political Wire
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
11 key points to remember about Trump-Russia affair  —  The Trump Russia investigation has spread in so many directions, and sparked so much crazy commentary, that it's hard to keep track of it all.  So here is a guide to help you keep your eye on the ball:  —  1) Substance is what matters, Part 1.
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Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
The Political Walls Are Closing In On Donald Trump  —  Not 100 days into the Trump presidency, one thing is abundantly clear: it is completely unsustainable as it is operating today.  —  There are even rumblings in the seams of Washington that Trump may not last the summer …
Fox News:
Intelligence official who ‘unmasked’ Trump associates is ‘very high up,’ source says  —  The U.S. intelligence official who “unmasked,” or exposed, the names of multiple private citizens affiliated with the Trump team is someone “very well known, very high up, very senior in the intelligence world,” a source told Fox News on Friday.
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Watchdog groups ask ethics group to investigate Nunes  —  Two political watchdog organizations are asking the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) to investigate whether the actions of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) violate the House ethics rules.  —  “We request the Office of Congressional Ethics …
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
More and more reports are coming out that show the Obama administration had surveilled …
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Last Refuge
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
What Devin Nunes Knows
Discussion: Breitbart
Austin Wright / Politico:
Schiff slams White House after reviewing controversial intelligence
Discussion: The Atlantic and ABC News
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Five questions investigators want to ask Michael Flynn
New York Times:
Bill O'Reilly Thrives at Fox News, Even as Harassment Settlements Add Up  —  About $13 million has been paid out over the years to address complaints from women about Mr. O'Reilly's behavior.  He denies the claims have merit.  —  For nearly two decades, Bill O'Reilly has been Fox News's top asset …
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Tom Price Intervened on Rule That Would Hurt Drug Profits, the Same Day He Acquired Drug Stock  —  On the same day the stockbroker for then-Georgia Congressman Tom Price bought him up to $90,000 of stock in six pharmaceutical companies last year, Price arranged to call a top U.S. health official …
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Democrats Know the Election Was Legitimate but Persist in a Dangerous Fraud  —  Putin is smiling.  —  orrifying!" inveighed an indignant Hillary Clinton at the last presidential debate, less than three weeks before Election Day.  What so horrified her?  Donald Trump's refusal to pledge …
Discussion: Power Line
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
You're the puppet: Spicer revives Trump's unhinged attacks on Clinton as Russia scandal grows
Discussion: NBC News
Stephen King / The Guardian:
Stephen King on Donald Trump: ‘How do such men rise?  First as a joke’  —  The only way to find out: inject a panel of fictional voters with truth serum...  started thinking Donald Trump might win the presidency in September of 2016.  By the end of October, I was almost sure.
Senator Claire McCaskill:
Gorsuch: Good for Corporations, Bad for Working People  —  This is a really difficult decision for me.  I am not comfortable with either choice.  While I have come to the conclusion that I can't support Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court—and will vote no on the procedural vote and his confirmation …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McCaskill ‘no’ on Gorsuch moves Senate toward nuclear fight
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
I-85 collapse: Three arrested after major fire under Atlanta highway  —  Atlanta (CNN)A man has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting a huge fire that brought down part of an elevated interstate highway in Atlanta, a collapse that is expected to complicate traffic for months in one of the nation's most congested cities.
Discussion: The Root, The Week and KTLA
New York Times:
‘Penis Seat’ Causes Double Takes on Mexico City Subway  —  A seat in a subway car in Mexico City's metro system caused a stir earlier this year.  There were awkward glances.  Visible discomfort.  Baffled looks.  Some laughs.  And of course, the inevitable pictures from passenger's camera phones.
Discussion: NPR and Althouse
Steven Camarota / Foreign Affairs:
The Case Against Immigration  —  Why the United States Should Look Out for Itself  —  Outlining his position on immigration in August of last year, Donald Trump, then the Republican candidate for U.S. president, made his motivating philosophy clear: “There is only one core issue in the immigration debate …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Hannity sides with Freedom Caucus over Trump  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity sided with the Freedom Caucus on Thursday in its feud with President Trump, saying he didn't think the conservative lawmakers were at fault for last week's failure of the GOP healthcare bill.
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
An Obamacare adviser walks into the Trump White House...
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Sophia Bollag / Associated Press:
FEDERAL OFFICIALS DEFEND IMMIGRATION ARRESTS IN COURTHOUSES
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
New EPA documents reveal even deeper proposed cuts to staff and programs
Discussion: Vox
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Trump set to sign executive orders to stop trade abuses
Discussion: RedState
CNN:
First on CNN: New terrorist laptop bombs may evade airport security, intel sources say
Discussion: twitchy.com
Andrea Peyser / New York Post:
Nikki Haley is kicking anti-Semites in the UN to the curb
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Stephen K. Bannon, architect of anti-globalist policies, got rich as a global capitalist
Discussion: Forbes
Dan Merica / CNN:
Joe Biden indirectly knocks Clinton's failed campaign
Ruth Sherlock / Telegraph:
Exclusive: The most powerful Briton in America on what it's really like in Donald Trump's White House
Discussion: Business Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The GOP's Favorite Health-Care Idea Is to Stick It to Mothers
Discussion: Washington Post
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
After ‘classy’ N.C. restaurant bans kids, critics fume — and reservations surge
Discussion: Mother Jones
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
American Citizen Trapped in ICE Jail
Discussion: The Slot
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Grassley asks State for details on Clinton's security clearance
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Republicans' views of blacks' intelligence, work ethic lag behind Democrats at a record clip
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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