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10:30 AM ET, April 5, 2017

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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Gorsuch's writings borrow from other authors  —  Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch copied the structure and language used by several authors and failed to cite source material in his book and an academic article, according to documents provided to POLITICO.
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
Bastardized Charges  —  Surprise, surprise.  Another desperate 11th-hour smear, something that appears to have become a rite of passage for Republican Supreme Court nominees.  —  Someone (David Brock, call your office?) is shopping around to news outlets baseless claims …
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
A Short Section In Neil Gorsuch's 2006 Book Appears To Be Copied From A Law Review Article  —  WASHINGTON — A short section in Judge Neil Gorsuch's 2006 book appears to copy — at times word-for-word — from a 1984 law review article by a lawyer in Indiana.
Discussion: RedState
Ken Klukowski / Breitbart:
Left Accuses Gorsuch of Plagiarism
Discussion: Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
House Intel Panel Wants Susan Rice to Testify in Russia Probe  —  Former national security adviser says she didn't leak any intelligence information  —  The House Intelligence Committee wants Susan Rice, a top aide in the Obama administration, to testify in a probe of alleged Russian election interference …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Don't Let Trump Get Away With His Latest Deception  —  The White House says Obama adviser Susan Rice spied on Trump aides.  We will all regret taking the claim at face value.  —  The story of President Donald Trump's infamous tweets falsely accusing President Barack Obama of having his …
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:   Susan Rice somehow manages to make Benghazi cover-up seem minor
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton unlikely to return to family foundation  —  has all but ruled out returning to her family's foundation, three sources close to the former Democratic nominee tell The Hill.  —  The former Democratic presidential nominee has indicated to confidants and associates …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Before This Is Over, Republicans Are Going to Wish Hillary Clinton Won  —  Imagine what the political world would look like for Republicans had Hillary Clinton won the election.  Clinton had dragged her dispirited base to the polls by promising a far more liberal domestic agenda than Barack Obama …
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact Check: Trump, Faulting Obama on Syria, Contradicts Himself  —  In a statement condemning Tuesday's chemical attack in Syria, President Trump faulted the administration of former President Barack Obama for not intervening more aggressively in that country's civil war — contradicting his own, earlier advice.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP rep tells 7-year-old Syrian girl: 'I'm ashamed' of government's inaction
Discussion: RedState, The Federalist and CNN
Mother Jones:
Trump Hypocrisy: Blaming Syrian Chemical Attack on Obama
Axios:
That was supposed to be a Trumpcare revival?  —  The Republican talks on patching up Trumpcare sure deteriorated in a hurry.  For a while yesterday, they dissolved into bickering and finger-pointing, with members of the Freedom Caucus saying the proposed compromise is getting worse …
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Jim Norman / Gallup:
Affordable Care Act Gains Majority Approval for First Time  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans now support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a major turnaround from five months ago when 42% approved and 53% disapproved.  This is the first time a majority of Americans …
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Emerging GOP Obamacare Repeal Would Mean Sick People Pay (Much) More
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politicus USA
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
If Republicans Blow Up the Filibuster Over Gorsuch, Is Legislation Next?  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are preparing to abolish the final vestige of power that the minority has to block presidential nominations, worrying many senators in both parties that the final and biggest domino …
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New York Times:
The Supreme Court as Partisan Tool
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Washington Post
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
How to End the Politicization of the Courts
Discussion: Daily Kos
CBS News:
Ivanka Trump interview: “If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good ... then I'm complicit”  —  In her first interview since becoming assistant to the president, Ivanka Trump addressed critics who have said she and her husband, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, are “complicit” with President Trump.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ivanka Trump: ‘Where I disagree with my father, he knows it’
Discussion: Axios
Rebecca Nelson / Cosmopolitan:
Ivanka Trump's Wine-Drinking, Fur Coat-Clad Neighbor Is a Little Confused Why The Internet Loves Her  —  “It's so weird, because I don't even quite understand what the word ‘go viral’ means.”  —  On Saturday night, hundreds of people danced outside of Ivanka Trump's Washington home …
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Here Were Trump's Questions About Air Force One, According to the General He Grilled  —  Air Mobility chief recounts Trump grilling at Mar-a-Lago  —  'He's an aviation enthusiast,' General Everhart says of Trump  —  Donald Trump asked “a lot of questions” that showed his general knowledge …
Discussion: Axios
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
One More Sign That Liberals Have Lost Their Minds  —  The White House has just released an official portrait of Melania Trump.  It is beautiful, in my opinion.  But the left-wing Boston Globe somehow found something sinister in what any normal person would consider a lovely portrait:
Dr. Susan Berry / Breitbart:
Trump at CEO Business Town Hall: ‘Common Core... We Have to End It’  —  At his CEO Business Town Hall Tuesday, President Donald Trump returned to his campaign promise to end the highly unpopular Common Core standards and once again make education policy the domain of local governments.
Reuters:
North Korea test-fires missile into sea ahead of Trump-Xi summit  —  North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang's increasingly defiant arms program.
Discussion: RedState, Boing Boing and The Week
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
White House: ‘The clock has now run out’ on North Korean nuclear program
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Federal appeals court: Civil rights law covers LGBT workplace bias  —  A federal appeals court in Chicago ruled Tuesday that a 1964 law barring sex discrimination extends to sexual orientation, marking a major workplace victory for gays and lesbians.  —  The 8-3 decision by the full U.S. Court …
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
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Mará Rose Williams / Kansas City Star:
New Pittsburg, Kan., High School principal resigns after student journalists question her credentials  —  Days after student reporters at Pittsburg High School in Kansas dug into the background of their newly hired principal and found questionable credentials, she resigned from the $93,000-a-year job.
 
 
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Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Top DFL lawmaker's ‘white male’ comments set off spat on Minnesota House floor
Jake Sherman / Politico:
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Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Sessions Presses Shift at Justice Department
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
ISIS Officially Taunts Trump, Ending a Conspicuous Silence
Rachel Wilson / Center for Public Integrity:
Convicted scammer creates federal PACs from prison
Bloomberg:
Trump Officials Alarmed Chinese May Bid for Westinghouse Unit
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
David Dayen / The Nation:
THIS BUDDING MOVEMENT WANTS TO SMASH MONOPOLIES
Discussion: Daily Kos
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
BILL TO IMPROVE WEATHER FORECASTS HEADS TO PRESIDENT'S DESK
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
Tent City, infamous home of inmates who wear pink underwear and a major piece of Arpaio's legacy, is closing
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Roger Stone: Kushner Is Leaking Intel to Scarborough
Discussion: Occupy Democrats
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
WH: Internal Bannon think tank never actually existed
Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Why You Shouldn't Walk on Escalators
Discussion: Gizmodo