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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller authorized by DOJ to investigate alleged Manafort collusion with Russian government  —  (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump's former …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Jeff Sessions Quietly Appointed a Prosecutor to Probe Trump's Foes.  That Could Be an Unprecedented Disaster. … The headlines called it a non-event when Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided not to appoint a special counsel to look into the special counsel after all.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Trish Turner / ABC News:
Court poised to hand down 1st sentence in Mueller probe  —  Dutch national Alex van der Zwaan is expected to become the first person sentenced in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation on Tuesday in federal court in Washington, having pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Dutch attorney gets 30 days in first sentence for Mueller probe  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller obtained the first sentence in his high-profile investigation Tuesday, as a Dutch attorney who admitted to lying to investigators was ordered into federal custody for 30 days.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Ex-Skadden Lawyer Is Sentenced to 30 Days in Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — A former lawyer for a powerful international corporate law firm was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 days in prison for lying to investigators in the special counsel inquiry about his communications with a Trump campaign aide …
Zachary Fryer-Biggs / Vox:
Alexander van der Zwaan is going to jail for lying to Mueller's Russia probe  —  A Dutch lawyer tied to Paul Manafort gets 30 days in jail and a fine of $20,000.  —  Alexander van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer who pleaded guilty to lying to special counsel Robert Mueller's team, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Tuesday morning.
Discussion: New York Magazine and Mediaite
Mark Moore / New York Post:
Dutch lawyer is first to be sentenced in Mueller's Russia probe
Discussion: The Week
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Was Authorized to Investigate Paul Manafort's Work for Ukraine
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump
Discussion: Vox, VICE News, The Week and emptywheel
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:   Mueller Found a Very Dishonest Way to Shroud His Investigation in Secrecy
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides  —  In early March, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt approached the White House with a request: He wanted substantial pay raises for two of his closest aides.
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Washington Post:
Top Pruitt aide at EPA also shopped for housing on his behalf … This post has been updated.  —  A top aide at the Environmental Protection Agency, who recently received a 33 percent raise from Administrator Scott Pruitt despite a lack of approval from the White House …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Pruitt Had a $50-a-Day Condo Linked to Lobbyists. Their Client's Project Got Approved.
Bloomberg:
Trump Told Embattled EPA Chief 'We've Got Your Back,' Official Says
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House considered firing Pruitt
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Is Like, ‘How Can I F—k with Him?’”:  Trump's War with Amazon (and The Washington Post) Is Personal  —  With the West Wing finally calm, Trump is contemplating a multi-front campaign against Jeff Bezos.  —  For the first time in Donald Trump's presidency, the West Wing soap opera appears …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Milton Friedman Predicted Socialism Would Kill Democracy. Instead, Trump Is.
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times and Politico
Wall Street Journal:   Trump, Amazon and the Post Office
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke says he raised staggering $6.7M in first quarter of 2018  —  U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018.  It's an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
Jill McCabe / Washington Post:
The president attacked my reputation.  It's time to set the record straight.  —  Jill McCabe, an emergency room pediatrician, is married to former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe.  —  I am an emergency room pediatrician and an accidental politician — someone who never thought …
Axios:
Why Trump thinks he's winning his war on media  —  Nothing helps President Trump more — or tightens his hold on his base more securely — than his cozy, mutually beneficial relationship with conservative TV.  Trump's feedback loop, including cable-news coverage, and mainstream media squawking …
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Media Matters for America:   We reviewed Kevin Williamson's past work. The Atlantic hiring him is even worse than you think.
Washington Post:
That caravan of migrants Trump was tweeting about?  Mexico stopped it. … VERACRUZ, Mexico — The Mexican government on Monday evening moved to break up the caravan of migrants moving through southern Mexico, with immigration officials registering the travelers and suggesting …
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’  —  David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.”  In emails to New York, Smith said that print …
Michael McCaul / Politifact.com Truth-O-Meter rulings …:
No, the Postal Service isn't losing a fortune on Amazon  —  President Donald Trump took a swing at Amazon once more on April 2, blaming the digital retailer for the United States Postal Service's financial woes.  —  “Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon,” Trump tweeted.
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Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
17 States Sue the Trump Administration Over Census Citizenship Question  —  This is the third major lawsuit against the controversial new citizenship question. … Seventeen states, the District of Columbia, and six major cities sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over the addition …
Discussion: ag.ny.gov, Daily Kos and ThinkProgress
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Associated Press:
States, cities sue US government over census question
Discussion: Politico
Corey Robin:
Why is the media—including the liberal media—supporting these teachers' strikes?  —  I've been amazed—in a good way—at how positive is the media coverage of all these teacher wildcat strikes and actions in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arizona.  Particularly from liberal media outlets.
Discussion: Vox, Bloomberg, New York Times, NPR and Splinter
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
'I can't breathe': Asheville police video shows white officer beating, choking black jaywalking suspect … Johnnie Rush was trying to get home from a long shift at the Cracker Barrel.  —  Then he got stopped for jaywalking — an encounter with the police department in Asheville, N.C. …
Discussion: Vox, The Week, Common Dreams, WGN-TV, KTLA and FOX 61
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election  —  President Trump has said repeatedly that Russian interference didn't matter in the 2016 election, and he has suggested — wrongly — that the intelligence and law enforcement communities have said the same.
New York Times:
What Is Your City's Twin?  —  Let's imagine that you're looking for a job and want to live in a city similar to your hometown.  —  Or, hypothetically, let's say you run a large technology company that is searching for the location of another headquarters, and you want a place that feels like home.
New York Times:
What the Supreme Court Doesn't Get About Racism  —  This is part of a series on voting in America, which will run up to Election Day in November.  For Part 1, on the importance of voting, go here.  And for Part 2, on a court case over a Kansas voter registration law, go here.
Bloomberg:
Sinclair Employees Say Their Contracts Make It Too Expensive to Quit  —  Noncompetes, forced arbitration and a liquidated damages clause can equal 40 percent of annual salary.  —  , and  —  After Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. drew widespread criticism for having anchors read a statement taking aim …
Politico:
Trump, McCarthy look to cut billions from budget deal they just passed  —  The move comes after a backlash from conservatives.  —  Facing pressure from conservatives for their budget-busting moves, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are considering forcing votes …
Graham Rayman / New York Daily News:
NYPD sex crimes chief donated thousands to Trump after video scandal on grabbing women ‘by the p—y’  —  Four days after President Trump was caught on tape boasting about grabbing women “by the p—y,” the high-profile head of the NYPD's sex crimes division donated $500 to his campaign committee.
Discussion: Splinter
Eric X. Li / Washington Post:
Why Xi's lifting of term limits is a good thing  —  Eric X. Li is a Shanghai venture capitalist and a trustee and chairman of the advisory committee of Fudan University's China Institute.  —  SHANGHAI — Western media and the Chinese chattering classes have been in an uproar since China's …
Discussion: Instapundit
National Review:
Conservative Criticism of Trump Is Not Deluded  —  A response to Rich Lowry  —  One of the more significant frustrations of the Trump era is the lack of precise terminology for the debates required of it.  One such term is “Never Trump.”  It is vague enough to include a broad spectrum …
Amir Vera / CNN:
Teacher who ran white supremacist podcast she said was satire submits resignation  —  Teacher who hosted controversial podcast resigns  —  (CNN)Florida middle school teacher Dayanna Volitich submitted her resignation after it was found she was also the host of a white supremacist podcast called …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump proposes sending troops to U.S.-Mexico border until wall is built  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday he intends to deploy troops along the U.S.-Mexico border until a wall is built there, proposing an escalation of efforts to prevent people from entering the country illegally via the southern border.
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Paul Kelso / Sky News:
Porton Down experts unable to identify ‘precise source’ of novichok that poisoned spy
Discussion: Politico
David Ottaway / Axios:
Saudi crown prince's rebranding campaign hits roadblock with Trump
Felix Salmon / Wired:
The Case for A Zuck-Free Facebook
Discussion: Breitbart
James Bovard / USA Today:
After the FBI's Pulse nightclub failure, why should we trust James Comey anymore?
Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
What if Clinton had won?  —  Something sports fans tend …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Eschaton
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Trumpism is not run-of-the-mill conservative populism
Discussion: Mother Jones
Politico:
Foreign visas plunge under Trump
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
CNN's Fawning Over JFK's Philandering Shows Stormy Daniels Is Irrelevant
Guy Short / Washington Examiner:
Don't panic: Republicans should remain calm about 2018
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
Democrats see glimmer of hope in land of Sheriff Joe Arpaio before special vote
Gabrielle Banks / Houston Chronicle:
Former aide to U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman turned government witness says, “I just do what I'm told”
Discussion: Roll Call
Dennis Ross / Washington Post:
If Trump walks away from the Iran deal, Tehran will win
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Probe Into U.A.E. Influence Broadens
Discussion: Al Jazeera English and Raw Story