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12:50 PM ET, April 4, 2018

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Ethan Baron / Mercury News:
YouTube shooter's father says she was angry at company  —  The night before Nasim Aghdam opened fire in a courtyard at YouTube's headquarters Tuesday afternoon, Mountain View police found the San Diego woman sleeping in her car.  —  She had been reported missing by her family in Southern California …
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NBC Bay Area:
Suspect in YouTube Shooting Posted Rants About the Company Online  —  The NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit has confirmed the identity of the shooter who opened fire on YouTube's campus in San Bruno Tuesday.  Nasim Aghdam, 39, lived in Southern California and appears to have had a robust presence on YouTube.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke / BuzzFeed:
This Is What We Know About YouTube Shooter Nasim Aghdam  —  The woman, who posted frequently on the video sharing platform about animal rights and veganism, said she believed YouTube had discriminated against her.  —  A 39-year-old woman who alleged that YouTube “discriminated and filtered” …
CNN:
YouTube shooter's brother said he warned police in advance  —  (CNN)The brother of Nasim Najafi Aghdam worried she might do something dangerous.  —  The concerns started over the weekend when Aghdam stopped answering her phone, her brother told CNN affiliate KGTV.
KGTV-TV:
Shooter's family warned police about YouTube grudge  —  MENIFEE, Calif. (KGTV) - The family of the YouTube shooter spoke with 10News Tuesday night in Menifee, heartbroken and unwilling to speak on camera.  —  They opened the door to tell us that they tried to warn authorities before the shooting …
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
YouTube shooting suspect nursed grudge about company's treatment of her videos
Washington Post:
Mueller told Trump's attorneys the president remains under investigation but is not currently a criminal target … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III informed President Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal target …
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emptywheel:
Mueller Tells Guy Who Legally Can't Be a Target That He's Not a Target, Perhaps in a Bid to Make Him Legally Targetable  —  The WaPo has a fascinating report describing that Robert Mueller informed Trump's lawyers “in early March” that he doesn't consider Trump a target in his investigation.
Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
Senate Investigators Interview A Former Trump Business Associate Who Tried To Get Trump A Deal In Moscow  —  Sater is one of the most mysterious figures in the Trump-Russia investigation, and has spoken previously to Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the House Intelligence Committee.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ABC News
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump's self-delusion blinds him to legal peril
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Times
Ken White / Popehat:
What It Means That Trump Is “Only A Subject”
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
Washington Post:
Trump instructs military to begin planning for withdrawal from Syria … President Trump has instructed military leaders to prepare to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria, but has not set a date for them to do so, according to a senior administration official.  —  In a meeting with top national …
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NBC News:
Trump agrees to keep U.S. troops in Syria for undetermined period of time to defeat ISIS  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump reluctantly agreed in a meeting with his national security team on Tuesday to keep U.S. troops in Syria for an undetermined period of time with the goal of defeating ISIS …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Defense One and CNBC
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Rebecca Dallet beats Michael Screnock in race for Wisconsin Supreme Court  —  MADISON - Rebecca Dallet trounced Michael Screnock on Tuesday for a seat on the state Supreme Court, shrinking the court's conservative majority and giving Democrats a jolt of energy heading into the fall election.
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Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Walker Warns Of ‘#BlueWave’ Coming To WI After Dem Wins State High Court Race  —  After the Democratic-backed Wisconsin state Supreme Court candidate pulled off a double-digit defeat of her GOP rival on Tuesday evening, Gov. Scott Walker warned his state that a “blue wave” of the “Far Left” …
Bloomberg:
China Hits Soybeans, Aircraft in Counter-Punch to Trump Tariffs  —  Beijing responds to U.S. tariffs aimed at recouping IP losses  —  Two sides can still avoid applying tariffs, minister says  —  China said it would levy an additional 25 percent tariff on imports of 106 U.S. products including soybeans …
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Emily Rauhala / Washington Post:
China fires back at Trump with the threat of tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including soybeans
Sam Gillette / People.com:
Planned Parenthood CEO Says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Offered ‘Bribe’ to Stop Abortions  —  In a riveting passage from Cecile Richards' new memoir, the Planned Parenthood chief says Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were, during Donald Trump's 2016 transition as president-elect …
Roger Alford / Kentucky Today:
McConnell on midterm elections: ‘The wind is going to be in our face’  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (KT) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was instrumental in marshaling forces to pass the largest tax overhaul in 30 years to spur an economic resurgence.  —  Yet, that doesn't top McConnell's list …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump Is Right.  It Is the Amazon Washington Post.  —  President Donald Trump's insistence on calling the Washington Post the “Amazon Washington Post” riles the newspaper's executive editor, Martin Baron, to no end.  He wants one and all to know that the online retailer and the newspaper are distinct corporate entities.
John Harwood / CNBC:
Peter Navarro says Trump's trade policies are ‘good for the market,’ but economists aren't buying it  — White House aide Peter Navarro insists that President Trump's trade policies will positively impact the market.  — But some of his colleagues said some of Navarro's comments on the U.S. economy were simply wrong.
Emily Larsen / checkyourfact.com:
FACT CHECK: Does Amazon Cost The Postal Service A ‘Fortune’?  —  President Donald Trump tweeted several times that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) loses money when it delivers Amazon packages. … “I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election.
Discussion: Vox, CNNMoney and GeekWire
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Washington Post:
H.R. McMaster delivers a parting shot to Russia as he prepares to bow out as national security adviser … Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, in his last public remarks as President Trump's national security adviser, strongly denounced Russia for its increased aggression around the world and declared: “We have failed to impose sufficient costs.”
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YouTube:
LTG H.R. McMaster Final Public Remarks at Atlantic Council
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Cambridge Analytica used violent video to try to influence Nigerian election  —  Firm directed AggregateIQ to target voters with graphic Islamaphobic video in 2015 campaign, whistleblower says … Play Video  —  Cambridge Analytica sought to influence the Nigerian presidential election …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On the Trump-Russia investigation and the rule of law  —  This week I took part in a debate on the question “Does the Russia investigation endanger the rule of law?”  I said yes, and here is why:  —  First, a caveat: If “endanger the rule of law” means “destroys our legal order and threatens our democracy …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Activists demand DNC member's resignation after ‘colored people’ remark  —  MIAMI — A Florida Democratic National Committee member is resisting a chorus of resignation calls from African-American activists and party officials — including his own wife — after he referred to blacks as “colored people.”
Daily Mail:
Pensioner, 78, is arrested on suspicion of MURDER after ‘stabbing armed burglar, 38, to death in a struggle in his kitchen’ when two intruders woke him as he slept next to his wife  —  32k  —  A 78-year-old homeowner has been arrested by murder detectives after a suspected burglar he fought …
Discussion: Small Dead Animals and Instapundit
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
New court fight erupts over ranked-choice voting in Maine  —  AUGUSTA, Maine — A Maine judge ordered Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap to move forward with the implementation of ranked-choice voting in the June primaries, but the Republican-led Maine Senate was due in court on Wednesday with more questions about the law.
New York Times:
Google Workers Urge C.E.O. to Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. Project  —  WASHINGTON — Thousands of Google employees, including dozens of senior engineers, have signed a letter protesting the company's involvement in a Pentagon program that uses artificial intelligence to interpret video imagery …
CNN:
Trump appointee at Defense Department resigns after CNN reveals birther postings  —  (CNN)A political appointee at the Department of Defense has resigned after a CNN KFile inquiry about controversial postings he made on Facebook.  —  Todd Johnson is a former Trump campaign state director …
Joe Uchill / Axios:
Outgoing White House emails not protected by verification system  —  The security advocacy group Global Cyber Alliance tested the 26 email domains managed by the Executive Office of the President (EOP) and found that only one fully implements a security protocol that verifies the emails as genuinely from the White House.
Omar Villafranca / CBS News:
Oklahoma teachers fight for increased funding: “We're doing this for our kids”  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — For the second day, thousands of Oklahoma teachers marched at the state capitol.  Inside the rotunda, educators, and hundreds of their students demanded an increase in school funding.
 
 
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
Facebook Scans What You Send Other People on Messenger App
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Proclaims the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Guardian
New York Times:
‘It Has to Be Perfect’: Putting Out a Yearbook After the Parkland Shooting
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Second Resolution To Denounce Neo-Nazis Dies In Tennessee Legislature
Discussion: Tennessean.com
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
When James Earl Ray came to L.A., months before he killed Martin Luther King, he found a place where he fit in
Grant Rollings / The Sun:
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Travis Fedschun / Fox News:
Migrant ‘caravan’ begins to splinter after Trump raises alarm
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Dr. Maya Angelou / Google:
Dr. Maya Angelou's 90th Birthday
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Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump's Latest Domestic Spending Plot May Be To Ignore The Law
Discussion: Roll Call and Breitbart
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Wearing Black? Feds Say You May Be an Anarchist, Newly Released Documents Show
Discussion: Raw Story
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
The Sinclair video is the dumbest media freak-out since whatever the last one was
Discussion: New York Daily News
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Expanding map creates tough choices for GOP
Discussion: Political Wire
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
A fierce opponent of the Endangered Species Act is picked to oversee Interior's wildlife policy
 

 
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