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8:30 PM ET, April 10, 2018

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New York Times:
Trump Sought to Fire Mueller in December  —  In early December, President Trump, furious over news reports about a new round of subpoenas from the office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, told advisers in no uncertain terms that Mr. Mueller's investigation had to be shut down.
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New York Times:
Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records of Payments to Women  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office of President Trump's personal lawyer on Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr. Trump, and information related …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He's Sitting There Bitching and Moaning”: Inside Trumpworld, Allies Fear the Boss Could Go Postal and Fire Mueller  —  Trump's friends say the president is “dry tinder” awaiting a match.  Meanwhile, his latest hires are already creating new management nightmares for John Kelly.
Ken White / New York Times:
Why the F.B.I. Raid Is Perilous for Michael Cohen — and Trump  —  After a year of almost weekly revelations about Robert Mueller's investigation of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, even indictments and guilty pleas of campaign officials have grown familiar.  It's not that the special counsel …
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
US Attorney, Trump appointee, recused from Michael Cohen investigation  —  ABC News has learned that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is recused from the Michael Cohen investigation.  —  Two sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News Berman …
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Are Reporters Goading Trump Into Firing Mueller When They Scream at Him Constantly About Firing Mueller?  —  In July 2017 New York Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Michael Schmidt asked Donald Trump a leading question about whether an investigation of his personal finances …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside the West Wing with Trump enraged  —  Sources close to the president say that a political dispute with special counsel Robert Mueller has turned visceral and personal after the feds' raid on the New York offices of Michael Cohen, Trump's personal lawyer and fixer.
CNN:
FBI raid targeted records of payments to porn star, ex-Playmate  —  Washington (CNN)The FBI raid on President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen sought information that included payments allegedly made to keep women silent about affairs with Trump more than a decade ago.
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
President Trump has never been in more trouble than right now … As you've heard, federal agents raided the office and home of Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer.  Yet despite how rare an action it is to pierce attorney-client privilege this way, the big-picture story here seems inevitable …
Discussion: Axios, ThinkProgress and Hot Air
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Targeting Trump's lawyer should worry us all  —  There is much speculation as to the significance of the search of the offices and hotel room of President Trump  —  's lawyer, Michael Cohen.  To obtain a search warrant, prosecutors must demonstrate to a judge that they have probable cause …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Many people have said’ I should fire Mueller
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Michael Cohen Has a Big Problem
Nancy Cook / Politico:
White House puts Mueller on notice after raid
CNN:
Trump ‘certainly believes he has the power’ to fire Mueller, White House says
Discussion: Political Wire
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
What's a guy gotta do to get impeached in Trump's out-of-control America? | Will Bunch
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Facebook told two women their pro-Trump videos were ‘unsafe’ … Two sisters famous for praising President Trump say Facebook has deemed their videos dangerous.  —  Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson are better known as “Diamond and Silk” to their hundreds of thousands of fans — one of whom is Trump.
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New York Times:
Fact Check: What Mark Zuckerberg Is Saying About Facebook, Data and Elections
Associated Press:
The Latest: Zuckerberg says Facebook has seen no falloff
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Facebook has always been one big swindle
Discussion: Associated Press
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
European Commission raids Murdoch's Fox offices in London  —  The British offices of the Murdoch entertainment empire 21st Century Fox have been raided by investigators from the European Commission, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.  —  It is understood that competition watchdogs gained access …
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Christine Wang / CNBC:
Fox offices in London raided by European Commission investigators
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Holden / Politico:
Exclusive: EPA removes staffer who OK'd report on Pruitt's security  —  EPA removed a career staffer Tuesday who approved an internal report that undermined Administrator Scott Pruitt's claims that he needed around-the-clock bodyguards and other expensive security protection …
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Andrew Perez / HuffPost:
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Has Met With Dozens Of Campaign Donors
Discussion: New York Times and New Republic
Erin Banco / New Jersey Online:
The Trump Russia probe is expanding, as Mueller looks into new meetings in Seychelles: exclusive  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is examining a series of previously unreported meetings that took place in 2017 in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean …
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Russia has figured out how to jam U.S. drones in Syria, officials say  —  WASHINGTON — The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: John Bolton urged Trump to cancel trip abroad
Sam Reilly / ABC News:
Tennessee college student defends her gun-toting ‘graduation’ photo  —  Amid a youth-driven gun control debate that has swarmed social media, a college senior in Tennessee is defending the provocative photo she posted of her packing a handgun with the caption, “I don't take normal graduation photos ...”
Harvard University:
Institute of Politics Spring 2018 Youth Poll  —  Spring 2018 marks the 35th National Youth Poll conducted by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School examining the political opinions and civic engagement of young Americans ages 18 to 29.  Since its conception …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Millennial poll: Historic youth wave coming in 2018, Dems outnumber GOP 2-1
Discussion: Washington Post
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Russia-linked account pushed fake Hillary Clinton sex video  —  A pornographic video that falsely claimed to show Hillary Clinton engaged in a sex act has been traced back to an account that Reddit acknowledged on Tuesday is linked to Russia's Internet Research Agency.
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Reuters
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
T.J. Miller Arrested for Allegedly Calling in a Fake Bomb Threat  —  The former ‘Silicon Valley’ star was released on a $100,000 bond.  —  Todd Joseph “T.J.” Miller was taken into custody Monday night at LaGuardia Airport, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Sinclair TV chairman to Trump: ‘We are here to deliver your message’  —  The rightwing broadcaster met Trump at the White House to pitch a potentially lucrative new product to officials … The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met Donald Trump at the White House during a visit to pitch …
Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
Under Trump, a voice for the American consumer goes silent  —  NEW YORK (AP) — In the 135 days since the Trump administration took control of the nation's consumer watchdog agency, it has not recorded a single enforcement action against banks, credit card companies, debt collectors or any finance companies whatsoever.
Discussion: Vox and Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Recuses Himself from Cohen Probe  —  Former SEC enforcement head to lead investigation after Geoffrey Berman stands down  —  The interim Manhattan U.S. attorney, Geoffrey Berman, recused himself from his office's investigation into President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer …
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Emily Saul / Page Six:
Testimony halted as defense slips up at Cosby trial  —  Testimony in Bill Cosby's sex assault retrial came to a jarring halt Tuesday afternoon, when a defense attorney let slip that jurors in the comedian's first trial had been unable to reach a verdict.  —  The utterance — mistaken or otherwise …
Discussion: USA Today and The Daily Caller
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Rebekah Mercer Asked Facebook For An Independent Investigation Into Cambridge Analytica  —  A well-connected tech investor met with Facebook senior management late last month on behalf of billionaire Republican donor Rebekah Mercer to suggest an independent investigation into Cambridge Analytica …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to halt legal-advice program for immigrants in detention … The U.S. immigration courts will temporarily halt a program that offers legal assistance to detained foreign nationals facing deportation while it audits the program's cost-effectiveness, a federal official said Tuesday.
Marc Raimondi / MMA Fighting:
Paige VanZant opens up for the first time about being raped in new book  —  Paige VanZant fans will get new, emotional insights into her youth, life and ability to overcome adversity in her new book.  —  The UFC women's flyweight fighter writes in harrowing detail about being the victim …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Pompeo asks Clinton for advice as he preps for confirmation battle  —  As a sharply partisan Republican member of Congress, CIA Director Mike Pompeo tormented former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her response to the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, which Pompeo called “morally reprehensible.”
 
 
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Christian Datoc / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE — Jim Jordan: Sessions, Rosenstein ‘Need To Be Held Accountable’
Discussion: Raw Story
Vanessa Yurkevich / CNNMoney:
Equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter wants to meet with Ivanka Trump
Discussion: Bustle
Bloomberg:
Apple Must Pay $502.6 Million to VirnetX, Federal Jury Rules
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Hoyer plays Florida kingmaker
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
Zuckerberg: Facebook Identified and Notified Presidential Campaigns of Russian Hacking Attempts in 2016
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Bank of America to Stop Financing Makers of Military-Style Guns
Discussion: BostonGlobe.com
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Va. Gov. Northam vetoes bill banning sanctuary cities
Discussion: Splinter and Townhall
John Ismay / New York Times:
Rhodesia's Dead — but White Supremacists Have Given It New Life Online
 Earlier Items: 
Aaron Stein / War on the Rocks:
The ‘Adults in the Room’ Need to Take Trump Seriously on Syria
Discussion: CNN, The Week and New York Times
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Bias against conservatives works like any other prejudice
USA Today:
National Guard border deployment is political theater
Discussion: Salon
Itay Hod / The Wrap:
SlimFast Is 21st Sponsor to Drop Laura Ingraham's Show After David Hogg Uproar
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Press
Bloomberg:
Tiny Town Shuts Police Program That Gave Robert Mercer a Badge
Discussion: Raw Story
Moby / Wall Street Journal:
Food Stamps Shouldn't Pay for Junk
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Fox News giving bigger role to ex-Bush aide Perino
Hannah Allam / BuzzFeed:
State And Local Republican Officials Have Been Bashing Muslims. We Counted.
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Sara Fischer / Axios:
A look at news publishers' conflicting approaches toward AI companies, and how the lack of a data marketplace makes it hard for buyers and sellers to set rates

Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology:
Elon Musk says he wants Grok to create news summaries by relying solely on X posts, without looking at article text, and improved story citations are coming

 
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