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4:45 PM ET, April 10, 2018

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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 …
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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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: Above the Law
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 …
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.
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.
Michael Rothfeld / Wall Street Journal:
Feds Seek Stormy Daniels Documents Tied to Trump Organization  —  Request comes in connection with FBI raids of lawyer Michael Cohen  —  Federal prosecutors in New York asked the Trump Organization, President Donald Trump's flagship company, for records relating to a $130,000 payment …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Cohen Raid  —  This is one of the rare moments in the Trump Wars where everybody is right.  The raid on Michael Cohen's office is a big deal.  For much — but not all — of the MAGA crowd, this is the last straw, a rogue prosecutor violating the cherished rights of a citizen, never mind the president.
Discussion: Daily Wire and Instapundit
New York Times:
Mueller Investigating Ukrainian's $150,000 Payment for a Trump Appearance  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel is investigating a payment made to President Trump's foundation by a Ukrainian steel magnate for a talk during the campaign, according to three people briefed on the matter …
Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Targeting Trump's lawyer should worry us all
Discussion: Mediaite
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Republicans warn Trump against axing Mueller
Discussion: Vox
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Lots of Mueller action, but what about collusion?
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Michael Cohen Has a Big Problem
Bloomberg:
Trump's Alleged Affairs Become a Legal Threat After Raid on His Lawyer
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert resigns
The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Treating Michael Cohen Like a Mob Lawyer, Trump Allies Say
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
FBI Raid on Michael Cohen Is the Most Dangerous Day of Donald Trump's Life
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
The Latest: John Bolton urged Trump to cancel trip abroad
Fox News Insider:
Sen. Paul: FBI Raid on Trump's Attorney Was ‘Great Overstep’ by Mueller
Andrew Harrer / CNN:
Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress  —  The Facebook CEO arrived at the hearing at 2:29 p.m. ET.  —  #DeleteFacebook: One hearing attendee's handmade shirt  —  Here's one what attending of Zuckerberg hearing wants to say: #DeleteFacebook.  —  Mark Zuckerberg posts a Facebook message as he heads into Senate hearing
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gaslights Congress
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Facebook has always been one big swindle
Discussion: Associated Press
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TMZ.com:
T.J. Miller Arrested for Giving Feds False Info About Amtrak Bomb Threat
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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 ...”
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 …
CNN:
Trump ‘certainly believes he has the power’ to fire Mueller, White House says  —  McConnell: Mueller should be able to finish job  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump “believes he has the power to” fire special counsel Robert Mueller, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Tuesday.
Discussion: Political Wire
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USA Today:
National Guard border deployment is political theater  —  Donald Trump's sending troops to the Mexico border doesn't match reality of illegal immigration: Our view  —  In the past three administrations, if a president needs to look tough on illegal immigration, he sends the National Guard to the Mexican border.
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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.
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: Reuters and Vox
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 …
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
What's a guy gotta do to get impeached in Trump's out-of-control America?  |  Will Bunch  —  Donald Trump went too far Monday.  —  And I'm not just talking about the president's frightening, arms-crossed and panicked-sounding rant on national TV late Monday, when news that FBI agents had raided the home …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Fox News giving bigger role to ex-Bush aide Perino  —  NEW YORK (AP) — When Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made the media rounds in advance of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony this week, it was a telling sign that Dana Perino was chosen to question her for Fox News Channel.
Itay Hod / The Wrap:
SlimFast Is 21st Sponsor to Drop Laura Ingraham's Show After David Hogg Uproar  —  Ingraham returned to Fox News on Monday, but the fallout isn't over  —  SlimFast became the 21st company to say it will no longer advertise on Laura Ingraham's show, one day after she returned to Fox News …
Hannah Allam / BuzzFeed:
State And Local Republican Officials Have Been Bashing Muslims.  We Counted.  —  A BuzzFeed News analysis found that Republican officials in 49 states have openly attacked Muslims with words and proposed legislation since 2015, and few have faced repercussions.  —  Talal Ansari
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Queen Elizabeth likens Trump to noisy helicopter  —  Queen Elizabeth II is comparing President Trump  —  to a noisy helicopter, quipping that the commander in chief goes “round and round when you want to talk.”  —  The British monarch made the crack while filming a documentary …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Failures of Anti-Trumpism  —  WACO, Tex. — Over the past year, those of us in the anti-Trump camp have churned out billions of words critiquing the president.  The point of this work is to expose the harm President Trump is doing, weaken his support and prevent him from doing worse.
 
 
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
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New York Times:
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
Roger Stone said in July 2016 Russians were ‘most likely’ behind WikiLeaks emails and doing it to help Trump
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