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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's property empire  —  Fox News host who said Trump's fixer ‘knows real estate’ has a portfolio that includes support from Department of Housing and Urban Development, a fact he did not mention when interviewing secretary Ben Carson last year
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Sean Hannity linked to shell companies that spent $90M on property: report  —  Fox News host Sean Hannity is linked to a group of shell companies that have spent $90 million buying hundreds of homes across the U.S through the help of foreclosures and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Guardian reported Sunday.
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels lawyer claims Hannity, Cohen relationship was ‘extensive’
Discussion: RedState
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
‘No credible sightings’ of Waffle House shooting suspect as manhunt continues, police say … Police continued their intensive search Monday for the 29-year-old suspected of opening fire at a Tennessee Waffle House and killing four people one day earlier.  —  The Metro Nashville Police Department …
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Tennessean.com:
Waffle House shooting: Father of suspect Travis Reinking previously took away son's guns  —  At least four people are dead and four others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday morning  —  The 29-year-old Illinois man accused of carrying …
Christal Hayes / USA Today:
Waffle House suspect Travis Reinking deemed himself a ‘sovereign citizen,’ part of anti-government group
Discussion: Raw Story
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
Waffle House shooter was part of rightwing extremist movement: report
Discussion: Washington Post, USA Today and ABC News
Frank Miles / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan  —  Hillary Clinton won't go away.  —  So conservatives are giving her a seat at the table.  —  Clinton is starring in the Republican Party's 2018 midterm strategy.  With no Democrat to attack in the White House for the first time in nearly …
Discussion: Splinter
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Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The Republicans' Desperate Obsession With Nancy Pelosi
Discussion: The Atlantic
Sopan Deb / New York Times:   Hillary Clinton Avoids Direct Reference to Comey Memos in Speech
Steve Peoples / Yahoo:   Hillary Clinton, not on ballot, is star of GOP midterm plan
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Dems Still Crushing Their GOP Rivals In Fundraising
Discussion: Political Wire
Simon Hattenstone / The Guardian:
Shania Twain on abuse, betrayal and finding her voice: ‘I wanted a break - but not for 15 years’  —  As she begins her first album tour since 2002, she talks about the violent childhood and devastating divorce that make her pop's great survivor  —  Shania Twain was at the peak of her powers when she lost her voice.
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Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
An iconic female country singer just came out as a Trump supporter
Discussion: The Guardian and AOL
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
John Bolton chaired anti-Muslim think tank  —  WASHINGTON — John Bolton, President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, chaired a nonprofit that has promoted misleading and false anti-Muslim news, some of which was amplified by a Russian troll factory, an NBC News review found.
Discussion: Daily Kos
USA Today:
Confirm Mike Pompeo to fill the void at State  —  Though Trump nominee's hawkish views are troubling, they are not sufficient reason to block his confirmation to be secretary of State: Our view  —  America has been without a secretary of State for three weeks, and without one who had the trust …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
John Oliver Trolls Trump by Purchasing Pro-Iran Nuclear Deal Ads on Sean Hannity's Fox News Show
Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker:
McMaster and Commander  —  Can a national-security adviser retain his integrity if the President has none?  —  When Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on the morning of March 20th, the two were at an excruciatingly delicate juncture.
Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and Axios
New York Times:
Mueller Guides Us Through the Swamp  —  The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher.  It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.  —  The special counsel, Robert Mueller, has not yet presented evidence that the Trump campaign conspired …
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
'She's a lucky duck': GOP implodes again for McCaskill  —  Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is up for reelection.  And, like clockwork, the Republican Party of Missouri is in complete turmoil again.  —  McCaskill won a second term term in 2012 when GOP Rep. Todd Akin's campaign imploded …
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Watch President Trump repeat Fox News talking points  —  From Fox hosts' lips to the president's ears  —  President Donald Trump doesn't hide his feelings: He thinks Fox News is the “fairest” source of news.  He watches Fox all the time.  Fox talking points frequently show up in his tweets and speeches.
Bloomberg:
Amazon Has a Top-Secret Plan to Build Home Robots  —  Prototypes can navigate from room to room like driverless cars  —  Company hopes to start testing bots in homes later this year  —  Ten years ago, Amazon introduced the Kindle and established the appeal of reading on a digital device.
Mary Spicuzza / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Bryan Steil announces run for Speaker Paul Ryan's congressional seat  —  University of Wisconsin Regent Bryan Steil on Sunday launched his campaign for House Speaker Paul Ryan's congressional seat, touting himself as a “problem solver” who would take on the political establishment.
Discussion: Roll Call
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Scott Bauer / madison.com:   Bryan Steil becomes GOP front-runner to win Paul Ryan's seat
USA Today:
Love him or hate him, Jeff Sessions is why Mueller's Russia probe is still on track  —  Thank Jeff Sessions, Rod Rosenstein and Robert Mueller for running Justice and the Russia probe by the book despite extreme pressure from Donald Trump.  —  CONNECT  —  One of us is a supporter …
Discussion: Above the Law and New York Post
TIME:
Neo-Nazis Burned a Swastika After Their Rally in Georgia  —  Members of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the US, hold a swastika burning after a rally on April 21, 2018 in Draketown, Georgia.  Community members had opposed the rally in Newnan and came …
Discussion: The Root, HuffPost and New York Times
Washington Post:
America is still unprepared for a Russian attack on our elections  —  AS THIS year's midterm elections approach, the country is still unprepared for another Russian attack on the vote, and President Trump continues to send mixed signals — at best — about what he would do if the Kremlin launched …
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
US raises Nicaragua threat level, pulls diplomats' families  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is shutting down routine operations at its embassy in Nicaragua and pulling out some if its employees amid a string of deadly protests.  —  The State Department says it's raising the threat level …
Jon Sharman / The Independent:
Yemen: ‘At least 20 killed including bride’ after airstrike by Saudi-led coalition hits wedding party  —  Groom and 45 other wounded people are in hospital  —  At least 20 people including the bride were killed when an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding party in northern Yemen, health officials have said.
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Is Quietly Building a Digital Media Empire  —  For a brief moment in late October 2016, when Hillary Clinton was surfing on a six-point national lead over Donald Trump and James Comey had yet to dive-bomb the presidential race, the talk of the political class was a set …
New York Times:
Public Servants Are Losing Their Foothold in the Middle Class  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — The anxiety and seething anger that followed the disappearance of middle-income jobs in factory towns has helped reshape the American political map and topple longstanding policies on tariffs and immigration.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and NPR
Justin Lahart / Wall Street Journal:
Still Waiting for the Tax-Cut Boost  —  How much government stimulus is needed to ramp up economic growth?  —  The U.S. economy slowed down in the first quarter.  That isn't a surprise, but considering the stimulus hitting the economy it counts as disappointment.
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Koch network success in Trump era draws Democratic pushback  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The sprawling network funded by the billionaire Koch brothers is having a very good run with President Donald Trump in the White House and Republican control of Congress.  —  Tax cuts are now signed into law.
Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
Can Mueller be more honest than his colleagues?  —  I think it's entirely possible — likely, in fact — that Robert Mueller  —  is an honest broker and performing his job as special counsel without fear or favor.  That he will investigate until he reaches the end of the logical trail …
John F. Harris / Politico:
'I Don't Like to Be Called a Nazi.'  —  James Bennet, the editor of the New York Times editorial page, lately has been waging his share of battles, which he no doubt would be enjoying more if he did not give a damn about rude things combatants say about him and his publication.  —  But he does give a damn.
Discussion: Splinter
Martin Cizmar / Raw Story:
‘Nazi scum get out!’:  Watch entire New York bar chant at Milo Yiannopoulos until he leaves  —  You can't tell from Twitter, but rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is in New York today.  —  He wanted to go out for a drink, and ended up picking the wrong bar—one where members …
 
 
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Myth of Trump's Unparalleled GOP Support
Discussion: Raw Story
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Professor Apologizes for Helping Cambridge Analytica Harvest Facebook Data
Marco Rubio / National Review:
Building a National American Conservatism
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Jack Goldsmith on the deep state
Discussion: Instapundit and The Guardian
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Democrats Have Great Female Presidential Candidates. They Need to Avoid the Victim Trap.
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A Time for Big Economic Ideas
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump asked Netanyahu if he genuinely cares about peace
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sarah Vander Schaaff / Washington Post:
Opioid deaths prompt Ohio to reimagine classroom lessons, starting with kindergarten
 Earlier Items: 
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Setting Tone for Post-Presidency, Obama Will Speak in South Africa on Tolerance
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
US trade rep racked up bill as he flip-flopped on purchase of pricey office desk
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: In Private, Trump Aide George Papadopoulos Denies Collusion
Discussion: emptywheel
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Chai alert  —  Sen. Mike Lee has been fighting against the renomination …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kellyanne Conway rises — again
Discussion: Vox and CNN
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House fears VA secretary will get denied
Discussion: Political Wire
Lenore Skenazy / Hit & Run:
Penn State's 98-Year-Old Outing Club Is No Longer Allowed to Go Outside
 

 
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How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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