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4:50 PM ET, March 16, 2019

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Bevan Shields / Sydney Morning Herald:
Morrison government bans Milo Yiannopoulos in wake of Christchurch massacre  —  The Morrison government has banned Milo Yiannopoulos from entering Australia after the controversial right-wing commentator responded to the New Zealand mosque massacre by describing Islam as a “barbaric” and “alien” religious culture.
Discussion: Splinter and The Root
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ITV:
Egg cracked on head of Australian senator Fraser Anning who blamed New Zealand attack on Muslim immigration  —  An Australian senator who sparked outrage for blaming the New Zealand mosque shootings on Muslim immigration has been hit on the head with a raw egg.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump again punts on white supremacy after New Zealand attacks  —  (CNN)Once again, President Donald Trump is having a tough time calling out far right-wing white nationalism.  —  His response to the carnage in New Zealand, where 49 people died in an attack on two mosques …
Calla Wahlquist / The Guardian:
Australia cancels Milo Yiannopoulos's visa after Christchurch comments  —  Immigration minister says remarks by far-right figure were ‘appalling and foment hatred and division’  —  The Australian government has cancelled the visa of far-right commentator Milo Yianopoulos just a week …
David C. Atkinson / New Republic:
The Longer History of the Christchurch Attacks
Discussion: Raw Story
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump says he told House GOP to ‘play along’ on Mueller report vote  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday said he encouraged House Republicans to vote in favor of a resolution calling on the Justice Department to make Robert Mueller's final report public — despite tweeting a day earlier …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The House voted 420 to 0 to release the Mueller report.  So why is Lindsey Graham blocking the bill?  —  On Thursday, the House passed a bill urging the public disclosure of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report.  It did so nearly unanimously — the vote was 420-0.
Discussion: USA Today
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller's busy week offers new signs his report is coming soon
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Reuters
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Trump's Phone Friends May Be More Important Than His Staff.  So Who's He Calling?  —  Shortly after news broke this month that Bill Shine would resign as the White House communications director and deputy chief of staff, a person knowledgeable about his decision told me the former Fox News …
BBC:
Christchurch shootings: Brother proud of ‘hero’ mosque victim  —  The brother of a Pakistani man who was killed during Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, has told the BBC of his pride and pain.  —  Khursheed Alam said he was proud his brother, who was killed alongside his son, had tried to tackle the gunman.
Discussion: Fox News, New York Post and Hot Air
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ZB:
Attorney General: NZ will ban semi-automatic weapons
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Breitbart
New York Times:
She Extols Trump, Guns and the Chinese Communist Party Line  —  JUPITER, Fla. — The Republican National Committee promised an “evening reception with Donald J. Trump” last March at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla.  —  A contribution of $2,700 toward the president's re-election would get you in the door.
Discussion: Raw Story and electionlawblog.org
New York Times:
Beto O'Rourke is 46.  Bernie Sanders is 77.  Does Age Matter Anymore for Democrats?  —  KEOKUK, Iowa — Diana Martinez, 70, looked at Beto O'Rourke, 46, and made her choice: It was time for Generation X to fix this country.  —  “Doesn't he remind you of Kennedy?”
Discussion: Politico and Althouse
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
O'Rourke apologizes for teen writings, rhetoric toward wife
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Axios
Seth Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke will visit Northeast Ohio Monday, sources say
Discussion: Michigan Advance
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Old CNN website was source of unvetted ‘random’ info used by author of anti-Trump dossier, docs reveal  —  Former British spy Christopher Steele confessed that he used an unverified report submitted to a CNN website, where “random individuals” can post information, for his salacious anti-Trump dossier.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:   Christopher Steele admitted using posts by ‘random individuals’ on CNN website to back up Trump dossier
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Judge Unseals Portions Of Christopher Steele's Deposition In Dossier Lawsuit
Discussion: Power Line
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
At New Zealand vigil, Chelsea Clinton confronted over her criticism of Rep. Ilhan Omar  —  When Chelsea Clinton showed up at a vigil Friday night in New York for victims of the New Zealand mosque massacre, she was confronted by a small group of college students who blamed her for inciting the violence.
Wall Street Journal:
Terrorist Suspect Traced His Radicalization to a Visit to France  —  The man charged with murder in the terrorist attacks in New Zealand wrote that what fueled him was a visit to Western Europe, in particular France.  Many of the ideas in his screed—including its title—echo the writings of 72-year-old French author Renaud Camus.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Exclusive: Washington Autopsy Files Reveal Lesin Sustained Broken Bone In Neck  —  WASHINGTON — Mikhail Lesin, the former Russian press minister who turned up dead in a Washington hotel room in 2015, sustained a fracture to a neck bone just below the jaw line “at or near the time” of his death …
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Supreme Court expands scope of census citizenship question case  —  The move comes after a federal judge in California ruled that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose agency oversees the census, violated the Constitution's Enumeration Clause.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court announced Friday …
Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg, the young and openly gay Midwest mayor, finds a voice in crowded Democratic presidential field  —  WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Pete Buttigieg — the mayor of South Bend, Ind., who is likely to become a presidential candidate — won't wear his dress jacket, not when he appears …
Washington Post:
The Trump administration is opening millions of new acres to drilling — and that's just the start  —  A final plan issued Friday weakens federal protections on 9 million acres in the West that were put in place under Obama to protect an iconic bird  —  The Trump administration …
Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
Colorado signs on to popular vote bill that could one day change presidential elections  —  Colorado has joined a list of states that plan to allocate their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the nationwide popular vote.  —  Gov. Jared Polis (D) signed the measure into law Friday …
 
 
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
As the Democratic field grows, Stacey Abrams weighs a presidential race
Phil Prazan / KXAN-TV:
Castro releases 33 Texas endorsements the morning O'Rourke announces
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why social media and terrorism make a perfect fit
Travis Fain / WRAL-TV:
No voter ID approval for 12 UNC campuses, including Chapel Hill
 Earlier Items: 
The Daily Beast:
Pelosi Is Wrong. Trump Is More Impeachable Than Ever.
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Twelve Righteous Republicans (and 41 Cowards)
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Andrew Klavan / Daily Wire:
My Thoughts And Prayers  —  It was, I think, comedian Anthony Jeselnik …
Molly Pascal / Washington Post:
Muslims embraced us Jews when we were slain at worship. Now we must support them.
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
The strongmen strike back  —  Authoritarianism has reemerged …
Discussion: RealityChek
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Status Anxiety and the Scam Economy
HuffPost:
Despite Crackdowns, White Supremacist And Neo-Nazi Videos Take Stubborn Root On YouTube
Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Black Editor Who Took Over Alabama Newspaper That Called for K.K.K. to ‘Ride Again’ Steps Down
 

 
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Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
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New York Times:
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