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2:30 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
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: Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Seth Richardson / Plain Dealer:
Presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke will visit Northeast Ohio Monday, sources say
Discussion: Michigan Advance
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 …
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
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller's busy week offers new signs his report is coming soon  —  The Mueller probe appears to be in the home stretch.  —  Some Trump aides and advisers have been making that claim for more than a year, with little basis.  But the signs are mounting that it's finally happening.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Reuters
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
ZB:
Attorney General: NZ will ban semi-automatic weapons  —  The crowd in attendance at a vigil at Auckland's Aotea Square cheered loudly when Attorney-General David Parker said the Government would ban semi-automatic rifles.  —  He warned of a global rise of extremism.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Breitbart
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Phil Smith / Radio New Zealand New Zealand Headlines:
Attorney-General David Parker back-tracks on comments about gun control  —  Attorney-General David Parker has clarified comments made at a vigil in Auckland's Aotea Square this afternoon, saying the government has not yet committed to banning some or all semi-automatic weapons.
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Christopher Steele admitted using posts by ‘random individuals’ on CNN website to back up Trump dossier  —  Former British spy Christopher Steele admitted that he relied on an unverified report on a CNN website for part of the “Trump dossier,” which was used as a basis for the FBI's investigation into Trump.
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Old CNN website was source of unvetted ‘random’ info used by author of anti-Trump dossier, docs reveal
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Judge Unseals Portions Of Christopher Steele's Deposition In Dossier Lawsuit
Discussion: Power Line
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why social media and terrorism make a perfect fit  —  The livestreamed slaughter of 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has shined a spotlight on how terrorists employ social media.  As The Post noted on Friday: “The New Zealand massacre video, which appeared to have been recorded …
Travis Fain / WRAL-TV:
No voter ID approval for 12 UNC campuses, including Chapel Hill  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Student IDs from a dozen University of North Carolina schools, including UNC-Chapel Hill, didn't get the signoff they needed Friday for students to use them at the polls during the 2020 elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Twelve Righteous Republicans (and 41 Cowards)  —  Today's G.O.P. is burying Reagan's legacy faster than Elizabeth Warren ever could.  —  And Abraham said, “Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there.  And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake.”
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and Daily Kos
 
 
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Phil Prazan / KXAN-TV:
Castro releases 33 Texas endorsements the morning O'Rourke announces
The Daily Beast:
Pelosi Is Wrong. Trump Is More Impeachable Than Ever.
Discussion: Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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.
Discussion: Associated Press
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
The strongmen strike back  —  Authoritarianism has reemerged …
Discussion: RealityChek
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Status Anxiety and the Scam Economy
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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
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans really hate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. There's a lesson there for 2020.
Discussion: Mediaite, Fox News and IJR
Herald-Dispatch.com:
Blankenship lawsuit claims media ruined his candidacy
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
Russian Oligarch Sues the U.S. Over Sanctions
Discussion: News Agency UNIAN
Stacey Ritzen / UPROXX:
Lori Loughlin's Husband Is Apparently A Vocal Trump Supporter Who Frequently Complains About People …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
One year in, Facebook's big algorithm change has spurred an angry, Fox News-dominated …
Discussion: Mashable and Fox News