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9:45 PM ET, April 3, 2019

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New York Times:
Some on Mueller's Team See Their Findings as More Damaging for Trump Than Barr Revealed  —  WASHINGTON — Some of Robert S. Mueller III's investigators have told associates that Attorney General William P. Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Democrat Demands Six Years of Trump Tax Returns From I.R.S.  —  WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, using a little-known provision in the federal tax code, formally requested on Wednesday that the I.R.S. hand over six years of President Trump's personal …
Lauren Fox / CNN:
First on CNN: Key House Democrat requests Trump's tax returns from IRS  —  (CNN)House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, likely launching a battle with the administration that could stretch months …
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Enough with the excuses. It's time for Sanders to release his tax returns.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Salon
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Prepare yourself — the Mueller redaction wars are coming
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Why the Mueller Report Coverup Can't Be Allowed to Succeed
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees  —  Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” Wednesday to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority.
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Mike Littwin / The Colorado Independent:   Michael Bennet has prostate cancer, but he still intends to run for president
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Go ‘Nuclear’ to Speed Up Trump Confirmations
Discussion: Splinter, Shareblue Media and The Week
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Senate Democrat Apologizes for Putting Too Little Trust in Mitch McConnell
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials  —  The senior White House official whose security clearance was denied last year because of concerns about foreign influence, private business interests and personal conduct …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Cummings: Tax firm asks for subpoena before providing Trump docs
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Most targets in House's Trump corruption probe haven't provided docs
Discussion: Raw Story
miamiherald:
Counterintelligence probe of Chinese activity focuses on Mar-a-Lago, Cindy Yang, intruder  —  Federal authorities are investigating possible Chinese intelligence operations targeting President Donald Trump and his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the never …
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Associated Press:
Mar-a-Lago arrest spotlights security risks at Trump estate  —  PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — As palm trees swayed in the ocean breeze, Yujing Zhang approached Secret Service agents in the Mar-a-Lago parking lot.  —  She said she was going to the swimming pool at the Palm Beach presidential estate …
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
President Trump is Mentally Unwell  —  Here are three examples from just one day.  —  I regret to inform you of this.  Our president is mentally unwell.  It does not require a degree in medicine or psychiatry or neurology to make this observation.  —  On Tuesday, Donald Trump made the case …
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David Pitt / Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Grassley: Trump wind turbine comments ‘idiotic’  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Republican senator is expressing irritation at what he calls “idiotic” comments by President Donald Trump about wind energy.  —  Trump, at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual …
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump said wind turbines cause cancer.  Chuck Grassley called that ‘idiotic.’  —  Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley — a champion of the wind energy tax credit — said President Donald Trump's comments that wind turbines cause cancer were “idiotic” in a call with reporters Wednesday.
New York Times:
How Rupert Murdoch's Empire of Influence Remade the World … 1. ‘I LOVE ALL OF MY CHILDREN’  —  Rupert Murdoch was lying on the floor of his cabin, unable to move.  It was January 2018, and Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, were spending the holidays cruising the Caribbean on his elder son Lachlan's yacht.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The insecurity of Donald Trump, in 1 remarkable story  —  Murdoch and Trump: Frenemies with benefits … Here it is:  —  “After the Fox contributor and Weekly Standard editor Stephen F. Hayes called Trump ‘a clown,’ Trump faxed [Fox News anchor Bret] Baier a copy of his résumé …
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Times and Mediaite
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg's countercultural approach to Christianity is what America needs now  —  Here are a few facts about ‘Mayor Pete.’  —  In a pugilistic take-no-prisoners era, Mayor Pete preaches grace towards political foes while doubting Trump's Christianity.  —  CONNECT
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:   Mayor Pete Is Plenty Gay
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Biden's Problem Is His Ego
Discussion: Breitbart
Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Rising Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg said ‘all lives matter’ …
ABC News:
Sensor damaged by a foreign object on Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX triggered fatal crash: Sources  —  The preliminary crash findings are expected to be released on Thursday.  —  The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, which crashed in March and killed 157 people, suffered a damaged angle …
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ABC News:
Trump's economic advisers want to exempt commercial trade if he closes border  —  Trump has said border security is more important than trade.  —  President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision about closing the southern border, the head of the National Economic Council said on Wednesday …
New York Times:
Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing.  So Are Their Connections.  —  U.K.  —  AUSTRALIA … U.S. … FRANCE  —  White extremist attacks, 2011-17  —  NEW  —  North America  —  Europe  —  Oceania  —  CANADA  —  RUSSIA  —  U.K.  —  AUSTRALIA … U.S.  —  White extremist attacks, 2011-17
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is unraveling before our eyes.  He isn't fit for reelection.  —  Far too much media time has been devoted to mulling whether former vice president Joe Biden, as svelte and vigorous as he has ever been and showing no sign of mental deterioration, is too old to run for president …
Discussion: twitchy.com and CNN
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
New book details Trump's topsy-turvy relationship with Congress  —  During a Republican retreat at Camp David last year, President Trump seemed particularly enthralled as Gary Cohn, then his chief economic adviser, delivered a briefing on infrastructure.  The president impressed …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Week and Mediaite
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Tim Ryan Is Expected To Announce A Presidential Campaign This Week  —  Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is expected to announce a presidential campaign this week, several sources who have been informed of the Democrat's plans told BuzzFeed News.  —  Ryan is scheduled to appear Thursday on The View …
Discussion: Slate and The Columbus Dispatch
Andrew Keiper / Fox News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit with FEC complaint for alleged ‘subsidy scheme’  —  EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been hit with another Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint, this one alleging she and her campaign manager operated a “subsidy scheme” that ran afoul of campaign finance laws.
Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Pork industry soon will have more power over meat inspections  —  The Trump administration plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting the number of federal inspectors by about 40 percent and replacing them with plant employees.
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Beto O'Rourke Paid His And His Wife's Company $110,000 In Campaign Funds  —  EL PASO, Texas — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke paid roughly $110,000 in campaign funds to a web development company while either he or his wife owned it, public records show.
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Senate hopeful Mark Kelly raised $4 million in first fundraising haul  —  Retired astronaut Mark Kelly raised more than $4 million during his first fundraising haul for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 Senate race, his campaign told The Arizona Republic.
Neil Irwin / New York Times:
America's Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline  —  Slower growth in the working-age population is a problem in much of the country.  Could targeted immigration policy help solve it?  —  For many years, American economists have spoken of Japan and Western Europe as places …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Shani Hilton Leaving BuzzFeed News For Los Angeles Times (Exclusive)  —  She is relocating to Los Angeles and will serve as deputy managing editor for news.  —  Shani Hilton, who has worked hand-in-hand with editor-in-chief Ben Smith in running BuzzFeed News for the last few years …
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Old, Online, And Fed On Lies: How An Aging Population Will Reshape The Internet  —  Older people play an outsized role in civic life.  They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.  —  Reporting From  —  Fort Washington, Maryland
Anita Kumar / Politico:
As Trump rages over border, Kushner quietly plans legal immigration boost  —  Hardline activists are ready to oppose any move to expand immigration.  —  Even as President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the southern border, his administration is quietly working on a plan to expand some forms of legal immigration into the U.S.
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Pompeo dissed: Anti-Trump media force group to pull his ‘Freedom Award’  —  Complaints from media critics of the Trump administration prompted a leading hostage rights group to withdraw its historic “Freedom Award” to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his, and President Trump's …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NB Blog
 
 
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
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Dave Levinthal / NBC News:
At the Federal Election Commission, no watchdog for the watchdogs
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook is partnering with a big UK newspaper to publish sponsored articles downplaying 'technofears …
The Intercept:
Muslims and Jews Face a Common Threat From White Supremacists. We Must Fight It Together.
Discussion: Washington Post
Sludge:
As it Works to Stifle Primary Challengers, DCCC Takes More Money from Corporate Lobbyists
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Biden Opposed Historic Black DOJ Nominees In Anti-Busing Crusade
Discussion: Philly.com and The Guardian
Michaelangelo Conte / New Jersey Online:
Man charged with murder in county park was deported twice before: ICE
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Jordan Schachtel / Conservative Review:
Ilhan Omar pushes for release of jailed Muslim Brotherhood leader
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Big Tech's Original Sin
Discussion: The Verge, Recode and Daily Kos
Kyle Smith / National Review:
Chasing Bonnie and Clyde
Discussion: Instapundit
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Facebook Brexit ads secretly run by staff of Lynton Crosby firm
The Guardian:
Juncker rejects May appeal for a further short Brexit delay
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Tommy Craggs / Mother Jones:
Russiagate Is Ending Like Any White-Collar Crime