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12:40 PM ET, April 9, 2019

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Trump's Immigration Crisis  —  Behind the flailing lies a potential disaster for immigration hawks.  —  Across the decade that preceded Donald Trump's election, American politicians of both parties consistently tried to pass big, sweeping immigration bills that would legalize …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Grassley warns White House not to oust any more top immigration officials  —  The most senior Senate Republican is warning the White House not to oust another top immigration official, making appeals to the administration against dismissing Lee Francis Cissna, the director of U.S. Citizenship …
Axios:
Trump orders dramatic changes in immigration policy, aims to accelerate deportations  —  President Trump has directed top officials to execute the most aggressive changes in immigration policy since his inauguration, sources tell Axios.  Some officials consider the moves legally and politically dubious.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Trump's DHS purge floors Republicans  —  President Donald Trump's congressional allies are alarmed by his purge at the Department of Homeland Security — urging him not to fire more top officials and warning him how hard it will be to solve twin crises at the border and the federal agencies overseeing immigration policy.
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Cancel Kirstjen Nielsen  —  Her role in terrorizing children should make her a permanent pariah.  —  On Sunday evening, news broke that Kirstjen Nielsen was leaving her job as head of the Department of Homeland Security.  The New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted that according …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:   Trump takes an honor of a lifetime and turns it into a black hole
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Kirstjen Nielsen's attempt to suck up to Trump ended badly. It always does.
Discussion: Breitbart, The Resurgent, ABC News and Slate
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Plays a Brutal Game of Musical Chairs
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and New York Times
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump pushed to close El Paso border, told admin officials to resume family separations and agents not to admit migrants
New York Times:
Trump Purge Set to Force Out More Top Homeland Security Officials
Washington Post:
Trump removes Secret Service director as purge of DHS leadership widens
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Mnuchin reveals White House lawyers consulted Treasury on Trump tax returns, despite law meant to limit political involvement  —  Treasury Department lawyers consulted with the White House general counsel's office about the potential release of President Trump's tax returns …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
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New York Times:   Sanctions Deal With Russian Oligarch Included Transfer of Shares to Benefit His Children
New York Times:
The Democratic Electorate on Twitter Is Not the Democratic Electorate in Real Life  —  A detailed look at the voters with the numbers to decide the 2020 Democratic nominee.  —  Democrats on social media  —  Progressive activists Other Democrats  —  The Democratic electorate off social media
Discussion: Townhall
Fox News:
Nunes files $150M lawsuit against McClatchy, alleging conspiracy to derail Clinton, Russia probes  —  House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes filed a $150 million lawsuit in Virginia state court against The McClatchy Company and others on Monday, alleging that one of the news …
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Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
First Twitter, now The Fresno Bee: Devin Nunes files lawsuit against McClatchy  —  In his latest legal onslaught against perceived critics of his policies, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, filed a $150 million defamation suit Monday in a Virginia circuit court against the McClatchy Co …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Law & Crime
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Devin Nunes Sues McClatchy Newspaper Chain, Alleging ‘Character Assassination’  —  Less than a month after suing Twitter for allowing its users to insult him, Representative Devin Nunes, a Republican from California, said he was suing the McClatchy Company, a newspaper chain, over what he called “character assassination.”
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Democrats plan to use hearing to press Barr on Mueller report  —  House Democrats plan to grill Attorney General William Barr about his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's final report when he appears before an Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday morning.
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Fox News:
AG William Barr testifies at House hearing, first since Mueller report memo release — LIVE BLOG
Discussion: Politico
Asha Rangappa / Politico:   The Forgotten Reason Congress Needs to See the Mueller Report
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing.  Thank TurboTax.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom based in New York.  Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
New York Times:
Trump Says the U.S. Is ‘Full.’ Much of the Nation Has the Opposite Problem.  —  An aging population and a declining birthrate among the native-born population mean a shrinking work force in many areas.  —  President Trump has adopted a blunt new message in recent days for migrants seeking refuge …
Pew Research Center:
Race in America 2019  —  Public has negative views of the country's racial progress; more than half say Trump has made race relations worse  —  More than 150 years after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States, most U.S. adults say the legacy of slavery continues …
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Boing Boing
New York Times:
At Trump's Florida Resort Empire, a Quiet Effort to Eliminate an Undocumented Work Force  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Behind the clipped hedges of President Trump's sumptuous private clubs in South Florida, including his Mar-a-Lago estate where he has spent many getaway weekends …
Discussion: Politico and Miami Herald
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Why Trump Is Serious About Herman Cain  —  A couple of months back, President Donald Trump privately told aides that he was ready to make a surprise announcement and that he would shake up the nation's central bank with an unconventional pick for the governing board: Herman Cain, best known for an ill-fated presidential bid.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Why Does Trump Want to Debase the Fed?
Discussion: Daily Kos and CNBC
The Daily Beast:
Prince William's Lawyer Tries to Suppress Rumors of Affair  —  As ‘In Touch’ magazine in the U.S. publish allegations about Prince William having an affair, his lawyers are sending letters threatening legal action to the U.K. media.  —  In Touch magazine has become the first mainstream outlet …
Discussion: Mercury News and Slate
Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iranian lawmakers convene with chants of ‘Death to America’  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian lawmakers dressed in paramilitary uniforms chanted “Death to America” as they convened Tuesday for an open session of parliament after the White House designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard a foreign terrorist organization.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Noga Tarnopolsky / Los Angeles Times:   Netanyahu says Trump named Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group at his request
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
'We can't confirm him,' Pat Roberts warns of potential Kobach nomination for DHS  —  One of the GOP senators from Kris Kobach's home state said Tuesday that the Senate would not be able to confirm the Kansas Republican if President Donald Trump tapped him for a cabinet post.
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Rep. Ilhan Omar called Stephen Miller a ‘white nationalist.’ GOP critics accused her of anti-Semitism.  —  A familiar story line played out Monday night for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who condemned one of President Trump's most trusted advisers only to end up being accused of anti-Semitism.
Lisa DePaulo / Hollywood Reporter:
John F. Kennedy Jr. and George Magazine: A Story of Politics, Love and Loss, 20 Years Later  —  Nearly two decades after his tragic death, stars, insiders and colleagues — including Cindy Crawford, Robert De Niro, Newt Gingrich and Ann Coulter — recall in an oral history the editor's enthusiasm …
Roll Call:
Only 13 Mainers gave $200 or more to Susan Collins in latest quarter  —  Maine Sen. Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republican senators in 2020, raised more than $1.1 million in itemized contributions during the first three months of the year.  But less than 1 percent of that money came from her home state.
Vicki Divoll / New York Times:
Subpoena Isn't the Only Way to Get the Mueller Report  —  By law, the House and Senate Intelligence Committees should already have certain investigative materials relating to Russian election meddling.  —  Ms. Divoll was the general counsel of the Senate Intelligence Committee from 2001 to 2003.
 
 
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Tamar Pileggi / The Times of Israel:
Likud admits deploying cameras at polling stations to monitor ‘problem Arabs’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Ynetnews
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
McConnell fiercely attacks ‘Medicare for all’ in visit to hospital group
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Cut:
Stacey Abrams on Dealing With Debt and Shame
Discussion: Splinter
New York Times:
A U.S. Fighter Jet or a Russian Missile System. Not Both.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
White supremacists are trying to recruit American teens through video games
Discussion: Raw Story
Nic Wispinski / Data For Progress:
The West Wing's Biggest Fans Are On The Furthest Ends of the Political Spectrum
Elana Schor / Associated Press:
Dem activists eye a 2020 focus beyond ‘getting rid of Trump’
 Earlier Items: 
Tom Krattenmaker / USA Today:
Make a serious case for capitalism, or millennials will keep flirting with socialism
Soo Rin Kim / ABC News:
Lobbyist who funneled foreign money to Trump's inaugural fund asks for no jail time
Washington Post:
As White House questions climate change, U.S. military is planning for it
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Jacopo Barigazzi / Politico:
Michel Barnier: No-deal Brexit ‘never’ the EU's decision
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Tim Ryan's Long, Weird History of Palling Around With Fluoride and Vaccine Skeptics
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. House Democratic campaign arm to open Austin office, boosting focus on Texas in 2020
Discussion: Mediaite
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Biden tops Democratic field after rough week
Discussion: National Review and Political Wire
 

 
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Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
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Karissa Bell / Engadget:
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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