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11:05 PM ET, April 11, 2019

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Washington Post:
White House proposed releasing immigrant detainees in sanctuary cities, targeting political foes  —  White House officials have tried to pressure U.S. immigration authorities to release detainees onto the streets of “sanctuary cities” to retaliate against President Trump's political adversaries …
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
An ICE Official Who Said Detention Was “More Like Summer Camp” Will Now Lead The Agency  —  The Trump administration has tapped Matthew Albence to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the wake of the sudden resignation of its former leader, sources close to the administration said Thursday.
Discussion: HuffPost, Axios, Political Wire and Splinter
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
Conservatives Push Immigration Hawk Cuccinelli for DHS Head
U.S. Department of Justice:
WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested today in the United Kingdom pursuant to the U.S./UK Extradition Treaty, in connection with a federal charge of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion …
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
If Assange Burgled Some Computers, He Stopped Being a Journalist  —  WikiLeaks and its creator can't shelter themselves inside the cloak of journalism and the truth if he helped hack the U.S. government.  —  Julian Assange was marched out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday looking …
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Why Ecuador Finally Got Sick of Julian Assange and Ended His Refuge at the Embassy in London
Washington Post:
After years of debate, Trump administration chose to pursue criminal case against Assange
Mynewsdesk:
Arrest of Julian Assange
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Traditional journalists may abandon WikiLeaks' Assange at their own peril
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Ignoring his record, Trump pretends to know ‘nothing’ about WikiLeaks
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and National Review
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embassy in London
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Fourth GOP senator comes out against Trump Fed pick Cain  —  A fourth Republican senator announced Thursday that he would oppose Herman Cain if President Trump nominated him to the Federal Reserve Board, all but dooming his potential appointment.  —  Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a close Trump ally …
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ABC News:
Herman Cain expected to withdraw from Fed Reserve Board of Governors consideration  —  He is expected to announce his withdrawal from consideration in the coming days.  —  Herman Cain is expected to withdraw his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Republicans confront Trump amid cascading controversies  —  As Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asked Republicans this week to head off problematic nominees before President Donald Trump officially picked them, the Kentucky Republican singled out Ken Cuccinelli.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Noah Smith / Bloomberg:   Republicans Turn Away From Experts and Economics
Bloomberg:
Herman Cain Lacks GOP Support for Fed Seat If Democratic Foes Unite
Discussion: Politico, CNBC, The Week and Splinter
Katherine Krueger / Splinter:
This Is Getting Really Dangerous  —  On Wednesday morning, Fox News used its biggest megaphone to amplify an attention-starved congressman's bad faith charge against Rep. Ilhan Omar: that, in remarks before the Council on American-Islamic Relations, she characterized the Sept. 11 attacks as what happened “some people did something.”
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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 says Republican criticizing Ilhan Omar told him he was ‘too busy’ to talk victim benefits  —  A retired FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 said Thursday he was recently snubbed by Dan Crenshaw, the Texas congressman who's drawing heat for accusing a Democratic lawmaker of downplaying the terror attack.
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:   Instagram Stands By Laura Loomer Calling Ilhan Omar's Islamic Faith ‘Cancer’
Brandon Morse / RedState:
NY Post Was Not Playing Around With Its Take Down Of Ilhan Omar's 9/11 Comments
Discussion: Hot Air and New York Post
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
‘Some people did something’: Rep. Omar's remarks in context
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Rod Rosenstein Defends Justice Department Handling of Mueller Report  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein defended the Justice Department's handling of the special counsel's still-secret report, saying Attorney General William Barr is “being as forthcoming as he can” about redacting and releasing the document.
CNN:
Letters from Joe Biden reveal how he sought support of segregationists in fight against busing  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's road to a third presidential bid has been lined with a series of explanations and apologies, illustrating the challenges of preparing a long record of public service …
Polls:
Health Care, Environment Top Dem Issues  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democratic voters in the Hawkeye State like Joe Biden - a lot.  The former vice president leads the pack and holds the best favorability rating in a field of two dozen presidential contenders, according to the first Monmouth University Poll …
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks You're Overreacting to Donald Trump  —  “When did people start identifying so relentlessly with victims, and when did the victim's world view become the lens through which we began to look at everything?”  So begins Bret Easton Ellis's take on, of all things …
Dave McKinney / WBEZ:
Illinois Senate Tells Trump, Show Your Tax Returns Or Be Barred From The 2020 Ballot  —  The Democratic-led Illinois Senate voted Thursday to compel President Trump to release five years' worth of his personal income tax returns or be barred from appearing on the state's presidential ballot next year.
Discussion: Political Wire
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Joe Manchin endorses Susan Collins for reelection  —  Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin endorsed GOP Sen. Susan Collins for reelection on Thursday, in a rare rebuff of partisan politics in an increasingly polarized Senate.  —  The moderate West Virginia senator also offered to campaign for the vulnerable Maine incumbent.
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, Axios and IJR
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Star Tribune:
Susan Rice says she won't challenge GOP Sen. Collins in 2020
Discussion: Slate
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
You Say Democracy, I Say Republic  —  The terms are interchangeable descriptions of the American political system, yet a fight over their meaning could have outsize consequences.  —  One of this age's great crank ideas, that the U.S. is a “republic” and not a “democracy,” …
New York Post:
DA knew Jeffrey Epstein was a dangerous pedophile when arguing for leniency  —  The Manhattan DA's office had graphic and detailed evidence of pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein's depravity when a prosecutor inexplicably argued for leniency during his 2011 sex offender registry hearing, The Post has learned.
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Gregory Craig, Ex-Obama Aide, Is Indicted on Charges of Lying to Justice Dept.  —  WASHINGTON — In an indictment that seized the attention of the capital's K Street lobbying corridor, Gregory B. Craig, a White House counsel in the Obama administration, was charged on Thursday with lying …
Discussion: Politico and Law & Crime
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Former Obama White House counsel indicted in charges stemming from Mueller probe
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Avenatti indicted on 36 charges of tax dodging, perjury, theft from clients  —  In a sweeping expansion of the criminal charges against Michael Avenatti, a federal grand jury has indicted the Los Angeles lawyer on 36 counts of fraud, perjury, failure to pay taxes, embezzlement and other financial crimes.
Aaron Lorenzo / Politico:
Pascrell suggests contempt of Congress for Mnuchin over Trump's tax returns  —  Rep. Bill Pascrell, an outspoken advocate of getting President Donald Trump's tax returns, lashed out today at what he considers administration stonewalling.  —  Congress could hold Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mnuchin's act of abject lawlessness
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Caller:
FBI Was Still Assessing Christopher Steele's ‘Reliability’ Even After Using Dossier To Obtain Spy Warrant  — The FBI was still assessing the ‘reliability’ of Christopher Steele in late November 2016, a month after the bureau used the ex-spy's anti-Trump dossier to obtain spy warrants against Carter Page.
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump White House to screen graphic anti-abortion movie Friday  —  Weeks after Democrats won control of the House of Representatives last November, a group of anti-abortion activists huddled at the White House to explore new ways for President Donald Trump to advance their cause.
Discussion: New York Post and twitchy.com
 
 
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
At fundraiser, Trump reveals reelection strategy: Cruelty, lies, hate
Discussion: The Mahablog and America's Voice
ABC7:
Jussie Smollett update: City sues ‘Empire’ actor for cost of investigating alleged staged attack
Discussion: RedState and Daily Wire
Rosie Knight / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: NB Blog and Daily Wire
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Donald Trump Finds His Roy Cohn
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It's the Sexism, Stupid
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 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Nunes sends criminal-referral notification to Barr, alleges several ‘potential violations’ in Russia probe
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
There Is No Good Reason Prisoners Can't Vote
Pam Fessler / NPR:
Report: Voter Rolls Are Growing Owing To Automatic Voter Registration
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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
I'm proposing a big new idea: the Real Corporate Profits Tax