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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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New York Times:
Julian Assange Charged by U.S. With Conspiracy to Hack a Government Computer  —  WASHINGTON — The United States has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with one count of conspiracy to hack a computer related to his role in the 2010 release of reams of secret American documents …
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embassy in London  —  PARIS — Ecuador handed Julian Assange over to British authorities Thursday, ending a standoff that left the controversial WikiLeaks founder holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for nearly seven years.
Mynewsdesk:
Arrest of Julian Assange  —  UPDATE: Julian Assange arrest.  —  Julian Assange, 47, (03.07.71) has today, Thursday 11 April, been further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, at 10:53hrs after his arrival at a central London police station.  This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act.
BBC:
Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London  —  Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.  —  Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.
Kate Lyons / The Guardian:
Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy in London  —  WikiLeaks founder arrested for alleged breach of bail at London embassy where he took refuge for seven years  —  Play Video  —  Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, after the South American country withdrew asylum from the WikiLeaks founder.
Home Office in the media:
Julian Assange statement and extradition factsheet
Discussion: Vox
Danica Kirka / Associated Press:   UK arrests WikiLeaks' Assange at Ecuador embassy in London
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Assange arrested in London as Mueller report looms
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Adam Schiff just issued a stark warning about William Barr  —  As you've heard, on Wednesday morning, Attorney General William P. Barr made the remarkable claim that the Trump campaign might have been the target of “spying” by law enforcement during the 2016 campaign.
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Bill Barr's Low Moment  —  Attorney General Bill Barr's statements today on supposed “spying” by the FBI on the Trump campaign before the Senate Appropriations Committee were indefensible.  They at once indecipherable and contentless, on the one hand, and incendiary, on the other hand.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Barr is right, spying on Trump campaign did occur
Discussion: Fox News, Vox and Slate
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Seven Reasons Not to Trust William Barr
Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
Barr Sounds More and More Like Trump's Roy Cohn
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Wire
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Barr is right to review why Trump-Russia investigation began
CNN:
Barr says spying on Trump campaign ‘did occur,’ but provides no evidence
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:   Trump's sister retires from the federal judiciary to avoid ethics investigation into her taxes
Washington Post:
Gregory Craig, ex-Obama White House counsel, expects to be charged in relation to Ukrainian work with Manafort, his lawyers say  —  The expected indictment — which his attorneys called “a misguided abuse of prosecutorial discretion” — stems from work Craig did with GOP lobbyist Paul Manafort …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
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Wall Street Journal:
Former Obama White House Counsel Expects to Be Indicted  —  Legal heavyweight Greg Craig anticipates charge of making false statements to Justice Department unit checking into activities of foreign agents.  Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig expects to be indicted in the coming days …
CNN:
Sources: Suspect taken into custody in connection with fires at three black churches in Louisiana  —  (CNN)A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with fires at three historically black Louisiana churches in 10 days, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, KTLA and Splinter
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Washington Post:
Far-left policies will drive a 2020 defeat, centrist Democrats fear.  So they're floating alternatives.  —  After ceding the policy debate to the left for months, Democratic centrists have begun to fight back with new proposals and a stark warning: The latest wave of far-left ideas …
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Mark Penn / The Hill:   Obama had it right — a circular firing squad is on the way
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
GOP eyes ‘Medicare for All’ vote to highlight Democratic splits
Discussion: Breitbart
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
‘He knows better’: Pete Buttigieg has made Mike Pence his target, and the vice president isn't pleased  —  The mayor said the governor struck him as “affable, even gentle.”  —  The governor called the mayor “energetic, innovative, forward-looking, creative.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Times:
The U.S. Immigration System May Have Reached a Breaking Point  —  For years, there have been warnings that America's immigration system was going to fail.  That time may be now. … SAN YSIDRO, Calif. — It was never like this before.  —  The migrants come now in the middle of the night or in the bright light of day.
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Washington Post:   Neither Trump nor Democrats have advanced a solution for the border. Here's one.
Robert Satloff / Foreign Policy:
Trump Must Not Let Jared Kushner's Peace Plan See the Light of Day  —  Releasing a U.S. proposal that is bound to fail would legitimize Israeli annexation, give Saudi Arabia leverage, and strengthen Iran and its allies.  —  The final absentee ballots have not yet been counted in Israel's election …
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Washington Post:   Congress cannot afford to ignore Netanyahu's embrace of the far right
Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Israel's Lesson for the Democrats in 2020
Discussion: CNN and Mother Jones
Washington Post:
National Enquirer expected to be sold imminently as parent company faces pressure  —  American Media Inc. is actively seeking to sell off the National Enquirer, according to three people familiar with the process who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Bloomberg:
Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa  —  Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia.  Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening.
New York Post:
Ilhan Omar's outrageous writeoff of 9/11's horrors  —  How pathetic: A member of Congress can't acknowledge what happened on one of the most horrific days in US history.  —  In a March 23 speech, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) complained of “the discomfort of being a second-class citizen” …
Discussion: The Wrap and Daily Wire
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Jim Riches / New York Post:
My FDNY son's death on 9/11 was more than just ‘something’
Discussion: Daily Wire
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Is This the Dumbest Moment in Congressional History?  —  A Kentucky congressman's impossibly daft line of questioning left John Kerry flabbergasted  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) may have studied robotics at MIT, but he is now responsible for one of the most asinine moments in congressional history.
Sarah Grossbart / E! Online:
Broken Friendships, Family Fights and Prison Sentence Anguish: How Lori Loughlin Is Coping With Her New Normal  —  Whatever happened to the woman who once declared her family wasn't interesting enough for prime time TV?  —  “We've been asked to do a reality show a couple times,” …
Tom Kuntz / RealClearInvestigations:
Why Last Year's Trump-Russia Pulitzer Was No Prize  —  What a difference a year makes.  With the announcement of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes set for next Monday, last year's award to the New York Times and Washington Post for Trump-Russia coverage is already looking like a crumpled first draft …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
 
 
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