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3:05 PM ET, April 15, 2019

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
In Attacking Ilhan Omar, Trump Revives His Familiar Refrain Against Muslims  —  As long as President Trump has focused on what he said was the danger lurking at the southwestern border, he has also talked about the supposed threat from one specific group already in the country: Muslims.
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Trump defiant amid backlash, security concerns over tweeted video of Rep. Ilhan Omar
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Beast
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Just say it: Trump's attacks on Ilhan Omar are designed to incite hatred
Discussion: The Atlantic, Reason and USA Today
Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
Don't Expect Trump to Stop Targeting Ilhan Omar. It Looks Like His Newest 2020 Strategy.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and New York Times
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Mueller report's release is expected Thursday, Justice Dept. says  —  The Justice Department expects to release on Thursday a redacted version of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report on President Trump, his associates and Russia's interference in the 2016 election …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
The Insiders' Guide To the Mueller Report  —  The 400-page Mueller report, expected to land this week, is the most anticipated political read since Ken Starr, Monica Lewinsky and the stained blue dress—and potentially even juicier.  But how do you wring that juice out of a behemoth of a legal document …
RealClearInvestigations:
GOP Fears Mueller's Collusion Bias Lives On in Final Report
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
What We Should Expect From The Release Of The Full Mueller Report
Discussion: New York Times and Slate
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Trump attorneys warn accounting firm not to hand over financial records  —  President Donald Trump's attorneys are warning of potential legal action if an accounting firm turns over a decade of the president's financial records to the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Barr's Playbook: He Misled Congress When Omitting Parts of Justice Dep't Memo in 1989  —  On Friday the thirteenth October 1989, by happenstance the same day as the “Black Friday” market crash, news leaked of a legal memo authored by William Barr.  He was then serving as head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC).
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Law & Crime
Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
My plan for public lands  —  Bruce and I love to hike.  We've been all over, from Bryce Canyon in Utah to Alaska to the Cape Cod National Seashore in our backyard.  America's public lands are one of our greatest treasures.  They provide us with clean air and water, sustain our fish and wildlife …
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:   Elizabeth Warren Proposes Broad Plan to Protect Public Lands
CNN:
White House snubs to Congress leaves Republicans as well as Democrats aghast  —  (CNN)Republicans on Capitol Hill are raising alarms at the White House's resistance to congressional demands, fearing President Donald Trump is bolstering the power of his office at the expense of Congress.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Hamza Shaban / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quits Facebook, calls social media a ‘public health risk’  —  The New York Democrat said she stopped using her account personally, but her campaign still sponsors several active ads on Facebook.  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose mastery of social media …
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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: ‘I Support Impeaching This President’
Discussion: Yahoo News, Salon and New York Post
New York Times:
Face It: You (Probably) Got a Tax Cut  —  Studies consistently find that the 2017 law cut taxes for most Americans.  Most of them don't buy it.  —  If you're an American taxpayer, you probably got a tax cut last year.  And there's a good chance you don't believe it.
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Ben White / Politico:
On Tax Day, Trump tax cuts remain deeply unpopular
Discussion: Fox News
Kim Guilfoyle / The Daily Caller:
This Tax Day, Let's Say Thanks For The Trump Economy
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Trump Sees an Obstacle to Getting His Way on Immigration: His Own Officials  —  WASHINGTON — Stephen Miller was furious — again.  —  The architect of President Trump's immigration agenda, Mr. Miller was presiding last month over a meeting in the White House Situation Room when he demanded …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Just Security and Raw Story
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Talia Kaplan / Fox News:
Ex-Obama Border Patrol chief supports idea of sending migrant detainees to sanctuary cities
Discussion: CNN and Breitbart
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Schiff and Nunes: Mueller ‘Must Brief’ Intel Committee—And Turn Over All His Materials  —  The intel committee's top Republican and top Democrat have been openly fighting for more than a year.  But there's one thing they agree on: They need to hear from Robert Mueller.  —  Betsy Woodruff
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Live updates: Flames cause ‘colossal damages’ to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris: Officials  —  The flames caused a spire to topple over.  —  A fire has broken out at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of the city's most iconic sights.  —  The fire began at 6:50 p.m. local time Monday, the Paris fire department said.
Kendra Pierre-Louis / New York Times:
Want to Escape Global Warming?  These Cities Promise Cool Relief  —  Want climate news in your inbox?  Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter.  —  DULUTH, Minn. — As the West burns, the South swelters and the East floods, some Americans are starting to reconsider where they choose to live.
Discussion: The Week and Althouse
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Secret tapes linger over Buttigieg's meteoric rise  —  Pete Buttigieg's meteoric rise as a presidential candidate is putting a spotlight on his years as mayor of South Bend, Ind., including his demotion of an African American police chief.  —  An Indiana judge will rule soon on whether …
Discussion: Townhall, Hot Air and CNN
Everett Piper / Washington Times:
Pete Buttigieg doesn't get to make up his own Christianity  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, recently took to the national stage to attack Vice President Mike Pence and, by association, tens of millions of America's orthodox Christians.
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
U.S. Farmers Fear China Trade Deal Will Leave Them Worse Off  — Even after an agreement, agricultural levies could linger  — Economic strains weigh on farmers as commodity prices plunge  —  Some U.S. farm groups fear that President Donald Trump's terms for easing his trade war …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Bloomberg:
China to Consider U.S. Request to Shift Tariffs on Farm Goods
Discussion: Mother Jones and Econlib
Eric Levenson / CNN:
Sarah Sanders says Congress wouldn't understand Trump's taxes.  But 10 members are accountants  —  Sanders: Congress not smart enough to review Trump's taxes  —  (CNN)In attacking the fight to obtain Trump's tax returns, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders argued that members of Congress …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and IJR
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USA Today:
It's April 15. Do you know where President Trump's tax returns are?
Discussion: DCReport.org and The Week
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
ICE Now Aided by ‘Enhanced’ Spy Powers  —  DHS' intel chief says the immigration enforcement agency is now reaping the benefits of extra intelligence ‘collection’—and civil libertarians are concerned.  —  Betsy Woodruff  —  Under President Donald Trump, ICE—the law enforcement agency …
Politico:
Donald Trump to attend sumo match in Japan  —  This story is being published by POLITICO as part of a content partnership with the South China Morning Post.  It originally appeared on scmp.com on April 15, 2019.  —  U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to attend the final …
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Is that Katie Porter or Katie Hill?  New California congresswomen keep getting mixed up … The 2018 election sent a record number of women to Congress — including two named Katie from Southern California.  —  One is a mom and former professor who has made a career of consumer advocacy.
Discussion: The Guardian
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Cory Booker unveils plan to cut taxes for half the country  —  The Rise Credit would boost existing tax credits for workers by an estimated $2.5 trillion, according to the 2020 candidate's campaign.  —  WASHINGTON — Fresh off launching a national campaign tour over the weekend, Sen. Cory Booker …
Discussion: CityLab
HuffPost:
The Texas AG Says Voter Fraud Is A Big Problem.  His Cases Suggest Otherwise.  —  A closer look at election fraud cases Attorney General Ken Paxton resolved in 2018 suggests many of them were minor.  —  AUSTIN, Texas — To hear Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tell it …
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Ohio swing voters crave Obama  —  BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Ohio voters who have flipped between parties in past presidential elections and supported Donald Trump in 2016 now say their first choice in 2020 is ... Barack Obama.  —  Why it matters: Obama isn't running.
 
 
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
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Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
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Daniel Howes / Detroit News:
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Mom vs. Dad on the Road to 2020
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Unions urge Democrats to focus on kitchen table economics
Washington Post:
Trump shouldn't complain about slow confirmations when he nominates people like this
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Bernie Sanders is cool with capitalism for himself, but no one else
Liberty Street Economics:
Is the Recent Tax Reform Playing a Role in the Decline of Home Sales?
Discussion: Bloomberg and CNN
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Szoldra / Task & Purpose:
Exclusive: DHS is considering classifying fentanyl as a ‘weapon of mass destruction’
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
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Dallas Morning News:
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Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
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