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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Media must ‘fight their own DNA’ to properly cover the redacted Mueller report.  —  It's certainly possible that the news media will do a nuanced, accurate job Thursday of helping citizens understand the redacted version of the Mueller report.  —  It's possible they will do a better job …
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Who's Afraid of the Mueller Report?
Discussion: Raw Story
Elizabeth Warren / TIME:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  —  The year 2008 was a reckoning.  While millions of Americans lost their livelihoods to Wall Street's greed, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lost her dad to lung cancer, and her family fell off a financial cliff.  She watched as our government bailed out Wall Street while it ignored families like hers.
Discussion: CBS Boston
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Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine:
Why ‘Civility’ Protects Dan Crenshaw But Not Ilhan Omar  —  Calls for “civility” in politics are as likely to elicit ridicule as they are plaudits these days, due in large part to their repeated deployment in the face of escalating state violence.  Those who insist that, for example …
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Ocasio-Cortez backs boycott of New York Post over cover attacking Ilhan Omar
Discussion: twitchy.com and Townhall
Polls:
Trump's Tax Time Troubles  —  Most say Congress should get full Mueller report  —  West Long Branch, NJ - President Donald Trump's job rating has taken a slight dip as the country awaits the release of the Mueller report according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Brett Kavanaugh / TIME:
Most Influential People  —  When Brett Kavanaugh was named the President's choice to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, he was one of the most qualified Supreme Court nominees in modern history.  He had a sterling academic record, impeccable legal credentials and a prolific record of thoughtful …
Discussion: Axios, IJR and Washington Times
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump & Co. Are Crossing Big, Bright Red Lines—and They're Getting Away With It  —  It's been bad since Day 1, of course.  But in recent weeks, the lawlessness has gotten far more egregious and dangerous.  What force can stop it?  —  Whatever revelations the redacted version of the Mueller report …
Discussion: Raw Story
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell reelection launch video touts praise from Trump, blocking of Merrick Garland
Discussion: Political Wire
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Bill Barr's clampdown on asylum seekers is the attorney general's latest show of loyalty to Trump  —  THE BIG IDEA: President Trump said he wants to get “tougher” on immigration as he purged the senior ranks of the Department of Homeland Security.  Bill Barr is following through.
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New York Times:
In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday took another drastic step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of them in jail indefinitely while they wait for a resolution of their asylum request.
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Presidential Veto Message to the Senate to Accompany S.J. Res. 7  —  TO THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES:  —  I am returning herewith without my approval S.J. Res. 7, a joint resolution that purports to direct the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting …
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Daniel Larison / The American Conservative:
Trump's Shameful Yemen Veto Defines His Presidency
Discussion: TheBlaze
Washington Post:
Trump vetoes resolution to end U.S. participation in Yemen's civil war
Discussion: The Week, Politico, Slate and Axios
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
Discussion: Reason and Breitbart
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Why is Pete Buttigieg so popular?  Here are some theories.  —  On paper, Pete Buttigieg doesn't seem like a high-profile presidential candidate.  But somehow, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., has become a serious political force.  —  An April Monmouth University poll of likely Iowa Democratic …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Buttigieg storms Iowa, shrugs off hecklers
CNBC:
Wall Street and finance execs spread their donations across the 2020 Democratic field in the first quarter
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin Plans to Hire Fox's Monica Crowley as Spokeswoman, Sources Say  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hire Fox News commentator Monica Crowley as his top spokeswoman, according to people familiar with the matter, as he seeks to tout the GOP's tax cuts and navigate Democrats' demands for the president's tax returns.
Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire and Contemptor
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A President of the People or a President of His People?  —  WASHINGTON — In the last couple of weeks, President Trump repeatedly called his enemies “treasonous.”  He threatened to punish Democrats by dumping migrants in their districts.  He promoted a video tying a Muslim congresswoman …
Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Undercover spy targeted Kaspersky critics  —  LONDON (AP) — Keir Giles' first thought was that the man's cheap-looking suit didn't seem right for a private equity executive.  The man seated in front of him at the London hotel claimed to live in Hong Kong, but didn't seem overly familiar with the city.
Discussion: Gizmodo
NBC News:
Lack of progress tests the limits of Trump's immigration strategy  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — In the Trump era, there's been a tendency to think about immigration policy as a political football.
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Nicole Radzievich / Morning Call:
Fox News' Martha MacCallum talks about why Bernie Sanders Town Hall is coming to Bethlehem
Discussion: Politico, CNN, Mediaite and The Daily Beast
Yahoo News:
Trump's Notre-Dame advice ‘risible’, says fire chief  —  by Isabelle TOURN� with Olivier LUCAZEAU in Marseille  —  As Notre-Dame in Paris burned, US President Donald Trump tweeted some advice to French firefighters.  —  “Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Lori Hinnant / Associated Press:   Shock, sadness, but no panic: Minutes that saved Notre Dame
Kamala Harris / TIME:
Christine Blasey Ford  —  Her story, spoken while holding back tears, shook Washington and the country.  Her courage, in the face of those who wished to silence her, galvanized Americans.  And her unfathomable sacrifice, out of a sense of civic duty, shined a spotlight on the way we treat survivors of sexual violence.
Discussion: Power Line, CNN and The Daily Caller
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Deutsche Bank faces action over $20bn Russian money-laundering scheme  —  Exclusive: in confidential internal report seen by the Guardian, bank says scandal has hurt global brand  —  Germany's troubled Deutsche Bank faces fines, legal action and the possible prosecution of “senior management” …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Doctors in five states charged with prescribing pain killers for cash, sex  —  Dozens of medical professionals in five states were charged Wednesday with participating in the illegal prescribing of more than 32 million pain pills, including doctors who prosecutors said traded sex for prescriptions …
Claremont Institute:
An Interview with Norman Podhoretz  —  This interview appears in the forthcoming Spring 2019 issue of the Claremont Review of Books.  —  CRB: Let's start by talking about Donald Trump and you.  In the first sentence of the first chapter of your book Making It, recently republished …
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
D.C. housed the homeless in upscale apartments.  It hasn't gone as planned.  —  The SWAT team, the overdose, the complaints of pot smoke in the air and feces in the stairwell — it would be hard to pinpoint a moment when things took a turn for the worse at Sedgwick Gardens, a stately apartment building in Northwest Washington.
Emily Dreyfuss / Wired:
JACK DORSEY IS CAPTAIN OF THE TWITTANIC AT TED 2019  —  ON TUESDAY, JACK Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, came to TED 2019 to answer for the sins of his platform.  In his signature black hoodie and jeans, unkempt facial hair, and black beanie, he sat with TED head Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers …
Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser goes public; defamation lawsuit targets Dershowitz  —  A new victim has gone public in the Jeffrey Epstein case, filing a sworn affidavit in federal court in New York Tuesday, saying that she was sexually assaulted and her then-15-year-old sister molested by Epstein …
Sofia Leung:
Whiteness as Collections  —  I had this interesting mini-eureka moment a few weeks ago that I wanted to share for a few reasons.  One, I don't usually reflect on the connections that help me understand how I learn something new or what goes into coming up with some new concept.
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Democrats Whose 2020 Goal Is Grander Than the Presidency  —  BROOKLYN—The 10-person team plotting the next progressive era in American politics is crammed into a small, top-floor WeWork suite near the borough's waterfront.  —  The group's name, Future Now, is as generic …
Harry Litman / Washington Post:
If Congress wants the unredacted Mueller report, here's how to get it  —  Correction: An earlier version of this op-ed incorrectly referred to the procedural rules that contain Rule 6(e), regarding the release of grand jury materials.  The rule is found in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
Nancy Pelosi / TIME:
Most Influential People  —  Too often it seems we have a surplus of bluster in our national politics and a deficit of action.  But then there's Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  —  In the 2018 midterms, Nancy was the driving force that brought a Democratic majority back to the House …
Jeffrey A. Engel / Washington Post:
Impeachment should be a no-brainer, no matter what the Mueller report says  —  Trump has none of the traits the founders thought essential for presidents.  —  The Constitution's authors wouldn't have needed any summary of the special counsel's report to know it was time to impeach the president.
Discussion: Raw Story
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Andrew Yang is the candidate for the end of the world  —  He's a fringe presidential hopeful who thinks automation is the country's greatest threat — and the answer is to give every American human $1,000 a month  —  Andrew Yang can't quite believe he's running for president.
Discussion: Futurism and Right Wing Watch
Marco Aquino / Reuters:
Peru ex-president Garcia shoots himself as police try to arrest him  —  LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's former president Alan Garcia shot himself in the head early on Wednesday after police arrived at his home to arrest him in connection with a bribery investigation, the interior ministry said.
 
 
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Exclusive: House Dems Sign Secret MOUs To Target Trump
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Jon Campbell / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Plastic bag ban: New poll reveals New York voters' views
Leander Kahney / Wired:
The FBI Wanted a Backdoor to the iPhone. Tim Cook Said No
KBSL-TV:
Governor signs bill making voting more convenient in Kansas
Discussion: Election Academy
Sara Nelson / Vox:
Flight attendants know the real job killer isn't the Green New Deal. It's climate change.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Julián Castro Needs a Defining Moment. It Hasn't Come Yet.
Discussion: Shakesville
 Earlier Items: 
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump Bets His Reelection on the Fed and Fear of Immigrants
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
Scott Enman / Brooklyn Eagle:
Anti-vaxxers sue city over mandatory measles vaccination
Discussion: The Daily Caller
James Stavridis / TIME:
It's Been Over 300 Days Since a Pentagon Press Briefing.  That Should Concern All Americans — Including the Military
NBC4 Washington:
Coast Guard Officer Isn't Facing Terrorism Charges, Attorney Says
Anti-Defamation League:
White Supremacists Embrace “Accelerationism”
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers
Washington Post:
The high cost of William Barr's spying allegations
Discussion: Vanity Fair