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4:30 PM ET, April 30, 2019

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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
There Is No Coup in Venezuela  —  The uprising in Caracas is an attempt to restore the government's legitimacy, not overthrow it.  —  It's unclear what will unfold in Venezuela now that interim president Juan Guaido has called for the military and citizens to take to the streets.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Washington Post:
Clashes erupt in Venezuela as opposition leader Juan Guaidó, with troops, announces ‘final phase’ against President Maduro  —  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó appeared Tuesday with troops at a Caracas military base to announce a “final phase” to remove President Nicolás Maduro from office.
Scott Smith / Associated Press:
Venezuela's Guaido takes to streets in military uprising  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó took to the streets with activist Leopoldo Lopez and a small contingent of heavily armed soldiers early Tuesday in a bold and risky call for the military …
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump administration declares support for Venezuela uprising against Maduro: ‘We are with you!’
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden solidifies front-runner status with post-announcement bump  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's announcement of a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him head and shoulders above the rest of the Democratic candidates.
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NBC News:
Battle for the Senate in 2020 is critical for presidential candidates' plans
Discussion: New York Times, Breitbart and CNN
Fedor Indutny / BostonGlobe.com:
Biden, followed by Sanders and Buttigieg, leads among Democrats in N.H. survey
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Schiff Hires Ex-Chief of FBI Financial Crimes Section as House Intel Probes Trump's Finances  —  Patrick Fallon jumps from the upper echelon of the bureau to Congress as Democrats ramp up investigations of president's finances.  —  Betsy Woodruff  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Adam Schiff to make criminal referral for Erik Prince to Justice Department  —  House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) told the Washington Post on Tuesday that his committee will make a criminal referral for informal Trump campaign adviser Erik Prince to the Justice Department.
New York Times:
Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Infrastructure meeting was ‘productive,’ and Mulvaney says there will be no renegotiating USMCA
New York Times:
Trump Sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to Block Compliance With Subpoenas  —  President Trump, his three eldest children and his private company filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against Deutsche Bank and Capital One, in a bid to prevent the banks from responding to congressional subpoenas.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Trump's latest garbage lawsuit has one goal: Delay, delay, delay  —  When President Trump is faced with genuine accountability, he knows just what to do: delay and delay and delay.  He might not be able to stave off the prying eyes of Congress, the courts or the public forever, but he might do it long enough to get reelected.
David Enrich / New York Times:
Why Trump Wants to Block Deutsche Bank From Sharing His Financial Records
Discussion: The Week
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Mayor Pete Assault Accuser: This Was All a ‘Despicable’ Set-Up  —  Michigan college student Hunter Kelly says smear merchants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman tricked him into being part of a hoax.  —  The young man who accused Mayor Pete Buttigieg of sexually assaulting him fully recanted …
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The Daily Beast:
Far-Right Smear Merchants Try to Slime Pete Buttigieg with Bogus Sex Assault Claim  —  The mayor was briefly accused of assaulting a young man.  A GOP source says right-wing operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman approached him to make similarly untrue accusations.
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Schumer says Trump and Democrats agreed to $2 trillion figure on infrastructure  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Trump and Democrats agreed to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure over 25 years in a “constructive” White House meeting, and will meet again in three weeks on how to pay for it.
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Washington Post:
What was Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale doing in Romania?  —  BRUSSELS — The day before special counsel Robert S. Mueller III submitted his report to the Justice Department last month, Washington was abuzz with what revelations it might contain about contacts between the 2016 Trump campaign and foreign officials.
Courier-Journal:
Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year shuns White House visit in protest of Trump  —  Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year skipped a formal ceremony at the White House on Monday — a snub Jessica Dueñas said was in protest of the Trump administration's embrace of school-choice policies.
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Patrick Condon / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Teacher of the Year boycotts White House visit  —  Kelly Holstine, Minnesota's 2018 Teacher of the Year, is one of two teachers skipping an Oval Office meeting to protest President Trump.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Washington — Minnesota's most recent Teacher of the Year boycotted …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump feeds his voters one of his most ridiculous scams yet  —  As we've seen, there's no end to the ugly, corrupt, destructive, and bigoted things that President Trump will do in part to please his base — from separating migrant families, to pardoning racist sheriff Joe Arpaio …
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Vanessa Williams / Washington Post:
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams will not run for Senate in 2020  —  Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat who garnered national attention after narrowly losing her bid for governor last year, announced Tuesday that she will not run for Senate, despite a fierce lobbying effort by party leaders.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Stacey Abrams not running for Senate in Georgia is another recruiting blow for national Democrats
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Oprah Talks Apple Plans, ‘60 Minutes’ Exit, ‘Leaving Neverland’ Backlash and Mayor Pete “Buttabeep, Buttaboop”  —  What's left for the media empress and icon of inspiration?  In a wide ranging interview, Winfrey explains her streaming strategy (including a possible interview series) …
Gabriel Roth / Slate:
Announcing Slow Burn Season 3  —  Slow Burn, Slate's critically acclaimed narrative podcast, will return for a third season this year.  Once again Slow Burn will retell the story of one of the biggest crimes of the 20th century.  But this time we're turning our attention away from political scandal …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein is leaving as a diminished man and shamed lawyer  —  The Post reports on Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein's resignation letter submitted Monday, effective May 11: … No one in the saga of the Mueller report has gone through so many shifts in public perception …
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BuzzFeed News:
Almost Two Months In, Beto 2020 Is Still In Flux.  Staffers Know They're Behind.  —  Beto O'Rourke's campaign manager isn't yet full-time.  Key roles remain unfilled.  Staffers say they aren't exactly sure what comes next.  The campaign says it's trying to be something different.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Beto O'Rourke is losing donors to Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: The Week
Robert Reich / Newsweek:
Congress Should Be Ready to Arrest Attorney General William Barr If He Defies Subpoena |  Opinion  —  , NEWSWEEK COLUMNIST AND CHANCELLOR'S PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY  —  On Sunday, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee threatened …
Discussion: Mediaite
Windsor Mann / The Week:
What all of President Trump's ‘jokes’ have in common  —  The day the Mueller report was released, President Trump said he might stay in the Oval Office “at least for 10 or 14 years.”  Trump, fearing “bedlam” over this remark, said it was a “joke,” similar to the one he made last year …
CNN:
The Mueller report: A catalog of 77 Trump team lies and falsehoods  —  Washington (CNN)The Mueller report documents at least 77 specific instances where President Donald Trump's campaign staff, administration officials and family members, Republican backers and his associates lied or made false assertions …
 
 
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Advances Bill That Could Let Missouri Exclude Non-Citizens From Redistricting
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone appears in court for first time since Mueller report released
Discussion: Politico
Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
NSA Reports 75% Increase in Unmasking U.S. Identities Under Foreign Surveillance Law in 2018
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
In a Switch, Some Republicans Start Citing Climate Change as Driving Their Policies
Audra D. S. Burch / New York Times:
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
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Bernie Sanders / USA Today:
Everyone deserves to vote, even felons like Paul Manafort & Michael Cohen
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Axios
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
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PBS NewsHour:
How Cory Booker sees himself standing out from the crowded 2020 field
Discussion: The Daily Dot
Joe Biden / YouTube:
America: Anything Is Possible
Discussion: Politico, CBS News and CNN
HuffPost:
Poll: 30% Of Conservatives, 15% Of GOP Say They Won't Vote For Trump
Discussion: Reason
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
‘Bizarre, Dangerous, and Insulting’: Baby Nurses Fed Up With Trump's Bogus Abortion Rants
Discussion: Raw Story
Angelo Codevilla / American Greatness:
Why Are Clapper and Brennan Not in Jail?