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6:55 PM ET, April 2, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Roger Stone's Claim of a 2016 Julian Assange Meeting Draws Scrutiny  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has asked about an email during grand jury testimony  —  The special counsel investigating alleged links between Trump campaign associates and Russians is looking …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sinclair responds to criticism of media-bashing promos  —  Sinclair forces stations to air media-bashing promos, criticism goes viral  —  Critics are calling Sinclair's promos pro-Trump propaganda.  Now the company is defending the initiative, and calling it something much more mundane …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
‘Fake News’ Threat to Media; Editorial Decisions, Outside Actors at Fault  —  Trump less trusted than CNN, MSNBC, and Fox as info source  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The news about “fake news” is not good, according to the Monmouth University Poll.  Large majorities of the American public believe …
Jacey Fortin / New York Times:
Sinclair Made Dozens of Local News Anchors Recite the Same Script
Amanda Erickson / Washington Post:
Russian bots are tweeting their support of embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham … Embattled Fox News host Laura Ingraham has found some unlikely allies: Russian bots.  —  Russian-linked Twitter accounts have rallied around the conservative talk-show host, who has come under fire …
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
Fox News states support for Laura Ingraham despite advertiser fallout  —  Fox News is standing by its embattled host Laura Ingraham, who has seen advertisers flee her show over a tweet aimed at Parkland, Fla., school shooting survivor David Hogg.  —  “We cannot and will not allow voices …
Elizabeth Esty:
From being a room parent in a first grade classroom to serving on the library board, town council, state house and U.S. Congress, I went into public service to fight for equality, justice, and fairness.  It is one of the greatest honors of my life that the people of Connecticut's Fifth District elected me to represent them in Congress.
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CNN:
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump hears from immigration hardliners
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump administration, seeking to speed deportations, to impose quotas on immigration judges … The Trump administration will pressure U.S. immigration judges to process cases faster by establishing a quota system tied to their annual performance reviews, according to new Justice Department directives.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
New Quotas for Immigration Judges as Trump Administration Seeks Faster Deportations  —  Rules were laid out in a message sent Friday to immigration judges  —  WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has notified immigration judges that it will begin evaluating their job performance based …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
At Chicago nightclub, George Papadopoulos allegedly makes explosive new claim about Jeff Sessions  —  At a London bar in May 2016, after numerous drinks, Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos bragged to an Australian diplomat the Russians had obtained damaging information on Hillary Clinton.
A Waspy Chick / The Forward:
How Dare Jewish Men Keep Breaking Up With Me  —  Editor's note: The following is a satirical response to a March 29 Washington Post op-ed entitled, “I am tired of being a Jewish man's rebellion.”  —  Hi there, readers!  It's me, a woman who will now cutesily compare myself to Carrie Bradshaw …
Marley Jay / Associated Press:
Tech woes, worsening tensions with China sink US stocks  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply on Monday as investors responded to rising trade tensions between the United States and China and mounting scrutiny of big technology companies from consumers and politicians.
Discussion: New York Times
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Azeen Ghorayshi / BuzzFeed:
Grindr Is Letting Other Companies See User HIV Status And Location Data  —  The gay hookup app Grindr, which has more than 3.6 million daily active users across the world, has been providing its users' HIV status to two other companies, BuzzFeed News has learned.
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Hannah Dreier / ProPublica:
A Betrayal  —  The teenager told police all about his gang, MS-13.  In return, he was slated for deportation and marked for death.  —  IF HENRY IS KILLED, his death can be traced to a quiet moment in the fall of 2016, when he sat slouched in his usual seat by the door in 11th-grade English class.
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
EPA threatens to revoke California's ability to set emissions standards as the Trump administration moves to abandon fuel mileage goals … The Trump administration openly threatened one of the cornerstones of California's environmental protections Monday, saying that it may revoke …
Discussion: KTLA
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Bloomberg:
EPA Moves to Cut Obama's Auto Mileage Rules
Discussion: Mother Jones and Common Dreams
Courier-Journal:
Public schools in all 120 Kentucky counties are closed Monday  —  Teachers and students gathered in Frankfort on Friday to speak against the pension bill that passed unexpectedly the night before.  Many teachers called in sick Friday.  Andy Beshear says he will sue.  Astrid Hacker/ Louisville Courier Journal
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Teachers are walking out in multiple states. Blame GOP economics.
Bloomberg:
Stocks' Second-Quarter Start Is the Worst Since the Great Depression  —  If you feel like the second quarter has begun badly, you'd be right.  —  U.S. stocks are on track to have their worst April start since 1929, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.  The S&P 500 index slumped 2.4 percent …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Falsely Accused Parkland School Shooter Sues Alex Jones' InfoWars for Defamation … Marcel Fontaine, who was falsely declared a suspect in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting by conspiracy-theorist website InfoWars, is now suing Alex Jones for more than a million dollars.
Christian Berthelsen / Bloomberg:
Third Woman Sues to Void Secrecy Pact Linked to Trump  —  A former employee of President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign team sued the organization to nullify a non-disclosure agreement she signed as part of her job, saying it muzzled her from airing discrimination claims.
Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Be Skeptical Of Anyone Who Tells You They Know How Democrats Can Win In November  —  It's old news by now that Democratic candidates have done unusually well in Trump-era elections so far, suggesting that the 2018 midterms will be a good cycle for the party.  So why keep writing about them?
Oleksiy Kuzmenko / bellingcat:
The Curious Case of David Jewberg, the Fake Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst  —  Summary:  — “Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst LTC David Jewberg” maintained a popular Facebook page and was frequently quoted in Ukrainian and Russian media as a Pentagon insider related to topics concerning Ukraine and Russia.
The Hill:
Bolton could be the first national security chief to prioritize religious freedom  —  Among the Trump administration's early successes, two stand out particularly, and incoming National Security Advisor John Bolton has the chance to take both to the next level.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Mike Parker / Daily Express:
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson: My secret battle with depression  —  HOLLYWOOD'S highest-paid star has told of his secret battle with depression and his agony over witnessing his mother's attempted suicide.  Former world wrestling champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson declared: “Struggle and pain is real.
Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Jim Acosta Yelled At Trump While He Was Coloring With Children At White House Easter Egg Roll  —  Donald Trump was participating in the White House Easter Egg Roll Monday when a CNN correspondent began shouting questions at him.  —  During the event, families of reporters …
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Americans tell Interior to take a hike over proposed national park fee increase … Interior Department officials are backing away from a plan to dramatically increase entrance fees at the most popular national parks after receiving more than 100,000 public comments from Americans nearly unanimously opposed to the idea.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Breast cancer page scrubbed from women's health website: report  —  A webpage that focused on breast cancer was reportedly scrubbed from the website of the Department of Health and Human Services's (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH).  —  The changes on WomensHealth.gov …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama eases into post-presidential life  —  President Obama is by all appearances enjoying his post-White House life.  —  In the 14 months since he stepped out of the Oval Office, Obama's moments in the spotlight have been few and far between.  —  But when he has popped up …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Bloomberg:
Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel  —  Apple is planning to use its own chips in Mac computers beginning as early as 2020, replacing processors from Intel, according to people familiar with the plans, Bloomberg News' Ian King and Mark Gurman report.
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Saudi Crown Prince: Iran's Supreme Leader ‘Makes Hitler Look Good’  —  This much, at least, can be said for Mohammed bin Salman, the putatively reformist crown prince of Saudi Arabia: He has made all the right enemies.  Among those who would celebrate his end are the leaders of ISIS, al-Qaeda …
Serena Dai / Eater NY:
Pastis Revival Shows Signs of Movement Amid Changing McNally Empire  —  The team reapplied for a liquor license for the iconic restaurant  —  The revival of Keith McNally's Meatpacking District hot spot Pastis may be back on track — the team just reapplied for a liquor license …
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Scott Walker Is Quietly Keeping His National Profile Alive  —  Scott Walker's political rebound is supposed to be grounded in Wisconsin, where he's expected to run a robust gubernatorial campaign in a state where he has done nothing but win.  —  But Walker, whose surprisingly quick rise …
Discussion: Political Wire
USA Today:
Exclusive: Nancy Pelosi targeted in more than a third of GOP House commercials  —  WASHINGTON — Nancy Pelosi has long been a favorite target of GOP attack ads.  But Republicans seem to be taking it to another level in this election cycle.  —  The House Democratic leader has been featured …
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
 
 
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Ben White / Politico:
Trump to nominate ex-banker Muzinich to top Treasury role
New York Times:
An Orange on the Seder Plate
Washington Post:
National Enquirer publisher seeks to dismiss lawsuit brought by ex-Playboy model who claims affair with Trump
Discussion: Politico
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Disgraced by Scandal, Mario Batali Is Eyeing His Second Act
Discussion: Eater NY and Eater
WikiGuido / Guido Fawkes:
Corbyn Tonight Met Far-Left Group Who Called For Destruction of Israel and Attacked Critics as “Non-Jews”
Calvin TerBeek / Balkinization:
The Multiple Uses of Justice Scalia
Discussion: New York Magazine
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller's office defends deal with Dutch lawyer to waive public records rights
Discussion: Power Line
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Trump often quoted as ‘senior White House official’ in news reports, book claims
Discussion: RedState
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Phelim McAleer / Wall Street Journal:
Climate Alarmists May Inherit the Wind
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Chris Christie betrays Trump defenders' remarkably dim view of the president's intellect
Axios:
Cuban: More likely he'll run for president if Dems lose midterms
Washington Post:
Trump proposed Putin visit Washington in March 20 phone call, Kremlin says
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's hardest year, and what comes next