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6:25 PM ET, March 30, 2019

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USA Today:
'We've never seen anything like this': As Trump threatens to close border, migrants overwhelm Texas cities  —  EL PASO - Under a bridge connecting the U.S. with Mexico, dozens of migrant families cram into a makeshift camp set up by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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David Siders / Politico:
O'Rourke rails against ‘unprecedented concentration of wealth and power’ at kickoff rally  —  EL PASO, Texas — Beto O'Rourke, christening his presidential campaign at a boisterous rally in his hometown, cast himself on Saturday as a crusader against moneyed interests that he said have corrupted …
Discussion: Political Wire
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Beto O'Rourke's presidential campaign can't be like his Senate campaign
Discussion: Axios
Alexi McCammond / Axios:   The Beto effect": Republicans starting to lose their grip in Texas
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:   AP FACT CHECK: Trump twists facts of a migrant girl's death
Washington Post:
Guatemalan girl in U.S. custody died of bacterial infection, autopsy shows
Sheri Fink / New York Times:
Migrant Girl's Autopsy Shows She Would Have Been Visibly Sick for Hours, Doctors Say
Discussion: NPR and FOX40
Rafael Carranza / Arizona Republic:
Border Patrol begins releasing migrant families on the streets of Yuma
Tim Reid / Reuters:   O'Rourke holds rallies on the Mexican border that Trump threatens to shut
The Guardian:
Trump Fed pick was held in contempt for failing to pay ex-wife over $300,000  —  Records obtained by Guardian show Stephen Moore reprimanded by judge for not paying alimony, child support and other debts  —  Stephen Moore, the economics commentator chosen by Donald Trump for a seat …
Gavin de Becker / The Daily Beast:
Bezos Investigation Finds the Saudis Obtained His Private Data  —  The National Enquirer's lawyer tried to get me to say there was no hacking.  —  For 40 years, I've advised at-risk public figures and government agencies on high-stakes security matters.  My career has included working with the CIA …
Discussion: Raw Story and Page Six
KABE-LP:
Trump cuts off aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador  —  In the midst of a migrant crisis on the southern U.S. border, President Trump says he is is cutting off $500 million in funding to the Northern Triangle countries.  But critics say he lacks the authority to cut the funding …
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Greg Clary / CNN:
State Department says US cutting off aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras  —  (CNN)The United States is cutting off aid to the Northern Triangle, otherwise known as the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, the State Department told CNN Saturday …
Washington Post:
Trump's barometer for success following Russia investigation's end — TV ratings  —  After President Trump vowed to take credit for shutting down the government over border wall funding during a televised Oval Office meeting with Democratic leaders in December, West Wing aides sprung into overdrive to clean up the mess.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Contemptor and Mediaite
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Washington Post:   For Trump's ‘Party of Healthcare,’ there is no health-care plan
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump's Order to Open Arctic Waters to Drilling Was Unlawful, Federal Judge Finds  —  WASHINGTON — In a legal blow to President Trump's push to expand offshore oil and gas development, a federal judge ruled that an executive order by Mr. Trump that lifted an Obama-era ban on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic Ocean was unlawful.
Gavin Newsham / New York Post:
Trump is the world's worst cheat at golf, players and celebs say  —  Sixteen of the last 19 US presidents have played golf — and now, in Donald John Trump, the nation can finally boast the very best of them all.  —  Well, that's what he'd like you to believe.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden blindsided by dose of 2020 reality  —  Joe Biden is enduring the roughest stretch of any candidate in the Democratic presidential primary, and he's not even a candidate yet.  —  In a two-week period where his attempts to smooth a path into the 2020 race only seemed to underscore …
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
All About Pete  —  Only accept politicians who have proved they actually care about people other than themselves...  Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is being hyped as the “Democratic celebrity” of the moment.  Buttigieg has been the subject of buzz since 2014 …
Mark Zuckerberg / Washington Post:
The Internet needs new rules.  Let's start in these four areas.  —  Mark Zuckerberg is founder and chief executive of Facebook.  —  Technology is a major part of our lives, and companies such as Facebook have immense responsibilities.  Every day, we make decisions about what speech is harmful …
Douglas Preston / New Yorker:
The Day the Dinosaurs Died  —  A young paleontologist may have discovered a record of the most significant event in the history of life on Earth.  —  If, on a certain evening about sixty-­six million years ago, you had stood somewhere in North America and looked up at the sky …
Discussion: GeekWire and New York Times
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
A Leonardo Made a $450 Million Splash.  Now There's No Sign of It.  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Louvre Abu Dhabi might seem to have all you could ask for in a world-class museum.  Its acclaimed design shades its galleries under a vast dome that appears to hover over the waters of the Persian Gulf.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Forget any major legislation.  Anything Trump wants done this term, he will do unilaterally  —  President Trump and his chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, have realized they're passing no major legislation through this divided Congress.  —  Why it matters: No sooner had Trump put out his budget …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Growing student debt crisis: Candidates say cancel it, free college, refinance  —  Calling it a “national emergency,” some 2020 Democratic hopefuls have personal experience with big loans that are hard to pay back.  —  The 2020 Democratic candidates are mostly on the same page …
New York Times:
2020 Democrats Love Small Donors.  But Some Really Love Big Donors, Too.  —  Senator Cory Booker spun through a San Francisco fund-raiser hosted on Friday afternoon by high-tech titans and wealthy venture capitalists, including the investor Ron Conway.  That evening, in New York …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News' Chris Wallace Sets Record Straight: Russia Investigation Did Not Start With Trump Dossier  —  ‘This will drive some of our viewers nuts,’ the ‘Fox News Sunday’ host noted.  ‘The Trump investigation did not start with the FISA warrant and Carter Page and the dossier.’
Discussion: Contemptor
Alex N. Press / jacobinmag.com:
Forget Your Middle-Class Dreams  —  When it comes to workplace organizing, there's no such thing as a “privileged” worker.  You're either with your coworkers or you're against them.  —  Our new issue, on what a President Bernie Sanders could actually do in office, is out now.  Subscribe today to receive it!
 
 
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Reuters:
Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons
Foreign Policy:
Arab Regimes Are the World's Most Powerful Islamophobes
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump's NAFTA 2.0 Puts Big Pharma First, America Second
Alex Emmons / The Intercept:
In Leaked Recording, Cory Booker Says He and AIPAC President “Text Message Back and Forth Like Teenagers”
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Heartbeat Abortion Bills Were Once a Fringe Idea. Could They Overturn Roe v. Wade?
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
N.Y. Had a Plan for a ‘Pied-à-Terre’ Tax on Expensive Homes. The Real Estate Industry Stopped It.
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
John Brennan: From spittle to flop sweat
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
White House Blames Fed for Slowing Economic Growth
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James Arkin / Politico:
Stacey Abrams builds massive political network ahead of 2020 decision
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Sally Yates / Washington Post:
William Barr should release the full Mueller report as soon as possible
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