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| Trump demands Mexico stop immigrant 'caravans' | Trump floated Putin White House visit | Inside Obama's post-presidential life | Trump hosts Easter Egg Roll | Flashback to Spicer as the bunny | HBO MLK documentary | How DC is marking 50th anniversary of MLK's death | NCAA championship predictions |
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In honor of the 140th annual White House Easter Egg Roll, let's take a moment to reflect and to...
Remember that time Sean Spicer was the Easter Bunny: |
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| This morning, President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the 140th annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. Livestream: http://bit.ly/2ImWQkA |
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| THROWBACK TO 2008 -- SEAN SPICER: |
| Via The Wrap, former White House press secretary Sean Spicer played the role of the Easter Bunny in 2008, when George W. Bush was president. Spicer even includes this famed role in his GOP website bio. http://bit.ly/2pYwvSa |
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| It's Monday -- you made it through April Fools' Day. Congrats. I'm Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what's coming up. Send comments, story ideas and events for our radar to cmartel@thehill.com, @CateMartel and on Facebook. To view The Hill's 12:30 Report online --> http://bit.ly/2q1DwBF |
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| D-A-C-A -- what does that spell? Headaches all around: |
| Early this morning, President Trump pressed Mexico to stop immigrant "caravans" trying to reach the United States. He tweeted: "Mexico has the absolute power not to let these large 'Caravans' of people enter their country ... Congress must immediately pass Border Legislation, use Nuclear Option if necessary, to stop the massive inflow of Drugs and People. Border Patrol Agents (and ICE) are GREAT, but the weak Dem laws don't allow them to do their job. Act now Congress, our country is being stolen!" Full series of tweets: http://bit.ly/2GRDl6m |
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| Vladdy, my man.: |
| Via The Hill's Jordan Fabian, President Trump invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at the White House, but the two governments have not begun planning a possible summit, according to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov. When Trump floated this idea: During a March 20 phone call with Putin, in which the U.S. president ignited controversy by congratulating Putin on his reelection victory. http://bit.ly/2q0BcuJ |
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| It's the 50th anniversary of MLK's death: |
| Fifty years ago Wednesday, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. |
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| HAPPENING AT 8 P.M. -- A DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE YOU'LL BE HEARING ABOUT: |
| Filmmaker Peter Kunhardt created a documentary that follows the final few years of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. What to expect: http://bit.ly/2JdB7Nl |
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| POIGNANT FOOTAGE OF MLK'S LAST BIRTHDAY: |
| Via Time magazine, here's an exclusive clip of the HBO documentary: https://ti.me/2Ja1Vh8 |
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| ON HOW THE DOCUMENTARY REVEALS A NEW SIDE OF KING: |
| Newsweek's Janice Williams on what we learn about the civil rights leader: http://bit.ly/2H89zbu |
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| INTERESTING LIST -- NEWS THAT HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE MLK DIED: |
| Via The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "These were the stories that dominated the news on April 3, 1968, before Martin Luther King's killing turned the world upside down." http://bit.ly/2JfcShx |
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| INTERESTING READ -- 'INSIDE THE INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.'S KILLER': |
| Via ABC News: https://abcn.ws/2pXZ5np |
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| HAPPENING WEDNESDAY: |
| A rally and march on the National Mall to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Actor Danny Glover and Ben & Jerry's founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are among the featured speakers. Details: http://bit.ly/2GOrmXq |
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| Yiiiiikes, this cover: |
| New York magazine caused quite the stir with its latest cover, which depicts President Trump as a pig. Photo: http://bit.ly/2q1bYfJ The cover story: "Corruption, Not Russia, Is Trump's Greatest Political Liability," by Jonathan Chait: https://nym.ag/2pV5HTS Back story to the photo: http://bit.ly/2H6c3ao |
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| Nancy Pelosi isn't feeling the love: |
| Via USA Today's Craig Gilbert, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) has been the target in more than a third of the GOP's commercials in House races. Context: Pelosi has been featured in 34 percent of ads. "That compares with 9% in all of 2016 and 13% in 2014." https://usat.ly/2q0Rtkf |
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| THE LAWMAKERS HAVING THE TOUGHEST TIMES RIGHT NOW: |
| Via The Hill's Lisa Hagen, here are the five lawmakers facing the toughest primaries right now: http://bit.ly/2q33fdg |
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| It’s like being a grandparent. All the perks none of the responsibility! ;) |
| Via The Hill’s Amie Parnes, President Obama is by all appearances enjoying his post-White House life. In the 14 months since he left the Oval Office, Obama's moments in the spotlight have been few and far between. But when he has popped up, he has appeared more zen and carefree while sporting a seemingly ever-present smile in Donald Trump’s America. What the Obamas have been up to: http://bit.ly/2H2x85e |
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| Happy April!: |
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| Congress is out. President Trump is in Washington, D.C., where he hosted the Easter Egg Roll earlier. Just announced -- today: President Trump has declared April 2 "World Autism Awareness Day." Trump said in a statement: "On this day, we honor their accomplishments and recommit to ensuring that they enjoy the same opportunities to fulfill their potential that all Americans deserve." http://bit.ly/2uCv0yJ Today: Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) are both in New Hampshire today. Details: http://bit.ly/2pwpoAa 2 p.m. EDT: President Trump meets with National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow. April 9: John Bolton becomes President Trump's new national security adviser. |
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| This morning: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn. Livestream: https://cs.pn/2GJibHP 9:20 p.m. EDT: The NCAA men's basketball championship game between the University of Michigan and Villanova University. ESPN predictions: https://es.pn/2pYnj0V |
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| NOW FOR THE FUN STUFF...: | |
| Today is National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day. Anyone else remember this viral 'peanut butter and jelly time' video? 2002 was a weird time for the internet... Watch: http://bit.ly/2pXO4Te |
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Thirteen. Thousand. Year. Old. Footprints.: |
| Via CNN's Ashley Strickland, "Searching the shoreline sediment of British Columbia's Calvert Island, researchers uncovered 29 footprints that are 13,000 years old. The footprints belonged to two adults and a child, according to a study." Photo of the footprints: https://cnn.it/2pOk23D |
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| And because you read this far, here's a golden retriever puppy trying to disguise itself: http://bit.ly/2uDF6PZ |
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