| No Images? Click here  Monday, April 8SEPARATION SECRETARY STEPS DOWN Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security amid President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with her handling of immigration policy and clashes over child separation at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted that Kevin McAleenan, the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, will become acting secretary. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]TRUMP’S DHS PICK DEFENDED USING TEAR GAS Kevin McAleenan, Trump’s pick for acting Department of Homeland Security secretary, was a vocal defender of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers using tear gas on migrants, including children, who attempted to approach the southern U.S. border last year. [HuffPost]MULVANEY: DEMS WILL NEVER SEE TRUMP’S TAX RETURNS Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday said congressional Democrats will “never” succeed in obtaining Trump’s tax returns. Trump is the first president in more than 40 years to refuse to release his tax documents to the public. [HuffPost]TRUMP MADE MAJOR ISRAEL DECISION AFTER ‘QUICK’ LESSON Trump’s controversial decision to recognize Israeli sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights territory, announced in a tweet last month, was made quickly after a “little history” lesson from advisers, he revealed. [HuffPost]BUTTIGIEG: MARRYING MY HUSBAND BROUGHT ME CLOSER TO GOD Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who’s running for president, took at a jab at Vice President Mike Pence while noting that his marriage has “moved him closer to God.” During a speech at the LGBTQ Victory Fund’s annual brunch Sunday, Buttigieg said marrying Chasten Glezman, a 29-year-old humanities teacher, has made him “a better human being.” [Huffpost]WRESTLING LEGEND ATTACKED IN RING Professional wrestler Bret Hart was attacked by a man while delivering a speech at a World Wrestling Entertainment event in New York. Video footage showed the attacker charging into the ring, grabbing Hart and pulling him to the floor. The suspect, Zachary Mason, 26, was charged with assault and trespassing. [BBC]
 NETANYAHU’S DRAMATIC SHIFT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected, a dramatic policy shift apparently aimed at rallying his nationalist base in the final stretch of the tight race. [AP]AOC LINKS PIRRO ATTACK TO OMAR DEATH THREAT Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) linked an attack by Fox News host Jeanine Pirro on Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) to a phoned-in death threat against the Muslim congresswoman. Patrick Carlineo, 55, of upstate New York, was arrested after allegedly vowing to shoot Omar, whom he called a “terrorist.” [HuffPost]CONWAY RIPS TRUMP George Conway went on a tear again against Trump, this time for a disturbing “pattern” of ousting administration figures like Homeland Security head Kirstjen Nielsen who won’t help Trump break the law. Conway is married to White House counsel Kellyanne Conway. [HuffPost]SAUDI ARABIA DETAINS 2 U.S. CITIZENS Saudi Arabia detained eight people, including two dual U.S.-Saudi citizens, in a new round of arrests in the kingdom targeting individuals supportive of women’s rights and those with ties to jailed activists. It marks the first sweep targeting individuals perceived as critics of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman since the slaying of writer Jamal Khashoggi. [HuffPost]HOW FAR-RIGHT EXTREMISTS ABROAD HAVE ADOPTED MAGA “Make America Great Again” has become more than a U.S. political slogan. For Canadian white nationalist Alexandre Bissonnette -- who killed six Muslim men in Quebec in 2017 -- and other radical right and anti-immigrant extremists all over the world, it’s a symbol; political messaging that transcends the specifics of country and language. [HuffPost]OLIGARCH UNDER FBI INVESTIGATION The FBI is investigating Ihor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian oligarch who has sparred with the country’s current president, for potential financial crimes, including money laundering. Sources say the probe is long term and wide ranging. Kolomoisky denies any wrongdoing, a lawyer said. [Daily Beast]
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