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By ANNA PALMER (anna@politico.com; @apalmerdc), JAKE SHERMAN (sherman@politico.com; @JakeSherman), DANIEL LIPPMAN (daniel@politico.com; @dlippman) and ZACH MONTELLARO (zmontellaro@politico.com; @ZachMontellaro)


SPOTTED: SEN. RAND PAUL (R-KY.) boarding a flight at DCA this morning bound for Palm Beach on his way to the NRSC retreat. Last night, he forced his colleagues to vote on the government funding bill in the wee hours of the morning instead of during a reasonable time at night.

FUN FRIDAY VIDEO -- REPUBLICAN SENATORS on the Olympics, with appearances from Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rob Portman (Ohio), Thom Tillis (N.C.), John Hoeven (N.D.), Steve Daines (Mont.), Mike Rounds (S.D.), and John Thune (S.D.). 3-min. video http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e71dd2cd44df68aca378d9594bd5e6eee1f1a0527a89c2f3708b98bf13380027581b0e614f65cb582

INTERESTING READ -- PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP speaks to ISRAEL HAYOM, the newspaper owned by Sheldon Adelson. HEADLINE, translated from Hebrew: "The declaration of Jerusalem is a peak moment in the first year of my presidency" ...

... BUT FROM THERE, the interview gets more interesting: Q: "What did you mean when you said recently in Davos that Jerusalem was off the table because of your decision?" TRUMP: "By taking Jerusalem off the table I wanted to make it clear that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and as for specific boundaries would support what both sides agreed to." Q: "Will Israel have to give something in return for the decision on Jerusalem?" TRUMP: "I think both sides will have to make hard compromises to reach a peace agreement." ... Front page http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30ece05bd4289f54dcce3b9469558f1a261702fc2e1b93bc1ee746e3569db3ec55b66b0efd5f645bc1e ... Story, in English http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e3316e05b4f810440a57780e30c40154e42a50c4733304aeca73611a8aa13e921ccb161d8aa2e1758

-- NOTE: This is at least the second interview Trump has given to Israel Hayom.

Good Friday afternoon. PRESIDENT TRUMP tweeted at 8:39 a.m. that he had "just" signed the funding bill, officially reopening the government.

-- TRUMP'S TAKE ON THE BILL: @realDonaldTrump at 8:39 a.m.: "Just signed Bill. Our Military will now be stronger than ever before. We love and need our Military and gave them everything - and more. First time this has happened in a long time. Also means JOBS, JOBS, JOBS!" ... at 8:47 a.m.: "Without more Republicans in Congress, we were forced to increase spending on things we do not like or want in order to finally, after many years of depletion, take care of our Military. Sadly, we needed some Dem votes for passage. Must elect more Republicans in 2018 Election!"

... at 8:59 a.m.: "Costs on non-military lines will never come down if we do not elect more Republicans in the 2018 Election, and beyond. This Bill is a BIG VICTORY for our Military, but much waste in order to get Dem votes. Fortunately, DACA not included in this Bill, negotiations to start now!"

ANOTHER MARKET UPDATE -- After shooting up more than 200 points shortly after opening, the Dow has now spiraled down again. It has fallen by as much as 400 points, on track for its worst week in nine years. More from CNBC's Thomas Franck and Alexandra Gibbs http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e7548aac8cea1a58960c008afdd1dfd247365246ac1aea5fec2311564dd3009e18a5f0812fad084e6

JUST POSTED -- "Kelly offers account of Porter exit that some White House aides consider untrue," by WaPo's Philip Rucker and Josh Dawsey: "White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly on Friday morning instructed senior staff to communicate a version of events about the departure of staff secretary Rob Porter that contradicts the administration's previous accounts, according to two senior officials.

"During a staff meeting, Kelly told those in attendance to say that he took action to remove Porter within 40 minutes of learning that abuse allegations from two ex-wives were credible, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because discussions in such meetings are supposed to be confidential. ...

"That version of events contradicts both the public record and accounts from numerous other White House officials in recent days as the Porter drama unfolded. Kelly -- who first learned of the domestic violence allegations against Porter months ago -- issued a glowing statement of support for Porter's personal character after the allegations first surfaced publicly Tuesday and privately urged him to remain on the job until the next day when his resignation was announced." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30efea1cb93651149b8015324b8b3088b9dd170c52f77ff75ed0614a6ae2b5e2de5c6a8375ee4098589

-- JENNIFER WILLOUGHBY, one of Porter's ex-wives, to SAVANNAH GUTHRIE on TODAY: "For my marriage, I would say it was very strongly verbally and emotionally abusive. A lot of attacks on my character and my intelligence. Things that I felt to be true about myself were systematically and repeatedly attacked." Video http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e2873be53f935c279404462696e6a9dc02a22c84ea5332bf8476cc4cbc9dcb16ad1ee6d5048e741fa

ANOTHER RETIREMENT -- REP. RICK NOLAN (D-MINN.) announced today that he will not run for reelection at the end of this year. Nolan: "There is a time and a purpose for everything and now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation." Nolan was a Watergate baby -- elected in 1974. He left Congress in 1980, and returned in 2012. More from Minnesota Public Radio's Brian Bakst http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e59a2fc1bec913528c94610c85ca40cc41ae263d368bc58bf59734fb8440b35f61d680012a7304362

-- This district could be a bit of a pain for the Democrats to hold on to. Minnesota's eighth district voted for Trump by a nearly 16-point margin in 2016. But Democrats have steadily held it in previous years.

INTRAPARTY CHALLENGE -- "Bobby Bright seeks old House seat -- as a Republican," AL.com's Howard Koplowitz: "Former Democratic Congressman and Montgomery Mayor Bobby Bright announced Thursday that he was mounting a campaign to reclaim his old seat from Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, as a Republican.

"Bright was mayor of the Alabama capital from 1999 to 2009, when he won Alabama's Second Congressional District as a Democrat. He lost reelection to Roby amid the Tea Party wave in 2010. The one-term congressman downplayed his switching parties, pointing out that at one point Gov. Kay Ivey, Sen. Richard Shelby and even President Donald Trump were Democrats. Bright said the GOP more closely aligns with his values." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30ebf118e8fc8f296c64cac7b112d7c1eec9097227059a56364d3c5ac15d958a297e0526785838a4842

-- THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM for Roby. Bright is a polished politician and this four-way primary is getting awfully crowded.

MORE OF AN ORAL LEARNER? -- "Breaking with tradition, Trump skips written intelligence report for oral briefings," by WaPo's Carol Leonnig, Shane Harris and Greg Jaffe: "or much of the past year, President Trump has declined to participate in a key ritual of the past seven of his predecessors: He rarely if ever reads the President's Daily Brief, a document that lays out the most pressing information collected by U.S. intelligence agencies from hot spots around the world. Trump has opted to rely on an oral briefing of select intelligence issues in the Oval Office rather than getting the full written document delivered to review separately each day, according to three people familiar with his
briefings.

"Reading the traditionally dense intelligence book is not Trump's preferred 'style of learning,' according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The arrangement underscores Trump's impatience with exhaustive classified documents that go to the commander in chief -- material that he has said he prefers condensed as much as possible. But by not reading the daily briefing, the president could hamper his ability to respond to crises in the most effective manner, intelligence experts warned."

THE DENIAL FROM DNI DAN COATS: "Any notion that President Trump is not fully engaged in the PDB or does not read the briefing materials is pure fiction and is clearly not based on firsthand knowledge of the process." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e2f345dfbf8a6219ce3552d26070add9f4a2b5cef526faa653c016dc8d1a165753c4fe783212d4f4f

ON THE WORLD STAGE -- BIG INVESTIGATION -- "Massacre in Myanmar: How Myanmar forces burned, looted and killed in a remote village," by Reuters' Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo, Simon Lewis and Antoni Slodkowski: "Bound together, the 10 Rohingya Muslim captives watched their Buddhist neighbors dig a shallow grave. Soon afterwards, on the morning of Sept. 2, all 10 lay dead. At least two were hacked to death by Buddhist villagers. The rest were shot by Myanmar troops, two of the gravediggers said. ...

"Until now, accounts of the violence against the Rohingya in Rakhine state have been provided only by its victims. The Reuters reconstruction draws for the first time on interviews with Buddhist villagers who confessed to torching Rohingya homes, burying bodies and killing Muslims. This account also marks the first time soldiers and paramilitary police have been implicated by testimony from security personnel themselves.

"Members of the paramilitary police gave Reuters insider descriptions of the operation to drive out the Rohingya from Inn Din, confirming that the military played the lead role in the campaign." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e96cb7b84fe314147c628293817083ab08ccfb0ab4777bfb13053ab6cd50741efd09a36682e4dd34a

-- This was the story that Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were reporting on when they were arrested at the end of last year.

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TRUMP INC. -- "Developers Seek $6 Million Tax Break for Trump-Managed Hotel," by NYT's Steve Eder and Ben Protess: "As President Trump's family business prepares to open a hotel in the Mississippi Delta this fall, its local development partners have asked the state of Mississippi to subsidize the project with up to $6 million in tax breaks, according to documents obtained through an open records request. If approved, the benefits could offset nearly a third of the projected $20 million in costs for the hotel, which is owned by the local developers, Dinesh and Suresh Chawla.

"The Chawla brothers are already financing the project through a bank loan, but Dinesh Chawla said in an email to The New York Times that the Mississippi tourism tax rebate would 'improve our cash flow.' The Chawlas, who applied for the rebate in late December, are also planning to use city and county property tax abatements, records show.

"The development in Cleveland, Miss., is expected to be the first in a new line of upscale hotels the Trump Organization is rolling out under the name Scion. The Trump Organization, which will brand and manage the Mississippi hotel, but not own it, did not respond to requests for comment. ... Still, if the state approves the tax rebate for the Chawlas, it could indirectly, but personally, benefit the president, who owns the family business through a trust, an arrangement that raises some constitutional concerns, critics and legal experts say." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e2d533ee6b7563b3cd56c663097562a9d4be4ff586331b8498973b7a95448c5566e942ce19d396b43

DREAM TEAM -- BOB WOODWARD and CARL BERNSTEIN in The Post: "Nixon fired the man investigating him. Will Trump?": "We're here again. A powerful and determined president is squaring off against an independent investigator operating inside the Justice Department. Robert Mueller's mission is a comprehensive look at Russian meddling in the 2016 election -- and any other crimes he uncovers in the process. President Trump insists it's all a 'witch hunt' and an unfair examination of his family's personal finances. He constantly complains about the investigation in private and reportedly asked his White House counsel to have Mueller fired. No wonder many people are making comparisons to the
'Saturday Night Massacre' of 1973, when President Richard Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox, and Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus resigned.

"We covered that eerily similar confrontation for The Washington Post 45 years ago. Nixon didn't know it at the time, but the Saturday Night Massacre would become a pivot point in his presidency -- crucial to the charge that he'd obstructed justice. For him, the consequences were terminal. A retelling of the episode, adapted from 'The Final Days,' as we called our book on the president's last year, can illuminate the stakes." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e27d5a1a072e11605cdf41cf37ed7b104704751c922716f1d4ccecc7d139c72db30976bb6be19bd1c

RUBIO CALLS FOR VENEZUELA COUP -- @MarcoRubio: "The world would support the Armed Forces in #Venezuela if they decide to protect the people & restore democracy by removing a dictator ... Soldiers eat out of garbage cans & their families go hungry in #Venezuela while Maduro & friends live like kings & block humanitarian aid ... 'whenever any form of govt becomes destructive..it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it' Am. Dec of Independence #Venezuela".

MIXED BAG -- "The resistance gets rolled," by Elana Schor, Heather Caygle and Burgess Everett: "At the height of its influence, the tea party had the GOP in a vise grip. But liberal activists have a long way to go to match that sway over Democrats, if this week's budget deal is any indication.

"Left-leaning groups that spent months pressing Democrats to fight for the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers were stiff-armed yet again by the party's leaders. They cut a bipartisan budget deal that left House Democrats scrambling to square their advocacy for immigrants with the party's fear of shouldering the blame for a second government shutdown in a matter of weeks.

"Liberal groups groused that their allies in Congress had yet again squandered their leverage, bowing to Republican promises to debate immigration but not necessarily to pass legislation. But Democrats seemed unconcerned about angering the party's left flank." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e6fb5ffe19f0c3bf9b9234dfe5f405dfd54e1cf020d71d4f230f5e07e1754c59b6a5c105485e28c6e

-- "State Democrats stood against Trump. Now they want to show what they stand for," by NBC News' Adem Edelman: "[T]his week, as part of a concerted effort to be viewed as more than just part of the anti-Trump 'Resistance,' lawmakers in all 50 states are going on offense. Over the course of the week, they've unveiled rafts of progressive legislation, held town halls, delivered speeches and staged rallies, all aimed at moving the ball forward on an array of economic and domestic priorities." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e16caa6fa2bf9e18b72fac6450d8dce3aa96e3c28210f8794ea82cab3616c7cd1b6b1bfd7cb70ea4b

HARASSMENT FILES -- California Playbooker CARLA MARINUCCI: "#MeToo movement lawmaker investigated for sexual misconduct allegations": "California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia - whose high-profile advocacy of the #MeToo movement earned her national media notice - is herself the subject of a state legislative investigation in the wake of a report that she sexually harassed and groped a former legislative staffer. ... Daniel Fierro of Cerritos told POLITICO that in 2014, as a 25-year-old staffer to Assemblyman Ian Calderon, he was groped by Garcia, a powerful Democratic lawmaker who chairs the Legislative Women's Caucus and the Natural Resources Committee."
http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30ebcc77bee22979f7dd6a64234739b237b9c75843fc49a97faf6df6a236e55e5b6428f757bf9b089fe

TV TONIGHT -- Bob Costa will be joined by NYT's Peter Baker, NBC News' Kristen Welker, NPR's Kelsey Snell and CNBC's Kayla Tausche on this week's "Washington Week" tonight at 8 p.m. on PBS.

SPORTS BLINK -- OPENING CEREMONY SPOILERS -- "Scenes From the Opening Ceremony in PyeongChang," from Sports Illustrated http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30ee01b70568aa6f33996d3740bbdc45ec5c7495842361e0a8f6eb3d6797378a7d94fef48a62d52b389

-- "USOC: No plans for American bid for 2026 Olympics," by the AP's Eddie Pells http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=cc94f184d575d30e2b7181a10d7b53def3cfdc43173df03bbfda1312d101ebe8ab083fb57a603b6422e90a2ad73baedd

OUT AND ABOUT -- SPOTTED at Heather Podesta's house last night for a party organized by Kenny Day to celebrate the re-launch of "The McLaughlin Group" TV show: Tom Rogan, Vivienne and Charles Rogan, Eleanor Clift, Clarence Page, Pat and Shelly Buchanan, Luke Bolar, Bill Press, Penny Lee, Juleanna Glover, Evan Perez, Margaret Carlson, Kara Scannell, Sara Murray, Matt Cooper, Norm Ornstein, Andrew Beaujon, Emily Lenzner, Jeff Dufour, Imani Greene, Nancy Baker, Doug Thornell, Jacqueline Policastro, Sara Fagen, Alexis Weiss, Teal Baker, Steve Clemons, Paul Equale, Lisa Davis, Bill Pierce.

TRANSITIONS -- Kevin Glass has started as the VP of communications and outreach at the National Taxpayers Union. He is an alum of the Franklin Center and has also been the managing editor of Townhall Media. ... Heideh Shahmoradi and James O'Keeffe are launching their own lobbyist firm next month. Shahmoradi is currently staff director on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and O'Keeffe is managing principal of O'Keeffe Strategies.

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