memeorandum: Bruce Jenner and the shifting dynamics of TV's transgender moment (Lorraine Ali/Los Angeles Times)

12:10 PM ET, April 25, 2015

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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:

Bruce Jenner: 'I'm A Republican And A Christian' — After months of speculation that he was transitioning into a woman, Bruce Jenner confirmed the news in an interview with Diane Sawyer, saying he is also a Republican and a Christian. — When asked about Barack Obama addressing LGBT rights …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Liberaland, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Hullabaloo, FOX News Radio and Hollywood Reporter

Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:

Bruce Jenner and the shifting dynamics of TV's transgender moment — The stakes are high for Bruce Jenner, who in a highly anticipated interview airing Friday night is expected to reveal to Diane Sawyer what many have long speculated — that the 1976 Olympic champion is now identifying as a transgender woman.

Discussion: CNN and ThinkProgress

ABC News:

Bruce Jenner: 'I'm a Woman' … Bruce Jenner was once hailed as the greatest athlete in the world and later became a reality television star with one of the world's most famous families. Now, the former Olympian is revealing a secret that has caused him turmoil for decades.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, ThinkProgress, The Hill, GLAAD, The Huffington Post, Variety, The Daily Caller, Political Wire, Joe. My. God., Washington Post, Advocate, CNNMoney and The Week

Paul Farhi / Reuters:

So far, NBC News finds Brian Williams embellished at least 11 times — A months-long internal investigation of Brian Williams by NBC News has turned up 11 instances in which the anchorman publicly embellished details of his reporting exploits, according to a person familiar with details of the probe.

Discussion: Political Wire

Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:

Brian Williams Inquiry Is Said to Expand — An NBC News internal investigation into Brian Williams has examined a half-dozen instances in which he is thought to have fabricated, misrepresented or embellished his accounts, two people with knowledge of the investigation said.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air, TVNewser and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Ed Rogers / Washington Post:

The Insiders: How do the Clinton scandals end? — In a compelling read, The Post's Chris Cillizza just declared that Hillary Clinton “had the worst week in Washington.” Fortunately for Clinton, we all know that things in Washington can turn on a dime. Bad news recedes from the headlines …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Clinton: ‘Deep-seated’ beliefs block abortion access

Discussion: Althouse, LifeNews.com, Taylor Marsh, Bloomberg Business, The Daily Caller, The Pulse 2016, Hot Air, The Week and National Review

Reuters:

Devastating Nepal earthquake kills hundreds, triggers deadly Everest avalanche — (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake struck Nepal and sent tremors through northern India on Saturday, killing hundreds of people, toppling an historic 19th-century tower in the capital Kathmandu and touching off a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.

Discussion: Guardian, Mashable and Common Dreams

New York Times: More Than 1,000 Die in Nepal Quake

Polis, Jared:

Polis Proposes “Restrain Steve King from Legislating Act” — On the heels of Rep. Steve King's outrageous announcement Wednesday of his “Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act,” Rep. Jared Polis (CO-02) today proposed the “Restrain Steve King from Legislating Act.”

Discussion: The Spot, Joe. My. God., Raw Story and PoliticusUSA

Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Jared Polis Trolls Steve King With Bill To Block Him From Legislating

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and Mediaite

Robby Soave / Hit & Run:

Student Accused of Rape By ‘Mattress Girl’ Sues Columbia U., Publishes Dozens of Damning Texts — Paul Nungesser, the Columbia University student accused of raping fellow student Emma Sulkowicz, is now suing the university for doing nothing to stop Sulkowicz's harassment campaign against him …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Hot Air, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler

Stephen Deere / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Alleging voter fraud, Kinloch refuses to swear in new mayor and alderman — KINLOCH • Betty McCray, Kinloch's newly elected Mayor, arrived at City Hall on Thursday morning with an entourage and the intention to fire multiple city employees. — But before she could enter the building …

Discussion: Fox News

Kelley Hoskins / FOX2now.com:
New Kinloch mayor blocked by police from entering city hall

Discussion: Liberaland and Mediaite

Rafael Romo / CNN:

Venezuelan President: New apartment for woman who plunked me with mango — Story highlights — (CNN)How would you get your nation's president to hear you out? Put your name and number on a mango and hit him in the head with it? — No? Then you're not Marleni Olivo, who did exactly that …

Discussion: Progress Pond

Neil Hall / Reuters:

Christie's wife quits Wall Street job amid speculation he will seek White House — (Reuters) - Mary Pat Christie, the wife of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, resigned from her Wall Street job, his spokesman confirmed, as her husband contemplates a run for the White House in 2016.

Discussion: FOX News Radio