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New York Times:
Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records on ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office and hotel of President Trump's lawyer on Monday were seeking all records related to the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Mr. Trump was heard making vulgar comments about women …
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FBI sought Trump's communications with his personal lawyer regarding Access Hollywood
FBI sought Trump's communications with his personal lawyer regarding Access Hollywood
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Axios:
Paul Ryan won't run for re-election — Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans this morning that he will not run for re-election in November. — Why it matters: House Republicans were already in a very tough spot for the midterms, with many endangered members and the good chance that Democrats could win the majority.
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New York Times:
Ryan Leaves Behind a Party That in Many Ways Left Him Behind — WASHINGTON — Paul D. Ryan took the helm of the House two and a half years ago, not because he wanted it, but because he was seen as the only lawmaker who could keep Republicans from devouring themselves.
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Paul Ryan Personifies the Devil's Bargain the GOP Struck With Trump — Paul Ryan, who once aspired to advance the vision of conservative icon Jack Kemp, will leave Washington carrying a more tarnished legacy—as the most important enabler of Donald Trump. — No one in the GOP was better equipped …
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
The Ryan Retirement in Seven Points
The Ryan Retirement in Seven Points
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan implodes his party — ahead of schedule
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's GOP swept away by a Trumpian revolution he could neither contain nor control
Paul Ryan's GOP swept away by a Trumpian revolution he could neither contain nor control
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New York Times:
Paul Ryan Upends Republican Hopes and Plans for Midterm Elections
Paul Ryan Upends Republican Hopes and Plans for Midterm Elections
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Paul Ryan's Real Legacy: Donald Trump
Paul Ryan's Real Legacy: Donald Trump
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Kansas City Star:
Woman: Sexual encounter with Greitens was not consensual. Lawmakers find her credible — When she tried to leave, sobbing after a non-consensual sexual encounter, she says the man who would be governor physically stopped her. — What happened next, she testified under oath …
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Woman testifies that Greitens groped and hit her; governor blasts ‘lies’ and ‘tabloid trash’ — Gov. Eric Greitens spoke at a news conference on Wednesday, April 11, 2018, about a report that was about to come out concerning his affair in 2015. Greitens called the investigation a “witch hunt”.
Rebecca Berg / CNN:
Report: Woman says Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens coerced her into sexual encounter
Report: Woman says Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens coerced her into sexual encounter
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Law & Crime
New York Times:
Scott Pruitt's Idea to Update an E.P.A. Keepsake: Less E.P.A., More Pruitt — When Scott Pruitt wanted to refashion the Environmental Protection Agency's “challenge coin” — a type of souvenir medallion with military origins that has become a status symbol among civilians …
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Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
A Congressman's Profanity Laced Tirade in a Safeway Grocery Store — One of the President's congressional defenders has privately decided he hates Trump and wants to unload. — “If we're going to lose because of him, we might as well impeach the motherf**ker,” said the congressman …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pompeo failed to disclose Chinese business connection — WASHINGTON — CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose last year that he owned a Kansas business that imported oilfield equipment from a company owned by the Chinese government. — That omission, on the questionnaire Pompeo …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Pompeo: U.S. diplomats don't feel ‘relevant’
Axios:
ABC: Comey compares Trump to mob boss — A source present at the taping says James Comey's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, airing Sunday at 10 p.m. as a “20/20” special, is “going to shock the president and his team.” — Keep reading — 121 WORDS
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel moves to take up bill protecting Mueller — The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with legislation to limit President Trump — 's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller — (R-Iowa) wants to add the bill to the panel's business meeting agenda scheduled for Thursday …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
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Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate suddenly moves on bill to protect Robert Mueller
Senate suddenly moves on bill to protect Robert Mueller
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Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors — The National Rifle Association has accepted contributions from about 23 Russians, or Americans living in Russia, since 2015, the gun rights group acknowledged to Congress. — The NRA said in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden …
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CNN:
Deputy national security adviser Nadia Schadlow resigns — Washington (CNN)Nadia Schadlow, the US deputy national security adviser for strategy, has resigned and will leave her position at the end of the month, multiple administration officials told CNN. — Schadlow is the third senior …
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CNN:
Kelly cedes control to new faces amid latest Trump tumult — WaPo: Kelly threatens to quit in fit of anger — Washington (CNN)As Reince Priebus was approaching his final days in the West Wing, staffers had a running joke: if you got between the frenzied chief of staff and the Oval Office …
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Acreage Holdings:
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner and Former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld Join Leading Cannabis Company — Appointments Add Unmatched Experience to Acreage Holdings' Board of Advisors — Acreage Holdings ("Acreage") (www.acreageholdings.com), one of the nation's largest …
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Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg:
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gets More Questions About Diamond & Silk Than Facebook's Role in Myanmar Genocide … When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Capitol Hill this week, he was bound to face a variety of difficult questions ranging from his company's handling of user information to the proliferation of fake news over its pages.
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Brian Barrett / Wired:
A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF EVERYTHING MARK ZUCKERBERG WILL FOLLOW UP ON — MARK ZUCKERBERG VISITED Capitol Hill this week, spending hours answering questions from Congress about privacy, Russia, algorithms, and more. Also: not answering those questions. Dozens of times, Zuckerberg deferred …
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Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.:
California Responds to Federal Request for National Guard Personnel — SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today responded to the federal government's request for additional California National Guard personnel with the following letter. The accompanying agreement …
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Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
Jill Stein's Campaign Recently Turned Over Documents To The Senate Intelligence Committee — “We got a sufficient supply; we got an adequate response from them,” said Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr. — Reporting From Washington, DC — The campaign of Green Party …
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NY State of Politics
Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Dennis Ross is retiring — WASHINGTON - Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, told his staff this morning he is retiring. — “Eight years takes its time on you. ... There's got to be an exit strategy at some point,” Ross said in an interview. — He said he was informing staff …
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Associated Press:
Trump weighs plan to allow states to require drug testing for some on food stamps — The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who've long sought ways to curb the safety net program.
Pierre Thomas / ABC News:
Roger Stone to Trump: Don't fire Mueller — President Donald Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone says the president should resist any urge to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is leading the probe into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign during the U.S. presidential election in 2016.
Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Laura Ingraham Loses IBM as Advertiser Boycott Continues to Grow — Sponsors keep bolting over comments about Parkland survivor — Laura Ingraham's mass exodus of advertisers is picking up steam, as IBM quietly pulled its advertising from “The Ingraham Angle.”
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ClickHole:
Heartbreaking: This Man Starved To Death Because He Was Too Captivated By The Diverse Array Of Content Offered By Properties Of The Gizmodo Media Group To Leave His Computer — Too much of a good thing can often be bad, or in some instances, even tragic. Case in point: Yesterday a man starved …
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