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12:30 PM ET, April 11, 2018

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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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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 …
Discussion: Vox and CNN
Axios:
Paul Ryan confidants say he's not running for reelection  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan has told confidants that he will announce soon that he won't run for reelection in November, according to sources with knowledge of the conversations.  —  Why it matters: House Republicans were already …
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Republicans Have Finally Been Revealed as the Party of Fiscal Ruin  —  Republicans in Washington have often embraced the idea of fiscal responsibility, and sought to cast themselves as the party of choice for anyone who cares about sound budgeting.  This was particularly true during the Obama era …
Discussion: CNN
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ryan rocks Republicans with retirement  —  Speaker Paul Ryan announced Wednesday that he will not seek another term in Congress, ending what will be a three-year run as the Republican leader and creating a power vacuum in the GOP ranks heading into a difficult midterm election.
Washington Post:
House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection, he tells friends and colleagues
Discussion: Axios
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Discussion: Axios
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida's Dennis Ross to retire from U.S. House
Discussion: Florida Politics
David Byler / Weekly Standard:
Could Democrats Steal Paul Ryan's Seat?
Discussion: Vox and Shareblue Media
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Freedom Caucus chair: House leadership ‘not on my bucket list’
Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Paul Ryan Quitting the Job He Never Wanted
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Trump Sought to Fire Mueller in December  —  In early December, President Trump, furious over news reports about a new round of subpoenas from the office of the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, told advisers in no uncertain terms that Mr. Mueller's investigation had to be shut down.
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CNN:
Trump considering firing Rosenstein to check Mueller  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, multiple people familiar with the discussions tell CNN, a move that has gained urgency following the raid of the office of the President's personal lawyer.
New York Times:
At the White House, Trump Takes Selfies and Seethes Over Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — Outside the White House, President Trump grinned for selfies with Alabama's Crimson Tide, telling the college football champions that they had beaten their rivals so brutally, “you flat-out made them quit” …
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
“The ACLU Would Be Up in Arms”  —  On Tuesday night, with reports circulating that he was furious about both the raid on the offices of his lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the gathering force of the Mueller investigation, President Trump dined with famed law professor and pundit Alan Dershowitz.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump at “breaking point” on Mueller
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
CNN:
Special counsel team met with Trump lawyers on day of Cohen raid
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McConnell: Legislation to protect Mueller not needed
Discussion: Washington Post
The Verge:
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week  —  Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce today, fresh off the heels of a grueling five-hour joint session before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees yesterday.
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Matt Weinberger / Business Insider:
Mark Zuckerberg just renounced a core piece of Silicon Valley wisdom — and it could come back to bite Facebook
Discussion: AOL, more at Mediagazer »
Bloomberg:
Trump Tells Russia to ‘Get Ready’ With Missiles Coming at Syria  —  Attack on air field last year failed to deter chemical weapons  —  More forcible response could provoke escalation of conflict  —  President Donald Trump warned Russia to “get ready” because a volley of U.S. missiles …
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Lawfare:
The Downsides of Bombing Syria
Discussion: Reuters
Dahlia Nehme / Reuters:
Russian envoy to Lebanon: Any U.S. missiles fired at Syria will be shot down
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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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Comey sat down with Stephanopoulos for 5-hour interview
Discussion: Political Wire
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  —  Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld also added  —  Watershed moment for cannabis as drug goes mainstream  —  The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner.  —  The Republican former Speaker of the House …
Talking Points Memo:
Ezra Cohen-Watnick To Join DOJ As National Security Adviser To Sessions  —  Former Trump National Security Council official Ezra Cohen-Watnick is joining the Department of Justice as a national security adviser to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a source familiar with the matter told TPM Wednesday.
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor  —  Blue Apron and SlimFast announced that their ads will no longer appear on the program after Monday's episode.  —  Fox News host Laura Ingraham returned to the airwaves on Monday, ready to fight what she described as the “left's propaganda.”
Discussion: Joe.My.God., Salon and ThinkProgress
Jess Cagle / People.com:
Mariah Carey: My Battle with Bipolar Disorder  —  In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Mariah Carey reveals for the first time her battle with bipolar disorder.  —  Although she was first diagnosed in 2001 (when she was hospitalized for a physical and mental breakdown), “I didn't want to believe it …
Discussion: The FADER
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp: Trump ‘asked me to switch parties’ … Donald Trump was still weeks away from being sworn in as president when, according to one Democratic senator, he was already trying to get her to defect to the Republicans.  —  “When I visited with him in Trump Tower …
 
 
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Jon Schleuss / L.A. Times Guild:
It's in the data: Tronc underpays women and people of color at the L.A. Times
Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
A Congressman's Profanity Laced Tirade in a Safeway Grocery Store
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abc7ny.com:
New York City Girl Scout troop comprised of homeless members holds 1st cookie sale
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Video shows U.S. agents trying to dump injured man over Mexican border
Discussion: Bustle
Gale Holland / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County wants to help build guest houses in backyards — for homeless people
Discussion: Daily Wire
Katherine Sullivan / ProPublica:
Trump's Company Is Suing Towns Across the Country to Get Breaks on Taxes — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
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Bettina Boxall / Los Angeles Times:
Southern California water agency votes to fund controversial plan to build two delta tunnels
Discussion: KTLA
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Not Mike Pence?  —  A few days ago, which is to say an eternity …
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Senate Republicans Growing Anxious About Their Majority
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Devin Nunes sees grassroots fundraising explosion after defending Trump from Russia probe
New York Times:
Facebook Fallout Deals Blow to Mercers' Political Clout
Discussion: BuzzFeed
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
European Commission raids Murdoch's Fox offices in London
Discussion: The Week
 

 
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