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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Vox
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump at “breaking point” on Mueller  —  Governing by winging it ... It's as if the post-election presidential transition to power never ended for Donald Trump.  Or never began.  Everything in this White House is in flux — and in play.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:   Dennis Ross announces retirement from Congress
Washington Post:
House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection, he tells friends and colleagues
Discussion: Salon, Splinter, Raw Story and CANNONFIRE
John Harwood / CNBC:   Paul Ryan's retirement increases the odds that President Trump will be impeached
CNN:
House Speaker Paul Ryan won't seek re-election: 'I like to think I've done my part'
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Paul Ryan leaves Congress with his central goal unfulfilled
Terence Burlij / CNN:
House Key Race alerts: Paul Ryan's and six other seats move toward Democrats
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Republicans Have Finally Been Revealed as the Party of Fiscal Ruin
Discussion: CNN
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 …
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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Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say  —  Ezra Cohen-Watnick fired in August after Nunes incident  —  Democrats warn against interference in Mueller investigation  —  President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official …
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” …
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.
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Adam Goldman / New York Times:   Trump National Security Aide Ousted From White House Re-emerges at Justice Dept.
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Gateway Pundit
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:   Senate Judiciary Committee to Take Up Bill Protecting Mueller
Donald Trump / Lawfare:   The Cycles of Panicked Reactions To Trump
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 …
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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The Verge:
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week
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
The Daily Beast:
Trump Threatens Syria Before Allies Are on Board … Donald Trump's tweeted bluster that Russia should “get ready” for American missiles to hit Syria has outpaced a crucial U.S. ally's current decisionmaking on military action against Damascus, The Daily Beast has learned.
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Haaretz:
Syria Live Updates: Trump Threatens Moscow as Israel Stares Down Iran
Discussion: Breitbart and Reuters
Bloomberg:
Trump Tells Russia to ‘Get Ready’ With Missiles Coming at Syria
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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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 …
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 Atlantic
Keturah Hetrick / LegiStorm:
Caught Our Eye  —  White congressional staffers make thousands a year more than their non-white colleagues, according to a new LegiStorm analysis of congressional salaries.  —  In the House, white staffers take home an annual salary that is, on average, $900 more than Asian aides …
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kneeling issue arises during Bengals' meeting with Eric Reid  —  Over the years, the Bengals have looked the other way on a variety of actual and alleged criminal activities when signing, drafting, and/or keeping players.  When it comes to one specific type of conduct that is neither illegal nor …
Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
Mueller Seeks Subpoenas for 35 Witnesses for Manafort Trial  —  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, to issue 35 sets of subpoenas to witnesses for a July 10 appearance at a trial.  That's when President Donald Trump's former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort …
Discussion: Law & Crime
 
 
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
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L.A. County wants to help build guest houses in backyards — for homeless people
Discussion: Daily Wire
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Why Not Mike Pence?  —  A few days ago, which is to say an eternity …
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