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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 …
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 …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Republicans Have Finally Been Revealed as the Party of Fiscal Ruin
Discussion: CNN
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Paul Ryan Personifies the Devil's Bargain the GOP Struck With Trump
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection, he tells friends and colleagues
Discussion: Salon, Raw Story and CANNONFIRE
CNN:
House Speaker Paul Ryan won't seek re-election: 'I like to think I've done my part'
John Harwood / CNBC:
Paul Ryan's retirement increases the odds that President Trump will be impeached
Discussion: twitchy.com
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   Paul Ryan leaves Congress with his central goal unfulfilled
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.
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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” …
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
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.
New York Times:
Trump Sought to Fire Mueller in December
Donald Trump / Lawfare:   The Cycles of Panicked Reactions To Trump
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
Discussion: CNN, AOL, Raw Story, Daily Wire and NewsBusters
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Comey sat down with Stephanopoulos for 5-hour interview
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Dana Boente, former top Justice Department official now at FBI, has been interviewed by Mueller and turned over notes
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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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Facebook's Zuckerberg gets grilled by House in second day of hearings
Axios:
What Mark Zuckerberg didn't say  —  Mark Zuckerberg's Senate …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller  —  A group of bipartisan senators is introducing new legislation to limit President Trump  —  's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller  —  (D-N.J.).  Lindsey Graham  —  (D-Del.) and Thom Tillis
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
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 …
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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Talking Points Memo:
Ezra Cohen-Watnick To Join DOJ As National Security Adviser To Sessions
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Adam Goldman / New York Times:   Trump National Security Aide Ousted From White House Re-emerges at Justice Dept.
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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Haaretz:   Syria Live Updates: Trump Threatens Moscow as Israel Stares Down Iran
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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.
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
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Dennis Ross announces retirement from Congress  —  Central Florida U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a top member of the Republican leadership, said Wednesday he would not run for re-election for a fifth term.  —  Ross, R-Lakeland, represents Florida's 15th District in Congress, which includes …
Anjali Tsui / FRONTLINE:
What's Driving Republican Retirements From Congress?  —  Republicans are retiring from Congress in record numbers ahead of the midterm elections, opening the door for a potential Democratic takeover.  —  So far, around three dozen Republicans House members and three senators have announced …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Video shows U.S. agents trying to dump injured man over Mexican border  —  WASHINGTON — A video obtained by NBC News shows U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to break international law by forcing an injured and mentally unstable man back into Mexico by falsely claiming that he is not in their custody …
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
European Commission raids Murdoch's Fox offices in London over sports rights ‘cartel’  —  The British offices of the Murdoch entertainment empire 21st Century Fox have been raided by investigators from the European Commission, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
Discussion: EU Press Room and The Week
 
 
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