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7:25 PM ET, April 11, 2018

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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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CNN:
FBI sought Trump's communications with his personal lawyer regarding Access Hollywood  —  (CNN)FBI agents who raided the home, office and hotel of Donald Trump's personal lawyer sought communications that Trump had with attorney Michael Cohen and others regarding the infamous “Access Hollywood” …
Washington Post:
Federal investigators sought communications Trump's lawyer had about ‘Access Hollywood’ tape
John Santucci / ABC News:   In raid on Trump lawyer, feds sought records from deals with women, media and campaign: Sources
Alan M. Dershowitz / Gatestone Institute:   “Firewalls” and “Taint Teams” Do Not Protect Fourth and Sixth Amendment Rights
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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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 …
New York Times:
Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-Election in November  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan will tell House Republican colleagues on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November, ending a brief stint atop the House and signaling the peril that the Republican majority faces in the midterm elections.
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
The Ryan Retirement in Seven Points  —  The last of the wonks.  —  It would be difficult to overestimate the meaning of Paul Ryan's decision to retire from Congress even as he occupies the office of Speaker of the House.  So let's estimate.  — Twice in the past three years, the sitting Speaker has walked away from the office.
Discussion: Instapundit and New York Times
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Discussion: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Axios
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan's GOP swept away by a Trumpian revolution he could neither contain nor control
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Axios:
Paul Ryan confidants say he's not running for reelection
John Harwood / CNBC:
Paul Ryan's retirement increases the odds that President Trump will be impeached
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”.
Associated Press:   The Latest: Democrats call on Republican Greitens to resign
Kansas City Star:   Missouri legislators call on Gov. Greitens to resign in wake of bombshell report
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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Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:   Senate Judiciary Committee to Take Up Bill Protecting Mueller
Susan Ferrechio / Washington Examiner:
Senate suddenly moves on bill to protect Robert Mueller
Discussion: RedState
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
Discussion: Shakesville and New York Magazine
Talking Points Memo:
Ezra Cohen-Watnick To Join DOJ As National Security Adviser To Sessions
Discussion: Axios and CNN
CNN:
Kelly cedes control to new faces amid latest Trump tumult
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 …
Discussion: Axios, Splinter, Mediaite and Vox
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 …
Discussion: Common Dreams
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John Hudson / Washington Post:   Pompeo: U.S. diplomats don't feel ‘relevant’
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
Pompeo faces testy Senate confirmation hearing
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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 Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   The Trump/Rosenstein Russian Nesting Doll of Nonsense
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 …
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Onion
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 …
Discussion: NY State of Politics
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.”
Discussion: KTLA
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 …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Trump signs law weakening shield for online services
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's lovefest with Dershowitz blossoms
Associated Press:
Trump weighs plan to allow states to require drug testing for some on food stamps
Michael Graham / InsideSources:
For Republicans In 2018, The Kids Are NOT Alright
Discussion: AOL
Shirley Halperin / Variety:
New Apple Music Head Named as Service Surpasses 40 Million Subscribers (EXCLUSIVE)
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Sinclair chairman broke restraining order and allegedly threatened neighbor
Discussion: Raw Story
Keturah Hetrick / LegiStorm:
Caught Our Eye  —  White congressional staffers make thousands …
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Spokesman.com:
Poll suggests bruising race for Congress between Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Lisa Brown
Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
Mueller Seeks Subpoenas for 35 Witnesses for Manafort Trial
Discussion: Law & Crime and Mediaite
Anjali Tsui / FRONTLINE:
What's Driving Republican Retirements From Congress?
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Not Mike Pence?  —  A few days ago, which is to say an eternity …
 

 
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