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10:50 AM ET, April 13, 2018

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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Calls Comey ‘Untruthful Slime Ball’ as Book Details Released  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in a pair of tweets on Friday, called the former F.B.I. director-turned tell-all author, James B. Comey, an “untruthful slime ball,” a “proven LEAKER & LIAR,” and said it was “my great honor to fire” …
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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
James Comey Has a Story to Tell.  It's Very Persuasive.  —  Truth, Lies, and Leadership  —  290 pages.  Flatiron Books.  $29.99.  —  In his absorbing new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey calls the Trump presidency a “forest fire” …
Washington Post:
Trump's allies worry that federal investigators may have seized recordings made by his attorney … President Trump's personal attorney Michael D. Cohen sometimes taped conversations with associates, according to three people familiar with his practice, and allies of the president are worried …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
James Comey's memoir: Trump fixates on proving lewd dossier allegations false … The nation's intelligence chiefs had just finished briefing Donald Trump on Russia's interference in the 2016 election when FBI Director James B. Comey stayed behind to discuss some especially sensitive material …
New York Post:
Comey: Trump asked me to investigate ‘pee tape’ to reassure Melania  —  President Trump wanted then-FBI Director James Comey to investigate the infamous pee-tape allegations to reassure First Lady Melania Trump that he hadn't actually paid Russian hookers to urinate on a hotel bed, the former top G-man claims in his new book.
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Comey says Trump asked if he could disprove salacious prostitute allegations in ‘dossier’  —  Former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump asked him to investigate the salacious allegations from the so-called “dossier” to “prove that it didn't happen” and said it would be …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive James Comey book excerpt: Inside the “loyalty dinner”  —  Fired FBI director James Comey comes across in “A Higher Loyalty,” out Tuesday, as aghast that, in his view, so many people who should know better allowed President Trump to attack basic norms of behavior and ethics.
Jen Kirby / Vox:
5 eye-popping revelations from James Comey's book excerpts  —  Trump was obsessed with the “pee tape,” and more.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey excoriates President Donald Trump in the first excerpts released from his new book, A Higher Loyalty.  Comey describes Trump's presidency as a …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey paints unsparing portrait of Trump in devastating tell-all book
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Almost no one in James Comey's new book comes off as virtuous — except maybe Obama
George Neumayr / The American Spectator:   How Comey Lied About Spying on Trump Tower
CNN:   FBI may have seized recorded conversations from Trump's attorney
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
President Trump poised to pardon Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, sources say  —  President Donald Trump is poised to pardon Scooter J. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, according to sources familiar with the president's thinking.
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New York Times:
Trump Plans to Pardon Scooter Libby in C.I.A. Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to pardon I. Lewis Libby Jr., who as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted of perjury in connection with the leak of a C.I.A. officer's identity, a person familiar with the decision said on Thursday.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Paul Ryan Story: From Flimflam to Fascism  —  Why did Paul Ryan choose not to run for re-election?  What will be the consequences?  Your guess is as good as mine — literally.  I can speculate based on what I read in the papers, but so can you.  —  On the other hand …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Rep. Jim Jordan, Freedom Caucus co-founder, is exploring run for House speaker  —  Rep. Jim Jordan, a prominent and polarizing conservative leader, is strongly considering a run for House speaker in a bid that could upend the race to succeed Paul D. Ryan.  —  Two Republican lawmakers …
Discussion: USA Today, Vox, CNN and Joe.My.God.
Axios:
Report: Trump fatigue contributed to Paul Ryan's abrupt exit  —  Dealing with President Trump was part of the reason House Speaker Paul Ryan decided he wouldn't run for re-election despite him saying otherwise, reports Politico.  —  Why it matters: The final chapter of the Ryan story will be titled simply, “Trump.”
Discussion: Vox
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:   Trump may try to claw back as much as $60 billion from spending bill
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:   It Came from Janesville: A Eulogy for Paul Ryan's Beguiling Career
Associated Press:
Hearing related to FBI raid at Trump lawyer's office is set  —  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump's personal attorney is trying to prevent the government from using materials it found in a search of his office and residence this week.  —  A federal prosecutor's office …
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NBC News:
Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office and President Donald Trump's legal team are now proceeding with strategies that presume a presidential interview will likely not take place as part of the Russia investigation …
Gary Abernathy / Washington Post:   The Michael Cohen raid could backfire. This story shows how.
David Priess / Lawfare:
What I Learned From Briefing Robert Mueller  —  When Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Bob Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian election interference, I found myself neither surprised that Mueller had been tapped nor shocked when he accepted the call to duty.
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CNN:
White House is prepping an effort to undermine Rosenstein
Wall Street Journal:   Trump Sets Out Tougher Approaches to Syria, Justice Department in Tumultuous Week
USA Today:
Donald Trump's 5 reasons to fire Rod Rosenstein reveal true aim: Obstructing Robert Mueller
Discussion: CNN and Above the Law
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Majorities back investigations of Trump from Russia to alleged hush money (POLL)  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller has majority support in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll for extending his investigation into both Donald Trump's business dealings and the alleged payment of hush money …
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and The Week
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Majority of Americans support Mueller's probe of Russia, Trump campaign
Discussion: Politico, RedState and Daily Kos
Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Republican voters are turning against the Mueller probe
Discussion: ThinkProgress and twitchy.com
WJBK-TV:
Black teen misses bus, gets shot at after asking for directions in Rochester Hills  —  ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (WJBK) - A 14-year-old missed his bus and it nearly cost him his life.  —  Things took a dangerous turn when Brennan Walker went looking for help at a Rochester Hills home Thursday morning …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump, Having Denounced Amazon's Shipping Deal, Orders Review of Postal Service  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly issued an executive order on Thursday demanding an evaluation of the Postal Service's finances, asserting the power of his office weeks after accusing Amazon …
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CBS News:
Arizona governor proposes 20 percent teacher pay raise by 2020 amid walkout threat  —  PHOENIX — After weeks of protests by teachers, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey rolled out a proposal Thursday promising a net 20 percent raise by 2020.  The proposal rolled out by the Republican governor Thursday …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Arizona Republic:
Gov. Doug Ducey announces new plan to increase teacher pay
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP breaks the glass as House outlook darkens  —  Republicans are rushing to shore up congressional seats deep in the heart of Trump country as they come to an alarming realization: In this midterm election, few GOP lawmakers are safe.  —  GOP leaders are pressing Republicans lawmakers …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Renaissance on the Right  —  What's bad for the gavel is good for the pen.  The Republican Party is in the midst of a cataclysmic transformation.  But all the political turmoil is creating a burst of intellectual creativity on the right.  —  Young, fresh writers are bursting on the scene …
Washington Post:
Confirm Mike Pompeo  —  MIKE POMPEO'S confirmation hearing to become secretary of state arrived at a moment when the Trump administration is grappling with a chaotic confluence of actual and looming foreign crises — including some of its own making.  President Trump is contemplating military strikes …
New York Times:
James B. Comey: By the Book  —  What books are on your nightstand?  —  “Grant,” by Ron Chernow (actual nightstand); “The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm 1940-1965,” by William Manchester and Paul Reid (living room table).  —  When and where do you like to read?
Reuters:
‘I will arrest you’: Duterte warns ICC lawyer to steer clear of Philippines  —  MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to arrest an International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor if she conducts activities in his country, arguing it was no longer an ICC member …
Discussion: VICE News
Andrea Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Tronc cuts dozens of employees, including former Times Editor Lewis D'Vorkin  —  Former Los Angeles Times Editor in Chief Lewis D'Vorkin was fired by Tronc Inc. on Thursday and several dozen other employees of the company were laid off.  —  D'Vorkin was the chief content officer of Tribune Interactive …
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Poll: Republican holds 10-point lead in Arizona special election
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