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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Ronny Jackson, Trump's V.A. Nominee, Faces Claims of Overprescription and Hostile Work Environment — WASHINGTON — The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Trump's nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment …
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Associated Press:
Watchdog report points to power struggle involving VA pick — WASHINGTON (AP) — A watchdog report ordered in 2012 by Dr. Ronny Jackson — President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs — found that he and a rival physician exhibited “unprofessional behaviors” …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Watchdog: VA nominee Jackson was unprofessional
The Latest: Watchdog: VA nominee Jackson was unprofessional
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Kelsey Snell / NPR:
President Trump Opens Door For VA Nominee To Drop Out, Says It's ‘His Decision’
President Trump Opens Door For VA Nominee To Drop Out, Says It's ‘His Decision’
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Sessions Declines to Recuse Himself From Probe Into Trump Lawyer — Attorney general's recusal from Mueller probe angered Trump — Sessions still may step back from some issues involving Cohen — Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided against recusing himself from the investigation …
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Mike Lee / USA Today:
Mueller legislation is unconstitutional: Sen. Mike Lee — President Donald Trump is passing up a chance to say whether he will fire special counsel Robert Mueller and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. He says there's been speculation that he would get rid of them but “they're still here.”
Chris Butler / Internet Archive Blogs:
Addressing Recent Claims of “Manipulated” Blog Posts in the Wayback Machine — Some recent press stories (1, 2) have discussed archived blog posts of a prominent journalist, Joy Ann Reid, in the Wayback Machine and her claims that some of these posts were “manipulated” by an “unknown, external party”.
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
MSNBC's Joy Reid Claims Her Website Was Hacked and Bigoted Anti-LGBT Content Added …
MSNBC's Joy Reid Claims Her Website Was Hacked and Bigoted Anti-LGBT Content Added …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Miss Universe 2013 Host Thomas Roberts Confirms: Trump Stayed Overnight in Moscow … In a fateful private White House dinner early last year, President Donald Trump raised with then-FBI Director James Comey the issue of “the golden showers thing”—a particularly salacious portion …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Offered to Help Prep Scott Pruitt for Hearings. EPA Told the White House to ‘Get Lost’ … Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces a make-or-break moment on Thursday, when he's slated for a pair of congressional hearings, but he'll be heading to the Hill without …
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Comey Has Brought On Former U.S. Attorney Pat Fitzgerald As One Of His Lawyers — Fired FBI Director James Comey has retained former U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald as one of his personal attorneys, bringing in a heavy-hitting former prosecutor, close friend and longtime colleague …
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Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Comey taps former US attorney as personal lawyer: report
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Hannity's shady real estate deals just came back to bite him in humiliating fashion — A quicksand of conflicts of interest has enveloped Fox News entertainer Sean Hannity in the wake of revelations that he hired President Trump's hush money fixer Michael Cohen as his attorney.
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The Guardian:
Sean Hannity's real estate venture linked to fraudulent property dealer — Shell company tied to the Fox News host bought homes through Jeff Brock, who was charged in 2016 with fraud and conspiracy for his role in a scheme to rig auctions on foreclosed properties
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Barbara Slavin / Axios:
Macron proposes new, bigger Iran deal to stave off U.S. exit — At a joint news conference today, French President Emmanuel Macron said he and President Trump had agreed to work on a “new deal” that includes the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran but incorporates additional measures.
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Christina Capatides / CBS News:
Melania Trump's hat has the internet in formation, comparing her to Beyoncé
Melania Trump's hat has the internet in formation, comparing her to Beyoncé
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Body politic: Trump puts personal ‘touch’ on diplomacy with Macron
Body politic: Trump puts personal ‘touch’ on diplomacy with Macron
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NBC News:
After Toronto attack, online misogynists praise suspect as ‘new saint’ — Online communities of men are celebrating — and committing — acts of violence — Before allegedly killing 10 people with a van in Toronto, Alek Minassian appeared to have posted a message on Facebook that linked …
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Josh O'Kane / Globe and Mail:
Facebook post connected to suspect in van rampage cites ‘incel rebellion’
Facebook post connected to suspect in van rampage cites ‘incel rebellion’
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“He Wants to Fight This”: Michael Cohen, Amid Bewildering Stormy Chaos, Is Still Holding Out Hope for Survival — According to people close to Cohen, the president's former personal attorney oscillates between moments of dark brooding and optimistic survivalism.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps saying he's innocent. So why does he keep sounding like he's guilty?
Trump keeps saying he's innocent. So why does he keep sounding like he's guilty?
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TMZ.com:
Meek Mill To Be Released from Prison — 1:23 PM PT — According to the PA Supreme Court's official order, the justices cited the alleged corrupt police officer who served as a “critical witness” in Meek's original gun and drugs case as a crucial point in their decision to order his bail.
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas gerrymandering case
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas gerrymandering case
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Alex Daugherty / mcclatchydc:
The NRA just broke a 15-year fundraising record — WASHINGTON — As the student-led March for Our Lives movement captured the nation's attention in the weeks after the Parkland shooting, the other side of the gun control debate enjoyed a banner month of its own.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Manafort interviewed twice by FBI before joining Trump's 2016 campaign, new documents show — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was interviewed by the FBI twice while he was working as a political consultant for a Ukrainian political party — several years before he was named …
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Kristin Tate / The Hill:
The great exodus out of America's blue cities — Am I the only one in my spinning class at Equinox in Manhattan who's fed up paying $200 every month for a gym with clean showers, $3,000 in rent every month for an apartment without cockroaches and $8 every morning for a cup of coffee?
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo:
Scooter Libby prosecutor says Trump's pardon was a loyalty message to Cohen — One of the prosecutors who brought the case against I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby says — President Trump's pardon of the ex-top aide to former Vice President Dick Cheney sends a not-so-subtle message to potential witnesses …
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
The New York Times with one hell of a correction about Israel — The New York Times may have the correction of the year, and it's only April. — The paper published a report this weekend detailing the steady rise of Facebook's head of news partnerships, Campbell Brown.
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Luke Kawa / Bloomberg:
U.S. Investors Just Gave Up on the Bull Market — More respondents see stocks lower in 12 months than higher — S&P 500 stuck in range since February rout on host of concerns — Call it the running of the bears. — With equities almost three months removed from the last record …
Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: My Trump campaign lover wanted to abort baby we conceived when his wife was pregnant and said Kellyanne Conway had ‘shriveled up fun bags’, claims his ex in bitter court case which he calls ‘harassment’ — Former Trump communications director Jason Miller and ex-campaign adviser …
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Inside the Intense, Combative World of Covering the Trump White House — On a chilly and gray Monday in D.C. a few weeks ago, President Trump was sitting on the South Lawn among a group of children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, when CNN's chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, shouted a question at him.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Pompeo planning to switch Australia ambassador nominee to South Korea … During his confirmation hearing to become secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo promised to fill the role of U.S. ambassador to South Korea quickly. Now he plans to pull the nomination of President Trump's proposed ambassador …
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Ted Sherman / New Jersey Online:
Video shows Port Authority commissioner telling cops: ‘You may shut the f— up!’ — Full video: Port Authority commissioner confronts police during N.J. traffic stop — Flashing her commissioner's gold badge and boasting of her influence during a routine traffic stop involving her daughter …
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Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
Holding Up a Mirror to the Intellectuals of the Left — Tending toward conformity and enforcing political correctness, the left wing is missing out on the contributions of many of its own thinkers. — Paul Krugman recently made a splash in a New York Times column by suggesting there are no …
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Sales Figures for Comey's ‘A Higher Loyalty’ Dwarf Recent Political Best Sellers — Former F.B.I. director James Comey's book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” has dominated headlines for more than a week, and became an instant blockbuster, selling more than 600,000 copies in all formats during its first week on sale.
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Scott Daugherty / Virginian-Pilot:
Video shows Portsmouth police officer shoot armed man in back as he runs from burglary — A rookie Portsmouth police officer shot an armed burglary suspect in the back last year as the man tried to run away, according to a video obtained by The Virginian-Pilot.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Felder, a Democrat, Says He Will Remain With Republicans — ALBANY — State Senator Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn, announced on Tuesday that he will continue to caucus with the Republicans, short-circuiting hopes of a new Democratic majority in Albany's upper chamber.
Nick Wing / HuffPost:
Maryland's GOP Governor Signs Broad Set Of Gun Bills Into Law — The measures include a bump stock ban and at least $5 million for programs to stem gun violence. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) signed into law on Tuesday an array of bills ushering in one of the most comprehensive packages …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Three top-tier candidates in West Virginia GOP Senate Primary — Three candidates make up the top tier in West Virginia's Republican Senate nomination contest, according to a Fox News Poll released Tuesday. — Congressman Evan Jenkins garners 25 percent among West Virginia …
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