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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” …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls Kim Jong Un ‘very honorable’ — on Tuesday called North Korea's leader a “very honorable” person and expressed hope their meeting will occur “as soon as possible.” — “He really has been very open and, I think, very honorable from everything we're seeing,” …
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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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Barbara Slavin / Axios:
Macron proposes new, bigger Iran deal to stave off U.S. exit
Macron proposes new, bigger Iran deal to stave off U.S. exit
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump defiant over Iran deal as deadline approaches
Trump defiant over Iran deal as deadline approaches
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Macron says he wants a “new agreement” on Iran nuclear deal
Macron says he wants a “new agreement” on Iran nuclear deal
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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 …
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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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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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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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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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TMZ.com:
Meek Mill — To Be Released From Prison Free Man Within Hours! — EXCLUSIVE — 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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John Bowden / The Hill:
Sen. Sanders to announce proposal promising jobs to all Americans — (I-Vt.) is set to announce a federal jobs proposal that would guarantee a job with at least a $15-per-hour wage and health benefits to every adult American “who wants or needs one,” The Washington Post reports.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Democrats are swinging for the fences
Democrats are swinging for the fences
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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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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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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?
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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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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Josh O'Kane / Globe and Mail:
Facebook post connected to suspect in van rampage cites ‘incel rebellion’ — A post made on Facebook just moments before Monday's pedestrian attack in Toronto detailing an “Incel Rebellion” appears to have been made by suspect Alek Minassian's actual account, a Facebook spokesperson told The Globe and Mail.
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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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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds — Ever since Donald J. Trump began his improbable political rise, many pundits have credited his appeal among white, Christian and male voters to “economic anxiety.” Hobbled by unemployment and locked out of the recovery …
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
How Devin Nunes Turned the House Intelligence Committee Inside Out — In inquiries on Benghazi and Russia and beyond, the California congressman has displayed a deep mistrust of the expert consensus on reality — a disposition that has helped him make friends in the current White House.
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Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Amid Mueller Probe, Prominent Skadden Counsel Disappears From Website — Prominent Skadden counsel who supervised a report at the center of the Manafort charges has been deleted from the firm's website. — Robert Mueller's investigation of Trump's Russian connections has already resulted …
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Bombshell: FEC Records Indicate Hillary Campaign Illegally Laundered $84 Million — The press continues to feed the dying Russia collusion conspiracy theory, spending Friday's news cycle regurgitating Democrat talking points from the just-filed Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act lawsuit …
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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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 …