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1:50 PM ET, April 24, 2018

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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 …
Discussion: CNN, The Root, Common Dreams, CNBC and Splinter
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CBS News:
Democrats reviewing allegations against VA nominee Ronny Jackson  —  The ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs committee is reviewing allegations he's hearing about Ronny Jackson, the White House physician and President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Hill:
The Hill's Morning Report: Koch Network reevaluating midterm strategy amid frustrations with GOP  —  Welcome to The Hill's Morning Report, and happy Tuesday!  This daily email, a successor to The Hill's Tipsheet, is reported by Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger to get you up to speed …
CNN:
Scramble for answers as Ronny Jackson allegations threaten to upend nomination
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate to postpone confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson to head Veterans Affairs, White House officials told
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: VA nominee's struggles are a consequence of Trump's vetting failures
Discussion: RedState, Talking Points Memo and MSNBC
Michael Sykes / Axios:
Photos: Trump welcomes Emmanuel Macron to White House  —  President Trump welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigette to the White House on Tuesday and delivered a speech alongside him on the front lawn.  —  The details: Macron and Trump are scheduled to meet later …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls Kim Jong Un ‘very honorable’
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Politico:
Trump blasts Iran deal as ‘insane’ in meeting with French leader
Discussion: National Review, Reuters, Axios and Politico
Washington Post:
Trump warns of ‘bigger problems than they ever had before’ if Iran ramps up nuclear program
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
The Latest: Macron highlights ties between France and US
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
Paul Pradier / ABC News:
French President Emmanuel Macron sweeps into DC with foreign policy that's ‘more articulated, credible and serious’
Discussion: Pajiba and Associated Press
CBC News:
What we know about Alek Minassian, alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack  —  Police say Alek Minassian, 25, was arrested at the scene after van plowed into pedestrians on busy Yonge St.  —  Police have identified the suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as Alek Minassian …
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Josh O'Kane / Globe and Mail:
Facebook post connected to suspect in van rampage cites ‘incel rebellion’
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CBC News and Breitbart
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
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps saying he's innocent.  So why does he keep sounding like he's guilty?  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  As concern grew inside his orbit that Michael Cohen might become a cooperating witness to federal investigators …
Discussion: Salon, AOL, Daily Kos and ABC News
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Flipping Cohen against Trump may not be so easy
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
140,000 Arizona residents weren't sent voter ID cards, official calls it a ‘little hiccup’  —  PHOENIX, ARIZONA — As residents of Arizona's eighth congressional district cast ballots in a special election to replace former Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) in Congress, roughly 140,000 of them may be unaware …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Hope in Arizona  —  Phoenix — On Tuesday, there's a special election …
Kevin Williamson / Weekly Standard:
How They Do ‘Journalism’ at New York Magazine  —  In my recent Wall Street Journal essay on the politics of Twitter mobs, I noted that the episode was accompanied by a great deal of sloppy journalism—remarkably lazy journalism.  Of all the mostly denunciatory articles about me that appeared …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
The Daily Beast is Buzzing With Solid Scoops and An Editor Who Knows How to Spread The Word  —  It's been more than four years since John Avlon, — the former columnist and ubiquitous cable news commentator — took the reins of the Daily Beast from Tina Brown, its founding editor whose name …
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It landed with a thud on newsstands at Walmart and rural supermarkets last month: Ninety-seven fawning pages saluting Saudi Arabia, whose ambitious crown prince was soon to arrive in the U.S. on a PR blitz to transform his country's image.
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.
Melinda Skea / Becket:
BREAKING: LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR GET THEIR DAY IN PENN.  COURT APPEALS COURT SWATS DOWN ATTORNEY GENERAL SHAPIRO'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP NUNS OUT OF CASE DECIDING THEIR RIGHTS  —  Legal Doc: Third Circuit Opinion Granting Intervention in Pennsylvania v. Trump  —  Legal Doc: New HHS Mandate Interim Rule
New York Times:
The Leadership Roles in America Where Women Are Outnumbered By Men Named John  —  Fortune 500 chief executives who are women Fortune 500 chief executives named John  —  The number of chief executives named John — a group that is overwhelmingly white — is very similar to the number of female executives.
Washington Post:
Pruitt to unveil controversial ‘transparency’ rule limiting what research EPA can use … This post has been updated.  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to propose a rule Tuesday that would establish new standards for what science could be used …
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Inside The Divisive Fight Over How A Top Progressive Think Tank Handled Sexual Harassment  —  One of Washington's leading liberal institutions grappled with a divisive internal battle over sexual harassment during and in the aftermath of the 2016 election, according to documents obtained …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter
Monika Bickert / Facebook:
Publishing Our Internal Enforcement Guidelines and Expanding Our Appeals Process  —  One of the questions we're asked most often is how we decide what's allowed on Facebook.  These decisions are among the most important we make because they're central to ensuring that Facebook is both a safe place …
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Pompeo Discussed Rapture at CIA  —  Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) is sworn in at his confirmation hearing on January 12, 2017 as Donald Trump's choice for the director of the CIA.  Pompeo is now Trump's choice for secretary of state.  Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
Discussion: The Hill, Splinter and NBC News
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is 'can't prove untrue' new standard in Trump probe?  —  When a political figure is accused of wrongdoing, a conversation begins among journalists, commentators, and public officials.  Are the charges true?  Can the accusers prove it?  —  That's the way it normally works.
Discussion: Power Line
North Yorkshire Police:
Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger is handed an eight-month prison sentence  —  Timothy Hill, 67, threw the device in a river behind his home in Grassington when he found out that officers had launched an investigation.  —  But today he was jailed for eight months …
Discussion: Townhall, twitchy.com and Daily Wire
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump's false claims to Comey about Moscow stay could aid Mueller  —  Late last January, at a private White House dinner attended only by Donald Trump and Jim Comey, the president steered the conversation to a sensitive topic: “the golden showers thing.”  He wanted the then-FBI director to know …
 
 
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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Russian TV Interview With Syrian Boy Was Secretly Conducted at Army Facility
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Amid Mueller Probe, Prominent Skadden Counsel Disappears From Website
Associated Press:
Justices say foreign business can't be sued under 1700s law
Discussion: Washington Post
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators hold their fire against vulnerable home-state colleagues
New York Times:
Do Gun Owners Want Gun Control? Yes, Some Say, Post-Parkland
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Kanye Signed His Merch ‘Trump’ After Election Day
Discussion: BlackSportsOnline, Complex and YouTube
Cristina Alesci / CNN:
Charles Kushner: ‘I pushed Jared to do the deal’ for 666 Fifth Ave.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 Earlier Items: 
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Mueller Reviewed Manafort Testimony on Russian Deripaska
Discussion: Raw Story
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
The Elitists' Trump Excuse
David Beard / Poynter:
Morning Mediawire: The Pulitzer-laden researcher embedded in the Post newsroom
Mike Allen / Axios:
Rahm Emanuel: Impeachment isn't “a political tool”
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
'Tase me, and you'll see what happens,' an American Airlines passenger said.  Police did — 10 times.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
More Contemptible Behavior By Liberals
Discussion: National Review
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac:
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