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2:55 AM ET, April 27, 2018

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The Hill:
House chaplain forced out by Ryan  —  House Chaplain Patrick Conroy's sudden resignation has sparked a furor on Capitol Hill, with sources in both parties saying he was pushed out by Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wis.).  —  Conroy's own resignation announcement stated that it was done at Ryan's request.
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
House Chaplain Was Asked to Resign.  He Still Doesn't Know Why.  —  The chaplain of the House said on Thursday that he was blindsided when Speaker Paul D. Ryan asked him to resign two weeks ago, a request that he complied with but was never given a reason for.
NBC News:
Speaker Paul Ryan forces out the House chaplain, angers lawmakers  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has ousted the chaplain of the House of Representatives, according to his resignation letter — a move that's angered members of both parties who have come to the defense of the Jesuit priest.
Discussion: AOL
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Democrats furious at Ryan over ousting of House chaplain
Discussion: Splinter and The Hill
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Ryan dismisses House chaplain, leaving lawmakers demanding answers
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
FLASHBACK: Trump supporters Diamond and Silk were paid $7K to cut campaign ad for Wisconsin neo-Nazi
Discussion: HuffPost
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Fox & Friends Hurriedly Shuts Down Interview as Trump Rants About Mueller  —  Anchors grew visibly uncomfortable as they listened to the president undermine his own legal defense.  —  In what is surely a first for a news network, the hosts of Donald Trump's favorite variety show, Fox & Friends …
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Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
Here's Why Ben Sasse Voted Against the Mueller Protection Bill
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
‘This thing needs to conclude’: Sessions says he understands frustrations with Mueller
Discussion: Politico
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on ‘life of its own’
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
NBC News:
Senate Judiciary Committee passes bill to protect Mueller
Discussion: MSNBC, AOL and Washington Post
Variety:
Tom Brokaw Accused of Sexual Harassment By Former NBC Anchor (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)  —  Linda Vester had a reputation for covering tough stories.  As a war correspondent for NBC News in the '90s, she spent three tours of duty in the Middle East and took two assignments in Africa.
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Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
NBC News faces skepticism in remedying in-house sexual harassment … NBC News Chairman Andy Lack had barely slept.  Late the night before, he had walked from the art deco headquarters of NBC Universal in Midtown Manhattan to the Upper East Side to fire his most famous employee and longtime friend, “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer.
New York Times:
For Many, Life in Trump's Orbit Ends in a Crash Landing  —  WASHINGTON — Another day, another casualty.  Or two.  —  By the time the sun set Thursday, Dr. Ronny L. Jackson was a failed cabinet nominee whose life had been picked apart for public consumption, and Michael D. Cohen was back in court facing criminal prosecution.
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Washington Post:
How a week of triumph for Trump was convulsed by chaos and contradiction
Discussion: Politico
Kaja Whitehouse / New York Post:
Feds seized more than a dozen of Michael Cohen's phones  —  Manhattan federal prosecutors seized as many as 16 cell phones when the FBI raided the home, office and hotel room of President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen.  —  Prosecutor Thomas McKay made the astonishing revelation …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Attorney Michael Avenatti hints $1.6 million abortion payout was for Trump — not GOP donor  —  The lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels suggested that a $1.6 million hush money payoff to a Playboy model was actually made on behalf of President Donald Trump — and not a Republican donor.
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Jezebel and The Root
Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area Rapist case, DA's office says  —  Sacramento investigators tracked down East Area Rapist suspect Joseph James DeAngelo using genealogical websites that contained genetic information from a relative, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office confirmed Thursday.
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Claims by Joy Reid's Cybersecurity Expert Fall Apart … MSNBC host Joy Reid claims that recently unearthed homophobic articles attributed to her are fakes.  And she says a cybersecurity consultant has proof that her old blog has been hacked.  —  But that consultant, Jonathan Nichols, had trouble producing the promised evidence.
Associated Press:
Mattis Breaks With Trump, Says Iran Nuclear Deal Includes ‘Robust’ Verification  —  Without giving his opinion about whether the U.S. should stick with the agreement, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that after reading the deal three times he was struck by how tough it is
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J Street:
J Street Welcomes Statement by 26 Senior Israeli Commanders in Favor of Preserving Iran Nuclear Agreement
Discussion: Splinter
Washington Post:   Macron confident Trump will commit to a new Syria strategy
Wall Street Journal:
‘Boss, I Miss You So Much’: The Awkward Exile of Michael Cohen  —  Donald Trump's self-described ‘fixer’ brooded about failing to get a White House post; now under criminal investigation, he has the president's attention  —  In the 15 months since Donald Trump shut him out of a White House job …
Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Kim says he, Moon are on starting line of new Korean history  —  GOYANG, South Korea (AP) — With a single step over a weathered, cracked slab of concrete, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history Friday by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border to greet South Korean President Moon Jae …
Discussion: Vox and Axios
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid Trump's diplomatic thaw, Otto Warmbier's parents sue North Korea for having 'brutally tortured …
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
The historic summit of the Koreas hangs on the North's nuclear intentions
Discussion: The Daily Caller and VICE News
Wesley Morris / New York Times:
Cliff Huxtable Was Bill Cosby's Sickest Joke  —  If a sexual predator wanted to come up with a smoke screen for his ghastly conquests, he couldn't do better than Cliff Huxtable.  —  Cliff was affable, patient, wise, and where Mrs. Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) was concerned, justly deferential.
Discussion: Glamour
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New York Times:
Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault After Years of Accusations
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
A farewell to free journalism  —  Bloomberg, my former employer, is reportedly moving to a paywall.  If that turns out to be true, I can't say I'll be surprised.  —  When I announced that I was leaving Bloomberg View for the Post Opinion section in February, many longtime readers gently reproached …
Robert Frank / CNBC:
800,000 people are about to flee New York and California because of taxes, say economists  — 800,000 people will leave New York and California over the next three years due to the new tax bill, conservative economists Arthur Laffer and Stephen Moore said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
Associated Press:
Lawyer: Trump to aid raids' attorney-client privilege review  —  A lawyer for President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the president is ready to help recommend what materials seized from his personal attorney that relate to him should be withheld from federal investigators because of attorney-client privilege.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and POLITICUSUSA
HuffPost:
Bureau Of Indian Affairs Director Resigns After Just 6 Months On The Job  —  Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appointed Bryan Rice to lead the bureau in October.  —  WASHINGTON — Bryan Rice has resigned just six months after Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appointed him to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs …
Peter Beinart / The Forward:
American Jews Have Abandoned Gaza — And The Truth  —  Join Peter Beinart for a Twitter conversation about this piece with the hashtag #ForwardIsraelChat on Tuesday at 5pm.  —  “In our time,” wrote George Orwell in 1946, “political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible.”
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Secretly Taped Audio Reveals Democratic Leadership Pressuring Progressive to Leave Race  —  Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives, has for years been a prolific campaigner on behalf of current and potential members of Congress.  It was no surprise, then …
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Women Describe Invasive Strip Searches on Visits to City Jails  —  The practice is prohibited, but dozens of lawsuits allege a pattern of humiliating searches of women who consented only to a pat-down.  —  Jeannette Reynoso dreaded visiting her husband at the Rikers Island jail complex.
Seema Jilani / New York Times:
What Refugees Face on the World's Deadliest Migration Route  —  Stinging, salty waves crashed over the deck as frantic figures climbed on board.  It was midnight in November, and we were 30 miles off the coast of Libya, where our small ship was quickly filling with scores of terrified …
Jessica Valenti / New York Times:
When Misogynists Become Terrorists  —  Alek Minassian, who plowed a rental van through a busy Toronto sidewalk on Monday, left little doubt as to why he killed 10 people, most of them women.  Minutes before his attack, he posted a message on Facebook lauding the mass murderer Elliot O. Rodger …
Discussion: Toronto Star, Raw Story and Salon
 
 
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Francis Elliott / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Tax havens prepare to expose corrupt tycoons and oligarchs
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Top Homeland Security officials urge criminal prosecution of parents crossing border with children
Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Facebook Faces Tough Questions in Britain That It Avoided in the U.S.
Washington Post:
Who are Diamond and Silk? How two small-town ex-Democrats found fame as ‘warriors’ for Trump.
Eliza Relman / Business Insider:
‘This puts a target on his back’: Ethics experts say the FBI should investigate Trump's budget director for pay for play
Discussion: The Intercept and New York Times
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Recovered text messages between FBI officials sent to Congress
Keith Naughton / Bloomberg:
Ford Is About to Abandon American Sedans
Discussion: TheBlaze and CNNMoney
 Earlier Items: 
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
If Democrats Are Doing so Great, Why Don't They Have a Bigger Lead on Generic Ballot?
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
‘Firing Line’: PBS Reloads Public-Affairs Show With Host Margaret Hoover
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Why Aren't U.S. Liberals Outraged About Alfie Evans?
Pew Research Center:
The Public, the Political System and American Democracy
The Montgomery Advertiser:
Our shame: The sins of our past laid bare for all to see
Discussion: Washington Post and The Root
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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