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11:30 AM ET, April 29, 2018

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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Michelle Wolf Mocks Kellyanne Conway, Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Their Faces at WHCD … Michelle Wolf was admittedly relieved when she found out President Donald Trump would once again be skipping the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner this year.  —  “The first thing I thought …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
At the White House correspondents' dinner, the buzz was reduced to a snore — until Michelle Wolf showed up … There were no sitcom actors.  No Olympians or supermodels or Real Housewives, either.  Even some of the usual high-profile media names were missing, too.  And for the second consecutive year, so was the president.
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Journalists distance themselves from Correspondents' Dinner after Wolf routine  —  Comedian Michelle Wolf's biting routine at Saturday's 2018 White House Correspondents' Association dinner has triggered one of Washington's most recurring conversations: Is one night of pomp and politics worth the headaches that usually follow?
Washington Examiner:
Declining standards on the media menu at White House Correspondents' dinner  —  Members of the press will treat themselves Saturday evening to drinks and selfies with vaguely familiar celebrities before sitting down for dinner and a comedy routine presented by “The Daily Show” alum Michelle Wolf.
Discussion: Instapundit
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Wolf routine stuns White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  Trump administration officials walk out as comedian attacks Sarah Huckabee Sanders and others, delivering a harsh, risque performance in the president's absence.  —  Members of the Trump administration walked out of the White House …
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Why Trump's snubbing of White House correspondents' dinner matters  —  Trump's thinly veiled attack on Wash Post  —  For a second straight year, President Trump is using the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner to wage his war on the reporters who cover him.
Axios:
Michelle Wolf's vulgar anti-Trump jokes draw intense criticism  —  Comedian Michelle Wolf's roast of President Trump and his aides at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night has drawn sharp criticism from prominent journalists and political figures in Washington who say some of the jokes …
Discussion: Vox, CNN and Raw Story
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump attacks familiar enemies, adds new targets
Discussion: Axios, Washington Post and Breitbart
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump vilifies ‘dishonest’ press at Michigan rally
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump rallies in Mich., touting economy and diplomacy and blasting media
Discussion: Breitbart
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Kim Says He'll Give Up Weapons if U.S. Promises Not to Invade  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, told President Moon Jae-in of South Korea when they met that he would abandon his nuclear weapons if the United States would agree to formally end the Korean War and promise …
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David Beavers / Politico:
Pompeo sees a ‘real opportunity’ to denuclearize North Korea  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a month ago, says he saw a “real opportunity” to negotiate an end to the regime's nuclear weapons program.  —  In an interview with Jonathan Karl aired Sunday …
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Orin Kerr / Lawfare:
Did Donald Trump Jr. Admit to Violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act?  —  The recently-released Minority report of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) discloses a copy of an e-mail sent by Donald J. Trump Jr., on September 21, 2016, to a group of top Trump campaign officials.
Arizona Republic:
Photos: John McCain through the years … John McCain's son-in-law, conservative pundit Ben Domenech, tweeted Saturday night that the senator, who is battling a deadly form of brain cancer, asked him to take care of his daughter, Meghan.  —  McCain, a six-term Arizona Republican, was released from the hospital last week.
Jessica Knoll / New York Times:
I Want to Be Rich and I'm Not Sorry  —  My junior year of high school, I entered a creative-writing contest that awarded a significant cash stipend.  I faced stiff competition from a number of Ivy League-bound classmates, but I submitted my essay with a reasonable expectation of winning.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
New Evidence of Obstruction of Justice in House Intelligence Committee Minority Report  —  The dueling House Intelligence Committee reports on Russian election interference, released on Friday, provide new information that adds significantly to a picture of obstruction of justice and abuse …
YouTube:
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Nunes blames ‘radical leftists’ for his failing re-election campaign  —  With his congressional seat in danger, Devin Nunes is desperately blaming his own failures on imaginary boogeymen.  —  With his House seat no longer considered ‘safe’ by election forecasters, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) …
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Aleksandra Appleton / Sacramento Bee:
Rep. Devin Nunes is no longer ‘safe’ in his race for re-election, forecaster says
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Pompeo's Message to Saudis?  Enough Is Enough: Stop Qatar Blockade  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabi — As Saudi Arabia considers digging a moat along its border with Qatar and dumping nuclear waste nearby, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Riyadh on his first overseas trip as the nation's top diplomat …
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Lesley Wroughton / Reuters:
Pompeo starts Mideast tour with call for new Iran sanctions
Discussion: Axios
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Column: England's Baby Alfie and the politics of life  —  Supporters hang balloons and posters in support of British toddler Alfie Evans on a bus stop in Liverpool, north-west England on April 26, 2018.  (Oli Scarff / Getty-AFP)  —  When we're having dinner as a family …
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