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10:05 AM ET, April 29, 2018

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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.

Discussion: Politico, twitchy.com, Washington Monthly, RedState and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

The Latest: Trump attacks familiar enemies, adds new targets — The Latest on President Donald Trump's Michigan rally Saturday night (all times local): — President Donald Trump is attacking familiar enemies and adding fresh targets for his scorn during a campaign-style speech in Michigan.

Discussion: Axios, Politico, Joe.My.God., Outside the Beltway, Washington Post and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: CBS News, ABC News, YouTube and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: The Week, Washington Free Beacon and NPR

Quint Forgey / Politico:

Trump vilifies ‘dishonest’ press at Michigan rally — For the second consecutive year, President Donald Trump vilified the American press at a campaign-style rally orchestrated to effectively counter-program an annual dinner in Washington, D.C., celebrating the work of White House journalists.

Discussion: ABC News

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

Washington Post:
Trump rallies in Mich., touting economy and diplomacy and blasting media

Discussion: Breitbart

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP report: Clapper told CNN host about Trump dossier in 2017

Discussion: Breitbart, Mediaite, Fox News Insider, Deadline and IJR

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 …

Discussion: Political Wire and Althouse

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

Mark Landler / New York Times:
As Two Koreas Talk Peace, Trump's Bargaining Chips Slip Away

Discussion: Sputnik International, NBC News and FOX6Now.com

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) …

New York Times:

Trump's Role in Midterm Elections Roils Republicans — WASHINGTON — President Trump is privately rejecting the growing consensus among Republican leaders that they may lose the House and possibly the Senate in November, leaving party officials and the president's advisers nervous that he does …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Raw Story, Shareblue Media, Mediaite and Daily Kos

Aleksandra Appleton / Sacramento Bee:
Rep. Devin Nunes is no longer ‘safe’ in his race for re-election, forecaster says

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Hill

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.

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 …

Discussion: CNBC, ABC News and Informed Comment

Lesley Wroughton / Reuters:
Pompeo starts Mideast tour with call for new Iran sanctions

Discussion: Axios

Emmet Livingstone / Politico:

Italy's 5Star leader renews push for coalition with PD — Luigi Di Maio says his protest movement and previous ruling party share positions on the EU, health care and more. — Luigi Di Maio, the leader of Italy's populist 5Star Movement, made a fresh attempt on Sunday to break …

Discussion: One America News Network

YouTube:

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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.

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 …