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10:45 PM ET, April 29, 2018

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Jen Chaney / Vulture:
No, Michelle Wolf Didn't Joke About Sarah Huckabee Sanders' Looks  —  As soon as Michelle Wolf finished delivering her blistering White House Correspondents Dinner roast of the Trump administration and the members of the press that cover it, she was, not surprisingly, criticized for much of what she said.
Discussion: ABC News, TIME and USA Today
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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
Michelle Wolf got it just right … “Thank you!”  —  That's how comedian Michelle Wolf answered Sean Spicer's declaration that her headlining stand-up set at the the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was “a disgrace.”  Her response is instructive: To Wolf …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Michelle Wolf's Routine Sets Off a Furor at an Annual Washington Dinner  —  WASHINGTON — The panna cotta had been served and the First Amendment duly celebrated by the time the comedian Michelle Wolf took the stage on Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Jim Jamitis / RedState:
Don't Get Angry About Mean Insult Comics If You Helped Put One in the Oval Office  —  The White House Correspondents Dinner is what happens when people's intellect and emotional maturity never make it out of high school.  I've always thought it was a stupid event and one that blurs the already …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
For the sake of journalism, stop the White House correspondents' dinner
Discussion: CNN, The Atlantic, LifeZette and The Week
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Michelle Wolf's caustic comedy routine at the White House correspondents' dinner, annotated
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Ronny Jackson won't return to old job as Trump's physician  —  White House physician Ronny Jackson will not return to his role as the president's personal physician, according to two senior administration officials, after a string of allegations caused the Navy rear admiral to withdraw …
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Washington Post:
‘Ready, shoot, aim’: President Trump's loyalty tests cause hiring headaches  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions, then the star of President Trump's early Cabinet, was assembling his staff and picked Sarah Isgur Flores as his top spokeswoman.  —  There was just one problem: She had criticized Trump …
Associated Press:
White House mystery: Where is Macron's gifted oak tree?  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A mystery is brewing at the White House about what happened to the oak tree President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron planted there last week.  —  The sapling was a gift from Macron on the occasion of his state visit.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Yahoo:
Macron and Trump planted tree at the White House.  Why it is now missing  —  A yellow spot is seen where the tree planted by French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump on April 23 stood on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington
Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Former George W. Bush ethics lawyer ditches GOP, to seek U.S. Senate in Minn. as Democrat  —  Richard Painter will take on Tina Smith, who holds the seat now as Al Franken's successor, for the party nomination.  —  Richard Painter, a longtime Republican who was chief ethics lawyer …
Discussion: Power Line
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Deleted Language About Press Freedom And Racial Gerrymandering From Its Internal Manual  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein ordered a review of the US Attorneys' Manual, which features high-level policy statements as well as practical guidance to prosecutors on how to do their jobs.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump has already been ‘played’ … President Trump looks with disdain on those who get snookered, which is odd since he's the easiest of marks for anyone with a red carpet and a batch of insincere compliments.  —  His defensiveness about being “played” was evident when asked …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
Kim Prepared to Cede Nuclear Weapons if U.S. Pledges Not to Invade
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Elaine Chao the enforcer  —  When he needs to send a message to his foes, Mitch McConnell is the master of subtlety.  —  What I'm hearing: At the Republican Study Committee meeting this past week, RSC Chairman Mark Walker told members the following story, according to a source …
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
MMA Fighter With Links To Trump, Cohen Is Questioned By FBI  —  ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — A Russian mixed martial arts fighter who has connections with President Donald Trump, the president's personal attorney Michael Cohen and Russian President Vladimir Putin was questioned this week by the FBI, his manager confirmed Saturday.
CNN:
Migrant caravan prepares to reach the US-Mexico border this afternoon  —  (CNN)A caravan of hundreds of migrants is expected to reach the US-Mexico border on Sunday afternoon after a monthlong trip from Central America that has sparked the ire of President Donald Trump.
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
What savvy journalists say when they are minimizing Trump's hate movement against journalists  —  For two years I have been tracking a speech pattern among American journalists, in which they try to explain to us — and perhaps to themselves — why Donald Trump's campaign to discredit them is not what it seems, why it's no big deal.
CBS News:
Trey Gowdy says House Intel report doesn't fully vindicate Trump on Russian collusion  —  While defending a report from Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee that found “no evidence” of collusion between Russia and members of President Trump's campaign, Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy cautioned …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Left vs. Left: Richard Cordray and Dennis Kucinich Battle for Governor of Ohio  —  AKRON, Ohio — Richard Cordray speaks softly and carries a big stack: lime-green index cards, pressed into his shirt pocket, near enough for any sudden onset of note-taking.  —  A former director …
Tom Precious / The Buffalo News:
Amid political chatter, Democratic women push Hochul's re-election bid  —  ALBANY - Kathy Hochul, the state lieutenant governor who has logged tens of thousands of miles promoting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his policies, again is facing questions about her political future after the governor recently promoted …
Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING.  Huge Mother of All Explosions Hits Syrian City of Hama (VIDEO)  —  Right now reporting is sketchy and confused.  This is the synopsis: Sunday evening, Damascus time, several Syrian Army bases were struck by what appear to be airstrikes.  There was a major explosion at a Syrian Army base near the city of Hama.
Evan Hill / BuzzFeed:
Silicon Valley Can't Be Trusted With Our History  —  We create almost everything on the internet, but we control almost none of it.  —  Recently, a 7-year-old photo of mine appeared at the top of my Facebook feed.  The orange glow of the streetlamps and the ramshackle barricade of furniture …
Washington Post:
Israeli gunfire is taking a severe toll on the lower limbs of Palestinian protesters  —  But last month, while participating in a protest along Gaza's border, he was struck by a bullet fired by an Israeli soldier.  It penetrated his calf, shattering his leg before exiting the shin.
 
 
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New York Times:
U.S. Allies Brace for Trade War as Tariff Negotiations Stall
Discussion: Political Wire
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Foreign Office officials met Cambridge Analytica over Trump
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Democrats Ignore Dossier In Russia Report, In Stark Contrast To Their Early Rhetoric
G. Wayne Miller / providencejournal.com:
Clare Gregorian, driving force behind RIPR, dies at 80
Michael Edison Hayden / Newsweek:
REPUBLICAN SENATE CANDIDATE, WHO HAS CALLED FOR COUNTRY ‘FREE FROM JEWS,’ COULD BE DIANNE FEINSTEIN'S CHALLENGER
Discussion: Splinter
Bloomberg:
T-Mobile to Buy Sprint for $26.5 Billion in Bet on Networks
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
The New York Times' Hatchet Job On Devin Nunes Is Riddled With Errors
Discussion: NewsBusters
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Alfie Evans and the Experts
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Selena Ross / Washington Post:
Nigerians are walking into Canada, prompting request for U.S. to take action
Andrew MacAskill / Reuters:
Britain, France and Germany agree on support for Iran nuclear deal
Discussion: IJR
Deirdre Shesgreen / USA Today:
After firestorm, Rep. Mark Walker has “stepped down” from search committee to select new House chaplain
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Daily News:
City Hall staffers rip Gov. Cuomo for holding NYCHA funds hostage in draft letter
NBC News:
Safe seats? Anti-Trump wave may wash out some Democrats, too
Michael V. Hayden / New York Times:
Michael Hayden: The End of Intelligence
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Arizona Republic:
Photos: John McCain through the years
Discussion: Raw Story
Orin Kerr / Lawfare:
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