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9:25 PM ET, April 30, 2018

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Kelly thinks he's saving U.S. from disaster, calls Trump ‘idiot,’ say White House staffers — WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff John Kelly has eroded morale in the West Wing in recent months with comments to aides that include insulting the president's intelligence and casting himself …

Manu Raju / CNN:

Exclusive: Pence's doctor alerted WH aides about Ronny Jackson concerns last fall — Ronny Jackson is no longer Trump's doctor — Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence's physician privately raised alarms within the White House last fall that President Donald Trump's doctor …

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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:

Trump Considering Kelly as Possible Candidate to Lead VA — Other candidates being discussed by administration include former GOP congressman Jeff Miller and the CEO of hospital giant Ascension — WASHINGTON—The search for a new Veterans Affairs chief is wide open, with President Donald Trump considering …

Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
In Trump era, the death of the White House press conference

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Washington Post:
Pentagon to determine whether Ronny Jackson will face investigation

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Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner: John Kelly on ‘solid footing’ with Trump despite leaks saying he's on thin ice

Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

White House correspondents think about changing dinner for Trump era — WHCA president discusses her ‘regret’ about dinner — The White House Correspondents Association is belatedly accepting the fact that its annual dinner changes dramatically when the president isn't there.

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NPR:

Excerpts: ‘Fresh Air’ Interview with Michelle Wolf — Monday, April 30; NPR's Terry Gross spoke with comedian Michelle Wolf about her performance at the White House Correspondent's Dinner this weekend in an interview that will air Tuesday, May 1 on WHYY's Fresh Air.

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Deadspin:

You Can't Bully These Motherfuckers — When I write that CNN politics writer Chris Cillizza is the rankest assbrain in the Western Hemisphere, I am not being nice to him. When I write that God clowned Chris Cillizza before he was born by making him Chris Cillizza instead of a shit-eating maggot, I am being unkind.

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Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:

I Watched How Sarah Sanders Privately Reacted After Being Attacked - This Is Her Real Character — I was in the room Saturday night when comedian Michelle Wolf began attacking White House press secretary Sarah Sanders. — Sanders was sitting just feet away from Wolf as she began to hurl insults and bully her.

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Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
Michelle Wolf 32, has faced heavy criticism for her performance on Saturday after she made …

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The president is seeking to destroy journalism. Now let's debate dinner entertainment!

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Dan Evon / Snopes.com:
Was Comedian Michelle Wolf Once Arrested for Bestiality?

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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Wonder what Michelle Wolf said to make everyone so mad? Read it here.

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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The worthless Washington media

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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Shut up about Michelle Wolf if you've been silent on Trump's offenses

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:

Mueller Has Dozens of Inquiries for Trump in Broad Quest on Russia Ties and Obstruction — WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia's election interference, has at least four dozen questions on an exhaustive array of subjects he wants to ask President Trump …

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New York Times:

What Mueller Wants to Ask Trump About Obstruction, and What It Means — The questions show the special counsel's focus on obstruction of justice and touch on some surprising other areas. — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, recently provided President Trump's lawyers a list of questions he wants answered in an interview.

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ClickHole: Resistance Setback: Robert Mueller Has Abandoned The Russia Investigation After Determining …

Noa Landau / Haaretz:

Netanyahu: Iran Nuclear Deal Is Based on Lies - Here's the Proof — ‘Iran did not come clean on its nuclear program,’ Netanyahu says, saying more than 100,000 Iranian documents Israel obtained prove nuclear ‘deal is based on lies’ Speech comes on heels of strike against two bases in Syria and ahead of Trump's decision on nuclear deal

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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Israel Exposes Iran's Nuclear Lies, and the Limits of U.S. Intelligence

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New York Times: Israel Says Secret Files Prove Iran Lied About Nuclear Program

Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon: U.S. Confirms Authenticity of Secret Iran Nuclear Docs, Officials See Game Over for Deal

Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Bibi's Iran Speech Was a Bust

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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Insane Israeli operation smuggled 110,000 secret nuclear files out of Iran

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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:

Meet the Schlapps, Washington's Trump-Era ‘It Couple’ — WASHINGTON — Matt Schlapp, the pro-Trump chairman of the American Conservative Union, had a remarkable on-air clash not long ago with his old friend Michael Steele, an anti-Trump former chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Katherine Faulders / ABC News:

Trump campaign has paid portions of Michael Cohen's legal fees: Sources — The Trump campaign has spent nearly $228,000 to cover some of the legal expenses for President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen, sources familiar with the payments tell ABC News, raising questions …

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NBC News:

Stormy Daniels sues Trump for defamation over ‘con job’ tweet — She says she was harmed by a Trump tweet that accused her of ‘a con job’ — Adult film star Stormy Daniels has filed a defamation suit against President Donald Trump for a tweet that said a forensic sketch of a man …

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Wall Street Journal:

Trump Postpones Steel Tariff Decision for EU, Other U.S. Allies — Decision postponed until June 1; countries were granted temporary exemptions — President Donald Trump decided to postpone decisions about imposing steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union and other U.S. allies until June 1 …

Megan Cassella / Politico:
Trump grants key U.S. allies an extra month of tariff relief

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Matthew Barakat / Associated Press:

Documents show ties between university, conservative donors — FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Newly released documents show Virginia's largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations.

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Washington Post:

Trump-allied House conservatives draft articles of impeachment against Rosenstein as ‘last resort’ — Conservative House allies of President Trump have drafted articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the ongoing special-counsel probe …

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Wall Street Journal:

Acting Director of ICE Plans to Retire From Agency — Under Thomas Homan, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests rose — WASHINGTON— Thomas Homan, the controversial acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, plans to retire and leave his post, three people familiar with his plans said.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau: Acting ICE Director departs amid frustrations over immigration deal

Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump's pick to lead ICE, who touted surge in immigration arrests, steps down

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Jason Barker / New York Times:

Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right! — SEOUL, South Korea — On May 5, 1818, in the southern German town of Trier, in the picturesque wine-growing region of the Moselle Valley, Karl Marx was born. At the time Trier was one-tenth the size it is today, with a population of around 12,000.

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Handed the Agenda to Conservatives and They Blew It

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Chris Kahn / Reuters:

Exclusive: Democrats lose ground with millennials - Reuters/Ipsos poll — MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Enthusiasm for the Democratic Party is waning among young voters - so-called millennials - as its candidates head into the crucial midterm congressional elections, according to the Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll.

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Kyra Phillips / ABC News:

EXCLUSIVE: EPA whistleblower says Pruitt ‘bald faced lied’ to Congress — A whistleblower from the Environmental Protection Agency says that Administrator Scott Pruitt was “bald-faced lying” when he told members of Congress that no EPA employees were retaliated against for raising concerns about his spending decisions.

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CBS Los Angeles:

Rapper Issues ‘Crip Alert For Kanye’, Warns West To ‘Stay In Calabasas’ After Supporting Trump — LONG BEACH (CBSLA/AP) — A former member of Snoop Dogg's rapping entourage is calling for gang members to assault Kanye West for his recent support of President Donald Trump.

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New York Times:

Investment Boom From Trump's Tax Cut Has Yet to Appear — After years of costly layoffs and plant closings, things are looking up for the heavy-machinery giant Caterpillar, which forecasts solid global sales growth and increased demand this year. Yet despite the corporate investment incentives …

Rosie.com:

ME AND JOY REID — I WAS HONORED - — SO OFTEN IT WAS TAXING — I HAD PARKER — MORE BABIES WERE ON THE WAY — I LONGED TO BE HOME — AND SHUT OUT THE MAKE UP — THE SPOTLIGHT — THE NOISE — THIS WAS A WOMENS EVENT — NORA WAS THERE - — I CAUGHT HER EYE

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Hyonhee Shin / Reuters:

Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korea's Moon — SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in said U.S. President Donald Trump deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end the standoff with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, a South Korean official said on Monday.

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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

WhatsApp founder plans to leave after broad clashes with parent Facebook — SAN FRANCISCO — The billionaire chief executive of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, is planning to leave the company after clashing with its parent, Facebook, over the popular messaging service's strategy and Facebook's attempts …

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CNN:

DOJ charges 11 possible caravan members with illegally entering the US — (CNN)The Department of Justice on Monday filed complaints against 11 individuals believed to be members of the Central American migrant caravan, accusing them of illegally entering the United States.

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