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Axios:
Paul Ryan won't run for re-election  —  Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans this morning that he will not run for re-election in November.  —  Why it matters: House Republicans were already in a very tough spot for the midterms, with many endangered members and the good chance that Democrats could win the majority.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Dennis Ross is retiring  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, told his staff this morning he is retiring.  —  “Eight years takes its time on you. ...  There's got to be an exit strategy at some point,” Ross said in an interview.  —  He said he was informing staff …
Axios:
Paul Ryan confidants say he's not running for reelection  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan has told confidants that he will announce soon that he won't run for reelection in November, according to sources with knowledge of the conversations.  —  Why it matters: House Republicans were already …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump at “breaking point” on Mueller  —  Governing by winging it ... It's as if the post-election presidential transition to power never ended for Donald Trump.  Or never began.  Everything in this White House is in flux — and in play.
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Republicans Have Finally Been Revealed as the Party of Fiscal Ruin
Discussion: CNN
Washington Post:
House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek reelection, he tells friends and colleagues
Discussion: Salon and CANNONFIRE
CNN:
House Speaker Paul Ryan won't seek re-election: 'I like to think I've done my part'
David Byler / Weekly Standard:
Could Democrats Steal Paul Ryan's Seat?
Discussion: CNN and Vox
CNN:
Trump considering firing Rosenstein to check Mueller  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is considering firing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, multiple people familiar with the discussions tell CNN, a move that has gained urgency following the raid of the office of the President's personal lawyer.
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New York Times:
At the White House, Trump Takes Selfies and Seethes Over Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — Outside the White House, President Trump grinned for selfies with Alabama's Crimson Tide, telling the college football champions that they had beaten their rivals so brutally, “you flat-out made them quit” …
Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
“The ACLU Would Be Up in Arms”  —  On Tuesday night, with reports circulating that he was furious about both the raid on the offices of his lawyer, Michael Cohen, and the gathering force of the Mueller investigation, President Trump dined with famed law professor and pundit Alan Dershowitz.
New York Times:
Trump Sought to Fire Mueller in December
Donald Trump / Lawfare:   The Cycles of Panicked Reactions To Trump
Axios:
ABC: Comey compares Trump to mob boss  —  A source present at the taping says James Comey's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, airing Sunday at 10 p.m. as a “20/20” special, is “going to shock the president and his team.”  —  Keep reading  —  121 WORDS
Discussion: CNN, AOL, Raw Story, Daily Wire and NewsBusters
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Comey sat down with Stephanopoulos for 5-hour interview
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Dana Boente, former top Justice Department official now at FBI, has been interviewed by Mueller and turned over notes
Acreage Holdings:
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner and Former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld Join Leading Cannabis Company  —  Appointments Add Unmatched Experience to Acreage Holdings' Board of Advisors  —  Acreage Holdings ("Acreage") (www.acreageholdings.com), one of the nation's largest …
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Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg:
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board  —  Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld also added  —  Watershed moment for cannabis as drug goes mainstream  —  The U.S. marijuana industry has a new spokesman: John Boehner.  —  The Republican former Speaker of the House …
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:   Boehner joins cannabis company board to push for medical use
David Dayen / The Intercept:
The Senate Is Afraid to Govern.  That's Great News for Facebook.  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, had a simple question.  “Who is your biggest competitor?” he asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at his congressional testimony on Tuesday.
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The Verge:
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Facebook's Zuckerberg gets grilled by House in second day of hearings
Axios:
What Mark Zuckerberg didn't say  —  Mark Zuckerberg's Senate …
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Bloomberg:
Trump Tells Russia to ‘Get Ready’ With Missiles Coming at Syria  —  Attack on air field last year failed to deter chemical weapons  —  More forcible response could provoke escalation of conflict  —  President Donald Trump warned Russia to “get ready” because a volley of U.S. missiles …
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Haaretz:   Syria Live Updates: Trump Threatens Moscow as Israel Stares Down Iran
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel moves to take up bill protecting Mueller  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with legislation to limit President Trump  —  's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller  —  (R-Iowa) wants to add the bill to the panel's business meeting agenda scheduled for Thursday …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
A Congressman's Profanity Laced Tirade in a Safeway Grocery Store  —  One of the President's congressional defenders has privately decided he hates Trump and wants to unload.  —  “If we're going to lose because of him, we might as well impeach the motherf**ker,” said the congressman …
Discussion: Hot Air
Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
Mueller Seeks Subpoenas for 35 Witnesses for Manafort Trial  —  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, to issue 35 sets of subpoenas to witnesses for a July 10 appearance at a trial.  That's when President Donald Trump's former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort …
Discussion: Law & Crime
Talking Points Memo:
Ezra Cohen-Watnick To Join DOJ As National Security Adviser To Sessions  —  Former Trump National Security Council official Ezra Cohen-Watnick is joining the Department of Justice as a national security adviser to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a source familiar with the matter told TPM Wednesday.
Discussion: CNN and Axios
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:   Trump National Security Aide Ousted From White House Re-emerges at Justice Dept.
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gets More Questions About Diamond & Silk Than Facebook's Role in Myanmar Genocide … When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Capitol Hill this week, he was bound to face a variety of difficult questions ranging from his company's handling of user information to the proliferation of fake news over its pages.
Discussion: The Hill
Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors  —  The National Rifle Association has accepted contributions from about 23 Russians, or Americans living in Russia, since 2015, the gun rights group acknowledged to Congress.  —  The NRA said in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden …
Discussion: Raw Story
Valerie Myers / Erie Daily Times-Morning News:
Millcreek teachers encouraged to fight shooter if options fail  —  Modified district response plan includes ‘flee’ when you can and ‘fight’ when you must.  —  Millcreek Township School District has armed teachers with small baseball bats, and maybe resolve.
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Jamison Hixenbaugh / Erie News Now:
Millcreek School District Arms Teachers with Baseball Bats
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Jess Cagle / People.com:
Mariah Carey: My Battle with Bipolar Disorder  —  In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Mariah Carey reveals for the first time her battle with bipolar disorder.  —  Although she was first diagnosed in 2001 (when she was hospitalized for a physical and mental breakdown), “I didn't want to believe it …
Discussion: The Atlantic
Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Dennis Ross announces retirement from Congress  —  Central Florida U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, a top member of the Republican leadership, said Wednesday he would not run for re-election for a fifth term.  —  Ross, R-Lakeland, represents Florida's 15th District in Congress, which includes …
 
 
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Alice Speri / The Intercept:
1,224 Complaints Reveal a Staggering Pattern of Sexual Abuse in Immigration Detention.
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Bloomberg:
Saudis Shoot Down Missiles, Drones as Mideast Tensions Flare
Discussion: RedState
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
European Commission raids Murdoch's Fox offices in London over sports rights ‘cartel’
Discussion: EU Press Room and The Week
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Ivanka Trump to promote women's economic empowerment in Peru
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Relations with Qatar key to constraining Iran
Alan M. Dershowitz / Gatestone Institute:
“Firewalls” and “Taint Teams” Do Not Protect Fourth and Sixth Amendment Rights
Kylie Morris / Channel 4 News:
New documents reveal Cambridge Analytica pitched ‘unique’ social media data in multiple US election campaigns
 Earlier Items: 
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Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
Trump executive order strengthens work requirements for neediest Americans
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
Discussion: Boing Boing and TheBlaze
Gale Holland / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County wants to help build guest houses in backyards — for homeless people
Discussion: Daily Wire
Katherine Sullivan / ProPublica:
Trump's Company Is Suing Towns Across the Country to Get Breaks on Taxes — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Why Not Mike Pence?  —  A few days ago, which is to say an eternity …
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: NBCUniversal is prepared to pay an average of about $2.5B per year to air a package of NBA games, as WBD makes last-ditch efforts to keep those rights

Benoit Berthelot / Bloomberg:
UAE-backed RedBird IMI withdraws from the Telegraph and Spectator auction, which starts today, and will look to sell on its rights to the UK outlets

 
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