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8:40 AM ET, April 13, 2018

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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
James Comey Has a Story to Tell.  It's Very Persuasive.  —  Truth, Lies, and Leadership  —  290 pages.  Flatiron Books.  $29.99.  —  In his absorbing new book, “A Higher Loyalty,” the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey calls the Trump presidency a “forest fire” …
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Washington Post:
Trump's allies worry that federal investigators may have seized recordings made by his attorney … President Trump's personal attorney Michael D. Cohen sometimes taped conversations with associates, according to three people familiar with his practice, and allies of the president are worried …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
James Comey's memoir: Trump fixates on proving lewd dossier allegations false … The nation's intelligence chiefs had just finished briefing Donald Trump on Russia's interference in the 2016 election when FBI Director James B. Comey stayed behind to discuss some especially sensitive material …
New York Post:
Comey: Trump asked me to investigate ‘pee tape’ to reassure Melania  —  President Trump wanted then-FBI Director James Comey to investigate the infamous pee-tape allegations to reassure First Lady Melania Trump that he hadn't actually paid Russian hookers to urinate on a hotel bed, the former top G-man claims in his new book.
Associated Press:
In new book, Comey says Trump ‘untethered to truth’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and “untethered to truth” and calls his leadership of the country “ego driven and about personal loyalty” in a forthcoming book.
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
FBI may have seized recorded conversations from Trump's attorney  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's personal attorney often recorded telephone conversations both before and during the 2016 presidential campaign that likely have been scooped up in the FBI raid on attorney Michael Cohen's apartment …
Jen Kirby / Vox:
5 eye-popping revelations from James Comey's book excerpts  —  Trump was obsessed with the “pee tape,” and more.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey excoriates President Donald Trump in the first excerpts released from his new book, A Higher Loyalty.  Comey describes Trump's presidency as a …
Lauren Effron / ABC News:
Comey says Trump asked if he could disprove salacious prostitute allegations in ‘dossier’  —  Former FBI director James Comey says President Donald Trump asked him to investigate the salacious allegations from the so-called “dossier” to “prove that it didn't happen” and said it would be …
Discussion: NewsBusters
ABC News:
Comey says Trump asked him to investigate ‘dossier’  —  Coming up in the next {{countdown}} {{countdownlbl}}  —  Coming up next:  —  {{nextVideo.title}}  —  {{nextVideo.description}}  —  Skip to this video now  —  Related Extras Related Videos Video Transcript
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
FBI raid sought Trump lawyer's communications with bank that loaned him money against his taxi business
NBC News:
Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office and President Donald Trump's legal team are now proceeding with strategies that presume a presidential interview will likely not take place as part of the Russia investigation …
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David Priess / Lawfare:
What I Learned From Briefing Robert Mueller  —  When Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Bob Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian election interference, I found myself neither surprised that Mueller had been tapped nor shocked when he accepted the call to duty.
CNN:
White House is prepping an effort to undermine Rosenstein  —  Washington (CNN)The White House is preparing talking points designed to undermine Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's credibility, according to sources familiar with the plan.  —  The plan calls on President Donald Trump's allies …
Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Republican voters are turning against the Mueller probe
Discussion: ThinkProgress and twitchy.com
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Sets Out Tougher Approaches to Syria, Justice Department in Tumultuous Week
Discussion: Washington Post
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Before Learning of Raid, Trump's Legal Team Convened to Discuss Mueller Interview
Discussion: Washington Press
USA Today:
Donald Trump's 5 reasons to fire Rod Rosenstein reveal true aim: Obstructing Robert Mueller
Discussion: CNN, Above the Law and Breitbart
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Mueller has the goods on Trump's 4 potential acts of obstruction
Discussion: Washington Press
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
Fire the special counsel. Please.
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
President Trump poised to pardon Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, sources say  —  President Donald Trump is poised to pardon Scooter J. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, according to sources familiar with the president's thinking.
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New York Times:
Trump Plans to Pardon Scooter Libby  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to pardon I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., who as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted of perjury in connection with the leak of a C.I.A. officer's identity, a person familiar with the decision said on Thursday.
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump, Having Denounced Amazon's Shipping Deal, Orders Review of Postal Service  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly issued an executive order on Thursday demanding an evaluation of the Postal Service's finances, asserting the power of his office weeks after accusing Amazon …
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Associated Press:
Trump convenes task force to study US Postal System
Discussion: One America News Network and Axios
Bloomberg:
Trump Orders Post Office Review After Attacks on Amazon
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Paul Ryan Story: From Flimflam to Fascism  —  Why did Paul Ryan choose not to run for re-election?  What will be the consequences?  Your guess is as good as mine — literally.  I can speculate based on what I read in the papers, but so can you.  —  On the other hand …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:   It Came from Janesville: A Eulogy for Paul Ryan's Beguiling Career
TMZ.com:   Marco Rubio Confirms Kanye West Can Be Next Speaker of the House, But ...
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New York Daily News:
Ex-wife of former Trump building doorman who claimed the President has a love child says he's a liar
The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt's Lobbyist Landlord Being Pressured to Leave His Firm … The lobbyist who rented Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt a room in his Capitol Hill townhouse is being pressured to retire from his firm earlier than previously planned, The Daily Beast has learned.
Discussion: The Intercept, The Week and Splinter
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New York Times:
At E.P.A., Pruitt's ‘Sheriff’ Clashed With Critics of Spending
Washington Post:
Confirm Mike Pompeo  —  MIKE POMPEO'S confirmation hearing to become secretary of state arrived at a moment when the Trump administration is grappling with a chaotic confluence of actual and looming foreign crises — including some of its own making.  President Trump is contemplating military strikes …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Majorities back investigations of Trump from Russia to alleged hush money (POLL)  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller has majority support in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll for extending his investigation into both Donald Trump's business dealings and the alleged payment of hush money …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Reverses Course and Proposes Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in a stunning reversal, told a gathering of farm state lawmakers and governors on Thursday morning that he was directing his advisers to look into rejoining the multicountry trade deal known …
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Renaissance on the Right  —  What's bad for the gavel is good for the pen.  The Republican Party is in the midst of a cataclysmic transformation.  But all the political turmoil is creating a burst of intellectual creativity on the right.  —  Young, fresh writers are bursting on the scene …
CBS Los Angeles:
Proposal To Break California Into 3 States Could Make November Ballot  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Voters could get a chance to decide whether California should be split into three states this November.  —  Venture capitalist Tim Draper, who authored an initiative to break up the Golden State …
James Oliver Cury / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlie Rose's Life Now: “Broken,” “Brilliant” and “Lonely”  —  Before the devastating allegations of sexual misconduct hit, Rose was a legendary man-about-town.  Now, the former CBS and PBS star, one of TV's most feted journalists, is hiding out on Long Island with occasional …
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
James B. Comey: By the Book  —  What books are on your nightstand?  —  “Grant,” by Ron Chernow (actual nightstand); “The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Defender of the Realm 1940-1965,” by William Manchester and Paul Reid (living room table).  —  When and where do you like to read?
Gary Abernathy / Washington Post:
The Michael Cohen raid could backfire.  This story shows how.  —  Gary Abernathy, a contributing columnist for The Post, is publisher and editor of the (Hillsboro, Ohio) Times-Gazette.  —  HILLSBORO, Ohio  —  Unlike many who often defend President Trump, I don't always …
Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Cops Around the Country Can Now Unlock iPhones, Records Show  —  A Motherboard investigation has found that law enforcement agencies across the country have purchased GrayKey, a relatively cheap tool for bypassing the encryption on iPhones, while the FBI pushes again for encryption backdoors.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP breaks the glass as House outlook darkens  —  Republicans are rushing to shore up congressional seats deep in the heart of Trump country as they come to an alarming realization: In this midterm election, few GOP lawmakers are safe.  —  GOP leaders are pressing Republicans lawmakers …
Andrea Chang / Los Angeles Times:
Tronc cuts dozens of employees, including former Times Editor Lewis D'Vorkin  —  Former Los Angeles Times Editor in Chief Lewis D'Vorkin was fired by Tronc Inc. on Thursday and several dozen other employees of the company were laid off.  —  D'Vorkin was the chief content officer of Tribune Interactive …
 
 
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Phil Klay / The Atlantic:
Two Decades of War Have Eroded the Morale of America's Troops
ABC News:
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
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Fred Katz / Norman Transcript:
Thunder statement on play-by-play voice Brian Davis' in-game comments
Discussion: Washington Post, AOL, The Root and Deadspin
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Vice President Pence departs for South America trip in Trump's place
Christina Anderson / New York Times:
In Nobel Scandal, a Man Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct. A Woman Takes the Fall.
 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Poll: Republican holds 10-point lead in Arizona special election
Discussion: RRH Elections and Political Wire
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
Paul Nehlen Is Now The Frontrunner In His GOP Primary, Still A White Supremacist
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's new foreign policy team is looking a lot more Republican
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
How YouTube's Channel Recommendations Push Users To The Fringe
Chicago Tribune:
Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show
Discussion: WGN-TV
Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Member of Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Sued for Voter Intimidation
 

 
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Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider:
Columbia University's student radio station WKCR deftly covered live news late on April 30 as police entered the campus, amplified via Instagram Live and Twitch

Jack Marshall / TOOLKITS:
LinkedIn is testing Sponsored Editorial Content, letting publishers like the WSJ stitch pre-roll ads into their organic video content on the platform

David Bauder / Associated Press:
Poll of US adults: 53% are very concerned about news outlets reporting disinformation during the 2024 election; 42% worry about use of AI to create stories

 
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