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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
The National Enquirer, a Trump Rumor, and Another Secret Payment to Buy Silence  —  Late in 2015, a former Trump Tower doorman named Dino Sajudin met with a reporter from American Media, Inc., the publisher of the National Enquirer, at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania.
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story, Shakesville and Mediaite
RADAR:
Prez Love Child Shocker!  Ex-Trump Worker Peddling Rumor Donald Has Illegitimate Child  —  Fake news or an Oval Office bombshell?  You be the judge.  —  PRESIDENT Donald Trump fathered a secret love child with a Trump Organization employee — a gorgeous 29-year-old medical graduate who is currently living in California!
New York Times:
Investigators Focus on Another Trump Ally: The National Enquirer  —  President Trump has long had ties to the nation's major media players.  But his connections with the country's largest tabloid publisher, American Media Inc., run deeper than most.  —  A former top executive …
Axios:
Ryan may be forced to leave speakership by summer  —  Paul Ryan said he plans to remain as speaker and not call an early leadership election, but well-wired Republicans tell Jonathan Swan and me that Ryan may be forced out sooner.  —  What we're hearing: One source close to leadership told us …
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Takes Out Paul Ryan, and 'It's Going to Be a Civil War' … The news that Paul Ryan is retiring from Congress was received by grim-faced members of the GOP caucus finally realizing what they've done, and what's coming.  Ryan pulled the ripcord today after a 19-year career in Congress …
Kaitlyn Burton / Politico:
Trump's push to redo $1.3T spending bill he signed sparks GOP revolt  —  A regretful President Donald Trump wants to roll back spending in a massive omnibus bill he signed into law, but Republicans who helped craft the legislation are in open revolt.  —  “My attitude is, your word is your bond …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies and House Republicans to Paul Ryan: Get Out Now … House Speaker Paul Ryan's retirement announcement Wednesday morning set off a round of heartburn within the White House and among its allies over the damage that may be done in what's left of his term.
Secure Freedom Minute:
Jim Jordan for Speaker  —  This is Frank Gaffney with the Secure Freedom Minute.  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan's announcement yesterday that he will not seek reelection offers congressional Republicans an opportunity to pull out of the political death-spiral that imperils their majority and invites the impeachment of President Trump.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Eight brutal months are coming up  —  THE PRESIDENT at 6:03 a.m.: “If I wanted to fire Robert Mueller in December, as reported by the Failing New York Times, I would have fired him.  Just more Fake News from a biased newspaper!” ...  at 6:14 a.m.: “Never said when an attack on Syria would take place.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan is abandoning the ship before it sinks
New York Times:
Ryan Found Himself on the Margins as the G.O.P. Moved Right
John Bresnahan / Politico:
GOP faction wants Ryan gone now
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Tragedy of Paul Ryan
Discussion: The Daily Beast
TMZ.com:
Tristan Thompson Only Lightly Booed at Cavs Game in Wake of Cheating …
Discussion: Bustle
Tory Newmyer / Washington Post:
The Finance 202: Paul Ryan's scary math legacy
Discussion: Bloomberg, Politico and Hot Air
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
What Ryan Wrought  —  No one person bears singular blame …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:   Paul Ryan implodes his party — ahead of schedule
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Exclusive: Inside the GOP plan to discredit Comey  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's allies are preparing an extensive campaign to fight back against James Comey's publicity tour, trying to undermine the credibility of the former FBI director by reviving the blistering Democratic criticism …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
GOP campaign seeks to brand Comey a liar as he touts book critical of Trump
Discussion: Vox
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bannon pitches White House on plan to cripple Mueller probe and protect Trump … Stephen K. Bannon, who was ousted as White House chief strategist last summer but has remained in touch with some members of President Trump's circle, is pitching a plan to West Wing aides and congressional allies …
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Washington Post:
Trump chooses impulse over strategy as crises mount
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Ricky Waddell is leaving the White House
Discussion: The Week
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Bob Norman / WPLG-TV:
Parkland teacher faces charge after his gun is fired in public bathroom
Discussion: Law & Crime
Jessica Bakeman / miamiherald:
Broward Schools rejects plan to arm staff after Parkland shootings
Discussion: National Review and New York Times
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pompeo failed to disclose Chinese business connection  —  WASHINGTON  —  CIA Director Mike Pompeo failed to disclose last year that he owned a Kansas business that imported oilfield equipment from a company owned by the Chinese government.  —  That omission, on the questionnaire Pompeo …
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Washington Post:
Broad attack on Syria would face risk from air defenses, escalation with Russia … President Trump's desire to prevent future chemical attacks in Syria has fueled speculation that the U.S. leader may authorize an attack that is more far-reaching than the one he launched a year ago.
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
US ‘still assessing the intelligence’ on alleged Syrian chemical attack, defense secretary says
New York Times:
Scott Pruitt's Idea to Update an E.P.A. Keepsake: Less E.P.A., More Pruitt  —  When Scott Pruitt wanted to refashion the Environmental Protection Agency's “challenge coin” — a type of souvenir medallion with military origins that has become a status symbol among civilians …
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Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Here are some of the threats made against EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gingrich compares FBI raid of Trump lawyer to Nazi secret police  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich tore into the FBI after its raid of President Trump  —  ‘s personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, likening agents’ actions to those of the secret police during the Nazi regime.
Discussion: Political Wire
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New York Times:
Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records on ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Holocaust Is Fading From Memory, Survey Finds  —  For seven decades, “never forget” has been a rallying cry of the Holocaust remembrance movement.  —  But a survey released Thursday, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, found that many adults lack basic knowledge of what happened …
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
I Downloaded the Information That Facebook Has on Me.  Yikes.  —  Ask our reporter, Cecilia Kang, questions about the Facebook hearings now on The New York Times Politics Facebook page.  —  When I downloaded a copy of my Facebook data last week, I didn't expect to see much.
Cindy Adams / Page Six:
Women are lining up to date Rudy Giuliani  —  The about-to-be-consciously uncoupled Rudy Giuliani is coming off to Upper East Side sex kittens like catnip.  They're purring at him.  Sidling — if not actually front-ling — in his direction.  —  It seems power is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
Discussion: Splinter
Thom Geier / The Wrap:
Timothée Chalamet Returns to the '80s in ‘Hot Summer Nights’ Trailer (Video)  —  Oscar nominee plays a teenage weed dealer in new indie  —  Timothée Chalamet returns to a sultry summer in the 1980s (or maybe it's the early '90s) in the trailer for his new indie “Hot Summer Nights.”
Inez Feltscher Stepman / The Federalist:
School Rules That Allowed Parkland Shooter To Get Guns Coming Soon To Your District  —  U.S. Department of Education investigations push schools to turn a blind eye to behavior that rises to criminality, in order to lower suspensions, expulsions, and juvenile arrests.
Discussion: The Daily Signal
 
 
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Man Accused of Raping Michigan Teenager Is Now Charged With Killing Her
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Justice Dept. turns over document that launched Russia probe
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Stephanopoulos: Comey compared Trump to a ‘mob boss’
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