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3:45 PM ET, April 17, 2018

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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Reveals Sketch of Man Who Allegedly Threatened Her … The mystery goon is handsome and fit with sandy brown, slicked-back hair.  He's about 5-foot-9 to 6 feet tall, and in his 30s and 40s.  —  This is how Stormy Daniels described the man who threatened her to keep quiet …
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Sean Hannity's Ties to Two More Trump-Connected Lawyers  —  Sean Hannity has had no shortage of lawyers.  In court on Monday, his name was disclosed as the third “mystery client” of Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen.  Though Hannity says he was never actually Cohen's client …
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Sean Hannity Takes Center Stage in Trump's Kremlin Drama
New York Post:
How Cohen's day in court turned into the Stormy Daniels show
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Hannity's ethics under fire
CNN:
Stormy Daniels releases sketch of man who allegedly threatened her over Trump affair
Vince Lattanzio / NBC 10 Philadelphia:
Woman Partially Sucked Out of Jet When Window Breaks Mid-Flight; Plane Lands Safely in Philadelphia  —  Southwest Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Philly  —  A Southwest Airlines flight landed safely in Philadelphia Tuesday after the jet violently depressurized when a piece …
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
1 dead after Southwest engine apparently explodes midair, forcing emergency landing  —  One person has died after Southwest plane engine failed in midair, forcing an emergency landing at the Philadelphia International Airport this morning, officials said.  —  The plane was en route …
NBC News:
Southwest Airlines plane makes emergency landing at Philadelphia airport after engine damage
Discussion: The Right Scoop
New York Post:
Engine explodes during Southwest flight
Discussion: NPR, The Daily Caller and Philly.com
Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
SCOTUS nixes part of law requiring deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes  —  (CNN)The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a provision of federal law that requires the mandatory deportation of immigrants who have been convicted of some “crimes of violence,” holding that the law is unconstitutionally vague.
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court strikes down part of immigration law as too vague  —  The Supreme Court said Tuesday that part of a federal law that makes it easier to deport immigrants who have been convicted of crimes is too vague to be enforced.  —  The court's 5-4 decision — an unusual alignment …
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Neil Gorsuch sides with liberals to tip decision to immigrant in Supreme Court deportation case
Discussion: Townhall and TheBlaze
Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court sides with immigrant facing deportation, Gorsuch casts deciding vote
Discussion: twitchy.com
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
North and South Korea reportedly set to announce official end to war  — Ahead of a summit next week between North Korean premier Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-In, lawmakers from the neighboring states were thought to be negotiating the details of a joint statement that could outline an end to the confrontation.
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Jiyeun Lee / Bloomberg:
Two Koreas Discuss Official End to 68-Year War, Report Says  —  Munwha Ilbo says statement may come at Moon-Kim summit  —  Direct phone line between Moon and Kim may be connected Friday  —  South and North Korea are discussing plans to announce an official end to the military conflict between …
Washington Post:
U.S.-China trade dispute looms over Trump's summit with Japan's Abe
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
The Latest: Kudlow says tariff waiver for Japan on table
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Transcript: James Comey's Full Interview With Steve Inskeep And Carrie Johnson  —  Nearly a year after President Trump fired James Comey, the former FBI director is out with a new memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership. … Steve Inskeep: You recount a number of instances …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:   So we're just going to ignore that an ex-Clinton staffer interviewed Comey on the Clinton email scandal?
Starbucks Newsroom:
Starbucks to Close All Stores Nationwide for Racial-Bias Education on May 29  —  Training will occur at all Starbucks company-owned stores and will apply to nearly 175,000 U.S. partners (employees)  —  Curriculum to be designed by nationally recognized experts and will be available for other companies to use
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Paul Waldman / The Week:
Americans don't pay enough taxes  —  As you filed your taxes this year, you might have spent some time grumbling.  Why does it have to be so complicated?  Am I paying too much?  Couldn't the system be more fair?  —  But it's at this time of year when you ought to consider that as an American …
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Donald Trump / USA Today:
America's economy is back and roaring and its people are winning
Discussion: IJR and Daily Wire
Dylan Scott / Vox:
President Trump isn't going to file his taxes to the IRS on time
Washington Post:
Pruitt upgraded to a larger, customized SUV with bullet-resistant seat covers … Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt upgraded his official car last year to a costlier, larger vehicle with bullet-resistant covers over bucket seats, according to federal records and interviews …
Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Sandy Hook Parents Hit Alex Jones With Defamation Lawsuits  —  Suits against the Infowars host keep piling up.  —  Alex Jones has spent years claiming the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School where a shooter killed 20 small children and six adults was faked.
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Privilege is real.  But being a white man shouldn't disqualify me. … I am the child of privilege — or so I am being told.  I am white, I am male.  Put them together and you would think I've been sitting on a trust fund — unearned, unappreciated and unjustified.
Discussion: Vox and Jezebel
Washington Post:
IRS electronic filing system breaks down hours before midnight deadline  —  The Internal Revenue Service's electronic system that allows Americans to submit their tax returns online has partly failed Tuesday, complicating filing for the millions of taxpayers attempting to meet the government's midnight deadline.
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Washington Post:   IRS online filing system experiencing technical difficulties as millions of Americans scramble to meet Tax Day deadline
Jim Newell / Slate:
Please Stop Predicting the End of Trump's Presidency  —  Democrats and some concerned Republicans have been warning for months that firing special counsel Robert Mueller would be a point of no return for President Donald Trump.  That speculative frontier advanced even further over the weekend …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
The GOP ‘Has Become the Caricature the Left Always Said It Was’  —  Hours after Paul Ryan announced his retirement last week, President Donald Trump tweeted a photo of the House speaker and the rest of the GOP congressional leadership at dinner together at the White House.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
irs.gov:
Direct Pay With Bank Account  —  More In Pay … Use this secure service to pay your taxes for Form 1040 series, estimated taxes or other associated forms directly from your checking or savings account at no cost to you.  —  You can easily keep track of your payment by signing …
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Camila Domonoske / NPR:
It's Tax Day. And The IRS' Online Payment Service Is Down
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Week
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Trump campaign paid Trump bodyguard Keith Schiller's lawyers, records show  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's campaign paid more than $66,000 to the law firm that represents Keith Schiller, his former longtime bodyguard, newly filed campaign records show.  —  Schiller, who left a White House job …
Discussion: New York Times and The Daily Beast
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Bob Corker is free to speak his mind about Donald Trump, if he could only make it up … CHATTANOOGA — It took Bob Corker 21 seconds to begin answering the question.  —  If the election were held today, would you vote for Donald Trump?  —  The retiring Republican senator from Tennessee sat silently …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Marisa Schultz / New York Post:
Trump's trade rep spends $1M on new furniture, blames Obama  —  WASHINGTON - President Trump's Trade Representative is spending nearly $1 million on new furniture — and blaming the Obama Administration.  —  US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer spent more than $917,000 to furnish …
The Daily Beast:
For The Right Price, You Can Buy Glenn Beck's Private Jet … Glenn Beck, then enigmatic conservative media firebrand, appears to be selling off his assets as his media enterprise downsizes.  —  Earlier this year, Beck engaged in conversations with popular right-wing pundit Ben Shapiro …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Kansas City Star:
Hawley says probe into Greitens, charity indicates potential felony by governor  —  Attorney General Josh Hawley announced Tuesday morning that his office has uncovered potential criminal wrongdoing by Gov. Eric Greitens, a fellow Republican.  —  Hawley said that during the course …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Why President Trump can't get the best people … More than a year into his administration, President Trump still won't let go of primary-campaign grudges against foreign policy-minded Republicans who want to serve.  And as qualified and patriotic Republicans watch how Trump treats those who do sign up …
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Trump advised to stay out of House speaker race: Sources  —  President Donald Trump wanted to endorse House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to succeed outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan but is being advised not to back a candidate in the race, two White House officials and a source close to the administration tell ABC News.
Discussion: Associated Press
Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:
Poll: Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Espy neck-and-neck, McDaniel distant third in Senate race  —  A new poll on Mississippi's pending U.S. Senate races shows Democratic former U.S. Rep. Mike Espy and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith neck and neck in the pack of two Democrats and two Republicans for the special election to replace Thad Cochran.
Discussion: Political Wire
Alec MacGillis / New York Times:
How Liberty University Built a Billion-Dollar Empire Online  —  With a hard sell to prospective students and huge amounts in taxpayer funding, Jerry Falwell Jr. transformed the evangelical institution into a behemoth.  —  It was the start of the 2017 Fall Family Weekend at Liberty University …
Ynetnews:
Israeli intelligence: Objectives of Western strike in Syria not achieved  —  Israeli officials say Assad's remaining chemical weapons stockpiles did not suffer a fatal hit in the strike, nor was the Syrian president deterred from using them again; 'only a partial damage was caused …
Discussion: Washington Press
 
 
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Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Drag Race Thailand gets U.S. premiere date, bonkers trailer
Discussion: Los Angeles Blade
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
This PSA About Fake News From Barack Obama Is Not What It Appears
Discussion: CNBC and IJR
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
The McCabe Report is Just an Appetizer
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Congressman Pushed Bills That Would've Helped Drug Company He Owns
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Democrats' ‘Civil War’ Is More Civil Than War
Alexandra Ma / Business Insider:
The CEO of Cambridge Analytica's parent company compared Trump propaganda tactics to Hitler
Discussion: IJR
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The GOP just can't escape the '80s
Emma Platoff / The Texas Tribune:
After Farenthold resignation, hopes fade that he'll repay $84,000 sexual harassment settlement
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Ashton / Sacramento Bee:
Trump's tax cut not for everyone: 1 million Californians will owe $12 billion more next year
GQ:
Kirsten Gillibrand, the Senator From the State of #MeToo
Sheila Burke / Associated Press:
Lawyers: Journalist was detained by ICE because of reporting
Discussion: Splinter
Bloomberg:
Apple Is Planning to Launch a News Subscription Service
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Republicans Sour On Mueller, FBI
Maya Salam / New York Times:
Harry Anderson, ‘Night Court’ Actor Who Bottled Magic On Screen and Off, Dies at 65
Discussion: Daily Kos, Outside the Beltway and AOL
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
Discussion: Boing Boing, AOL and Engadget