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8:35 AM ET, April 20, 2018

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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey memos renew questions over Trump's behavior  —  Washington (CNN)If House Republicans thought they were helping President Donald Trump by forcing the release of James Comey's memos, they might want to think again.  —  The documents written by the then-FBI director …
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Washington Post:
Giuliani says he is joining Trump's legal team to ‘negotiate an end’ to Mueller probe  —  Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, a combative former prosecutor and longtime ally of President Trump, told The Washington Post on Thursday that he has joined the president's legal team dealing with the ongoing special counsel probe.
Bloomberg:
Rosenstein Tells Trump He's Not a Target in Mueller, Cohen Probes  —  Trump told associates he no longer needs to fire either man  —  Deputy attorney general volunteered assurance last week  —  Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told President Donald Trump last week that he isn't a target …
Associated Press:
Comey memo: Trump complained about Flynn's ‘judgment issues’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, according to memos maintained by Comey and obtained by The Associated Press.
Washington Post:
Comey memos offer new details on his interactions with Trump as the FBI's Russia probe intensified  —  President Trump expressed concerns about the judgment of his national security adviser Michael Flynn weeks before forcing him to resign, according to memos kept by former FBI director James B. Comey …
Discussion: The Week
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Joining Trump's Legal Team ‘For the Good of the Country’ … Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is joining President Donald Trump's personal legal team to help with Special Counsel Bob Mueller's probe into potential Russian meddling in the 2016 election, The Washington Post reported and The Daily Beast has confirmed.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump hires Giuliani, two other attorneys amid mounting legal turmoil over Russia  —  Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and two other former federal prosecutors joined President Trump's legal team Thursday following weeks of turbulence and struggles to find attorneys who would agree …
Discussion: MSNBC, The Hill and Washington Press
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to Give Congress Access to Comey Memos  —  Documents are part of the wide-ranging probe into Russia interference in the 2016 election, as well as questions about whether Trump obstructed justice when he fired Comey last year  —  WASHINGTON—Lawmakers on Capitol Hill …
Discussion: VICE News, Raw Story and AOL
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
6 Takeaways From the James Comey Memos  —  WASHINGTON — Memos written by the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, that were released on Thursday revealed several new details about his relationship with President Trump and the president's first chief of staff, Reince Priebus.
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:   EXCLUSIVE: Read James Comey's Notes On His Meetings With Donald Trump
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: NAFTA concerns rock Capitol Hill
Discussion: Indianapolis Star
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
James Comey Will Speak at Amazon on Monday
Discussion: Gizmodo and Axios
Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Might things yet break Trump's direction?
Discussion: Politico
Steve Hilton / Fox News:   Without a Comey prosecution, there's no hope for healing America
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is Rudy About To Have His Time in The Barrel?
Discussion: Reuters and IJR
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
DOJ turns over redacted Comey memos to congressional committees
Discussion: TheBlaze and Mediaite
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early … The photo, taken in 1935, depicts a woman in a dark dress shuffling down a street in Norden, Germany.  A large sign hangs from her neck: “I am a German girl and allowed myself to be defiled by a Jew.”
Jonathan Greenberg / Washington Post:
Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400.  Here are the tapes.  —  Posing as ‘John Barron,’ he claimed he owned most of his father's real estate empire.  —  In May 1984, an official from the Trump Organization called to tell me how rich Donald J. Trump was.
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and The Week
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Manafort Suspected of Serving as ‘Back Channel’ to Russia, DOJ Says  —  Prosecutors defend Mueller's actions in pursuing Manafort  —  Judge weighing whether Mueller exceeded his authority  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's interest in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort stemmed …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge raises doubts about scope of Mueller's authority
Discussion: Breitbart and National Review
CNN:
Justice Dept. watchdog sends McCabe findings to federal prosecutors for possible charges  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department's inspector general referred its findings on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to the US attorney's office in Washington for possible criminal charges associated …
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Washington Post:
Inspector general referred findings on McCabe to U.S. attorney for consideration of criminal charges
Washington Post:
Razor-thin Senate majority, bloody primary fights hamstring GOP … Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is scrambling to reassert control over a Republican Party hamstrung by a razor-thin governing majority and riven by increasingly bloody primary fights.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips
Discussion: Political Wire
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Roger Stone steps up attacks on Barbara Bush: ‘She is descending into hell right now’  —  Trump ally Roger Stone has doubled down on his criticism of Barbara Bush after calling the former first lady “a nasty drunk” following news she had died Tuesday at the age of 92.  —  “She is descending into hell right now.
Josefin Dolsten / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after 2018 winner Natalie Portman said she won't visit Israel  —  This is a developing story.  —  (JTA) — The Genesis Prize announced it was canceling its prize ceremony in Israel in June after 2018 recipient Natalie Portman said she would not take part in light of “recent events.”
Discussion: The Guardian and Israellycool
Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Amy Chozick covered Hillary Clinton for a decade.  Here's what she learned — and what she endured.  —  Review of ‘Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling’ by Amy Chozick … CHASING HILLARY: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:   Hillary Clinton: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’
Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Kushner Cos.  Subpoenaed Over Tenant Records  —  Action relates to paperwork the company filed in New York about rent-regulated tenants  —  WASHINGTON—The real-estate company run by the family of White House adviser Jared Kushner in mid-March received a federal grand-jury subpoena …
Discussion: Washington Press
GQ:
21 Books You Don't Have to Read  —  And 21 you should read instead (technically 20 books—Adventures of Huckleberry Finn did not fare well).  —  We've been told all our lives that we can only call ourselves well-read once we've read the Great Books.  We tried.
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
Man linked to 9/11 attacks on U.S. captured in Syria: Pentagon  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, who was said to have praised “violent jihad,” was captured in Syria by U.S.-backed forces more than a month ago, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Discussion: The Week
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump thinks we can replace U.S. forces in Syria with Arab troops. He's wrong.
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
White Working-Class Voters May Not Care About Trump Scandals  —  It's been obvious from the very beginning of the Trump era of American politics that a lot of things about the man who became the 45th president that worry upscale Republicans (and their elite #NeverTrump representatives) …
New York Times:
Seeking Foreign Money, G.O.P. Donor Pushed for Trump to Golf With Malaysian Premier  —  White House aides were worried enough about a visit last year by Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, under investigation by American prosecutors who say he embezzled $3.5 billion from a state investment fund …
Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Exclusive: Chat is Google's next big fix for Android's messaging mess  —  How the successor to SMS will take on iMessage  —  Illustrations by William Joel & Garret Beard  —  A top-tier Android phone can cost upwards of a thousand dollars, and for that money, you'll get some amazing features.
VICE News:
Sen. Chuck Schumer to introduce bill to “decriminalize” marijuana  —  The Minority Leader of the Senate is making it official the day before 4/20: He's down with legal weed.  —  In an exclusive interview with VICE News, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) confirmed he is putting his name on legislation …
Will Carless / Reveal:
They spewed hate.  Then they punctuated it with the president's name  —  Editor's note: To provide a full picture of what hate speech victims experienced, we have not edited out offensive language.  —  It was the day after the 2016 presidential election.  Melissa Johnson was walking …
Washington Post:
Has Parkland changed Americans' views on guns? … Support for new gun-control laws has risen to levels higher than after the Newtown, Conn., school massacre in 2012, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, with a slight majority of Americans saying student protests for greater gun restrictions represent a “lasting movement.”
 
 
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
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Ben Zand / BBC Three:
R Kelly: Inner circle desert him following ‘sex pet’ allegations
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Republicans in purple districts are leaving Congress in droves.  So why does Barbara Comstock want to stay?
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
In Rural Tennessee, a Big ICE Raid Makes Some Conservative Voters Rethink Trump's Immigration Agenda
ABC:
Australian warships challenged by Chinese military in South China Sea
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
Lance Armstrong Settles Federal Fraud Case for $5 Million
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Atlantic
Patrick Wilson / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
GOP's Nick Freitas says at Liberty University debate that Corey Stewart's camp attacked his ethnicity
 Earlier Items: 
House Judiciary Committee:
House Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearing Examining Social Media Filtering Practices and their Effect on Free Speech
New York Times:
Cuomo Team Pressed Officials to Skip Protest of His Pressure Tactics
Discussion: NY State of Politics and Splinter
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Giuliani to Join Trump's Legal Team
Discussion: Political Wire and Bloomberg
Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wary of GOP complacency, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker braces for a possible ‘blue wave’
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Exclusive: EPA chief's aides, security agents made $45,000 trip to Australia
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
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