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2:20 PM ET, April 20, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Watchdog Probes Comey Memos Over Classified Information  —  Former FBI director has said he considered the memos, which he gave to a friend to release to media, personal documents  —  WASHINGTON—At least two of the memos that former FBI Director James Comey gave …
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Why Were Republicans So Desperate To Release the Embarrassing Comey Memos?  Here's One Explanation.  —  On Thursday, the Department of Justice handed over James Comey's contemporaneous memos of his conversations with President Donald Trump over to Congress.  They were immediately revealed to the press.
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.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Comey Memos Provide Intimate Look Into Trump Presidency  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke in intimate and candid terms to the former F.B.I. director James Comey about some of the most sensitive matters before the agency, including the salacious dossier detailing Mr. Trump's ties to Russia …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey memos paint deeply unflattering view of Trump  —  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 …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Comey's Memos Indicate Dossier Briefing Of Trump Was A Setup
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New revelations shed light on Comey, Trump, and that ‘loyalty’ demand
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Andrew McCabe fights back
Discussion: The Hill and Daily Wire
Murray Waas / Vox:
Exclusive: Trump pressed Sessions to fire 2 FBI officials who sent anti-Trump text messages
Discussion: The Week
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump hires Giuliani, two other attorneys amid mounting legal turmoil over Russia
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ … “No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more indignities, setbacks and cynicism.  She developed protective armor that made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’  —  Covering Hillary Clinton's campaign from before it started to the very last moment.  —  Things were already looking bad when Chelsea Clinton popped the Champagne.  It was just after 9 p.m. on election night and she was having her hair …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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
Jezebel:
Philippe Reines Responds to Clinton Book, Tells Jezebel He Has ‘Tapes’  —  New York Times reporter Amy Chozick has a new memoir out called Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling, and in it she recalls being gaslit and harassed by Clinton's male press aides, whom she refers to as “The Guys.”
Discussion: Mother Jones
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:   New York Times Reporter: ‘I Cried’ After Writing Story About How Clinton Lost the Election
Washington Post:
Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign  —  The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Democratic Party files suit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign, and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 election  — The Democratic National Committee sued the Trump campaign, the Russian government, Wikileaks on Friday, accusing them of conspiring to disrupt the 2016 presidential election.
Associated Press:   In suit, DNC blames election loss on Trump-Russia alliance
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.
Kevin D. Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
When the Twitter Mob Came for Me  —  Recently hired by the Atlantic and then promptly fired, the conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson discusses the social-media outrage that made the celebrated magazine retreat  —  In early March, I met up with Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic …
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Sandy Hook / Washington Post:
students have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Vox
Austin L. Miller / Ocala.com:
Student shot at Forest High School in Ocala  —  One student injured; shooter is in custody.  Parents: Go to First Baptist Church, not Forest campus  —  Austin L. Miller @almillerosb  —  A male student was shot in the ankle Friday morning at Forest High School.  The shooter is in custody.
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Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Roger Stone calls Barbara Bush a ‘nasty drunk’ and whips up controversy in Northwest Florida  —  Stone no longer speaking at Okaloosa County GOP dinner.  —  The Okaloosa County GOP says it's uninvited Roger Stone from its annual dinner next month after he made disparaging remarks about former …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump won't attend Barbara Bush funeral ‘out of respect’ for family
Discussion: Associated Press and The Root
Celeste Katz / Town & Country:
Karen Pence Is Playing the Mother of All Long Games  —  We don't hear much about the Second Lady, and that's on purpose.  But that doesn't mean that Karen Pence has nothing to say.  —  Before running for Congress 18 years ago, Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, sat their kids down to talk about it.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
Big banks saved $3.6B in taxes last quarter under new law  —  NEW YORK (AP) — An analysis by The Associated Press shows the nation's six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes last quarter, thanks to the recently enacted Trump tax law.  —  Banks typically kick off …
Jem Aswad / Variety:
Avicii Dead at 28  —  Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a. Avicii, died this afternoon in Oman, according to a statement from his rep. He was 28.  —  “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement reads.
Discussion: KTLA and Mashable
Sarah Leonard / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon Can Save the Democrats (From Themselves)  —  After Hillary Clinton's loss to Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders's strong showing in the primary, many in the Democratic Party are able to read the writing on the wall: They need to move left.  But who wants to step in?
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Charges Sought in Eric Garner's Death, but Justice Officials Have Doubts  —  WASHINGTON — Federal civil rights prosecutors have recommended charges against a New York police officer in the 2014 death of Eric Garner, three current and former officials said, but top Justice Department officials …
Discussion: The Week
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
The Justice Department Just Lost A Major Sanctuary City Case
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
GOP megadonor Friess to run for Wyoming governor  —  Republican megadonor Foster Friess has told party leaders in Wyoming that he plans to run for governor, according to three people with knowledge of Friess' plans.  —  Friess is slated to make an official announcement at the Wyoming Republican Party's convention Friday afternoon.
Davis Dunavin / WSHU:
Alex Jones, Backtracking, Now Says Sandy Hook Shooting Did Happen … Talk show host Alex Jones has responded to a lawsuit from the parents of two children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Jones has repeatedly claimed on his website, Infowars, that the shooting was staged.
The Genesis Prize:
Natalie Portman Cancels Visit to Jerusalem to Receive the “Jewish Nobel”  —  Natalie Portman will not travel to Israel in June to receive the Genesis Prize, dubbed by Time Magazine as “The Jewish Nobel.”  The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) was notified by a representative of Ms. Portman that …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Risk Factors for 2018 GOP House Incumbents  —  Multiple indicators, including generic ballot polls, President Trump's approval ratings and recent special election results, point to midterm danger for Republicans.  But without robust race-by-race polling, it's trickier to predict individual races six months out.
Patrick J. Buchanan:
Why the Authoritarian Right Is Rising  —  This post was viewed 78 times.  —  Votes: 5.00 Stars!  —  Loading...  Share Pat's Columns!  —  A fortnight ago, Viktor Orban and his Fidesz Party won enough seats in the Hungarian parliament to rewrite his country's constitution.
 
 
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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Former assistant to Fox TV host Laura Ingraham sues, alleging pregnancy discrimination
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Jimmy Tobias / The Guardian:
Exclusive: US official appeared to delay protections for endangered species at behest of oil group
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
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Reuters:
Trump Invites Putin to the U.S., Offers Visit to Moscow, Russia Says
Agence France-Presse:
Rodrigo Duterte says he personally ordered arrest of Australian nun
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
G.O.P. Support Shows Cracks as Scott Pruitt's Ethics Inquiries Widen
Discussion: Washington Post
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell aims to reshape courts in case Senate flips
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
In Rural Tennessee, a Big ICE Raid Makes Some Conservative Voters Rethink Trump's Immigration Agenda
Discussion: Raw Story
GQ:
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Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
D.C. lawmaker who said Jews control the weather visits Holocaust Museum but leaves early
 

 
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