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11:50 PM ET, April 23, 2018

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CNN:
Scramble for answers as Ronny Jackson allegations threaten to upend nomination  —  Washington (CNN)Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee are raising concerns about allegations involving Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the department …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate to postpone confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson to head Veterans Affairs, White House officials told  —  Senate lawmakers have postponed the confirmation hearing for Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, after top Republicans …
Politico:
Ronny Jackson's VA nomination on the rocks  —  His confirmation hearing may be postponed as senators weigh potentially new negative information about the Veteran Affairs secretary nominee.  —  Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson's nomination to be Veterans Affairs secretary may be in trouble, according to senators and aides in both parties.
CBS News:   Democrats reviewing allegations against VA nominee Ronny Jackson
Vernon Silver / Bloomberg:
Flight Records Illuminate Mystery of Trump's Moscow Nights  —  President denied overnight Miss Universe stay, Comey memos say  —  Jet landed on a Friday, left pre-dawn Sunday after pageant  —  President Donald Trump twice gave James Comey an alibi for why a salacious report …
Denver Post:
U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn should be kept off the 2018 ballot, Colorado Supreme Court rules  —  Doug Lamborn has been in Congress for six terms  —  Six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs should be kept off the Republican primary ballot this year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Colorado Supreme Court boots Rep. Lamborn off primary ballot
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Toronto Star:
‘This is not a car accident.’ Nine dead, 16 hurt as van strikes pedestrians along Yonge St. in North York; driver in custody  —  Police say that a white van mounted the curb and struck pedestrians walking along the sidewalk.  —  Nine people were killed and 16 injured after a van ran …
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CBC News:
What we know about Alek Minassian, alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
CNN:
Trump ramps up personal cell phone use  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is increasingly relying on his personal cell phone to contact outside advisers, multiple sources inside and outside the White House told CNN, as Trump returns to the free-wheeling mode of operation that characterized the earliest days of his administration.
Associated Press:
Golf club apologizes for calling cops on black women members  —  YORK, Pa. (AP) — A golf club in Pennsylvania has apologized for calling police on a group of black women after the co-owner and his father said they were playing too slowly and refused requests to leave the course.
Kristina Peterson / Wall Street Journal:
Arizona Rep. Martha McSally Alleges Sexual Abuse by High-School Coach  —  ‘I was looking for ways to not be powerless,’ she says of impact on her life; former coach denies the allegations  —  TUCSON, Ariz.— Rep. Martha McSally said she was sexually abused by a coach when she was in high school …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
It's a disgrace more Republicans aren't willing to choose country over partisanship … This is one of the most significant, dismaying, and underappreciated facts about the 2016 election: While a number of prominent Republicans refused to endorse Donald Trump, the only serving Republican member …
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Associated Press:   The Latest: Panel approves Pompeo for secretary of state
New York Times:
'I'm Not a Hero,' Says Unarmed Man Who Wrested Rifle From Waffle House Gunman  —  For the latest on the Waffle House shooting, read Monday's live updates.  —  NASHVILLE — The young woman, bandaged and shrouded in bedsheets, began to cry when James Shaw Jr. walked into Trauma Room No. 26 on Monday morning.
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Washington Post:
Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking arrested, refusing to answer questions, police say
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders to announce plan to guarantee every American a job … Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will announce a plan for the federal government to guarantee a job paying $15 an hour and health-care benefits to every American worker “who wants or needs one,” embracing the kind …
Jamie Gangel / CNN:
Former President George H.W. Bush in intensive care  —  (CNN)Former President George H.W. Bush, who just buried his wife first lady Barbara Bush on Saturday, is in intensive care, CNN has learned.  —  “President Bush was admitted to the Houston Methodist Hospital yesterday morning …
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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
George H.W. Bush hospitalized the day after funeral for his wife, Barbara
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
White House Deterring Republicans From Defending Pruitt, Sources Say  —  Republicans who fawned over EPA boss now sharpening criticism  —  Four Republicans and 170 Democrats said Pruitt should quit  —  White House officials are cautioning Republican lawmakers and other conservative allies …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
First lady releases menu, details for Macron's state visit  —  The White House on Monday revealed the menu, entertainment and other details of the first state visit of the Trump administration in anticipation of the French president's arrival.  —  French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife …
North Yorkshire Police:
Laser jammer Range Rover driver who gave police the finger is handed an eight-month prison sentence  —  Timothy Hill, 67, threw the device in a river behind his home in Grassington when he found out that officers had launched an investigation.  —  But today he was jailed for eight months …
Discussion: twitchy.com and Daily Wire
Chauncey Devega / Salon:
Pulitzer-winning reporter David Cay Johnston: “The evidence suggests Trump is a traitor”  —  Investigative reporter who has covered Trump for 30 years dares to imagine impeachment — and President Nancy Pelosi  —  The saga of President Donald Trump consists of several parallel and intersecting stories.
Discussion: Washington Press
Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker:
McMaster and Commander  —  Can a national-security adviser retain his integrity if the President has none?  —  When Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin on the morning of March 20th, the two were at an excruciatingly delicate juncture.
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:   Pence to name Kellogg as national security adviser
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump's Re-Elect Figures Similar to Those of Obama, Clinton  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. registered voters solidly believe that President Donald Trump does not deserve to be re-elected, by 59% to 37%.  The percentage of voters who say Trump deserves re-election is essentially identical …
Daily Wire:
BREAKING: Anti-Gun Control Parkland Survivor Kyle Kashuv Questioned By School Security For Visiting Gun Range With His Father  —  On Friday, Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv went to the gun range to learn to fire a gun for the first time, alongside his father.  He tweeted this:
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Poll: Coal baron Blankenship fading in W.Va. Senate primary  —  WHEELING, W.Va. — A new poll out Monday evening shows recently imprisoned coal baron and Senate hopeful Don Blankenship fading in the Republican primary, amid an avalanche of establishment attacks aimed at stopping him from winning the nomination.
Discussion: ABC News
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Burgess Everett / Politico:   Senators hold their fire against vulnerable home-state colleagues
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Respect Unearned  —  Washington's self-righteous establishmentarians talk of professionalism when they act unprofessionally.  They refer at length to their intellectual and professional pedigrees when they prove incompetent.  And they cite their morality and ethics when they possess neither.
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Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:   Obama Justice Dept.'s attempts to influence investigations exposed in McCabe probe
Michael Harriot / The Root:
White Judge Sentenced to Probation for Election Fraud in Same County Where Black Woman Received 5 Years  —  Right now, there is a black woman sitting in prison, reading about a Texas judge who was found guilty of the same crime she committed.  She probably noticed that the judge was sentenced …
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Anna M. Tinsley / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Tarrant County judge pleads guilty, resigns after using fake signatures to get on ballot
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
How merchants use Facebook to flood Amazon with fake reviews  —  SAN FRANCISCO — On Amazon, customer comments can help a product surge in popularity.  The online retail giant says that more than 99 percent of its reviews are legitimate because they are written by real shoppers who aren't paid for them.
Los Angeles Times:
Fox News host Sean Hannity's real estate holdings draw scrutiny  —  On Feb. 6, conservative media personality Sean Hannity brought his longtime financial advisor, William Lako, on his popular radio show to talk about money.  —  “For 25 years, you've watched me start with nothing, right, pretty much?”
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Special Trump tax provision gives $17 billion break to millionaires, gov't report finds  —  WASHINGTON — The wealthiest Americans will benefit the most from President Donald Trump's tax deduction for owners of “pass-through” businesses, according to a congressional report released Monday.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
When — if Ever — Will the Super Bowl Champion Eagles Visit the White House?  —  Springtime in Washington usually brings the blooming of cherry blossom trees and a White House visit from the Super Bowl champions.  Peak bloom happened weeks ago, but there's still no sign of the Philadelphia Eagles, the N.F.L.'s current titleholders.
Discussion: Washington Press, AOL and Deadspin
Olga Khazan / The Atlantic:
People Voted for Trump Because They Were Anxious, Not Poor  —  For the past 18 months, many political scientists have been seized by one question: Less-educated whites were President Trump's most enthusiastic supporters.  But why, exactly?  —  Was their vote some sort of cri de coeur …
Discussion: Mashable
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
What Is Denuclearization Anyway?  —  With each passing day, the impending Trump-Kim summit takes another dip toward disaster.  —  In just a month or so, President Donald Trump will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, an unprecedented event of great risk and opportunity.
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
John Bolton presided over anti-Muslim think tank  —  WASHINGTON — John Bolton, President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, chaired a nonprofit that has promoted misleading and false anti-Muslim news, some of which was amplified by a Russian troll factory, an NBC News review found.
 
 
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Media Matters for America:
YouTube removed a compilation of Alex Jones' Sandy Hook lies due to “harassment.”  His own videos are still up.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Court rules against Trump administration's delay on car efficiency fines
Discussion: The Daily Caller and ThinkProgress
Ashley Powers / New Yorker:
The Renegade Sheriffs  —  A law-enforcement movement that claims …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Gretchen Carlson Pacts With A+E Originals for Documentary Specials (EXCLUSIVE)
Discussion: A+E Networks and Politico
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:
Here's Why Many Americans Are Choosing Not To Vote This Year
Discussion: USA Today
Alan Dershowitz / Washington Examiner:
Maybe Mueller should be investigated
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
CONSERVATIVES: TRUMP CRIMES ARE NONE OF OUR BUSINESS
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Andrew Khouri / Los Angeles Times:
Southern California home prices jump to a new record high
Elizabeth Djinis / Sarasota Herald:
Sarasota student makes racist prom proposal
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The myth of an ending: why even removing Trump from office won't save American democracy
Discussion: NewsBusters and IndieWire
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Republican National Committee Spent $225K at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort Just Last Month
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 

 
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