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2:15 PM ET, April 24, 2018

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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Ronny Jackson, Trump's V.A. Nominee, Faces Claims of Overprescription and Hostile Work Environment  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is examining allegations that President Trump's nominee to lead the Veterans Affairs Department oversaw a hostile work environment …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Inside the Intense, Combative World of Covering the Trump White House  —  On a chilly and gray Monday in D.C. a few weeks ago, President Trump was sitting on the South Lawn among a group of children during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, when CNN's chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, shouted a question at him.
CBS News:
Democrats reviewing allegations against VA nominee Ronny Jackson  —  The ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs committee is reviewing allegations he's hearing about Ronny Jackson, the White House physician and President Trump's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
CNN:
Scramble for answers as Ronny Jackson allegations threaten to upend nomination
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Power Briefing: Trump and Macron ‘close to understanding each other’ on Iran
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and CNBC
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: VA nominee's struggles are a consequence of Trump's vetting failures
Discussion: RedState and MSNBC
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
John Bolton's new deputy is a hawk with sharp elbows, just like him
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate to postpone confirmation hearing for Ronny Jackson to head Veterans Affairs, White House officials told
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls Kim Jong Un ‘very honorable’  —  on Tuesday called North Korea's leader a “very honorable” person and expressed hope their meeting will occur “as soon as possible.”  —  “He really has been very open and, I think, very honorable from everything we're seeing,” …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Politico:
Trump blasts Iran deal as ‘insane’ in meeting with French leader
Discussion: National Review, Reuters, Axios and Politico
Washington Post:
Trump warns of ‘bigger problems than they ever had before’ if Iran ramps up nuclear program
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
The Latest: Macron highlights ties between France and US
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
CBC News:
What we know about Alek Minassian, alleged driver in deadly Toronto van attack  —  Police say Alek Minassian, 25, was arrested at the scene after van plowed into pedestrians on busy Yonge St.  —  Police have identified the suspect in a deadly van attack in Toronto as Alek Minassian …
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Josh O'Kane / Globe and Mail:
Facebook post connected to suspect in van rampage cites ‘incel rebellion’  —  A post made on Facebook just moments before Monday's pedestrian attack in Toronto detailing an “Incel Rebellion” appears to have been made by suspect Alek Minassian's actual account, a Facebook spokesperson told The Globe and Mail.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CBC News and Breitbart
The Guardian:
Sean Hannity's real estate venture linked to fraudulent property dealer  —  Shell company tied to the Fox News host bought homes through Jeff Brock, who was charged in 2016 with fraud and conspiracy for his role in a scheme to rig auctions on foreclosed properties
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump keeps saying he's innocent.  So why does he keep sounding like he's guilty?  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  As concern grew inside his orbit that Michael Cohen might become a cooperating witness to federal investigators …
Discussion: Salon, AOL, Daily Kos and ABC News
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Flipping Cohen against Trump may not be so easy
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Sales Figures for Comey's ‘A Higher Loyalty’ Dwarf Recent Political Best Sellers  —  Former F.B.I. director James Comey's book, “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” has dominated headlines for more than a week, and became an instant blockbuster, selling more than 600,000 copies in all formats during its first week on sale.
Associated Press:
Justices say foreign business can't be sued under 1700s law  —  The Supreme Court said Tuesday that foreign businesses cannot be sued in U.S. courts by foreign victims of human rights abuses and extremist attacks.  —  The justices voted 5-4 in favor of the Jordan-based Arab Bank.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas gerrymandering case
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Sessions Declines to Recuse Himself From Probe Into Trump Lawyer  —  Attorney general's recusal from Mueller probe angered Trump  —  Sessions still may step back from some issues involving Cohen  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions has decided against recusing himself from the investigation …
Discussion: Raw Story
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Trump Voters Driven by Fear of Losing Status, Not Economic Anxiety, Study Finds  —  Ever since Donald J. Trump began his improbable political rise, many pundits have credited his appeal among white, Christian and male voters to “economic anxiety.”  Hobbled by unemployment and locked out of the recovery …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kevin Williamson / Weekly Standard:
How They Do ‘Journalism’ at New York Magazine  —  In my recent Wall Street Journal essay on the politics of Twitter mobs, I noted that the episode was accompanied by a great deal of sloppy journalism—remarkably lazy journalism.  Of all the mostly denunciatory articles about me that appeared …
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
140,000 Arizona residents weren't sent voter ID cards, official calls it a ‘little hiccup’  —  PHOENIX, ARIZONA — As residents of Arizona's eighth congressional district cast ballots in a special election to replace former Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) in Congress, roughly 140,000 of them may be unaware …
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Hope in Arizona  —  Phoenix — On Tuesday, there's a special election …
Associated Press:
Mystery grows over pro-Saudi tabloid: Embassy got sneak peek  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It landed with a thud on newsstands at Walmart and rural supermarkets last month: Ninety-seven fawning pages saluting Saudi Arabia, whose ambitious crown prince was soon to arrive in the U.S. on a PR blitz to transform his country's image.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
The Daily Beast is Buzzing With Solid Scoops and An Editor Who Knows How to Spread The Word  —  It's been more than four years since John Avlon, — the former columnist and ubiquitous cable news commentator — took the reins of the Daily Beast from Tina Brown, its founding editor whose name …
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
How Devin Nunes Turned the House Intelligence Committee Inside Out  —  In inquiries on Benghazi and Russia and beyond, the California congressman has displayed a deep mistrust of the expert consensus on reality — a disposition that has helped him make friends in the current White House.
Washington Post:
Pruitt to unveil controversial ‘transparency’ rule limiting what research EPA can use … This post has been updated.  —  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is expected to propose a rule Tuesday that would establish new standards for what science could be used …
New York Times:
The Leadership Roles in America Where Women Are Outnumbered By Men Named John  —  Fortune 500 chief executives who are women Fortune 500 chief executives named John  —  The number of chief executives named John — a group that is overwhelmingly white — is very similar to the number of female executives.
Melinda Skea / Becket:
BREAKING: LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR GET THEIR DAY IN PENN.  COURT APPEALS COURT SWATS DOWN ATTORNEY GENERAL SHAPIRO'S ATTEMPT TO KEEP NUNS OUT OF CASE DECIDING THEIR RIGHTS  —  Legal Doc: Third Circuit Opinion Granting Intervention in Pennsylvania v. Trump  —  Legal Doc: New HHS Mandate Interim Rule
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Inside A Divisive Fight Over How A Top Progressive Think Tank Handled Sexual Harassment  —  “All of this to say, I surely expected better out of an organization that housed a national campaign on sexual assault.”  —  One of Washington's leading liberal institutions grappled …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is 'can't prove untrue' new standard in Trump probe?  —  When a political figure is accused of wrongdoing, a conversation begins among journalists, commentators, and public officials.  Are the charges true?  Can the accusers prove it?  —  That's the way it normally works.
Discussion: Power Line
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Pompeo Discussed Rapture at CIA  —  Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) is sworn in at his confirmation hearing on January 12, 2017 as Donald Trump's choice for the director of the CIA.  Pompeo is now Trump's choice for secretary of state.  Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images.
Discussion: The Hill, Splinter and NBC News
 
 
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Mitt Romney loves sport
Discussion: Breitbart
Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Russian TV Interview With Syrian Boy Was Secretly Conducted at Army Facility
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Amid Mueller Probe, Prominent Skadden Counsel Disappears From Website
New York Times:
Do Gun Owners Want Gun Control? Yes, Some Say, Post-Parkland
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Kanye Signed His Merch ‘Trump’ After Election Day
Discussion: BlackSportsOnline, Complex and YouTube
 Earlier Items: 
Cristina Alesci / CNN:
Charles Kushner: ‘I pushed Jared to do the deal’ for 666 Fifth Ave.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Mueller Reviewed Manafort Testimony on Russian Deripaska
Discussion: Raw Story
David Beard / Poynter:
Morning Mediawire: The Pulitzer-laden researcher embedded in the Post newsroom
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
'Tase me, and you'll see what happens,' an American Airlines passenger said.  Police did — 10 times.
 

 
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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