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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.
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Power Briefing: Trump and Macron ‘close to understanding each other’ on Iran
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and CNBC
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
John Bolton's new deputy is a hawk with sharp elbows, just like him
Discussion: Foreign Policy
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: VA nominee's struggles are a consequence of Trump's vetting failures
Washington Post:
Trump suggests embattled nominee for VA post drop out because of ‘ugly’ process
CNN:
Scramble for answers as Ronny Jackson allegations threaten to upend nomination
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: Power Line, CNBC, Daily Kos and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Offered to Help Prep Scott Pruitt for Hearings.  EPA told the White House to ‘Get Lost’ … Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt faces a make-or-break moment on Thursday, when he's slated for a pair of congressional hearings, but he'll be heading to the Hill without …
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The Hill:
The Hill's Morning Report: Koch Network reevaluating midterm strategy amid frustrations with GOP  —  Welcome to The Hill's Morning Report, and happy Tuesday!  This daily email, a successor to The Hill's Tipsheet, is reported by Jonathan Easley and Alexis Simendinger to get you up to speed …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump calls Kim Jong Un ‘very honorable’
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Paul Pradier / ABC News:
French President Emmanuel Macron sweeps into DC with foreign policy that's ‘more articulated, credible and serious’
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 …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:   Flipping Cohen against Trump may not be so easy
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump says it's ‘stupid’ to ask whether he'd pardon Michael Cohen. He protests way too much.
Discussion: Raw Story
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’
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
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.
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: Mother Jones and Raw Story
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas gerrymandering case  —  The Supreme Court heard a challenge on Wednesday over whether Texas lawmakers drew electoral maps that reduced black and Hispanic voters' political clout, but the justices seemed ideologically divided and hesitant over whether they have the jurisdiction to issue a ruling.
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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Associated Press:
Justices say foreign business can't be sued under 1700s law
Discussion: Washington Post
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Amid Mueller Probe, Prominent Skadden Counsel Disappears From Website  —  Prominent Skadden counsel who supervised a report at the center of the Manafort charges has been deleted from the firm's website.  —  Robert Mueller's investigation of Trump's Russian connections has already resulted …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 »
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.
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 …
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed:
Midwestern Democrats Want The National Party To Stop The Trump-Russia Talk  —  “The only ones who want to do this are Democratic activists who are already voting Democratic.”  —  In battleground states in the middle of the country, some Democrats watched with frustration as their party grabbed headlines …
Discussion: Political Wire and Townhall
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.
Gabriella Paiella / The Cut:
Fresno State Professor Speaks Out for First Time Since Barbara Bush Backlash  —  Last week, after news broke that Barbara Bush had died at the age of 92, writer and English professor Randa Jarrar took to Twitter to share her thoughts on the former First Lady.
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.
Theodore Kim / Poynter:
An NYT recruiter shares advice about how to be a more competitive job candidate  —  How competitive is it to get into The New York Times newsroom summer internship program?  It is, statistically speaking, 10 times easier to gain acceptance to Harvard.  It's 20 times easier to earn a prestigious slot at West Point.
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
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 …
Discussion: Splinter
 
 
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John Bowden / The Hill:
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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Kanye Signed His Merch ‘Trump’ After Election Day
Discussion: BlackSportsOnline, Complex and YouTube
Cristina Alesci / CNN:
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 Earlier Items: 
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Mueller Reviewed Manafort Testimony on Russian Deripaska
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Pompeo Discussed Rapture at CIA
Discussion: The Hill, Splinter and NBC News
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
'Tase me, and you'll see what happens,' an American Airlines passenger said.  Police did — 10 times.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is 'can't prove untrue' new standard in Trump probe?
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Power Line
Sarah Mimms / BuzzFeed:
Inside A Divisive Fight Over How A Top Progressive Think Tank Handled Sexual Harassment
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Splinter