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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New Allegations Emerge Against Ronny Jackson as White House Digs In  —  WASHINGTON — Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician nominated to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, provided “a large supply” of Percocet, a prescription opioid, to a White House military office staff member …
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Washington Post:
VA nominee Ronny Jackson faces explosive new allegations of drinking, wrecking government vehicle  —  White House physician Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, wrecked a government vehicle after getting drunk at a Secret Service going away party …
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Political Wire
CNN:   White House prepares for possible Jackson withdrawal
CNN:
Democratic document outlines new VA nominee allegations
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose rent increases for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies … U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose to increase the amount low-income households are expected to pay for rent as well as require …
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ABC News:
President Trump will personally review documents in Cohen case  —  President Trump will personally review documents in Cohen case  —  Trump administration fights federal judge's ruling that DACA must continue  —  The judge delayed the order so DHS can 'better explain" why DACA is “unlawful.
Washington Post:
Michael Cohen to invoke Fifth Amendment right in Stormy Daniels case
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump's lawyers say President will be available ‘as needed’ to review Cohen raid materials
Discussion: Bloomberg
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson wants to triple rent on poor people
Discussion: Politico
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose raising rent for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies
Discussion: Common Dreams
Washington Post:
Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's new personal lawyer dealing with the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Seek to Determine Whether Mueller Has ‘Open Mind’  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani met with special counsel's team this week to discuss interview with president  —  President Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to determine whether special counsel Robert Mueller has an …
New York Times:
Robert Mueller's Last Resort  —  It's a nightmare scenario, but it's not hard to imagine: President Trump, growing tired of the Russia investigation as it closes in on him, fires Robert S. Mueller III and moves to dismantle the Office of Special Counsel.  —  This would be a serious assault on the rule of law in the United States.
Discussion: Washington Press
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:   Firing Mueller won't end Trump investigation, Mueller made sure
New York Times:
Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests  —  N.F.L. owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league's headquarters on Park Avenue in October, nearly a month after President Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Macron Says Trump Will Likely Kill The Iran Deal  —  US flip-flops on treaties are “insane,” says the French president.  —  BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief  —  French President Emmanuel Macron believes President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal as part of “a strategy of increasing tension …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Media Matters Says No Boycott for Joy Reid, Blasts ‘Right-Wing Chicanery’  —  “There's no corrective action they seek here.  Just revenge,” Angelo Carusone tells TheWrap  —  Media Matters for America will not launch any advertiser boycott against Joy Reid.
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New York Times:
Don Blankenship, West Virginia Candidate, Lives Near Las Vegas and Mulled Chinese Citizenship  —  KEYSER, W.Va. — Don Blankenship is running for the United States Senate as a proud West Virginian with Appalachian roots, but his primary residence is a $2.4 million villa with palm trees and an infinity pool near Las Vegas.
Wall Street Journal:
Classified Report Slams Military Over October Deaths in Niger  —  Culture of excessive risk is faulted in ill-fated mission against Islamists in West Africa  —  WASHINGTON—Poor training, complacency and a culture of excessive risk contributed to the deaths of four U.S. soldiers during …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Another Special Election, Another Really Bad Sign For The GOP  —  One might describe Arizona's 8th Congressional District as ... nondescript.  Covering portions of Phoenix's northern and western suburbs, including the Arizona Cardinals' home stadium, the district isn't all that geographically …
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New York Times:
Republicans Lost Support in Every Special Election Since Trump Became President
CNN:
Exclusive: Expelled spies included Russians suspected of tracking compatriots who resettled in US  —  Trump expels 60 Russian diplomats over UK attack  —  Washington (CNN)Among the dozens of Russian diplomats the US expelled last month were suspected spies who US law enforcement …
New York Times:
Key Justices Seem Skeptical of Challenge to Trump's Travel Ban  —  WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both sides on Wednesday in weighing President Trump's authority to impose a travel ban, which restricts entry into the United States from several predominantly Muslim nations …
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New York Times:
How Scott Pruitt Plans to Defend Himself on Capitol Hill: Spread the Blame  —  WASHINGTON — As Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, prepares to testify before Congress on Thursday amid a series of spending and ethics investigations, an internal E.P …
Discussion: Vox, Axios, HuffPost, The Hill, The Week and CNBC
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Ronan Farrow: Hillary Clinton Tried to Cancel Interview Because I Was Reporting on Weinstein Story  —  Ronan Farrow appeared on Good Morning America Wednesday to talk about his new book, and made a revelation about an interview he was slated to have with Hillary Clinton.
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Bruce Schlesman / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: New Clinton Emails Reveal Classified Docs, Clinton Foundation Connections
Discussion: Townhall
Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in Golden State killer case is arrested after decades of searching  —  Authorities have arrested a man suspected of being one of California's most prolific serial killers and rapists — the Golden State killer.  —  According to law enforcement sources who were unauthorized …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Merseyside Police:
We've issued the following statement following reports of social media posts being made in relation to Alder Hey Hospital and the ongoing situation with Alfie Evans:  —  Chief Inspector Chris Gibson said: “Merseyside Police has been made aware of a number of social media posts …
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils A Public Option For Banking  —  The idea would provide a low-cost alternative to payday loans — and it might just save the Postal Service, too.  —  Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is introducing legislation Wednesday that would require every U.S. post office …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NBC Bet $69 Million on Megyn Kelly—Then Viewers Vanished  —  The former Fox News star was supposed to bring a bigger audience for ‘Today,’ but ratings declines and high costs have dragged down a critical franchise  —  Megyn Kelly was supposed to bring star power to NBC News and a bigger …
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Judge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supporters  —  SEE ALSO  —  Cheers, Trump haters.  —  A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that there's nothing “outrageous” about throwing the president's supporters out of bars — because the law doesn't protect against political discrimination.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ariel Zilber / Daily Mail:
The officers pulled over a car whose Nevada registration had expired.  The car was driven by a male friend of her daughter, who was a passenger in the back seat  —  The daughter had called her mother after the vehicle was pulled over as they were driving along Route 9W in Bergen County on March 31.
Discussion: Politico and Louder With Crowder
Joe Concha / The Hill:
US falls to 45th on press freedom index, Trump labeled ‘media-bashing enthusiast’  —  Reporters Without Borders has dropped the United States to No. 45 in its annual ranking of press freedom for 180 countries around the world.  —  In the report released Wednesday, the United States received a …
National Journal:
Democrats Learning the Limits of Base-First Politics  —  A tale of two Senate races: Despite Beto O'Rourke's historic money haul, Democrats aren't optimistic he can win in Texas, but in Tennessee, a centrist former governor is putting a surprising race in play.
Stephen Chen / South China Morning Post:
North Korea's nuclear test site has collapsed ... and that may be why Kim Jong-un suspended tests  —  The mountain's collapse after a fifth blast last fall has led to the creation of a massive ‘chimney’ that could leak radioactive fallout into the air, researchers have found
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
In Trump's first year, FISA court denied record number of surveillance orders  —  More surveillance orders were denied during President Donald Trump's first year in office than in the court's history.  —  In its first year, the Trump administration kept one little-known courtroom in the capital busy.
Sara Randazzo / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Attorney to Plead Fifth in Stormy Daniels Lawsuit  —  Michael Cohen cites criminal investigation against him by federal prosecutors in New York  —  LOS ANGELES—President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen told a federal court here Wednesday he will assert his Fifth Amendment rights …
NBC News:
Bannon turned Cambridge into ‘propaganda machine,’ whistleblower says  —  WASHINGTON — Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told Democrats on Capitol Hill that former Trump campaign strategist Steve Bannon asked the embattled data firm to study voter suppression strategies …
Discussion: Political Wire and NBC News
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Louisiana GOP pushes back on anti-bestiality bill over fears it could undo sodomy ban  —  Some Louisiana state Republicans are pushing back against a measure in the Baton Rouge Legislature to toughen bestiality laws over fears it could lead to the repeal of the state's unconstitutional ban on sodomy.
Reason:
Chicago Is Trying to Pay Down Its Debt by Impounding Innocent People's Cars … On June 21, 2016, Chicago police pulled Spencer Byrd over for a broken turn signal.  Byrd says his signal wasn't broken, but that detail would soon be the least of his worries.  Ever since, Byrd has been trapped …
Danielle McLean / ThinkProgress:
Unearthed photo reveals ‘New Yorker’ Steve Mnuchin enjoys solar eclipses after all  —  When the public first learned about Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's trip aboard a (pricey) military jet to tour Fort Knox last August, it didn't take an astrologer to note the interesting timing of the visit …
Discussion: HuffPost
 
 
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
White House fights federal judge's ruling that DACA protections must continue
Discussion: Politico
Bank Underground:
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Discussion: Bloomberg
Vladimir Uglev / The Moscow Times:
Russian Novichok Developer Hospitalized Following Car Accident
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mulvaney could at least feel some shame
Discussion: Hullabaloo and ABC News
Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
“He Who Must Not Be Named”: Can John Lasseter Ever Return to Disney?
Discussion: Breitbart
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
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Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Slate and The Daily Caller
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Will anyone leave the Trump administration with an intact reputation?
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
What's Robert Mueller's next big move? Here are 9 possibilities.
Steve LeVine / Axios:
Millennials blame boomers for ruining their lives
Discussion: Raw Story
John Ingham / Daily Express:
Climate change is ‘not as bad as we thought’ say scientists
Discussion: RedState, Daily Wire and Climate Depot
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix Plans BuzzFeed-Set Docuseries ‘Follow This’