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7:15 PM ET, April 25, 2018

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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
Washington Post:
Ronny Jackson: Summary of allegations  —  The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee minority staff released a two-page memo Wednesday detailing allegations made against VA secretary nominee Ronny Jackson.
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Daily Kos
CNN:
Democratic document outlines new VA nominee allegations
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
CNN:
VA nominee drunkenly banged on female employee's door during overseas trip, sources say
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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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.
Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:   Firing Mueller won't end Trump investigation, Mueller made sure
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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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
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.
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
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why the win for Republicans in Arizona 8 is still good for Democrats
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:
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.
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.
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 Week, The Hill and CNBC
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
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Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea's Nuclear Test Site Is Largely Unusable, Chinese Scientists Say
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
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 …
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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 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 …
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 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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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.
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
What's Robert Mueller's next big move?  Here are 9 possibilities.  —  Recent reports suggest intriguing possibilities for where the investigation is going.  —  What's the next shoe that will drop in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation?  —  Mueller's team won't say publicly …
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 …
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
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
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
How Fake Mark Zuckerbergs Scam Facebook Users Out of Their Cash  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A Facebook notification on Gary Bernhardt's phone woke him up one night last November with incredible news: a message from Mark Zuckerberg himself, saying that he had won $750,000 in the Facebook lottery.
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Turning Point USA Keeps Accidentally Hiring Racists  —  “I love making racist jokes,” tweeted the woman who replaced the person who wrote, “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE.”  —  Turning Point USA, a nonprofit founded in 2012 by then-19-year-old Charlie Kirk, has exploded in the Trump era.
Discussion: Slate and The Daily Caller
Chronicle of Higher Education:
Drew Cloud Is a Well-Known Expert on Student Loans.  One Problem: He's Not Real.  —  Drew Cloud is everywhere.  The self-described journalist who specializes in student-loan debt has been quoted in major news outlets, including The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, and CNBC …
 
 
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Vladimir Uglev / The Moscow Times:
Russian Novichok Developer Hospitalized Following Car Accident
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mulvaney could at least feel some shame
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
“He Who Must Not Be Named”: Can John Lasseter Ever Return to Disney?
Discussion: Breitbart
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Liberalism's Golden Dream
Thomas Clouse / Spokesman.com:
Federal judge in Spokane halts Trump cuts to Planned Parenthood teen pregnancy program
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This Just In - Macron Lunching at Tonic!?!
Steve LeVine / Axios:
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John Ingham / Daily Express:
Climate change is ‘not as bad as we thought’ say scientists
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Russia Widens EW War, ‘Disabling’ EC-130s In Syria
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