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5:35 PM ET, April 26, 2018

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
In Bonkers Interview, Trump Threatens to Seize Control of Justice Department  —  While many reporters have described President Trump's aggrieved psychology, his phone call this morning on Fox & Friends gave outsiders unfiltered access to the sorts of rants he routinely imposes upon his staff.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
In Warning to Trump, Senators Advance Bill to Protect Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee fired a political warning shot at the White House on Thursday, advancing on a bipartisan vote long-stalled legislation to allow special counsels such as Robert S. Mueller III to appeal …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on ‘life of its own’  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday defended his decision not to appoint a second special prosecutor to investigate Republicans' concerns about the FBI by noting …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Senate panel advances bill to protect Mueller from firing, but it's unlikely to become law  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced legislation Thursday that would protect special counsel Robert S. Mueller III from being fired by President Trump after the panel's Republican chairman backed off changes …
Discussion: NBC News, National Review and MSNBC
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
‘This thing needs to conclude’: Sessions says he understands frustrations with Mueller  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday took what seemed to be a veiled swipe at Robert S. Mueller III and suggested the special counsel's probe “needs to conclude.”
Discussion: Politico and Shareblue Media
The Hill:
House chaplain forced out by Ryan  —  House Chaplain Patrick Conroy's sudden resignation has sparked a furor on Capitol Hill, with sources in both parties saying he was pushed out by Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wis.).  —  Conroy's own resignation announcement stated that it was done at Ryan's request.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Democrats furious at Ryan over ousting of House chaplain
Discussion: Splinter
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Ryan dismissed House chaplain, leaving lawmakers demanding answers
Wall Street Journal:
‘Boss, I Miss You So Much’: The Awkward Exile of Michael Cohen  —  Donald Trump's self-described ‘fixer’ brooded about failing to get a White House post; now under criminal investigation, he has the president's attention  —  In the 15 months since Donald Trump shut him out of a White House job …
New York Times:
Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault After Years of Accusations  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A jury found Bill Cosby guilty Thursday of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home near here 14 years ago, capping the downfall of one of the world's best-known entertainers …
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CNN:
Bill Cosby guilty on all three counts in indecent assault trial, jury decides  —  Norristown, Pennsylvania (CNN)The jury in Bill Cosby's retrial found the TV icon guilty of all three counts of aggravated indecent assault on Thursday for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in a Philadelphia suburb in 2004.
Kris Maher / Wall Street Journal:   Bill Cosby Is Found Guilty in Second Trial for Sexual Assault
Chris Francescani / ABC News:
Bill Cosby found guilty on all charges
Discussion: IJR and Associated Press
New York Times:
Senate Confirms C.I.A. Chief Mike Pompeo to Be Secretary of State  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday easily confirmed Mike Pompeo as the nation's 70th secretary of state, elevating the current C.I.A. director and an outspoken foreign policy hawk to be the nation's top diplomat.
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Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
Democrats' opposition to Mike Pompeo is exactly what's wrong with politics today
Discussion: New York Magazine and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump pleased that Pompeo is secretary of state
Discussion: Politico
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state
Discussion: ABC News, Breitbart and RedState
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Secretly Taped Audio Reveals Democratic Leadership Pressuring Progressive to Leave Race  —  Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives, has for years been a prolific campaigner on behalf of current and potential members of Congress.  It was no surprise, then …
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Washington Post:
Pelosi defends party intervention in Democratic primaries
New York Times:
F.B.I. Letter Casts Further Doubt on White House's Rob Porter Timeline  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. first gave the White House counsel, Donald F. McGahn II, a file containing spousal abuse allegations against Rob Porter in March 2017, according to a detailed new timeline the bureau has given …
Discussion: Eschaton and Althouse
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Attorney Michael Avenatti hints $1.6 million abortion payout was for Trump — not GOP donor  —  The lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels suggested that a $1.6 million hush money payoff to a Playboy model was actually made on behalf of President Donald Trump — and not a Republican donor.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Root
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Washington Post:
Federal judge appoints special master to review material seized from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Diamond and Silk say under oath they weren't paid by Trump campaign; FEC filings say otherwise  —  The conservative social media personalities known as Diamond and Silk claimed under oath at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday that they were never paid for their consulting work by President Trump
Discussion: RedState
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
FLASHBACK: Trump supporters Diamond and Silk were paid $7K to cut campaign ad for Wisconsin neo-Nazi
Discussion: HuffPost
Mike Debonis / Washington Post:
Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez is ‘severely admonished’ by Ethics Committee, ordered to repay gifts  —  The Senate Ethics Committee said Thursday that Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who avoided conviction in a federal corruption trial last year, violated federal law and Senate rules …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Associated Press:
Mattis Breaks With Trump, Says Iran Nuclear Deal Includes ‘Robust’ Verification  —  Without giving his opinion about whether the U.S. should stick with the agreement, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that after reading the deal three times he was struck by how tough it is
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate confirms Grenell as ambassador to Germany over Democrats' objections
Discussion: The Daily Caller and LGBTQ Nation
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
A farewell to free journalism  —  Bloomberg, my former employer, is reportedly moving to a paywall.  If that turns out to be true, I can't say I'll be surprised.  —  When I announced that I was leaving Bloomberg View for the Post Opinion section in February, many longtime readers gently reproached …
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
If Democrats Are Doing so Great, Why Don't They Have a Bigger Lead on Generic Ballot?  —  Every day, it seems, another warning light goes off on the GOP's dashboard, a blinking reminder of their ensuing troubles for 2018.  There are a record number of GOP retirements — including that of House Speaker Ryan.
Ricardo Cano / Arizona Republic:
RedForEd walkout school closures will impact 840,000 Arizona students  —  More than 840,000 of Arizona's 1.1 million public-school students in 1,000-plus schools will be affected by closures Thursday, the start of the statewide teacher walkout.  —  An Arizona Republic analysis …
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Why Aren't U.S. Liberals Outraged About Alfie Evans?  —  A British baby's right to life should be clear to everyone.  —  What the British government is doing to a baby and his family is almost unbelievable.  The government has determined that Alfie Evans, afflicted as he is by a rare …
NBC News:
Trump's biggest problem might be the competency question  —  First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter  —  WASHINGTON — This morning, President Trump's pick to head the Department …
Discussion: NBC News, Taylor Marsh and IJR
Sam Stanton / Sacramento Bee:
Relative's DNA from genealogy websites cracked East Area Rapist case, DA's office says  —  Sacramento investigators tracked down East Area Rapist suspect Joseph James DeAngelo using genealogical websites that contained genetic information from a relative, the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office confirmed Thursday.
Discussion: Splinter and VICE News
Pew Research Center:
The Public, the Political System and American Democracy  —  Most say ‘design and structure’ of government need big changes  —  At a time of growing stress on democracy around the world, Americans generally agree on democratic ideals and values that are important for the United States.
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
‘Firing Line’: PBS Reloads Public-Affairs Show With Host Margaret Hoover  —  EXCLUSIVE: PBS is bringing back an iconic property after nearly two decades.  The pubcaster said today that a new version of Firing Line, the William F. Buckley-hosted public-affairs show it aired from 1966-99, will premiere in June.
The Montgomery Advertiser:
Our shame: The sins of our past laid bare for all to see  —  We were wrong.  —  On the day when people from across the globe come to our capital city to consider the sordid history of slavery and lynching and try to reconcile the horrors of our past, the Montgomery Advertiser recognizes …
Discussion: The Root
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid Trump's diplomatic thaw, Otto Warmbier's parents sue North Korea for having ‘brutally tortured and murdered’ their son  —  The family of Otto Warmbier filed an extraordinary lawsuit against North Korea in federal court Thursday alleging that the 22-year-old college student was …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Bush 41, Trump, and American Decline  —  George H.W. Bush once vomited on the prime minister of Japan.  It was a mortifying but innocent incident, the result of a nasty stomach bug.  Donald Trump has spent the last couple of days effectively doing likewise on France's Emmanuel Macron.
Discussion: Instapundit
Washington Post:
The military paid for a study on sea level rise.  The results were scary. … More than a thousand low-lying tropical islands risk becoming “uninhabitable” by the middle of the century — or possibly sooner — because of rising sea levels, upending the populations of some island nations …
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Raising the Ceiling, but Not the Floor, on Potential Democratic House Gains  —  Playing field widens even as odds of turnover don't change  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The number of potentially vulnerable Republican seats is growing, and we're adding an extra 10 GOP-held seats to the Likely Republican column this week.
 
 
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