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Jeff Flake says oversight of Mueller probe was given to Matthew Whitaker, "somebody who is in an acting capacity, somebody who has not been confirmed by the Senate. Should we here in the Senate be okay with that? I would argue no, we can't be." (via ABC)

The Mueller protection bill has been blocked again. Jeff Flake asked for unanimous consent on the Senate floor to move the bill. Republican Mike Lee objected, citing concerns over separation of powers.

After endorsing murder of journalist by Saudis, who could blame North Korea for making this point? washingtonpost.com/world/2018/11/…

Trump Congratulates Putin on Re-Election, but Fails to Mention Meddling in U.S. - “We had a very good call,” Mr. Trump told reporters on Tuesday in the Oval Office. “We will probably be meeting in the not-too-distant future.” ow.ly/n2I050gW1Tp

David Gillespie: high court challenge to eligibility thrown out – politics live - High court rules it cannot hear challenge, as government goes back on the attack over Labor’s tax policy with a prime ministerial visit seniors. All the day’s events, li... ow.ly/s2i950gW3FS

Bosnia Is Teetering on the Precipice of a Political Crisis - Should the United States be trying to stop it? ow.ly/j36550gWpS4

Austin bombing suspect blows himself up after swat team closed in - Suspect, 24, killed himself in Round Rock as police moved in Two people died in string of explosions in Austin this month A man suspected of being the bomber behind a series of explos... ow.ly/ITUy50gWsj7

Is Trump’s Get-Tough Approach With China Working? - Ahead of sweeping tariffs on China, Beijing is sending very mixed messages. ow.ly/F2Su50gWXhE

How Researchers Learned to Use Facebook ‘Likes’ to Sway Your Thinking - Your interest in Kim Kardashian West can tell researchers how extroverted (very), how conscientious (more than most) and how open-minded (only somewhat) you are. ow.ly/L7ha50gWYEq

Coalition makes hard sell in bid to get company tax cuts though Senate – politics live - Labor works to counteract government attacks on its tax dividend policy as crossbenchers decided on corporate rate cut. All the days events, live 12.15am GMT Afte... ow.ly/fx9l50gX1cA

Teflon Trudeau Is His Own Worst Enemy - In the absence of a serious political challenge from the left or right, Canada’s prime minister is suffering from self-inflicted damage. ow.ly/nBxS50gXmtg

Russian media outlets boycott parliament in harassment row - Several outlets withdraw their staff from covering Duma after MP cleared of wrongdoing As many as 20 Russian-language media outlets have withdrawn their journalists from covering Russia’s lo... ow.ly/lCDN50gXnGD

Even Canadian stoicism is cracking! Thank you, Gary Mason 🇨🇦🇺🇦: "Extreme partisanship and polarization has deformed American politics beyond recognition. The notion the country is the standard-bearer for democracies around the world is now a sad farce." theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Vanity Fair is reporting that the FBI raided Michael Cohen's hotel room at the Loews Regency in New York. "A handful of them remained upstairs for several hours, according to a source familiar with the situation." vanityfair.com/news/2018/04/f…

Just as Trump and Lula think alike about the political opposition, average Trump and Lula supporters think exactly the same thing about their president, writes Kenneth Rapoza: forbes.com/sites/kenrapoz…

Good argument from Thomas de Waal on how Armenia's protests are not necessarily a rejection of Russian influence ... but nevertheless Russia never likes to see a neighboring government toppled by popular unrest. foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/23/som…

Ty Cobb is OUT, NYT reports. Trump plans to hire Clinton impeachment lawyer Emmet T. Flood to replace. nytimes.com/2018/05/02/us/…

The "deportation bus" a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Georgia is using broke down. abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireS…

Total asshole. thedailybeast.com/texas-lt-gov-d…