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Judge denies Stormy Daniels’s bid to expedite case against Trump over confidential agreementWashington Post Judge denies motion by Stormy Daniels’ attorney to depose Trump, CohenCNN Judge halts Stormy Daniels effort to depose TrumpThe Hill Stormy Daniels and Summer Zervos are using defamation laws to try and reveal the truth about TrumpNBCNews.com Full coverage

Who is Trump’s new Veterans Affairs pick, Ronny Jackson?Washington Post David Shulkin: Sacked secretary in parting shot at TrumpBBC News Shulkin: White House blocked me from publicly responding to accusationsThe Hill David J. Shulkin: Privatizing the VA Will Hurt VeteransNew York Times Shulkin blasts ‘toxic, chaotic, disrespectful’ Washington in farewell op-edCNN Full coverage

Veterans Affairs Secretary Is Latest to Go as Trump Shakes Up CabinetNew York Times Trump ousts Shulkin from Veterans Affairs, taps his doctorYahoo News Trump taps doctor, decorated diver to rescue Veterans AffairsReuters Full coverage

Gerrymandering back at Supreme Court as midterms near, tensions riseCNN Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering: The Supreme Court’s Play In 3 ActsNPR Supreme Court weighs partisan gerrymandering that hurt GOP in MarylandLos Angeles Times If Republicans rigged voting maps, why are Democrats winning so much?USA TODAY Full coverage

Trump attack unleashes oppo against MuellerPolitico Mueller reportedly connected ex-Trump staffer to Russian operative ahead of electionNew York Post The Memo: Trump legal-team turmoil poses perilsThe Hill Mueller’s critics are wrong about his roleCNN Full coverage