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6:10 PM ET, May 16, 2017

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New York Times:
Israel Was Source of Secret Intelligence That Trump Gave to Russians, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current …
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New York Times:
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls  —  WASHINGTON — The disclosure that President Trump divulged classified intelligence to two high-ranking Russian officials was a new blow to an already dispirited and besieged White House staff still recovering from the uproar …
Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Israeli Official: Trump Sharing Intelligence With Russia Is “Worst Fears Confirmed”  —  Two Israeli officials tell BuzzFeed News that the intelligence shared by Trump “syncs up” with intelligence Israel shared with its US counterparts.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Two Israeli intelligence officials confirmed …
Jonathan Tilove / politics.blog.mystatesman.com:
Roger Stone and Alex Jones warn of attempt to remove Trump claiming he has Alzheimer's
Wall Street Journal:   Israel Provided Intelligence Trump Shared With Russia, Officials Say
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Translating McMaster's rhetoric on the Russia-leak story
Alayna Treene / Axios:
WH: Trump didn't know source of intel he gave to Russia
Discussion: ABC News
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump aides eager to hitch ride on foreign trip
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and RedState
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump acknowledges ‘facts’ shared with Russian envoys during White House meeting
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
European official: Country might stop sharing intel with US
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February …
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
A Preview of Our Interview with Sally Yates  —  Last Thursday morning, I sat down with Sally Yates, the former acting Attorney General, whom President Trump fired on January 30th, after she refused to defend his original executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
FLASHBACK: Obama's CIA Director Leaked Top Secret Bin Laden Raid Intel To Hollywood  —  In an anonymously sourced article published Monday afternoon, The Washington Post claimed that Donald Trump leaked classified information during a meeting with Russian officials earlier this month.
Discussion: NBC News
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Inside the US effort to keep laptop bomb intel secret
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Hill Republicans alarmed by Trump disclosure to Russians
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Bloomberg
Congresswoman Barbara Comstock:
Rep. Comstock Statement On Reports That The President Shared Sensitive Intelligence With Russian Officials
Jan M. Olsen / Associated Press:
THE LATEST: EUROPEAN COUNTRY MIGHT HALT US INTEL-SHARING
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Tips For Reading Washington Post Stories About Trump Based On Anonymous Leaks
Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller and Politico
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump's Fans Shrug Off Oval Office Leak
Discussion: Vox and CNNMoney
Casey Tolan / Mercury News:
Exclusive: Kimberly Guilfoyle says she's talking with Trump administration about press secretary job  —  The Fox News host and former First Lady of San Francisco tells the Bay Area News Group: 'I'm a patriot, and it would be an honor to serve the country.'  —  NEW YORK — Kimberly Guilfoyle …
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I Know One of the Sources  —  I tend to take these stories about the President with a grain of salt.  We have seen key details of a number of salacious stories retracted within 48 hours.  The media hates the President so much that they'll run a negative story about him without very much provocation.
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with WikiLeaks, say multiple sources  —  The Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down on July 10 on a Washington, D.C., street just steps from his home had leaked thousands of internal emails to WikiLeaks, law enforcement sources told Fox News.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC Staffer's Murder Draws Fresh Conspiracy Theories  —  A spokesman for the family of a young Democratic National Committee staffer who was murdered last year said Tuesday that a conservative businessman had paid for a private investigation into the unsolved slaying that has ignited right-wing conspiracy theories.
Discussion: Mediaite and Right Wing Watch
Alex Campbell / BuzzFeed:
The Family Of A Murdered DNC Staffer Has Rejected A Report Linking His Death To WikiLeaks
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Health Care Puts House in Play  —  PPP's new national poll finds that Republicans are facing significant backlash over the health care bill that's having the effect of firing up Democrats and putting them in position to make major gains in the House next year.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Gingrich urges Trump to shut down White House press room  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump should “close down the White House press briefing room.”  —  “I am personally offended by the American news media.  I think it is destructive and disgusting.
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Senate Dems: “This is not normal”
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Alex Tizon / The Atlantic:
My Family's Slave … T  —  he ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster.  It weighed three and a half pounds.  I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the transpacific flight to Manila.  From there I would travel by car to a rural village.
Bloomberg:
McConnell Won't Guarantee All Tax Cuts Stay in Health-Care Bill  —  Senate leader says health measure will be difficult to pass  —  Sees ‘urgency’ to complete a deal given market turmoil  —  Passing an Obamacare replacement won't be any easier in the Senate than in the House …
Discussion: Morning Consult
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Steven Levy / Wired:
Inside Apple's Insanely Great (or Just Insane) New Mothership  —  On June 7, 2011, a local businessman addressed a meeting of the Cupertino City Council.  He had not been on the agenda, but his presence wasn't a total surprise.  Earlier in the year the man had expressed his intention to attend …
The Intercept:
The Bizarre Story Behind the FBI's Fake Documentary About the Bundy Family … Ryan Bundy seemed uneasy as he settled into a white leather chair in a private suite at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.  As the eldest son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who had become a national figure for his armed standoff …
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Week
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
MSNBC Ending Lawrence O'Donnell “The Last Word” Show Despite Top Ratings (Exclusive)  —  I can confirm that MSNBC is ending the top rated “The Last Word” with Lawrence O'Donnell, the popular show that follows Rachel Maddow at 10pm.  O'Donnell's contract is up shortly, and the network has not made any overtures about keeping him on.
 
 
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Patrick Hipes / Deadline:
Michael Moore's In-Secret ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Movie Acquired By Weinsteins
Martine Powers / Washington Post:
A Union Station ad screen played PornHub videos Monday night
Discussion: DCist
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
EPA asked the public which regulations to gut — and got an earful about leaving them alone
Discussion: Common Dreams
Jenna Clarke / Sydney Morning Herald:
Chanel regrets ‘some may have felt offended’ at new $1900 boomerang
Discussion: WREG-TV, The Daily Caller and Mashable
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Cruz, Paul want to go ‘nuclear’ on Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Atrios / Eschaton:
Because I Am Not Serious  —  Trump is a senile old man …
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and Raw Story
Samantha Smith / Pew Research Center:
In Trump era, women's views of nation's prospects take a negative turn
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
 Earlier Items: 
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Dems propose scrapping law GOP used to overturn regulations
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Julia Limitone / Fox Business:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Dad Mike Huckabee Blasts SNL Parody
Discussion: Washington Post
Ori Lewis / Reuters:
Israel wants White House to explain U.S. official's Western Wall comment
Discussion: The Resurgent and Politico
Joe Concha / The Hill:
O'Reilly to team up with Glenn Beck on radio
Robert Zubrin / National Review:
NASA's Worst Plan Yet
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Joseph Curl / Daily Wire:
Nancy Pelosi Gets Completely Destroyed by Questioner in CNN Town Hall
Discussion: IJR
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
National World, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, gets a £56.2M buyout offer from shareholder Media Concierge, a 40% premium to its Nov. 21 stock price

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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