memeorandum: To Trump, Human Rights Concerns Are Often a Barrier to Trade (New York Times)

9:30 PM ET, May 21, 2017

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Full Transcript of Trump's Speech to the Muslim World From Saudi Arabia — In first speech on foreign soil, Trump lashes out at Iran, says its own citizens are victims of its policies and that terror groups ISIS, Al-Qaida, Hezbollah and Hamas are responsible for generations of vanished dreams

Discussion: Power Line, CNN, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Hit & Run, The Atlantic, RedState, IJR, The Times of Israel, 24Ahead, Washington Monthly, The Moderate Voice, CBS New York, Washington Post and The Resurgent

TBogg / Raw Story:

'He's been neutered': Trump supporters melt down after president calls Islam 'one of world's great faiths' — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — As President Donald Trump is getting hammered on the left for not using the expression “radical Islamic terrorism” during his speech in Saudi Arabia …

Discussion: CBS News, Conservative News Today, The Hill, Daily Mail, Washington Free Beacon and RedState

Elizabeth Landers / CNN:

Melania Trump gets rave reviews in Saudi press — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (CNN)First lady Melania Trump's fashion choices got rave reviews in local Saudi Arabian press Sunday, despite forgoing the customary headscarf. — Both the first lady and first daughter Ivanka Trump have been closely watched …

Sara Murray / CNN:

Reince Priebus returning to Washington after Saudi visit — Controversies continue as Trump travels abroad — (CNN)White House chief of staff Reince Priebus will return to Washington after President Donald Trump wraps up his visit to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his foreign trip.

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Blake Hounshell / Politico:

Donald of Arabia — Those who expected Donald Trump to fly into Riyadh and insult his Saudi hosts with the kinds of broadsides he delivered on the campaign trail against Islam and Muslims needn't have worried. — The president who once accused Saudi Arabia of complicity in the 9/11 attacks praised its …

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and Axios

Jonathan Swan / Axios: Trump wanted to veto bill to keep government open

New York Times:
To Trump, Human Rights Concerns Are Often a Barrier to Trade

Discussion: Human Rights Watch and Power Line

New York Times:
Trump Softens Tone on Islam but Calls for Purge of ‘Foot Soldiers of Evil’

Discussion: Power Line, RealClearPolitics, Conservative News Today and Althouse

Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump meets with Saudi women leaders as some activists remain critical

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Axios

Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump strikes moderate tone on Islam

Discussion: Gizmodo, Weasel Zippers and The Hill

Damian Paletta / Washington Post:

Trump to propose big cuts to safety-net in new budget, slashing Medicaid and opening door to other limits — President Trump's first major budget proposal on Tuesday will include massive cuts to Medicaid and call for changes to anti-poverty programs that would give states new power to limit …

Discussion: Salon, Associated Press, Politicus USA and The Daily Caller

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Trump budget to slash entitlements by $1.7 trillion — President Trump's 2018 budget proposal on Tuesday won't reform Social Security or Medicare — in line with his campaign promise — but it will make serious cuts to other entitlement programs. A source with direct knowledge tells …

Discussion: TheStreet, Politicus USA and Los Angeles Times

Stan Collender / Forbes: This Week's Rollout Of Trump 2018 Budget Could Be His Biggest Failure Yet

Jay Caruso / RedState:

Why Is Any Republican Spreading the Conspiracy Theory About Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich? — Is this how far Trump supporters will go? They're so willing to divert attention from President Trump's problems that they spread conspiracy theories? — Sean Hannity and Newt Gingrich …

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Media Matters for America and vice

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Gingrich spreads conspiracy theory about slain DNC staffer — Former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a stalwart supporter of President Trump, used a Sunday morning appearance on “Fox and Friends” to spread the conspiracy theory that former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was killed …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Guardian and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

Barak Ravid / Haaretz:

Fuming Netanyahu Orders Ministers to Attend Trump's Reception After Most Refuse to Show Up — Ministers didn't want to go after they found out they won't even shake hands with Trump Netanyahu dismisses cabinet meeting in a rage — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has required …

Discussion: New York Times, Israel Hayom, Daily Kos and Hullabaloo

Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Angry’ Netanyahu orders boycotting Israeli officials to show up for Trump reception: report

Discussion: The Guardian

Chad Pawson / CBC News:

Sea lion drags girl into water off Steveston dock in Richmond, B.C. — Marine mammal expert says animal made mistake, most likely thought dress was a piece of fish — A Richmond resident captured dramatic video on Saturday showing a sea lion grabbing a young girl by the dress and dragging …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Mediaite, twitchy.com, New York's PIX11, myfox8.com and AOL

Ryan Broderick / BuzzFeed:

Trump Supporters Have Built A Document With The Addresses And Phone Numbers Of Thousands Of Anti-Trump Activists — On Saturday night, a user named kanuke7 posted a pastebin link into the largest Discord server for Trump supporters, Centipede Central.

Discussion: Raw Story

Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:

McCain ‘almost speechless’ over Trump's ‘nutjob’ jab — Sen. John McCain on Sunday said he was “almost speechless” over comments that President Donald Trump reportedly made to Russian officials describing fired FBI Director James Comey as “a real nutjob.” — In an interview on “Fox News Sunday …

Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire

Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Chaffetz: Jail individuals leaking information

Discussion: Politico, RedState and The Daily Caller

Brooke A. Lewis / Houston Chronicle:
Racial slurs thrown at Al Green after calling for impeachment of President Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, AOL and Talking Points Memo

Hollywood Reporter:

Billy Bush Breaks His Silence on Trump, the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape, NBC and a Comeback Plan (Exclusive) — Seven months after the infamous “grab them by the pussy” recording got Bush fired (and nearly toppled Trump's White House run), the former ‘Today’ host goes public with what happened on that bus …

Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:

Meet Matt Boyle, Breitbart's (Other) Man in the White House — The very unlikely rise of a media phenomenon in Trump's Washington. — Matt Boyle went from an outsider ridiculed for his awkward mien and his activist tendencies to one of the best-wired reporters in the new Washington.

Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News:

Cuomo calls on Trump to provide emergency assistance at Penn Station — Gov. Cuomo called on President Trump Sunday to provide emergency assistance to remedy the “intolerable” situation at Penn Station that will create “a summer of agony.” — Earlier this month, executives from Amtrak …

Discussion: New York Times and Instapundit