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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump to summon Muslim nations to confront ‘the crisis of Islamist extremism’  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Trump plans to deliver a forceful address here Sunday summoning the Muslim world to confront “the crisis of Islamist extremism” as he seeks to present a united front against global terrorism.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
House Inquiry Turns Attention to Trump Campaign Worker With Russia Ties  —  Michael Caputo, who served as a communications adviser to the Trump campaign, has been asked by the House committee investigating Russian election meddling to submit to a voluntary interview and to provide any documents …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Guardian and Mediaite
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Conservative media coverage gap on Trump, Obama bows  —  When Trump received The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal at the Royal Court Palace in Saudi Arabia, he bowed ever so slightly to the Saudi leader presenting it to him.  —  In 2009, when Obama greeted the Saudi King with a bow …
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Associated Press:
Melania Trump skips headscarf as she arrives in Saudi Arabia
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump receives Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honor
patribotics:
EXCLUSIVE: Judiciary Committee Considering Articles of Impeachment  —  Multiple sources close to the intelligence, justice and law enforcement communities say that the House Judiciary Committee is considering Articles of Impeachment against the President of the United States.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and Mediaite
Miranda Green / CNN:
Comey's father: Trump was ‘scared to death’ of FBI director  —  Washington (CNN)The father of former FBI Director James Comey says his son was fired because President Donald Trump was “scared to death of him.”  —  In a phone interview with CNN on Saturday, J. Brien Comey called his son's firing last week “a Trump deal.”
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
From ‘Nut job’ to ‘Wacko,’ Trump's history of using insulting words mocks mental health
Discussion: Power Line and neo-neocon
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
Twitter co-founder: ‘Very bad’ if Twitter helped make Trump president  —  Twitter co-founder Evan Williams apologized for the role Twitter may have played in electing President Trump.  —  In an interview published Saturday in The New York Times, Williams discussed the president's March claim …
Discussion: twitchy.com and MichelleMalkin.com
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Matt Latimer / Politico:
President Mike Pence Would Be in for a World of Pain  —  If any political pundit has learned anything over the last year—which is doubtful—that lesson is never to write off Donald Trump, who has time and again shown a Road Runner-like resilience that has both surprised and just plain ticked off his critics.
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
GOP talks of narrowing ‘blue-slip’ rule for judges  —  GOP senators are talking about changing an obscure Senate tradition to make it more difficult for Democrats to block certain judges from advancing to a confirmation hearing.  —  The change to the “blue-slip rule” would involve preventing …
Discussion: Instapundit and Political Wire
Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Black voters say they're already losing under Trump  —  Conversations with Virginian voters help explain that dreadful 12-per-cent approval rating with a community he pledged to make a priority.  —  PETERSBURG, VA.—A struggling post-industrial town.  A Christian factory worker praying “constantly” for Donald Trump.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Erick Erickson / Washington Post:
Here comes the GOP bloodbath  —  Erick Erickson is editor of the Resurgent.  —  Republicans like to point out how disastrous President Barack Obama's tenure was for the Democratic Party.  During his presidency, Democrats reached new lows in state legislative, gubernatorial and congressional seats.
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
At the Pentagon, overpriced fuel sparks allegations — and denials — of a slush fund  —  The Pentagon has generated almost $6 billion over the past seven years by charging the armed forces excessive prices for fuel and has used the money — called the “bishop's fund” by some critics …
Discussion: RT
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
For Democrats, special elections may be preview of 2018 campaigns  —  Democrats are heading into the homestretch of three special elections over the next month amid a national frenzy over the investigation into the possible connections of President Trump's 2016 campaign and Russian interference in the election.
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Daniel J. Flynn / The American Spectator:
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CBS News:
“Clock boy” discrimination lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Discussion: Hot Air and IJR
Kim Chandler / Yahoo:
Alabama lawmakers approve Confederate monument protections
Discussion: IJR and The Daily Caller
Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
The BBC has revealed it will use people's “personal information” …
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Trump: 'Our Partners Must Show That They're Partners' and ‘Must Contribute Financially’
Howard Altman / Tampa Bay Times:
Buckhorn's joke about pointing machine guns at media draws fire
Discussion: Raw Story
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump Discovers the Dangers of Governing at Daredevil Speed
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and Eschaton
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Defeated Pro-Trump Democratic Mayor is Down in the Dumps
Discussion: Raw Story
John Steele Gordon / Commentary Magazine:
A SLOW-MOTION COUP D'ÉTAT?
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