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12:00 PM ET, May 23, 2017

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CNBC:
19 dead in possible suicide blast at Ariana Grande UK concert  —  At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in a suspected suicide bombing Monday night after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said.  —  Greater Manchester Police said the incident was being treated as terrorism.
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New York Times:
Ariana Grande Manchester Concert Ends in Explosion, Panic and Death  —  MANCHESTER, England — An explosion that may have been a suicide bombing killed at least 19 people on Monday night and wounded 59 others at an Ariana Grande concert filled with adoring adolescent fans, in what the police were treating as a terrorist attack.
New York Times:
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Manchester Concert Attack; 22 Are Dead  —  MANCHESTER, England — The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a bombing at Manchester Arena, the deadliest terrorist assault in Britain since 2005, as the death toll rose to 22.
CBS News:
Latest on investigation into Manchester concert bombing  —  LONDON — CBS News confirmed Tuesday that the man who blew himself up the previous night at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, was 23-year-old Salman Abedi, who was known to British authorities prior to the attack.
BuzzFeed:
Here Is All The Fake News About The Manchester Terror Attack  —  A terror attack has claimed the lives of at least 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester.  Here are the claims you shouldn't believe about the incident.  —  BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia
Discussion: Washington Post, The Verge and Mashable
Telegraph:
Manchester terror attack: Everything we know so far
The Guardian:
Second Manchester bomb victim named as eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos
Reuters:
Manchester suicide attack lays bare limits of security measures
Discussion: Infowars
Chloe Chaplain / London Evening Standard:
Manchester attack: First victim of suicide bomber named as teenager Georgina Callander
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
US intelligence chief: No confirmation ISIS responsible for Manchester attack
Discussion: RedState
CNN:   Manchester Arena attack: ISIS claims blast that killed 22 at Ariana Grande concert
BBC:
Manchester Arena blast: 19 dead and about 50 hurt
Daily Mail:
ISIS fans celebrate Manchester attack on Twitter
Discussion: AP News and Mediaite
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Trump asked intelligence chiefs to push back against FBI collusion probe after Comey revealed its existence  —  President Trump asked two of the nation's top intelligence officials in March to help him push back against an FBI investigation into possible coordination between his campaign …
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Coats: I can't comment on my discussions with Trump  —  Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning that he doesn't “feel it's appropriate to characterize [his] discussions with the president” after being asked about yesterday's reports …
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Former C.I.A. Chief Testifies About Concern Over Russia's Ties to Trump Campaign  —  John O. Brennan, the former director of the C.I.A., said publicly for the first time Tuesday that he was concerned about possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
Lawrence H. Summers / Washington Post:
Larry Summers: Trump's budget is simply ludicrous  —  Details of President Trump's first budget have now been released.  Much can and will be said about the dire social consequences of what is in it and the ludicrously optimistic economic assumptions it embodies.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Budget Based on $2 Trillion Math Error
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Key Senate Republican offers dim outlook for Trump budget
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump's budget proposal slashes spending by $3.6 trillion over 10 years
Bloomberg:
Trump's $3.6 Trillion Budget Cuts Hit His Own Supporters Hard
Betsy Klein / CNN:
First lady's hand swat a viral sensation  —  (CNN)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, rolled out the red carpet for President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at Ben Gurion International Airport Monday morning, but one moment stood out: a flick of the wrist seen 'round the world.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:   Palestinians welcome Trump's talk of peace but offer lessons in two-state demands
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Declares Jerusalem Part of Israel in Major Policy Shift
Discussion: Geller Report and Althouse
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
A belligerent man in a Trump hat was kicked off a flight as a crowd chanted: ‘Lock him up!’  —  Like some bizarre parody of a Trump rally, a belligerent man in a “Make America Great Again” hat was booted off a plane in Shanghai Sunday — defiantly waving as a crowd of passengers jeered in the terminal: “Lock him up!
Alec MacGillis / New York Times:
Jared Kushner's Other Real Estate Empire  —  Baltimore-area renters complain about a property owner they say is neglectful and litigious.  Few know their landlord is the president's son-in-law.  —  The Townhouse on High Seas Court in the Cove Village development, in the Baltimore suburb of Essex …
Tegna / WXIA-TV:
Exclusive 11Alive poll: Ossoff leads 51% to Handel's 44% … One month from tomorrow, voters in the battleground 6th district will choose the next U.S. Representative from Georgia.  In a new 11Alive exclusive poll conducted by Survey USA, Democrat Jon Ossoff leads the race 51 percent, compared to Karen Handel's 44 percent.
Austin Wright / Politico:
Chaffetz postpones Wednesday hearing after speaking with Comey  —  House Oversight Chairman Jason Chaffetz on Monday said he will postpone a hearing scheduled for Wednesday after speaking with former FBI Director James Comey, who had been invited to testify.  —  “Spoke with Comey.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
What a Conservative Sees From Inside Trump's Washington  —  Republicans wish all that bad news was fake.  But no, it's real: The administration is destroying itself.  —  The conservative voters who elected Donald Trump seem to feel especially betrayed when those who document his failures and violations are fellow conservatives.
Bloomberg:
Trump Proposes Selling Off Half the U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve  —  U.S. stockpile contains 687.7 million barrels of crude  —  Proposal Includes Alaska Oil Leasing, Gulf Royalties Repeal  —  The White House plan to trim the national debt includes selling off half of the nation's emergency oil stockpile …
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
FEC member urges escalated Trump-Russia inquiry  —  A member of the Federal Election Commission is calling on the agency to investigate whether Russian agents paid for Facebook ads to spread damaging stories about Hillary Clinton ahead of last fall's presidential election.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Sarah Gantz / Baltimore Sun:
Riverside rowhome accidentally knocked down  —  A building was accidentally demolished on the 200 block of E. Fort Avenue.  (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun video)  —  City contractors accidentally knocked down a Riverside rowhouse Sunday as they attempted an emergency demolition on a property with a shared wall.
Discussion: Raw Story and Gizmodo
Austin Wright / Politico:
Brennan: Russia may have successfully recruited Trump campaign aides  —  The former CIA director also says the FBI probe into whether Russia meddled in the election is ‘well founded.’  —  Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Tuesday that he had concerns that Russian officials …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Axios and The Week
 
 
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