memeorandum: US intelligence chief: No confirmation ISIS responsible for Manchester attack (Rebecca Kheel/The Hill)

11:15 AM 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.

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; Toll Rises to 22 — MANCHESTER, England — The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the bombing at Manchester Arena, the deadliest terrorist assault in Britain since 2005, as the death toll rose to 22.

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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

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Reuters:

Manchester suicide attack lays bare limits of security measures — Countries across the world will tighten security ahead of major cultural and sports events after a suicide bombing in Britain that killed at least 22 people, but experts say reinforced measures will do little to prevent determined individuals.

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Telegraph:

Manchester terror attack: Everything we know so far — The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the Manchester suicide bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert last night which left 22 people dead, including an eight-year-old girl. — It is the worst terrorist attack …

Jon Austin / Daily Express:

Terror in Manchester: 3,500 potential terrorists & 400 ISIS fighters back from Syria in UK — THE number of potential terrorists being watched in the UK at the time of the Manchester bombing has swelled to nearly 3,500 - but our security services are using powers to monitor them LESS than they did a year ago, Express.co.uk can reveal.

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The Guardian:

Second Manchester bomb victim named as eight-year-old Saffie Rose Roussos — ‘Beautiful little girl’ was at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester with her mother and sister when the explosion happened … A “beautiful little girl” has been named a victim of the suspected suicide attack …

Helena Horton / Telegraph:
Eight-year-old confirmed dead after Manchester attack at Ariana Grande concert

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CNN: Manchester Arena attack: ISIS claims blast that killed 22 at Ariana Grande concert

Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
US intelligence chief: No confirmation ISIS responsible for Manchester attack

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CBS News:
Latest on investigation into Manchester concert bombing

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Chloe Chaplain / London Evening Standard:
Manchester attack: First victim of suicide bomber named as teenager Georgina Callander

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AP News:
The Latest: 8-year-old girl among Manchester dead

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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump promises solidarity with U.K. against ‘evil loser’ terrorists

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BBC:
Manchester Arena blast: 19 dead and about 50 hurt

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Daily Mail:
ISIS fans celebrate Manchester attack on Twitter

Discussion: 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 …

CNN:
Trump asked DNI, NSA to deny evidence of Russia collusion

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Austin Wright / Politico:
Chaffetz postpones Wednesday hearing after speaking with Comey

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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Coats: I can't comment on my discussions with Trump

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Jack Date / ABC News:
Trump asked NSA director to publicly push back against FBI's Russia investigation

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New York Times:
Former C.I.A. Chief Testifies About Concern Over Russia's Ties to Trump Campaign

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CNN:
First on CNN: Mueller briefed on secret Comey memos, source says

Discussion: Washington Post and Talking Points Memo

NBC News:
Trump Asked Top Intel Officials to Push Back Publicly on Russia Probe

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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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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump's budget proposal slashes spending by $3.6 trillion over 10 years

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Key Senate Republican offers dim outlook for Trump budget

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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

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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:

Fox News staffers ‘disgusted’ at network's promotion of Seth Rich conspiracy theory — July 2016: DNC staffer Seth Rich fatally shot — Fox News staffers expressed frustration on Monday that on-air personalities at their network like prime time host Sean Hannity are continuing to peddle …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Week, The Resurgent and USA Today

The Daily Beast:
Fox News Staffers ‘Embarrassed’ by Hannity's Conspiracy Theory Crusade

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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!

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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 …

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 …

Discussion: Political Wire and The Daily Caller

Penny Starr / Breitbart:

AP Hires Leftist Activist as Freelancer to Sneak Into Closed Press NH GOP Event to Attack KellyAnne Conway — A freelancer for the Associated Press has drawn the ire of the GOP in New Hampshire after working her way into a “closed press” fundraiser last week and then falsely reporting …

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.

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