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The Guardian:
Republican candidate charged with assault after ‘body-slamming’ Guardian reporter — Audio of Greg Gianforte attacking Ben Jacobs corroborated by Fox News journalists in the room, who described candidate ‘slamming him to the ground’ — The Republican candidate for Montana's congressional seat …
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The Billings / Associated Press:
Gazette opinion: We're pulling our endorsement of Greg Gianforte — In this March 6, 2017, file photo, Greg Gianforte, right, receives congratulations from a supporter in Helena. Montana voters are heading to the polls Thursday to decide a nationally watched congressional election amid uncertainty …
Fox News:
Greg Gianforte: Fox News team witnesses GOP House candidate ‘body slam’ reporter — The race to fill Montana's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives took a violent turn Wednesday, and a crew from the Fox News Channel, including myself, witnessed it firsthand.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Montana Republican Greg Gianforte, Charged With Assault, Awaits Fate in Vote — MISSOULA, Mont. — The Republican candidate in a hotly contested special House election in Montana was charged with assaulting a journalist on Wednesday at what was to be a final rally in Bozeman on the eve of the vote.
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Edmund Kozak / LifeZette:
Montana Assault Witness Changes Story, Says No Neck Grab
Montana Assault Witness Changes Story, Says No Neck Grab
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Missoulian:
Missoulian rescinds Gianforte endorsement
Missoulian rescinds Gianforte endorsement
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Felix Biederman / Washington Post:
Face it: The body-slammed reporter did just what you would have done
Face it: The body-slammed reporter did just what you would have done
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ABC News, The Atlantic, Daily Wire and The Guardian
Christina Manduley / CNN:
Tapper: If you can't condemn an assault on a reporter, reexamine your love for Constitution
Tapper: If you can't condemn an assault on a reporter, reexamine your love for Constitution
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The Times of Israel
Matthew Balan / Mediaite:
‘You Are Sadly Mistaken’: Don Lemon Rips CNN Guest Who Won't Blame Trump For Alleged Assault On Reporter
‘You Are Sadly Mistaken’: Don Lemon Rips CNN Guest Who Won't Blame Trump For Alleged Assault On Reporter
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Reporter: Only true thing in Gianforte's assault statement is my name and employer
Reporter: Only true thing in Gianforte's assault statement is my name and employer
Jason Jarrett / Gallatin Media Center:
Update on Assault Investigation
Update on Assault Investigation
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Justin Mitchell / Reuters:
Republican candidate charged with assault, roiling Trump's Montana test
Republican candidate charged with assault, roiling Trump's Montana test
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Daily Wire
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Fights, Lies, and Audiotape
Fights, Lies, and Audiotape
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Washington Post, Hot Air and National Review
NBC News:
Jared Kushner Now Under FBI Scrutiny in Russia Probe, Say Officials — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and one of his senior advisers, has come under FBI scrutiny in the Russia investigation, multiple U.S. officials told NBC News. — Investigators believe Kushner …
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Washington Post:
Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation — Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related matters, according to people familiar with the investigation.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Appeals Court Will Not Reinstate Trump's Revised Travel Ban — WASHINGTON — The federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., on Thursday refused to reinstate President Trump's revised travel ban, saying it discriminated on the basis of religion. The decision was a fresh setback …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court keeps block on revised Trump travel ban; administration vows SCOTUS appeal — President Donald Trump's revised travel ban executive order suffered another legal defeat Thursday, prompting the administration to vow an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court Upholds The Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump's Travel Ban
Federal Appeals Court Upholds The Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump's Travel Ban
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
A court just blocked Trump's Muslim ban because Trump couldn't keep his mouth shut
A court just blocked Trump's Muslim ban because Trump couldn't keep his mouth shut
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Outside the Beltway
BBC:
Manchester attack: Police ‘not sharing information with US’ — Police investigating the Manchester Arena bomb attack have stopped sharing information with the US after leaks to the media, the BBC understands. — UK officials were outraged when photos appearing to show debris from the attack appeared in the New York Times.
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Wall Street Journal:
How Alleged Russian Hacker Teamed Up With Florida GOP Operative — Political consultant Aaron Nevins asked for and received documents from hacker ‘Guccifer 2.0’ and posted some on his blog, after which the hacker called the blog to the attention of Trump adviser Roger Stone.
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
Trump's behavior at NATO is a national embarrassment — Poor NATO. After all of the hoops summit organizers reportedly jumped through to accommodate President Trump and his anemic attention span, he definitely was not on his best behavior. Trump was the party guest whom no one really wants …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump chastises fellow NATO members, demands they meet payment obligations
Trump chastises fellow NATO members, demands they meet payment obligations
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Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Fox News host Sean Hannity takes a vacation after losing more advertisers — Sean Hannity is taking a couple days off amid a growing advertiser boycott after pushing a conspiracy theory involving a slain Democratic National Committee staffer. — So far, seven advertisers have pulled …
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News Says Sean Hannity Will Return to Show
Fox News Says Sean Hannity Will Return to Show
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artnet News:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump Failed to Disclose Their Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection — The couple has a taste for the works of market-friendly art stars, but lawyers say it's just for decoration. — Since their wedding in 2009, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump have amassed a formidable collection of contemporary art.
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Political Wire, The Week and Raw Story
Laura Litvan / Bloomberg:
Senate Mulls Health-Law Rewrite Pushing Obamacare Repeal to 2020 — Senators working to craft more modest version than House plan — Little progress on difficult issue: Future of Obamacare taxes — Senate Republicans are weighing a two-step process to replace Obamacare that would postpone …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate Republicans start their version of Obamacare repeal
Senate Republicans start their version of Obamacare repeal
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The Daily Caller
Daily Mail:
Obama receives rock star welcome in Germany as he appears alongside Merkel and says 'we can't hide behind a wall' — Former President Obama appeared alongside German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday in front of Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate — Obama used the opportunity …
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Daily Wire and Weasel Zippers
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Austin Wright / Politico:
FBI won't provide Comey memos to Congress yet — The FBI on Thursday declined a congressional request for explosive memos by former Director James Comey detailing his interactions with President Donald Trump. — The House Oversight Committee and other congressional panels requested …
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Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo:
Harvard's Student Paper Is Drunk and Taking Potshots at Mark Zuckerberg — The Harvard Crimson has either become the victim of an incredibly funny prank, or Facebook is beta-testing its silent speech brain interface on college students. — Today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned …
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Daniel Bice / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Sheriff Clarke directed staff to hassle plane passenger after brief exchange — Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. was sued earlier this year in the wake of a brief exchange with Riverwest resident Dan Black aboard an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Milwaukee. The sheriff has now given his version of what happened.
George Kelly / East Bay Times:
Berkeley: College professor arrested as assault suspect — BERKELEY — A former Diablo Valley College professor was in custody Wednesday evening after his arrest Wednesday afternoon in Oakland, according to county records. — Eric Clanton, 28, was being held on $200,000 bail after he was booked …
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Washington Post:
‘Anyone . . . with a pulse’: How a Russia-friendly adviser found his way into the Trump campaign — As Donald Trump surged in the Republican primary polls in the early months of 2016, his outsider campaign faced growing pressure to show that the former reality-TV star …
Jessica Haynes / MLive.com:
Ann Arbor restaurant says ICE agents ate breakfast, then detained 3 workers — ANN ARBOR, MI - The owner of Ann Arbor's Sava's Restaurant said Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials took at least three of her employees into custody the morning of Wednesday, May 24.
John Scott Railton / The Citizen Lab:
Tainted Leaks: Disinformation and Phishing With a Russian Nexus — By: Adam Hulcoop, John Scott-Railton, Peter Tanchak, Matt Brooks, and Ron Deibert — Read Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert's blog post on the report. — Media coverage: Financial Times, Reuters, Wired, CBC. … Key Points
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Alexandra Desanctis / National Review:
‘I Might . . . Pull Off a Leg or Two’ — Center for Medical Progress video (via YouTube) — A shocking new undercover video exposes the grisly reality of ripping apart fetuses. — A shocking new video has just been released by the Center for Medical Progress, the undercover investigative group …
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