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8:45 PM ET, May 25, 2017

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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.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Mother Jones
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Senate Intel heads get broad subpoena power in Russia probe
Discussion: IJR
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Jared Kushner under FBI scrutiny in Russia probe: reports
Discussion: Washington Post and RedState
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 …
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.
Edmund Kozak / LifeZette:
Montana Assault Witness Changes Story, Says No Neck Grab
Matthew Balan / Mediaite:
‘You Are Sadly Mistaken’: Don Lemon Rips CNN Guest Who Won't Blame Trump For Alleged Assault On Reporter
Discussion: twitchy.com
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Reporter: Only true thing in Gianforte's assault statement is my name and employer
Discussion: Politico and Vox
Christina Manduley / CNN:
Tapper: If you can't condemn an assault on a reporter, reexamine your love for Constitution
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Missoulian:
Missoulian rescinds Gianforte endorsement
Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Republicans are stuck in a high-school mindset
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Declines to Back Core NATO Tenet, to Dismay of European Allies
Discussion: Mother Jones
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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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
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and Hot Air
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
A court just blocked Trump's Muslim ban because Trump couldn't keep his mouth shut
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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.
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.
Discussion: Political Wire, The Week and Raw Story
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Sean Hannity takes abrupt vacation as advertisers continue to flee his Fox News show
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 …
Discussion: Hot Air, Politico and CNBC
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate Republicans start their version of Obamacare repeal
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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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Reuters:
House panel chairman says FBI declines for now to meet request for Comey-linked documents
Discussion: IJR
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Close to a disaster’: Foreign policy scholar explains massive damage done by Trump's NATO speech  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday delivered a speech at NATO headquarters in which he did not explicitly endorse Article 5 …
Discussion: BBC, Politico and Shakesville
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 …
Daniel Gross / Slate:
Trump Reportedly Wants to Stop Germans From Selling So Many Cars Here, Where They're Made  —  Donald Trump had some tough words for the Germans at the NATO summit in Belgium on Thursday.  “The Germans are bad, very bad,” he reportedly told Jean-Claude Juncker, the president of the European Union.
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 …
CNN:
Trump org. to break promise of donating foreign profits  —  The Trump Organization says it will not track all foreign hotel profits despite its previous pledge.  CNN's Cristina Alesci reports.Source: CNN
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Key Republicans Are Encouraging Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance To Run For Senate In Ohio  —  Some GOP leaders in Ohio are worried about State Treasurer Josh Mandel's chances against Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in 2018.  And they're tantalized by the thought of running a young best-selling author with a compelling story to tell.
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.
 
 
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