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7:50 AM ET, May 25, 2017

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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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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Republican candidate ‘body-slams’ Guardian reporter in Montana  —  Audio obtained of Greg Gianforte attacking a reporter on the eve of a special election to fill a congressional seat vacated by a member of the Trump administration … The Republican candidate for Montana's congressional seat slammed …
YouTube:
Greg Gianforte ‘Body Slams’ Reporter- video  —  Montana Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte ‘body slammed’ Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.  Subscri...
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Week and Business Insider
Missoulian:
Missoulian rescinds Gianforte endorsement  —  Greg Gianforte should not represent Montana in the U.S. House of Representatives.  —  The Republican candidate for Congress not only lost the endorsement of this newspaper Wednesday night when, according to witnesses, he put his hands around …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Greg Gianforte, Montana G.O.P. Candidate, Is Charged in Attack on Reporter  —  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.
Discussion: Vox
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Republican candidate in Montana race allegedly ‘body-slammed’ reporter, prompting police investigation
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Big Crazy News Out of Montana
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Don Gonyea / NPR:
Trump Casts Shadow Over Tightening Montana Special Election
Jason Jarrett / Gallatin Media Center:
Update on Assault Investigation
Discussion: The Week
www.bozemandailychronicle.com:
Reporter alleges Greg Gianforte ‘body slammed’ him in Bozeman
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Helena Independent Record:   AN IR VIEW: Independent Record withdraws endorsement of Gianforte
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:   G.O.P. Candidate in Montana House Race Is Accused of Attacking Reporter
Tom Lutey / Helena Independent Record:
Republicans outspending Democrats in final weeks of special election
CBO's Publications:
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017  —  CBO and JCT estimate that enacting the American Health Care Act would reduce federal deficits by $119 billion over the coming decade and increase the number of people who are uninsured by 23 million in 2026 relative to current law.
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Haley Byrd / IJR:
CBO on Health Care Bill: Sick People Could Face Higher Premiums and Even Be Priced Out of the Market  —  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated score of the GOP health care bill Wednesday.  —  While the analysis includes some notable changes — the American Health Care Act …
Reuters:
Exclusive: McConnell frets about healthcare, hopeful on tax overhaul
David Nather / Axios:
Why Republicans are ready to move on from the CBO report
Discussion: New York Times
CNN:
First on CNN: AG Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian officials, DOJ says  —  Sources: Russians bragged about using Flynn  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings he had last year with Russian officials when he applied for his security clearance, the Justice Department told CNN Wednesday.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador on security clearance forms
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
New York Times:
Top Russian Officials Discussed How to Influence Trump Aides Last Summer  —  WASHINGTON — American spies collected information last summer revealing that senior Russian intelligence and political officials were discussing how to exert influence over Donald J. Trump through his advisers …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:   Manafort advised Trump team on Russia scandal
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
How a dubious Russian document influenced the FBI's handling of the Clinton probe  —  In the midst of the 2016 presidential primary season, the FBI received a purported Russian intelligence document describing a tacit understanding between the campaign of Hillary Clinton and the Justice Department …
The Daily Beast:
Reince Priebus Sweating Secret Comey Memos, White House Sources Say … President Donald Trump isn't the only one in the White House who could be caught in a compromising position by James Comey's secret memos.  The president's chief of staff is worried he could be soon in the crosshairs, as well.
Discussion: Raw Story
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C. J. Chivers / New York Times:
Found at the Scene in Manchester: A Detonator, Shrapnel and a Battery
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump approval down, voters support special counsel on Russia  —  American voters disagree with President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, think the dismissal was for self-serving reasons, and approve of a special counsel being appointed to investigate Russian government efforts …
Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
White women's burrito shop is forced to close after being hounded with accusations it was ‘culturally appropriating Mexican food and jobs’  — 'They wouldn't tell us too much, but we were peeking into the windows of every kitchen, fascinated by how easy they made it look,' Connelly told a magazine
Discussion: Fox News and IJR
Nancy A. Youssef / BuzzFeed:
The Pentagon Can't Believe Trump Told Another President About Nuclear Subs Near North Korea  —  “We never talk about subs!” three defense officials told BuzzFeed News after a transcript of a call between President Trump and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte was published.
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
A Top Mar-A-Lago Employee Is Quietly Doing Government Work For Trump's Foreign Trip  —  Heather Rinkus, the guest reception manager at Trump's “Winter White House” and wife of a twice-convicted felon, is in Italy with Trump's logistics team and has been outfitted with a government-issued phone and email.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's “street fighters”  —  West Wing officials are prepping for a years-long war with investigators and the bureaucracy, with plans to beef up legal, surrogate, communications and rapid-response teams as part of a “new normal” for President Trump — besieged.
CNN:
Spicer's absence in papal visit reveals Trump's family-first rule  —  Vatican City (CNN)At the most highly anticipated meeting on President Donald Trump's first foreign odyssey, the ever-shifting pecking order of a tumultuous White House was on full display.
Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
Man in Florida Told the Police He Killed Neo-Nazi Roommates for Disrespecting His Muslim Faith  —  A man in Florida who shot two of his roommates dead gave an unusual defense, the authorities say: they were neo-Nazis who had disrespected his recent conversion to Islam.
Discussion: CBS Boston
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Donald Trump's Base Is Shrinking  —  A widely held tenet of the current conventional wisdom is that while President Trump might not be popular overall, he has a high floor on his support.  Trump's sizable and enthusiastic base — perhaps 35 to 40 percent of the country — won't abandon him any time soon …
BuzzFeed:
Sean Hannity's Seth Rich Obsession Just Cost Him Two Advertisers  —  Cars.com and Peloton pulled their ads in light of Sean Hannity pushing a conspiracy theory surrounding the death of a DNC staffer.  —  Originally posted on October 15, 2064  —  Cars.com and Peloton on Wednesday pulled advertising …
Awr Hawkins / Breitbart:
Mississippi resident Lori Shelton says she was “always anti-gun” until she heard noises in her home and found herself eye-to-eye with a home invader.  —  Shelton's horrific experience occurred in April and she is now taking a firearm training course so she will be ready should her home be targeted again.
 
 
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Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
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Wall Street Journal:
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USA Today:
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Victor Skinner / The American Mirror:
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The Big News Everyone Missed: Brennan Acknowledged They Were Spying on the Trump Campaign
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
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