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10:10 AM ET, May 28, 2017

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Thomas E. Ricks / Politico:

General McMaster, Step Down—and Let Trump Be Trump — During the presidential transition, when a friend called me to discuss whether he should accept a national security post in the Trump administration, I advised him to do so. My thinking was that the more mature, thoughtful people we had in the administration, the better.

Discussion: The Atlantic, War in Context, Power Line, National Review, Associated Press, New York Times, New York Magazine, Business Insider, Mother Jones, CNN and Washington Post

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Kelly: Any channel of communication with a country like Russia a ‘good thing’ — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Sunday said he doesn't think the reports that White House senior adviser Jared Kushner sought to establish a backchannel line of communication between the Trump transition team and Moscow are a cause for concern.

Discussion: Politico

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Trump considers major changes amid escalating Russia crisis — President Trump and his advisers, seeking to contain the escalating Russia crisis that threatens to consume his presidency, are considering a retooling of his senior staff and the creation of a “war room” within the White House …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Week, Mediaite, Business Insider, Political Wire and Raw Story

New York Times:

Trump Returns to Crisis Over Kushner as White House Tries to Contain It — President Trump headed home on Saturday to confront a growing political and legal threat, as his top aides tried to contain the fallout from reports that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is a focus of investigations …

Discussion: War in Context, Daily Mail and Mediaite

Josh Dawsey / Politico:

Russia scandal casts uncertainty over Kushner's future role — Once the untouchable son-in-law in a White House where top aides jockey for the president's ear, Jared Kushner has now been cast in a new role: reassuring people that he's not going to resign, while colleagues question whether he can survive politically.

Discussion: Axios, Daily Mail, Raw Story and Mediaite

Robert Costa / Washington Post:

Trump family members met with GOP leaders to discuss strategy — Amid mounting questions at the White House about Russia, three prominent members of President Trump's family — his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., and Eric's wife, Lara — have ramped up their engagement …

Discussion: Balloon Juice, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Raw Story, Hullabaloo and Political Wire

N.J. Burkett / abc7ny.com:

Half of 8th grade class from New Jersey refuses to pose with Speaker Ryan … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7ny.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2042084" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — A group of middle school students from New Jersey caused quite a flap …

Discussion: Raw Story

Dr. Keith Ablow / Fox News:

Trumping your life: How to be a better, stronger person by being more like the president — Weeks ago, I wrote the first installment of TRUMPING YOUR LIFE, delivering three ways you can change your life by following the example of President Trump. — This is the second of five installments I plan to share.

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Scoop: Trump tells confidants U.S. will quit Paris climate deal — President Trump has privately told multiple people, including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave the Paris agreement on climate change, according to three sources with direct knowledge.

ZeroPointNow / Zero Hedge:

NYC Mayor De Blasio Staffer Arrested On Child Pornography Charges — Content originally generated at iBankCoin.com — A 29 year old staffer for NYC mayor Bill De Blasio's office has been arrested and charged with two felonies after police found a massive collection of child porn on his laptop, according to court documents.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Vox Popoli, The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop and Breitbart

Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:

DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Yale psychiatrist Dr. Brandy Lee recently hosted a conference on the mental health community's response to the apparent psychological disorders of President Donald Trump — and in a recent interview with Salon, she explained why she and some of her colleagues …

Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed:

Here's What We Know About The Suspect In The Portland Train Stabbing Attack — Two men were stabbed to death on a Portland, Oregon train Friday night, and another man injured, after they tried to intervene as a man shouted hate speech at two young women who appeared to be Muslim.

Discussion: twitchy.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money, IJR and Portland Mercury

Doug Brown / Portland Mercury:
Suspect in Portland Hate Crime Murders is a Known White Supremacist

Discussion: Al Jazeera English, The Jawa Report, Mediaite, Southern Poverty Law Center, WREG-TV, Washington Post, Raw Story, The Guardian, NPR, Oregonian, Patterico's Pontifications and CNN

Corey Pein / Willamette Week:
I know because I interviewed him last month.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com, The Guardian, Washington Post and American Power

Michael Kranish / Washington Post:

A high-stakes gamble: How Jared Kushner reacted to previous crises — NEW YORK — Jared Kushner had barely survived a fight to save his family's real estate empire. — Taking charge of the business after his father went to prison, Kushner, 25 at the time, paid $1.8 billion in 2007 for the nation's most expensive office building.

Discussion: The Atlantic and Talking Points Memo