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Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague — A Texas Republican threatened to “put a bullet in one of his colleague's heads” during a scuffle on the House floor over the state's new anti-'sanctuary cities' law on Monday, the final day of the regular legislative session.
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The Texas Tribune:
Republican lawmaker: I called immigration authorities on Capitol protesters — On the last day of the regular session of the Texas Legislature, hundreds protested at the Capitol — and Republican state Rep. Matt Rinaldi called ICE on them. He also nearly came to blows with Democratic colleagues.
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The Week, NPR, Talking Points Memo, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Joe.My.God. and TheBlaze
Today …:
Today, Representative Poncho Nevarez threatened my life on the House floor after I called ICE on several illegal immigrants who held signs in the gallery which said “I am illegal and here to stay.” Several Democrats encouraged the protestors to disobey law enforcement.
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Raw Story, IJR, The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
A Texas Republican called ICE on protesters. Then lawmakers started to scuffle.
A Texas Republican called ICE on protesters. Then lawmakers started to scuffle.
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KVUE-TV, RedState, Dallas Morning News, The Right Scoop, Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump's White House — White House press secretary Sean Spicer was giddy at the thought of meeting Pope Francis during President Trump's first trip abroad, telling acquaintances that for him, a devout Catholic, the moment would fulfill a bucket-list dream.
NBC News:
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says — WASHINGTON — Back on his home turf after an eight-day foreign trip, President Donald Trump is once again facing down controversy — and now it's hitting close to home. — Trump was greeted on U.S. soil by new reports involving …
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Fox News:
Jared Kushner didn't suggest Russian communications channel in meeting, source says — A December meeting between Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and one of the senior advisers in the Trump administration, and Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak at Trump Tower focused on Syria …
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Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop, Doug Ross, CNN and Forbes
New York Times:
Investigation Turns to Kushner's Motives in Meeting With a Putin Ally — WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, was looking for a direct line to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia — a search that in mid-December found him in a room …
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Washington Monthly and New York Magazine
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Set To Roll Back Obama's Cuba Policies — President Donald Trump is set to announce a rollback of former President Barack Obama's policies toward Cuba, The Daily Caller has learned. — Two sources told TheDC that the development is due to the behind-the-scenes efforts …
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The Right Scoop, The Gateway Pundit and AOL
Madison Park / CNN:
Teen on Portland train: ‘They lost their lives because of me and my friend’ — (CNN)As tears streamed down her cheeks, Destinee Mangum, 16, thanked the three strangers who intervened on a Portland light-rail train after a man hurled anti-Muslim slurs at her and her friend who was wearing a hijab.
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Scott Sutton / WPTV:
Golfer Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charges in Jupiter — JUPITER, Fla. - Golfer Tiger Woods was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning in Jupiter. — More celebrity mugshots — Woods, a Jupiter Island resident, was taken into custody at 3 a.m. on Military Trail South of Indian Creek Parkway.
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Robert Mueller Gets Off to Fast Start as Special Counsel in Russia Probe — Robert Mueller III quickly got to work as special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election: building a team, designing a budget and forcing the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Raw Story, Political Wire and War in Context
Associated Press:
Illinois Legislature OK's Automatic-Voter Registration — The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters. — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters.
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New York Magazine and The Gateway Pundit
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The fake news is coming from inside the White House — To believe Donald Trump, you must believe two largely contradictory things. — You must believe that there are a slew of leakers in the executive branch who are providing damning details to the press illegally, and who must be rooted out and punished.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
‘Narrowcast’ Trump? Republicans Seek Formula to Keep House Majority — ROSWELL, Ga. — In the northern suburbs of Atlanta, where what is likely to be the most expensive House campaign in history is being waged, a band of conservative advocacy groups is grappling with a question …
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Raw Story
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
How President Trump consumes — or does not consume — top-secret intelligence — President Trump consumes classified intelligence like he does most everything else in life: ravenously and impatiently, eager to ingest glinting nuggets but often indifferent to subtleties.
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Raw Story
Reuters:
‘Atlanticist’ Merkel rams home frustration with Trump after summits — German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlined her doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally on Monday but said she was a “convinced trans-Atlanticist”, fine-tuning her message after surprising Washington with her frankness a day earlier.
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The Daily Caller and The Week
Jerusalem Post:
Ex-UN envoy Bolton to JPost: Trump has no chance at ultimate peace deal — In an exclusive interview with the ‘Post’ the former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton said: “I don't think the two-state solution is viable anymore.” — Former American ambassador to the UN John Bolton told …
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The Right Scoop and Arutz Sheva
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Elloise Farrow-Smith / ABC:
Great white shark jumps into fisherman's boat, injuring 73yo man — A fisherman has lived to tell the tale of how he ended up with a great white shark in the bottom of his boat. — Terry Selwood, 73, was fishing offshore at Evans Head on the New South Wales north coast when the shark launched itself into his boat.
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
McCain: Putin a greater threat than ISIS … (R-Ariz.) said Monday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is a greater threat to the world than ISIS. — In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's “7:30,” McCain said Putin is the “premier and most important threat, more so than ISIS.”
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Alex Ward / Vox:
The Marine Corps has a “toxic masculinity” problem — The fight for the soul of the Marine Corps is just getting started. — On May 12, the US Marine Corps launched its first commercial with a female lead, part of a broad effort to persuade more women to join the service.
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