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10:30 PM ET, May 29, 2017

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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.
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.
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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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 …
NBC News:
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says
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.
Discussion: Slate and Raw Story
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 …
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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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Portland MAX hero's last words: ‘Tell everyone on this train I love them’
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump calls Portland stabbings ‘unacceptable’
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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ESPN:
Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge in Florida
Discussion: KFOR-TV
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump administration plans to minimize civil rights efforts in agencies  —  The Trump administration is planning to disband the Labor Department division that has policed discrimination among federal contractors for four decades, according to the White House's newly proposed budget …
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
President Trump gives Memorial Day Address at Arlington National Cemetery  —  President Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery on Monday to perform one of the most solemn duties as commander-in-chief—laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.  —  The president gave his first Memorial …
Discussion: RedState and The Last Tradition
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Trump honors fallen service members and Gold Star families in Memorial Day speech
Discussion: Politico, TheBlaze and Associated Press
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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Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
Bay Area water park closes slides after boy spins off chute onto concrete
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Tom Ciccotta / Breitbart:
Court Case Could Protect Students Secretly Recording Teachers
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
Leading Muslim Group Calls for Ramadan ‘Jihad’ Alongside Trump, Farage, May Headshots
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
The Place Where Letters To Hillary Clinton Go
Jerusalem Post:
Ex-UN envoy Bolton to JPost: Trump has no chance at ultimate peace deal
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Arutz Sheva
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Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Mike Allen / Axios:
The numbers to know on Memorial Day  —  Good Monday morning …
New York Times:
The Groundhog Day War in Afghanistan
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Liberals Are Shocked To Find We're Starting To Hate Them Right Back
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Proposed Tax Changes Are No Match for Status Quo
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
How Trump Is Torturing Capitol Hill
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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