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The Hill:
White House official mocked ‘dying’ McCain at internal meeting — A White House official mocked Sen. John McCain — 's brain cancer diagnosis at an internal meeting on Thursday, a day after the Arizona Republican announced his opposition to President Trump — 's nominee for CIA director, Gina Haspel.
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Top White House official in charge of pandemic response exits abruptly … The top White House official responsible for leading the U.S. response in the event of a deadly pandemic has left the administration, and the global health security team he oversaw has been disbanded under a reorganization …
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Fox Military Guest: Torture Is Good, ‘It Worked on John McCain’ … According to a frequent Fox Business Network military commentator, torture is good because it worked on Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). — McCain, who was tortured while a prisoner of war in Vietnam, has been outspoken in opposing Gina Haspel …
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: That's not what he told me! Sarah Palin says hearing John McCain say he regrets picking her as his running mate in 2008 is a ‘perpetual gut-punch’ - and claims he's told her the opposite — Sarah Palin told DailyMail.com that it's possible John McCain himself doesn't believe she was a drag on his campaign
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Media Matters for America:
Military analyst on Fox advocates for torture: “It worked on John [McCain]. That's why they call him ‘Songbird John’” — VIDEO ››› May 10, 2018 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF — From the May 10 edition of Fox Business' Varney & Co.: — Loading the player reg...
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
White House official derides McCain over Haspel opposition: 'He's dying anyway'
White House official derides McCain over Haspel opposition: 'He's dying anyway'
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
John McCain Isn't Ready to Wave a White Flag Just Yet
John McCain Isn't Ready to Wave a White Flag Just Yet
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New York Times:
Homeland Security Secretary Was Close to Resigning After Trump Berated Her — WASHINGTON — Kirstjen Nielsen, the homeland security secretary, told colleagues she was close to resigning after President Trump berated her on Wednesday in front of the entire cabinet for what he said was her failure …
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Richard Gonzales / NPR:
John Kelly: Despite ‘Times Of Great Frustration,’ No Regrets Taking White House Job — President Trump's chief of staff, Gen. John Kelly, said that he's never seriously considered leaving his job and indicated that he's in lock-step with the president. Kelly says they have “a close relationship” …
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Washington Post:
Cohen's $600,000 deal with AT&T specified he would advise on Time Warner merger, internal company records show — Three days after President Trump was sworn into office, the telecom giant AT&T turned to his personal attorney Michael Cohen for help on a wide portfolio of issues pending …
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Ed Silverman / STAT:
‘Not a good day for Novartis’: CEO tries to reassure employees amid fury over payments to Trump's lawyer — T — he chief executive of Novartis sent employees an email Thursday seeking to contain intensifying political and business fallout over the revelation that the drug maker paid $1.2 million …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Was this a slush fund for more than paying off a porn star?
Was this a slush fund for more than paying off a porn star?
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Jonathan D. Rockoff / Wall Street Journal:
Novartis CEO Calls Hiring of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen a ‘Mistake’
Novartis CEO Calls Hiring of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen a ‘Mistake’
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New York Times:
Giuliani Resigns From Law Firm Amid Tensions Over Comments About Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, abruptly resigned from his law firm after weeks of tensions over his public comments. — Mr. Giuliani took a leave of absence last month from the firm …
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump: This Will End Badly. And Probably Soon. … Like a bloated, portly fake billionaire rolling off a hooker after a hot 45 seconds of passionate sex, Donald Trump's ardor for Rudy Giuliani seems to have cooled. — If the White House leaks are any barometer …
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Who is paying Michael Avenatti? — So exactly who is paying Michael Avenatti? And is he a lawyer, an opposition researcher, a journalist, or a campaign operative? — He wants to make the discussion all about where Michael Cohen, President Trump — 's personal attorney, got his money but …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
About That FBI ‘Source’ — Did the bureau engage in outright spying against the 2016 Trump campaign? — The Department of Justice lost its latest battle with Congress Thursday when it allowed House Intelligence Committee members to view classified documents about a top-secret intelligence source …
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
My journey to North Korea with the secretary of state … The State Department normally craves elaborate planning and procedures for everything. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's 13-hour visit to North Korea had little of that. — I had a view of the improvisational quality of his trip because …
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Washington Post:
At Sean Hannity properties in low-income areas, an aggressive approach to rent collection … PERRY, Ga. — For years, Fox News host Sean Hannity has poured his fortune into a surprising side venture: a vast portfolio of rental properties in working-class neighborhoods.
theGrio:
‘I Love Hate Speech’: Sarah Braasch, the white woman who called police on Black Yale grad student for napping in dorm, defends slavery and supports burqa ban in writings — Sarah Braasch is also against hate crime legislation. — Sarah Braasch is the woman who called the police …
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Christina Caron / New York Times:
Black Yale Student Was Napping, and a White Student Called the Police
Black Yale Student Was Napping, and a White Student Called the Police
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
‘When gerrymandering backfires’: Democrats go after once-safe GOP seats — Republican redistricting maximized GOP gains in past years, but it could exacerbate the party's losses in 2018. — Republicans redrew congressional districts across the country in 2010 in an attempt to consign Democrats to a semipermanent House minority.
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NBC News:
Fans of Sean Hannity, Black Lives Matter among targets of Russian influence campaign — The ads highlight how Russia's efforts focused on divisive cultural issues — Russian propaganda efforts used ads on Facebook and Instagram to push divisive messages to fans of a variety …
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John Haltiwanger / Business Insider:
Russia reportedly targeted Fox host Sean Hannity's fans in its social media propaganda campaign
Russia reportedly targeted Fox host Sean Hannity's fans in its social media propaganda campaign
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Washington Post:
Gina Haspel fails the test — GINA HASPEL, President Trump's nominee to head the Central Intelligence Agency, faced a clear test when she appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. After a 33-year career at the agency, she may be, in many respects …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Suddenly, Pence suggests, investigations into the president have expiration dates … Of the many ways in which Vice President Pence differs from his boss, few are as immediately striking as his ability to offer precisely the most practiced response to any probing question no matter the circumstances.
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Margaret Coker / New York Times:
Five Top ISIS Officials Captured in U.S.-Iraqi Sting — BAGHDAD — Five senior Islamic State officials have been captured, including a top aide to the group's leader, in a complex cross-border sting carried out by Iraqi and American intelligence, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Obama, Kerry and Europe take on Trump — 's ill-considered decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and his threats against America's European allies if they continue to comply with the deal, have created a major inflection point in American and global politics as military tensions rise and midterm elections approach.
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Jenna Lifhits / Weekly Standard:
U.S., European Powers Could Clash Over Reimposition of Iran Sanctions
U.S., European Powers Could Clash Over Reimposition of Iran Sanctions
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Video shows woman calling police over barbecue at Lake Merritt — A video of a confrontation over a charcoal barbecue at Lake Merritt is attracting national attention after being shared and viewed thousands of times since its initial posting. — A white woman was in disagreement …
Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
To Fight Patriarchy, Female Cornell Student Presents Thesis in Her Underwear — A female student at Cornell University stripped down to her underwear—twice— before presenting her senior thesis to professors and other students. — The student was attempting to strike a blow against the patriarchy …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Sigh* No, Being A Christian Does Not Require You Meekly Submit To Leftist Tyranny — First, the oldest but best Christian joke in the world (The second best is the one about how what was going on in Gomorrah was so bad nobody will talk about it): There's this Christian guy who gets on his roof to escape a flood.
Yahoo:
San Francisco's many free syringes are littering its streets — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco hands out millions of syringes a year to drug users but has little control over how they are discarded and that's contributing to thousands of complaints. — The city distributes …
Miles Parks / NPR:
6 States Hit Harder By Cyberattacks Than Previously Known, New Report Reveals — Two years after Russia's wave of cyberattacks against American democracy, a Senate committee investigating election interference says those hackers hit more states harder than previously thought.
Jordan Sargent / SPIN:
Why Is TMZ in Bed With R. Kelly? — The R. Kelly news cycle does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon, with renewed calls for his career to be ended coming amid a new flood of women who have decided to speak publicly for the first time about sexual, physical, and mental abuse they say they experienced at his hand.
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Jonathan Van Meter / Vogue:
Georgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein — “I have moments of rage. I have moments of confusion. I have moments of disbelief!” says Chapman. — Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, June 2018 — On the day in late February when I arrive at Georgina Chapman's town house …
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