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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump team sends mixed signals to Europe — National security adviser John Bolton on Sunday carefully doubled down on President Donald Trump's threat that European countries could be sanctioned by the United States if they continue to be involved with Iran.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-13-18: President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton — MARTHA RADDATZ, ABC NEWS: Let's talk about that with the president's national security advisor, John Bolton. He's joining us live here the studio this morning. Good morning, Ambassador.
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Mother Jones and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Trump pledges to help Chinese phonemaker ZTE ‘get back into business’ … President Trump pledged on Sunday to help Chinese telecom giant ZTE return to business, days after the company said it would cease “major operating activities” because of the U.S. government's recent trade restrictions.
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New York Times, CNET and CNBC
Gerard Alexander / New York Times:
Liberals, You're Not as Smart as You Think — I know many liberals, and two of them really are my best friends. Liberals make good movies and television shows. Their idealism has been an inspiration for me and many others. Many liberals are very smart. But they are not as smart, or as persuasive, as they think.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
This Is How a Newspaper Dies — It's with a spasm of profits. — For a preview of the newspaper industry's coming death, turn your gaze to Colorado, where the withering and emaciated Denver Post finds itself rolling in profits. — The Post's controlling owner, “vulture capitalist” …
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Free Press
Wall Street Journal:
Family of Suicide Bombers Attacks Churches in Indonesia — Attackers came from a single family; first time children involved in carrying terrorism in country — JAKARTA, Indonesia—A family of suicide bombers, including children, killed at least seven people and injured dozens in attacks … SL
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Townhall, The Week and New York Times
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
In wide-open 2020 presidential field, Democrats are road-testing messages — and trying to redefine their party — The future of the Democratic Party has been booking late night TV gigs, waking up for morning drive-time radio and showing up at watering holes in rural counties to try out new material.
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Hullabaloo and Axios
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Joe Biden: the liberal everyman spoiling for a fight with Trump as 2020 looms — The Democratic field is likely to be swollen but the 75-year-old could represent a likable consensus candidate for both wings of the party — Among recent pilgrims to the Arizona ranch of Senator John McCain was Joe Biden.
New York Times:
Education Department Unwinds Unit Investigating Fraud at For-Profits — WASHINGTON — Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees.
Emily Stewart / Vox:
The White House's John McCain death joke controversy, explained — “He's dying anyway,” White House communications aide Kelly Sadler joked in a meeting. The comment leaked, and the Trump administration still hasn't apologized. — A White House aide's joke that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) …
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Politico, The Guardian and Shareblue Media
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Lindsey O. Graham blasts White House aide's McCain remark as ‘pretty disgusting thing to say’
Lindsey O. Graham blasts White House aide's McCain remark as ‘pretty disgusting thing to say’
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CBS News, FOX2now.com and Mediaite
Yahoo:
Parents, friend of Chechnya-born Paris attacker questioned — PARIS (AP) — Investigators working to understand why a 20-year-old French citizen born in the Russian republic of Chechnya went on a stabbing rampage in central Paris detained the dead suspect's parents and a friend Sunday, French officials said.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Peter Lovenheim / Politico:
Donald Trump's Mommy Issues — He may not have bonded successfully with his mother and that made him the adult—and the politician—that he is. — Donald Trump is easily the most psychoanalyzed president of modern times. His decision-making style and behavior have been hotly debated by journalists …
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Peter Lovenheim
Lynn Kawano / Hawaii News Now:
Police find large weapons cache in Waikiki raid prompted by disturbing online posts — The FBI and Honolulu police are investigating after finding a large cache of loaded weapons during a raid of a Waikiki hotel room that sources say was prompted by disturbing posts on social media.
Sun-Sentinel:
Schools' culture of tolerance lets students like Nikolas Cruz slide — Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, center, appears at a news conference with Sheriff Scott Israel, left, and Gov. Rick Scott on Feb. 14, the day Nikolas Cruz killed 17 staff and students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
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RedState, twitchy.com and IJR
David Badash / Raw Story:
Trump picks bigot pastor who claims Jews are going to Hell to lead prayer at new Jerusalem embassy — Pastor Robert Jeffress, a Fox News contributor, megachurch Baptist preacher from Dallas, and close Trump ally and surrogate, has been chosen by the Trump administration to lead a prayer …
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
How to be the next Trump — Most coverage of President Trump focuses on the negative aspects of his style: the making-it-up-as-he-goes, the lying, the management-by-chaos. — Yes, but: The Trump Way does offer future candidates and presidents some valuable lessons in navigating contemporary politics.
New York Times:
How California Could Bust Up the Two-Party System — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section. — California's Republican Party is in crisis. Voters are leaving it in droves …
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Donald Trump's Scottish resort paid by US taxpayers for ‘VIP visit’ — Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can — Waiting for Video... Donald Trump's flagship Scottish resort received thousands of pounds in US taxpayers' money …
Teddy Wayne / New York Times:
Are My Friends Really My Friends? — The quantity of human interactions has increased, but the quality is arguably diminished. — “You've got enough friends, a new one is bad for you,” says a petulant character named Max in “Kicking and Screaming,” Noah Baumbach's 1995 cult movie …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
For six decades, ‘the man with the golden arm’ donated blood — and saved 2.4 million babies … In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation. Doctors had removed one of his lungs in a procedure that had taken several hours — and would keep him hospitalized for three months.
Ryan Saavedra / Daily Wire:
Mueller Indicted A Russian Company That Didn't Even Exist, Court Transcripts Say — This week, one of the Russian companies accused by Special Counsel Robert Mueller of funding a conspiracy to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election was revealed in court to not have existed during …
New York Times:
A Surge of Women Candidates, but Crowded Primaries and Tough Races Await — These are the 476 female House candidates this year. — ARDMORE, Pa. — Just as the women's marches and #MeToo helped define 2017, the surging numbers of female candidates have defined the midterm races now underway.
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Axios
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Is the 2018 Democratic Wave Receding? — In America's hothouse political environment, people overreact to single events all the time. The latest special election or primary; the latest poll; the latest over-the-top boast or cry of panic from a party leader — you can be sure multiple confident predictions …
Scott Bauer / Yahoo:
Paul Ryan says Trump will be an asset for Republicans — MILWAUKEE (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Saturday he thinks President Donald Trump will be an asset to GOP candidates this fall in states like Wisconsin that he narrowly won, even as he warned fellow Republicans that a “blue wave” …
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The Daily Caller