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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump and Sean Hannity Like to Talk Before Bedtime  —  Life inside the bunker of Fox News' resident Trumplegänger.  —  Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Pool via Bloomberg/Getty Images (Trump head); Rob Kim/Getty Images (Hannity head); NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images (phone)
New York Times:
At Least 28 Palestinians Die in Protests as U.S. Prepares to Open Jerusalem Embassy  —  Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 28 people have died in the latest round of protests.  —  • At least 1,000 Palestinian demonstrators were also wounded along the border fence with Gaza …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Washington Post:   Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza protesting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem
Associated Press:   Deadly Gaza protests cloud US Embassy opening in Jerusalem
Ted Cruz / Jerusalem Post:   THE U.S. EMBASSY MOVE: A POWERFUL MESSAGE, AMERICA WILL STAND BY OUR FRIENDS
The Times of Israel:
Iran calls Trump ‘feebleminded’ for moving US embassy to Jerusalem
Discussion: Breitbart
Jeff Jacoby / BostonGlobe.com:
The Palestinians' real ‘nakba’
Discussion: Instapundit
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
White House Aide's Plan to Stop Leaks: Spy on His Co-Workers … A former National Security Council official now working for Attorney General Jeff Sessions explored ways to surreptitiously monitor the communications of White House staff for leaks or perceived political disloyalty to Donald Trump …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House leakers leak about leaking  —  This White House leaks like there's no tomorrow.  —  The big picture: The leaks come in all shapes and sizes: small leaks, real-time leaks, weaponized leaks, historical leaks.  Sensitive Oval Office conversations have leaked, and so have talks in cabinet meetings and the Situation Room.
Evan Osnos / New Yorker:
Trump vs. the “Deep State”  —  How the Administration's loyalists are quietly reshaping American governance.  —  Two months after Donald Trump's Inauguration, the White House took a sudden interest in a civil servant named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh.  At thirty-four, she was largely unknown outside …
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen's D.C. Consulting Career: Scattershot, With Mixed Success  —  Pitching himself as the president's lawyer to companies expecting a Clinton win, Mr. Cohen won AT&T and Novartis but was spurned by Ford and Uber  —  When Michael Cohen came knocking after the 2016 election …    SL 
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
He Was a Tireless Critic of the Iran Deal.  Now He Insists He Wanted to Save It.  —  WASHINGTON — While many hands gripped the sword that undercut the Iran nuclear deal, no one outside the Trump administration was a more persistent or effective critic than Mark Dubowitz, the chief executive of a hawkish Washington think tank.
Kate Nocera / BuzzFeed:
How The Congressional Baseball Shooting Didn't Become The Deadliest Political Assassination In American History  —  You don't know the whole story of how close we came to one of the deadliest political shootings in US history last year.  —  Bureau Chief, BuzzFeed DC  —  Lissandra Villa
Brian Faler / Politico:
GOP tax cut not why economy is booming  —  Economists are rolling their eyes at candidates' claims.  —  Republicans facing a tough midterm election season are pointing to the strong economy as proof their new tax law is working its magic.  —  But as campaign ads tout swelling payrolls …
New York Times:
Why Traditional TV Is in Trouble  —  Television networks will draw hordes of advertisers to New York City this week for their annual bonanza of presentations and parties, a decades-old tradition known as the upfronts that is meant to dazzle marketers and loosen their purse strings.
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Mueller's Probe is Even More Expansive Than It Seems  —  FBI agents working for special counsel Robert Mueller allegedly detained a lawyer with ties to Russia who is closely associated with Joseph Mifsud, the shadowy professor who claimed during the election that Russia had “dirt” on Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: The Local
Washington Post:
Trump's improved standing, energized GOP voters worry Democrats  —  After months of confidence that public discontent with President Trump would lift Democrats back to power in Congress, some party leaders are fretting that their advantages in this year's midterms are eroding amid a shifting political landscape.
Discussion: Political Wire
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
All the problems at NBC News aren't just coincidence.  They're symptoms.  —  As months go, this has been a terrible one for NBC News.  Among the low points:  —  The ace reporter whose work the network's management couldn't seem to support adequately — Ronan Farrow — broke another huge story for the competitor he fled to.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Graham considers Jolly for running mate  —  MIAMI — Democrat Gwen Graham said she would consider Republican David Jolly as a Florida gubernatorial running mate, a move that opens her to criticism from a progressive rival, and that contradicts her own campaign and supporters who had said a bipartisan ticket isn't legal in the state.
Discussion: Political Wire
Steven G. Calabresi / Wall Street Journal:
Mueller's Investigation Crosses the Legal Line  —  It's unconstitutional under Morrison v. Olson—the decision, not the dissent.  —  Judge T.S. Ellis has expressed skepticism about the scope of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.  “What we don't want in this country is …    SL 
Discussion: Law & Crime
Washington Post:
‘Buckle up’: As Mueller probe enters second year, Trump and allies go on war footing … The grand jury witnesses arrive one by one at the windowless room in the federal courthouse on Constitution Avenue in downtown Washington.  They are struck first by how commonplace the setting feels …
New York Times:
Trying for House Gains, Democrats Bless Moderates and Annoy Liberals  —  CONWAY, Ark. — To many Democratic leaders, the path to power in Washington looks like Clarke Tucker.  —  He supports the Affordable Care Act, but not a single-payer system.  He signals misgivings about Nancy Pelosi as the next House speaker.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:   Renounce Nancy Pelosi, Ignore Donald Trump — and Win?
Politico:
Kudlow brings kill 'em with kindness approach to White House  —  He's trying to avoid the collapse of NAFTA and a trade war with China by seeking consensus and sticking close to Trump.  —  Larry Kudlow thinks he can steer Donald Trump's chaotic White House away from economic disaster by being the nicest guy in the West Wing.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Top White House officials feud over China
Discussion: Mediaite
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Qatari Investor Accused in Bribery Plot Appears With Michael Cohen in Picture Posted by Stormy Daniels' Lawyer  —  Members of the Trump transition team appear to have met on December 12, 2016 with a group from Qatar that included Ahmed Al-Rumaihi, the former Qatari diplomat and current head …
David Z. Seide / New York Times:
Why Comey's October Surprise Was Pointless and Wrong  —  James Comey's Oct. 28, 2016, letter to Congress — announcing the resumption of the Hillary Clinton email investigation based on newly discovered evidence — may well have cost her the presidency.  In “A Higher Calling,” …
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Tasha Reign: I Was Assaulted on a Stormy Daniels Porn Set.  And She Did Nothing. … On the morning of April 17, Stormy Daniels made a hotly-anticipated appearance on The View.  —  Flanked by her omnipresent attorney, Michael Avenatti, the adult actress/director defended her decision …
Discussion: Daily Wire
NBC News:
Trump tells Commerce Department to help Chinese telecom company ZTE  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday he has instructed his Commerce Department to help get a Chinese telecommunications company “back into business” after the U.S. government cut off access to its American suppliers.
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Associated Press:
Trump says US will help penalized Chinese company
Discussion: WTOP
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
‘A rogue state’  —  As California defies federal immigration policy, calling itself a sanctuary, the state's conservatives are pushing back  —  For nearly two decades, Alameda County sheriff's Sgt. Don Laventure has kept inmate records at what was once one of the nation's largest jails …
David Siders / Politico:
Wellstone legacy ‘goes dormant’ after family ousted in Democratic feud  —  A rift at an influential progressive group named for the late Minnesota senator offers a glimpse into a thorny party debate.  —  In the Democratic Party's reckoning following the election of Donald Trump …
Discussion: Power Line
 
 
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Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Issa Accuses Justice Dept. Officials of ‘Lying Through Their Teeth’
New York Post:
New bill would give ‘poor’ pols crashing in their offices cheap housing
Discussion: Roll Call
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Lyman Stone / The Atlantic:
The Decline of American Motherhood
Discussion: Axios
Gabriela Galindo / Politico:
MI5 chief calls for close security cooperation with Europe after Brexit
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Clare Foran / CNN:
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Discussion: Axios
New York Times:
Surest Way to Face Marijuana Charges in New York: Be Black or Hispanic
Alistair Barr / Bloomberg:
Apple CEO Lauds Gun-Control Activists; Jabs at Google, Facebook
Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump is more popular than Dems want to admit
New York Post:
Schumer, Menendez and the other Iran-deal hypocrites