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New York Times:
At Least 37 Palestinians Die in Protests as U.S. Prepares to Open Jerusalem Embassy — Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 37 people have died in the latest round of protests. — • At least 1,000 Palestinian demonstrators were also wounded along the border fence with Gaza …
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The Times of Israel:
Palestinians say 45 killed, including terror operatives, as 50,000 rally in Gaza — Army shoots men planting bomb, strikes Hamas post after gunmen fire at troops; protesters hurl rocks, burn tires ahead of US embassy inauguration; IDF vows to prevent border breach
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NBC News, Jerusalem Post, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza protesting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem … ZEITOUN, Gaza Strip — Israeli soldiers on Monday killed 37 Palestinians demonstrating along the border fence and wounded more than 1,600 in the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 war with Israel, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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Ted Cruz / Jerusalem Post:
THE U.S. EMBASSY MOVE: A POWERFUL MESSAGE, AMERICA WILL STAND BY OUR FRIENDS — I have long advocated that the United States take this action, and I commend President Trump for fulfilling this campaign promise. — Exactly 70 years ago - on May 14th, 1948 - Israel's founding father David …
David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Israel Feels Pride but Senses Peril as U.S. Moves Embassy — JERUSALEM — When Israel declared its independence in 1948, President Harry Truman rushed to recognize it. He took just 11 minutes, and Israelis, about to go to war to defend their infant state, were euphoric.
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Judah Ari Gross / The Times of Israel:
Iran is funding Hamas's violent campaign at Gaza border, Shin Bet says
Iran is funding Hamas's violent campaign at Gaza border, Shin Bet says
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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
At the Gaza-Israel Fence: Raw Nerves and Shots Fired
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
‘Thank You President Trump’ on Walls of Jerusalem on Eve of Embassy Move
‘Thank You President Trump’ on Walls of Jerusalem on Eve of Embassy Move
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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)
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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.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump voters stay loyal because they feel disrespected
The Daily 202: Trump voters stay loyal because they feel disrespected
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The Guardian
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 …
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
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Weekly Standard, Joe.My.God., Raw Story and The Week
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.
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.
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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.
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Political Wire
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.
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
Molly Hunter / ABC News:
US embassy set to open in Jerusalem, as Netanyahu praises Trump for ‘real leadership’ — Five months after President Donald Trump made his blockbuster announcement in December, it's really happening. — The new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, which will inhabit an existing U.S. consular building …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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Political Wire and No More Mister Nice Blog
Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla Considered Adding Eye Tracking and Steering-Wheel Sensors to Autopilot System — Executives rejected adding more tech warnings to inattentive drivers, due to concerns over effectiveness and costs — Long before the fatal crash of a Tesla car in March, some developers … SL
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
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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,” …
Washington Post:
White people get more conservative when they move up — not down — economically. Here's the evidence. … President Trump's election upended the conventional view of U.S. class politics. Republicans have long been considered the party of the affluent and upwardly mobile …
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 …
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Willie Brown / San Francisco Chronicle:
Trump is more popular than Dems want to admit — It's time for the Democrats to stop bashing President Trump. — It's not going to be easy, given his policies and personality. It might even mean checking into a 12-step program. But setting a winning agenda is like maneuvering an aircraft carrier.
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Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Issa Accuses Justice Dept. Officials of ‘Lying Through Their Teeth’ — Former House Oversight Committee chairman accuses DOJ of political motives in noncompliance with lawmakers' subpoenas — Department of Justice officials are “lying through their teeth” while “slow-walking” …