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New York Times:
Mueller Plans to Wrap Up Obstruction Inquiry Into Trump by Sept. 1, Giuliani Says — WASHINGTON — The special counsel plans to finish by Sept. 1 its investigation into whether President Trump obstructed the Russia inquiry, according to the president's lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani …
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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Roger Stone ‘prepared’ for Mueller indictment — WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a longtime Republican operative and ally of President Donald Trump, said Sunday he is “prepared” to be indicted as part of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation if that's where the probe leads.
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New York Magazine, Hullabaloo, Vox and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Should Get Details on Informant Before Mueller Interview, Giuliani Says — President's lawyer seeks information about person said to have been used by U.S. investigators — President Donald Trump shouldn't agree to talk with special counsel Robert Mueller without knowing more about a man …
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Washington Post, Raw Story, CNN, Mother Jones, HuffPost, Vox, WGN-TV, FOX 61, Axios, Law & Crime, Shareblue Media and Political Wire
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump Demands Inquiry Into Whether Justice Dept. ‘Infiltrated or Surveilled’ His Campaign — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday demanded that the Justice Department open an investigation into whether the department or the F.B.I. “infiltrated or surveilled” his campaign at the behest …
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BuzzFeed, RedState, American Greatness, Washington Monthly, Townhall and Political Wire
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Will Mueller play hardball with Trump? — but how far is he willing to go to get the president's testimony? — Some legal experts believe Mueller might have gathered sufficient evidence for indictments even without a Trump interview. They say Mueller could be reluctant …
New York Times:
Young People Keep Marching After Parkland, This Time to Register to Vote — WASHINGTON — The pace of new voter registrations among young people in crucial states is accelerating, a signal that school shootings this year — and the anger and political organizing in their wake — may prove to be more than ephemeral displays of activism.
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New York Times:
New Reality for High School Students: Calculating the Risk of Getting Shot
New Reality for High School Students: Calculating the Risk of Getting Shot
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CNN, KTLA, Shareblue Media and RedState
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-20-18: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Fred Guttenberg, Nicole Hockley and Larry Kudlow
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-20-18: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Fred Guttenberg, Nicole Hockley and Larry Kudlow
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RedState, RealClearPolitics, Axios and Shareblue Media
Los Angeles Times:
Texas school shooter killed girl who turned down his advances and embarrassed him in class, mother says
Texas school shooter killed girl who turned down his advances and embarrassed him in class, mother says
Washington Post:
Trump says he will call for Justice Department to probe whether FBI ‘surveilled the Trump Campaign for Political Purposes’ — President Trump said on Twitter that he would “demand” the Justice Department look into whether “any such demands or requests were made by people within the Obama Administration!”
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Political Wire
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
A Coup in the Offing? — Top Republicans consider amping up the pressure on Paul Ryan to step down as Speaker of the House before midterm elections. — Top Republicans in Congress and the White House have in recent days entertained a plan to push House Speaker Paul Ryan out of his post over the summer …
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Daily Wire, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, American Greatness and Hullabaloo
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Kudlow: China's ZTE won't get off ‘scot-free’ — Giant Chinese phone-maker ZTE will not get off “scot-free” as the Trump administration considers easing penalties on the company amid broader trade negotiations with Beijing, top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday.
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Max Seddon / Financial Times:
UK has not renewed Roman Abramovich's visa — UK authorities have yet to renew Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich's visa after it expired last month, three people close to the billionaire have told the Financial Times, as geopolitical tensions rise between Moscow and the west.
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Politico
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CBS News:
CBS News Nation Tracker poll: Americans give Trump credit for good economy, mixed reviews on N.K. — Nearly two in three Americans think the nation's economy is in good shape, and most of them believe President's Trump's policies are at least somewhat responsible for that.
Annie Vainshtein / San Francisco Chronicle:
Palo Alto pastor resigns after nasty tweets about city: ‘An elitist sh— den of hate’ — A debate in Palo Alto over permits, traffic, and safety turned into frenzy of internet warfare after unsavory tweets from an associate pastor were leaked to the city's website.
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Townhall
Kim Barker / New York Times:
Teresa Gómez, 59 — “This neighborhood is not the same as when I moved,” says Ms. Gómez, an archivist at the CUNY Dominican Studies Institute. Grocery stores, travel agencies, small stores — “Everything disappeared,” she says. She attributes this to gentrification.
Sattkisson / Sharyl Attkisson:
“Collusion against Trump” timeline — New items added in blue on May 20, 2018 — It's easy to find timelines that detail Trump-Russia collusion developments. Here are links to two of them I recommend: — Politifact Russia-Trump timeline — Washington Post Russia-Trump timeline
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Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
NYU Abu Dhabi blocks journalists from filming John Kerry — ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — NYU Abu Dhabi, the branch of the famed New York university, blocked journalists on Sunday night from filming a graduation address by former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Yahoo:
Muslim beaten to death in India for allegedly killing cow — A Muslim man accused of killing a cow was beaten to death by a mob in central India, police said Sunday, the latest vigilante murder over the animal considered sacred by Hindus. — Siraj Khan, a 45-year-old tailor …
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
Who Does the Democratic Party Stand For? — There are two Staceys angling to become Georgia's first woman governor. — One Stacey—Stacey Abrams—is black. She's the former minority leader of the state House of Representatives. The other, Stacey Evans, is white.
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Washington Post:
Trump, South Korean leader commiserate over upcoming summit — President Trump spoke late Saturday to South Korean President Moon Jae-in amid increasing concerns in the White House that North Korea is not serious about striking a deal on denuclearization, which has complicated planning for the upcoming Singapore summit.
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James Clapper / New York Times:
Ending the Dead End in North Korea
Washington Post:
Oliver North, incoming NRA chief, blames school shootings on ‘culture of violence’ — Two days after a 17-year-old opened fire in his Texas high school, killing at least 10, incoming National Rifle Association president Oliver North said students “shouldn't have to be afraid” …
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The Times of Israel:
Abbas taken to hospital for the third time in a week — Sources say PA leader suffering from fever, chest pains and may have pneumonia; his office says he is following up on ear surgery from last week — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to a Ramallah hospital Sunday for the third time in a week.
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