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10:45 AM ET, May 27, 2018

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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Falsely Says Times Made Up Source in Report on Korea Summit Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump falsely accused The New York Times on Saturday of making up a source in an article about North Korea, even though the source was in fact a senior White House official speaking …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
U.S. officials hold summit preparation talks despite uncertainty surrounding Trump-Kim meeting  —  SEOUL — A team of U.S. officials crossed into North Korea on Sunday for talks to prepare for a summit between President Trump and Kim Un, as both sides press ahead with arrangements despite the question marks hanging over the meeting.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Trump falsely accuses the New York Times of making up a source.  It was an official who briefed reporters.  —  President Trump on Saturday falsely accused the New York Times of using an unnamed source “who doesn't exist” in a story on negotiations between the United States and North Korea …
Associated Press:
Trump's ‘phony’ source turns out to be White House official
Associated Press:
Backchannel with ‘Dracula’ helped free Utah man in Venezuela  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A secret backchannel led by a veteran Republican Senate staffer and a flamboyant Venezuelan official nicknamed “Dracula” broke through hostile relations between the two governments to secure the release …
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Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Utah Man Returns to U.S. After Two-Year Detention in Venezuela  —  Joshua Holt went to the country to marry a woman and was soon held on espionage charges  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed former missionary Joshua Holt home to the U.S., telling the Utah native that securing …
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Campaign contributor helped Obamas score Netflix deal  —  SEE ALSO  —  Barack and Michelle Obama are raking in the cash, thanks to the influence of a former campaign supporter.  —  The couple last week signed a creative production deal with Netflix that one entertainment-industry source …
Discussion: Breitbart
Dakin Andone / CNN:
US lost track of 1,500 immigrant children, but says it's not ‘legally responsible’  —  (CNN)The federal government has placed thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children in the homes of sponsors, but last year it couldn't account for nearly 1,500 of them.  —  Steven Wagner …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:   Trump calls family separation policy ‘horrible’ in tweet
John Bowden / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump to campaign for Devin Nunes in California  —  's daughter and White House aide Ivanka Trump  —  will visit California to campaign for House Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Devin Nunes  —  (R-Calif.) next month, a sign that the Republican could fear a tough reelection battle in November.
Discussion: Raw Story and abc30.com
Rick Wilson / New York Daily News:
Trump's land of delusion: Disregard the sycophants; the wheels are coming off, if they were ever on  —  Bluffers bluff, and President Trump just tried to bluff his way through one of the worst weeks of his administration.  —  It's not working.  Donald Trump is a terrible poker player.
New York Times:
Trump Versus Law Enforcement: A Confrontation With No Precedent  —  WASHINGTON — At a White House meeting last winter, leaders of the F.B.I. and the Justice Department made an urgent appeal to John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, to side with them against Republicans in Congress …
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   No amount of capitulation will ever sate Trump
David Pittman / Politico:
Former drug industry lobbyist helps steer Trump drug plan  —  Many health policy watchers say even if Joe Grogan's actions on drug policy have been legal, his role is still troubling.  —  The White House official who will shape a large part of the administration's drug price plan worked …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Giuliani insists Trump won't fire people to end Mueller probe  —  's attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the administration won't be firing people to force an end to special counsel Robert Mueller  —  's investigation because it would draw comparisons to the Nixon-era Watergate controversy.
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
Idrees Ali / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. warships sail near South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Navy warships sailed near South China Sea islands claimed by China on Sunday, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in a move likely to anger Beijing as President Donald Trump seeks its continued cooperation on North Korea.
Curt Stager / New York Times:
The Silence of the Bugs  —  Fifty-six years after Rachel Carson's “Silent Spring” warned of bird die-offs from pesticides, a new biocrisis may be emerging.  A study published last fall documented a 76 percent decline in the total seasonal biomass of flying insects netted at 63 locations in Germany over the last three decades.
Discussion: Althouse
Miranda Sawyer / The Guardian:
Anthony Hopkins: ‘Most of this is nonsense, most of this is a lie’  —  Alcoholism and ambition fuelled the actor's rise to the top.  He talks masculinity, fame - and why he's finally ready to play Lear  —  For anyone who looks toward their later years with trepidation, Sir Anthony Hopkins ("Tony, please") is a proper tonic.
Doug Stanglin / USA Today:
Putin complains that probe around Trump hurting U.S.-Russian relations  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that investigations swirling around President Trump are interfering with improved relations with Moscow, noting he has had little contact with the U.S. president.
Ashley Judd / TIME:
What Harvey Weinstein's Arrest Does — And Doesn't — Change for the #MeToo Movement  —  Ashley Judd, actor Billy & Hells for TIME  —  Judd is an actor and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund  —  When the news broke that Harvey Weinstein would be surrendering himself …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Daniel Salami / Reuters:
Iranian FM caught chanting ‘death to US, UK, Israel’  —  Considered a moderate by the international community, Iran's Foreign Minister Zarif is nevertheless seen chanting along with an incited crowd for the demise of the US, UK and Israel.  —  Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif …
Discussion: twitchy.com
 
 
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
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Southern Poverty Law Center:
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Democrats Always Drag The Conversation Into An Argument About The English Language!
Christal Hayes / USA Today:
Armed citizen who shot Oklahoma gunman told worried crowd, 'I'm here to help'
Discussion: twitchy.com
John Bowden / The Hill:
Christie blocks release of correspondence with Kushner Companies
Christina Caron / New York Times:
Woman Fatally Shot by Border Patrol Agent Came to U.S. Seeking Work, Family Says
Discussion: Splinter and The Guardian
Riley Yates / Morning Call:
Neighbor gets state prison for hate crimes against black family: 'It's been hell,' victim says
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
A judge orders an evidentiary hearing for next week to determine whether the Infowars auction was conducted fairly

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An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

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Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

 
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