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New York Times:
Trump Asked Sessions to Retain Control of Russia Inquiry After His Recusal  —  WASHINGTON — By the time Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrived at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort for dinner one Saturday evening in March 2017, he had been receiving the presidential silent treatment for two days.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
On Fox News of all places, Trump's ‘spy’ claim is debunked by Trey Gowdy and even Judge Napolitano  —  President Trump has made it clear he likes what he hears on Fox News.  The network often covers the president favorably, bringing on conservative commentators that push the president's agenda and …
Annie Karni / Politico:
White House silence on Melania stokes conspiracy theories  —  The first lady hasn't been seen in public since her release from the hospital after a routine procedure.  —  She's left the White House and moved back to New York City.  —  She's cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Trey Gowdy: FBI's Use of Informant for Trump Campaign Was Appropriate
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Napolitano on Trump's ‘Spygate’ Claims: “I'd Want To See Evidence Before I Made An Allegation That Outrageous”
Discussion: The Week
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Rep. Trey Gowdy says FBI has “obligation” to run out leads on Russian interference
Discussion: Washington Post
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Keeping Up with the Kushners: With Jared Back on Top, Kim Kardashian Heads to the White House  —  Months of talks between Jared Kushner and Kim Kardashian is set to culminate in a meeting with President Trump, in which the reality-TV star will ask him to pardon a 62-year-old great-grandmother serving …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Ivanka Trump Abruptly Leaves Call After Question About China Trademarks  —  Ivanka Trump abruptly left a conference call on Tuesday about a coming fitness event after receiving questions about her company's trademarks in China and her father's exercise regimen.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Brutally Turn on Each Other in War on Leaks … Not long after news broke that White House communications aide Kelly Sadler had made a flippant comment about Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) impending death from brain cancer, President Donald Trump gathered a small group of staffers in the Oval Office.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ukraine faked death of Russian journalist  —  MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the reported slaying in Ukraine of a Russian journalist: (all times local):  —  Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Tuesday, has shown up at a news conference very much alive.
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BBC:
Arkady Babchenko: ‘Murdered’ Russian journalist is alive  —  Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, widely reported to have been assassinated in Kiev on Tuesday, has turned up alive at a press conference.  —  In an extraordinary development, the high-profile critic of the Kremlin appeared live on Ukrainian TV.
Discussion: NPR
Summer Concepcion / Associated Press:
Reportedly Killed Russian Journalist Appears At News Conference In Ukraine  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko turned up at a news conference in the Ukrainian capital Wednesday less than 24 hours after police reported he had been shot and killed at his Kiev apartment building.
Discussion: National Review and Balloon Juice
Yahoo:
Ukraine admits faking death of anti-Kremlin journalist  —  Kiev (AFP) - Ukraine admitted Wednesday it had staged the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko in order to foil an attempt on his life by Russia, a stunning development in a case that had attracted global headlines.
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
‘Murdered’ Russian journalist turns up alive
Discussion: Meduza.io
Reuters:
Roseanne Barr blames sleep aid Ambien for racist tweet  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. comedian Roseanne Barr said she was tired of “being attacked and belittled” and blamed sleep aid Ambien for her tweet that compared a black former Obama administration official to an ape, a racist remark that sparked a wave of outrage.
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Former Trump Aide Michael Caputo Wants to Give Roseanne Reboot a New Home
Discussion: Weekly Standard, The Ringer and Glamour
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
Disney is considerably more repulsive than Roseanne
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed:
How Roseanne's Bigotry Finally Became A Liability
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
CIA report says North Korea won't denuclearize, but might open a burger joint  —  WASHINGTON — A new U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that North Korea does not intend to give up its nuclear weapons any time soon, three U.S. officials told NBC News — a finding that conflicts …
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Victor Skinner / The American Mirror:
Elizabeth Warren praises communist China ‘long-term whole-of-government’ strategy
Discussion: Townhall and twitchy.com
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump bragged about classified Syria skirmish at fundraiser  —  The White House has tried to avoid discussing a February skirmish between U.S. troops and Russian mercenaries in Syria, but that didn't stop President Donald Trump from bragging about the Pentagon's performance at a recent closed-door fundraiser.
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:   Trump bragged about classified battle in Syria during fundraiser: report
Washington Post:
A televangelist wants his followers to pay for a $54 million private jet.  It's his fourth plane.  —  By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. May 29 at 1:17 PM Email the author  —  If Jesus were to descend from heaven and physically set foot on 21st-century Earth, prosperity gospel televangelist Jesse Duplantis told …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
The Man Who Would Be Speaker  —  They began praying without him.  It was already 30 minutes past 7 a.m., when Jefferson Parish's April prayer breakfast was scheduled to begin.  More than 100 Louisianans had driven in for the event, filing into the room to a soundtrack of God bless yous …
Katie Glueck / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republicans target Trump voters in California push  —  WASHINGTON  —  The GOP's congressional campaign arm has mounted a six-figure digital effort focused on turning out Donald Trump voters in several of next week's California primaries, engaging in an early test of how to juice political participation …
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Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Independent voters now outnumber Republicans in California
Discussion: New York Times, Axios and The Week
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The Trump obstruction of justice probe is bigger than we realized  —  President Trump's fixation on “no collusion” has long belied this reality of the Russia investigation: The obstruction of justice half of the probe appears significantly more troublesome for him personally.
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Black women candidates feel slighted by Democrats  —  There are at least 43 Democratic black women running as challengers for U.S. House seats, but only one — Lauren Underwood of Illinois — has the backing of the national campaign organization.  —  Why it matters: Black women …
Discussion: Splinter
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Federal prosecutors poised to get more than 1 million files seized from Michael Cohen's phones  —  Federal prosecutors investigating President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen are poised to receive on Wednesday one million files from three of his cellphones seized last month …
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Obamas' Netflix deal inked with help from bundler buddy  —  Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos celebrated Barack and Michelle Obama as “among the world's most respected and highly-recognized public figures” in announcing a deal last week for the Obama family to produce films and series for the streaming service.
Discussion: Variety, The Resurgent and Breitbart
Ben Detrick / The Ringer:
The Curious Case of Bryan Colangelo and the Secret Twitter Account  —  A collection of Twitter accounts that has criticized Joel Embiid and Markelle Fultz, disclosed sensitive information, and outlined team strategy shares eye-opening similarities.  What does that have to do with the Philadelphia 76ers' decision-maker?
George Avalos / Mercury News:
Silicon Valley tsunami?  Tax plans aimed at Apple, Google could start a new wave, city leaders say  —  Cupertino, Mountain View and East Palo Alto have begun to ponder new taxes based on employer headcounts — levies that could jolt Apple and Google — and if voters endorse the plans …
The Guardian:
Brazil faces calls for return to military dictatorship amid truckers' strike  —  Days into shutdown that began over fuel prices, some protesters call for military intervention ‘to put the house in order’  —  Sam Cowie in São Paulo and Dom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro
Discussion: Al Jazeera English
 
 
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