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9:00 PM ET, May 31, 2018

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The Daily Beast:
White House Demands TBS Cancel Samantha Bee's Show  —  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders slammed comedienne Samantha Bee's comments about Ivanka Trump on Thursday.  “The language used by Samantha Bee last night is vile and vicious.  The collective silence by the left …
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Sonia Rao / Washington Post:
Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar word after White House condemnation  —  Ivanka Trump sparked online outrage earlier this week when she tweeted a photo of herself with her younger son around the same time as reports circulated that the U.S. government had lost track of nearly 1,500 migrant children last year.
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
White House Condemns ‘Vile and Vicious’ Samantha Bee, Calls on Time Warner, TBS to Act  —  “Time Warner and TBS must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned,” White House press secretary tells TheWrap
Ashley Boucher / The Wrap:
Samantha Bee Loses Sponsors Over Ivanka Trump ‘Feckless C-t’ Comment  —  Autotrader and State Farm suspend advertising on TBS series … Autotrader and State Farm have decided to suspend their sponsorship of “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” after the host called Ivanka Trump a “feckless c—” on the show Wednesday night.
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Sarah Sanders calls Samantha Bee ‘vile’ — while working for Trump
Discussion: CNN
Maegan Vazquez / CNN:
White House says Samantha Bee's attack on Ivanka Trump was ‘vile and vicious’
Tim Mak / NPR:
LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats  —  Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen is facing legal peril, including an FBI raid of his home and office — and involvement in a civil lawsuit with porn star Stormy Daniels.  —  But in the past, it was Cohen who has sought …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Stormy's lawyer was told to choose between his job and TV appearances. He chose TV
Discussion: VICE News
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Listen: Michael Cohen Threatens Reporter With Lawsuit In 2015
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Dinesh D'Souza Tells Backstory Of His Pardon  —  FBI Spy Stefan Halper's Media Contacts Could Pose A Problem, Retired FBI Officials Say  —  INVESTIGATIVE GROUP |  CHUCK ROSS  —  EXCLUSIVE: First Lady's Office Responds To Samantha Bee's Vulgar Tirade: ‘Double Standard Is Truly Astounding’
Discussion: New York Times and twitchy.com
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Dinesh D'Souza, Weighs Leniency for Rod Blagojevich and Martha Stewart  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pardoned Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative author, commentator and filmmaker, and said he was strongly considering commuting the sentence of former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, a Democrat.
Natasha Korecki / Politico:   Ex-FBI honcho blasts Trump over Blagojevich
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Weaponizing Pardons
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Worthy Pardon for Dinesh D'Souza
Discussion: Spectator USA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's self-serving pardons
Discussion: CNBC, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump repeatedly pressured Sessions on Mueller investigation  —  President Trump pressured Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reclaim control of the Russia investigation on at least four separate occasions, three times in person and once over the phone, according to sources familiar with the conversations.
Washington Post:
Trump imposes steel and aluminum tariffs on the European Union, Canada and Mexico  —  By Washington Post Staff May 31 at 9:43 AM  —  The move is certain to trigger retaliation by the E.U. against a range of American products, including Kentucky bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles …
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and Axios
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Lucy Bayly / NBC News:
U.S. hits E.U., Canada and Mexico with steel, aluminum tariffs, sparking trade war
Discussion: EU Press Room, NPR and France 24
CNBC:
Dow drops 300 points after EU, Canada say they will retaliate to Trump's tariffs
Discussion: NTK Network
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Prosecutors interview Comey as they investigate whether McCabe should be charged  —  Investigators from the D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office recently interviewed former FBI director James B. Comey as part of a probe into whether his deputy, Andrew McCabe, broke the law by lying to federal agents …
BuzzFeed:
Joy Reid's Blog Published A Photoshopped Image Of John McCain As The Virginia Tech Shooter  —  The MSNBC host's controversial old blog posts continue to surface, as Reid and the network stick to hacking claims.  —  MSNBC host Joy Reid's new-defunct blog published an image …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Meghan McCain fires back at Trump
Discussion: IJR
Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Meghan McCain Responds To MSNBC's Joy Reid Photoshopping John McCain's Face Onto A Mass Shooter
Discussion: BuzzFeed
VICE News:
Google listed “Nazism” as the ideology of the California Republican Party  —  Less than a week before the California primary, Google listed “Nazism” as the ideology of the California Republican Party.  —  In the “knowledge panel” that provides easy access to information next to search results …
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Robert Mueller Reveals The Price Tag For His Special Counsel Investigation  —  The special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has cost nearly $17 million dollars so far, according to a new report from the Justice Department.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller probe spending tops $17 million
Discussion: Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Mueller Runs Up $16 Million Tab in Trump-Russia Investigation
Discussion: CNN
Ken Haddad / WDIV-TV:
John Boehner in Michigan: ‘Republican Party is taking a nap somewhere’  —  Boehner sits down with Local 4's Devin Scillian  —  MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. - Former Speaker of the House John Boehner delivered a keynote address and was joined by Devin Scillian during the 2018 Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday morning.
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Michael Sykes / Axios:
Boehner: “There is no Republican party. There's a Trump party”
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and Breitbart
Sam Meredith / CNBC:
Trump reportedly said he wants to stop German luxury car imports in the US  — Trump reportedly told French President Emmanuel Macron last month that he would maintain his trade policy with the aim of stopping Mercedes-Benz models from driving down Fifth Avenue in New York.
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Hallie Jackson / MSNBC:
At least 8 white nationalists running for federal office  —  MSNBC's Morgan Radford spoke with white nationalists who are running for federal office this year on the Republican ticket.  According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, at least eight white nationalists are running, more than ever before.
Andrew Perez / MapLight:
Southern Co., CVS, Dow Chemical Funding Trump Dark Money Group Tied to Racist, Anti-Semitic Views  —  Three Fortune 500 companies have donated at least $1.6 million to a controversial pro-Trump “dark money” organization that's been criticized for racist, sexist, homophobic, and anti-Muslim sentiments expressed by its staff.
Discussion: Splinter
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
THE MEDIA'S UNDENIABLE PRO-TRUMP BIAS  —  There is almost no point in writing a lede to this piece, given how likely it is that President Trump will do something disgraceful before it can be edited and published—so instead let's use that likelihood as the entire premise.
Bradley Hope / Wall Street Journal:
British Expert on the Royal Family Is Actually Tommy From Upstate New York  —  As the royal wedding unfolded, Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills, Esq. was on screen to enlighten many on the monarchy; he's from north of Albany  —  When Britain's Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle walked …
Discussion: The Guardian
Juliet Macur / New York Times:
N.F.L.'s Alternate ‘Cheerleaders’ Don't Cheer or Dance  —  Several N.F.L. teams determined cheerleading programs had a scarcity problem on game days.  If cheerleaders were on the sideline dancing, none were available to serve as scantily clad hostesses who could mingle with fans high …
Discussion: ProFootballTalk
 
 
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Atlantic City's existential bet isn't about gambling
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Glenn Thrush was dropped from book deal after misconduct allegations but gets to keep advance
Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Puerto Rico's devastation takes a backseat to Roseanne coverage
David French / Washington Post:
Barr's vile, racist tweeting showed the way through the free speech minefield: The standard …
Discussion: Hot Air and Raw Story
Andrew P. Napolitano / Washington Times:
Giuliani's unwarranted attack on the Trump investigation
Alex Press / Vox:
The record-low birthrate offers yet another sign that millennials are economically screwed
Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
Goldman Sachs vice president charged with insider trading
Allison Barrie / Fox News:
School shootings: This cannon fires unbelievable ammo to blast through walls and help rescue victims
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Splinter
 Earlier Items: 
Rene Marsh / CNN:
First on CNN: US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns $4 million for plane travel
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Axios
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Liberals' worst nightmare: a second supreme court pick for Trump
Michael David Smith / ProFootballTalk:
Kaepernick's lawyer hints someone is ready to “dime out the NFL”
Discussion: The Root
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump - nuclear deal may take more than one meeting with North Korea's Kim
Discussion: IJR
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
Jerry Falwell Jr. And A Young Pool Attendant Are Embroiled In A Lawsuit Over A Miami Beach Hostel
Discussion: New York Magazine
Emily Nussbaum / New Yorker:
“The Americans” Finale Was Elegant, Potent, and Unforgettable
Discussion: Viking Pundit
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
White America's racial resentment is the real impetus for welfare cuts, study says
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV
 
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