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New York Times:
F.B.I. Official Wrote Secret Memo Fearing Trump Got a Cover Story for Comey Firing — WASHINGTON — The former acting F.B.I. director, Andrew G. McCabe, wrote a confidential memo last spring recounting a conversation that offered significant behind-the-scenes details on the firing …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Trump flubs endorsement of N.Y. congressman — DRIVING THE DAY — AT 4:46 P.M. yesterday afternoon, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP delivered REP. DAN DONOVAN (R-N.Y.) an endorsement the lawmaker had long been waiting for. Donovan is running against MICHAEL GRIMM, a former House Republican who was recently in prison.
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Washington Post and Bloomberg
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump bends the truth as he tries to beat back Russia probe — The president renews his claim that he didn't fire Comey because of the Russia investigation — despite saying last year he did just that. — President Donald Trump on Thursday peppered his Twitter feed with falsehoods …
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Washington Post and NBC News
Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY / USA Today:
McCabe memo: Trump asked Rosenstein to mention Russia in Comey firing
McCabe memo: Trump asked Rosenstein to mention Russia in Comey firing
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Vox
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 …
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Axios and Political Wire
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
White House to Impose Metal Tariffs on Europe, Canada and Mexico, Risking Retaliation — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would impose tariffs on metals imported from its closest allies, a measure that could provoke retaliation against American businesses.
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Axios and Daily Wire
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Conservative billionaire Koch brothers' network denounces Trump's tariffs on EU, Canada and Mexico — In a statement first given to CNBC, the influential Koch network denounced the decision to implement the tariffs, urging the White House to “abandon” similar policies.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
How Trump's Election Shook Obama: ‘What if We Were Wrong?’ — WASHINGTON — Riding in a motorcade in Lima, Peru, shortly after the 2016 election, President Barack Obama was struggling to understand Donald J. Trump's victory. — “What if we were wrong?” he asked aides riding with him in the armored presidential limousine.
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Obama was shell-shocked by Trump win, asked ‘What if we were wrong?,’ new book says
Obama was shell-shocked by Trump win, asked ‘What if we were wrong?,’ new book says
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The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, IJR and Washington Free Beacon
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
This HBO footage of Ben Rhodes on election night is as bad as people said it was
This HBO footage of Ben Rhodes on election night is as bad as people said it was
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Daily Wire
CNBC:
Trump will pardon conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of campaign finance violation — D'Souza pleaded guilty in 2014 to reimbursing two of his associates after directing them to contribute $10,000 each to the 2012 Senate campaign of Wendy Long.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump to give ‘full pardon’ to Dinesh D'Souza — President Trump announced Thursday he will pardon conservative filmmaker Dinesh D'Souza, who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014. — “Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D'Souza today.
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Axios:
Trump will pardon Dinesh D'Souza
Trump will pardon Dinesh D'Souza
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, Politico and Power Line
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Trey Gowdy Didn't Even See Documents He Claims Exonerate FBI On Spygate: Reports — Gowdy claimed that the FBI's use of spies against the Trump campaign was perfectly proper, but multiple reports indicate he never even saw the full records Congress subpoenaed on the matter.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Email snafu reveals White House outreach to Obama and Clinton alumni
Email snafu reveals White House outreach to Obama and Clinton alumni
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Talking Points Memo
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Yes, the FBI Was Investigating the Trump Campaign When It Spied
Yes, the FBI Was Investigating the Trump Campaign When It Spied
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Power Line, Booman Tribune and The Intercept
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump ‘spygate’ offensive loses steam
Trump ‘spygate’ offensive loses steam
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Outside the Beltway, Breitbart and The Week
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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Axios, NBC News, Politico, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Beast
Emily Nussbaum / New Yorker:
“The Americans” Finale Was Elegant, Potent, and Unforgettable — Were you craving a bit more bloodshed from the finale of FX's “The Americans”? Some tooth-pulling ultraviolence, or maybe another corpse crunched into a briefcase, on the long road to Moscow? If so, you were clearly watching the wrong show.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Right About Roseanne — Of course ABC and its parent company Disney were right to cancel the sitcom “Roseanne” after its eponymous star, Roseanne Barr, wrote a racist tweet. There are necessary taboos and essential decencies in every morally healthy society.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump turns to victimhood politics after ABC fires Roseanne
Trump turns to victimhood politics after ABC fires Roseanne
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zerohedge.com, Washington Post and USA Today
Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Jury Leaves $4 to Family of Man Killed by Sheriff's Deputy, Along With Many Questions — For more than four years, questions swirled about the shooting death of Gregory Vaughn Hill Jr. at his home in Fort Pierce, Fla. After all, there were only three witnesses to how the entire episode unfolded …
BuzzFeed:
Joy Reid Promoted An Infamous 9/11 Conspiracy Documentary On Her Old Blog — The MSNBC host, who has recently come under fire for claiming her blog was hacked, encouraged her readers to watch “Loose Change.” — MSNBC host Joy Reid encouraged readers of her now-defunct blog to watch …
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Paul Farhi / San Francisco Chronicle:
MSNBC host Joy Reid faces new questions about her old blog
MSNBC host Joy Reid faces new questions about her old blog
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Daily Wire
Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
Mitt Romney reveals his 2016 presidential vote — SALT LAKE CITY — Mitt Romney revealed Wednesday who he voted for in the 2016 presidential election. — His wife, Ann Romney. — “I wrote in the name of a person who I admire deeply, who I think would be an excellent president,” …
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CNN, Washington Times, IJR, NTK Network, The Hill, HuffPost, CBS Boston, fox13now.com and Shakesville
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 …
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump: ‘Hopefully’ I'll have meeting with Kim on June 12 — President Donald Trump said Thursday that his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will “hopefully” happen on June 12 — and that he may need a second or third meeting to hammer out a deal. — But he also said there may be no meeting at all.
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ABC News, One America News Network and The Daily Beast
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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
A Post-Memorial Day Status Report — Where things stand in the battles for Congress and the governorships — KEY POINTS IN THIS ARTICLE — Both Democrats and Republicans have about equal odds of winning the House majority. — Republicans remain clearly favored in the battle for Senate control.
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JONATHAN LEMIRE, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO / Asso …:
Saving Sessions: Inside the GOP effort to protect the AG — WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after President Donald Trump deemed Jeff Sessions “beleaguered” and threatened to fire him last July, members of the president's inner circle made a desperate case to save the attorney general's job.
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Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
White America's racial resentment is the real impetus for welfare cuts, study says — White Americans are increasingly critical of the country's social safety net, a new study suggests, thanks in part to a rising tide of racial resentment. — The study, conducted by researchers …
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Berkeley News and Hullabaloo
EU Press Room:
European Commission reacts to the US restrictions on steel and aluminium affecting the EU — The US announced that starting on 1 June 2018 it will impose additional duties of 25 % and 10 % respectively on imports of steel and aluminium from the EU. — President of the European Commission …
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Sarah Frier / Bloomberg:
America's Teens Are Choosing YouTube Over Facebook — Three years ago, Facebook Inc. was the dominant social media site among U.S. teens, visited by 71 percent of people in that magic, trendsetting demographic. Not anymore. — Now, only 51 percent of kids between 13 and 17 use Facebook, according to Pew Research Center.
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Pew Research Center and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
Jerry Falwell Jr. And A Young Pool Attendant Are Embroiled In A Lawsuit Over A Miami Beach Hostel — Trump's fixer Michael Cohen helped arrange Falwell's pivotal endorsement of Donald Trump, the first by a major evangelical. — Influential evangelical leader and Donald Trump backer Jerry Falwell Jr. went …
Kyle Kashuv / Daily Wire:
KASHUV & GRANT: Mass Shooters Should Remain Nameless — Mass shooters crave media coverage and their place in the killer canon. As a deterrent against this behavior, the names and faces of mass shooters need to be forever removed from our media reporting.
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New York Times and VICE News
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
New NSC chief of staff is from group that believes Muslims are plotting to take over U.S. — The White House has named a new National Security Council chief of staff from a group that propagates the conspiracy theory that Islamists have infiltrated the U.S. government in a plot to take over the country.
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New York Magazine