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HuffPost:
Congressional Candidate In Virginia Admits He's A Pedophile — Nathan Larson also ran online forums for pedophiles and misogynists. — Nathan Larson, a 37-year-old accountant from Charlottesville, Virginia, is running for Congress as an independent candidate in his native state.
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Conservative News Today and The Week
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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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Television Academy Blocks Media From Tonight's Honors Ceremony Featuring Samantha Bee — In the wake of the Samantha Bee controversy whereby she called Ivanka Trump a “feckless c**t”, the Television Academy has put the kibosh on any press tonight attending its 11th Annual Television Academy Honors ceremony …
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The Federalist, IndieWire, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, The Week and CNN
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Chelsea Clinton resurfaces Trump meeting with Ted Nugent, who once called Hillary C-word — Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of former President Clinton, on Thursday resurfaced a photo of President Trump — meeting with Ted Nugent, who once called her mother a “toxic c—,” …
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Breitbart, HuffPost, Washington Press and The Week
Sonia Rao / Washington Post:
Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar word after White House condemnation
Samantha Bee apologizes for calling Ivanka Trump a vulgar word after White House condemnation
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CNN, HuffPost, New York Times, USA Today, Mediaite, Breitbart, Fox News Insider, Newsweek, Washington Press and IJR
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
TBS Scrubs Samantha Bee's Entire ‘Feckless C-t’ Episode From the Web (Video)
TBS Scrubs Samantha Bee's Entire ‘Feckless C-t’ Episode From the Web (Video)
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Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, AOL and The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Dinesh D'Souza? Really? — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section. — The handful of pardons that President Trump has granted so far may appear to be scattershot …
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Washington Blade, The Daily Beast, New Republic, Raw Story, Washington Post and TalkLeft
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Worthy Pardon for Dinesh D'Souza
A Worthy Pardon for Dinesh D'Souza
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Betsy's Page, Washington Press and Spectator USA
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
How Far Can Trump Go in Issuing Pardons?
How Far Can Trump Go in Issuing Pardons?
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Lawfare, RedState and Washington Post
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Dinesh D'Souza Tells Backstory Of His Pardon
EXCLUSIVE: Dinesh D'Souza Tells Backstory Of His Pardon
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Outside the Beltway, twitchy.com, Raw Story and New York Times
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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Nicholas Nehamas / miamiherald:
Paramedics wanted to enter Parkland school where kids were dying. BSO said no. — During the chaos of the Parkland school shooting, paramedics from Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department were desperate to go inside the building where students were wounded and dying.
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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 …
Jennifer A. Hillman / New York Times:
Trump's ‘National Security’ Tariffs Hurt National Security — The Trump administration has made three reckless moves on trade in recent days. On May 23, it launched an investigation into whether imports of cars and S.U.V.s threaten the national security of the United States.
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The Daily Caller, Home Page Rotator and Outside the Beltway
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Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trudeau says NAFTA talks broke down after Pence made ultimatum
Trudeau says NAFTA talks broke down after Pence made ultimatum
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, YouTube and Sputnik International
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.
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New York Magazine, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Week, WTVR-TV, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and CNN
Jess McIntosh / ELLE:
I Went on a Date With Eric Schneiderman. It Took Me Years to Process What Happened That Night. — Let's start at the beginning. — I'm 23, and the story I tell is called “The Time I Went Out with the (Relatively) Hot Older State Senator.” I deploy it as a nerdy leg-up on the social ladder among friends.
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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Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Meghan McCain Responds To MSNBC's Joy Reid Photoshopping John McCain's Face Onto A Mass Shooter
Meghan McCain Responds To MSNBC's Joy Reid Photoshopping John McCain's Face Onto A Mass Shooter
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Mediaite
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Curious Case of Mr. Downer — His story about the Papadopoulos meeting calls the FBI's into question. — To hear the Federal Bureau of Investigation tell it, its decision to launch a counterintelligence probe into a major-party presidential campaign comes down to a foreign tip …
NBC News:
Jared Kushner close friend Rick Gerson now under scrutiny from Mueller — WASHINGTON — A close friend of Jared Kushner has come under scrutiny by Special Counsel Robert Mueller for his proximity to some key meetings between Trump associates and foreign officials, according to five people familiar with the matter.
Discussion:
Political Wire
David Brooks / New York Times:
One Reform to Save America — There are a bunch of different ways to do democracy. In Western Europe, most countries have proportional representation and a lot of different parties representing voter interests. In this country we've gone with a two-party system and winner-take-all elections.
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 …
JONATHAN LEMIRE / Associated Press:
Trump meets with families affected by Texas shooting — HOUSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent over an hour Thursday offering private condolences to some of the families affected by this month's deadly Texas school shooting, the latest spasm of mass violence in a year marred by assaults on the nation's schools.
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Joe.My.God.
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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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The Root, Front Page Magazine and Joe.My.God.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Mueller's investigation cost $16.7 million in just under a year, new documents show
Mueller's investigation cost $16.7 million in just under a year, new documents show
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Joe.My.God. and CNN
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Leaked Emails Show Google Expected Lucrative Military Drone AI Work to Grow Exponentially — Following the revelation in March that Google had secretly signed an agreement with the Pentagon to provide cutting edge artificial intelligence technology for drone warfare, the company faced an internal revolt.
Luke O'Brien / HuffPost:
Trump's Loudest Anti-Muslim Twitter Troll Is A Shady Vegan Married To An (Ousted) WWE Exec — @AmyMek anonymously spread hate online for years. She can't hide anymore. — She was supposed to be a Russian bot. That seemed like the best explanation for @AmyMek. No normal person could be so prolific and prejudiced.
Washington Post:
President Trump has made 3,251 false or misleading claims in 497 days — In the 497 days since he took the oath of office, President Trump has made 3,251 false or misleading claims, according to The Fact Checker's database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
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CNBC, Shareblue Media and ThinkProgress
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's assault on the FBI divides civil libertarians — 'It's very difficult for me because I loathe and distrust completely the FBI. I loathe and distrust completely the president of the United States,' a criminal defense attorney says. — President Donald Trump's attacks on the FBI …
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
In the Battle Between Cuomo and Nixon, the Subway Becomes a Central Issue — It was a curious position: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo helped hire the new leader of New York City's subway. But when that leader released a sweeping plan to fix the failing system last week, Mr. Cuomo offered a tepid response, promising simply to review it.
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City Limits and NY State of Politics
Brian Contreras / Stanford Daily:
Leaked emails show Hoover academic conspiring with College Republicans to conduct ‘opposition research’ on student — Emails between the Hoover Institution's Niall Ferguson and well-known Republican student activists John Rice-Cameron '20 and Max Minshull '20 reveal coordination on …
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New Republic and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Expelled Venezuela diplomat stays in US — WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Venezuelan diplomat expelled by the Trump administration last week in retaliation for President Nicolas Maduro's kicking out of the top American diplomat in Caracas has remained in the U.S. despite an order to leave the country within 48 hours.
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Rubio Campaign Volunteer and Ex-Florida Lawmaker Says Obama Looks Like a Monkey … Susan Goldstein previously served as a Florida state representative for western Broward County from 2004 to 2006. She's now a prominent figure in Tallahassee and serves on the board of the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists.
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Sun-Sentinel, Splinter and Florida Politics
Bangkok Post:
Death toll in Nicaragua nears 100 as Ortega vows to stay — MANAGUA - The death toll from weeks of violent unrest in Nicaragua rose to almost 100 as embattled President Daniel Ortega rejected calls to step down and the Catholic church, which has tried to mediate the conflict, Thursday refused to resume the dialogue.