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6:40 PM ET, May 1, 2019

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James Comey / New York Times:
How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr  —  Accomplished people lacking inner strength can't resist the compromises necessary to survive this president.  —  Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.  —  People have been asking me hard questions.  What happened to the leaders in the Trump administration …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Barr Released the Mueller Report.  How Is That a Scandal?  —  The attorney general has acted properly in his oversight of the Mueller report and investigation.  —  It was only a month ago that many Democrats were hoping Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference …
Washington Post:
William Barr torched his reputation.  His testimony compounded the damage.  —  ATTORNEY GENERAL William P. Barr entered office with more credibility than many Trump appointees.  A veteran of the George H.W. Bush administration, Mr. Barr avowed loyalty to the Justice Department's mission and …
Discussion: Axios, Vox, Politico and Breitbart
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
The real reason Bill Barr is defending Trump  —  Bill Barr didn't want to work for President Donald Trump.  —  At age 68 and semi-retired for a decade, the attorney general resisted three efforts over two years to recruit him into Trump's fold.  When approached in late 2018 for his current job …
Jerry Portwood / Rolling Stone:
Barr Didn't Even Try to Pretend He's an Honest Broker for the Justice Department  —  This is what happens when the nation's top prosecutor is the president's defense lawyer  —  There's no great mystery about what Attorney General William Barr did Wednesday during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and NPR
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Mueller's letter to Barr - A neat trick by the Washington Post before hearings begin  —  “Mueller complained to Barr about memo on key findings.”  That's the banner headline at the top of the Washington Post's website Wednesday.  But when you click your way to the actual story, it turns out that the headline is not true.
Discussion: RedState and Instapundit
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
William Barr and his horrible hearing  —  So far, Attorney General William P. Barr's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee has done himself and the administration no favors.  To the contrary, former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal observes, “Barr has been evasive and misleading from the first paragraph.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 early takeaways from William Barr's tense hearing  —  Attorney General William P. Barr ventured up to Capitol Hill on Wednesday an embattled man.  About 15 hours before his testimony, The Washington Post reported that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III had sent Barr a letter saying Barr's summary …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report's Summaries  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, pushed Attorney General William P. Barr twice to release more of his investigative findings in late March after Mr. Barr outlined the inquiry's main conclusions …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
AG Bill Barr cancels appearance before House Judiciary Committee
Discussion: Political Wire
Chris Stevenson / The Independent:   Robert Mueller to testify to congress about Trump-Russia report, senior Democrat says
VICE News:
Elizabeth Warren is now calling for Barr to resign
Discussion: Vox and CNN
emptywheel:
William Barr Absolved Trump of Obstruction without Having the Faintest Clue What He Obstructed
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CNN:
William Barr to skip House hearing Thursday
Discussion: Townhall and WTVR-TV
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Lindsey Graham kicked off Barr's testimony by whipping up a Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Vanity Fair
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Mueller's letter to Barr is ‘screaming this is really wrong’: CNN's David Gregory
Discussion: Washington Post
Guy Benson / Townhall:
Analysis: Democrats' Dubious Barr Derangement is an Emotional Stand-in For Impeachment
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Mueller didn't intend report to be roadmap for Congress, AG Barr tells lawmakers
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Taxpayers Paid Team Trump's $1,000 Mar-a-Lago Bar Bill: Report
Discussion: Mother Jones
Bill Lambrecht / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Joaquin Castro won't run for U.S. Senate in 2020  —  WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. John Cornyn, choosing instead to continue pursuing a fast-rising career in Congress focusing on security and border issues.
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The Texas Tribune:
Joaquin Castro won't challenge John Cornyn for U.S. Senate seat
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Prolific Alt-Right Propagandist's Identity Confirmed  —  Thanks to the anonymity of the internet, a man can become a major player in the white supremacist “alt-right” movement without ever revealing his face to his audience.  And that's just what Joseph Jordan did.
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
A 16-Year-Old Unaccompanied Immigrant Boy Has Died In US Government Custody  —  A 16-year-old unaccompanied immigrant boy died in US government custody in Texas on Tuesday, officials said.  —  The boy was handed over to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) …
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden calls for end to U.S. support for Saudi war in Yemen  —  Former vice president Joe Biden is taking his first major foreign policy stance since officially announcing his candidacy for president by calling for the United States to end its assistance to Saudi Arabia for its war in Yemen.
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
‘Democracy Dollars’: Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns  —  The Democratic presidential hopeful wants to use a voucher system to clean up politics — but it's got strings attached.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., unveiled a plan on Wednesday …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Make Sh*t Up’: Inside Jacob Wohl's Bonkers Investment Plan  —  The bumbling political operative pitched investors on a scheme to use fake news stories to manipulate political betting markets for profit.  —  Bumbling conservative provocateur Jacob Wohl pitched investors this spring on a scheme …
Discussion: The Daily Dot
Washington Post:
Former CIA officer Jerry Lee admits conspiracy to spy for China  —  A former CIA case officer long suspected in the intelligence community of being a devastating mole for the Chinese government admitted Wednesday he conspired to commit espionage in that country.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Thune says Trump's choice of Moore for Fed Board ‘is in trouble,’ expects decision on nomination this week  —  Stephen Moore's prospects of getting confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board grew dimmer Wednesday as Trump administration officials began to acknowledge privately he does not have the votes …
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed News:
Charlie Kirk And Candace Owens' Campus Tour Is All About The Owns  —  “If you disagree, go to the front of the line.”  —  That's what Charlie Kirk tells the 500-plus people gathered in a ballroom at Montana State University in Bozeman.  He and Candace Owens, his coheadliner …
 
 
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Jen Judson / Defense News:
Army to outfit all Double V-Hull Strykers with 30mm firepower
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Adam Klasfeld / courthousenews.com:
Justice Officials Must Fork Over Voter Commission Emails
New York Times:
In Combating Democratic Investigations, Trump Borrows From an Old Playbook
Discussion: Raw Story
Democracy Now:
Ilhan Omar Speaks Out Against U.S. Sanctions & Bipartisan Support for Regime Change in Venezuela
Discussion: Washington Times
Baltimore Sun:
After divisive battle among Democrats, Maryland House elects Baltimore County Del. Adrienne Jones as speaker
Brandon Morse / RedState:
The Ocasio-Cortez Comic Has a Very Disturbing Depiction of Nancy Pelosi
Discussion: Instapundit and IJR
Mark Joyella / Forbes:
CNN Drops 26% In Prime Time As Fox News Dominates April Cable Ratings
Discussion: Breitbart, CNSNews, NB Blog and TVNewser
 Earlier Items: 
Ilya Somin / Reason:
Victims of Communism Day 2019
Mike Dennison / KBAO-TV:
MT Gov. Bullock preparing to announce candidacy for president
Discussion: WHOTV and Political Wire
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Bill Barr's Not Your Average Trump Stooge.  He's 100 Times Worse.  Will Democrats Do Anything About It?
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Scott Porch / The Daily Beast:
Preet Bharara: There's a ‘Reasonable Likelihood’ Trump Will Get Indicted After He Leaves Office
Discussion: Raw Story
Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg:
Trump Fires Off 60, Mostly Anti-Biden, Retweets in an Hour
 

 
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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

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

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
 
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