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8:45 AM ET, May 2, 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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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
Why Barr Can't Whitewash the Mueller Report  —  We have a system in place for our government to uncover evidence against a sitting president.  And it's working.  —  Mr. Katyal drafted the special counsel regulations under which Robert Mueller was appointed.
Wall Street Journal:
A Real Attorney General  —  Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week's political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Instapundit
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Moderate Democrats fret they made a ‘big mistake’ backing Barr  —  Three Senate Democrats voted for William Barr to be attorney general.  Now at least two of them say they might have made a mistake.  —  After revelations that special counsel Robert Mueller took issue with Barr's presentation …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The GOP's Just a Racket Now, and Trump Is Its Godfather, Barr Its Wartime Consigliere  —  We see now with a new and oddly liberating clarity that these next 18 months may well be the most consequential and frightening time in living history.  —  Michael Tomasky  —  It's May Day, and this was a Mayday all right.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
National Review:
The Incredibly Dumb Bill Barr Scandal
Discussion: Althouse
David French / National Review:   Three Thoughts on Barrgate
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
We Should Not Have Been Surprised About Bill Barr
Discussion: IJR and Washington Post
Max Boot / Washington Post:
How conservatives rationalize their surrender to Trump
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Fox News and CNN
Chad Day / Associated Press:   Key takeaways from AG Barr's testimony, Mueller's letter
emptywheel:
William Barr Absolved Trump of Obstruction without Having the Faintest Clue What He Obstructed
Discussion: Hullabaloo and USA Today
MSNBC:
WATCH: Sen. Harris, showing off prosecutorial prowess, puts AG Barr on his heels
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Vox and The Root
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   AG Barr ‘Concerned’ That Steele Dossier Was Russian Disinformation
Zachary Basu / Axios:
AG Bill Barr cancels appearance before House Judiciary Committee
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Alt-Right Member's Message: Get Out While You Still Can  —  If you remember Katie McHugh, it's probably because of the tweets.  —  A short selection: “British settlers built the USA.  ‘Slaves’ built the country much as cows ‘built’ McDonald's.  Amateur...”
New York Times:
Biden Faces Conflict of Interest Questions That Are Being Promoted by Trump and Allies  —  WASHINGTON — It was a foreign policy role Joseph R. Biden Jr. enthusiastically embraced during his vice presidency: browbeating Ukraine's notoriously corrupt government to clean up its act.
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Trump attacks Biden despite Kushner directive to lay off Dem field  —  Kushner told campaign officials to not attack 2020 Dems — but that rule doesn't seem to apply to the candidate himself.  —  As the 2020 Democratic presidential field began to form earlier this year …
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats itching to take down Biden over free-trade past
Discussion: Washington Post
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden calls for end to U.S. support for Saudi war in Yemen
New York Times:
With Maduro Still in Power, Questions About the U.S. Role in Venezuela  —  WASHINGTON — Nobody said regime change was going to be easy.  —  President Trump's top advisers woke up Tuesday believing that a rebellion in the Venezuelan military that day would galvanize a popular uprising …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Nellie Ohr's ‘Hi Honey’ emails to DOJ about Russia collusion should alarm us all  —  First came the text messages between FBI lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, which gave us a painful glimpse at potential political bias inside America's most famous crime-fighting bureau.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
‘The Mueller Report’ is officially a best-seller  —  NEW YORK (AP) — “The Mueller Report” is now officially a best-seller.  —  A published edition of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged ties between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign sold …
Discussion: Axios
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Brian Stelter / CNN:   ‘The Mueller Report’ debuts at No. 1 on NYT best sellers list
WSOC-TV:
Source: UNCC shooting victim jumped on gunman to save others  — Two people were killed and four others injured after a gunman opened fire in a classroom at UNCC Tuesday  — Police arrested and charged 22-year-old Trystan Terrell with 2 counts of murder and 4 counts of attempted murder
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Jacob Soboroff / NBC News:
Emails show Trump admin had ‘no way to link’ separated migrant children to parents  —  “What you are requesting,” said a top ICE official, “is not something that we are going to be able to complete in a rapid fashion.”  —  LOS ANGELES — On the same day the Trump administration …
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and Political Wire
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Trump is saying behind closed doors about the Democratic field  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TIGER COMING TO TOWN ... Trump administration sources tell us that TIGER WOODS is coming to the White House on Monday for a ceremony to celebrate his Masters win.
Cynthia Fodor / KCCI-TV:
Biden calls on US attorney general to resign amid criticism  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr should resign amid fury over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report.
Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump's approval rating on the economy hits a new high  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump hits a new high on his economic approval ratings in a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, reaching 56% of Americans saying he's doing a good job on the economy.  —  The result comes on the heels …
Discussion: Political Wire
Skip Navigation / QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  May 2, 2019 - U.S. Voters Still Say 2-1 Trump Committed Crime, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; But Voters Oppose Impeachment 2-1  —  American voters say 57 - 28 percent that Donald Trump committed crimes before he became president, according to a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today.
Discussion: Political Wire
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Military sexual assaults rise by almost 38%; alcohol involved in nearly two out of three  —  At the Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center near Lake Tahoe, commanders are training troops for a more capable, high tech enemy like Russia, North Korea or China.
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
 
 
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Stephen Moore: Trump's Fed pick underpaid ex-wife's alimony for years
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton: 'China, if you're listening, why don't you get Trump's tax returns?'
Discussion: Political Wire
Julia Harte / Reuters:
Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
U.S. troops in Venezuela? …
Discussion: Breitbart and Sun-Sentinel
Ian Geoghegan / Politico:
Call for UK police probe into security leak
Discussion: BBC and One America News Network
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Beto O'Rourke says he won't take any donations from the fossil fuel sector
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
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Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
The alleged synagogue shooter was a churchgoer who talked Christian theology, raising tough questions …
Discussion: Religion News Service
Elise Herron / Willamette Week:
Nationwide, same-sex couples, and in particular black same-sex couples, are less likely …
Washington Post:
Former CIA officer Jerry Lee admits conspiracy to spy for China
Discussion: NPR