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9:05 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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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
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.
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 …
National Review:
The Incredibly Dumb Bill Barr Scandal  —  Is it already August?  That's usually the Beltway silly season appropriate for such a ridiculous non-scandal as the Great Bill Barr Summary of Findings Outrage of 2019.  —  As everyone knows, Bill Barr released a brief letter summarizing …
Discussion: Althouse
Max Boot / Washington Post:
How conservatives rationalize their surrender to Trump  —  Former FBI director James Comey has published in the New York Times the most insightful analysis I have read of how President Trump corrupts those who work for him — such as Attorney General William P. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Fox News and CNN
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The GOP's Just a Racket Now, and Trump Is Its Godfather, Barr Its Wartime Consigliere
Discussion: Washington Post
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
Chad Day / Associated Press:   Key takeaways from AG Barr's testimony, Mueller's letter
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:   AG Barr ‘Concerned’ That Steele Dossier Was Russian Disinformation
MSNBC:
WATCH: Sen. Harris, showing off prosecutorial prowess, puts AG Barr on his heels
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Vox and The Root
emptywheel:
William Barr Absolved Trump of Obstruction without Having the Faintest Clue What He Obstructed
Discussion: Rolling Stone, Hullabaloo and USA Today
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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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 …
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.
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
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:
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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Washington Post:
Venezuela's opposition put together a ‘serious plan.’ For now, it appears to have failed.
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
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
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Sen. Michael F. Bennet of Colorado becomes the latest Democratic presidential candidate  —  Sen. Michael F. Bennet of Colorado, a champion of political moderation, announced Thursday that he would join the crowded Democratic presidential race.  —  Bennet announced in April that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Sen. Michael Bennet announces he's running for president in 2020
Discussion: Townhall, Roll Call and The Week
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, Splinter and Political Wire
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.
Julia Harte / Reuters:
Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York's Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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.
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Greg Myre / NPR:
Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China
Discussion: New York Times and Slate
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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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
 
 
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN sees ratings swoon in April
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Military sexual assaults rise by almost 38%; alcohol involved in nearly two out of three
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
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
Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump's approval rating on the economy hits a new high
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
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 …