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Graham Kates / CBS News:
John Kelly joins board of company operating largest shelter for unaccompanied migrant children — In April, protesters outside the nation's largest facility for unaccompanied migrant children noticed a familiar face enter the massive, fenced site in Homestead, Florida: former White House chief of staff John Kelly.
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump, Putin discussed Mueller report and agreed no collusion, White House says — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the two leaders spoke by phone for an hour on Friday. — President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Friday and both agreed …
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Asha Rangappa / TIME:
What Happens Next with the Mueller Report? The Answer May Lie in the Footnotes — If there's one thing that lawyers know about reading documents, it's to pay attention to the footnotes. In fact, oftentimes the most important information is buried there.
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Says He Discussed the ‘Russian Hoax’ in a Phone Call With Putin — WASHINGTON — President Trump telephoned President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Friday for what both men described as a lengthy, positive conversation, in which they dismissed two years of investigations …
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The Daily Beast, Breitbart, Slate and Raw Story
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Ex-mob prosecutor says Trump's talk with Putin was a ‘get your stories straight call’ like she used to hear on wiretaps
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Putin Discuss Venezuela, Mueller Report
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Sanders' dubious claim: Trump admin ‘takes election meddling seriously’
Sanders' dubious claim: Trump admin ‘takes election meddling seriously’
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Vox, The Daily Caller and Just Security
Max Boot / Washington Post:
This nation is at the mercy of a criminal administration — Imagine that you live in a town that has been taken over by gangsters. The mayor is a crook and so are the district attorney and police chief. You can't fight city hall. But at least you know you can turn for help to the state or federal government.
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Raw Story, Hullabaloo, New York Times and New Republic
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Adam Schiff / USA Today:
William Barr lied to Congress about the Mueller report. He should resign — Barr is the 2nd most dangerous man in the US. By his logic, the Saturday Night Massacre was fine and Trump can end the 14 probes Mueller handed off. — CONNECT — The attorney general of the United States misled …
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CNN:
Nadler threatens to hold Barr in contempt if DOJ doesn't comply with new Democratic offer on Mueller report
Nadler threatens to hold Barr in contempt if DOJ doesn't comply with new Democratic offer on Mueller report
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Joe.My.God., IJR, Shareblue Media, RedState, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Washington Post and Slate
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Nadler delivers ultimatum to Barr before holding AG in contempt
Nadler delivers ultimatum to Barr before holding AG in contempt
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RealClearPolitics, The Nation, The Guardian, Washington Press, ThinkProgress, Axios and The Hill
Anna Sanders / New York Daily News:
De Blasio expected to announce 2020 presidential run next week: sources — Mayor de Blasio is expected to announce he's running for president next week, according to three sources with knowledge of the plans. — The 2020 announcement could come as early as de Blasio's birthday on Wednesday, when he'll turn 58, said one source.
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Launches Short-Range Missile, South Says — JEJU, South Korea — North Korea fired a short-range missile off its east coast on Saturday, in a move likely to raise tensions as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled. — The North fired the missile …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Mother of Otto Warmbier calls U.S. diplomacy with North Korea a ‘charade’
Mother of Otto Warmbier calls U.S. diplomacy with North Korea a ‘charade’
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Raw Story
Fedor Indutny / BostonGlobe.com:
Remarkably unremarkable: Pete Buttigieg rises in the polls as the first major openly gay candidate for president — SOMERVILLE — It was both a remarkable and entirely unremarkable sight: Pete Buttigieg's husband shaking hands with voters who had lined up outside the Somerville Theatre to hear …
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Aris Folley / The Hill:
O'Rourke holds double-digit lead on Trump in head-to-head matchup: CNN poll
O'Rourke holds double-digit lead on Trump in head-to-head matchup: CNN poll
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Pete Buttigieg Is Exposing Tensions In The LGBTQ Movement
Pete Buttigieg Is Exposing Tensions In The LGBTQ Movement
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Justin Caruso / Breitbart:
James Woods Banned from Twitter Amid Silicon Valley's Conservative Blacklisting Campaign — James Woods, one of the few conservative stars in Hollywood, has been locked out of his Twitter account for over a week now for “abusive behavior,” once again demonstrating the double standard …
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Politico, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., twitchy.com, The Guardian, Daily Wire and Mediaite
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Erik Prince Set Up Intel Training for Project Veritas, James O'Keefe: Report — Blackwater founder Erik Prince arranged for political activist James O'Keefe's conservative group Project Veritas to receive more than one round of “training in intelligence and elicitation techniques,” The Intercept reports.
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Hullabaloo and Joe.My.God.
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Why Joe Biden Might Be the Best Bet to Beat Trump — If you've been reading the liberal media and Left Twitter the past couple of months, you'd be certain of one thing: Joe Biden is hopelessly out of touch — too old, too white, too male, too handsy, too racist, too misogynist, too unwoke …
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Inside Bernie Sanders's 1988 10-day ‘honeymoon’ in the Soviet Union — Bernie Sanders was bare-chested, towel-draped, sitting at a table lined with vodka bottles, as he sang “This Land Is Your Land” to his hosts in the Soviet Union in the spring of 1988. — The just-married socialist mayor …
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Spying on the Trump Campaign Isn't a Conspiracy Theory Anymore
Spying on the Trump Campaign Isn't a Conspiracy Theory Anymore
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, New York Times and Mediaite
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘Anyone Ever Seen Cocaine?’ What We Found in the Archives of Bernie Sanders's Long-Lost TV Show.
‘Anyone Ever Seen Cocaine?’ What We Found in the Archives of Bernie Sanders's Long-Lost TV Show.
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Reason, VICE, Instapundit, The Daily Caller, Fox News, The Week, Splinter, Mediaite, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
Barbara Allen / Poynter:
Letter from the Editor — Dear readers: — On Tuesday, April 30, Poynter posted a list of 515 “unreliable” news websites, built from pre-existing databases compiled by journalists, fact-checkers and researchers around the country. Our aim was to provide a useful tool for readers to gauge …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Prosecutors: No need to prove Russian conspiracy to charge Stone with obstruction — Federal prosecutors argued Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller did not need to prove conspiracy between the Russian government and the Trump campaign to show that longtime Trump ally Roger Stone obstructed Congress' investigation of the matter.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
William Barr's 2 strangest defenses of Trump haven't gotten enough attention
William Barr's 2 strangest defenses of Trump haven't gotten enough attention
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Politico, Washington Press, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Dan Sewell / Associated Press:
Judges declare Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional — CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal court ruled Friday that Ohio's congressional map is unconstitutional and ordered a new one be drawn for the 2020 elections. — A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled unanimously …
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Joe.My.God. and Axios
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Ohio congressional map tossed out for partisan gerrymandering
Ohio congressional map tossed out for partisan gerrymandering
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Washington Post
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Floridians Gave Ex-Felons the Right to Vote. Lawmakers Just Put a Big Obstacle in Their Way. — NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — In November, Florida voters approved a groundbreaking ballot measure that would restore voting rights for up to 1.5 million people with felony convictions.
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CNN, Miami Herald and Politico
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P.R. Lockhart / Vox:
Florida Legislature approves bill requiring former felons to pay fines and fees before voting
Florida Legislature approves bill requiring former felons to pay fines and fees before voting
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Washington Post, Orlando Sentinel and Mother Jones
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“Teach Schmidt a Lesson”: Did the Department of Justice Give the Mueller Letter to the Post to Screw the Times? — The Times's Michael Schmidt and Mark Mazzetti thought they had a scoop—until it turned up in their biggest competitor. And D.O.J. contacts told Times reporters it had been done to punish them.
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Lock her up’ redux? Biden's son becomes the right's new target — President Donald Trump's political allies and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani have begun mobilizing to cast a legal cloud over Joe Biden and demanding that the Justice Department should open an investigation that could ensnare …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Mike Pence accuses centrist Joe Biden of ‘advocating a socialist agenda’ like other 2020 Democrats
Mike Pence accuses centrist Joe Biden of ‘advocating a socialist agenda’ like other 2020 Democrats
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Joe.My.God. and The Week
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Jobs surge in April, unemployment rate falls to the lowest since 1969 — KEY POINTS — US added 263,000 jobs in April, vs 190,000 expected — The U.S. jobs machine kept humming along in April, adding a robust 263,000 new hires while the unemployment rate fell to 3.6%, the lowest in a generation …
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New York Times:
A Mueller Investigator Moves On (but Stays Mum) — Greg D. Andres was the first member of the special counsel's team to speak publicly since the report came out, but said little. — In the span of his 22-month investigation into President Trump, Robert S. Mueller III never held a news conference.