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Zachary Basu / Axios:
House Democrat walks back Mueller's “tentative” agreement to testify on May 15 — After claiming on Fox News Sunday that the House Judiciary Committee and a representative for special counsel Robert Mueller have agreed to a “tentative date” of May 15 for Mueller to testify, Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.) said that was not the case.
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CNN:
House Democrat clarifies comments on Mueller, Judiciary Committee reaching “tentative date” for special counsel to testify — (CNN)House Judiciary member David Cicilline said Sunday that the committee has reached a “tentative date” of May 15 for Mueller to testify, though he later clarified …
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and New York Post
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Trump: ‘Mueller should not testify’
Trump: ‘Mueller should not testify’
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Little Green Footballs and Daily Wire
Washington Post:
Mueller and House Judiciary Committee tentatively agree on May 15 for his testimony on Russia …
Michael Conway / NBC News:
If William Barr continues to defy subpoenas, Watergate offers House Democrats several options
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
In reversal, Trump says Mueller ‘should not testify’ before Congress
In reversal, Trump says Mueller ‘should not testify’ before Congress
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Daily Kos
New York Times:
Asked if a Woman Can Win, 2020 Candidates Offer an Easy Answer: ‘I Have’ — CRESTON, Iowa — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York had a request: Before anyone mocked her claim that she was the Democratic presidential candidate best positioned to take on President Trump, at least listen to the evidence.
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Wallace Confronts Pompeo on Trump's Russia Contradiction: Is Putin Propping Up a Dictator or Looking for Something Positive? — Fox News anchor Chris Wallace confronted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday over President Donald Trump's defense of Russia's involvement in Venezuela.
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin
Russia Says Trump Initiated Friday's 1.5-Hour Call With Putin
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CNN, Politico, ABC News, Hullabaloo, CBS News, Washington Press and ThinkProgress
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Please Explain How This Entire Presidency* Isn't a National-Security Crisis
Please Explain How This Entire Presidency* Isn't a National-Security Crisis
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Washington Post
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Pompeo warns Russia against ‘messing around with Venezuela’
Pompeo warns Russia against ‘messing around with Venezuela’
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One America News Network
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump names ex-Obama Border Patrol chief new head of ICE — President Trump tweeted on Sunday that Mark Morgan, a career FBI official and the former head of Border Patrol during the last few months of the Obama administration, will become the new director of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
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Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Breitbart
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
‘Hung jury’: Public remains divided over Mueller probe in new NBC/WSJ poll — Sixty percent of Americans say President Donald Trump has been dishonest in the Russia investigation, but it's a mixed bag on impeachment hearings. — WASHINGTON — Sixty percent of Americans say President Donald Trump …
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Mother Jones, POLITICUSUSA, Splinter and Political Wire
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
Trump's diabolical plan to blow up democracy, get reelected and avoid jail just might work — How did Donald Trump's most recent week go? — Let's see ... his recently handpicked attorney general William Barr was accused of committing a crime by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and seems on the brink of a contempt of Congress citation.
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HuffPost, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and New York Post
Daily Mail:
It is clear that the voters delivered their judgment in large part based on what is happening - or not happening - at Westminster — The voters expect us to deliver on the result of the referendum and, so far, Parliament has rejected the deal which I have put forward.
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The Times & The Sunday Times, Breitbart, Telegraph and The Guardian
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
A Spy by Any Name — A few questions about the F.B.I.'s don't-call-it-spying on the Trump campaign. — Back in the golden age of presidential conduct, before Donald Trump wrecked every norm and smashed every guardrail, someone — either in Lyndon Johnson's White House or in Langley …
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New York Post
CNN:
Exclusive: Images show North Korea missile launch as Pyongyang tests Trump — Washington (CNN)A new satellite image obtained by CNN shows the smoke trail of a Friday rocket launch by North Korea that is likely a short-range missile, according to the group that analyzed the picture.
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Rolling Stone, POLITICUSUSA and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Sung-Yoon Lee / New York Times:
Kim Jong-un Shot a Rocket? He Wants to Talk
Kim Jong-un Shot a Rocket? He Wants to Talk
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Gizmodo and Mother Jones
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
The Hezbollah Sleeper Agent Busted for Black Ops in America — Ali Kourani allegedly helped a global terrorist network plot revenge against the U.S. from a home in the Bronx. He was undone after running a stop sign with 190 pairs of Uggs. — Michael Daly
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Liberal megadonors plan $100 million swing-state blitz to beat Trump — The country's most powerful liberal donor club is reshaping its spending on the 2020 elections, playing down longtime relationships with groups in Washington and instead preparing to pour $100 million into key states to help defeat President Donald Trump.
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump blames Kentucky Derby result on ‘political correctness’ — President Trump on Sunday blamed the result of the Kentucky Derby on “political correctness,” arguing that the horse that crossed the wire first should not have been disqualified. — “The Kentuky Derby decision was not a good one …
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Associated Press, Breitbart, One America News Network and Raw Story
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Beijing's one-child policy is gone. But many Chinese are still reluctant to have more. — NANCHUAN, China — When she started her job nine years ago, Liu Fang's work involved making sure the women from her village did not have unauthorized babies. — If they had a girl or a disabled child, they were allowed another chance.
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Althouse
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump says tariffs on China will be increased to 25% as trade talks stall — President Trump tweeted on Sunday that tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods will be raised from 10% to 25% on Friday, as trade talks between the U.S. and China progress “too slowly.”
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Politico, Townhall, Bloomberg and The Guardian
Sarah Rumpf / RedState:
Democrats Attempt Twitter Poll About SCOTUS Justices. It Goes...Poorly. — The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), the organization working to elect Democrats to the United States Senate, posted a poll on their Twitter account Friday afternoon on the topic of Supreme Court Justices.
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Small Dead Animals, Althouse and Big League Politics
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Did the NY Times just admit — and defend — Obama's spying on Trump? — They've done it, they've finally done it! The New York Times has picked up the scent of the scandalous spying on Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and is joining the hunt for the truth. — That's how the president …
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Joe Biden targets Trump, vows to 'restore America's soul' in first SC 2020 campaign stop … Former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the first South Carolina rally of his 2020 presidential campaign in Columbia on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Daniel Hare/Special to The Post and Courier
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