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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 says Mueller, Judiciary Committee reach deal for special counsel to testify on May 15 — (CNN)Special Counsel Robert Mueller has reached a tentative agreement to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, according to committee member Rep. David N. Cicilline.
Washington Post:
Mueller and House Judiciary Committee tentatively agree on May 15 for his testimony on Russia investigation, House Democrat says — Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.), a member of the committee, said on Fox News Sunday that the special counsel and the panel had reached a tentative agreement for his testimony.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Fair Play Is No Match for Foul — After getting dissed by Barr, will Mueller man up? — Sorry, James Comey. You're wrong again. — Donald Trump does not eat “your soul in small bites,” as you wrote in a Times Op-Ed. He devours the entire thing in one big gulp.
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Hullabaloo
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House Democrat says Mueller representative and Judiciary Committee tentatively agree on May 15 for special counsel's testimony — A key member of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that the panel and a representative for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III have tentatively agreed on May 15 as the date for Mueller to testify.
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Daily Kos
Michael Conway / NBC News:
If William Barr continues to defy subpoenas, Watergate offers House Democrats several options — In this fight, not acting to preserve its powers as a co-equal branch of government could relegate Congress to subservience in perpetuity. — The House Judiciary Committee grappled 45 years ago …
Jack Goldsmith / Lawfare:
Thoughts on Barr and the Mueller Report
Thoughts on Barr and the Mueller Report
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Outside the Beltway and Breitbart
Fred Wertheimer / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi has set House Democrats on a road that may lead to Trump's impeachment
Nancy Pelosi has set House Democrats on a road that may lead to Trump's impeachment
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Splinter and Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Pompeo warns Russia against ‘messing around with Venezuela’ — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had strict words on Sunday for Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Venezuela - a day before the two are scheduled to meet to discuss, among other things, the continuing political crisis in the South American nation.
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One America News Network
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
There is still ‘opportunity’ to negotiate full denuclearization: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on North Korea
There is still ‘opportunity’ to negotiate full denuclearization: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on North Korea
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, CNN and IJR
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-5-19: Secretary Mike Pompeo and Sen. Bernie Sanders
‘This Week’ Transcript 5-5-19: Secretary Mike Pompeo and Sen. Bernie Sanders
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POLITICUSUSA
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, Mother Jones and Slate
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Taps Mark Morgan as Head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — Morgan served as Border Patrol chief in final months of Obama Administration — President Trump said Sunday that he was appointing Mark Morgan, a former Border Patrol chief under the Obama administration …
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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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The Daily Beast, Townhall, Politico, The Guardian and Breitbart
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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Political Wire, POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
New York Times:
Can a Woman 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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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Sanders pushes back against Biden's claim he's the ‘most progressive’ candidate in the Democratic field
Sanders pushes back against Biden's claim he's the ‘most progressive’ candidate in the Democratic field
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Political Wire, Axios 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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Associated Press:
Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition
Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition
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One America News Network
Katie Jennings / Politico:
May to Corbyn: 'Let's do a deal' on Brexit
May to Corbyn: 'Let's do a deal' on Brexit
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Political Wire and The Guardian
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden gives Trump a nickname: ‘Clown’ — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden on Saturday referred to President Donald Trump as a “clown” after a supporter asked the former vice president whether he would return Trump's insults. — Biden, who is on the first swing of his 2020 campaign …
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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.
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Political Wire
Claire Bond Potter / New York Times:
Men Invented ‘Likability.’ Guess Who Benefits. — It was pushed by Madison Avenue and preached by self-help gurus. Then it entered politics. — Ms. Potter is a professor of history. — If the supposedly unlikable Hillary Clinton didn't break the highest, hardest glass ceiling in 2016 …
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Althouse
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Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Ticket prices plunge for Bill and Hillary Clinton's speaking tour
Ticket prices plunge for Bill and Hillary Clinton's speaking tour
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The Seattle Times, Daily Wire and RedState
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, Washington Post and CNN
David Cohen / Politico:
Klobuchar: Trump not serious about election security — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that President Donald Trump has no incentive to make sure that American elections are secure and uncompromised. — “We have ample evidence that he has not been responding …
Salt Lake Tribune:
Tribune Editorial: Ambition must be made to counteract ambition — By The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board … — James Madison, Federalist No. 51 — Mr. Madison's plan for the survival of popular government was nowhere to be seen last week, as Republican members of Congress put …
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Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Rachel Held Evans, progressive Christian author who challenged evangelicals, dies at 37 — Rachel Held Evans, a best-selling Christian author who was unafraid to wade into fierce theological battles over issues such as the role of women, science, LGBT issues and politics on her blog and social media …
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Fox News, New York Times, CNN, The Daily Beast and Religion News Service
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