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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.
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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.
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
Michael Conway / NBC News:
If William Barr continues to defy subpoenas, Watergate offers House Democrats several options
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
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
House Democrat says date for Mueller testimony has been proposed but not yet agreed
House Democrat says date for Mueller testimony has been proposed but not yet agreed
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Daily Kos
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
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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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
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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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, ABC News, Townhall, Politico 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, Splinter and POLITICUSUSA
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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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
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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Politico, CNN, Hullabaloo, ABC News, CBS News, Washington Press and ThinkProgress
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
Discussion:
Political Wire and The Guardian
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
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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The Times of Israel:
Ashdod man seriously injured by Gaza rocket; IDF to continue retaliatory strikes — 3 Israelis killed, dozens injured as Gaza terrorist groups fire over 600 rockets and mortars at Israel; retaliatory IDF strikes said to kill at least 12 Palestinians — The Times of Israel is liveblogging Sunday's events as they unfold.
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Townhall, Haaretz and Associated Press
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 and Washington Post
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Ticket prices plunge for Bill and Hillary Clinton's speaking tour — SEE ALSO — Tickets to the latest stop on Bill and Hillary Clinton's speaking tour were going for as little as $20 on the secondary market as their 13-city adventure continued to struggle to find an audience.
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The Seattle Times, Daily Wire and RedState
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Claire Bond Potter / New York Times:
Men Invented ‘Likability.’ Guess Who Benefits.
Men Invented ‘Likability.’ Guess Who Benefits.
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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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Bloomberg, The Guardian and One America News Network