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Axios:
Scoop: Senate Intel subpoenas Trump Jr. over Russia matters — The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators in relation to the Russia investigation, sources with direct knowledge told Axios.
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Jr. Is Subpoenaed by Senate Committee in Russia Probe — Panel led by Republicans wants testimony about earlier responses to investigators — WASHINGTON—The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son …
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CNN:
Senate Intel at standoff with Trump Jr. after issuing subpoena for testimony — Washington (CNN)The Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. for him to return and testify again, and the committee is now at a standoff with President Donald Trump's eldest son, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. subpoenaed by Senate Intelligence Committee for further testimony on Trump campaign's Russia contacts
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Pelosi says Trump is ‘becoming self-impeachable’
Pelosi says Trump is ‘becoming self-impeachable’
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Senate Intel Committee subpoenas Donald Trump Jr.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The White House revoked my press pass. It's not just me — it's curtailing access for all journalists. — For the past 21 years, I have had the high privilege of holding a White House press pass, a magical ticket that gives the bearer a front-row seat to history.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Asserts Executive Privilege Over Full Mueller Report — WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted executive privilege on Wednesday in an effort to shield hidden portions of Robert S. Mueller III's unredacted report and the evidence he collected from Congress.
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ThinkProgress, Common Dreams, Washington Monthly, RedState, Daily Kos, IJR and Althouse
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Panel Approves Contempt for Barr After Trump Claims Privilege Over Full Mueller Report
House Panel Approves Contempt for Barr After Trump Claims Privilege Over Full Mueller Report
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The Atlantic, Townhall, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal, Above the Law, VICE News, Outside the Beltway, Bloomberg, Washington Post and Fox News
Paul Rosenzweig / USA Today:
Mueller didn't say it so we did: Trump would face felony charges if he weren't president
Mueller didn't say it so we did: Trump would face felony charges if he weren't president
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Executive Privilege Isn't a Magic Wand to Protect Trump
Executive Privilege Isn't a Magic Wand to Protect Trump
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ThinkProgress, Fortune, Daily Wire and The Root
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Nadler declares ‘constitutional crisis’ after contempt vote, accuses Trump of attacking ‘essence of our democracy’
Nadler declares ‘constitutional crisis’ after contempt vote, accuses Trump of attacking ‘essence of our democracy’
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Politico and American Greatness
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Schiff: The case for impeachment hearings is getting stronger
Schiff: The case for impeachment hearings is getting stronger
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Vanity Fair, Common Dreams and New York Times
NBC News:
House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Barr in contempt after Trump asserts executive privilege
House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Barr in contempt after Trump asserts executive privilege
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The Daily Caller, CNBC, Michigan Advance, The Colorado Independent and Washington Free Beacon
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Pelosi: Trump is becoming ‘self-impeachable’
Pelosi: Trump is becoming ‘self-impeachable’
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Washington Free Beacon, Daily Wire, Breitbart, Daily Kos and Associated Press
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain's Husband Ben Domenech Goes on Unhinged Homophobic Rant Against ‘Cuck’ Seth Meyers — The conservative writer and founder of The Federalist later deleted the tweets in which he called the ‘Late Night’ host a ‘piece of sh*t’ for grilling his wife. — Matt Wilstein
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Seth Meyers Grills Meghan McCain: Your Rep. Ilhan Omar Comments Are ‘Dangerous’
Seth Meyers Grills Meghan McCain: Your Rep. Ilhan Omar Comments Are ‘Dangerous’
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Washington Press, Mediaite and Contemptor
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Meghan McCain Gets Super-Testy with Seth Meyers Over Ilhan Omar: ‘Are You Her Publicist?’
Meghan McCain Gets Super-Testy with Seth Meyers Over Ilhan Omar: ‘Are You Her Publicist?’
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twitchy.com, The Daily Caller and Townhall
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Everything Seth Meyers Said About Ilhan Omar Is Wrong
Everything Seth Meyers Said About Ilhan Omar Is Wrong
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Fox News, Instapundit and IJR
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Trump Faces Pressure From N.Y. Lawmakers Over His Tax Returns and Pardons — The State Senate passed bills to create a path to release Mr. Trump's state tax returns, and to curtail the impact of presidential pardons in New York. — Taking aim at President Trump, New York lawmakers voted …
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Daily Kos, Common Dreams, Spectator USA and TaxProf Blog
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Dan M. Clark / New York Law Journal:
NY Senate Approves ‘Double Jeopardy’ Bill to Sidestep Possible Trump Pardons
Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on ‘The Apprentice’
New York Times story on Trump's billion-dollar tax write off was told by Trump 15 years ago on ‘The Apprentice’
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Washington Post, Vox, Vanity Fair, New Republic, Althouse and twitchy.com
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
New York legislature advances bill that would allow release of Trump's state tax returns
New York legislature advances bill that would allow release of Trump's state tax returns
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CNN, Axios, Slate and New York Times
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Robert Pear, a Mainstay Times Reporter in Washington, Dies at 69 — Robert Pear, a reporter whose understated demeanor belied a tenacious pursuit of sources and scoops during his 40 years at The New York Times covering health care and other critical national issues, died on Tuesday in Rockville, Md. He was 69.
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Nearly half of white Republicans say it bothers them to hear people speaking foreign languages — A new survey finds white Republicans are far more likely to be put off by foreign language speakers than their Democratic counterparts. — According to Pew Research Center …
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The Moderate Voice, Hullabaloo and Raw Story
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Juliana Menasce Horowitz / Pew Research Center:
Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country's Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity — Most value workplace diversity, but few want employers to consider race or ethnicity in hiring and promotion decisions — As the United States becomes more racially and ethnically diverse …
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Talking Points Memo, courthousenews.com, Raw Story and Front Page Magazine
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Further investigation into Matt Gaetz is needed for tweet at Michael Cohen, Florida Bar determines. — The Panhandle Republican faces discipline for a message he posted the day before Trump's former lawyer testified to Congress. — An investigation into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz will proceed …
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Politico, Washington Press, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Shareblue Media, Contemptor, Roll Call, Splinter, Law & Crime and Axios
The Daily Beast:
Trump Goes to Bat for His Pal Matt Schlapp's Casino Client — The two even used the same language to fight the legislation: tying it to Elizabeth Warren. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed in on an obscure piece of legislation granting rights to a Native American tribe seeking a casino in Massachusetts.
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Politico, Washington Post, Boston Globe and Shareblue Media
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Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
Kendrick Castillo, killed in STEM School shooting, sacrificed himself to save others, his father says — 18-year-old senior killed at school during Tuesday's shooting — A robotics aficionado. A lover of fishing, hunting and automobiles. And a hero whose father says threw himself at an armed student so his classmates could live.
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TODAY.com, Daily Camera, TheDenverChannel.com, The Daily Beast, Mercury News, Heavy.com, The Daily Caller, The Guardian and Associated Press
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
From the border, more frustrating immigration numbers for President Trump — The number of border-crossers taken into U.S. custody topped 100,000 for the second consecutive month in April, U.S. border officials said Wednesday, deepening the crisis that has derailed President Trump's immigration agenda …
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Ted Hesson / Politico:
Border Patrol arrested nearly 99,000 migrants in April
Border Patrol arrested nearly 99,000 migrants in April
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Axios, One America News Network and The Daily Caller
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Only one 2020 Democrat fully grasps the threat Trump poses — Is President Trump an aberration whose defeat in 2020 would allow the nation to begin rebounding toward normalcy? Or does his ascendance reflect long-running national pathologies and deeply ingrained structural economic …
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Hullabaloo, Salon, Politico and Daily Kos
Robert Griffin / Democracy Fund Voter Study Group:
Two Years In — How Americans' Views Have — and Have Not — Changed During Trump's Presidency — TABLE OF CONTENTS: — Americans More Optimistic About Direction of the Country, Though Large Split Between Partisans — Key Findings — President Trump's favorability ratings have been stable over his presidency.
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Raw Story
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
“All I'm Thinking Is, 'I'm Going to Die'”: Howard Stern Reveals Cancer Scare, Trump Regrets and Details of a Dishy New Book — After a health crisis that had him “scared s***less,” the $90 million-a-year radio legend opens up about retirement, the one time he lied to his listeners …
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Daily Wire, Althouse, Fox News and Page Six
Aram Roston / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Months before evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr.'s game-changing presidential endorsement of Donald Trump in 2016, Falwell asked Trump fixer Michael Cohen for a personal favor, Cohen said in a recorded conversation reviewed by Reuters.
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Study: U.S. Fossil Fuel Subsidies Exceed Pentagon Spending — The world would be richer and healthier if the full costs of fossil fuels were paid, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund — The United States has spent more subsidizing fossil fuels in recent years …
New York Times:
Kamala Harris Is Trying to Reset Her Campaign by Taking On Trump — DETROIT — Senator Kamala Harris of California structures her stump speech around two themes — “truth” and “justice” — meant to evoke her career as a barrier-breaking prosecutor and cultivate a reputation as a fearless public advocate.
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Big League Politics
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump team claims unfamiliar position: Front-runner — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump spent his first campaign as an underdog, written off by the political establishment and down on his own chances on election night. But as he and his team gear up for reelection, they're claiming an unfamiliar position: front-runner.
New Jersey Online:
Powerful Democrat blasts Gov. Murphy and his wife. 'He thinks he's the King of England and Mrs. thinks she's the Queen of England.' — George Norcross III, the South Jersey Democratic power broker long at odds with the governor, has declared all-out war on Phil Murphy, calling him a “liar” and “politically incompetent.”
Justin Ray / Columbia Journalism Review:
How one reporter got the Sandra Bland cell phone video — In June 2017, Brian Collister was a lead investigative reporter for KXAN, a Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate in Austin, Texas. He had covered Sandra Bland's 2015 traffic stop in Waller County, an incident that sparked protests across …