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New York Times:
It's Time to Break Up Facebook — The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg — was in the summer of 2017, several months before the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. We met at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., office and drove to his house, in a quiet, leafy neighborhood.
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Trump's inner circle frustrated by son's subpoena — Washington (CNN)Members of President Donald Trump's inner circle are frustrated that the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr., multiple sources tell CNN. — Those close to Trump are exasperated …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Goes On Extended Rant About Subpoena Of Don Jr.
Trump Goes On Extended Rant About Subpoena Of Don Jr.
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton says Republicans have to choose between ‘rule of law or the rule of Trump’
Hillary Clinton says Republicans have to choose between ‘rule of law or the rule of Trump’
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Kim Jong Un wanted ‘famous’ US basketball players as part of denuclearization deal: Sources — Ahead of the second summit in Hanoi, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un requested as part of the agreement between the countries moving forward that the U.S. send “famous basketball players” …
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New York Times:
U.S. Seizes North Korean Ship for Violating Sanctions — WASHINGTON — The United States has seized a North Korean shipping vessel in response to violating American-led sanctions, the Justice Department announced Thursday, a move that is certain to escalate tensions already on the rise between …
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, South's Military Says
North Korea Fires Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, South's Military Says
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
U.S. seizes North Korean coal ship, accuses Pyongyang of violating sanctions
U.S. seizes North Korean coal ship, accuses Pyongyang of violating sanctions
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Pelosi Declares Nation Is in a ‘Constitutional Crisis’ — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the United States was in a “constitutional crisis” and warned that House Democrats might move to hold more Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress if they continued …
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Republicans are hall-of-fame hypocrites
Republicans are hall-of-fame hypocrites
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Tampa Bay Times, New York Times and Vox
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Pelosi: Trump has created a “constitutional crisis” over the Mueller report
Pelosi: Trump has created a “constitutional crisis” over the Mueller report
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Politico, Breitbart and Political Wire
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Democrats showing contempt by holding William Barr in contempt
Democrats showing contempt by holding William Barr in contempt
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Just where is this secret House jail located?
Just where is this secret House jail located?
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Outside the Beltway, PJ Media Home, The Daily Caller and CNBC
Washington Post:
Alabama Senate passes nation's strictest abortion bill, making performing the procedure a felony with few exceptions — The bill needs Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's (R) approval before it becomes law. — Conservative governors and legislators are using new highly restrictive abortion laws …
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Axios, Jezebel, New York Times and Political Wire
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Mike Cason / al.com:
Chaos erupts as Alabama Senate strips rape exception from abortion ban, delays vote — The Alabama Senate delayed until next week a vote on a bill to ban abortion after an uproar over a key amendment. — The Senate abruptly removed a rape and incest exception from the bill without allowing a roll call vote on that decision.
Washington Post:
After shouting match breaks out, Alabama Senate reverses course and tables controversial abortion vote — After a fight broke out, the Alabama Senate on Thursday voted to table a controversial bill to criminalize abortions by making preforming the procedure a felony punishable by up to 99 years imprisonment.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Intelligence Analyst Charged with Disclosing Classified Information — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An indictment was unsealed today charging a former intelligence analyst with illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter.
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Charles Leerhsen / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Trump, the billion-dollar loser — I was his ghostwriter and saw it happen — On Tuesday, the New York Times scooped the world on the news that from 1985 to 1994, Donald Trump incurred the biggest business losses of any single taxpayer in American history.
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Trump says John Kerry ‘should be prosecuted’ for meetings with Iranian officials — President Trump on Thursday said former secretary of state John F. Kerry should be prosecuted for discussing the Iran nuclear deal with officials from that country after leaving office.
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Jordyn Hermani / Politico:
Trump says John Kerry should be prosecuted for talking to Iran
Trump says John Kerry should be prosecuted for talking to Iran
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Washington Post and Breitbart
John Solomon / The Hill:
FBI's Steele story falls apart: False intel and media contacts were flagged before FISA — The FBI's sworn story to a federal court about its asset, Christopher Steele, is fraying faster than a $5 souvenir t-shirt bought at a tourist trap. — Newly unearthed memos show a high-ranking government official …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Trump actually laughed at rallygoer's call for border agents to shoot illegal immigrants — President Trump laughed Wednesday evening in response to a rally attendee who shouted that American border guards should shoot illegal immigrants. — What is only slightly less insane than the president …
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Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter's demand for violence against migrants
‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter's demand for violence against migrants
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Polls:
Trump Bigger Factor than Obama for 2020 Dem Primary Voters — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden is the clear front-runner for New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Democratic primary, according to the first Monmouth University Poll of Granite State primary voters in the 2020 cycle.
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ProPublica:
Listen to TurboTax Lie to Get Out of Refunding Overcharged Customers — TurboTax successfully lobbied to keep the IRS from offering free tax prep. Now it's pretending the government already does it. … The makers of TurboTax have long been luring customers into paying for a service …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Al Green Claps Back After Trump Mentions Him In Rally Speech: ‘If No One Else Will Bring You To Justice, I Will’ — The morning after President Donald Trump mentioned Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green at a rally, Rep. Green took to the floor of the House with a blistering response …
CBS Boston:
White House Website Welcomes ‘The Boston Red Socks’ — BOSTON (CBS) - It looks like someone on the White House staff doesn't know much about Boston or baseball. — The Boston Red Sox will meet with President Trump at the White House Thursday afternoon to celebrate their 2018 World Series championship.
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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Downgrades ‘No Obstruction’ To ... ‘Essentially No Obstruction’ — President Donald Trump seemed to hedge a bit on his months-long chant of “no obstruction, no collusion,” saying that the redacted Mueller report revealed “essentially no obstruction” during a bill signing Thursday.
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Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez want to cap credit card interest rates at 15 percent — They have been reaching record levels as the Fed raised key interest rates and the industry prepares for the next recession. — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce legislation …
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Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
“I Don't Know Who ‘I’ Am”: Bernie Sanders' Brutally Honest Mayoral Memos — Sometime in the mid-1980s, about halfway through his eight-year tenure as mayor of Burlington, Vermont, Bernie Sanders flipped to a fresh page in a yellow legal pad and poured out his crippling sense of doubt.
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
One out of every 11,600 people in San Francisco is a billionaire — Statistics like this throw into sharp relief the challenge for Silicon Valley and its leaders in 2019. — If you want to run into a celebrity, you go to Hollywood. If you want to run into a billionaire, you should move to San Francisco.
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Wall Street Journal:
Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians — Weapon doesn't explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year — WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile …
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Common Dreams, TheBlaze, The National Interest, Gizmodo, Sputnik International and Task & Purpose
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Buttigieg is the only top 2020 candidate not offering staffers health care yet — The campaign offers stipends so workers can buy insurance on their own, in contrast to several 2020 rivals who are providing health care to workers, according to an NBC News review.
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Haley Sweetland Edwards / TIME:
‘I Have a Plan for That.’ Elizabeth Warren Is Betting That Americans Are Ready for Her Big Ideas — Voters encountering Elizabeth Warren on the presidential campaign trail these days often seem surprised. After a packed gathering at an elementary school in Concord, N.H., in April …
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Associated Press:
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images — WASHINGTON (AP) — The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retribution and a photo …
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Washington Post, Whistleblower Protection Blog and Instapundit
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
He Founded ‘Students for Trump.’ Now He Could Face Jail Time for Impersonating a Lawyer. — On the eve of the last presidential election, NBC's “Nightly News” broadcast featured two skinny college students in jackets and ties, discussing the future of American politics.
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Chris Buskirk / American Greatness:
Yes, Christians Can Support Trump Without Risk to Their Witness — Can an adulterer be a great surgeon? If your child needed care and the best surgeon had cheated on his wife, maybe more than once, would you let him operate? What if you are a Christian and he is not? Does that matter?
Associated Press:
Three Mile Island nuclear plant to proceed with closure — HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three Mile Island, site of the United States' worst nuclear power accident, will begin a planned shutdown starting June 1 now that it is clear that it will not get a financial rescue from Pennsylvania, its owner said Wednesday.
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Students storm out of Colorado school shooting vigil in protest of politicians — Survivors of a Colorado school shooting walked out of vigil for their slain classmate on Wednesday night in protest of politicians and other groups using it as a platform for gun control, a local report said.
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Kyle Kondik / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Notes on the State of the House — The Democrats' generic ballot edge endures, at least for now, but they shouldn't get their hopes up on redistricting — The Center for Politics is hiring a new coordinator of media relations who will help with the Crystal Ball and broader communications efforts at the Center.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden brings in massive cash haul at Hollywood fundraiser that draws donors from across the country — Joe Biden rakes in over $700,000 on Wednesday at a Hollywood fundraiser, one of the biggest hauls so far in the former vice president's campaign to take on President Donald Trump in 2020.
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Mystery Delays Push Divisive Supreme Court Issues Into Election Year — Cases on deportation, abortion, same-sex wedding cakes delayed — Supreme Court faces massive term during presidential campaign — In January the Supreme Court appeared poised to act on President Donald Trump's bid …