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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Poll: 60 percent say Trump should not be reelected — A new poll finds that a strong majority of voters believes that President Trump does not deserve a second term in office. — A Monmouth University survey released Wednesday found that only 37 percent of voters believe Trump should be reelected …

New York Times:

Trump Walks Out on Pelosi and Schumer After 3 Minutes — WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly blew up a scheduled meeting with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday, lashing out at Speaker Nancy Pelosi for accusing him of a cover-up and declaring that he could not work with them until they stopped investigating him.

Discussion: Washington Post, Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo, Politico, Vanity Fair, Raw Story, Vox, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Progress Pond, Observer, Axios, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Balloon Juice

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Why Pelosi is so good at infuriating Trump — Something about Nancy Pelosi just gets under Donald Trump's skin. — On Wednesday, for the third time in barely six months, a meeting between the president, the speaker and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blew up in spectacular fashion.

Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story, Breitbart, The Week, IJR and Vanity Fair

Grant Stern / Washington Press:

Trump appears to have just accidentally revealed he lied to Mueller in Rose Garden rant — It would appear that President Trump admitted that he lied in written answers given to Special Counsel Robert Mueller during his appearance at the White House this morning.

Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite

Associated Press: Trump's campaign centered on fighting Democrats, not policy

Trish Turner / ABC News:
The story behind Pelosi's claim, that White House meeting and Trump's angry comments

Discussion: Politico, Media Matters for America, Breitbart and Washington Post

Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
A Trump Twitter-style diatribe — live from the Rose Garden

Discussion: Politico, Conservative Review, UPI, ThinkProgress, Mother Jones, The Root and ABC News

Associated Press:
3 minutes: Trump meeting with Democrats goes bust in a flash

Discussion: NBC News

Katie Rogers / New York Times:
How ‘Infrastructure Week’ Became a Long-Running Joke

Discussion: Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and The Mahablog

Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
It feels like Trump wants impeachment much more than Pelosi

Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post, New York Post and NPR

Kurt Bardella / NBC News:
Trump's House investigations tantrum proves Pelosi and Democrats are gaining momentum

Discussion: New Republic

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Pelosi: Trump ‘cover-up’ could be ‘impeachable offense’

Discussion: CNBC, Washington Post, Associated Press and Mediaite

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump tells Dems to choose between oversight and legislating

Discussion: Shareblue Media and The Week

Quint Forgey / Politico: Bernie Sanders inches toward backing impeaching Trump

Washington Post:

Putin out-prepared Trump in long, freewheeling meeting, Rex Tillerson told House panel — Former secretary of state Rex Tillerson told members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Russian President Vladimir Putin out-prepared President Trump during a key meeting in Germany …

Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire

CNBC:

Judge says Deutsche Bank, Capital One can give Trump financial records to House Democrats — KEY POINTS — A federal judge in New York City on Wednesday said Deutsche Bank and Capitol One can turn over financial documents related to President Donald Trump and his businesses in response to subpoenas from House Democrats.

Discussion: Washington Post, Slate, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, VICE News and Mediaite

NBC News:

Wells Fargo, TD Bank have already given Trump-related financial documents to Congress — The disclosures come as a federal judge ruled Wednesday that two other banks — Deutsche Bank and Capitol One — can give financial documents to Congress. — WASHINGTON — A key congressional committee …

Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and The Guardian

Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Judge sides with Democrats in Trump bank subpoena fight

Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Kos

Jesse McKinley / New York Times:

New York Passes Bill Giving Congress a Way to Get Trump's State Tax Returns — Tax officials would be authorized to hand over his state returns to any one of three congressional committees, opening a new front in a heated battle. — ALBANY — Even before he was elected president …

Discussion: Common Dreams, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos, Axios, Political Wire and Washington Post

Emily Flitter / New York Times:

Deutsche Bank Can Release Trump Records to Congress, Judge Rules — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected President Trump's request to block his longtime lender, Deutsche Bank, from complying with congressional subpoenas. — Judge Edgardo Ramos of United States District Court in Manhattan issued …

Discussion: Associated Press, Law & Crime, Mother Jones and The Daily Caller

Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Deutsche Bank Says Software to Detect Money Laundering Had a Bug

Discussion: Mother Jones, Raw Story and Washington Post, more at Techmeme »

Tucker Higgins / CNBC:

Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed — KEY POINTS — The redesign of the $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman will no longer be unveiled in 2020, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday. — The unveiling had been timed to coincide …

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, Quartz, Splinter, The Week, Raw Story, Fortune, Axios, Mashable and Shakesville

Alan Rappeport / New York Times:

Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Is Delayed Until Trump Leaves Office, Mnuchin Says — WASHINGTON — Harriet Tubman — former slave, abolitionist, “conductor” on the Underground Railroad — will not become the face of the $20 bill until after President Trump leaves office, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

Brian Naylor / NPR: Harriet Tubman On The $20 Bill? Not During The Trump Administration

Associated Press:

Michael Avenatti charged with defrauding Stormy Daniels — NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the attorney who rocketed to fame through his representation of porn star Stormy Daniels in her battles with President Donald Trump, was charged Wednesday with ripping her off.

Discussion: RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Big League Politics, Splinter and twitchy.com

U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney Announces Indictment Of Michael Avenatti For Aggravated Identity Theft …

Discussion: Mad Dog PAC, National Review, The Daily Caller, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, UPI, VICE News, Power Line, twitchy.com, Axios, The Last Refuge, Law & Crime and Daily Wire

Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Flew Too Close to the Sun. No Question. Icarus”: Inside the Epic Fall of Michael Avenatti

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, twitchy.com, NB Blog, Washington Free Beacon, CNSNews and New York Post

Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Michael Avenatti Forged Stormy Daniels' Signature to Steal $300K: Feds

Discussion: ABC News, The Federalist, The Week, Breitbart, Patterico's Pontifications, CNN and Raw Story

Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:

America's Cities Are Unlivable. Blame Wealthy Liberals. — The demise of a California housing measure shows how progressives abandon progressive values in their own backyards. — To live in California at this time is to experience every day the cryptic phrase that George W. Bush once used …

Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:

DeVos family ends longtime Amash support — Lansing — The powerful DeVos family of West Michigan is ending its longtime support of U.S. Rep. Justin Amash, the libertarian Republican who has repeatedly clashed with President Donald Trump. — The family has not made any political contributions …

Discussion: MLive.com, Vanity Fair, PJ Media Home, Talking Points Memo, Big League Politics, Splinter, Axios and Political Wire

Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post: DeVos family ends financial support for Rep. Amash

Haley Byrd / CNN:
Justin Amash calls Trump ‘irresponsible’ after threat to block legislation amid investigations

Discussion: Shareblue Media, The Hill and The Daily Beast

Washington Post:

Internal memo orders military to restrict information it shares with Congress — Acting defense secretary Patrick Shanahan has mandated new restrictions on the way the Pentagon shares information with Congress about military operations around the world, a move that is straining ties with key Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

Discussion: Defense One

Daily Mail:

AOC says growing cauliflower is ‘colonial’ as she insists community gardens central to her Green New Deal should be used to grow ‘culturally significant’ plants like yucca — They also pointed out that the Yucca, the plant she said was ‘culturally significant’ would struggle to grow in New York's colder climate

Jonathan Martin / New York Times:

Canceled Fund-Raiser Prompts Question: Can a Democrat Oppose Abortion? — CHICAGO — A top Democratic official on Wednesday canceled a planned fund-raiser for an anti-abortion congressman that had prompted an outcry among progressives, raising the question of whether there is room left …

Discussion: Axios, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Associated Press and Splinter

CNN:

Juncker lashes out at ‘stupid nationalists’ on eve of European elections — Brussels (CNN)European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has lashed out at “stupid nationalists” on the eve of European elections in which euroskeptic politicians are expected to make gains in the European Parliament.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

The New Socialism Panic Is the Right's Trick to Justify Supporting Trump — Three years ago, National Review famously published a special issue titled “Against Trump,” denouncing the Republican front-runner as a con man unfit for office. Its latest issue has a theme much less likely to offend …

Jared Keller / Task & Purpose:

Mattis cautions against war with Iran in first public remarks since leaving the Pentagon — In what appear to be his first public remarks on U.S. national security since his resignation as Secretary of Defense, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis offered a word of caution to President Donald …

Discussion: Observer and Gulf News

Ellie Cambridge / The Sun:

Nigel Farage ‘trapped on Brexit bus due to people armed with milkshakes’ — NIGEL Farage was reportedly trapped on his Brexit Party bus today over fears people gathered around it were carrying milkshakes. — It comes days after the party leader was covered in a caramel milkshake while campaigning in Newcastle.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money, Big League Politics and Fox News

BuzzFeed News:

Four More Women Have Accused Tony Robbins Of Sexual Misconduct … Four more women have come forward to accuse the self-help guru Tony Robbins of sexual misconduct in the wake of a BuzzFeed News investigation. — The women — three former followers and a personal assistant …

Discussion: Fox News

Washington Post:

Faced with relentless American pressure, Iran starts to hit back — Iran has made a dramatic shift in how it confronts the United States, abandoning a policy of restraint in recent weeks for a series of offensive actions aimed at pushing the White House to rethink its efforts at isolating Tehran, say diplomats and analysts.

Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:

US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast — WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Pentagon will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more American troops to the Middle East to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats.

Discussion: CNN, Reuters, The Week, Task & Purpose and The Daily Beast

CBS News:

A 10-year-old migrant girl died last year in government care, officials acknowledge — The federal agency that oversees the care of unaccompanied migrant children acknowledged to CBS News on Wednesday that a 10-year-old girl from El Salvador died in its custody Sept. 29, 2018.

Discussion: The Daily Beast, UPI, Splinter, The Week, Slate, CBS Dallas, VICE News and The Daily Caller

Kansas City Star:

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens says he will deploy with Navy, sources say — Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has told friends and supporters in recent weeks that he plans to deploy with the Navy to the Middle East in the fall and hopes his fourth book will be published later this year.

Discussion: Political Wire

HuffPost:

Trump's Golf Costs: $102 Million And Counting, With Taxpayers Picking Up The Tab — Trump promised never to golf. Instead, he's spent more than twice as many days golfing as Obama at the same point, costing taxpayers over three times as much. — Donald Trump's golf habit has already cost taxpayers …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Daily Kos, Salon, Shareblue Media, ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, The Root and Raw Story

Jordyn Hermani / Politico:

Schiff on Barr: He's Rudy Giuliani without ‘all the good looks and general likability’ — Attorney General Bill Barr should resign over his conduct before Congress, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff said Wednesday, calling the attorney general a “personal attorney” for President Donald Trump.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, The Week and Washington Post