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Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Correct Record After Diamond & Silk Mock Nancy Pelosi for Slurring Her Words: ‘Not a Real Video’ — Fox & Friends did the right thing Friday morning in swiftly correcting the record after Fox Nation hosts and frequent Fox News guests Diamond & Silk made remarkably disparaging remarks about Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Facebook refuses to delete fake Pelosi video spread by Trump supporters — Footage of House speaker deliberately slowed down to make her appear drunk or ill — Facebook says it will continue to host a video of Nancy Pelosi that has been edited to give the impression that the Democratic House Speaker …
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Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Pelosi figures out Trump's game — This week started out by highlighting Democratic divisions, but it ends underscoring and reinforcing the party's unity. — Democrats can thank, again, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She redirected an emerging rebellion over impeachment …
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
WHOOPS: Giuliani Busted With Doctored Pelosi Video As He Tweets About Integrity — The former New York mayor shared a video that was altered to make the House speaker appear to be slurring her words. — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani shared a doctored video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump shares heavily edited video that highlights verbal stumbles by Pelosi and questions her mental acuity
Trump shares heavily edited video that highlights verbal stumbles by Pelosi and questions her mental acuity
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Sarah Mervosh / New York Times:
Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump
Manipulated Pelosi Videos Spread on Social Media, With Help From Trump
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Washington Post:
$19.1 billion disaster aid package stalls after single House Republican objects — House leaders had hoped to pass the disaster aid bill by unanimous consent, allowing them to move the measure despite most lawmakers having left Washington for the Memorial Day recess.
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Washington Post:
$19.1 billion in nationwide disaster aid stalls after single House Republican objects — A House Republican lawmaker blocked a $19.1 billion disaster aid package on Friday, delaying a bill that would send federal funding to disaster affected areas across the country.
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Jennifer Shutt / Roll Call:
GOP Rep. causes $19.1 billion disaster aid bill to stall in House — The House was unable to clear a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill Friday, after a freshman GOP lawmaker objected to a unanimous consent request. — Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, blocked the measure during the chamber's pro forma session …
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Marina Fang / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Blocks Disaster Aid Bill Over Border Security Funding — Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) objected to what would have been a unanimous bill because it does not include a “quite modest $4.4 billion” for border security. — A GOP representative on Friday blocked what would have been a unanimous vote …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Jumps Into Impeachment Fray With Both Feet — WASHINGTON — The idea was to talk about relief for farmers hurt by tariffs, with a couple of them standing behind him in cowboy hats. But it did not take long on Thursday for President Trump to go off on “Crazy Nancy” and “Crying Chuck” …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Devotes Press Conference to Instructing Aides to Explain That He's Definitely Not Mad — He claims Nancy Pelosi has ‘lost it,’ while he remains an ‘extremely stable genius.’ — Accused of having a temper tantrum at a White House the day before, President Donald Trump did what anyone trying …
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Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:
The Daily Briefing: How a Must-See Show Went Dark
Axios:
Scoop: Trump's plan to let adoption agencies reject same-sex parents — The Trump administration will soon make it easier for adoption agencies to reject same-sex couples, senior administration officials told Axios. — Why it matters: Trump is steadily rolling back Obama-era nondiscrimination …
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Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Trump administration rolls back health care protections for transgender patients
Trump administration rolls back health care protections for transgender patients
Washington Post:
New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care
New Trump administration rule would weaken protections for transgender people in health care
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BBC:
Theresa May to resign as prime minister — Theresa May has said she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June, paving the way for a contest to decide a new prime minister. — In an emotional statement in Downing Street, Mrs May said she had “done my best” to honour the 2016 EU referendum result.
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Politico:
Theresa May steps down in emotional Downing Street speech
Theresa May steps down in emotional Downing Street speech
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Theresa May, Britain's Prime Minister, Resigns: Live Updates
Theresa May, Britain's Prime Minister, Resigns: Live Updates
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Heather Stewart / The Guardian:
Theresa May announces she will resign on 7 June
Theresa May announces she will resign on 7 June
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Associated Press:
Officials: US to send 1,500 more troops to Middle East — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration notified Congress on Friday that it plans to send about 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran, officials said. — Members of Congress were notified …
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New York Times:
Trump Gives Attorney General Sweeping Power in Review of 2016 Campaign Inquiry — President Trump took extraordinary steps on Thursday to give Attorney General William P. Barr sweeping new authorities to conduct a review into how the 2016 Trump campaign's ties to Russia were investigated …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Out-of-Control Hannity Thumbs His Nose at Fox News Bosses — Despite reportedly being told to stop referring to dubious pundits as ‘investigative reporters,’ the primetime star has continued to do so. Does anyone at Fox control Hannity? — Sean Hannity is apparently above the law at Fox News.
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Bans #Resistance-Famous Krassenstein Brothers for Allegedly Operating Fake Accounts — Ed and Brian Krassenstein are banned for life after ‘operating multiple fake accounts and purchasing account interactions,’ a Twitter spokesman said. — Twitter has permanently banned prominent …
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Trump doesn't seem to understand what ‘treason’ means — It doesn't mean being disloyal to the president, and it would not apply to any actions against a private citizen — which Donald Trump was as a candidate. — WASHINGTON — Once again on Thursday, President Donald Trump used the T-word …
Washington Post:
‘He always brings them up’: Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm — President Trump has personally and repeatedly urged the head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to award a border wall contract to a North Dakota construction firm whose top executive is a GOP donor …
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Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
Pro-choice activists push reluctant Jerry Nadler to reveal secret Justice Kavanaugh abortion opinions from Bush White House — WASHINGTON — With states passing harsh abortion restrictions aimed squarely at bringing a challenge in the Supreme Court, pro-choice activists are turning their attention …
Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Sociopathic Lies Mark NeverTrumpers' Descent Into Madness — Gabe Schoenfeld, from whose forehead a cuckoo bird emerges, screeching and flapping, whenever the name of the president of the United States is uttered in any context, has earned a new trophy for the confection of defamatory fiction …
Tom Coleman / Kansas City Star:
Former GOP Rep. Tom Coleman: Trump, Pence are illegitimate. Impeach them — According to the redacted Mueller report, candidate Donald Trump, along with members of his team, on multiple occasions welcomed Russian interference on his behalf during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Did We Learn Anything From Michael Avenatti? — The enemies of your enemy are not always your friends. — “Some would argue at this point that I flew too close to the sun,” says Michael Avenatti as new indictments rain down on him. “As I sit here today, yes, absolutely, I know I did. No question.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Michael Avenatti once dominated cable news. Now he's watching it.
Michael Avenatti once dominated cable news. Now he's watching it.
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CrossFit:
CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties — CrossFit is a contrarian physiological and nutrition prescription for improving fitness and health. It is contrarian because prevailing views of fitness, health, and nutrition are wrong and have unleashed a tsunami …
Andrew Siff / NBC New York:
House Judiciary Chairman Nadler Appears Ill at NYC Event — Rep. Nadler Appears Ill at De Blasio Press Conference in Manhattan — Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Jerry Nadler appeared weak and on the verge of passing out at a presser held by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Friday morning in Manhattan.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
IRS could be forced to release Trump's taxes in the heat of 2020 — President Donald Trump's bet that it'll take years to resolve a coming court fight over his tax returns could be wrong. — Federal courts are already ruling quickly against Trump in his other attempts to block Congress.
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Matt Ford / New Republic:
The Democrats Are Overthinking Trump's Impeachment. Naturally. — It's ironic that one of the clearest explanations for why President Donald Trump should be impeached is coming from a member of his own party. Michigan Representative Justin Amash, a devout libertarian Republican …
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The Resurgent, Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Secret of Bernie's Millions — BURLINGTON, Vt.—Early on in his eight years as the mayor of this city, when he typically dressed in a tieless ensemble of work boots and corduroys, Bernie Sanders one day left City Hall and found a ticket on the windshield of his rusty Volkswagen Dasher.
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Barton Swaim / Wall Street Journal:
Politics: A Closer Look at the American Fabric — The poor are hurt by the decline of civil society: churches, clubs, unions, marriage. — The book market is awash just now with what might be called post-Trump travel books. These are books in which the authors advance arguments …