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11:40 AM ET, May 9, 2017

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ProPublica:
Comey's Testimony on Huma Abedin Forwarding Emails Was Inaccurate  —  FBI director James Comey generated national headlines last week with his dramatic testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, explaining his “incredibly painful” decision to go public about the Hillary Clinton emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
A French Lesson for the American Media  —  The hacked emails from Emmanuel Macron's French campaign appear to be spectacularly mundane, according to people who have read them.  They include briefings on issues, personal exchanges and discussions of the weather.
Discussion: AOL
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Chris Murphy: We'll hit Republican “liars” with Medicare-for-all if Trumpcare passes.  —  The staggering dishonesty of the Republican Party's efforts to sell the American Health Care Act hasn't gone unnoticed among Democrats, and it will have a lasting impact on national politics, especially if the bill becomes law.
KCRG-TV:
Blum walks out of interview with TV9  —  DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG-TV9) - Congressman Rob Blum, who represents Iowa's First District, sat down one on one with TV9 Investigative Reporter Josh Scheinblum for an interview.  —  But the interview ended abruptly, with Rep. Blum walking out during our second question.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Iowa congressman walks out of a TV interview and into an angry town hall meeting  —  DUBUQUE, Iowa — An Iowa congressman walked out of a television interview on Monday, declining to explain why his staff is pre-screening constituents who plan to attend his town hall meetings this week.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
GOP Rep. Rod Blum storms out of interview
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
It Was Cultural Anxiety That Drove White, Working-Class Voters to Trump  —  White Americans carried Donald Trump to the White House.  He won college-educated white voters by a four-point margin over Hillary Clinton, according to exit polls.  But his real victory was among members of the white working class …
Discussion: Washington Post
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PRRI:
Beyond Economics: Fears of Cultural Displacement Pushed the White Working Class to Trump |  PRRI/The Atlantic Report  —  Perhaps the most contested question from the 2016 presidential election is what factors motivated white working-class voters to support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by a margin of roughly two to one.
Discussion: Axios
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republicans: Obamacare repeal won't sink us in 2018  —  Republicans on Monday disputed forecasts that they would lose seats in 2018 because of their vote to partially repeal Obamacare.  —  Pointing to previously undisclosed voter data, Republican strategists and congressional aides …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Left adopts shock tactics in Obamacare repeal fight  —  One newly formed progressive super PAC is planning to cart caskets to Republican lawmakers' districts and hold mock funerals for their constituents.  Another activist is encouraging protesters to ship their own ashes — should they die without health care —to GOP lawmakers.
Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
Republican Obamacare repeal would hit N.J harder than any other state
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Associated Press:
Senate GOP struggles to find challengers for some Democrats  —  Senate Republicans landed a top-tier candidate in West Virginia but have struggled to recruit well-known GOP challengers in several states where President Donald Trump romped and Democratic incumbents warily face re-election.
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David Byler / Real Clear Politics:
How Bad Is the Democratic Senate Map for 2018?
Discussion: Need To Know Network
Sean Cockerham / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
President Kamala Harris?  She's making the first moves.  —  LOS ANGELES  —  Now's the time prospective presidential candidates start taking the subtle but crucial behind-the-scenes steps that get them noticed by the political intelligentsia, and Sen. Kamala Harris is quietly following the script.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dem senator rips GOP insurance claim: ‘What the f—k is that?’
Discussion: twitchy.com, Raw Story and HuffPost
Bloomberg:
Yates Fuels Questions About Trump's 18-Day Delay in Firing Flynn  —  Flynn's dismissal came only after media reports of his calls  —  Former acting attorney general says Flynn was compromised  —  Eighteen days.  —  That's how much time passed from acting Attorney General Sally Yates's warning …
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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Yates & Clapper Admit Viewing “Unmasked” Trump Campaign Communications; Deny Leaking To Press
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
HuffPost:
Trump Administration Cites Segregation-Era Ruling To Defend Its Travel Ban  —  In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that courts shouldn't investigate the motivations of officials who closed public pools rather than integrate them.  —  WASHINGTON In a brief defending its ban on citizens …
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
'Y'all see why I voted for him?':  Jimmy Carter says he was a Bernie Sanders supporter  —  Jimmy Carter and the Clintons have long had a frosty relationship.  In 1992, he declined to endorse Bill Clinton, saying “people are looking for somebody who is honest and tells the truth.”
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Goodbye To My Friend, Bob Owens  —  Like many people, I first “met” Bob Owens through the Internet when he was running his own blog about firearms and other musings.  His work was regularly forwarded to my email inbox and it quickly became clear that not only was his work good, he had many fans.
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
OBAMA STARTS DEFINING HIS NEW ROLE IN THE AGE OF TRUMP  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is starting to define his new role in the age of Donald Trump.  —  After dropping out of sight for a pair of glamorous island getaways, Obama is emerging for a series of paid and unpaid speeches …
Discussion: Need To Know Network
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
Duke Divinity Crisis: The Documents Are Out  —  A source at DDS sends me the original e-mail exchanges that have caused the current crisis.  Here they are, chronologically presented:  —  1. On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Anathea Portier-Young wrote:  —  Dear Faculty Colleagues,
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748)  —  A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters.  —  Donald Trump holds a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, November 1, 2016.  (Reuters / Carlo Allegri)
Anna Momigliano / Washington Post:
Italian forces ignored a sinking ship full of Syrian refugees and let more than 250 drown, says leaked audio  —  (Marina Militare via Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)  —  MILAN — Almost four years ago, 268 Syrian refugees — including 60 children — lost their lives in a shipwreck …
Discussion: The Week
Lori Szala / New York Times:
The Problem With Linking Abortion and Economics  —  IN recent days, Senator Bernie Sanders has come under fire for appearing at a campaign stop with Heath Mello, a mayoral candidate in Omaha who voted for anti-abortion legislation as a Nebraska state senator.
Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:
JERK ALERT: Secret Service Holds Kellyanne Conway Back From Airport Heckler  —  Enough is enough.  —  Obama's DOJ Reprimanded The SPLC For Accusing An Immigration Reductionist Group Of Being Racist  —  US |  ALEX PFEIFFER  —  ‘McCarthyite ad hominem attacks’
Discussion: BizPac Review, TheBlaze and twitchy.com
John Ivison / National Post:
White House advisors called Ottawa to urge Trudeau to help talk Trump down from scrapping NAFTA  —  White House staff called the Prime Minister's Office last month to urge Justin Trudeau to persuade President Donald Trump not to tear up the North American Free Trade Agreement, according to multiple Canadian government sources.
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Yates Changes Her Tune  —  Then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates at the Department of Labor, April 2016 / Department of Labor  —  “Sally Yates made the fake media extremely unhappy today—she said nothing but old news!”  So tweeted our President a few hours ago about today's testimony …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump is turning liberals into conspiracy theorists  —  (CNN)Much has been written about how President Trump's election has had a profound impact on the Republican party.  What's drawn less attention — but deserves more! — is how Trump is affecting Democrats.
Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:
Moon Jae-in Poised to Win South Korean Presidency, Exit Polls Show  —  Exit polls show huge victory for Mr. Moon, who has said that South Korea needs to learn to say ‘no’ to the U.S.
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump White House eyes Warren as potential 2020 foe  —  The White House is keeping tabs on Sen. Elizabeth Warren  —  (D-Mass.), viewing her as a potential challenger to President Trump in the 2020 election.  —  The Republican National Committee (RNC), in coordination with the White House …
Discussion: Political Wire
David McCabe / Axios:
Inside Zuck's real political strategy  —  Mark Zuckerberg is on a nationwide tour that has people thinking about his political ambitions.  But events on the trip are mostly private, which Facebook says encourages the people Zuckerberg is meeting with to be candid without the press watching.
Discussion: The Week
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Step Aside, Ellen DeGeneres: The New Retweet Champion Is a Nugget-Hungry Teenager  —  Asking why a tweet goes viral is like asking why your life has brought you to this very moment.  Perhaps it's random, perhaps it's divine, perhaps it's unknowable.  No mere human, no Kardashian nor YouTube star, can decide.
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
U.S. poised to expand military effort against Taliban in Afghanistan  —  President Trump's most senior military and foreign policy advisers have proposed a major shift in strategy in Afghanistan that would effectively put the United States back on a war footing with the Taliban.
 
 
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CNN:
Unusually public debate over Paris climate accord nears conclusion, officials say
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Daniel Lombroso / The Atlantic:
Church Militant: A Right-Wing Media Empire in the Making
Discussion: Detroit Metro Times
Chris Perez / New York Post:
Anonymous warns world to ‘prepare’ for World War 3
Discussion: theGrio
National Journal:
Surf's Up For a Wave Election
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Canadians' opinion of US at 35-year low
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Reuters:
Jakarta's Christian governor jailed for blasphemy against Islam
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ryan predicts Senate will pass Obamacare repeal in ‘a month or two’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Who has Trump's ear? Often rich, white, Republican men.
Discussion: The Week and AOL
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
FBI investigating Jane Sanders for alleged bank fraud: report
Discussion: Political Wire, Hot Air and AOL
Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu angry Lauder advised Abbas
Discussion: Israpundit
Brian Faler / Politico:
Republicans war over taxes
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump is waging a war on millennials
Discussion: Breitbart
Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. to run for Congress against Rep. Julia Brownley
 

 
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