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1:15 AM ET, May 15, 2017

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Preet Bharara / Washington Post:
Are there still public servants who will say no to the president?  —  Preet Bharara, a scholar in residence at New York University Law School, was U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 until this March.  —  The most dramatic hearing I helped to arrange as chief counsel …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC/WSJ Poll: Just 29 Percent Approve of Trump's Firing of James Comey  —  Just 29 percent of Americans say they approve of President Donald Trump's decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, while 38 percent disapprove, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:   Opinion on Trump Stable Despite Tumult Over Comey Firing, Poll Finds
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Republicans and Democrats agree: If Trump has tapes, he'll need to turn them over to Congress
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Ayesha Rascoe / Reuters:
U.S. lawmakers ask Trump to turn over any Comey tapes
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
CNN:
Callista Gingrich set to be named ambassador to the Vatican  —  Washington (CNN)Callista Gingrich, the wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, is the preferred nominee to be the next ambassador to the Vatican.  —  The White House hopes to announce her nomination before President Donald Trump meets …
NBC News:
Meet the Press - May 14, 2017  —  CHUCK TODD:This Sunday, the firing of James Comey.  Why did President Trump do it, and why now?  —  Was it based on a justice department recommendation?  The administration said this.  —  VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE:  —  Because of the actions that the deputy attorney general outlined.
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New York Times:
Senators Voice Concerns About Trump's Threat of Taped Conversations
Discussion: WiredPen and The Moderate Voice
Fox News:
Sens. Mark Warner and Mike Lee on replacing James Comey at the FBI
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senators, Pulling Away From Trump, Have ‘a Lot Less Fear of Him’  —  WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans, increasingly unnerved by President Trump's volatility and unpopularity, are starting to show signs of breaking away from him as they try to forge a more traditional Republican agenda and protect their political fortunes.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Chris Willman / Variety:
With a New Collaborations Album, Todd Rundgren Talks About Loving Reznor, Fagen and Robyn... and Loathing Trump  —  Todd Rundgren's new album, “White Knight,” is a grab-bag of collaborations with fellow artists — among them, Trent Reznor, Daryl Hall, Bettye LaVette, Robyn, Donald Fagen …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Songwriter: 'If you're a Trump supporter, don't come to my show'
Discussion: RedState
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon:
Dead man lying  —  Unyielding dishonesty and belligerence have landed Trump one investigation away from impeachment  —  We've reached a magical time in the great story unfolding before us, the time when everybody knows that Trump is guilty, but the verdict is not yet in.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:   Firing Comey Was a Grave Abuse of Power
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Republicans getting nervous about Dem recruitment  —  I'm beginning to hear senior Republicans fret about Democrats recruiting unusually high quality House candidates for the 2018 midterms.  They worry that with Trump in turmoil, accomplished progressives view next year as a their best chance in ages to win a congressional seat.
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Lawrence O'Donnell's Future At MSNBC Is Unclear  —  As his contract nears its end, a renewal doesn't appear to be on the horizon for “The Last Word” host.  —  Lawrence O'Donnell, host of MSNBC's “The Last Word,” has just four weeks left in his contract, and the cable network does not appear to be interested in renewing his deal.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:
Trump thinks that exercising too much uses up the body's ‘finite’ energy  —  President Trump reportedly eschews exercise because he believes it drains the body's “finite” energy resources, but experts say this argument is flawed because the human body actually becomes stronger with exercise.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Brad Smith / Microsoft on the Issues:
The need for urgent collective action to keep people safe online: Lessons from last week's cyberattack  —  Early Friday morning the world experienced the year's latest cyberattack.  —  Starting first in the United Kingdom and Spain, the malicious “WannaCrypt” software quickly spread globally …
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Political chaos in Washington is a return on investment for Moscow  —  Russia has yet to collect much of what it hoped for from the Trump administration, including the lifting of U.S. sanctions and recognition of its annexation of Crimea.  —  But the Kremlin has gotten a different return …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Fake News on the 2018 Election From the Associated Press  —  The Associated Press headlines: “In swing districts, voters vent over health care, fear Trump.”  A more accurate headline would be, “A handful of rabid Democrats hate President Trump.”  But that wouldn't be news.  The AP begins:
Daily Progress:
Torch-wielding protesters gather at Lee Park  —  Several dozen torch-wielding protesters gathered in Charlottesville's Lee Park just after 9 p.m. Saturday, chanting “You will not replace us,” “Russia is our friend” and “Blood and soil.”  —  After about 10 minutes, Charlottesville police arrived …
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump calls for more women's health care, paid family leave options  —  In a statement celebrating Women's Health Week, President Donald Trump on Sunday called on improving health care access for “quality prenatal, maternal, and newborn care,” in addition to ensuring paid family leave for both mothers and fathers.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
George Conway is the man at the center of everything  —  If it weren't for George Conway, the nation might never have met Monica Lewinsky, and Donald Trump might never have met Kellyanne.  —  In the 1990s, George was a quiet but critical presence in what Hillary Clinton would dub …
Jon Fleischman / Breitbart:
Jerry Brown's New Budget Includes Millions to Defend Illegal Aliens from Deportation  —  Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his May revisions to the state budget proposal he rolled out in January.  Buried deep among billions of dollars in proposed new spending are millions …
 
 
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Associated Press:
The District of Columbia has won back-to-back Miss USA titles.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Lyft and Waymo Reach Deal to Collaborate on Self-Driving Cars
Ivan Nechepurenko / New York Times:
In Beijing, Vladimir Putin Plays Two Piano Tunes From His Childhood
Discussion: Sputnik International and IJR
Elana Schor / Politico:
Senators hold back-channel talks on bipartisan Obamacare fix
Discussion: Politicus USA
New York Times:
A Seeker of Kansas Voter Fraud Gets a National Soapbox
Discussion: ACLU
Ginni Thomas / The Daily Caller:
Scholar Unravels ‘The Big Lie’ Surrounding The Tump Campaign And Russian Collusion [VIDEO]
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Manafort's Real-Estate Deals Said to Be Probed by N.Y.'s Top Cop
Discussion: The Hill
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
How a $10.69 purchase may have sidelined the global malware attack
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
Nikki Haley: Trump is ‘CEO of the country,’ can ‘fire anyone he wants’
Discussion: Politico
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Clapper: US institutions ‘under assault’
Discussion: Daily Kos, The Week and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Conservatives Look to Cut Medicaid
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Trump, irked at cabinet and staff, mulls sweeping shake-up