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8:30 PM ET, May 16, 2017

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February …
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Washington Post:
Notes made by former FBI Director Comey say Trump pressured him to end Flynn probe  —  President Trump asked the FBI to drop its investigation into his former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and urged the FBI director James B. Comey instead to pursue reporters in leak investigations …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
A Preview of Our Interview with Sally Yates  —  Last Thursday morning, I sat down with Sally Yates, the former acting Attorney General, whom President Trump fired on January 30th, after she refused to defend his original executive order banning travel to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
New York Times Oversells 'Comey's Revenge' Story  —  The New York Times reported Tuesday evening that President Donald Trump had a private conversation with former FBI director James Comey in which the president allegedly expressed his “hope” that Comey would “let go” of the investigation …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Officials on Comey Memo: 'Don't See How Trump Isn't Completely F*cked' … If you come at James Comey, you best not miss.  —  The former FBI director—who President Donald Trump fired and then later threatened on Twitter last week—reportedly kept notes of their conversations …
Austin Wright / Politico:
Graham invites Comey to testify before Senate panel
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
White House rocked by allegation Trump tried to shut down FBI's Flynn probe
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
New York Times:
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls  —  WASHINGTON — The disclosure that President Trump divulged classified intelligence to two high-ranking Russian officials was a new blow to an already dispirited and besieged White House staff still recovering from the uproar …
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New York Times:
Israel Was Source of Secret Intelligence That Trump Gave to Russians, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current …
Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Israeli Official: Trump Sharing Intelligence With Russia Is “Worst Fears Confirmed”  —  Two Israeli officials tell BuzzFeed News that the intelligence shared by Trump “syncs up” with intelligence Israel shared with its US counterparts.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Two Israeli intelligence officials confirmed …
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
I Know One of the Sources  —  I tend to take these stories about the President with a grain of salt.  We have seen key details of a number of salacious stories retracted within 48 hours.  The media hates the President so much that they'll run a negative story about him without very much provocation.
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump's disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say  —  The life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS is at risk tonight, according to current and former U.S. officials, after President Donald Trump reportedly disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
FLASHBACK: Obama's CIA Director Leaked Top Secret Bin Laden Raid Intel To Hollywood  —  In an anonymously sourced article published Monday afternoon, The Washington Post claimed that Donald Trump leaked classified information during a meeting with Russian officials earlier this month.
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
Congresswoman Barbara Comstock:
Rep. Comstock Statement On Reports That The President Shared Sensitive Intelligence With Russian Officials
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Amid Trump controversies, GOP picks compartmentalization, not confrontation
Discussion: Bloomberg
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump aides eager to hitch ride on foreign trip
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill and Daily Kos
Bloomberg:
McConnell Won't Guarantee All Tax Cuts Stay in Health-Care Bill
Discussion: Politico and Morning Consult
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Translating McMaster's rhetoric on the Russia-leak story
Jonathan Tilove / politics.blog.mystatesman.com:   Roger Stone and Alex Jones warn of attempt to remove Trump claiming he has Alzheimer's
Media Matters for America:   After Trump Gave Russia Classified Intel, Roger Stone Offers Multiple Assurances Of The President's Mental State
Casey Tolan / Mercury News:
Exclusive: Kimberly Guilfoyle says she's talking with Trump administration about press secretary job  —  The Fox News host and former First Lady of San Francisco tells the Bay Area News Group: 'I'm a patriot, and it would be an honor to serve the country.'  —  NEW YORK — Kimberly Guilfoyle …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Gingrich urges Trump to shut down White House press room  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump should “close down the White House press briefing room.”  —  “I am personally offended by the American news media.  I think it is destructive and disgusting.
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Paulina Firozi / The Hill:   Huckabee blasts 'SNL's' ‘sexist,’ ‘misogynist’ portrayal of daughter
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Senate Dems: “This is not normal”
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
Seth Rich, slain DNC staffer, had contact with WikiLeaks, say multiple sources  —  The Democratic National Committee staffer who was gunned down on July 10 on a Washington, D.C., street just steps from his home had leaked thousands of internal emails to WikiLeaks, law enforcement sources told Fox News.
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Alex Tizon / The Atlantic:
My Family's Slave … T  —  he ashes filled a black plastic box about the size of a toaster.  It weighed three and a half pounds.  I put it in a canvas tote bag and packed it in my suitcase this past July for the transpacific flight to Manila.  From there I would travel by car to a rural village.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Health Care Puts House in Play  —  PPP's new national poll finds that Republicans are facing significant backlash over the health care bill that's having the effect of firing up Democrats and putting them in position to make major gains in the House next year.
Steven Levy / Wired:
Inside Apple's Insanely Great (or Just Insane) New Mothership  —  On June 7, 2011, a local businessman addressed a meeting of the Cupertino City Council.  He had not been on the agenda, but his presence wasn't a total surprise.  Earlier in the year the man had expressed his intention to attend …
The Intercept:
The Bizarre Story Behind the FBI's Fake Documentary About the Bundy Family … Ryan Bundy seemed uneasy as he settled into a white leather chair in a private suite at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.  As the eldest son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who had become a national figure for his armed standoff …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Martine Powers / Washington Post:
A Union Station ad screen played PornHub videos Monday night  —  Union Station officials are investigating a possible hacking after an advertising video screen in the station's main hall started playing pornographic videos Monday evening.  —  The incident was caught on camera by a bystander …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Mashable
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
MSNBC Ending Lawrence O'Donnell “The Last Word” Show Despite Top Ratings (Exclusive)  —  I can confirm that MSNBC is ending the top rated “The Last Word” with Lawrence O'Donnell, the popular show that follows Rachel Maddow at 10pm.  O'Donnell's contract is up shortly, and the network has not made any overtures about keeping him on.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
How Democratic hopefuls are already jockeying for 2020
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Will Jones / abc7chicago.com:
River North condo security guard attacked; police search for man in video
Discussion: Raw Story
Dana Ferguson / Argus Leader:
South Dakota man wants to crowdsource U.S.-Mexico border wall
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
Shep Smith skewers Trump's hypocrisy: His actions ‘far more dangerous’ than what he accused Hillary of
The Buffalo News:
Congressional ethics investigators interview Collins' investment partners
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Michael Moore's In-Secret ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ Movie Acquired By Weinsteins
Evan Perez / CNN:
Inside the US effort to keep laptop bomb intel secret
 Earlier Items: 
Brady Dennis / Washington Post:
EPA asked the public which regulations to gut — and got an earful about leaving them alone
Discussion: Common Dreams
Jenna Clarke / Sydney Morning Herald:
Chanel regrets ‘some may have felt offended’ at new $1900 boomerang
Discussion: WREG-TV and The Daily Caller
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Cruz, Paul want to go ‘nuclear’ on Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Hot Air, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Provided Intelligence Trump Shared With Russia, Officials Say
Atrios / Eschaton:
Because I Am Not Serious  —  Trump is a senile old man …
Discussion: Raw Story and bradford-delong.com
Julia Limitone / Fox Business:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders's Dad Mike Huckabee Blasts SNL Parody
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Nancy Pelosi Gets Completely Destroyed by Questioner in CNN Town Hall
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