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5:40 PM ET, May 22, 2017

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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Chris Christie: I warned Trump about Flynn  —  Source: Michael Flynn to plead the Fifth  —  Washington (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said on Monday that if it were up to him, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn never would have had a White House job.  —  After ending his own presidential bid …
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire, IJR and Mediaite
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New York Times:
Michael Flynn Misled Pentagon About His Russia Ties, Letter Says  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn misled Pentagon investigators about his income from Russian companies and contacts with Russian officials when he applied for a top-secret security clearance last year, according …
Simon Maloy / The Week:
The Trump White House is collapsing  —  Donald Trump certainly seems like he's having a lovely time on his first international trip as president.  He touched down in Saudi Arabia over the weekend and was given an over-the-top reception by his hosts.  The Saudis presented him with a medal …
Associated Press:
The Latest: AP Source says Flynn will invoke Fifth Amendment  —  The Latest on ongoing investigations into Russia's alleged interference with the U.S. election (all times local):  —  Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn will invoke his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination …
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Escalating probes rattle Trump and his aides
Discussion: Politicus USA
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Chris Christie: 'I wouldn't let General Flynn in the White House, let alone give him a job'
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Trump's views on Islam ‘continue to evolve,’ Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says
Discussion: Daily Wire
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court strikes down North Carolina maps for Congress  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that racial considerations pervaded the way North Carolina lawmakers drew congressional maps after the 2010 Census in order to maximize Republicans' advantage.
Discussion: CNN, The Week and Political Wire
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:   The President Just Told a Room of Israelis That He “Just Got Back From the Middle East”
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: I never said ‘Israel’ in meeting with Russians
Discussion: The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and Axios
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
The price tag on universal health care is in, and it's bigger than California's budget  —  It would cost $400 billion per year to remake California's health insurance marketplace and create a publicly funded universal heath care system, according to a state financial analysis released Monday.
Discussion: Instapundit and twitchy.com
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Melanie Mason / Los Angeles Times:
Single-payer healthcare could cost $400 billion to implement in California
Discussion: Vox and Hot Air
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
White House Moves to Block Ethics Inquiry Into Ex-Lobbyists on Payroll  —  The Trump administration, in a significant escalation of its clash with the government's top ethics watchdog, has moved to block an effort to disclose the names of former lobbyists who have been granted waivers to work in the White House or federal agencies.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House seeks 90-day delay in Obamacare subsidy suit
Monica Lewinsky / New York Times:
Roger Ailes's Dream Was My Nightmare  —  This is not another obituary for Roger Ailes, who died last week a year after being ousted at Fox News.  It is, I hope, instead an obituary for the culture he purveyed — a culture that affected me profoundly and personally.
Discussion: Raw Story
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James Poulos / The Week:   Will cable news punditry die with Roger Ailes?
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
How One Pro-Trump Site Keeps A Debunked Conspiracy Theory Alive  —  The top story on pro-Trump media last week was a conspiracy about a murdered DNC staffer and his alleged connection to Wikileaks.  —  A typical Gateway Pundit headline.  —  In July, a few days before the Wikileaks release …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The case for impeaching Trump — and fast  —  This is the exact situation impeachment was meant for.  Let's hurry up.  —  Impeachment of an American president is a weighty measure that's only been used a handful of times in our history.  And on two of those occasions, the judgment of history has come down against the impeachers.
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Blood in the Water  —  Donald Trump has left the country …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Tampa Bay Times:
Suspect tells police he killed Tampa Palms roommates for disrespecting his Muslim faith  —  TAMPA — A man accused of shooting his roommates in a New Tampa apartment told police he shared neo-Nazi beliefs with the two men until he converted to Islam then killed them because they disrespected his faith.
Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
Frustrated Utah Republicans, Democrats form new centrist political party  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Some disaffected Republicans and Democrats who say extreme views are co-opting their parties have decided to carve out a middle ground in Utah politics.  —  Taking a centrist approach …
Discussion: Political Wire
Palm Beach, FL:
Sinkhole in front of Mar-a-Lago  —  A 4' x 4' sinkhole has formed on Southern Boulevard directly in front of Mar-a-Lago.  It appears to be in the vicinity of the newly installed water main.  West Palm Beach Utilities distribution crews have secured the area and will most likely need to do some exploratory excavation today.
Jenni Fink / IJR:
Sheriff Clarke Denies Plagiarism Claim as His Supporters Go After the Reporter Who Broke the Story  —  On Saturday, CNN KFILE writers Andrew Kaczynski, Christopher Massie, and Nathan McDermott accused Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke of plagiarizing his master's thesis.
Angela Hart / Sacramento Bee:
California Democrats flip off Donald Trump  —  The anti-Trump fervor at California's Democratic Party convention this weekend can be summarized in choice words from outgoing chair of the California Democratic Party, John Burton: “F*%!  Donald Trump.”  —  The always foul-mouthed Burton …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Report: Girl in Weiner sexting case lied to damage Clinton  —  The teenage girl who had exchanged sexually explicit text messages with former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) lied about her age and political motivations to harm Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton
Discussion: WhoWhatWhy and CANNONFIRE
Washington Post:
Trump close to choosing outside counsel for Russia investigation  —  President Trump is moving rapidly toward assembling outside counsel to help him navigate the investigations into his campaign and Russian interference in last year's election, and in recent days he and his advisers …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Behold!  President Trump and the mysterious glowing orb.  —  When President Trump laid hands on the glowing Saudi mystery orb, he pledged allegiance to “Its Luminescence,” summoned the forces of Sauron to take over Middle-earth and created an “army of Moderate Muslims to fight terror.”
Kate Royals / Mississippi Today:
Rep. Karl Oliver: Those removing Confederate monuments ‘should be lynched’  —  A state representative from Winona who urged in a weekend Facebook post that those who support the removal of Confederate monuments be lynched has apologized.  —  Rep. Karl Oliver, R-Winona, wrote …
CNN:
Trump's casino was a money laundering concern shortly after it opened  —  (CNN)The Trump Taj Mahal casino broke anti-money laundering rules 106 times in its first year and a half of operation in the early 1990s, according to the IRS in a 1998 settlement agreement.
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
John Podesta Unloads on Trump  —  Donald Trump is “unfit for office,” a president whose actions are often “absolutely crazy” and whose White House has “a complete disregard for the truth.”  His firing of James Comey, the FBI director overseeing an investigation of Russian interference …
Hank Berrien / Daily Wire:
Surprise, San Francisco Restaurant Workers!  Minimum Wage Hike Is Killing Restaurants By The Dozens  —  If you're a leftist in San Francisco or Oakland, California (highly likely), you probably cheered as the city implemented a minimum wage hike last summer raising the wage to $13 an hour …
Discussion: RedState
Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Taking the Nuclear Option Off the Table  —  Last Thursday, fifteen states and the District of Columbia moved to intervene in House v. Price, the case about the ACA's cost-sharing reductions.  At the same time, they asked the court to hear the case promptly.
 
 
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Report Shows 304,000 Illegal Immigrants Overstayed 2015 Visas into 2017
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New York Times:
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Discussion: Daily Kos
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
House IT Aides Fear Suspects In Hill Breach Are Blackmailing Members With Their Own Data
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Dave Mosher / Business Insider:
Scientists have found a way to photograph people in 3D through walls using Wi-Fi
Discussion: Infowars
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Donald Trump to America: Please impeach me
Discussion: Sputnik International
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Why Sally Yates Stood Up to Trump
Discussion: Fusion, Above the Law and The Week
Washington Post:
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