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12:30 PM ET, May 22, 2017

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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: Political Wire and The Week
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina Congressional Districts  —  Race played too big a role in Republican-drawn map, court says  —  Thomas joins liberal justices in majority of divided ruling  —  A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina Republicans relied too heavily on race …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court on 5-3 Vote Affirms NC Racial Gerrymandering Case, with Thomas in Majority and Roberts in Dissent  —  The Supreme Court has issued this 5-3 opinion in Cooper v. Harris.  Justice Kagan wrote the opinion for the Court, with Justice Thomas making the fifth vote for affirmance.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump's bizarre and un-American visit to Saudi Arabia  —  Before he moves on to Israel and then to Europe, before we are consumed by the next scandal and forget, here is a list, for the record, of just a few of the ways in which President Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia was bizarre, unseemly, unethical and un-American.
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Alex Pappas / Washington Examiner:
Tillerson says Trump's views on Islam ‘continue to evolve’
Discussion: RedState
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump becomes first US president to visit Western Wall
Discussion: Politico
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Tillerson holds briefing in Saudi Arabia without US press
Discussion: CNN, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
Trump and the Netanyahus dish on the media at arrival ceremony in Israel
USA Today:
In Saudi Arabia, Trump turns Sunni
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 …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House to seek 90-day delay in Obamacare subsidy suit  —  The Trump administration Monday plans to ask a federal court for another 90-day delay in a lawsuit over Obamacare insurance subsidies, according to two administration sources, leaving the future of the health care marketplaces in limbo through late August.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Kayla Tausche / CNBC:
White House to pay insurers while Obamacare case kept on ice: Sources
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:   Trump administration, House GOP, in talks to maintain Obamacare subsidies
Hollywood Reporter:
Billy Bush Breaks His Silence on Trump, the ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape, NBC and a Comeback Plan (Exclusive)  —  Seven months after the infamous “grab them by the pussy” recording got Bush fired (and nearly toppled Trump's White House run), the former ‘Today’ host goes public with what happened on that bus …
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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.
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 as the FBI director was overseeing an investigation of Russian interference …
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:   Donald Trump Has Done An Amazing Job At His Most Important Job
Carrie Wells / Baltimore Sun:
Police, FBI investigating University of Maryland killing as possible hate crime  —  A black Bowie State University student who was set to graduate this week may have been killed over the weekend in a random, racially-motivated attack by a white University of Maryland, College Park student, officials said Sunday.
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Matt Stevens / New York Times:
Fatal Stabbing of Black Student in Maryland Investigated as a Hate Crime
Discussion: AOL
Luz Lazo / Washington Post:
Authorities investigating whether U.-Md. stabbing death was a hate crime
Discussion: ThinkProgress and BuzzFeed
Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats have edge over Republican front-runner in Va. governor's race  —  RICHMOND — Widespread opposition to President Trump and his policies has heightened the challenge for Republicans hoping to retake the Virginia governor's mansion this year, with GOP front-runner Ed Gillespie trailing …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Donald Trump to America: Please impeach me  —  This president is all but shouting ‘get me out of here.’ We should help.  —  Donald Trump is doing an excellent impression of a president who desperately wishes to be impeached.  Congress should grant that wish, or figure out an even quicker …
Discussion: Sputnik International
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump to propose big cuts to safety-net in new budget, slashing Medicaid and opening door to other limits  —  President Trump's first major budget proposal on Tuesday will include massive cuts to Medicaid and call for changes to anti-poverty programs that would give states new power to limit …
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CNN:
Trump budget: $800 billion in Medicaid cuts
Discussion: Fusion
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
A millionaire, a hotel maid and an arrest after the inauguration for sex abuse  —  He was a millionaire, in Washington to toast President Trump's inauguration.  —  She was a maid, tasked with cleaning rooms that cost more in a few days than her monthly rent.
Discussion: Raw Story
Page Six:
ScarJo hooks up with ‘SNL’ ‘Weekend Update’ host Colin Jost … Scarlett Johansson's appearance on “Saturday Night Live” was such a hit, she ended up making out with “Weekend Update” co-host Colin Jost at the afterparty, multiple sources exclusively confirmed to Page Six.
Mark Zuckerberg:
My personal challenge this year is to visit every state I haven't spent time in before to learn about people's hopes and challenges, and how they're thinking about their work and communities.  —  After my early trips, people asked me what I was learning but I wanted to be careful not to generalize because every state is so different.
Bloomberg:
Trump's Direct Saudi-to-Israel Flight Breaks Symbolic Barrier  —  Air Force One flies straight from Riyadh to Tel Aviv Monday  —  President heads to troubled Middle East on first foreign trip  —  President Donald Trump made a direct flight Monday between two nations that have historically …
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
Kareem Fahim / Washington Post:
Turkey condemns U.S. over ‘aggressive’ acts against its bodyguards during Erdogan's visit to D.C.  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey's foreign ministry on Monday lodged a formal protest with the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over what it said were “lapses of security” during a violent confrontation between protesters …
Discussion: Hot Air and rubber hose
 
 
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Leah Barkoukis / Townhall.com:
Upon Landing in Israel, Trump Expresses Optimism for Peace in Middle East
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Watch: Notre Dame Snowflake Brigade Flee As Vice President Pence Delivers Commencement Speech
Discussion: Hit & Run and New York Times
Tampa Bay Times:
Calling the Pasco County Sheriff's Office for help leads to social media humiliation, woman says
Discussion: Heat Street
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Haley: We ‘absolutely’ need Russia investigation
Carter / The Gateway Pundit:
Breaking: ‘Complete Panic’ at Highest Levels of DNC Over Kim DotCom's Seth Rich Announcement
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Blazing Cat Fur
Simon Holmes / Daily Mail:
Clint Eastwood claims Dirty Harry wouldn't be made today
Jonathan Tilove / Austin American-Statesman:
Gov. Abbott declares voter ID law an emergency; House to vote Tuesday
 Earlier Items: 
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Religious defense planned in landmark Detroit genital mutilation case
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
After years of planning, California likely to roll out earthquake early warning system next year, scientists say
Irene Klotz / Reuters:
NASA plans emergency spacewalk on International Space Station
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Paging Rahm: House Dems revive 2006 playbook for 2018
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Why Sally Yates Stood Up to Trump
Discussion: Fusion
New York Times:
In Wreckage of the Fyre Festival, Fury, Lawsuits and an Inquiry
Discussion: Gizmodo, AOL and Mashable
 

 
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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