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David Weigel / Washington Post:
The life and death of the Seth Rich conspiracy theory  —  When Seth Rich's Gmail account received an alert this week from Mega.com, attempting to start a new account on a website created by the New Zealand-based Internet businessman and convicted hacker Kim Dotcom, his family knew that something was off.
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Mary Rich / Washington Post:
We're Seth Rich's parents.  Stop politicizing our son's murder.  —  The writers are the parents of Seth Rich, who was killed in the District in 2016.  —  Imagine living in a nightmare that you can never wake up from.  Imagine having to face every single day knowing that your son was murdered.
Bloomberg:
Manchester Bomber's Father Says Son Made Regular Visits to Libya  —  Ramadan Abedi spoke from his home in Libyan capital, Tripoli  —  Says his son saw no ‘religious justification’ for violence  —  The father of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi said he spoke to his son last week …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
Police Investigate ‘Network’ of Salman Abedi, Manchester Bomber
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
‘We need a final solution,’ British columnist tweets — then deletes — after Manchester bombing
Discussion: IJR, American Power and The Guardian
Bloomberg:
Pope Lends Weight to G-7 Push to Bind Trump to Climate Deal  —  G-7 leaders await Trump decision on emission cuts this weekend  —  Francis has called for urgent action to protect environment  —  Pope Francis joined an international chorus urging Donald Trump to meet U.S. commitments …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump tells Pope Francis: 'I won't forget what you said'
Discussion: AOL
Nicole Hensley / New York Daily News:
Pope Francis jokingly asks First Lady Melania Trump what she feeds the President
Daily Mail:
'I won't forget what you said!' …
Discussion: AOL and twitchy.com
Caroline Leaper / Telegraph:
Why Melania and Ivanka Trump stuck to traditional Vatican dress codes when meeting Pope Francis today
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Pope Francis gave Trump 2015 encyclical on climate change
CNN:
Melania Trump wears veil, but not a headscarf
Discussion: IJR, Axios and The Week
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Republicans: Montana special election ‘closer than it should be’  —  GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Republican Greg Gianforte's closing motivational speech to voters ahead of Thursday's special House election in Montana is the same thing GOP strategists are whispering in private: “This race is closer than it should be.”
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Democrats Just Flipped Seats In 2 Districts That Voted For Donald Trump  —  GOP candidates lose special elections in New York and New Hampshire.  —  Two districts that voted for Donald Trump in last year's presidential election selected Democrats for state legislature seats in New York and New Hampshire on Tuesday night.
Discussion: WMUR and Raw Story
Ryan Bonner / Massapequa, NY Patch:
NY's 9th Assembly District Flips To Democrats; Pellegrino Defeats Gargiulo  —  Democrat Christine Pellegrino has defeated Republican Thomas Gargiulo in the District 9 State Assembly special election, an upset in a district that Donald Trump won by 23 points in the 2016 presidential race.
Discussion: The Hill
Stan Collender / USA Today:
Donald Trump 2018 budget could turn off his voters and sink his approval rating  —  His pie-in-the-sky plan breaks campaign promises and is useless as a guide for Congress.  —  The best way to think about the fiscal 2018 budget released by the White House is as a Trump political campaign rally on paper.
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Trump's Budget Scam
Associated Press:
The Latest: Mulvaney defends plans to cut social programs
Discussion: Axios and ABC News
Media Matters for America:
Wash. Post didn't disclose that writer who penned positive piece about Trump's Saudi trip is paid by Saudi government  —  The Washington Post allowed contributor Ed Rogers to praise Donald Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia without disclosing that he's a lobbyist for the Saudi Royal Court.
Discussion: Eschaton
Telegraph:
Outrage as Milo Yiannopoulos criticises Ariana Grande for being ‘pro-Islam’ after Manchester attack  —  Milo Yiannopoulos, the ultra-conservative British media personality in the US, has prompted outrage on social media after he criticised singer Ariana Grande for being “pro-Islam” …
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Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Katy Perry on Manchester Bombing: ‘No Barriers, No Borders, We All Just Need to Co-Exist’
David M. Schwartz / Newsday:
In upset, Democrat Pellegrino wins 9th District Assembly seat  —  Democrat Christine Pellegrino, left, won the race against Conservative Tom Gargiulo in a special election Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in the 9th Assembly District.  She will fill the seat that opened when Assemb.
Discussion: Vox, Roll Call and NY State of Politics
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
New GOP fear: nine months of failure  —  Republican leaders are coming to the bleak conclusion they will end summer and begin the fall with ZERO significant legislative accomplishments.  Privately, they realize it's political malpractice to blow at least the the first nine of months of all Republican rule …
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Melania and Ivanka Trump show the world what feminine power looks like  —  By now you're exhausted by all the head-swiveling news — the terrorist slaughter in Manchester; the president's trip to Everywhere; and investigation upon investigation of the possible collusion with Russia, obstruction of justice and liars by the dozen.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Vanity Fair
Leinz Vales / CNN:
Trump should be scared, Comey friend says  —  (CNN)A friend of James Comey said Tuesday that if he were President Donald Trump he would be scared of the former FBI director's pending testimony.  —  “I found it interesting and very telling that (Comey) declined any opportunity to tell his story in private …
Ilya Marritz / WNYC News:
Trump SoHo Plans Layoffs  —  In its heyday, Trump SoHo was a destination.  Celebrity-filled limos regularly pulled up, and delighted tourists snapped selfies in front of the glassy tower.  Rooms at the five-star hotel cost over $700 a night, and the Koi restaurant on the ground floor rocked.
Discussion: CNBC, The Root and Raw Story
Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC Will Not Take Action Over Stephen Colbert's Trump Remarks  —  The FCC will not take any action in response to complaints over a May 1 broadcast of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” in which the host quipped during his opening monologue that “the only thing [Trump's] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's c— holster.”
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Woodward: “Smug” media on Trump crusade  —  Bob Woodward told Axios' Mike Allen that the press is covering Trump with a certain smugness, but it's not the media's job to make his presidency an editorial.  “You have to have a presumption of good will,” said Woodward. … - What is power?
Mario Parker / Bloomberg:
Icahn Guides Trump's Policy and Scores $60 Million  —  Billionaire's CVR Energy saves from plunge in energy credits  —  His crusade to excuse refiners from rules pays off in quarter  —  Government work has paid off handsomely for billionaire Carl Icahn.  —  CVR Energy Inc. …
Circa:
The FISA court opinion  —  Circa has reported that there was a three-fold increase in NSA data searches about Americans and a rise in the unmasking of U.S. person's identities in intelligence reports after Obama loosened the privacy rules in 2011.  —  Officials like former National Security …
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trumpcare Republicans Owned Millions in Health Care Stock … Forty Republican representatives who voted for the American Health Care Act held shares in health care companies valued at $23 million and earned more than $2 million off those investments, a Daily Beast review of the most-recent financial records found.
 
 
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Alabama Inmate Hopes to Dodge Death for an Eighth Time
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Republicans in Congress struggle with this question: Do you trust Trump's judgment?
Austin Wright / Politico:
Flynn to get hit with House subpoena
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Sen. Al Franken Is ‘Flattered’ by Buzz, But Definitely Not Running for President in 2020
Discussion: Political Wire, IJR and USA Today
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Moody's Cuts Its China Rating for the First Time Since 1989
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump, Clinton campaign aides launch their own bids
Caitlin Owens / Axios:
One thing that won't change with GOP health bill: Medicaid coverage losses
Discussion: ABC News
Billy House / Bloomberg:
Fate of Republican Health Bill Teeters on New Financial Analysis
Discussion: New York Times
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump retains outside lawyer Marc Kasowitz to help with Russia investigations
The Intercept:
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