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6:55 PM ET, May 29, 2017

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Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague  —  A Texas Republican threatened to “put a bullet in one of his colleague's heads” during a scuffle on the House floor over the state's new anti-'sanctuary cities' law on Monday, the final day of the regular legislative session.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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The Texas Tribune:
Republican lawmaker: I called immigration authorities on Capitol protesters  —  On the last day of the regular session of the Texas Legislature, hundreds protested at the Capitol — and Republican state Rep. Matt Rinaldi called ICE on them.  He also nearly came to blows with Democratic colleagues.
Madison Park / CNN:
Teen on Portland train: ‘They lost their lives because of me and my friend’  —  (CNN)As tears streamed down her cheeks, Destinee Mangum, 16, thanked the three strangers who intervened on a Portland light-rail train after a man hurled anti-Muslim slurs at her and her friend who was wearing a hijab.
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump calls Portland stabbings ‘unacceptable’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The fake news is coming from inside the White House  —  To believe Donald Trump, you must believe two largely contradictory things.  —  You must believe that there are a slew of leakers in the executive branch who are providing damning details to the press illegally, and who must be rooted out and punished.
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Reuters:
‘Atlanticist’ Merkel rams home frustration with Trump after summits  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel underlined her doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally on Monday but said she was a “convinced trans-Atlanticist”, fine-tuning her message after surprising Washington with her frankness a day earlier.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
President Trump Turned International Diplomacy Into A Fistfight—And Lost
Scott Sutton / WPTV:
Golfer Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charges in Jupiter  —  JUPITER, Fla. - Golfer Tiger Woods was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning in Jupiter.  —  More celebrity mugshots  —  Woods, a Jupiter Island resident, was taken into custody at 3 a.m. on Military Trail South of Indian Creek Parkway.
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ESPN:
Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge in Florida
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
Tiger Woods is arrested for 3am DUI in Florida
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Grassley calls for investigation into Chinese promotion of Kushner family company deal  —  (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is calling for an investigation into “potentially fraudulent statements and misrepresentations” made by a Chinese company promoting investments …
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New York Times:
Kushner's Relationship With Trump Tested as Russia Accusations Swirl
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The shadow secretary of State
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Set To Roll Back Obama's Cuba Policies  —  President Donald Trump is set to announce a rollback of former President Barack Obama's policies toward Cuba, The Daily Caller has learned.  —  Two sources told TheDC that the development is due to the behind-the-scenes efforts …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Robert Mueller Gets Off to Fast Start as Special Counsel in Russia Probe  —  Robert Mueller III quickly got to work as special counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election: building a team, designing a budget and forcing the Federal Bureau of Investigation …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Snubs and slights are part of the job in Trump's White House  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer was giddy at the thought of meeting Pope Francis during President Trump's first trip abroad, telling acquaintances that for him, a devout Catholic, the moment would fulfill a bucket-list dream.
ABC:
Vladimir Putin a bigger threat than Islamic State, John McCain says  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the Islamic State group, US senator John McCain has told the ABC.  —  The Republican also admitted in an exclusive interview with 7.30 …
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Jerusalem Post:
Ex-UN envoy Bolton to JPost: Trump has no chance at ultimate peace deal  —  In an exclusive interview with the ‘Post’ the former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton said: “I don't think the two-state solution is viable anymore.”  —  Former American ambassador to the UN John Bolton told …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
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Arutz Sheva:
‘Netanyahu no longer supports two-state solution’
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Israpundit
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
How Trump Is Torturing Capitol Hill  —  The speaker of the House strode to his lectern on a recent Thursday to confront another totally normal day on Capitol Hill: health care, tax reform, a president under investigation, rumblings of impeachment.  —  “Morning, everybody!”  Paul Ryan chirped.
Discussion: Raw Story
Elloise Farrow-Smith / ABC:
Great white shark jumps into fisherman's boat, injuring 73yo man  —  A fisherman has lived to tell the tale of how he ended up with a great white shark in the bottom of his boat.  —  Terry Selwood, 73, was fishing offshore at Evans Head on the New South Wales north coast when the shark launched itself into his boat.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Liberals Are Shocked To Find We're Starting To Hate Them Right Back  —  I know it's theoretically wrong for a Republican candidate to smack around an annoying liberal journalist, but that still doesn't mean that I care.  Our ability to care is a finite resource, and, in the vast scheme of things …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Alex Ward / Vox:
The Marine Corps has a “toxic masculinity” problem  —  The fight for the soul of the Marine Corps is just getting started.  —  On May 12, the US Marine Corps launched its first commercial with a female lead, part of a broad effort to persuade more women to join the service.
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump: The Gateway Degenerate  —  Last week, when voters in Montana elected Greg Gianforte to fill the state's lone seat in the House of Representatives, even after he was recorded in a physical altercation with a reporter, many Americans — like me — were left to look on in astonished bewilderment.
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Associated Press:
Illinois Legislature OK's Automatic-Voter Registration
Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
Leading Muslim Group Calls for Ramadan ‘Jihad’ Alongside Trump, Farage, May Headshots
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
The Place Where Letters To Hillary Clinton Go
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
We All Have Pre-existing Conditions
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
‘Is This Even About Seth Rich at All?’  —  The people who knew …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Mike Allen / Axios:
The numbers to know on Memorial Day  —  Good Monday morning …
 Earlier Items: 
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Trump honors fallen service members and Gold Star families in Memorial Day speech
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and TheBlaze
Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Pugh to explore removing Confederate monuments in Baltimore
Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Root and NPR
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Proposed Tax Changes Are No Match for Status Quo
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
A Constitutional Puzzle: Can the President Be Indicted?
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Don't pass discriminatory laws
Discussion: The Verge, Joe.My.God. and 9to5Mac