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5:05 PM ET, May 29, 2017

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New York Times:
Kushner's Relationship With Trump Tested as Russia Accusations Swirl  —  WASHINGTON — The most successful deal of Jared Kushner's short and consequential career in real estate and politics involves one highly leveraged acquisition: a pair of adjoining offices a few penny-loafer paces from his father-in-law's desk in the White House.
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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 …
NBC News:
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
The shadow secretary of State
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's obsession over Russia probe deepens
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.
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Gus Bova / The Texas Observer:
Texas Republican Called ICE on SB 4 Protesters, Threatened to Shoot Colleague  —  The incident happened as more than 1,000 immigrant rights supporters flooded the Texas Capitol.  —  A Texas Republican threatened to “put a bullet in one of his colleague's heads” during a scuffle on the House floor …
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott: Don't pass discriminatory laws
Discussion: The Verge, 9to5Mac and Joe.My.God.
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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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
President Trump Turned International Diplomacy Into A Fistfight—And Lost
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump ‘willing to deal well’ with France, says Macron
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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Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
Tiger Woods is arrested for 3am DUI in Florida
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
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump calls Portland stabbings ‘unacceptable’  — The nature of the Portland attack led many to call on Trump to denounce the attack and others like it  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump condemned the racially charged Portland, Oregon, train stabbings on Monday, tweeting that they were “unacceptable.”
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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
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
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
Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
Leading Muslim Group Calls for Ramadan ‘Jihad’ Alongside Trump, Farage, May Headshots  —  A self-described “leading” Muslim group is fundraising on the back of “jihad” in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, using pictures of President Donald Trump, Brexit leader Nigel Farage …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Proposed Tax Changes Are No Match for Status Quo  —  Republicans are scouring the tax code, searching for breaks to eliminate so they can offset the deep rate cuts they desire.  But the biggest tax breaks are surviving and the boldest ideas for change are on political life support or already dead.
New York Times:
The Groundhog Day War in Afghanistan  —  It's hard not to feel a disquieting, even disheartening, sense of déjà vu as the Pentagon presses its request to increase the American forces in Afghanistan.  That is where the United States has spent 16 years fighting the longest war …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Donald Trump: The Gateway Degenerate
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
The Place Where Letters To Hillary Clinton Go  —  At just 30 years old, Rob Russo has been one of Hillary Clinton's closest aides for a decade, organizing and drafting her political and personal correspondence.  After the election, his job changed as thousands of strangers started writing to Clinton.
 
 
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Abigail Miller / Daily Mail:
Man provokes fury online after insisting he will attend women-only Wonder Woman screening
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
‘Is This Even About Seth Rich at All?’  —  The people who knew …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Mike Allen / Axios:
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Trump honors fallen service members and Gold Star families in Memorial Day speech
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