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9:05 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.
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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.
Today …:
Today, Representative Poncho Nevarez threatened my life on the House floor after I called ICE on several illegal immigrants who held signs in the gallery which said “I am illegal and here to stay.”  Several Democrats encouraged the protestors to disobey law enforcement.
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.
Discussion: Slate and Raw Story
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 …
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
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’
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 …
Associated Press:
Illinois Legislature OK's Automatic-Voter Registration  —  The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters.  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Legislature has overwhelmingly endorsed a plan to automatically register qualified voters.
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.
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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NBC News:
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
‘Narrowcast’ Trump?  Republicans Seek Formula to Keep House Majority  —  ROSWELL, Ga. — In the northern suburbs of Atlanta, where what is likely to be the most expensive House campaign in history is being waged, a band of conservative advocacy groups is grappling with a question …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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 and Arutz Sheva
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Arutz Sheva:
‘Netanyahu no longer supports two-state solution’
Discussion: The Right Scoop
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.
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
McCain: Putin a greater threat than ISIS … (R-Ariz.) said Monday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is a greater threat to the world than ISIS.  —  In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's “7:30,” McCain said Putin is the “premier and most important threat, more so than ISIS.”
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
How President Trump consumes — or does not consume — top-secret intelligence  —  President Trump consumes classified intelligence like he does most everything else in life: ravenously and impatiently, eager to ingest glinting nuggets but often indifferent to subtleties.
 
 
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Raheem Kassam / Breitbart:
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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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Luke Broadwater / Baltimore Sun:
Pugh to explore removing Confederate monuments in Baltimore
Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Root and NPR
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Liberals Are Shocked To Find We're Starting To Hate Them Right Back
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
GOP's Proposed Tax Changes Are No Match for Status Quo
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.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
How Trump Is Torturing Capitol Hill
Discussion: Raw Story