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8:10 AM ET, June 1, 2017

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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump administration moves to return Russian compounds in Maryland and New York … The Trump administration is moving toward handing back to Russia two diplomatic compounds, near New York City and on Maryland's Eastern Shore, from which its officials were ejected in late December as punishment …
CNN:
First on CNN: Sources: Congress investigating another possible Sessions-Kislyak meeting  —  DOJ: Sessions didn't disclose Russia meetings  —  Washington (CNN)Congressional investigators are examining whether Attorney General Jeff Sessions had an additional private meeting with Russia's ambassador during …
MJ Lee / CNN:
Clinton slams New York Times, DNC, Comey for her loss  —  (CNN)Hillary Clinton says she takes full responsibility for her decisions.  —  There's just one catch: She says her decisions weren't the reason that she lost to Donald Trump.  —  At Recode's Code Conference in California on Wednesday …
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Eric Johnson / Recode:
Full transcript: Hillary Clinton at Code 2017
Discussion: Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
House Intelligence Panel Issues Seven Subpoenas in Russia Probe  —  Four are related to Russia investigation, three to ‘unmasking’ controversy, individuals say  —  The House Intelligence Committee issued seven subpoenas on Wednesday, in a sign that its investigation into alleged Russian meddling …
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Reuters:
Dispute erupts over House panel subpoenas for CIA, FBI  —  A political feud erupted on Wednesday over the U.S. House Intelligence Committee's probe of suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, with charges that the panel's Republican chairman subpoenaed the CIA …
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
Comey to testify publicly about Trump confrontations  —  (CNN)Fired FBI director James Comey plans to testify publicly in the Senate as early as next week to confirm bombshell accusations that President Donald Trump pressured him to end his investigation into a top Trump aide's ties to Russia, a source close to the issue said Wednesday.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Trump's “Good Job” Call to Roger Stone  —  On May 11th Roger Stone, Donald Trump's on-again, off-again political adviser for several decades, had just wrapped up a pair of morning television appearances when, according to two sources with direct knowledge, he received a call from the President.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump called Roger Stone after firing Comey
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
White House grants ethics waivers to 17 appointees, including four former lobbyists  —  The White House disclosed Wednesday evening that it has granted ethics waivers to 17 appointees who work for President Trump and Vice President Pence, including four former lobbyists.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Week
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New York Times:
Less Tweeting, Lawyers Beg.  ‘Covfefe,’ the President Says.  —  WASHINGTON — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when President Trump refrained from flamethrowing messages on Twitter.  —  That time is over.  —  Never mind that his aides have asked him to stop.
Discussion: The Week
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
The way Sean Spicer sees it
Discussion: Mediaite
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
In her bubble, Kathy Griffin thought nothing was out of bounds in mocking Trump  —  MORE FROM: … Imagine living in a bubble so impermeable it didn't occur to you that retailing a photograph of a decapitated president's head would be a horrendous career move — a bubble in which you don't know anyone …
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST
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Washington Post:
The Obamas just bought their rental home in Washington  —  Looks like former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are putting down deeper roots in Washington: After renting a Kalorama home for their post-White House stint, the couple have purchased the eight-bedroom …
Discussion: Business Insider and Balloon Juice
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Obamas buy D.C. home for $8.1 million; keeping house in Chicago
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
The Guardian:
Nigel Farage is ‘person of interest’ in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia  —  Exclusive: FBI interested in former Ukip leader's ties with people connected to US president and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange … Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the US counter-intelligence investigation …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Biden to Create a Political Action Committee, a Possible Signal for 2020  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is planning to create a political action committee, the most concrete sign yet that he intends to remain active in the Democratic Party and is considering a presidential bid in 2020.
Discussion: Mediaite, IJR, Hot Air, Axios and Political Wire
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Biden launches PAC, keeping options open
Shawn Boburg / Washington Post:
How Jared Kushner built a luxury skyscraper using loans meant for job-starved areas  —  JERSEY CITY — Jared Kushner and his real estate partners wanted to take advantage of a federal program in 2015 that would save them millions of dollars as they built an opulent, 50-story residential tower …
Discussion: Raw Story
James V. Grimaldi / Wall Street Journal:
CIA Chief Under Clinton Says Mike Flynn Offered Him the Job Again  —  Six days after Donald Trump was elected president, his soon-to-be national security adviser Mike Flynn offered the job of CIA director to James Woolsey, who had served in that position under Bill Clinton.
Discussion: Politico
John Crudele / New York Post:
The government is spying on journalists to find leakers  —  MORE FROM: … There was a big ruckus four years ago when the Associated Press announced that telephone records for 20 of its reporters had been subpoenaed by the Justice Department.  —  The government was apparently looking for CIA leaks about an operation in Yemen.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
Brandon Darby / Breitbart:
Trump Quietly Continues Obama's ‘Catch and Release’ at Border  —  President Donald J. Trump is allowing former President Barack Obama's “catch and release” of illegal immigrants to continue deep into his administration's term with no end in sight to the controversial open borders protocol.
CNN:
Tiger Woods dashcam video: Golfer stumbles, appears confused  —  (CNN)Dashcam video showing Tiger Woods' Memorial Day encounter with police was made available to the media Wednesday, shedding more light on the golfer's arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Mick Mulvaney: The day of the CBO ‘has probably come and gone’  —  White House Office of Management Director Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday opened fire on the Congressional Budget Office, asserting in an interview with the Washington Examiner that the day of the institution as an authoritative non-partisan arbiter …
James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
N.H. man sentenced to 7 years for role in Bundy ranch standoff  —  A New Hampshire man who founded that state's largest Tea Party group and was a prominent Donald Trump supporter was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for his role in the Bundy Ranch standoff against the government in Nevada three years ago.
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC4 Washington:
‘Potential Disaster’ Averted: Man With Guns, Ammunition in Car Arrested at Trump Hotel  —  D.C. Police and the U.S. Secret Service acted on a tip about the man  —  A man accused of having guns and 90 rounds of ammunition in his car was arrested inside Trump International Hotel early Wednesday …
New York Times:
Democrats' Bid to Regain Hold on House Begins in California  —  VISTA, Calif. — Representative Darrell Issa was 2,500 miles away from his Southern California home the other day, on a fund-raising mission to Florida.  Outside his congressional district office here, a light drizzle fell from the sky.
 
 
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Mary Carole McCauley / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore Book Festival cancels Rachel Dolezal appearance after backlash
Discussion: The Root and Daily Mail
Caroline Mortimer / The Independent:
Election poll latest: Theresa May's lead slashed to record low of three points as Labour close in on Tories
Jason Kander / CNN:
Trump's electoral commission is a sham
Wall Street Journal:
Uber Posts $708 Million Loss as Finance Head Leaves
Lorraine Boissoneault / Smithsonian:
Noose Found in National Museum of African American History and Culture
Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed School vouchers don't just undermine public schools, they undermine our democracy
Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Former Trump adviser Carter Page eager to provide ‘straight dialogue’ in Russia probe
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Al Baker / New York Times:
New York City Police Sergeant Charged With Murder in Bronx Woman's Death
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Root
Philip Shenon / Politico:
Could the Russia Investigation Reveal Trump's Tax Returns?
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Franken: Dem colleague rejected Cruz during Secret Santa drawing
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Ohio Sues Five Drug Firms, Saying They Fueled Opioid Crisis
Discussion: New York Magazine
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
A New Jersey town denied Muslims a mosque. Now it must pay them $3.25 million.
Discussion: TheBlaze and NPR