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Washington Post:
Trump team's meeting with Mueller's office poised to ratchet up tensions … White House lawyers are expected to meet with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's office late this week seeking good news: that his sprawling investigation's focus on President Trump will soon end and their client will be cleared.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
The real reason Trump allies are attacking Mueller  —  President Donald Trump insists he's not going to fire Robert Mueller, but that's not stopping Republicans and others close to the president from orchestrating a relentless stream of attacks on the credibility and integrity of the special counsel and his team of Russia investigators.
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
The Senate's Russia Investigation Is Now Looking Into Jill Stein, A Former Campaign Staffer Says  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee has asked Green Party candidate Jill Stein's campaign to turn over documents, a former employee says.  Stein is expected to release them publicly as well.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate intel committee investigating Jill Stein campaign for possible collusion with the Russians
Adam B. Schiff / Wall Street Journal:
What We Know About the Trump Campaign's Collusion With Russia
Discussion: Politico
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:   Former Intel chief: Putin is handling Trump like ‘an asset’
Sally Q. Yates / USA Today:
Who are we as a country?  Time to decide: Sally Yates  —  Stand up and speak out on America's core founding values.  We are not living in ordinary times, and it's not enough to admire them from afar.  —  Over the course of our nation's history, we have faced inflection points …
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The G.O.P. Tax Bill Is Unworkable  —  With the House of Representatives set to pass the final version of the Republican tax bill on Tuesday, and a vote in the Senate expected later in the week, here is a prediction: no matter which party controls Congress after next year's midterms …
Discussion: SSRN, Hullabaloo and NBC News
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Alex Kotch / International Business Times:
Republican Senators Will Save Millions With Special Real-Estate Tax Break  —  When the U.S. Senate takes up the final tax bill this week, more than a quarter of all GOP senators will be voting on a bill that includes a special provision that could give them a new tax cut through …
New York Times:
Tax Bill Lets Trump and Republicans Feather Their Own Nests
Washington Post:
Trump talked about rescinding Gorsuch's nomination … For nearly eight months, President Trump has boasted that appointing Neil M. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court ranks high among his signature achievements.  —  But earlier this year, Trump talked about rescinding Gorsuch's nomination …
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Why Jim DeMint was ousted from the Heritage Foundation earlier this year  —  The true explanation seems to boil down office politics. … Original story: In the latest seismic shake-up of a major conservative institution during the age of Trump, the Heritage Foundation announced on May 2 …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
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The Heritage Foundation:
Heritage's New President  —  The Heritage Foundation Names Kay Coles James New President … The Heritage Foundation today announced Kay Coles James will become the sixth president in the think tank's 44-year history.  James will officially take over as president from founder Edwin J. Feulner on Jan. 1, 2018.
Discussion: Axios and TheBlaze
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Heritage Foundation taps Kay Coles James to be next president
Discussion: Instapundit
Sean Colarossi / Politicus USA:
White House Blatantly Admits Trump Probably Didn't Read His Own National Security Strategy  —  Trump national security spokesman Michael Anton said he “can't say” whether the commander-in-chief of the world's most powerful military has read the 55-page document.
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
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Polina Nikolskaya / Reuters:
Kremlin dismisses Trump's ‘imperialist’ security strategy
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Online NewsHour:
McMaster: We need to act urgently to stop North Korea
Discussion: Business Insider
CNN:
Public opposition to tax bill grows as vote approaches  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Trump's 35% approval is a new low in CNN polling, below previous first-year presidents at this point  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)With the House of Representatives set to vote on the Republican tax reform bill Tuesday …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
‘Silicon Valley’ Star T.J. Miller Accused of Sexually Assaulting and Punching a Woman … Warning: This story includes graphic content.  —  An alleged victim of former Silicon Valley star T.J. Miller is coming forward with accusations that Miller hit and sexually assaulted her while in college.
Discussion: Mashable, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Former Navy pilot describes UFO encounter studied by secret Pentagon program
Discussion: The Week
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Democrats have a new Southern strategy  —  MAGIC WALL: Jones' big Alabama win & its impact on 2018  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)With Doug Jones' upset victory in last week's Alabama US Senate race, Democrats are solidifying a new model for rebuilding their tattered competitiveness in the South.
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The Democrats / Medium:   A Year in Review: Alabama and the Growing Blue Wave
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
‘I Was An Easy Pickup’: How Trump Lost Manchin on Taxes  —  Subscribe to Off Message on Apple Podcasts here.  Subscribe via Stitcher here.  —  During the transition last year and several times since, Donald Trump repeatedly pushed Joe Manchin to switch parties and become a Republican …
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Trump's first year is starting to look like a big win  —  Republicans have tried, on and off, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling since the 1980s.  The effort has always engendered intense opposition and always been abandoned.  A provision for drilling in ANWR …
New York Times:
Decades after the company tried to tackle sexual misconduct at two Chicago plants, continued abuse raises questions about the possibility of change. … CHICAGO — The jobs were the best they would ever have: collecting union wages while working at Ford, one of America's most storied companies.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
We're witnessing the wholesale looting of America  —  Unchecked by norms or political prudence, it's smash-and-grab time for the GOP.  —  Over the course of 2017, both in Congress and in the executive branch, we have watched the task of government devolve into the full-scale looting of America.
Vicki Needham / The Hill:
Senate panel rejects Trump's nominee to lead Ex-Im Bank  —  The Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday rejected President Trump  —  's nominee to lead the Export-Import Bank.  —  The panel in a 10-13 vote declined to advance the nomination of Scott Garrett  —  , a former Republican congressman from New Jersey.
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Toluse Olorunnipa / Bloomberg:
Trump Asks 'How's Your 401(k)?'  But Most Voters Don't Have One  —  New campaign slogan celebrates growth of stock market  —  Only 45 percent of private-sector workers have 401(k) plans  —  President Donald Trump is trying out a new campaign slogan: “How's your 401(k) doing?”
Discussion: Axios
Kati Weis / WALA-TV:
Secretary of State launches investigation into voter fraud concerns in Senate special election  —  Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is investigating a concern over potential voter fraud in last Tuesday's special Senate election.  —  It all stems from a brief interview FOX10 News …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Bloomberg:
Grassley Wants FBI Director Wray to Replace McCabe as Deputy  —  McCabe is to meet privately Tuesday with House Russia probe  —  GOP wants to ask deputy FBI director about salacious dossier  —  The Senate Judiciary chairman said Monday he wants Andrew McCabe removed as deputy director of the FBI …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NPR
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
The Man Who Made The Republican Internet — And Then Sold It To Far-Right Nationalists Overseas  —  Vincent Harris was once hailed as the top Republican digital strategist in America, combining traditional conservative politics with online and social advertising.
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Leaked memo schooled Tillerson on human rights  —  Three months into his tenure as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson alarmed veteran diplomats with remarks that sounded like a potential shift in American foreign policy: The U.S., he said, should be careful not to let values like human rights create …
Discussion: Shareblue Media, Raw Story and Vox
 
 
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Discussion: Axios, NPR and Associated Press
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Alabama to freeze enrollment in children's health program in two weeks
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats in New York Can Already Hear Iowa's Siren Song
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Conservatism Can't Survive Donald Trump Intact
Lydia DePillis / CNNMoney:
Why Wells Fargo could be one of tax reform's big winners
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Reuters and Daily Kos
Michael W. Chapman / CNSNews:
Black Unemployment Rate Lowest in 17 Years
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
GOP Pushes Back as Trump's Lawyer Tries to Stack the Bench
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David Owens / Hartford Courant:
Brianna Brochu, Ex-UHart Student Charged With Harassing Roommate, Pleads Not Guilty
Discussion: AOL and The Root
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
The battle to lead Trump's potential impeachment
Discussion: The Week
Emily Cadei / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Fear and yelling in L.A. congressman's office led to silence on harassment, aides say
Discussion: Politico
NBC News:
Amtrak derailment: Train was traveling at 80 mph in 30-mph zone
Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
Trump Supporters Invade Taylor Swift's New App
Discussion: Raw Story
David Dayen / The Intercept:
CEOs Aren't Waiting for the Tax Bill to Pass — They've Already Started Pocketing the Windfall
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and Mother Jones
Thomas P. Bossert / Wall Street Journal:
It's Official: North Korea Is Behind WannaCry