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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's team questions Russian oligarch about payments to Cohen  —  (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have questioned a Russian oligarch about hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments his company's US affiliate made to President Donald Trump's personal attorney …
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New York Times:
Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael Cohen  —  A shell company that Michael D. Cohen used to pay hush money to a pornographic film actress received payments totaling more than $1 million from an American company linked to a Russian oligarch and several corporations with business …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
The Porn Star's Lawyer Maps the Trump Money Trail  —  Michael Cohen's clients included a firm linked to a Russian oligarch and a South Korean aerospace company.  —  There may be any number of reasons why a management firm linked to a powerful Russian oligarch favored by the Kremlin paid …
Noah Shachtman / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Took Cash From Russian Oligarch After Election  —  The Daily Beast can confirm that Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a company controlled by Putin-aligned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Trump's Two Biggest Scandals Converge In a Single Tweet  —  The attorney for adult-film performer Stormy Daniels made an explosive claim on Tuesday, merging the two biggest scandals of Donald Trump's presidency in a single tweet—and setting off a frenzy of fresh speculation about the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Tonight's Staggering Revelations  —  Tonight we have what I'd say may be the most staggering revelations since the tangle of “Trump/Russia” investigations began almost two years ago.  This is not hyperbole.  —  Late this afternoon Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti posted what he called a …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Mediaite and The Mahablog
Washington Post:
Why Trump torpedoed Obama's Iran deal … The lobbying campaign to save the Iran nuclear agreement was intense and took months.  British Prime Minister Theresa May raised the deal with President Trump in more than a dozen phone calls.  French President Emmanuel Macron pressed him on it during an elaborate state visit.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
No Longer Held Back by His Advisers, Trump Puts His Imprint on Foreign Policy  —  WASHINGTON — The relative caution that constrained President Trump for much of his first year in office has been cast aside, and an emboldened commander in chief is finally reshaping foreign policy to reflect the …
Politico:
Trump ‘unleashes general rage’ in scrapping Iran deal
Axios:
“Going big”: Inside Trump's great Iran gamble
Discussion: AOL and Raw Story
Barack Obama:
There are few issues more important to the security of the United States …
G. Elliott Morris / The Crosstab:
Democrats Scored a Big, Unexpected Win in the May 8 Primaries  —  For the first time in 2018, an incumbent U.S. House Representative has been ousted by a primary challenger.  Republican U.S. House Rep. from North Carolina's 9th Congressional District Robert Pittenger lost his primary bid …
Discussion: Axios, Splinter and Washington Post
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New York Times:
West Virginia Primary Election Results
Halimah Abdullah / ABC News:
LIVE UPDATES: Big stakes in West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio bellwether primaries
New York Times:
6 Takeaways From Tuesday's Primary Elections
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Patrick Morrisey pulls off upset in West Virginia Senate primary, beats Blankenship and Jenkins
Discussion: CNN, Joe.My.God. and Mediaite
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Oh, to be a House Republican  —  IT WAS A BAD NIGHT for House Republicans.  As Steve Shepard, Elena Schneider and Scott Bland point out below, Rep. Evan Jenkins got his clock cleaned in the West Virginia Senate primary.  Indiana Reps. Luke Messer and Todd Rokita spent months whacking …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
9/11 Planner, Tortured by C.I.A., Asks to Tell Senators About Gina Haspel  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the C.I.A. has revived debate over the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program and still-murky questions about her involvement.
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
9/11 alleged mastermind comes out against Haspel's nomination as next CIA chief
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Karen Delacy / Washington Post:   Gina Haspel can help fix the CIA's gender problem
Yonhap News Agency:
N. Korea to release 3 U.S. captives: Cheong Wa Dae official … North Korea is expected to release three U.S. citizens held in the communist state on Wednesday, an official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, in an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of a historic meeting between …
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Washington Post:
North Korea releases 3 American prisoners in apparent goodwill gesture ahead of a planned summit between Trump and Kim … BREAKING: President Trump said in tweet this morning, “I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the air and on his way back from North Korea …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump announces that 3 Americans have been freed from North Korea
consilium.europa.eu:
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU following US President Trump's announcement on the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA)  —  The European Union (EU) deeply regrets the announcement by US President Trump to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Washington Post:
Boeing, Airbus to lose $39 billion in contracts because of Trump sanctions on Iran
Discussion: The Week
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Courageous Trump Call on a Lousy Iran Deal
Washington Post:
Risk to intelligence source who aided Russia investigation at center of latest showdown between Nunes and Justice Dept.  —  Last Wednesday, senior FBI and national intelligence officials relayed an urgent message to the White House: Information being sought by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC Under Fire After Host Hugh Hewitt Helped Broker Meeting With EPA Leader  —  “We'll get back to you,” an MSNBC spokesman told THR when asked about the host's role in brokering a meeting between EPA head Scott Pruitt and lawyers at his firm representing a California water district.
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Andrew Perez / MapLight:
Ethics Experts Say Scott Pruitt Reimbursements Raise Questions About Double-Dipping
Discussion: Grist
New York Times:   New Files Shed Light on the Day Guards Smashed Scott Pruitt's Door
Katie Jane Fernelius / News, Indy Week:
A Duke University VP Walked Into the Campus Joe Van Gogh, Heard a Rap Song, Demanded That the Employees Be Fired  —  On Monday, two employees of Duke University's Joe Van Gogh location had their contracts terminated after vice president for student affairs Larry Moneta and executive director …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
Woman details nightmare date with ‘repulsive’ Schneiderman  —  She says their blind date started off like a dream, with him bearing flowers as he picked her up in a luxury car to take her to dinner at Bette Midler's trendy New Leaf restaurant in Fort Tryon Park.
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
I went back to the man who hit me. Why?
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Senate Intel: Russia waged ‘unprecedented’ cyber campaign on U.S. voting systems  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday released the unclassified version of its investigation into Russian cyberattacks on digital U.S. voting systems ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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New York Times:   Russia Tried to Undermine Confidence in Voting Systems, Senators Say
Ladders:
Ronan Farrow to Loyola Marymount's Class of 2018: ‘Trust that inner voice’  —  “I wish I could tell you I was confident.  That I was sure of myself.  That I didn't care,” Farrow said of reporting the hardest story of his life.  “But the real version was that I was heartbroken and scared …
Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
Rachel Crooks, who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her, wins uncontested Ohio House primary … Rachel Crooks, one of at least 19 women who have publicly accused President Trump of sexual assault, won an uncontested primary Tuesday for a seat in the Ohio state House of Representatives, her campaign manager confirmed.
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN, KTLA, Raw Story and Bustle
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is This How Avenatti Found Out?  —  TPM Reader TH thinks he knows where Michael Avenatti got his amazingly specific details.  And it sounds right to me ...  I have no idea who leaked this or whether it was a leak per se.  But this is extraordinarily detailed information.  It all seems accurate.
 
 
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Charles J. Sykes / Weekly Standard:
When Everything Is Possible and Nothing Is True
Jeffrey Young / HuffPost:
The Uninsured Rate Is Worsening After Years Of Obamacare's Gains
Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rails on ‘fuzzy-headed left’ and immigration policies in Gatlinburg speech
Andrew Ackerman / Wall Street Journal:
Congress Overturns Obama-Era Auto-Loan Rule
Ben White / Politico:
How Trump could break from the Fed's independence
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Primary results confirm 2018 is a terrible year to be a House Republican
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former CIA Case Officer Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Espionage and Retention of National Defense Information
Discussion: The Guardian
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Hours into his new job, Trump's ambassador to Germany offends his hosts
 Earlier Items: 
BuzzFeed:
These Families Of Parkland Shooting Victims Are Still Waiting To Hear From Trump
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Wave watch: Democrats getting more votes for their money
US Department of State:
Background Briefing on President Trump's Decision To Withdraw From the JCPOA
Discussion: Mondoweiss
Teresa Gubbins / CultureMap Dallas:
Dallas restaurant targeted by NRA writes fat check for gun reform group
Los Angeles Times:
George Deukmejian dead at 89, public safety and law-and-order dominated two-term governor's agenda
Washington Post:
U.S. embassy cables warned against expelling 300,000 immigrants. Trump officials did it anyway.
Discussion: The Week
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
First Mueller convict reports to prison
 

 
From Mediagazer:

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered
 
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