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3:35 PM ET, May 10, 2018

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New York Times:
Giuliani Resigns From Law Firm Amid Tensions Over Comments About Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, abruptly resigned from his law firm after weeks of tensions over his public comments.  —  Mr. Giuliani took a leave of absence last month from the firm …
Ed Silverman / STAT:
‘Not a good day for Novartis’: CEO tries to reassure employees amid fury over payments to Trump's lawyer  —  T  —  he chief executive of Novartis sent employees an email Thursday seeking to contain intensifying political and business fallout over the revelation that the drug maker paid $1.2 million …
Discussion: Washington Post, IJR, RT and Vox
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New York Times:
How Michael Cohen, Denied White House Job, Was Seen as Its Gatekeeper  —  After paying off a pornographic film actress and doing other tasks to help his boss win the presidency, Michael D. Cohen was surprised to find that the doors to the White House were mostly closed to him.
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Who is paying Michael Avenatti?  —  So exactly who is paying Michael Avenatti?  And is he a lawyer, an opposition researcher, a journalist, or a campaign operative?  —  He wants to make the discussion all about where Michael Cohen, President Trump  —  's personal attorney, got his money but …
Axios:
The Michael Cohen avalanche
NBC News:
Fans of Sean Hannity, Black Lives Matter among targets of Russian influence campaign  —  The ads highlight how Russia's efforts focused on divisive cultural issues  —  Russian propaganda efforts used ads on Facebook and Instagram to push divisive messages to fans of a variety …
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Jonathan Van Meter / Vogue:
Georgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein  —  “I have moments of rage.  I have moments of confusion.  I have moments of disbelief!” says Chapman.  —  Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, June 2018  —  On the day in late February when I arrive at Georgina Chapman's town house …
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Daily Mail:
'People don't feel sorry for us': Huma Abedin opens up about special bond with Georgina Chapman …
Discussion: Instapundit
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Georgina Chapman, Estranged Wife Of Harvey Weinstein, Speaks Out For The First Time
Discussion: Daily Wire and Jezebel
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Why the Democrats Just Lost the Senate  —  While Nancy Pelosi is shopping for speaker's gavels, Chuck Schumer should be preparing for another term as minority leader.  —  For Democrats, the Don Blankenship dream is over.  The coal-mining baron and ex-con was a pleasant diversion …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr. plans big midterm role
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Grassley tries to nudge Supreme Court justices into early retirement
John McCain / Wall Street Journal:
‘Vladimir Putin Is an Evil Man’  —  In an excerpt from his new memoir, Sen. McCain discusses his longstanding opposition to the Russian strongman—and his own role in receiving ‘the Steele dossier’ about Donald Trump  —  I regularly attend an annual security conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Discussion: Axios, The Daily Beast and Raw Story
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TMZ.com:   Vladimir Putin Dominates Russian Hockey Game, 5 Goals!
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:   Taking Children from Their Parents Is a Form of State Terror
NBC News:
Prisoner release event highlights the best and worst of Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's tarmac greeting of the three American prisoners that North Korea released was a definite achievement for the White House ahead of the upcoming summit over North Korea's nuclear program.
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Margaret Coker / New York Times:
Five Top ISIS Officials Captured in U.S.-Iraqi Sting  —  BAGHDAD — Five senior Islamic State officials have been captured, including a top aide to the group's leader, in a complex cross-border sting carried out by Iraqi and American intelligence, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.
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Maher Chmaytelli / Reuters:
Exclusive: Iraq used Baghdadi aide's phone to capture Islamic State commanders
Discussion: IJR
Media Matters for America:
Military analyst on Fox advocates for torture: “It worked on John [McCain].  That's why they call him ‘Songbird John’”  —  VIDEO ››› May 10, 2018 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF  —  From the May 10 edition of Fox Business' Varney & Co.:  —  Loading the player reg...
Eli Okun / Politico:
Dick Cheney: Restart enhanced interrogation programs  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney said the U.S. should restart its enhanced interrogation techniques — often considered torture — after the issue was thrust to the forefront during Gina Haspel's confirmation fight to become CIA director.
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE NOMINATION OF GINA HASPEL TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Tom Cotton is filled with rage. Thank God he wasn't tapped as CIA director.
Doug Donovan / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore County Executive, Democratic candidate for governor Kevin Kamenetz dies  —  Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive and Democratic candidate for governor died this morning of cardiac arrest.  —  Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz — a Democratic candidate for governor …
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump: This Will End Badly.  And Probably Soon. … Like a bloated, portly fake billionaire rolling off a hooker after a hot 45 seconds of passionate sex, Donald Trump's ardor for Rudy Giuliani seems to have cooled.  —  If the White House leaks are any barometer …
Washington Post:
Israel launches massive military strike against Iranian targets in Syria … MOUNT BENTAL, Golan Heights — The Israeli military said Thursday that it had bombed dozens of Iran-linked military facilities in Syria, as tensions between the three countries soared.
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TMZ.com:
Pamela Anderson Reaches Out to Kanye West to Help Julian Assange  —  Pamela Anderson's throwing a Hail Mary to Kanye West to help her friend, Julian Assange — who she claims is being tortured.  —  The former “Baywatch” star penned a letter, which TMZ obtained, to the rapper asking …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Trump is no longer the worst person in government … Donald Trump, with his feral cunning, knew.  The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America's most repulsive public figure.  And Pence, who has reached this pinnacle …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sheldon Adelson kicks in $30M to stop Democratic House takeover  —  Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has cut a $30 million check to the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, a massive cash infusion that top Republicans hope will alter the party's electoral outlook six months before Election Day.
Morgan Norwood / abc11.com:
Police investigate viral video of officer putting man in chokehold outside Waffle House after prom  —  Warsaw police are investigating after a video went viral of one of its officers putting a man in a chokehold.  —  The incident happened on Saturday at Waffle House.
Discussion: Vox, The Root, Raw Story and theGrio
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Eric Greitens takes aim at Republicans, leaves liberal measures on midterm ballot  —  Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a Republican, is declining to block from the November ballot three initiatives that could boost Democratic turnout in the midterm.  —  Greitens faces possible impeachment …
The Charlotte Observer:
GOP strategist says ‘fall may be brutal’ for party after North Carolina primary upset  —  Tuesday's surprising upset in the 9th District Republican primary sets the stage for not only one of North Carolina's most competitive congressional elections but one of the most closely watched in the country.
Allison De Jong / ABC News:
Protestants decline, more have no religion in a sharply shifting religious landscape (POLL)  —  The nation's religious makeup has shifted dramatically in the past 15 years, with a sharp drop in the number of Americans who say they're members of a Protestant denomination …
Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Trump Considering Pulling U.S. Out of Constitution  —  WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Calling it “maybe the worst deal ever,” Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he is considering pulling the United States out of the United States Constitution.  —  “I've seen a lot of bad deals in my life …
Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer once bought a coffee chain for $9 million with a famous Hollywood actor — and all the shops mysteriously closed earlier this year amid dozens of lawsuits  — Michael Avenatti, whose public profile has skyrocketed as Stormy Daniels' attorney, purchased …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
WATCH: Policy Advisor For Trump-Tied ‘America First’ Group Praises Nazis: They Should've Kept ‘Going’ (Exclusive)  —  Last December, in a Florida hotel room just three miles from President Donald Trump's “Winter White House,” a policy advisor for the Trump-tied nonprofit America …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Medium abruptly cancels the membership programs of its 21 remaining subscription publisher partners  —  “Could we have a better metaphor for the way Silicon Valley considers local journalism?” fumed the owner of one of these remaining publications.  —  Medium has informed publishers using …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Don Jr. moving on from Vanessa with Fox host Kimberly Guilfoyle  —  Amid his divorce from his wife of 12 years, Donald Trump Jr. has started dating stunning Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle.  —  Multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six that Don Jr. and Guilfoyle, a co-host of “The Five …
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Resource Center  —  Home » Resource Center » Financial Sanctions » OFAC Recent Actions » Counter Terrorism Designations; Iran Designations  —  Counter Terrorism Designations; Iran Designations  —  OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL  —  Specially Designated Nationals List Update
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Obama, Kerry and Europe take on Trump  —  's ill-considered decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and his threats against America's European allies if they continue to comply with the deal, have created a major inflection point in American and global politics as military tensions rise and midterm elections approach.
Daily Mail:
'I think it's time to wrap it up': Pence tells Mueller he's had a year to run his Russia probe but won't say it's a ‘hoax’  — Vice President Pence says it's time for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be done with his year-long investigation into Russia's election meddling in 2016
Discussion: Daily Wire
 
 
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Craig Gilbert / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee lawyer Michael Brennan confirmed for U.S. Court of Appeals, ending long vacancy amid bitter partisan dispute
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
Former FBI Director Comey Consulted with Mueller on Russia Testimony
Ken Klippenstein / TYT Network:
Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy's Security Firm Operated Illegally In U.S.
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Under Trump, Republicans Have Become the Party of No Ideas
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Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Acting state AG Barbara Underwood will be ‘very happy’ to hold job until end of the year
Ashley May / USA Today:
Black Yale student reported to police for sleeping in her dorm
Matthew Walther / The Week:
The humorless media has learned nothing
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Duane Patterson / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on President Trump's Nominees
Ben Shapiro / Weekly Standard:
How Conservatives Can Win Back Young Americans
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
American democracy has faced worse threats than Donald Trump
Discussion: Mother Jones
Dan Rys / Billboard:
Spotify Removes R. Kelly Music From Its Playlists As Part of New Hate Content & Hateful Conduct Policy: Exclusive
Gwynne Hogan / WNYC News:
Schneiderman Can Use Campaign Cash in Ways Donors Never Imagined
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Obama Legacy Deserves To Be Destroyed