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11:55 PM ET, May 14, 2018

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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
A Grotesque Spectacle in Jerusalem  —  On Monday, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and other leading lights of the Trumpist right gathered in Israel to celebrate the relocation of the American Embassy to Jerusalem, a gesture widely seen as a slap in the face to Palestinians who envision East Jerusalem as their future capital.
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New York Times:
Israel Kills Dozens at Gaza Border as U.S. Embassy Opens in Jerusalem  —  Right Now: Palestinian officials say at least 55 people have been killed in the latest round of protests.  —  • More than 2,700 Palestinian demonstrators were wounded on Monday along the border fence with Gaza, the Health Ministry reported.
Ahmed Abu Ratima / New York Times:
I Helped Start the Gaza Protests. I Don't Regret It.
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Pastor Who Said Jews Are Going to Hell Led Prayer at Jerusalem Embassy Opening
Washington Post:
Israelis kill dozens of Palestinians in Gaza protesting U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
The Russians Try to Call Mueller's Bluff, File Request to View Secret Grand Jury Info  —  Attorneys for an alleged component of Russian trolling efforts during the 2016 presidential election are demanding that special counsel Robert Mueller be forced to reveal the grand jury instructions used …
Discussion: RedState, Mother Jones and Raw Story
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Politico:
Ukrainian politician behind controversial peace proposal to appear in Mueller probe  —  KIEV — A Ukrainian politician who communicated with Trump associates about a controversial plan to resolve Ukraine's conflict with Kremlin-backed rebels said Monday that he has been called to testify …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Russian company indicted by Mueller slams case as a ‘make-believe crime’
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Troll Farm Lawyers: Russians Didn't Know Election Meddling Was Illegal
Discussion: The Week
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Russian firm accused of funding U.S. election trolling disputes Mueller charge
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Robert Maguire / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
$1 million mystery gift to inauguration traced to conservative legal activists  —  WASHINGTON  —  One of the largest contributions to President Donald Trump's inaugural committee in 2016 appears to have been orchestrated by a set of powerful conservative legal activists who have since …
Discussion: Splinter
The Daily Caller:
With Avenatti In The Spotlight, His Own Questionable Past Emerges  —  Much of the developments surrounding Stormy Daniels' lawsuit again President Donald Trump have focused on the business dealings of attorney Michael Cohen, but an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveals …
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Washington Post:
Michael Avenatti is using Trump tactics to battle Trump, a strategy that comes with risks  —  Ten weeks ago, Michael Avenatti was a California lawyer known for his successes in class-action lawsuits.  Then he sued President Trump on behalf of adult-film actress Stormy Daniels and …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
USA Today:
Out of loopholes, Trump must disclose Stormy Daniels debt in next financial report  —  Stormy Daniels is an adult film star who says she had a sexual encounter with Donald Trump in 2006, while he was married to Melania.  Here's what you may not know about her. … President Trump has a big decision to make.
Discussion: Bustle
Kansas City Star:
Circuit attorney drops Greitens case, asks for special prosecutor to refile charge  —  ST. LOUIS  —  In a stunning development, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday dropped her prosecution of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in the face of the defense team's plan to call her to the stand.
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Robert Patrick / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Circuit attorney drops charge against Greitens after judge rules she can be called as witness
Discussion: CNN, The Week and The Daily Beast
Kevin McDermott / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Poll shows slight McCaskill lead over Hawley; Greitens tanking
New York Times:
Gov. Eric Greitens's Charge Is Dropped, for Now, in Missouri
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump undergoes kidney surgery at Walter Reed medical center  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery Monday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center near Washington, DC, according to a statement from her office.  —  Trump had been experiencing an issue …
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Orders Help For Chinese Phone-Maker After China Approves Money For Trump Project  —  Trump will profit from Indonesian resort project that will get $500 million in Chinese loans in a deal sealed days before before his tweet ordering help for ZTE.  —  WASHINGTON - A mere 72 hours …
Discussion: National Review, Vox, ThinkProgress and NPR
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Politico:
Ross losing sway with Trump on China
Discussion: Axios, IJR and One America News Network
Tony Semerad / Salt Lake Tribune:
Reacting to plunging revenues, Salt Lake Tribune lays off a third of its newsroom, cuts back print offerings  —  In a radical restructuring of Utah's largest newspaper, owner Paul Huntsman proceeded Monday with cutting 34 Salt Lake Tribune employees from a newsroom staff of 90 …
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Ilana Novick / Truthdig:   Reporters Cash in White House Access for Lucrative Cable News Deals
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
It's A Good Time To Be A Reporter Covering Trump If You Like Money And Going On TV
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Trump's White House never says sorry  —  Usually when people say stupid or cruel things, they apologize and move on, instead of defiantly standing by their statements.  But that doesn't happen in Trumpworld, and it certainly hasn't happened in the case of White House staffer Kelly Sadler's callous remark about John McCain.
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Politico:
Senate GOP chides Trump over McCain treatment
Discussion: The Week, Splinter and Mediaite
John Solomon / The Hill:
Mueller may have a conflict — and it leads directly to a Russian oligarch  —  has withstood relentless political attacks, many distorting his record of distinguished government service.  —  But there's one episode even Mueller's former law enforcement comrades — and independent ethicists …
Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Embattled ex-congressman Blake Farenthold finds safe harbor at the Port of Port Lavaca  —  This is Congressman Blake Farenthold's full statement announcing his resignation on Friday, April 6.  Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, has resigned from Texas' 27th Congressional District following months …
Discussion: HuffPost
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:   Blake Farenthold secured $2.14M in federal pork for this port; they just gave him a $160K job
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Ahead of Vote on Gina Haspel, Senate Pulls Access to Damning Classified Memo  —  As the Senate prepares for a Wednesday vote on whether to confirm Gina Haspel as director of the CIA, the Senate Intelligence Committee has restricted access to a classified memo that Democratic staff put together …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Some senators said to be disturbed by details of torture in Democrats' Haspel memo
Discussion: Splinter
Nick Wingfield / New York Times:
Seattle Scales Back Tax in Face of Amazon's Revolt, but Tensions Linger  —  SEATTLE — After intense lobbying by local businesses and a bold threat by Amazon to curtail development in its hometown, the Seattle City Council on Monday approved a smaller and more limited tax on big companies than originally envisioned.
Discussion: American Prospect
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Daniel Beekman / The Seattle Times:
Seattle City Council votes 9-0 for scaled-down head tax on large employers
Discussion: Recode and ThinkProgress
Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
Mueller team urges federal judge to reject request for hearing on leaks: report  —  is reportedly pressing a federal judge to turn down a request from former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort  —  to hold a hearing about leaks surrounding the investigation into Russia's 2016 election meddling.
Discussion: Politico, AOL and CNN
Austin Frakt / New York Times:
Medical Mystery: Something Happened to U.S. Health Spending After 1980  —  The spending began soaring beyond that of other advanced nations, but without the same benefits in life expectancy.  —  The United States devotes a lot more of its economic resources to health care than any other nation …
Hollywood Reporter:
Cannes: Spike Lee's ‘BlacKkKlansman’ Draws 10-Minute Ovation  —  The evening was poised to be dramatic if not redemptive given that Lee was famously overlooked for the Palme d'Or in 1989 for ‘Do the Right Thing.’  —  In his long-awaited return to the Croisette, Spike Lee drew a 10-minute ovation …
Discussion: The Root, The Guardian and Jezebel
Tricia Escobedo / CNN:
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry deal with ‘difficult situation’ after report dad won't attend  —  (CNN)Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle, told American publication TMZ on Monday that he will not attend his daughter's wedding to Prince Harry.  —  According to the TMZ report …
Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt requested and received 24/7 security starting on his first day at EPA … Scott Pruitt began receiving round-the-clock security from the moment he stepped foot inside the Environmental Protection Agency in February 2017, the agency's inspector general revealed Monday.
Nick Haramis / New York Times:
Welcome to the Age of the Twink  —  There's a scene in “Call Me by Your Name” that I can't get out of my head.  (No, not that one.)  It happens near the beginning of Luca Guadagnino's gay odyssey, when Armie Hammer's character, Oliver, sweaty from volleyball, pauses to steal a drink from Elio, played by Timothée Chalamet.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
 
 
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