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7:50 AM ET, May 21, 2018

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Mark Penn / The Hill:
Stopping Robert Mueller to protect us all  —  The “deep state” is in a deep state of desperation.  With little time left before the Justice Department inspector general's report becomes public, and with special counsel Robert Mueller  —  having failed to bring down Donald Trump
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New York Times:
Mueller Hopes to Wrap Up Obstruction Inquiry Into Trump by Sept. 1, Giuliani Says  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel hopes to finish by Sept. 1 the investigation into whether President Trump obstructed the Russia inquiry, according to the president's lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Trump and DOJ in staredown  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE DISCHARGE PETITION to force a series of immigration votes on the House floor is 22 lawmakers short of 218 — a huge number of Democrats signed in the last few days.  Speaker Paul Ryan is hoping that he can keep Republicans …
Washington Post:
Trump says he will call for Justice Department to probe whether FBI 'surveilled the Trump Campaign …
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:   NYU Abu Dhabi blocks journalists from filming John Kerry
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Grappling With Risks of Proceeding With North Korea Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, increasingly concerned that his summit meeting in Singapore next month with North Korea's leader could turn into a political embarrassment, has begun pressing his aides and allies about whether …
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Park Si-soo / The Korea Times:
North Korea charges $10,000 per reporter to cover Punggye-ri nuclear site blowup  —  North Korea is demanding that each foreign reporter pay $10,000 for a visa to cover the planned dismantlement of a nuclear test site in Punggye-ri, Seoul government officials said Monday.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:   Trump is proving to be the most predictable of presidents
Washington Post:
Trump, South Korean leader commiserate over upcoming summit
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
Washington Post:
RNC paid nearly half a million dollars to law firm representing Hope Hicks and others in Russia probes … The Republican National Committee paid nearly half a million dollars to a law firm that represents former White House communications director Hope Hicks and others in the Russia investigations, according to a new federal filing.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A Border Patrol agent detained two U.S. citizens at a gas station after hearing them speak Spanish … A Montana woman said she plans to take legal action after a Border Patrol agent detained and questioned her and a friend — both U.S. citizens — when he overheard them speaking Spanish at a gas station.
Discussion: Splinter
Ed Stannard / New Haven Register:
Hillary Clinton tells Yale seniors they need resiliency to meet democratic ‘crisis’  —  NEW HAVEN — The Yale University class of 2018 has prepared itself to meet the challenges facing American democracy, and it will need that resilience to take on those who would divide the country …
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Joseph Weber / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton to get Harvard medal for ‘transformative impact on society’
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Paul Ryan's House is collapsing, and if the chaos keeps accelerating it could force him out of the speakership before his planned graceful exit at the end of the year:  —  The state of play: A group of about 20 moderate Republicans are threatening to help Democrats force a vote on a DACA bill.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The China bargain emerges  —  You could almost hear the markets breathe a sigh of relief this morning when Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced an armistice in the trade war.  —  Between the lines: This was basically foreseeable.  A few weeks ago, Axios had a story headlined …
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Washington Post:   Confusion and squabbling undermine Trump's steps forward on the world stage
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Mississippi Man Tried Six Times for the Same Crime  —  One morning nearly 22 years ago, four employees of a furniture store in a small Mississippi town were shot to death.  For months afterward, local law-enforcement seemed stumped by the crime.  Eventually, the top prosecutor …
Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Mario Batali Under Criminal Investigation For Sexual Misconduct: NYPD  —  Police confirm they're investigating the disgraced celebrity chef.  —  Mario Batali, the world-famous chef and restaurateur who has been accused by at least 11 women of sexual misconduct, is the subject …
Discussion: AOL, FOX 61 and Mediaite
Mara Gay / New York Times:
Thanks, Meghan Markle, We Needed That  —  We went to church on Saturday, all of us, and caught the Meghan and Harry spirit.  —  This American girl tried to avoid it as best she could.  Yes, I'm biracial like Meghan Markle, black like Meghan Markle, but I told myself I would watch …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
An Email Referring To ‘Collusion’ Sheds Light On Cambridge Prof's Interactions With Trump Aide  —  Last July, Cambridge professor Stefan Halper contacted Carter Page with something resembling support for the Trump campaign aide, who has faced allegations that he is a Russian agent and a conduit …
Discussion: The Federalist
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
How the Trump family sold U.S. foreign policy to the highest bidder  —  Today marks the 16-month anniversary of Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States, and nowhere has our unlikeliest commander-in-chief placed a greater stamp on America's place in the world than his dramatic …
New York Times:
Hillary and Bill Clinton Go Separate Ways for 2018 Midterm Elections  —  For years they dominated the party, brandishing their powerful financial network and global fame to pick favorites for primary elections and lift Democrats even in deep-red states.  They were viewed as a joint entity …
 
 
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Michael Cohen payments put spotlight on New York investment firm linked to Russian billionaire
Brian Murphy / Washington Post:
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Melissa Klein / New York Post:
Parents outraged at school's silent tribute for Gaza victims
Discussion: IJR and Fox News Insider
Yahoo:
Muslim beaten to death in India for allegedly killing cow
Associated Press:
US anti-IS office gets reprieve as Syria pullout accelerates
Discussion: One America News Network and Axios
Sattkisson / Sharyl Attkisson:
“Collusion against Trump” timeline
Discussion: twitchy.com
Kim Barker / New York Times:
Behind New York's Housing Crisis: Weakened Laws and Fragmented Regulation
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Will Mueller play hardball with Trump?
Discussion: CNN
 

 
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