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5:30 PM ET, May 21, 2018

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Michael B. Mukasey / USA Today:
End Robert Mueller's investigation: Michael Mukasey  —  President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says the special counsel Robert mueller will finish its investigation into whether or not trump obstructed justice in the Russia inquiry by September 1st.  For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
Discussion: Townhall and Right Wing Watch
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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
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
There Is Only One Trump Scandal  —  The sheer volume of Trump scandals can seem difficult to keep track of.  —  There's the ongoing special-counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton …
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Has All the Power  —  Sunday afternoon, President Trump tweeted an extraordinary threat—extraordinary even by the standards of Donald Trump's norm-busting use of Twitter and abusive conduct toward the Justice Department and federal investigations: “I hereby demand …
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Trump listening to outside advisers, not insiders, on fight with DOJ  —  Outsider advisers urged Trump to attack DOJ  —  (CNN)A loose and informal group of Trump advisers outside the White House, some of whom think the President is being ill served by White House chief of staff John Kelly …
Discussion: mailchi.mp and Shakesville
Associated Press:
The Latest: White House setting up meeting on Russia probe
Discussion: Axios and National Review
Wall Street Journal:
The FBI Informant Who Wasn't Spying
The Seattle Times:
The princes, the president and the fortune seekers  —  WASHINGTON — In a yearlong pursuit of money and influence, two American businessmen played Middle East countries against each other, as they leveraged connections stretching from Persian Gulf palaces to the Oval Office into millions of dollars in contracts.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Mike Pompeo / US Department of State:
U.S. Department of State
Carol Morello / Washington Post:   Pompeo vows U.S., Mideast allies will ‘crush’ Iranian operatives around the world
Axios:
Exclusive: Peter Navarro pushed Stefan Halper for Trump job  —  President Trump's top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, recommended appointing Stefan Halper, an academic and suspected FBI informant on the Trump campaign, to a senior role in the Trump administration, Axios has learned.
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Kennedy retirement rumors shift into overdrive  —  Like clockwork, Washington has whipped itself into a frenzy over rumors of a possible retirement on the Supreme Court.  —  All eyes are on Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who reportedly considered calling it quits last spring.
Discussion: Daily Wire
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch Just Demolished Labor Rights
Discussion: Mother Jones
Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court backs employers over workers in first of two major labor cases
Discussion: NPR, WQAD-TV and Common Dreams
The Onion:
‘The Onion’ Has Finally Read Michael Cohen's 2013 Email Regarding His Client Donald Trump And Would Like To Discuss The Matter Further At His Convenience  —  In a free press, journalists must expose the truth even if it upsets those in power.  Our work often leads to significant backlash …
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The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Has Become a Trumpworld Pariah: ‘Time to Keep a Distance’
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Netflix Media Center:
Netflix Forming Storytelling Partnership With Barack and Michelle Obama  —  Hollywood, Calif., May 21, 2018 — President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world's leading internet entertainment service.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Coming to Netflix: The Obamas Sign Deal to Produce Shows and Films
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Blankenship to wage third-party bid after losing primary  —  The failed GOP candidate said he'll run as the Constitution Party nominee, but West Virginia law appears to stand in his way.  —  West Virginia coal baron and former prisoner Don Blankenship announced on Monday that he plans …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Bernie's army in disarray  —  The Sanders-inspired grass-roots group ‘Our Revolution’ is flailing, an extensive review by POLITICO shows, fueling cocerns about a potential 2020 bid.  —  Bernie Sanders' top operatives formed “Our Revolution” after he lost the 2016 primaries to keep …
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Taylor Dobbs / News + Opinion, Seven Days:
Bernie Sanders to Seek Reelection to U.S. Senate
Discussion: Washington Post
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Who's to blame for the hiccup in North Korea talks?  South Koreans say Bolton.  —  SEOUL — President Trump is blaming Kim Jong Un for changing the scope of their summit talks planned for next month and will doubtless air his frustrations when he meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Washington Tuesday.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Grappling With Risks of Proceeding With North Korea Meeting
David Edelstein / Vulture:
Every Star Wars Movie, Ranked  —  A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was no Star Wars, and the business and art of movies were vastly different.  —  Yes, it was technically a mere 42 Earth years ago and in our own Milky Way galaxy, but it was before studios spoke of “franchises” …
Jon Lee Anderson / New Yorker:
The Diplomat Who Quit the Trump Administration  —  For John Feeley, the Ambassador to Panama, moral failings at home seemed to compound tactical failings abroad.  —  John Feeley, the Ambassador to Panama and a former Marine helicopter pilot, is not averse to strong language …
Discussion: The Week
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Trump signs repeal of auto-loan policy that targeted racial bias  —  has repealed auto-lending guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), revoking a rule that was put in place to protect minority customers from predatory practices.  —  Trump's signature on a congressional …
Discussion: Vox and Politico
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Advising Bolton Is a ‘Shadow N.S.C.’  —  WASHINGTON — In the weeks after President Trump chose John Bolton to be his third national security adviser in March, Mr. Bolton, a veteran of the George W. Bush State Department whose bellicose manner kept him from a high-level job at the beginning …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Nelson W. Cunningham / Politico:
3 Predictions for What Mueller Will Do Next  —  As a former prosecutor, here's where I think the special counsel is headed.  —  Robert Mueller's investigation is now one year old.  Watching the slow reveal of witnesses, search warrants, and subpoenas, the president's supporters and his opponents …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller team's special status could save Virginia Manafort case
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Mick Mulvaney: Make House Democrats ‘Put Up or Shut Up’ About Pelosi  —  On Sunday, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney strongly endorsed the idea that House speaker Paul Ryan should step down in order to trigger an election that would force House Democrats to vote for unpopular Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
It's About Time Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Located Their Spines … In Donald Trump's America, there really are two Americas.  —  In one, America's intelligence community caught wind of the fact that Russia was attempting to influence the various inexperienced and sketchy members of the Trump campaign …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Democrats Need to Get Much Tougher on These Trump Scandals or They Will Lose the Midterms … Okay, Democrats.  It's time.  —  Sunday afternoon at 1:37 pm, the president of the United States tweeted that he is ordering an investigation of the investigation into him.  His campaign, okay; but him.
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kaepernick collusion case proving that teams viewed him as a starting quarterback  —  Remember when quarterback Colin Kaepernick initially went unsigned after becoming a free agent in March 2017?  Remember the false and overstated concerns that were being pushed to justify the position that he was unemployed for football reasons?
Discussion: Raw Story, The Root and AOL
 
 
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Politico:
Trump to boost request for border wall funding by half-billion dollars
Discussion: National Review
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
‘Jesus never charged a leper a co-pay’: the rise of the religious left
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Federal Charges For Man Caught Peeing In-Flight
Discussion: smokeroom.com
Paul Joseph Watson / infowars.com:
REPORT: OBAMA PLEADS WITH JAY-Z TO PREVENT OTHER HIP HOP ARTISTS MEETING WITH TRUMP
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Four-day weeks bring smiles in rural schools. But will they work in big cities?
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Fascism is back. Blame the Internet.
Barbara Bradley Hagerty / The Atlantic:
The Futility of Trying to Prevent More School Shootings in America
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why the New Times Report on the Gulf Meeting Is Freaking Trump Out
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Amb / Fox News:
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman: Liberal media sides with Hamas over Trump
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