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10:15 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
Discussion: Daily Wire and Breitbart
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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.
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 …
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 …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Justice Department calls for inquiry after Trump demands probe into whether FBI ‘infiltrated or surveilled’ his campaign
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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Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:   Trump is proving to be the most predictable of presidents
Park Si-soo / The Korea Times:   North Korea charges $10,000 per reporter to cover Punggye-ri nuclear site blowup
Washington Post:
Confusion and squabbling undermine Trump's steps forward on the world stage
Discussion: Politico
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.
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Luis Sanchez / The Hill:   RNC gave almost half a million dollars to law firm representing people in Russia probes
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
The high price of feminism in the ‘new’ Saudi Arabia  —  It was just days before Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's March visit to the United States when Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most high profile feminists, was stopped by security officers as she drove on a highway near her university in Abu Dhabi.
Discussion: Bustle
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Democrats Need to Get Much Tougher on These Trump Scandals or They Will Lose the Midterms
Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, HuffPost and CNN
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 …
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.
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Why does CNN continue to have Kellyanne Conway on?  —  There was an exchange on “Reliable Sources” today that stands as a reveal.  —  I want to capture for you a little moment today on the Sunday shows.  —  It came during Brian Stelter's lengthy and of course contentious interview with Kellyanne Conway on CNN's Reliable Sources.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Conway pushes CNN's Stelter to say who he voted for in tense exchange
Discussion: Daily Wire
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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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post and Hullabaloo
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
Wall Street Journal:
The FBI Informant Who Wasn't Spying  —  A secret source insinuated himself with Trump campaign officials.  Ho hum.  —  Well, what do you know.  The Federal Bureau of Investigation really did task an “informant” to insinuate himself with Trump campaign advisers in 2016.
YouTube:
Yale College Class Day Exercises … Class Day, a Yale College tradition, takes place on Old Campus on Sunday at 2:00 p.m., and includes the awarding of academic, artistic, and athletic prizes; the celebration of undergraduates; and an address by a notable speaker.
Discussion: Political Wire and HuffPost
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Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen Investigation Trips Up Bridgewater, World's Biggest Hedge Fund  —  Former Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez, a candidate for Bridgewater's board, helped direct $1.2 million to President Trump's personal attorney  —  Bridgewater Associates was close to bringing on Joseph Jimenez …
CNN:
Pope Francis tells gay man: ‘God made you like that and loves you like that’  —  Gay man: Pope told me ‘God made you like that’  —  Rome (CNN)A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality “does not matter.”
Discussion: Raw Story
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: National Review and The Federalist
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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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
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Washington Post:
Michael Flynn pleaded guilty. Now his supporters are trying to exonerate him.
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
China Considers Ending Birth Limits as Soon as This Year
Discussion: National Review and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
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Jim VandeHei / Axios:
China is the greatest, growing threat to America
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels's lawyer is a media star. So why is he threatening journalists?
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
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Yashar Ali / HuffPost:
Mario Batali Under Criminal Investigation For Sexual Misconduct: NYPD
Discussion: FOX 61, AOL and Mediaite
Mara Gay / New York Times:
Thanks, Meghan Markle, We Needed That
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Paul Ryan's House is collapsing, and if the chaos keeps accelerating …
Discussion: Breitbart, Splinter and Weekly Standard