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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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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
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 …
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 …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
It's About Time Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Located Their Spines
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
Mike Pompeo / US Department of State:
U.S. Department of State  —  Search Input  —  After the Deal: A New Iran Strategy  —  Remarks  —  Secretary of State The Heritage Foundation  —  Washington, DC  —  MS JAMES: Good morning.  (Applause.)  Welcome to the Heritage Foundation.  My name is Kay James and I have the honor of being the president here.
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:   Pompeo vows U.S., Mideast allies will ‘crush’ Iranian operatives around the world
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  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama formally announced on Monday a multiyear production deal with Netflix in which he and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, will produce television shows and films for the streaming service.
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 …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules that companies can require workers to accept individual arbitration  —  The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 Monday that companies may require workers to accept individual arbitration over wage and other workplace disputes.  —  Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote for the court's conservatives …
Discussion: ABC News, Axios and Balloon Juice
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court backs employers over workers in first of two major labor cases
Discussion: CNN, Common Dreams and NPR
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts
Discussion: Splinter
Politico:
Supreme Court rules employers can ban class action lawsuits in arbitration
Discussion: Mother Jones and HuffPost
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 …
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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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Who's to blame for the hiccup in North Korea talks? South Koreans say Bolton.
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” …
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.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:   House Republicans set terms for Trump to campaign on their turf
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
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 …
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: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why the New Times Report on the Gulf Meeting Is Freaking Trump Out  —  This weekend, the New York Times revealed that, in August 2016, Donald Trump Jr. met in Trump Tower with representatives of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who offered campaign help.
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 …
Lauren McGaughy / Dallas Morning News:
After Santa Fe shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott cancels his ‘Texas-made’ shotgun contest  —  Updated at 1:15 p.m. with comment from student gun control activist Matthew Hogenmiller.  —  AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has decided not to give away a shotgun in the wake of the shooting at Santa Fe High School.
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.
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.
Zach Everson / The Daily Beast:
Trump's D.C. Hotel Gave a Sweetheart Rate to a Pro-Immigrant Worker Group … The Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., commanded more than $40.4 million in revenue in 2017 and it did so with a simple business strategy.  To overcome a low occupancy rate, it charged President Donald Trump's supporters …
 
 
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Four-day weeks bring smiles in rural schools. But will they work in big cities?
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kaepernick collusion case proving that teams viewed him as a starting quarterback
Discussion: Raw Story, The Root and AOL
Timothy Snyder / Washington Post:
Fascism is back. Blame the Internet.
BBC:
Ken Livingstone to quit Labour amid anti-Semitism row
Discussion: Ken Livingstone and Politico
Associated Press:
The Latest: Report: Professor picked to be Italy's premier
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
An Immigration Debate Distinct From Economic Realities
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Political Insiders Plotted the Most Gerrymandered District in America—and Left a Paper Trail
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Amb / Fox News:
US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman: Liberal media sides with Hamas over Trump
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
The high price of feminism in the ‘new’ Saudi Arabia
Discussion: The Week and Bustle
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Will the Fervor for Impeachment Start a Democratic Civil War?
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A Border Patrol agent detained two U.S. citizens at a gas station after hearing them speak Spanish
 

 
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