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8:55 PM ET, May 22, 2018

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New York Times:
Michael Cohen's Business Partner Agrees to Cooperate as Part of Plea Deal  —  A significant business partner of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, has quietly agreed to cooperate with the government as a potential witness, a development that could be used as leverage to pressure …
Associated Press:
The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a hearing with EPA chief Scott Pruitt on a widespread contaminant in drinking water (all times local):  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is barring The Associated Press …
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Miranda Green / The Hill:
Media push back against EPA limiting reporters at chemical summit
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Giuliani's New Stance On Russian Collusion: So What?  It's Not Illegal.  —  “It was sort of like a gift,” Giuliani said of the Clinton campaign material stolen by Russia.  “And you're not involved in the illegality of getting it.”  —  WASHINGTON His client insists there was “NO COLLUSION” …
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - AJC
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Mystery in Mueller probe: Where's the hacking indictment?
Discussion: ABC News
Politico:
DHS chief reignites debate over Russian election meddling findings
Discussion: The Daily Beast and MSNBC
David French / National Review:
Yes, a Reasonable Prosecutor Would Have Ordered an Investigation of the Trump Campaign
Discussion: Daily Kos
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney hit with $10-million judgment  —  The law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti was hit with a $10-million judgment Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court after he broke his promise to pay $2 million to a former colleague.
Paul Campos / New York Magazine:
Hey, Look: More Evidence That Broidy May Have Been Covering for Trump in That Playmate Affair  —  was a big day for David Dennison.  Dennison — as Donald Trump was called in his hush-money agreement with Stormy Daniels — was taking a break from the golfing trips that had dominated his weekends for that entire fall.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Get to know Elliott Broidy, the next major Trump scandal figure  —  Like any good drama, the Trump omni-scandal, a story of corruption and greed that crosses years and continents, has a collection of colorful supporting players.  It can be hard to keep up with them all …
Heather Timmons / Quartz:
An actual sinkhole has opened on the White House lawn.  It's growing  —  Construction on the US White House began in 1792.  It has been almost continuously occupied by US presidents since 1800, barring a few years after the British set it on fire in 1814.  —  But that doesn't mean …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Sinkhole develops on White House lawn  —  A sinkhole has developed on the White House's North Lawn, reporters observed Tuesday.  —  Voice of America's Steve Herman and Breitbart's Charlie Spiering shared photos on Twitter of the sinkhole, which is located just outside the entrance to the briefing room.
The Weather Channel:
A Sinkhole Is Growing on the White House Lawn  —  By Sean Breslin6 hours agoweather.com  — Reporters spotted a sinkhole on the North Lawn of the White House in recent days.  — The sinkhole is believed to be growing, according to media who have observed the hole since it first formed over the weekend.
Discussion: HuffPost
Bloomberg:
Mueller Asked About Money Flows to Israeli Social-Media Firm, Source Says  — PSY Group's work included fake personas, firm's documents show  — Founder is reported to have met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has asked about flows of money …
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Wall Street Journal:   Israeli Intelligence Company Formed Venture With Trump Campaign Firm Cambridge Analytica
Associated Press:
Can the ‘dealmaker’ president deliver on North Korea?  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks before his planned North Korea summit, President Donald Trump is staring down a dealmaker's worst nightmare: overpromising and under-delivering.  —  As the Singapore meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un draws near …
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Says June Summit Meeting With North Korea Might Be Delayed
Discussion: HuffPost, RedState and Vox
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“That Psychopath Is Going Down”: Inside Trumpworld, a Bizarre Counter-Narrative Takes Hold  —  People in Trump's orbit have become convinced that anti-Trump forces in the F.B.I. entrapped his advisers using informants to plant evidence about Russian collusion—and that former C.I.A. director John Brennan is somehow behind the plot.
CNN:
Trump's lawyers seek to narrow scope of special counsel interview  —  (CNN)Donald Trump's legal team is trying to narrow the scope of the President's potential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller to questions on Russia-related matters that occurred before Trump's election, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI repeatedly overstated encryption threat figures to Congress, public  —  The FBI has repeatedly provided grossly inflated statistics to Congress and the public about the extent of problems posed by encrypted cellphones, claiming investigators were locked out of nearly 7,800 devices connected …
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
‘Shame on you, Jared Kushner’: Harvard alumni tear apart classmate in 15th reunion notes  —  WASHINGTON — Graduates of the Harvard class of 2003 are making known their displeasure with the current White House administration in an unusual way, using the platform of their 15th reunion alumni notes …
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
Costas Paris / Wall Street Journal:
Father of Accused Texas Shooter Believes Bullying Was Behind Rampage  —  Antonios Pagourtzis says 17-year-old son was a ‘good boy’ who had been ‘mistreated at school’  —  The father of the 17-year-old charged with killing 10 people at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, said Monday that his son was a …
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Associated Press:
Texas school shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied
Discussion: twitchy.com
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
We asked every member of the House of Representatives about the Parkland gun policy agenda.
Discussion: Axios, New York Times and ABC News
Amber Ferguson / Washington Post:
Proud mom orders ‘Summa Cum Laude’ cake online.  Publix censors it: Summa ... Laude.  —  Saturday was Jacob Koscinski's big day.  His whole family, many from out of town, saw the Charleston, S.C., student graduate from his Christian-based home-school program with a 4.89 grade-point average and the coveted honor of summa cum laude.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Ratings Changes: GOP Fortunes Improve in Four Districts  —  After a rough start to year, House Republicans are suddenly feeling less pessimistic about their fall prospects.  At the “macro” level, robust economic data and positive developments on the Korean peninsula …
Albert Breer / Sports Illustrated:
NFL's Proposed National Anthem Rules: Penalties for Kneeling Being Considered  —  Created with Sketch.  — The league continues to grapple with how to handle players demonstrating during the national anthem  —  ATLANTA — On Tuesday, NFL owners put three hours aside for a privileged session to speak …
The Hill:
Pruitt spent at least $9,600 on office decor, restored desks: email  —  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt  —  spent at least $9,600 to decorate his personal office with Smithsonian artwork, a refurbished desk and other framed items, according to an internal document obtained by The Hill on Tuesday.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Real Origination Story of the Trump-Russia Investigation  —  The Trump-Russia investigation did not originate with Carter Page or George Papadopoulos.  It originated with the Obama administration.  —  E  —  xactly when is the “late Spring”?  —  Of all the questions that have been asked …
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Feds Seized a Fortune From #Resistance Icons Accused of Boosting Online ‘Ponzi Schemes’ … In late 2016, federal agents showed up at the Fort Myers, Florida, homes of brothers Brian and Edward Krassenstein, seizing computers and financial records, and hauling off with “at least 20 to 30 bundles of stuff.”
Emily Badger / New York Times:
Rural and Urban Americans, Equally Convinced the Rest of the Country Dislikes Them  —  Country and city voters have been increasingly polarized in recent presidential elections, yet a new survey finds many points of similarity.  —  For all the ways Americans are divided today along urban and rural lines …
MYPANHANDLE:
Shots Fired While Reporter is on Air  —  Panama City, Fla. - Multiple agencies are dealing with an active shooter situation at Beck Avenue and 23rd Street.  Shots were fired while we were live on air.
Adrianne Haney / WXIA-TV:
Actresses claim they were wrongfully arrested after using Atlanta Houston's bathroom  —  Video shows an Atlanta Police officer trying to handcuff the women.  —  ATLANTA — There are renewed calls for customers to #BoycottHoustons after the police had to be called on three women …
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Huma email horror returns to haunt FBI brass, in IG report on Clinton case  —  Ever since she lost the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton has repeatedly blamed her defeat on the FBI's decision to reopen the probe into her email use after messages were found on the laptop of confidante Huma Abedin's estranged husband.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Our Revolution keeps consultant who made anti-immigrant comments  —  Nina Turner is keeping her personal consultant on the Our Revolution payroll despite complaints from current and former board members and staff that the woman has made anti-immigrant comments that compromise the Bernie Sanders-inspired political group's values.
Associated Press:
Washington lobbyists put on notice over foreign agent law  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A recent and rare prosecution of a Pakistani man in Maryland under a relatively obscure lobbying law has many in the multimillion dollar world of foreign influence in Washington bracing for more.
Zach Berman / Philly.com:
Carson Wentz plans to make White House visit; Doug Pederson leaving decision up to individuals  —  The Eagles will visit the White House on June 5, coach Doug Pederson confirmed Tuesday.  Pederson added that he'll let each player make an individual decision about whether to attend.
James Kirchick / Washington Post:
An independent pole isn't plausible.  —  James Kirchick is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of “The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age.”  —  Donald Trump ascended to the presidency challenging the basic precepts of America's relationship with Europe …
Discussion: Big Think
The Times of Israel:
AG hints Netanyahu could be barred from picking new police chief  —  Avichai Mandelblit advises public security minister to consult with him about possible conflict of interest issues  —  Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony welcoming Alsheich to the job …
Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
The US is running out of bombs — and it may soon struggle to make more  —  WASHINGTON The Pentagon plans to invest more than $20 billion in munitions in its next budget.  But whether the industrial base will be there to support such massive buys in the future is up in the air …
Vincent Boucher / Hollywood Reporter:
Print Press Corps to TV Pundits: Style Makeovers for the Trump News Cycle  —  As all eyes lock on cable news, newspaper reporters upgrade their wardrobes for on-camera duty: “Maggie Haberman is developing great style.”  —  The hourly barrage of headlines generated by President Trump's administration (Mueller!
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE  —  A Senate panel on Tuesday rebuked President Trump  —  's efforts to ease sanctions on the Chinese telecom firm ZTE, which the intelligence community and trade regulators have warned poses a national security risk for the U.S.
 
 
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Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers will review classified information on FBI source Thursday, White House says
ACLU of Virginia:
U.S. District Court Rules for Trans Activist Gavin Grimm in Suit Against Gloucester School Board
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg hearing shows it's Europe — not America — Facebook should be worried about
Halimah Abdullah / ABC News:
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Discussion: Axios
Washington Post:
Congress passes rollback of banking rules put in place after financial crisis, sending bill to Trump to sign
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Politico:
Senate negotiators near deal to overhaul Hill harassment rules
Toni Airaksinen / Campus Reform:
USC under federal investigation for anti-male discrimination
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Donald Trump's Words Are a Green Light to Dictators and Torturers Around the World
Discussion: The Guardian
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis says rap and hip-hop are ‘more damaging than a statue of Robert E. Lee’
Discussion: Daily Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Banned From Amazon: The Shoppers Who Make Too Many Returns
Discussion: The Week and AOL
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
The Hard Truth at Newspapers Across America: Hedge Funds Are in Charge
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders
Discussion: Raw Story and CNNMoney
 

 
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