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6:10 PM ET, May 24, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Roger Stone Sought Information on Clinton from Assange, Emails Show  —  Ex-Trump adviser urged intermediary to ask WikiLeaks for specific dates of rival candidate's communications  —  Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone privately sought information he considered damaging to Hillary Clinton …
CNN:
Women accuse Morgan Freeman of inappropriate behavior, harassment  —  An Phung and Chloe Melas  —  (CNN)A young production assistant thought she had landed the job of her dreams when, in the summer of 2015, she started work on “Going In Style,” a bank heist comedy starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin.
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Morgan Freeman On Accusations: “I Apologize To Anyone Who Felt Uncomfortable Or Disrespected”
Discussion: The Root
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Pulls Out of June Summit Meeting With North Korea  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has notified Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, that he has canceled their much-anticipated meeting, which was set for June 12.  —  In a letter dated Thursday to Mr. Kim, the American president …
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Art of the Fail  —  By canceling his summit with North Korean …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Pompeo not saying if South Korea was notified
Discussion: Axios and Yonhap News Agency
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
North Korea ‘Stood Up’ U.S. Team During Summit Prep, White House Official Says
CNN:
North Korea blows up tunnels at Punggye-ri nuclear test site
Richard Haass / Axios:
We're back where we started with North Korea
Discussion: RedState and twitchy.com
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
Harvey Weinstein set to turn himself in on sex crime charges in New York  —  Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday to face charges related to alleged sexual misconduct in connection to a probe by the Manhattan District Attorney's office and NYPD, the Daily News has confirmed.
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New York Times:
Lawmakers Briefed on F.B.I.'s Informant in Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Top law enforcement and intelligence officials briefed congressional leaders from both parties on Thursday about the F.B.I.'s use of an informant in the Russia investigation, a highly unusual concession to Congress all but ordered by President Trump.
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NBC News:
Separate classified briefing for Nunes and Gowdy raises eyebrows  —  WASHINGTON — When it comes to Congress' role in the Russia investigation, there's the Senate Intelligence Committee, which has conducted its work in a cautious and bipartisan manner.  Despite their political differences …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:   Giuliani: Trump to decide on Mueller interview ‘in the next couple weeks’
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Obama officials' spying on Trump a departure from norms
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Elon Musk Shows Billionaires Need “News Literacy” Classes As Much As High Schoolers Do  —  When it comes to media criticism, comparing Elon Musk to Donald Trump is very unfair — to Trump.  —  BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief  —  When Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday that media reports …
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Molly Roberts / Washington Post:
Elon Musk's meltdown makes perfect sense  —  Elon Musk has lost his cool.  And the tale of his transformation from media darling into spurned lover out to make the press pay encapsulates a key part of the Silicon Valley mindset.  —  Musk's story started out well: He's an immigrant …
Discussion: Vox, BBC and Vanity Fair
David French / New York Times:
Conservatives Fail the N.F.L.'s Free Speech Test  —  The United States is in the grips of a free-speech paradox.  At the same time that the law provides more protection to personal expression than at any time in the nation's history, large numbers of Americans feel less free to speak.
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Boxing Champion  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday pardoned Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion, who was convicted in 1913 of transporting a white woman across state lines.  —  Mr. Trump signed the pardon for Johnson during …
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Gary Horcher / KIRO:
Woman says her Amazon device recorded private conversation, sent it out to random contact  —  A Portland family contacted Amazon to investigate after they say a private conversation in their home was recorded by Amazon's Alexa — the voice-controlled smart speaker — and that the recorded audio …
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Hamza Shaban / Washington Post:
An Amazon Echo recorded a family's conversation, then sent it to a random person in their contacts, report says
Discussion: Engadget
BBC:
MH17 missile owned by Russian brigade, investigators say  —  The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say.  —  For the first time, the Dutch-led team said the missile had come from a unit based in western Russia.
Discussion: Instapundit
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CNN:
Missile that downed MH17 ‘owned by Russian brigade’  —  (CNN)A missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in eastern Ukraine in 2014 was fired from a launcher belonging to Russia's 53rd anti-aircraft missile brigade, investigators said Thursday.  —  The announcement …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The group least likely to think the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees?  Evangelicals.  —  In February 2017, as debate raged nationally over President Trump's decision to curtail immigration to the United States, the conservative Christian Broadcasting Network dipped into the Bible …
Discussion: Pew Research Center and Splinter
CNBC:
The Trump-Russia ties hiding in plain sight  —  Trump's in-plain-sight embrace of Russia gets obscured by the Trump news avalanche.  But long before running for president, Trump relied on Russian money.  Trump also consistently defends Russia and attacks U.S. officials investigating Russia.
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Security troops on US nuclear missile base took LSD  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — One airman said he felt paranoia.  Another marveled at the vibrant colors.  A third admitted, “I absolutely just loved altering my mind.”  —  Meet service members entrusted with guarding nuclear missiles that are among the most powerful in America's arsenal.
Discussion: VICE News, NPR and The Week
New York Times:
Meddling by Kushner and Sessions Drove Federal Prisons Director to Quit  —  WASHINGTON — When Jared Kushner hosted a high-profile summit meeting on federal prison reform at the White House last Friday, some in attendance noticed that the man who was ostensibly in charge of the federal prison system …
Erik Larson / Bloomberg:
Avenatti Seeks to Revive Hush Money Lawsuit After Trump's Comments  — Avenatti seeks to end hold on effort to end confidentiality  — President acknowledged to new of deal forged by lawyer Cohen  —  Adult film star Stormy Daniels said President Donald Trump's sudden acknowledgment …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ken White / Popehat:   Analysis: Clifford and Avenatti Seek Reconsideration of Stay of Michael Cohen Case In Los Angeles.
Steve Reilly / USA Today:
Trump's company wouldn't say what his new $107K business was, until after we tracked it down  —  NEW YORK — For more than a week, nobody at the Trump Organization wanted to talk about the mysterious new corporation from which President Trump earned more than $100,000 last year.
The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen's Book on the ‘Trump Revolution’ Gets Scrapped Amid Legal Woes … Michael Cohen's legal troubles have claimed another victim: his personal memoir.  —  Earlier this year, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer met with a number of publishers in New York …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Big changes at the Daily Beast: EIC John Avlon to CNN; Noah Shachtman to replace him
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Ivanka Trump now has full security clearance, too  —  Ivanka Trump's security clearance was upgraded to permanent Top Secret at the same time as Jared Kushner's upgrade on May 1, according to a person briefed on the matter.  The White House declined to comment on this story.
Matt Volz / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Ethics complaint made over 2017 reporter attack  —  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The head of the Montana Democratic Party on Thursday asked for a congressional ethics investigation into whether Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte lied to the police and the public when he assaulted a reporter last year.
Zaid Jilani / The Intercept:
“Most Progressive Democrat” Shri Thanedar Denied He Was Enamored With Marco Rubio.  C-SPAN Footage Begs to Differ.  —  Michigan businessperson Shri Thanedar — having put millions of dollars of his own money into television ads calling himself the “most progressive” candidate in the race …
Discussion: Washington Post
USA Today:
Donald Trump should not assume he's above the law.  A sitting president can be indicted.  —  Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani would be unwise to assume presidents can't be indicted.  The Constitution doesn't bar it and Rod Rosenstein could allow it.  —  CONNECT
Andrew Perez / MapLight:
Chris Christie Blocks Disclosure Of His Office's Emails With Jared Kushner's Company  —  Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is blocking requests for copies of his office's correspondence with the real estate company previously managed by Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Perez infuriates liberals with Cuomo endorsement  —  The DNC chairman pits himself against Deputy Chairman Keith Ellison by intervening in the Democratic primary for New York governor.  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez has said repeatedly that the national party shouldn't, and won't, endorse in primaries.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Lawyers, Special Counsel Nearly Reached Deal for Interview at Camp David in January  —  Mueller's staff had outlined terms for a meeting but it fell apart on questions about wisdom of such a move; president's new team wavers on same issues  —  WASHINGTON—In January …
Discussion: BuzzFeed
 
 
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Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Driver launches into racist rant during spat with Asian motorist
Discussion: Raw Story and Splinter
Julie Bort / Business Insider:
Obama explains why he signed a deal with Netflix and how he thinks it will help solve our political divide
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman tells court he's $2.5 million in debt, has no income
Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
How a Weakened ESPN Became Consumed by Politics
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
Putin ally suggests Seychelles meeting with Erik Prince more than chance encounter over a beer
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David McCabe / Axios:
Facebook's archive of political ads is now live
Hans Morgenstern / WSVN-TV:
Lockdown lifted at Blanche Ely High after all-clear given by BSO
Wall Street Journal:
Attention, America: We've All Been Saying Gerrymander Wrong
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Andrew McCabe Spent $70,000 On A Table. The FBI Hid It From Congress
Tom Toles / Washington Post:
No, we can't just discuss things like reasonable adults, and Fox News is the reason
Discussion: Raw Story and Eschaton
Uri Blau / Haaretz:
Spying on Linda Sarsour: Israeli firm compiled BDS dossier for Adelson-funded U.S. group battling her campus appearances
Annie Karni / Politico:
George Conway's Tweets Raise West Wing Eyebrows
Discussion: Mediaite