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5:15 PM ET, May 27, 2018

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Tom McCarthy / The Guardian:
Rudy Giuliani admits ‘Spygate’ is Trump PR tactic against Robert Mueller  —  Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said on Sunday that his repeated imputations of a supposed scandal at the heart of the Robert Mueller investigation - which Donald Trump calls “Spygate” - amounted to a tactic …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump: Lives have been ‘devastated and destroyed’ by Russia probe  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that the Russia probe has “devastated and destroyed” the reputations of people, continuing his weekend Twitter assault against the Robert Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Breitbart
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Jeff Flake: GOP needs to stand up to Trump more forcefully  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Flake on Sunday called on Republicans in Congress to more forcefully push back against President Donald Trump and said there is growing concern behind the scenes that the president could take action against special counsel Robert Mueller.
Discussion: CNN, The Week and Washington Times
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Giuliani slams Mueller probe as ‘illegitimate’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Flake won't rule out White House run against Trump
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump's war of attrition against Mueller bears fruit among Republicans
Discussion: Washington Times and Hot Air
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Giuliani insists Trump won't fire people to end Mueller probe
Discussion: Mother Jones
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Stunning Oval Office leak: Aides fight in front of Trump — about leaks  —  Shortly after word leaked that Kelly Sadler had taken a nasty shot at John McCain, President Trump convened a meeting in the Oval Office for a tiny group of communications staffers, according to sources familiar with the gathering.
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
‘No evidence’ FBI spied on Trump campaign, Republican says, contrary to president's claims  —  Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said he sees “no evidence” to support President Trump's claims that the FBI used an informant to gather information on his campaign, but that instead the federal probe was focused on …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Rubio defends FBI on Trump probe  —  (R-Fla.) defended the FBI in comments on ABC on Sunday, saying he believes law enforcement was right to investigate “certain individuals” with suspicious histories connected to Russia.  —  Rubio argued the FBI was not investigating President Trump
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Trump's insisting his campaign was spied on is ‘part of the propaganda machine’: Top Democrat
Discussion: Politico
Rick Wilson / New York Daily News:
Trump's land of delusion: Disregard the sycophants; the wheels are coming off, if they were ever on  —  Bluffers bluff, and President Trump just tried to bluff his way through one of the worst weeks of his administration.  —  It's not working.  Donald Trump is a terrible poker player.
Louis Lucero II / New York Times:
F.B.I.'s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware  —  Hoping to thwart a sophisticated malware system linked to Russia that has infected hundreds of thousands of internet routers, the F.B.I. has made an urgent request to anybody with one of the devices: Turn it off, and then turn it back on.
HuffPost:
Almost Half Of Republicans Believe Millions Voted Illegally In The 2016 Election  —  Republicans also said by a 56-point margin that voter fraud is a more widespread problem than eligible voters being prevented from voting.  —  Nearly half of Republicans believe millions of people voted illegally …
Discussion: Political Wire
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
U.S. officials meet with North Koreans despite uncertainty surrounding Trump-Kim summit  —  SEOUL — A team of U.S. officials crossed into North Korea on Sunday for talks to prepare for a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, as both sides press ahead with arrangements despite the question marks hanging over the meeting.
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   No amount of capitulation will ever sate Trump
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Campaign contributor helped Obamas score Netflix deal  —  SEE ALSO  —  Barack and Michelle Obama are raking in the cash, thanks to the influence of a former campaign supporter.  —  The couple last week signed a creative production deal with Netflix that one entertainment-industry source …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“That Is What Power Looks Like”: As Trump Prepares for 2020, Democrats Are Losing the Only Fight That Matters  —  Even in an era of historic media fragmentation, Donald Trump dominates our attention universe to the point where he blocks out the sun.  Is it any wonder that people don't have any idea what Democrats stand for?
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Vivian Salama / Wall Street Journal:
Utah Man Returns to U.S. After Two-Year Detention in Venezuela  —  Joshua Holt went to the country to marry a woman and was soon held on espionage charges  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday welcomed former missionary Joshua Holt home to the U.S., telling the Utah native that securing …
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Associated Press:   Backchannel with ‘Dracula’ helped free Utah man in Venezuela
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Grifters Gone Wild  —  Washington — Con artists have always been slithering around.  —  Huckleberry Finn tangled with flimflam men on Mississippi riverboats.  There was a flirty snake oil salesman in “Oklahoma!”  And Marian the Librarian fell in love with a charming charlatan, Professor Harold Hill, in “The Music Man.”
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fired up by Trump, dozens of Obama alums launch bids for office  —  Civil rights attorney Colin Allred left his job at the Department of Housing and Urban Development in January 2017 deeply concerned about the incoming Trump administration.  —  Back home in the Dallas-area district where he grew up …
Discussion: Political Wire and Axios
Matthew Dessem / Slate:
Elon Musk's Crusade for Media Accountability Lasted Three Whole Days Before He Recommended a News Site Affiliated With a Suspected Sex Cult  —  Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's crusade to discredit the press in the wake of negative reporting hit a snag on Saturday when he recommended an article …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Politico
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
China Approves 5 New Trademarks For Ivanka Trump Business As President Forges ZTE Deal  —  The trademark approvals raise new concerns about potential Trump family conflicts of interest.  —  Ivanka Trump's business has won approval from the Chinese government for at least five new trademarks.
N. R. Kleinfield / New York Times:
40 Years of Chronicling the Unnoticed  —  “Don't you have better things to do than watch me vacuum apartments?” wondered a cleaning woman I spent some time tagging along with.  I didn't.  —  Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times.
 
 
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Avenatti says Trump ‘participated’ in Cohen schemes: Their swamp ‘makes everglades look like a backyard plastic pool’
Discussion: Washington Post
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: The Clinton Foundation is back! …
Discussion: Daily Wire and Front Page Magazine
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NFL shows who and what it values with new anthem policy
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Curt Stager / New York Times:
The Silence of the Bugs  —  Fifty-six years after Rachel Carson's …
Discussion: Althouse
John Bowden / The Hill:
Ivanka Trump to campaign for Devin Nunes in California
Discussion: Raw Story and abc30.com
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
DHS to issue 15,000 more guest worker visas amid clamor over labor shortage