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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mueller just caught a fourth Trump aide lying about contact with the Russians  —  This post has been updated.  —  We don't know whether special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has found evidence of collusion or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Manafort Found to Have Lied to Prosecutors While Under a Cooperation Agreement
Discussion: NPR and Just Security
Washington Post:   Federal judge finds ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort lied to Mueller probe about contacts with Russian aide
Bart Jansen / USA Today:
Judge: Paul Manafort lied to the FBI after agreeing to cooperate in the Russia probe
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump's DHS Guts Task Forces Protecting Elections From Foreign Meddling  —  “It's very curious why the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election,” one DHS official tells The Daily Beast.  —  Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: Congress gets ready to vote to keep the government open
New York Times:
Trump Puts Best Face on Border Deal, as Aides Try to Assuage an Angry Right  —  WASHINGTON — In pursuit of a wall, President Trump ran into one.  A single-minded drive to force Congress to finance his signature campaign promise has left Mr. Trump right back where he started …
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Rejects National Ad For Oscar-Nominated Anti-Nazi Documentary (Exclusive)  —  The 30-second ad is called “It Can Happen Here,” and was to be targeted at Sean Hannity's viewers.  —  Fox News has rejected a national advertising buy for a 30-second spot that warns viewers …
Andrew G. McCabe / The Atlantic:
Every Day Is a New Low in Trump's White House  —  The president steps over bright ethical and moral lines wherever he encounters them.  Everyone in America saw it when he fired my boss.  But I saw it firsthand time and time again. … On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, my first full day on the job …
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CBS News:   McCabe says he ordered the obstruction of justice probe of President Trump
CNN:
Daughter and son-in-law of AG nominee leaving the Justice Department  —  Washington (CNN)The Barr family business is breaking up.  —  As William Barr, President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, awaits a Senate vote to confirm his move to the top of the Justice Department …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign zeroes in on 3 Democratic 2020 foes  —  Donald Trump's political advisers are homing in on three declared Democratic candidates who they believe are the most viable at this early stage of the campaign.  —  The reelection campaign has begun compiling opposition research on Kamala Harris …
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Amanda Becker / Reuters:   Democrats swear off big money, but will it hurt their 2020 White House chances?
Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘He was in his face’: Trump fumes over abortion, courts evangelicals  —  The night before last week's National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump was hosting religious leaders and lawmakers for dinner at the White House when he spotted Democratic Senator Chris Coons — and pounced.
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Washington Post:
President Trump installed a room-sized golf simulator at White House
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh:
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh eyewitness accounts of the incident involving Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Publisher John Robinson Block  —  After much careful consideration, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has decided to release some of the eyewitness accounts of the incident involving Pittsburgh …
New York Times:
Ryan Adams Dangled Success.  Women Say They Paid a Price.  —  Several women say Adams offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him.  He denies the claims.  —  For nearly two decades, Ryan Adams …
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Former Air Force Intelligence Agent Charged With Spying for Iran
Discussion: The Guardian and TheBlaze
Wichita Eagle:
Kansas lawmakers sponsor bill calling same-sex marriages ‘parody’  —  The House chamber at the Statehouse in Topeka  —  A handful of Kansas lawmakers are backing a bill that labels same-sex marriages “parody marriages” and seeks to stop the state from recognizing them.
Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘That is a ridiculous question’: Rep. Ilhan Omar's tense clash with Trump's Venezuela envoy  —  Omar attacked Elliott Abrams for abuses that U.S.-backed forces committed in Central America in the 1980s — and showed she isn't going anywhere.  —  Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) …
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
In rare vote, House sends a message on anti-Semitism to Ilhan Omar
Discussion: twitchy.com
Laura Strickler / NBC News:
‘Whistleblower’ seeks protection after sounding alarm over White House security clearances  —  Tricia Newbold says her supervisor “repeatedly mishandled security files and has approved unwarranted security clearances.”  —  Specialist in White House security clearance office suspended without pay
Discussion: Raw Story
Jake Malooley / Rolling Stone:
Jill Abramson Plagiarized My Writing.  So I Interviewed Her About It  —  When journalist Jake Malooley talked to the former New York Times executive editor, she admitted only to minor mistakes — but her responses were revealing  —  Last Wednesday, I was on assignment at a high school basketball game …
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Michael Avenatti accused of hiding millions of dollars from bankruptcy court  —  Michael Avenatti hid millions of dollars from the court overseeing his law firm's bankruptcy and used much of the money for personal compensation, a former partner alleges in new court records.
Discussion: Splinter and Big League Politics
Stephen Shankland / CNET:
Silicon Valley Index shows the misery and triumph of the world's tech capital … Living at the center of the tech universe?  Well, I have some good news and some bad news.  —  The good news is that Silicon Valley is thriving economically, generating new technology and good jobs.
New York Times:
House Votes to Halt Aid for Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen  —  WASHINGTON — The House voted on Wednesday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, a defiant and rare move to curtail presidential war powers that underscored anger with President Trump's unflagging support …
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
DNC chair: Qualifications for first debates coming this week  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez says he'll announce details of the first two presidential primary debates by the end of the week.  —  Perez says he plans to include a grassroots fundraising metric as part of the qualifying threshold.
Tom O'Connor / Newsweek:
Israel Says It Wants ‘War with Iran’ and Is Meeting with Arab Countries to ‘Advance’ It  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed his desire to go to war with Iran, and said he was meeting with dozens of foreign envoys, including those from the Arab world, in order to push the initiative forward.
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
World's Tax Collectors Look to Divvy Up Tech Giants' Billions  —  Nations to wrangle over where to assess profits of Facebook, Google and others  —  The world's tax collectors have been gunning for Silicon Valley.  Now they're trying to figure out how to divide up the spoils.
Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Rep. Adam Kinzinger deployed to active duty on southern border  —  Washington (CNN)Rep. Adam Kinzinger is being deployed to the southern border with an Air Force National Guard Unit, according to a statement by his communications director.  —  “Earlier this week, Congressman Kinzinger …
Discussion: Washington Post and Townhall
Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
Feds launch investigation into disappearance of Saudi students facing U.S. charges  —  Federal law enforcement officials have launched a multi-agency investigation into cases involving students from Saudi Arabia who vanished while facing criminal charges, possibly with the help of their government …
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Has Trump wrecked our sex life?  “Post-Trump Sex Disorder” is real, says sex therapist  —  “Big Mean Sexy Daddy”?  Salon turns to Dr. Susan Block for answers to questions you didn't want to ask  —  Donald Trump has made America's mental health crisis much worse.
Kayla Goggin / courthousenews.com:
Bill Would Make Online Access to Federal Court Records Free  —  ATLANTA (CN) — House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would remove online paywalls and make federal court records free to the public.  —  PACER, as the Public Access to Court Electronic Records system is otherwise known …
 
 
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Stephen Young / Dallas Observer:
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Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Manafort-Linked PAC Failed To Report $1 Million And The FEC Wants To Know Why