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1:15 AM ET, May 14, 2019

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New York Times:
Barr Assigns U.S. Attorney in Connecticut to Review Origins of Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr has assigned the top federal prosecutor in Connecticut to examine the origins of the Russia investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter …
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Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
AP source: Prosecutor to examine Russia probe origins  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was “lawful and appropriate,” …
Discussion: Axios and Daily Wire
New York Times:
White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War  —  WASHINGTON — At a meeting of President Trump's top national security aides last Thursday, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented an updated military plan that envisions sending as many as 120,000 troops …
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Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Is Trump Yet Another U.S. President Provoking a War?
Washington Post:
Before Trump's purge at DHS, top officials challenged plan for mass family arrests  —  In the weeks before they were ousted last month, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and top immigration enforcement official Ronald Vitiello challenged a secret White House plan to arrest thousands …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Rosenstein criticizes Jim Comey as ‘partisan pundit,’ defends handling of Mueller probe  —  Former deputy attorney general Rod J. Rosenstein on Monday defended his role in the firing of James B. Comey from the FBI and criticized the bureau's former director as a “partisan pundit” …
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David Shortell / CNN:
Rosenstein calls Comey a ‘partisan pundit’ in revealing speech  —  Washington (CNN)Rod Rosenstein took aim at James Comey Monday, calling him a “partisan pundit” in prepared remarks for a speech that included the most public retelling yet of the twists and turns of the Russia investigation by the man who oversaw it.
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Rosenstein unloads on Comey, says he broke ‘bright lines that should never be crossed’
Discussion: Axios, RedState and New York Post
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Rod Rosenstein defends Russia investigation handling, hits back at James Comey
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:   Rod Rosenstein Slams Former FBI Director James Comey in Speech
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
YouTube's Newest Far-Right, Foul-Mouthed, Red-Pilling Star Is A 14-Year-Old Girl  —  “Soph” has nearly a million followers on the giant video platform.  Its executives only have themselves to blame.  —  What does a 14-year-old girl dressed in a chador have to say on YouTube to amass more than 800,000 followers?
Washington Post:
Judiciary chairman says Trump Jr. should plead the Fifth to Intelligence panel  —  The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee encouraged Donald Trump Jr. to invoke his right against self-incrimination and refuse to answer questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee if he complies …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump Jr. subpoena could force GOP loyalty test
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr.'s No-Shows Led to Subpoena, Republican Senator Says
Discussion: Raw Story
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham advises Donald Trump Jr. to ignore Senate subpoena
Discussion: Mediaite and twitchy.com
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump's China grudge match may be spinning out of control  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump the Dow Man and Donald Trump the Tariff Man found themselves back on a collision course Monday as U.S. markets tanked and fear of a full-scale trade war between the world's two largest economies reemerged with a vengeance.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Republicans surrender to Trump's China tariffs  —  The GOP is starting to give up on thwarting President Donald Trump's trade agenda.  —  Senate Republicans acknowledge that the president's latest tariff increase on Chinese imports are harming farm state economies, their own constituents and some of Trump's most reliable voters.
Discussion: Breitbart
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   GOP's farm belt Senators back Trump as China takes aim at U.S. agriculture
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump Seeks New $15 Billion Subsidy To Protect Farmers From His Own Trade War
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Fortune
Carliss Chatman / CNN:
What's behind the absurd gamble on women's rights and health  —  Companies halt production in Georgia over abortion law  —  Carliss Chatman is an assistant professor of law at Washington and Lee University School of Law and writes about corporate personhood, corporate governance, and ethics.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Leah Litman / New York Times:
Is Roe in Danger?  Liberal Justices Seem to Think So  —  Conservative justices took a step in laying the foundation for the reversal of Roe v. Wade.  —  Ms. Litman is an assistant professor of law at the University of California, Irvine.  —  The Supreme Court made clear on Monday …
Irin Carmon / The Cut:   We Have No Idea How Scary Our Abortion Future Will Get
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Call Tlaib Anti-Semitic for Saying Something Nice About Israel  —  The Republican Party, which has a hair-trigger sensitivity to left-wing anti-Semitism as censorious as any social justice warrior, has whipped itself into its latest frenzy over comments by Representative Rashida Tlaib.
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Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
U.S. Rejects Top Palestinian Official Hanan Ashrawi's Visa Request  —  Ashrawi, who in the past met with U.S. presidents and senior officials, says no reason was given for refusal ■ State Department says it does not refuse visas based solely on political views if they are ‘lawful in the United States’
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Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
WhatsApp voice calls used to inject Israeli spyware on phones  —  A vulnerability in the messaging app WhatsApp has allowed attackers to inject commercial Israeli spyware on to phones, the company and a spyware technology dealer said.  —  WhatsApp, which is used by 1.5bn people worldwide …
Anna Flagg / New York Times:
Is There a Connection Between Undocumented Immigrants and Crime?  —  It's a widely held perception, but a new analysis finds no evidence to support it.  —  A lot of research has shown that there's no causal connection between immigration and crime in the United States.
New York Daily News:
Mayor de Blasio's NYPD vehicle was driving wrong way when it crashed with truck, sparking cover-up  —  Mayor de Blasio's NYPD SUV was cruising the wrong way with lights and sirens blaring when it got into a car crash, sparking a frantic cover-up by his security detail, a new accident report obtained by the Daily News shows.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Conservatism has become a racket, and Trump is the grifter in chief  —  “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.”  -Eric Hoffer  —  You can debate when the conservative movement became a racket — I nominate 1996 …
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump targets Pell Grant money for NASA's budget boost  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to shift money for Pell Grants for college education to fund new spending, including a $1.6 billion bump for NASA to return American astronauts to the moon by 2024.
Discussion: Axios
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump comes out against Equality Act  —  With a vote on the Equality Act in the U.S. House expected on Friday, a senior administration official indicated exclusively to the Washington Blade that President Trump opposes the bill.  —  “The Trump administration absolutely opposes discrimination …
Discussion: Advocate and Raw Story
Keara Dowd / WTOP:
Power to the people: DC residents could soon issue parking tickets  —  A new pilot program that's part of an overhaul of transportation safety in D.C. would let some residents issue parking tickets on their own.  —  The Citizen Safety Enforcement Pilot Program is part of a larger “Vision Zero” …
Discussion: Daily Wire, Reason and Instapundit
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republican Party maxed out credit card, racked up $600 in monthly interest as it tried to save Scott Walker  —  MADISON - The state Republican Party fell so far behind financially in recent months that it missed payments to insurers and racked up nearly $600 a month in interest …
Discussion: Splinter and Raw Story
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘One of the most important endorsements in America right now’  —  The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez primary is heating up.  —  For the second time in five days, the star freshman congresswoman is appearing alongside Bernie Sanders at a high-profile event.  Rep. Ro Khanna, co-chairman of Sanders' campaign …
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
Omarosa requests to join lawsuit alleging women were underpaid by the Trump campaign  —  A former campaign staffer who accused President Trump of sexual misconduct and pay discrimination in a lawsuit this year filed a motion Monday asking a judge to formally expand the scope of her suit so that others …
Discussion: Vox, VICE News, The Root, TheBlaze and IJR
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Nearly 100 people indicted, 50 currently in custody in massive Houston-based marriage fraud conspiracy
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Hunter Biden's China Deal Partners Include Mobster Whitey Bulger's Nephew, John Kerry's Stepson
Washington Post:
Senior arms control official resigns from State Department
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
'We'll see what happens': An investigation into Donald Trump's favorite phrase
Discussion: Washington Press and Raw Story
Hunter Woodall / Associated Press:
2020 hopeful Biden says he's open to breaking up Facebook
Discussion: Breitbart and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Ukraine Prosecutor Made Up Biden Claim, Kiev Lawmaker Says
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Fox News
Lynh Bui / Washington Post:
Coast Guard officer accused of plotting terrorist attack to remain jailed, judge says
Bloomberg:
Pompeo Fails to Sway Allies on Iran in Awkward Surprise Visit
Akane Otani / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Stocks Close Sharply Lower on Renewed Trade Anxiety
David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
Los Angeles Fire Season Is Beginning Again.  And It Will Never End.  A bulletin from our climate future.
Discussion: New York Times
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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