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5:45 PM ET, May 18, 2019

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Dave Philipps / New York Times:
Trump Shows Signs He Will Pardon Servicemen Accused or Convicted of War Crimes  —  President Trump has requested the immediate preparation of paperwork needed to pardon several American military members accused or convicted of war crimes — including high-profile cases of murder …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Damien Cave / New York Times:
Australia Election Results: Prime Minister Scott Morrison Seizes a Stunning Win  —  SYDNEY, Australia — Scott Morrison, Australia's conservative prime minister, scored a surprise victory in federal elections on Saturday, propelled by a populist wave — the “quiet Australians,” he termed it …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Breaking: Big Election Upset in Australia  —  Australia held a national election yesterday which all of the polls predicted for weeks would be won handily by the Labour Party.  The ruling Liberal Party (which is the conservative party in Australian politics because they still understand …
NEWS.com.au:
Scott Morrison clinches unlikely victory over Bill Shorten in bombshell election result  —  Prime Minister Scott Morrison has swept to a sensational win over Bill Shorten in a shock election result that keeps the Coalition in power.  —  Federal Election 2019: The best photos from ScoMo's campaign1:48
Wall Street Journal:
Australia's Conservatives Win Surprise Election Victory
Discussion: twitchy.com
Michael Heath / Bloomberg:
Ex-Australian PM Abbott Loses Seat in ‘Unprecedented’ Defeat
Discussion: BBC and The Guardian
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Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli / Politico:
Salvini rally rumbled by Austrian far-right scandal
Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
Sebastian Kurz triggers Austrian election after far-right scandal
Discussion: Associated Press
Kirsti Knolle / Reuters:
Austrian government collapses after far right leader caught in video sting
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and 444
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:   How Europe's ‘Identitarians’ are mainstreaming racism
BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Has A Plan To Fix Racial Segregation In American Schools  —  ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders released a plan Saturday to repair the American public education system that focuses on ending school segregation and racial discrimination against students …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Wants to Destroy the Best Schools Poor Urban Kids Have
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Bernie Sanders unveils plan to reform public education system
Discussion: The Daily Beast and KTLA
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Sen. Bernie Sanders' education plan nixes for-profit charter school funding
Discussion: Vox, The Week and Citizen Times
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
USGA investigates after golf scores ‘erroneously’ recorded for Trump  —  The U.S. Golf Association (USGA) says it is looking into unflattering golf scores that it said were “erroneously” recorded for President Trump this week.  —  Scores of 101, 100, 108 and 102 were posted Friday under …
Discussion: Golfweek and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
The Hell of Working at Trump's New Favorite Network  —  Conspiracy theories, racist outbursts, and a whole lot of Putin love.  Working for the far-right One America News Network was a deeply weird experience, former employees say.  —  Ernest Champell realized there was something unusual …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
‘I Did My Best to Stop American Foreign Policy’: Bernie Sanders on the 1980s  —  In an interview, one of the leading candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination discusses his long-held opposition to war and his support for socialist leaders.  —  As Burlington's mayor from 1981 to 1989 …
Discussion: Fox News
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New York Times:
Trump Administration Flying Migrants Out of Texas to Ease Overcrowding at Border
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
'It's entirely inappropriate': Trump shot a political video on Air Force One  —  Seated behind a desk on Air Force One, the presidential seal over his left shoulder, President Trump shot a short video Thursday, blasting New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's entry into the 2020 race.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Law & Crime
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Dave Goldiner / New York Daily News:
President Trump's Air Force One video trashing Mayor Bill de Blasio may have violated law
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Dear Millennials: The Feeling Is Mutual  —  Joe Biden dares to take offense at those who specialize in being offended.  —  Earlier this month, a video of Joe Biden saying he had “no empathy” for “the younger generation” that “tells me how tough things are” resurfaced on social media.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Jill Filipovic / New York Times:
Does Anyone Actually Want Joe Biden to Be President?
Discussion: Opinion Today
Jack Shepherd / The Independent:
Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked in the back while attending event in South Africa  —  The actor was at Arnold Classic Africa when he was attacked  —  Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was attacked while on a trip to South Africa.  —  The former Governor of California was attending …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Frank Figliuzzi / NBC News:
AG Barr's FBI investigation, President Trump and the threat from within  —  By perpetuating Trump's falsehoods about the FBI and Mueller's report, Barr has become the kind of threat capable of doing severe harm.  —  On Monday, Attorney General William Barr, acting more like defense counsel …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Trump ‘deserves’ Khashoggi treatment, Maher guest Fran Lebowitz says before backpedaling
Discussion: Conservative News Today and IJR
Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
A Genuine Populist is Running for West Virginia Governor.  His Donor Rolls Broke the State's Campaign Finance Software.  —  When Stephen Noble Smith's campaign sought to present its 62-page finance filings to the West Virginia secretary of state, something went wrong.
Just Security:
The Balance Has Shifted: The Data on Impeachment Favor Moving Ahead  —  [Editor's note: Just Security is publishing a series in conversation with Sidney Blumenthal's “An Open Memo: Comparison of Clinton Impeachment, Nixon Impeachment and Trump Pre-Impeachment.”
Discussion: Raw Story
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Republican Rep. Justin Amash says Trump should be impeached  —  Rep. Justin Amash, a critic of President Trump who entertained a run against him in 2020, became the first Republican congressman to say the president “engaged in impeachable conduct.”  —  The Michigan lawmaker …
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Jim Jordan Claims Vindication, but Inquiry Says Talk of Abuse at Ohio State Was Rampant
Discussion: Slate and NBC News
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
What to Do When You're a Country in Crisis
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
De Blasio targets ‘Con Don’ on Iowa stump
CBS News:
Democratic governor ready to sign Louisiana abortion ban bill
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Why This Political Fight In Michigan Should Matter To Democrats Everywhere
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump Accidentally Raised Taxes on the Children of Dead Veterans
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Times
Brenda Wineapple / New York Times:
Impeachment Is a Form of Hope
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Constance Grady / Vox:
The Mueller report holds the top 3 slots on the New York Times best-seller list
Mara Gay / New York Times:
When Will Eric Garner Get Justice?
Discussion: Reason
Fedor Indutny / BostonGlobe.com:
Mayor Pete and the Order of the Kong: How Buttigieg's Harvard pals helped spur his rise in politics
Alex Spence / BuzzFeed:
Researchers Say Many Of The Brexit Party's Twitter Followers Aren't Behaving Like Genuine Voters
Adam Mill / American Greatness:
How the FBI Broke the Rules Using Christopher Steele
Mikhael Smits / Washington Free Beacon:
Arson Suspected in Three Fires At Jewish Centers
Molly Nagle / ABC News:
Joe Biden gives pitch on uniting the country in Philadelphia
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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