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9:50 PM ET, May 23, 2019

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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Faked Pelosi videos, slowed to make her appear drunk, spread across social media  —  Distorted videos of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), altered to make her sound as if she's drunkenly slurring her words, are spreading rapidly across social media, highlighting how political disinformation …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump talks ‘Crazy Nancy’ Pelosi and treason at wild press conference  —  “When the ‘extremely stable genius’ starts acting more presidential, I'll be happy to work with him on infrastructure, trade and other issues,” Pelosi shot back on Twitter.  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Extremely stable genius’: Trump defends his mental fitness as he tears into Pelosi  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday called on his top aides to publicly state he was “calm” during the disastrous meeting with Democratic leaders the day before, as he hijacked an event with farmers to air …
Discussion: Fox News, Roll Call and Contemptor
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Video Of Pelosi Manipulated To Make Her Sound Drunk Spreads Through Social Media  —  A video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), with the audio slowed to make her speech sound drunkenly slurred, is permeating the social media landscape, already infiltrating Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.
Discussion: Mercury News and Mediaite
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway scrambles after accusing Pelosi of being anti-woman: ‘She treats me like her maid’  —  Kellyanne Conway speaks to Fox News (screen grab)  —  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday frantically defended her attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who she alleged is anti-woman.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Watch This Very Carefully  —  As Kate Riga reported earlier …
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo News:
Pelosi urges Trump family or staff to stage ‘intervention for the good of the country’
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and ABC News
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
TrumpTantrum spreads on Twitter after impromptu press conference
Bonchie / RedState:
Democrat Rep. Steve Cohen Questions Nancy Pelosi's Patriotism Over Impeachment and We're Here for It
Discussion: Townhall and twitchy.com
Jordyn Hermani / Politico:
Pelosi: Trump needs ‘an intervention’ after White House blowup
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Twitter Bans #Resistance-Famous Krassenstein Brothers for Allegedly Operating Fake Accounts  —  Ed and Brian Krassenstein are banned for life after ‘operating multiple fake accounts and purchasing account interactions,’ a Twitter spokesman said.  —  Twitter has permanently banned prominent …
Washington Post:
‘He always brings them up’: Trump tries to steer border wall deal to North Dakota firm  —  President Trump has personally and repeatedly urged the head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to award a border wall contract to a North Dakota construction firm whose top executive is a GOP donor …
Discussion: Slate and Political Wire
New York Times:
Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amendment Issues  —  WASHINGTON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks leader, has been indicted on 17 new counts of violating the Espionage Act for his role in publishing classified military and diplomatic documents in 2010 …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Justice Department Crosses New Line, Charges Assange With Publishing U.S. Secrets  —  For the first time in modern American history, the government indicts a publisher for revealing classified information.  —  In a stunning escalation of the Trump administration's war on the press …
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act  —  Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of violating the Espionage Act, bringing against him a new, 18-count indictment alleging he unlawfully obtained and disclosed national defense information.
New York Times:
Trump Officials Prepare to Bypass Congress to Sell Weapons to Gulf Nations  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars worth of munitions that are now on hold …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Week, POLITICUSUSA and CNN
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Reuters:   Iran says it will not surrender even if it is bombed
Colin H. Kahl / Washington Post:
This is how easily the U.S. and Iran could blunder into war
Audrey Strauss / Justice News:
Bank CEO Stephen M. Calk Charged With Corruptly Soliciting A Presidential Administration Position In Exchange For Approving $16 Million In Loans  —  Ms. Strauss said: “As alleged, Stephen M. Calk abused the power entrusted to him as the top official of a federally insured bank by approving millions …
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Greg Farrell / Bloomberg:
Kushner Replied ‘On It!’ After Manafort Sought Post for Banker
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos
Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Breaking: Nobody Knows What's Going to Happen in 2020  —  “Who's going to win?”  I am now asked all the time, by friends and family members, by people I speak to professionally: “What's going to happen?”  —  I don't know, I tell them.  I don't know.  I tell them what I hope will happen …
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Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Slowly and Persistently, Elizabeth Warren Is on the Rise
Discussion: CNN and Vox
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Are More Moderate Democrats More Electable?
State Primary Schedule / Polls:
Women Rise in Dem 2020 Field  —  Biden maintains lead, but it's not as large among early state voters  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden maintains his front-runner status among Democratic voters nationwide, but some female candidates - namely Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump orders declassification of information related to origins of Russia probe  —  President Trump has directed the intelligence community to “quickly and fully cooperate” with Attorney General Bill Barr's investigation into the origins of the Russia investigation.
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
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CNN:
Trump orders intel agencies to assist Barr with review of Russia probe
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Joe Deaux / Bloomberg:
U.S. Beer Industry Blames Trump Tariffs for 40,000 Job Losses  — Employment fell from 2016 to 2018: industry says in report  — Brewers are deciding how to absorb added aluminum-can cost  —  The U.S. beer industry is blaming a jobs hangover on the Trump administration's tariffs.
Discussion: Axios and Splinter
BuzzFeed News:
Tony Robbins Was Filmed Using Racial Slurs … Tony Robbins was filmed repeatedly using racial slurs and describing how he shocked a woman fan by kissing her after she said his techniques didn't work, BuzzFeed News can reveal.  —  The video shows a young Robbins making a presentation …
Discussion: VICE News and New York Post
USA Today:
Justin Amash is a real Republican whose call for Trump impeachment matters: Conservative  —  Loyalty to one man is no test of being Republican.  Amash is a proven conservative who supports tax cuts, opposes spending and votes against abortion.  —  CONNECT
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
How Trump Broke the Freedom Caucus
Discussion: Contemptor and IJR
Politico:
'We're getting back on track': Dems ready Mueller strategy shift  —  Democrats are aiming to highlight the substance of Mueller's 448-page report.  —  Democrats admit it: They need to shift their post-Mueller strategy.  —  They've been so busy fighting technical battles over access …
Discussion: Fox News and American Greatness
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CNN:   Nadler pushes for empowering committee chairs on contempt
Andrew M Harris / Bloomberg:
Democrats' Wall Funding Lawsuit Runs Into a Skeptical U.S. Judge  — Washington judge hears three hours of arguments on Thursday  — House fighting to block Trump's plan to reallocate funds  —  A U.S. House of Representatives attempt to block President Donald Trump from spending …
Discussion: Townhall and Splinter
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Senate passes last-minute $19.1 billion disaster relief package  —  After reaching a last-minute agreement with President Trump on Thursday, the Senate passed a $19.1 billion aid package for areas affected by natural disasters over the last two years.  The package does not include funding for the border …
Discussion: The Week and Daily Kos
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Washington Post:
Senate approves deal on disaster aid, leaves out border money Trump demanded
Columbia Journalism Review:
Report reveals new details about DOJ's seizing of AP phone records  —  With its latest leak indictment last week, the Department of Justice under Donald Trump is now on pace to break the previous record for prosecutions of journalists' sources, just two and a half years into its administration.
Will Steakin / ABC News:
GOP challenger Bill Weld turns up heat on Trump: ‘Seems he would prefer an Aryan nation’  —  President Donald Trump's lone Republican primary challenger, former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, ratcheted up his attacks on the president Tuesday night.  —  Speaking at the first in a series …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Marshall Zelinger / KUSA-TV:
Colorado Secretary of State's Office asks Planned Parenthood for edits on news release  —  Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold's office asked Planned Parenthood to look over a news release announcing restricted travel to Alabama after it passed a strict abortion ban.
Murray Waas / The New York Review of Books:
What Rod Rosenstein Knew When He Helped Trump Fire Comey  —  In May 2017, then Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein agreed to assist President Trump in an effort to fire James Comey as FBI director despite Rosenstein's knowing beforehand that the president had devised a false cover story …
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Harvey Weinstein, Accusers and Former Board Members Reach Tentative Compensation Deal
Discussion: The Sun
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
Obama surprises kids at D.C. after-school program with pep talks and softball
Discussion: Bipartisan Report and The Root
Adolfo Flores / BuzzFeed News:
The ACLU Has Filed A $100-Million Claim Against The US Over The Fatal Border Patrol Shooting Of A Guatemalan Woman
Discussion: Splinter
Liberty Street Economics:
New China Tariffs Increase Costs to U.S. Households
Discussion: CNN and Bloomberg
Dylan Stableford / Yahoo News:
Trump declares man he appointed secretary of state ‘totally ill prepared and ill equipped’ for the job
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump makes unannounced visit to Arlington National Cemetery
Discussion: Fox News
Paul Musgrave / Foreign Policy:
IR Theory and ‘Game of Thrones’ Are Both Fantasies
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
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The Economist:
American voters don't care about the economy
Discussion: Raw Story
Evan Perez / CNN:
FBI has seen significant rise in white supremacist domestic terrorism in recent months
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
ProPublica:
TurboTax Uses A “Military Discount” to Trick Troops Into Paying to File Their Taxes
Michelle Alexander / New York Times:
My Rapist Apologized  —  I still needed an abortion.