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6:50 PM ET, May 25, 2019

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New York Times:
Trump's Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge  —  The president's war with the deep state has long been waged by tweet, but his new attorney general is poised to professionalize the fight.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump tried somewhat clumsily last year to revoke …
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Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
Spy agency veterans are horrified at Trump's decision to grant AG Barr sweeping power to declassify Russia intelligence: ‘Lives are on the line’  — President Donald Trump's decision to grant Attorney General William Barr sweeping authority to declassify intelligence related to the Russia investigation …
David R. Lurie / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Public Enemies List Is an Impeachable Offense  —  What he and William Barr are doing is potentially worse than anything in the Mueller Report.  —  Long before becoming president, Donald Trump called for the jailing of his adversaries.  Aided by Attorney General William Barr …
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Donald Trump Gives William Barr Power to Declassify Intelligence Information in ‘a Corrupt Act of Political Retribution,’ Experts Say  —  Donald Trump has given Attorney General William Barr permission to declassify intelligence information about the origins of the Russia investigation …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
MSNBC:
Former CIA Director: Barr investigation an “outrageous” move  —  Former CIA Director John Brennan says President Trump doesn't care about the national security concerns of the intelligence community.
The Hill:
Pelosi, Nadler tangle on impeachment, contempt vote  —  There is growing daylight between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) over the best strategy for combating a Trump administration that is flouting a flurry of congressional subpoenas at nearly every turn.
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Washington Post:
Trump's allies insist he is winning in feud with Pelosi.  Her backers say she showed up the president.  —  To many Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scored a political victory over President Trump this week, making him so incensed that he hurled insults at her and blew up negotiations …
Discussion: Raw Story
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Robert Mueller wants to avoid ‘political spectacle’ before Congress: Nadler
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Breitbart
New York Times:
In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc  —  For nearly three weeks, Baltimore has struggled with a cyberattack by digital extortionists that has frozen thousands of computers, shut down email and disrupted real estate sales, water bills, health alerts and many other services.
The Hill:
Federal judge partially blocks Trump's $1 billion border wall plan  —  A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Friday, partially blocking President Trump's plan to fund a border wall with Mexico using money from the Defense Department.  —  California U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam …
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Joel Rose / NPR:
Judge Blocks Trump Use Of Emergency Power To Build Border Barrier With Military Funds
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and The Root
Mad Dog PAC:
Avenatti SDNY Indictment More Files...  So many files...  Speaking of Icarus, you'll want to hit play on this White Hinterland Youtube Video, it might make reading this follow up entry soothing...  Let's assume there's wide spread Agreement across all political and ideological spectrums …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Trump's ‘Emergency’ to Justify Saudi Arms Sales  —  Bypassing Congress on this issue will come back to haunt the president.  —  For more than a year now, Senator Bob Menendez has delayed the sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to make a point about the war in Yemen.
Discussion: NPR and UPI
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New York Times:
Bannon's Populists, Once a ‘Movement,’ Keep Him at Arm's Length  —  PARIS — Stephen K. Bannon, the millionaire former Trump adviser turned rabble rouser of European populists, settled into a plush set of rooms this week in Paris at the Bristol Hotel, where suites run up to $32,000 a night.
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Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Good-bye, Theresa. Hello, Boris?
Charles Davis / HuffPost:
Tulsi Gabbard's Top Online Fundraiser Is A Las Vegas Shooting Conspiracy Theorist  —  Niko House, who won the Hawaii Democrat's recent donor challenge, also believes Bill Cosby was framed and that “Pizzagate” is real.  —  Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is set to have lunch with a prolific conspiracy theorist …
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Utah judge suspended for bashing Trump online and in court  —  The Utah Supreme Court suspended a judge for six months without pay this week over disparaging remarks he made about President Trump online and in his courtroom.  —  The court ruling points to several instances in which Judge Michael Kwan …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services director asked to resign  —  L. Francis Cissna oversaw the agency during the final iteration of the travel ban, attempts to repeal status for “Dreamers” and repeated attempts to limit undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
'It's not trivial': Bennet faces steep hurdles in longshot campaign  —  Michael Bennet has every reason not to run for president.  —  The low-key Colorado Democratic senator has a relatively centrist record that may be out of step with some primary voters, a recent cancer diagnosis and no real national profile.
Discussion: Axios
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
CNN now the ‘hate Trump’ network, ex-contributors say: Network ‘openly despises conservatives’  —  Several conservative commentators who were previously employed by CNN are now speaking out against the network, claiming its current identity is “anti-Trump” instead of neutral, as it claims to be.
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Huawei Ban Threatens Wireless Service in Rural Areas  —  Many small carriers depend on inexpensive equipment from the Chinese company.  Now they must rethink expansion plans, and perhaps replace existing gear.  —  OPHEIM, Mont. — Kevin Nelson was recently in the middle of his 3,800-acre farm …
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump, in Japan, says Tokyo has ‘substantial’ trade advantage over US  —  President Trump on Saturday started his four-day visit to Japan by declaring that Tokyo has a “substantial” trade advantage over the U.S. — and that he hopes a future trade agreement will rebalance the situation.
Devan Cole / CNN:
Ex-GOP congressman calls for impeachment, says Trump an ‘illegitimate president’  —  Washington (CNN)A former longtime Republican congressman called Friday for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, who he said is an “illegitimate president.”  —  “I'm calling for impeachment …
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Trump is twice as extreme as his predecessors in the past century. That's dangerous.
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Discussion: Raw Story
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RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
UN Maritime Tribunal Rules Russia Must ‘Immediately’ Release Ukrainian Sailors, Ships
CNN:
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