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11:35 AM ET, May 30, 2019

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Wall Street Journal:
White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Japan Visit  —  The White House wanted the Navy to move a warship named for the late Sen. John McCain, a war hero who became a frequent target of President Trump's ire, ahead of the president's visit to Japan last week.
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
A Stain on the Honor of the Navy  —  One prays to the “Eternal Father, strong to save / Whose arm hath bound the restless wave” that The Wall Street Journal has got it horribly wrong.  The newspaper reports that the United States Navy, under orders from the White House and with the approval …
New York Times:
White House Asked Navy to Hide John McCain Warship During Trump's Visit  —  The White House asked the Navy to hide a destroyer named after Senator John McCain in order to avoid having the ship appear in photographs taken while President Trump was visiting Japan this week, White House and military officials said Wednesday.
Washington Post:
White House wanted USS John S. McCain obscured during Trump's Japan visit  —  The White House asked Navy officials to obscure the USS John S. McCain while President Trump was visiting Japan, Pentagon and White House officials said Wednesday night.  —  A senior Navy official confirmed …
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Trump: Whoever Ordered USS John S. McCain Hidden Was ‘Well-Meaning’  —  President Trump said Thursday that he wasn't aware of a reported White House request to keep the USS John S. McCain “out of sight” on his trip to Japan this week, but noted that whoever did it was “well-meaning.”
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Deceased G.O.P. Strategist's Hard Drives Reveal New Details on the Census Citizenship Question  —  WASHINGTON — Thomas B. Hofeller achieved near-mythic status in the Republican Party as the Michelangelo of gerrymandering, the architect of partisan political maps that cemented the party's dominance across the country.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Mueller Delivered a Message.  Washington Couldn't Agree on What It Was.  —  WASHINGTON — At long last, the sphinx of Washington spoke on Wednesday, and here is what President Trump heard: “Case closed.”  Here is what the president's adversaries heard: “Time to impeach.”
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Wisest Remedy Is Not Impeachment  —  Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller yesterday turned up the pressure on House Democrats.  —  Mueller emphasized and underlined that there is strong evidence that Trump obstructed justice, and that only Congress can constitutionally decide what to do about that evidence.
Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
Trump responds to Mueller, calls him ‘a true never Trumper’  —  President Donald Trump responded harshly to special counsel Robert Mueller for the first time on camera Thursday morning saying “Robert Mueller should have never been chosen” and calling him 'a true never Trumper.
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity: Mueller 'Doesn't Know the Law' and 'He's Full of Crap'
Discussion: Law & Crime and Contemptor
USA Today:
By stepping down, Robert Mueller forces Congress to finally stand up to Donald Trump
Robert De Niro / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, We Need to Hear More
Joyce White Vance / USA Today:
If only we had heard from Robert Mueller before William Barr's spin
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Admits to Russia ‘Helping Me to Get Elected’  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped “me to get elected,” and then quickly retracted the idea.  —  “No, Russia did not help me get elected,” Mr. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for Colorado Springs.
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Admits Russia Helped Elect Him—Then Does a U-Turn  —  In a series of ill-tempered morning tweets, the president seemed to accept that Russia was on his side in 2016—before scrambling to walk it all back.  —  Donald Trump finally admitted that Russia helped elected him president—before immediately retracting it.
Miami Herald:
Federal prosecutors demand Cindy Yang records from Mar-a-Lago, Trump campaign  —  Federal prosecutors in Washington D.C. this week sent subpoenas to Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's private club in Palm Beach, and Trump Victory, a political fundraising committee, demanding they turn …
Adam White / The Bulwark:
Blasted Are The Meek  —  On First Things and Sohrab Ahmari.  —  “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land,” Jesus explained in his Sermon on the Mount; “[b]lessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”  —  If only Sohrab Ahmari and First Things had been on the scene …
Discussion: National Review
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
Okay, Sohrab Ahmari, but Why Did You ‘Snap’?
Discussion: Web Exclusives
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Federal subpoena demands records on Andrew Gillum and his campaign for governor  —  A recent federal probe sought information related to the Florida Democrat and people in his orbit, signaling a shift in the Tallahassee FBI investigation  —  Andrew Gillum is a focal point …
Katie Galioto / Politico:
Trump says he might meet with Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage during UK visit  —  President Donald Trump on Thursday said he might meet with Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage, pro-Brexit politicians who now are vying to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, when he visits the UK next week.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:   Boris Johnson could go on trial for ‘lying and misleading’ in Brexit campaign, judge orders
Luke O'Neil / The Guardian:
US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as ‘molecules of freedom’  —  Press release from department said increasing export capacity is ‘critical to spreading freedom gas throughout the world’  —  America is the land of freedom, as any politician will be happy to tell you.
Discussion: Common Dreams, Power Line and Slate
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Lisa Richwine / Reuters:
Exclusive: Disney CEO says it will be ‘difficult’ to film in Georgia if abortion law takes effect  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” for the media company to keep filming in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect …
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Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Disney Likely to Leave Georgia if Anti-Abortion Legislation Becomes Law, Says Bob Iger
Discussion: Mashable, Splinter and The Week
YouTube:
Former Republican Federal Prosecutors Speak Out Against President Trump's Obstruction of Justice  —  This testimonial video was published by Republicans for the Rule of Law and Protect Democracy.  —  Former Republican federal prosecutors discuss how if President Trump were anyone else …
Discussion: Political Wire
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Presidential outrage over a false tweet?  Trump's race-baiting did far more harm to the Central Park Five.  —  There are inconsequential social media screw-ups.  —  And there are malicious lies.  —  President Trump seems to have them confused.  —  The other day, an errant tweet …
Discussion: Rolling Stone
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump fixates on IQ as a measure of self-worth
Morgan Campbell / Toronto Star:
The Raptors' Jurassic Park is a racial utopia.  The rest of Toronto needs work  —  Before Drake moved to eclipse him, the most visible fan of the Toronto Raptors was Nav Bhatia, a 67-year-old auto dealership owner who has attended every home game in franchise history, and a turban-wearing …
Discussion: Mercury News
Caitlin Pearce / Freelancers Union Blog:
No CNN, Net 90 is not a reasonable payment term  —  CNN has announced plans to implement Net 90 payment terms.  Here's why that can't fly.  —  According to Twitter user Marcus DiPaola, CNN sent a letter to freelancers this week stating that as of June 17 of this year, it would extend payment terms to …
James Arkin / Politico:
Roy Moore hits back at Trump in defiant interview  —  A defiant Roy Moore brushed aside Donald Trump's warning not to run for Senate again, telling POLITICO on Wednesday that Alabama voters are capable of deciding for themselves whether he's fit for office.  —  “The president doesn't control …
Rowena Mason / The Guardian:
Corbyn backs soft Brexit and says second referendum ‘some way off’  —  Labour leader also does not say whether remain would be on ballot paper in any public vote  —  Play Video  —  Jeremy Corbyn has said a second referendum is “some way off” and that Labour still wants to negotiate a better Brexit deal …
William S. Cohen / Washington Post:
When will the Republican silence on Trump end?  —  William S. Cohen is a former Republican congressman, senator and defense secretary who served on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974 during the Watergate impeachment inquiry.  —  Now that Robert S. Mueller III has broken months of silence …
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
 
 
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Stephen Singer / Hartford Courant:
Lembo says threat by Cigna CEO to leave Connecticut kills public option health legislation …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Louisiana governor, a Democrat, poised to sign ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban into law
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