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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's new racist tweetstorm is actually a sign of weakness  —  Whenever President Trump unleashes one of his racist attacks, the political world tends to go through a now-predictable cycle.  We are first told Republicans think Trump's latest racist display is brilliant politics, a view often pushed by Trump himself.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Racism Infests the Republican Party  —  As his latest foray into bigotry shows, the president is feeling empowered by the lack of opposition from within the GOP.  —  Back in February, Representative Elijah Cummings, a black Democrat, stood up for his friend, Representative Mark Meadows, a white Republican.
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
32,000 Jews live in Baltimore district, Trump: ‘No human’ wants to
Discussion: Jewish Insider
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
In Trump's America, the ‘basket of deplorables’ is overflowing
Discussion: Slate and Rolling Stone
New York Times:
Gilroy Festival Shooting in California Kills at Least 3  —  At least three people were killed and 12 more were injured in a shooting at a garlic festival in Gilroy, Calif., on Sunday, the authorities said.  —  A suspect carrying an assault-style rifle was fatally shot by the Gilroy police …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: 3 killed, 15 wounded, gunman dead  —  A gunman with an assault-type rifle opened fire at the Gilroy Garlic Festival on Sunday evening, killing three and wounding 15 others, some critically, before being killed by police, Gilroy police said.  A 6-year-old boy was among the dead.
Kamala Harris / Medium:
My Plan For Medicare For All  —  There is perhaps no more complicated or more personal issue for Americans than health care.  I know this from my own personal life, caring for my mother as she battled colon cancer.  And I also know it from talking to so many Americans in this campaign …
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Kamala Harris Unveils ‘Medicare For All’ Plan That Preserves Private Insurance
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Connie Bruck / New Yorker:
Alan Dershowitz, Devil's Advocate  —  The noted lawyer's long, controversial career—and the accusations against him.  —  “A lie is a lie is a lie,” Whoopi Goldberg said.  It was May 2nd, and she was on the set of “The View,” the daytime talk show that she co-hosts.
Issues & Insights:
Trump's Attack on Baltimore Doesn't Go Far Enough  —  Say what you want about President Trump's Twitter habits, he has a way of suddenly bringing an issue to the surface that people have long known about, but never wanted to confront.  The only problem with his latest tweetstorm about Baltimore is that he hasn't gone far enough.
Discussion: RedState, Daily Wire and BizPac Review
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘I would fix it fast!’: In 2015, Trump criticized Obama for not doing enough to help Baltimore
Discussion: Political Wire
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘He realizes now that he screwed up’: Biden scrambles to recover from debate flop  —  Not long after his anemic performance in the first presidential debate, as his poll numbers began to slide, Joe Biden had conversations with nervous donors and personally assured them his campaign was on track.
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Rebecca Buck / CNN:
First on CNN: Booker reaches donor threshold for future debate
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Candidates expecting explosive faceoffs sharpen their lines for round two of the Democratic presidential debates
Discussion: CBS News
Jake Sherman / Politico:
DCCC in ‘complete chaos’ as uproar over diversity intensifies  —  The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is in full-blown turmoil.  —  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) was set to make an unplanned trip to Washington from her district Monday amid …
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Don't get complacent.  Things really are that bad under Trump.  —  The economy is humming.  We're not at war (much).  So he can't be that bad, right?  —  Steadfast NeverTrumpers may find it hard to believe, but I'm hearing that argument more and more lately, as people try to come to terms …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Inside Donald Trump's ‘brilliant and sinister’ merchandising operation  —  Brad Parscale had just boarded a Jet Blue flight earlier this month when the paper straw he was using ripped in half.  —  As he tried to keep his iced tea from spilling onto his suit, the annoyed Trump campaign manager tweeted …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
With Sunday surge, nearly half of House Democrats back impeachment inquiry  —  Four more rank-and-file Democrats called for opening an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump on Sunday, inching lawmakers closer to a significant symbolic milestone: a majority of all House Democrats.
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:   No. 3 Senate Democrat calls for House to begin impeachment proceedings against Trump
VICE:
Michigan's White, Blue-Collar Voters Helped Give Trump the White House.  Will They Turn on Him in 2020?  —  WARREN, Michigan — Ryan Hartung has worked at General Motors' Warren transmission plant for 13 years, a short stretch compared to his dad and many others who put in decades at the plant.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The print reader-in-chief: Inside Trump's retro media diet  —  He slams the mainstream media as dishonest liars.  He calls journalists the “enemy of the people.”  He rages at the television hosts he watches during his “Executive Time.”  He hasn't held a traditional White House press conference …
Kevin M. Kruse / New York Times:
The Real Problem With Trump's Rallies  —  There are a lot of similarities between the president and George Wallace of Alabama.  But there's also one big difference.  —  Mr. Kruse is a professor of history at Princeton.  —  President Trump's political rallies are certainly a spectacle, but a spectacle we've seen before.
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
The Covington Catholic Teen Lost His First Court Battle, But Will Probably Win His Next  —  On Friday, a federal judge in Kentucky tossed Nicholas Sandmann's defamation case against the Washington Post.  Here's why Sandmann is likely to win on appeal.  —  On Friday, a federal judge …
Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
Vladimir Putin critic Alexey Navalny hospitalized with suspected poisoning, doctor says  —  A doctor for Russia's most prominent opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, has suggested the activist has been poisoned after he was hospitalized Sunday after falling mysteriously ill in a Moscow jail.
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
In early fundraising surge, vulnerable House Dems bank cash  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican pathway for recapturing House control in next year's election charges straight through the districts of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents, especially freshmen.
Jessica Rosenworcel / Slate:
The Census Could Undercount People Who Don't Have Internet Access  —  There has been no shortage of debate about the upcoming census.  For weeks, we had a steady stream of “will they or won't they” as the White House, the courts, and advocates grappled with the addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 census form.
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Texas Made An Example Out Of Crystal Mason — For Trying To Vote  —  She's appealing a five-year prison sentence and fighting to save her home, all so the state can prop up the myth of “voter fraud.”  There are serious questions about the case against her.  —  RENDON, Texas ― …
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
Washington Post:
Trump thinks racist rhetoric will help him in 2020.  The data suggest otherwise.  —  Backlash to Trump's rhetoric could offset any gains.  —  President Trump's “go back” tweets, directed at four congresswomen of color, elicited strong condemnation of both the president …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Annabelle Dickson / Politico:
Boris Johnson won't start Brexit talks unless EU moves on backstop  —  LONDON — Boris Johnson will not meet EU leaders until they agree to change their position on the Northern Irish backstop.  —  The U.K. prime minister has been clear that while he wants to meet EU leaders and negotiate a Brexit deal …
 
 
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