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Republicans gobsmacked by Trump’s tariffs
POLITICO - By Burgess Everett
Republicans are bitterly protesting the Trump administration’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. allies — alarmed that the White House ignored their frenzied lobbying campaign and afraid that the party could suffer at the polls in November. The GOP’s free-traders were mollified this spring …
BuzzFeed
Trump Allies Don’t See “Three-Dimensional Chess” In Dinesh D’Souza’s Pardon
BuzzFeed - Tarini Parti, Chris Geidner
"More often than not he's just eating the pieces."
CNN
Republicans in key midterm races caution against Trump's new tariffs
CNN - Dan Merica
CNN — President Donald Trump’s decision to follow through on steel and aluminum tariffs against some of the United States’ closest allies puts a series of vulnerable Republicans at considerable risk, leading some of those candidates to caution the President against following through with the trade …
The New York Times
The Economy Can Handle Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. The Real Risk Is Erratic Policy.
The New York Times - By NEIL IRWIN
Today, we take pity upon the supply chain managers, the financial planners, the logisticians and procurement chiefs at every American company that uses steel and aluminum in its products. They face a difficult few months trying to adapt their businesses to new tariffs on metals imported from Canada, …
Roll Call
Rep. Steve Knight: The Most Vulnerable Republican in California?
Roll Call - By Bridget Bowman
PALMDALE, Calif. — While walking into Target here recently, Bob and Deidre Murphy noted that Republican Rep. Steve Knight’s 25th District is “a …
Associated Press
Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say
Associated Press - GILLIAN FLACCUS
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When Oregon lawmakers created the state’s legal marijuana program, they had one goal in mind above all else: to convince illicit pot growers to leave the black market. That meant low barriers for entering the industry that also targeted long-standing medical marijuana growers, …
Roll Call
Ethics Panel Announces Investigation Into Rep. Schweikert and Chief of Staff
Roll Call - By Griffin Connolly
The House Ethics Committee is reviewing an Office of Congressional Ethics referral to investigate Rep. David Schweikert and Oliver Schwab, his chief …
Rolling Stone
Bill Browder: Inside the Arrest of 'Putin's Number One Enemy'
Rolling Stone - Seth Hettena
Bill Browder was in his central Madrid hotel room Wednesday morning when a knock came on the door. It was just after 9 a.m.; a couple of hours later, …
Associated Press
Ethics committee unveils review of Arizona lawmaker, aide
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee says it’s reviewing an independent watchdog’s referral of Republican Rep. David Schweikert of Arizona and his chief of staff. The committee’s announcement Thursday indicates the independent Office of Congressional Ethics determined there was substantial …
CNN
Kasich calls on Trump to condemn Roseanne's tweets
CNN - Veronica Stracqualursi
Washington CNN — Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich called on President Donald Trump Thursday to speak out against comedian Roseanne Barr’s racist tweets, which led to the cancellation of her hit ABC sitcom. “Of course he should condemn it,” Kasich said in an interview on CNN Thursday. “It’s is …
BuzzFeed
Prosecutors Just Dropped More Inauguration Day Protest Cases After They Got In Trouble Over Project Veritas Videos
BuzzFeed - Zoe Tillman
A judge found the government withheld evidence that should have been turned over to the defense. There are 52 cases still pending.
CNN
First on CNN: US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns $4 million for plane travel
CNN - Rene Marsh
The US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns an estimated $4 million for plane travel during the 2016 election, a government watchdog says in a new report obtained by CNN.
Los Angeles Times
Trump pardons Dinesh D’Souza, says he may do same for Martha Stewart and cut sentence of ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich
Los Angeles Times - Jackie Calmes
Reporting from Washington — President Trump’s announcement on Thursday that he is giving a full pardon to conservative provocateur Dinesh D’Souza and considering clemency for Martha Stewart and imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has underscored the relish he takes in that power — in …
POLITICO
Trump floats commutation for Blagojevich, pardon for Martha Stewart
POLITICO - By Cristiano Lima
President Donald Trump indicated Thursday he is strongly considering commuting the remaining sentence for disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich while also suggesting a potential pardon for Martha Stewart. Discussing his recent decision to pardon Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative political …
The Atlantic
Trump Is Weaponizing Pardons
The Atlantic - David A. Graham
The president has taken a prerogative intended to temper justice with mercy, and turned it into an instrument of the culture war. Beyond President Trump’s prolific dishonesty and extensive use of social media, it’s difficult to forecast what his administration’s enduring legacies may be for the …
CNN
Here's the real reason behind Donald Trump's pardon spree
CNN - Chris Cillizza
CNN — Donald Trump’s pardon of conservative author Dinesh D’Souza on Thursday came with little explanation from the President other than this, via Twitter: “He was treated very unfairly by our government!” The D’Souza pardon is all of a piece with two other presidential pardons made by Trump during …
CNN
Trump floats Martha Stewart pardon, Rod Blagojevich commutation
CNN - Jeremy Diamond
CNN — President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he is considering pardoning Martha Stewart and commuting former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s sentence. Trump floated the idea of pardoning or commuting the sentences of the two former “Apprentice” series stars hours after he pardoned the …
Associated Press
The Latest: Trump pardons conservative commentator D'Souza
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s consideration of pardons and sentence commutations (all times local): 10 p.m. President Donald Trump has pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative commentator he claims “was treated very unfairly by our government!” D’Souza had pleaded guilty to …
The Guardian
Trump considering Martha Stewart pardon after Dinesh D'Souza
The Guardian - Benjamin Lee and agencies
Trump offered a pardon to far-right film-maker and spoke of pardoning Stewart and commuting Rod Blagojevich’s sentence Donald Trump has offered a full pardon to the far-right documentary film-maker Dinesh D’Souza and talked about pardoning Martha Stewart and commuting the prison sentence of former …
Rolling Stone
We Already Know Why Trump Fired Comey, and Any Excuse Is a Lie
Rolling Stone - Ryan Bort
You may remember that little over a week after Attorney General Sessions recused himself from the Russia invesitgation, President Trump fired FBI …
Associated Press
In Asia, Mattis to face allies seeking answers on NKorea
Associated Press - By LOLITA C. BALDOR
SINGAPORE (AP) — As international defense chiefs gather at a conference in Singapore this week, U.S. officials will face a barrage of questions from allies struggling to unravel the chaotic fits and starts of American and North Korean diplomacy. Allies are anxious to know whether there will be a …
Associated Press
Menendez and Hugin set sights on each other in Senate race
Associated Press - By MIKE CATALINI
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Ads with grainy images and pointed attacks? Check. Millions of dollars in campaign coffers? Another check. This year’s race for a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey won’t start officially until after Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primaries. But already incumbent Democratic …
Associated Press
Comic Samantha Bee apologizes to Ivanka Trump for slur
Associated Press - By DAVID BAUDER
NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Samantha Bee apologized to Ivanka Trump and viewers on Thursday for using an obscenity to describe the president’s daughter, an incident that quickly thrust her into the middle of the nation’s political divide. Her network, TBS, also said it was “our mistake, too,” in …
POLITICO
Boehner: ‘There is no Republican Party. There’s a Trump party.’
POLITICO - By Cristiano Lima
Former House Speaker John Boehner declared Thursday that the Republican Party as he once knew it is gone, replaced by what he called the “Trump party.” The former Republican congressional leader, who served as speaker from 2011 to 2015, offered a grim assessment of the state of the GOP while …
The Politics Desk
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/politics/fact-check-trump-fire-comey-russia.html
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The end of Mariano Rajoy
politico.eu - Diego Torres
Socialist Pedro Sánchez secures support for motion of no confidence, and will almost certainly become the new prime minister. MADRID — Mariano Rajoy’s …
NPR
Who Is Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti — And Who Is Helping Him?
NPR - Carrie Johnson
If you turn on the TV news these days, it's difficult to miss Michael Avenatti. The lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels has been that way since his days in law school. Professor Jonathan Turley remembered Avenatti as one of the best students at George Washington University Law School — a guy who …
The Politics Desk
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/politics/higher-education-devos-alexander.html
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Associated Press
Trump backs GOP congressman, but misstates his tax vote
Associated Press - By STEVE PEOPLES
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump endorsed a congressman facing a tough primary battle, but in doing so he misstated the New York Republican’s record on taxes. In a tweet Wednesday, Trump said U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan is “strong on Borders,” ″loves our Military” and “voted for Tax Cuts.” Yet …
POLITICO
White House stonewalling government watchdog, agency says
POLITICO - By Mel Leonor
The White House is not cooperating with requests from the government’s chief watchdog, House Democratic lawmakers said, calling for a hearing to look at the administration’s “dramatic decision” to ignore inquiries from the oversight agency. Government Accountability Office general counsel Thomas …

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Republicans gobsmacked by Trump’s tariffs

Trump Allies Don’t See “Three-Dimensional Chess” In Dinesh D’Souza’s Pardon

Republicans in key midterm races caution against Trump's new tariffs

The Economy Can Handle Steel and Aluminum Tariffs. The Real Risk Is Erratic Policy.

Rep. Steve Knight: The Most Vulnerable Republican in California?

Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say

Ethics Panel Announces Investigation Into Rep. Schweikert and Chief of Staff

Bill Browder: Inside the Arrest of 'Putin's Number One Enemy'

Ethics committee unveils review of Arizona lawmaker, aide

Kasich calls on Trump to condemn Roseanne's tweets

Prosecutors Just Dropped More Inauguration Day Protest Cases After They Got In Trouble Over Project Veritas Videos

First on CNN: US Secret Service overpaid presidential campaigns $4 million for plane travel

Trump pardons Dinesh D’Souza, says he may do same for Martha Stewart and cut sentence of ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich

Trump floats commutation for Blagojevich, pardon for Martha Stewart

Trump Is Weaponizing Pardons

Here's the real reason behind Donald Trump's pardon spree

Trump floats Martha Stewart pardon, Rod Blagojevich commutation

The Latest: Trump pardons conservative commentator D'Souza

Trump considering Martha Stewart pardon after Dinesh D'Souza

We Already Know Why Trump Fired Comey, and Any Excuse Is a Lie

In Asia, Mattis to face allies seeking answers on NKorea

Menendez and Hugin set sights on each other in Senate race

Comic Samantha Bee apologizes to Ivanka Trump for slur

Boehner: ‘There is no Republican Party. There’s a Trump party.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/politics/fact-check-trump-fire-comey-russia.html

The end of Mariano Rajoy

Who Is Stormy Daniels Lawyer Michael Avenatti — And Who Is Helping Him?

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/us/politics/higher-education-devos-alexander.html

Trump backs GOP congressman, but misstates his tax vote

White House stonewalling government watchdog, agency says

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