Trump ramps up rhetoric on undocumented immigrants: ‘These aren’t people. These are animals.’  USA TODAY ‘They Aren’t People.’ President Trump Calls Deported Gang Members ‘Animals’  TIME Trump says some unauthorized immigrants ‘aren’t people’ but ‘animals’ who will be rapidly kicked out of the US  Business Insider What does the future hold for Trump vs. California? We predict a long, strange year  Sacramento Bee Essential ...

Trump, North Korea, NBA: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing  New York Times FBI Investigation Into Trump-Russia Collusion Named for “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” Lyric  SPIN FBI Named Trump-Russia Investigation After Rolling Stones Lyrics  Pitchfork New York Times acknowledges it buried the lead in pre-election Russia-Trump story  Washington Post Full coverage

In Rebuke of Trump, Tillerson Says Lies Are a Threat to Democracy  New York Times Tillerson Warns of ‘Crisis of Ethics’ Among US Leaders  Wall Street Journal Rex Tillerson just majorly trolled Donald Trump  CNN Tillerson warns of ‘crisis of ethics and integrity’ in US  ABC News Full coverage

Giuliani: Mueller’s team told Trump’s lawyers they can’t indict a president  CNN Lawyer for Russian Firm Hits Back at Mueller’s Probe  Wall Street Journal Lawyers spar at hearing on Russian troll farm case  Politico Mueller’s investigation isn’t going to ‘wrap up’ soon — and Trump is still in peril  Los Angeles Times Russian firm tied to Putin ally, charged in 2016 trolling campaign, clashes ...

‘Diplotainment at its pinnacle’: Critics fear Trump’s style eclipses substance on North Korea  Washington Post North Korea is dismantling its nuclear site, but is it abandoning its arsenal or hiding evidence?  Reuters Meet Kim Jong Un, the Korean GOAT  The Hill Trump should cancel North Korean summit rather than cave on denuclearization  Fox News Full coverage

Trump Discloses Cohen Payment, Raising Questions About Previous Omission  New York Times Has This Man Asked You for $1 Million? You’re Not Alone  Vanity Fair Trump discloses his reimbursement to lawyer for settlement with porn star Stormy Daniels  USA TODAY Novartis announces changes to the Executive Committee | Novartis  Novartis Missing Files Motivated the Leak of Michael Cohen’s Financial Records  The New Yorker Full coverage

Senate approves bipartisan resolution to restore FCC net neutrality rules  Washington Post Senate Approves Overturning FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal  NPR Senate passes measure repealing changes to net neutrality rules  CNN The Senate net neutrality vote is just Democratic campaign bluster. And that’s OK  Los Angeles Times Full coverage

Christopher Wylie: Bannon wanted “weapons” to fight a “culture war” at Cambridge Analytica  CBS News Facebook’s Zuckerberg to Meet European Officials Next Week  Wall Street Journal Republicans downplay Cambridge whistleblower’s ‘Cold War’ warnings  Politico Letter from Rebecca Stimson, Facebook, 14 May 2018 ( PDF 17.39 MB) – Parliament UK  Parliament UK Justice Department and FBI Are Investigating Cambridge Analytica  New York Times Full coverage

‘Things could have gone much worse’: Ex-student shot by officer during gunfire exchange at Dixon High School  Chicago Tribune Illinois police officer shoots former student who opened fire in Dixon High School  New York Daily News ‘It could have been a lot worse’: Officer confronts armed 19-year-old at Illinois high school  Washington Post Dixon High School shooting: Shooter is former senior, recently expelled  SaukValley.com ...

Trump Jr. told investigators he can’t recall if he discussed Russian meeting with his father  USA TODAY Jared Kushner Was ‘Agitated, Infuriated’ At Meeting With Russians Focused On Adoptions  HuffPost Russian social media giant offered pro-Trump effort during campaign  ABC News Trump Tower transcripts give Mueller more fodder  CNN Documents Show Promise, and Letdown, Around Trump Tower Meeting  New York Times Full coverage