Pompeo threatens Iran with the ‘strongest sanctions in history’ https://t.co/2ZiZUbNQVy pic.twitter.com/RCDwsbEPlR
— POLITICO (@politico) May 21, 2018
BREAKING: Pompeo says if Iran makes 'major changes,' US willing to lift all sanctions, restore full diplomatic and commercial ties.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/ColinKahl/status/998650179581566977
Pompeo calls on Iran to rejoin the “League of Nations” (which existed from 1920-1946)
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/GalloVOA/status/998552362993242112
The US will aim to "crush" Iran with economic and military pressure unless it changes its behavior in the Middle East, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says https://t.co/XfC69nfs4W pic.twitter.com/Po3NkzYo1a
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/EmmaMAshford/status/998553175702503424
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ELSEWHERE IN TRUMPWORLD
Pres. Trump: "Now, Gina [Haspel] will lead this agency into its next great chapter. Gina assumes the role of director at a crucial moment in our history. We are reasserting American strength and American confidence." https://t.co/CiEeNTpEh8 pic.twitter.com/392SoIkDK7
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 21, 2018
Trump attacking the former CIA Director before heading to Langley for Haspel’s swearing-in. https://t.co/A47jAJkYaY
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 21, 2018
JUST IN: Justice Dept agrees to investigate Trump’s claims that FBI wrongly surveilled him https://t.co/2MwOdpeseh pic.twitter.com/FP7uFacnTU
— The Hill (@thehill) May 21, 2018
For now, we'll trust that Rod Rosenstein is playing the president* like a five-cent violin: https://t.co/mTmzgLuMAm
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) May 21, 2018
Every discrepancy in the varying accounts of Don Jr.’s Trump Tower meeting with Russians: https://t.co/BjyNaKctbW pic.twitter.com/t8txA4DvMK
— Slate (@Slate) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/justinjm1/status/998660433451143168
George Nader is clearly sleazy but "Clown Prince", the name he came up with for Jared Kushner, was 👌https://t.co/ONW2iC9ymx
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 21, 2018
President Trump calls NASCAR a sport for "patriotic Americans," noting that fans of the race stand for the national anthem https://t.co/FVOGCjzeyS pic.twitter.com/ZhKYt29SxX
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 21, 2018
.@adamserwer: “There is one Trump scandal. Singular.”
Bullseye. 🎯 https://t.co/dbuV1ilHhA pic.twitter.com/mSDX7WtZWy
— Greg Greene (@ggreeneva) May 21, 2018
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WORLD
Thoughts on Moon’s meeting with Trump tomorrow: 1) It increasingly looks like the Moon administration overstated North Korea’s willingness to deal. Moon will probably get an earful over that.
— Robert E Kelly (@Robert_E_Kelly) May 21, 2018
Who’s to blame for the hiccup in North Korea talks? South Koreans say Bolton, calling him a “landmine” that just exploded and a “red light” in the summit preparations. https://t.co/NHDxDojt5c pic.twitter.com/NfzlXiIotV
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/Muqadaam/status/998273009159950337
Mosquito explosion in southwest Russia makes it "impossible" to leave home https://t.co/5yJOAkBD9s
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 21, 2018
The Last Days of Time Inc.: An oral history of how the pre-eminent media organization of the 20th century ended up on the scrap heap. https://t.co/pu50cKEbuh
— Nieman Reports (@NiemanReports) May 21, 2018
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BREXIT BRITAIN
I find this encouraging: Northern Ireland is the first place in the UK where the reality of Brexit has been brought into stark focus and, as a result, public opinion has shifted dramatically against leaving. https://t.co/uR5EC4Pe8U
— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) May 21, 2018
@HAPPatQUB colleagues publish important research today. What do people in Northern Ireland actually think about #Brexit? @QUBelfast https://t.co/dSVVejJOb1 pic.twitter.com/rfV13LqdMR
— HAPP at Queen's (@HAPPatQUB) May 21, 2018
Days after PM reportedly said she wasn't sure unionism would win a Northern Ireland border poll, two opinion polls (MORI & ICM) find no evidence that Brexit has made a united Ireland remotely likely for now. But they are not without hope for nationalists: https://t.co/FwDSXJOYUa
— Sam McBride (@SJAMcBride) May 20, 2018
https://twitter.com/Cdaly29/status/998676536420196353
The DUP leader Arlene Foster says nationalism is exclusive but unionism is "inclusive and welcoming" pic.twitter.com/CjjZayddk3
— BBC News NI (@BBCNewsNI) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/brheading/status/998612846194954241
Arlene Foster questions if Dublin's #Brexit stance is 'an attempt to claim north' https://t.co/o9yAQ1FobN pic.twitter.com/zRSb12g4ZP
— The Irish News (@irish_news) May 21, 2018
Hello Kent you are going to be a lorry park…enjoy Brexit. https://t.co/2UaM2xauCH
— Julie Owen Moylan (@JulieOwenMoylan) May 21, 2018
Matthew Parris absolutely skewering a clueless government on their approach to Brexit. 👇 pic.twitter.com/oBtptXoPsk
— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) May 21, 2018
'As each week goes by it's clearer the Brexit staring us in the face in 2018 is very different from what was envisaged – all lends further weight to a people’s vote'. YES! 'Whisperings in Westminster. Both parties to change Brexit strategies this week' https://t.co/H64kmezgPc
— Gina Miller (@thatginamiller) May 21, 2018
You'd think she'd be used to it by now https://t.co/452wDdA0VT pic.twitter.com/i8PfBwR104
— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) May 21, 2018
And
Tomorrow’s MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS has no headline, but is impressive nonetheless. #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/NDWIFaW4Gk
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 21, 2018