--- description: In the news: Ukraine's first major assault; Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams arrested; new jobs report; Keystone XL bill introduced; the 2016 election title: Morning Must Reads: May 2 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: May 2 by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2014 12:10 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 2, 2014 12:10 PM CUT * “The Ukrainian army launched its first major assault on a rebel stronghold in the east of the country on Friday, provoking the heaviest fighting since a pro-Russian uprising began a month ago…” \[[WashPost](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/ukraine-army-launches-assault-on-rebel-stronghold/2014/05/02/b1c589e8-be8f-43a1-9927-13310c24b653%5Fstory.html?hpid=z1 "undefined")\] * “The Kremlin said Friday that ‘all hope’ for an internationally negotiated settlement in Ukraine had been destroyed…” \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/europe/ukraine.html?hp&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] * “Angela Merkel is carrying a clear message from Germany’s business lobby to the White House: No more sanctions.” \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303948104579535983960826054?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303948104579535983960826054.html "undefined")\] * “Police in Northern Ireland arrested Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams Wednesday in connection with an infamous 42-year-old slaying, based on allegations contained in taped interviews recorded for a Boston College history project on the conflict in Northern Ireland.” \[[Boston Globe](http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/30/sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-arrested-connection-with-ira-murder/xUrADTJZCIhQMZSExLiAlM/story.html "undefined")\] * “U.S. hiring likely increased at its quickest pace in five months in April…” \[[Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/02/us-usa-economy-idUSBREA3T03420140502 "undefined")\] * “General Motors is bringing its fight against owners of recalled cars to its former turf: the Manhattan bankruptcy court where the U.S. government financed the automaker’s turnaround five years ago. GM is facing 59 lawsuits by car owners demanding as much $10 billion in damages for recalled vehicles with faulty ignition switches…” \[[Bloomberg](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-02/gm-takes-recall-fight-to-familiar-turf-bankruptcy-court.html "undefined")\] * “Keystone XL supporters on Thursday introduced legislation they said was backed by 56 senators that would immediately greenlight the controversial oil pipeline.” \[[Hill](http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204939-hoeven-landrieu-rallying-for-votes-to-immediately-approve-keystone "undefined")\] * “Speaker John Boehner called on Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday to testify before Congress about a series of previously undisclosed emails that shed further light on the White House’s response to the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack.” \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/05/benghazi-john-kerry-john-boehner-106249.html "undefined")\] * Don’t Run for President, Hillary. \[[Tina Brown/Daily Beast](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/02/don-t-run-for-president-hillary-become-a-post-president-instead.html "undefined")\] * How to Lose $100 Million \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/tina-brown-how-to-lose-100-million-105907.html?hp=f1#.U2OLHuawITQ "undefined")\] * Donors Weigh Jilting Christie for Jeb Bush \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/02/us/politics/jeb-bushs-2016-flirtations-test-loyalty-of-christie-backers.html?hp "undefined")\] * “The Kremlin said Friday that ‘all hope’ for an internationally negotiated settlement in Ukraine had been destroyed…” \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/world/europe/ukraine.html?hp&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] * “Angela Merkel is carrying a clear message from Germany’s business lobby to the White House: No more sanctions.” \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303948104579535983960826054?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303948104579535983960826054.html "undefined")\] * How to Lose $100 Million \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/tina-brown-how-to-lose-100-million-105907.html?hp=f1#.U2OLHuawITQ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/85620/morning-must-reads-may-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/85620/morning-must-reads-may-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: May 2","datePublished":"2014-05-02T12:10:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:37:21.287Z","description":"In the news: Ukraine's first major assault; Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams arrested; new jobs report; Keystone XL bill introduced; the 2016 election","url":"https://time.com/85620/morning-must-reads-may-2/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Rogers","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/85620/morning-must-reads-may-2/","name":"Morning Must Reads: May 2"}}]}] ```