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New York Times:
Trump Returns to Crisis Over Kushner as White House Tries to Contain It — President Trump headed home on Saturday to confront a growing political and legal threat, as his top aides tried to contain the fallout from reports that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is a focus of investigations …
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War in Context, Daily Mail, Mediaite and Washington Post
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump considers major changes amid escalating Russia crisis — President Trump and his advisers, seeking to contain the escalating Russia crisis that threatens to consume his presidency, are considering a retooling of his senior staff and the creation of a “war room” within the White House …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, The Week, Mediaite, Business Insider, Raw Story and Political Wire
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Russia scandal casts uncertainty over Kushner's future role — Once the untouchable son-in-law in a White House where top aides jockey for the president's ear, Jared Kushner has now been cast in a new role: reassuring people that he's not going to resign, while colleagues question whether he can survive politically.
Discussion:
Daily Mail, Raw Story and Mediaite
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
A high-stakes gamble: How Jared Kushner reacted to previous crises — NEW YORK — Jared Kushner had barely survived a fight to save his family's real estate empire. — Taking charge of the business after his father went to prison, Kushner, 25 at the time, paid $1.8 billion in 2007 for the nation's most expensive office building.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Washington Times, The Guardian, ThinkProgress and RedState
Dr. Keith Ablow / Fox News:
Trumping your life: How to be a better, stronger person by being more like the president — Weeks ago, I wrote the first installment of TRUMPING YOUR LIFE, delivering three ways you can change your life by following the example of President Trump. — This is the second of five installments I plan to share.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump tells confidants U.S. will quit Paris climate deal — President Trump has privately told multiple people, including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, that he plans to leave the Paris agreement on climate change, according to three sources with direct knowledge.
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Doug Brown / Portland Mercury:
Suspect in Portland Hate Crime Murders is a Known White Supremacist — Jeremy Christian, now accused of hate crime murders, at the right-wing “March for Free Speech” on April 29 — The man accused of the brutal hate crime slayings of two people at the Hollywood Transit Center on Friday afternoon is a known local white supremacist.
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Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About The Suspect In The Portland Train Stabbing Attack
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, twitchy.com, IJR and Portland Mercury
Corey Pein / Willamette Week:
I know because I interviewed him last month.
Discussion:
The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com, The Guardian, Washington Post and American Power
N.J. Burkett / abc7ny.com:
Half of 8th grade class from New Jersey refuses to pose with Speaker Ryan … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7ny.com/video/embed/ ?pid=2042084" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> — A group of middle school students from New Jersey caused quite a flap …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump family members met with GOP leaders to discuss strategy — Amid mounting questions at the White House about Russia, three prominent members of President Trump's family — his sons Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., and Eric's wife, Lara — have ramped up their engagement …
Discussion:
Balloon Juice, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Raw Story, Hullabaloo and Political Wire
ZeroPointNow / Zero Hedge:
NYC Mayor De Blasio Staffer Arrested On Child Pornography Charges — Content originally generated at iBankCoin.com — A 29 year old staffer for NYC mayor Bill De Blasio's office has been arrested and charged with two felonies after police found a massive collection of child porn on his laptop, according to court documents.
Discussion:
Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Vox Popoli, The Gateway Pundit and The Right Scoop
Tom Kington Taormina / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Out of step: G7 leaders take a stroll, Trump takes a golf cart — The distance between Donald Trump and his G7 partners was spelled out dramatically today when Theresa May and the leaders of Italy, France, Germany, Japan and Canada strolled the streets of Taormina, Sicily — while he followed in a golf cart.
Discussion:
Politicus USA and Business Insider
Tony Lee / Breitbart:
Biden Implies Trump Legitimized ‘Hate Speech,’ Rails Against ‘Forces of Populism’ — On Saturday, former Vice President Joe Biden railed against the “disorienting” and “disheartening” “forces of populism” at home and abroad and implied that Donald Trump legitimized “hate speech” during the 2016 presidential election.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘He played me for a fool’: Kentucky Trump supporter laments he should have voted for Hillary — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — In a heartbreaking interview, one Kentucky voter for President Donald Trump revealed that he believed it when Trump told voters he would fight for them.
Bloomberg:
Trump Goes His Own Way as G-7 Cobbles Together an Awkward Truce — U.S. to decide on Paris Accord next week as others back deal — On trade, officials worked until 3 a.m. to agree on text — U.S. President Donald Trump showed his determination to break the global mold as he refused …
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