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Miguel Medina / Agence France-Presse:
Merkel warns US, Britain no longer reliable partners — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe must fight for its own destiny in a western alliance divided by Brexit and the presidency of Donald Trump, with whom she did not see eye to eye at the “six against one” G7 summit
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Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
What Angela Merkel meant at the Munich beer hall — Spoiler alert: The German chancellor didn't just throw in the towel on the alliance with America. — BERLIN — Did Angela Merkel just draw a line under the Western postwar order? — In a word, Nein. — A comment by Merkel …
New York Times:
Merkel, After Discordant G-7 Meeting, Is Looking Past Trump — BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Europe's most influential leader, has apparently concluded that the United States of President Trump is not the reliable partner her country and continent have automatically depended on in the past.
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The Daily Beast, War in Context, Booman Tribune and Media Matters for America
Samuel Osborne / The Independent:
Angela Merkel says Germany can no longer rely on Donald Trump's America: ‘We Europeans must take our destiny into our own hands’ — German Chancellor says traditional western alliance threatened by new presidency and UK's Brexit — You can finally watch Deadpool's hilarious blooper reel
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Kushner under pressure to take hiatus from White House: report … Administration officials close to President Trump are reportedly pushing White House adviser Jared Kushner to take a leave of absence amid recent reports that he is under FBI scrutiny. — The FBI is reportedly interested …
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The Right Scoop
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Thomas E. Ricks / Politico:
General McMaster, Step Down—and Let Trump Be Trump — During the presidential transition, when a friend called me to discuss whether he should accept a national security post in the Trump administration, I advised him to do so. My thinking was that the more mature, thoughtful people we had in the administration, the better.
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former CIA Director: ‘Now we know’ why Trump officials talking to the Russians may have been ‘unmasked’
New York Times:
Reported Talks by Jared Kushner With Russia Would Be ‘Good Thing,’ Trump Official Says
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Kelly: Any channel of communication with a country like Russia a ‘good thing’
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Assange: ‘Kushner correct to create channels with everyone’
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Washington Examiner, Sputnik International, RedState and TheBlaze
Sam Stein / HuffPost:
The Madness And Science Behind The Donald Trump Handshake — The definitive breakdown of the most insane greeting in all of politics. — Had French President Emmanuel Macron been paying close attention, he would have recognized quickly just how fraught his coming exchange with Donald Trump was to be.
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The Guardian:
Emmanuel Macron: my handshake with Trump was ‘a moment of truth’ — French president says his white-knuckle prolonged handshake with US counterpart was designed to show he's no pushover — The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said his now-famous white-knuckle handshake showdown …
Therese Apel / The Clarion Ledger:
Exclusive: Suspect confesses to C-L reporter; 8 dead, including deputy — Authorities from multiple agencies took Cory Godbolt into custody on East Lincoln Road in Brookhaven Sunday morning after they say he killed eight people, including a Lincoln County deputy.
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Donna Campbell / Daily Leader:
Lincoln County deputy, several others killed in shooting spree; suspect in custody
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
The Coat of Arms Said ‘Integrity.’ Now It Says ‘Trump.’ — LONDON — At the Trump National Golf Club outside Washington, which hosted the Senior P.G.A. Championship this weekend, the president's coat of arms is everywhere — the sign out front, the pro shop, even the exercise room.
BuzzFeed:
These Are The Victims Of The Portland Train Stabbing Attack — Ricky Best, 53, and Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23 were killed when they tried to stop a man hurling abuse at two women of Muslim appearance, police said. Micah David-Cole Fletcher, 21, was injured but expected to survive.
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Fedor Zarkhin / Oregonian:
Surviving victim of Friday train stabbing a poet and PSU student
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Marwa Eltagouri / Chicago Tribune:
New accuser sues Dennis Hastert, alleging sexual abuse — Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. — Less than three months before Dennis Hastert's scheduled release from prison …
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Political Wire
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Pentagon chief: War with North Korea would be ‘catastrophic’ … Defense Secretary James Mattis warned on Sunday that a war with North Korea would be “catastrophic,” and would place United States allies in the region at extreme risk. — “The North Korean regime has hundreds of artillery cannons …
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Jack Kim / Reuters:
North Korea leader Kim guides test of new anti-aircraft weapon
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The Daily Caller and The Week
Heather Dockray / Mashable:
8th graders refuse to take a photo with Paul Ryan because they don't “want to be associated with him” — Speaker Ryan is one of the most unpopular politicians in the country — and he's polling particularly poorly among one 8th grade class. — Eighth grade students from South Orange Middle School …
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Conservative News Today and The Gateway Pundit
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N.J. Burkett / abc7ny.com:
Half of 8th grade class from New Jersey refuses to pose with Speaker Ryan
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Kelly on Manchester leaks: 'I think it's darn close to treason' — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Sunday called the intelligence leaks related to the Manchester, England attack “close to treason.” — During an interview on NBC's “Meet The Press,” Kelly said he doesn't know where the leaks came …
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