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New York Times:
Kushner's Relationship With Trump Tested as Russia Accusations Swirl — WASHINGTON — The most successful deal of Jared Kushner's short and consequential career in real estate and politics involves one highly leveraged acquisition: a pair of adjoining offices a few penny-loafer paces from his father-in-law's desk in the White House.
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump's obsession over Russia probe deepens — President Donald Trump has been aggressively working the phones since returning this weekend from his foreign trip, talking to friends and outside lawyers as he obsesses over the deepening investigations into his aides and Russia.
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NBC News:
Kushner Asked to ‘Lay Low’ After Russia-Related Reports, Source Says — WASHINGTON — Back on his home turf after an eight-day foreign trip, President Donald Trump is once again facing down controversy — and now it's hitting close to home. — Trump was greeted on U.S. soil by new reports involving …
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Kushner under pressure to take hiatus from White House: report
Kushner under pressure to take hiatus from White House: report
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The Right Scoop
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
How Trump Is Torturing Capitol Hill — The speaker of the house strode to his lectern on a recent Thursday to confront another totally normal day on Capitol Hill: health care, tax reform, a president under investigation, rumblings of impeachment. — “Morning, everybody!” Paul Ryan chirped.
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Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
These 8th-graders from New Jersey refused to be photographed with Paul Ryan — For students across the country, the traditional eighth-grade trip to Washington is a chance to join the throngs on the Mall and perhaps spot some of the world's most powerful people on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
President Trump Turned International Diplomacy Into A Fistfight—And Lost … During his inaugural international trip as the leader of the free world, President Donald Trump learned the problem with first impressions—you only get to make one. — After indulging the royals of Saudi Arabia …
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Raw Story, Daily Mail, The Moderate Voice, Mediaite and New York Times
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Washington Post:
Following Trump's trip, Merkel says Europe can't rely on ‘others.’ She means the U.S.
Following Trump's trip, Merkel says Europe can't rely on ‘others.’ She means the U.S.
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The Atlantic, France 24 and Hot Air
Nile Gardiner / CNN:
President Trump passes his first test on the world stage
President Trump passes his first test on the world stage
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Axios, War in Context and New York Post
ABC:
Vladimir Putin a bigger threat than Islamic State, John McCain says — Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to world security than the Islamic State group, US senator John McCain has told the ABC. — The Republican also admitted in an exclusive interview with 7.30 …
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The Guardian, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
McCain: Putin a greater threat than ISIS … (R-Ariz.) said Monday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is a greater threat to the world than ISIS. — In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's “7:30,” McCain said Putin is the “premier and most important threat, more so than ISIS.”
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Huckabee on Trump priorities: ‘A beheading is still worse than a sunburn’ … Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) touted President Trump's priorities as combatting terrorism ahead of addressing climate change on Sunday by saying, “a beheading is worse than a sunburn.” — “I think Donald Trump
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Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico:
What Angela Merkel meant at the Munich beer hall
What Angela Merkel meant at the Munich beer hall
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The Right Scoop and Hot Air
Graham Allison / Politico:
On Memorial Day, What Do the Living Owe the Dead? — We owe them the courage and the wisdom to prevent the next war. — What do Americans owe fellow citizens who gave their lives in war? Memorial Day exists to prompt each of us to pause and reflect on that question.
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.
Arutz Sheva:
Trump furious with Abbas: You lied to me — President Trump reportedly outraged with Palestinian Authority leader. ‘The Israelis showed me that you are involved in incitement.’ — Abbas and Trump — President Donald Trump lambasted Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas …
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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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