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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement — WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Thursday that he will withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, weakening global efforts to combat climate change and siding with conservatives who argued …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump announces U.S. will exit Paris climate deal — President Trump announced Thursday afternoon that he is withdrawing the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, a move that honors a campaign promise but risks rupturing global alliances and disappointing both environmentalists and corporate titans.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Everything Conservatives Said About the Paris Climate Agreement Is Already Wrong — The Trump administration's reportedly forthcoming decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement will not end the global effort to limit the effects of climate change. In the immediate time frame …
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CNN:
Trump on Paris accord: 'We're getting out' — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the US from the Paris climate accord Thursday, a major step that fulfills a campaign promise while seriously dampening global efforts to curb global warming.
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Climate Mayors / Medium:
Climate Mayors commit to adopt, honor and uphold Paris Climate Agreement goals — STATEMENT FROM THE CLIMATE MAYORS IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP'S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PARIS CLIMATE AGREEMENT — The President's denial of global warming is getting a cold reception from America's cities.
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Rebecca Leber / Mother Jones:
Trump Has No Idea What He Just Did or the Backlash That Awaits — The negotiations leading up to the Paris climate accord involved years of delicate diplomacy and thousands of voices offering guidance. President Donald Trump's handling of the decision to leave was the polar opposite.
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Alissa Walker / Curbed:
61 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out
61 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
How Bannon and Pruitt boxed in Trump on climate pact
How Bannon and Pruitt boxed in Trump on climate pact
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Will Announce U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord
Trump Will Announce U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Accord
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Washington Post:
Transcript: President Trump's remarks on leaving the Paris climate deal, annotated
Transcript: President Trump's remarks on leaving the Paris climate deal, annotated
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Brian Resnick / Vox:
Trump is pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Trump is pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House officials won't say if Trump believes in climate change
White House officials won't say if Trump believes in climate change
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Ex-DNC aide hits back hard at Clinton, says her campaign ignored data on Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin — Hillary Clinton has found plenty of non-Hillary Clinton things to blame for her 2016 loss, including Russia, James B. Comey, debate moderators and misogyny.
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Has the Democratic Party Gotten Too Rich for Its Own Good?
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
In election blame game, it's time for Hillary Clinton to take her share
In election blame game, it's time for Hillary Clinton to take her share
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Clinton's misplaced criticism of the DNC as a cause of her defeat
Clinton's misplaced criticism of the DNC as a cause of her defeat
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Holly Yan / CNN:
Resorts World Manila: Explosions, gunfire reported in Philippines — (CNN)The popular Filipino tourist site Resorts World Manila is on lockdown after reports of gunfire and explosions. — A masked gunman was on the second floor of one hotel, firing at guests, hotel employees fleeing the scene told CNN Philippines.
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
White House Sources: Reince Priebus's Departure is Imminent — I think many conservatives have failed to appreciate having a committed Christian in the White House Chief of Staff's Office. Reince Priebus was unappreciated as Chairman of the RNC by many on the right and often blamed for things not in his control.
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New York Times:
White House Waivers May Have Violated Ethics Rules
White House Waivers May Have Violated Ethics Rules
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Exempts Entire Senior Staff From White House Ethics Rules
Trump Exempts Entire Senior Staff From White House Ethics Rules
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The Guardian:
Nigel Farage is ‘person of interest’ in FBI investigation into Trump and Russia — Exclusive: FBI interested in former Ukip leader's ties with people connected to US president and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange … Nigel Farage is a “person of interest” in the US counter-intelligence investigation …
CNN:
First on CNN: Senators asked Comey to investigate AG Jeff Sessions for possible perjury — CNN previously reported congressional investigators are seeking information on whether there were any encounters between now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Russia's ambassador at a Trump campaign event
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Did Trump, Kushner, Sessions Have An Undisclosed Meeting With Russian?
Did Trump, Kushner, Sessions Have An Undisclosed Meeting With Russian?
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
A Pro-Trump Writer Just Sued A Fusion Reporter For Accusing Her Of Making A “White Supremacist” Gesture — A pro-Trump journalist and political activist sued a Fusion reporter in federal court in Washington, D.C. Thursday, the most serious action yet in the emerging conflict between mainstream news outlets …
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Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Putin Hints at U.S. Election Meddling by ‘Patriotically Minded’ Russians — MOSCOW — Shifting from his previous blanket denials, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Thursday that “patriotically minded” private Russian hackers could have been involved in cyberattacks last year …
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John Fritze / Baltimore Sun:
Lawsuit forces Maryland Democrats to acknowledge the obvious: Redistricting was motivated by politics — Gov. Martin O'Malley has acknowledged Maryland Democrats drew the state's convoluted congressional districts with an eye toward ousting a longtime Republican incumbent.
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Eliza Newlin Carney / American Prospect:
The Maps That Kill Competition
Washington Post:
Explanations for Kushner's meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don't match up — ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The White House and a Russian state-owned bank have very different explanations for why the bank's chief executive and Jared Kushner held a secret meeting during the presidential transition in December.
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Kyle Smith / National Review:
At the New York Times, a Public Execution — The paper fires its public editor for resisting the Resistance. — emocracy dies in darkness," declares the Washington Post, in a line that Dean Baquet, editor of the rival New York Times said, not inaccurately, “sounds like the next Batman movie.
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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey on Kathy Griffin Controversy: Comedians Are ‘Last Line of Defense’ Against Trump — Jim Carrey has some very strong opinions about whether comedians should speak up about American politics — and he's sharing a provocative “dream” he had about President Trump with ET.
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Doyle Rice / USA Today:
Massive crack in Antarctica ice shelf grows 11 miles in only 6 days — A massive crack in an Antarctic ice shelf grew by 11 miles in the past six days as one of the world's biggest icebergs ever is poised to break off. — Only eight miles remain until the crack in the Larsen C ice shelf cuts …
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