Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
Shareblue, BuzzFeed, Mark Zuckerberg, Politico, National Review, The Week, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Gothamist, Deadline, Common Dreams, Media Matters for America, Political Wire, Defense One, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Joe.My.God., War in Context, The Atlantic, Fox News Insider, The Last Tradition, The Stranger … and Althouse, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Annie Karni / Politico:
After climate loss, Ivanka moves on — During her father's presidential transition, Ivanka Trump hauled Al Gore into Trump Tower to discuss climate change with Donald Trump. She sat down with actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio, who gave her a copy of his climate-change documentary, “Before the Flood.”
Discussion:
twitchy.com
Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Why Trump Actually Pulled Out Of Paris — Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement was not really about the climate. And despite his overheated rhetoric about the “tremendous” and “draconian” burdens the deal would impose on the U.S. economy, Trump's decision wasn't really about that, either.
Discussion:
Washington Post, ABC News and Washington Free Beacon
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's climate decision: After fiery debate, he 'stayed where he's always been' — The pressure on President Trump to remain in the Paris climate accord came from all sides. — Silicon Valley titans, such as Apple chief executive Tim Cook and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk …
Discussion:
The Guardian, Mediaite, Reuters and The BRAD BLOG
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
These titans of industry just broke with Trump's decision to exit the Paris accords — Thirty states and scores of companies said Thursday that they would press ahead with their climate policies and pursue lower greenhouse gas emissions, breaking sharply with President Trump's decision to exit the historic Paris climate accord.
Discussion:
Politico, New York Times, The Week, War in Context and AOL
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.
Discussion:
CNN, ThinkProgress, IJR, Raw Story, The Guardian and Refinery29
Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's claims on the Paris climate change deal — In his speech announcing his decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord on climate change, President Trump frequently relied on dubious facts and unbalanced claims to make his case that the agreement would hurt the U.S. economy.
Politico:
France, Germany and Italy: Paris deal ‘cannot be renegotiated’ — Trump said he would renegotiate the deal ‘on terms that are fair to the U.S.’ — France, Germany and Italy have no intention of renegotiating the Paris climate agreement, their leaders said Thursday in response …
Discussion:
governo.it, UNFCCC, Politico, Business Insider and Refinery29
Al Gore:
Statement by Former Vice President Al Gore on Today's Decision by the Trump Administration …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Verge, CBS Dallas and twitchy.com
John Siciliano / Washington Examiner:
Tom Steyer: Trump's Paris exit a ‘traitorous act of war’
Discussion:
Hit & Run, The Federalist, Mediaite, Climate Depot, Heat Street, Watts Up With That?, IJR and Glenn Beck
Alissa Walker / Curbed:
68 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out
Discussion:
Vox, The Guardian, The Hill, The FADER, IJR, CBS Chicago, ABC News, NBC News, Business Insider, CNBC, Mashable, Mediaite, Curbed NY - All, Engadget and The Last Tradition
New York Times:
Trump Hands the Chinese a Gift: The Chance for Global Leadership
Discussion:
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy:
Why Abandoning Paris Is a Disaster for America
Discussion:
New York Times, The National Interest, The Hill and Vox
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump announces U.S. will exit Paris climate deal, sparking criticism at home and abroad
Discussion:
ABC News, The Hill, Politico, Axios, Mashable, Motherboard, Politicus USA, Raw Story, CNBC, Power Line, Washington Free Beacon, Business Insider, Vox, IJR and The Week
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Kerry blasts Trump's ‘willful ignorance’ on Paris deal
Discussion:
MichelleMalkin.com and The Last Tradition
Ezra Klein / Vox:
History will not judge 2016's ratio of email coverage to climate coverage kindly
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
The Guardian:
China and EU strengthen promise to Paris deal with US poised to step away
Discussion:
Vox, The Atlantic, KTLA, CNN, PRI, IJR, Deadline, New York Magazine, The Moderate Voice, Common Dreams, Mashable, The Times of Israel, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Financial Times
CNN:
Trump on Paris accord: 'We're getting out'
Discussion:
CNNMoney, The Federalist, Fast Company, Power Line, The Hill, Crux, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, The Verge, Media Matters for America, neo-neocon, Refinery29, Washington Free Beacon, OpenMarket, The Moderate Voice, AOL, Patterico's Pontifications, ThinkProgress, Friendly Atheist, Climate Depot, Motherboard, Commentary Magazine, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Resurgent
Brian Resnick / Vox:
Trump is pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Discussion:
Washington Post, New York Times, The Verge, Mother Jones, The Guardian, The Atlantic and USA Today
Climate Mayors / Medium:
ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals
Discussion:
Business Insider, Mother Jones, Snopes.com, CBS New York, Engadget and CBS Miami
Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Vatican would see U.S. Paris deal exit as slap in face: official
Discussion:
Raw Story, Common Dreams, The Guardian, AOL and Gizmodo
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.
Discussion:
People.com, Mediaite, IJR, The Guardian, Full Feed, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com, Mashable and TheBlaze
RELATED:
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New GOP TV ad features Kathy Griffin — WASHINGTON — A Republican Super PAC has found a new way to target Democratic candidates: Kathy Griffin. — A new ad uses the controversial comedian to criticize Democrat Jon Ossoff, saying her recent controversial actions are part of a pattern of behavior from …
Discussion:
Political Insider blog, john pavlovitz, Instapundit, CNNMoney and NewsBusters
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
WSB poll: Ossoff and Handel locked in a Georgia 6th nail-biter
Discussion:
RedState and Political Wire
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Franken backtracks, cancels event with comedian Griffin after Trump photo controversy
Discussion:
Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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.
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, The Hill, Fast Company and TheBlaze
RELATED:
Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch: New Clinton Emails Show Classified Information Sent to Clinton Foundation Employees
Discussion:
Townhall.com, Washington Free Beacon and The Gateway Pundit
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
In election blame game, it's time for Hillary Clinton to take her share
Discussion:
Esquire, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Shakesville, Patterico's Pontifications, IJR, Althouse, Liberal Values, Outside the Beltway, Betsy's Page, Vox, Recode, RedState, Joe.My.God. and Scared Monkeys
CNN:
Trump admin appeals travel ban case to Supreme Court — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration Thursday night asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its travel ban blocking entry from six Muslim-majority countries. — In its filings, the administration asked the nine justices to consider …
Discussion:
The Week, Political Wire and The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Lisa Pemberton / The Olympian:
Evergreen evacuates due to ‘direct threat to campus safety’ — Officials at The Evergreen State College in Olympia evacuated the campus late Thursday morning due to a threat. — “In response to a direct threat to campus safety, the college is closing immediately for the day,” college officials posted on Evergreen's website.
Discussion:
New York Post, Hot Air and Power Line
RELATED:
Bari Weiss / New York Times:
When the Left Turns on Its Own
Discussion:
New York Post, AOL, Washington Post, twitchy.com, USA TODAY College and Heat Street
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 …
Discussion:
Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Discussion:
Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Russia probe puts witness interviews on hold — The embattled House investigation into Russia's election meddling is once again beset by sniping and strategy disagreements, with Democrats now blocking key witness interviews, according to two sources familiar with the probe.
Discussion:
The Hill and Townhall.com
Robert Faturechi / ProPublica:
Tom Price Bought Drug Stocks. Then He Pushed Pharma's Agenda in Australia. — In the spring before the 2016 presidential election, the Obama administration's 12-nation trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, was still alive. Negotiators worked on details as Congress considered whether to ratify the pact.
Discussion:
STAT and New York Magazine
New York Times:
White House Waivers May Have Violated Ethics Rules — The Trump administration may have skirted federal ethics rules by retroactively granting a blanket exemption that allows Stephen K. Bannon, the senior White House strategist, to communicate with editors at Breitbart News, where he was recently an executive.
Discussion:
The Nation, Vox, Raw Story, The Resurgent, Common Dreams, Above the Law, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, New York Magazine and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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.
RELATED:
Charlie Skelton / The Guardian:
Bilderberg 2017: secret meeting of global leaders could prove a problem for Trump — The annual gathering of government and industry elites will include a ‘progress report’ on the Trump administration. Will it get a passing grade? — he storm around Donald Trump is about to shift …
Discussion:
Bilderberg Meetings, LewRockwell and AOL
Output Producer, CA — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Senior Assignment Editor, DC — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Reporter - Ottawa Bureau — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Presque Island Reporter, ME — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, Remote US — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Business & GA Reporter. VT — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Trade & Climate Correspondent, DC — 
Reporter, WI — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Music Editor, AZ — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
City Reporter, WA — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
Education & Budget Reporter, CA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
Media Editor, Remote — 
