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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 …

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: Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Week, The Guardian, Mediaite, The BRAD BLOG, Reuters and Vox

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

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, Axios, AOL and War in Context

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.

Discussion: Daily Kos and Lawfare

Foreign Policy:

Why Abandoning Paris Is a Disaster for America … Ever the showman, President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday about his soon-to-be-announced decision on whether or not to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement with the air of a 1950s Las Vegas emcee building up his audience's anticipation for an upcoming act.

Discussion: New York Times, The National Interest, Vox, The Hill and Washington Post

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

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, New York Magazine, Raw Story, The Guardian 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, Refinery29 and twitchy.com

New York Times:
Trump Hands the Chinese a Gift: The Chance for Global Leadership

Discussion: Foreign Policy

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, IJR, Watts Up With That? and Glenn Beck

Alissa Walker / Curbed:
68 mayors adopt Paris climate accord after U.S. pulls out

Discussion: The Guardian, Vox, The Hill, Chicago Tonight, The FADER, NBC News, Motherboard, IJR, CNBC, Mediaite, Business Insider, Mashable, Curbed NY - All, The Last Tradition and Engadget

Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Kerry blasts Trump's ‘willful ignorance’ on Paris deal

Discussion: The Last Tradition and MichelleMalkin.com

Washington Post:
As U.S. backs away from climate pledges, India and China step up

Discussion: IJR and Los Angeles Times

Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
As Paris Shows, Our Climate Debate Is Impossible to Navigate

Discussion: RedState and alicublog

Ezra Klein / Vox:
History will not judge 2016's ratio of email coverage to climate coverage kindly

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump announces U.S. will exit Paris climate deal, sparking criticism at home and abroad

Discussion: Axios, The Week, The Hill, Politico, Politicus USA, Mashable, Motherboard, ABC News, CNBC, Raw Story, Gizmodo, Washington Free Beacon, Power Line, Business Insider, IJR and Vox

CNN:
Trump on Paris accord: 'We're getting out'

Climate Mayors / Medium:
ClimateMayors adopt, honor and uphold #ParisAgreement goals

Discussion: Business Insider, NY State of Politics, Snopes.com, Mother Jones, CBS New York, Engadget and CBS Miami

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

The Guardian:
China and EU strengthen promise to Paris deal with US poised to step away

Discussion: Vox, KTLA, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, CNN, PRI, IJR, New York Magazine, Deadline, The Moderate Voice, Mashable, The Times of Israel, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Fox News Insider, Hit & Run and Mediaite

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, Mashable, The Guardian, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, TMZ.com and Full Feed

Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
New GOP TV ad features Kathy Griffin

Discussion: Political Insider blog, Instapundit, john pavlovitz, CNNMoney and New York Post

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Franken backtracks, cancels event with comedian Griffin after Trump photo controversy

Discussion: Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

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 Gateway Pundit, The Week and Political Wire

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump turns to Supreme Court to move forward on travel ban

Discussion: Politico and Axios

Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:

Judicial Watch: New Clinton Emails Show Classified Information Sent to Clinton Foundation Employees — Emails also show Abedin providing government plane and hotel reservations to Chelsea Clinton for trip to Germany while employed at Clinton Foundation — Abedin tells Band that she has 'hooked …

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Townhall.com, Heat Street 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

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Fast Company, TheBlaze, Epolitics.com, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Liberal Values

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
In election blame game, it's time for Hillary Clinton to take her share

Discussion: Esquire, Patterico's Pontifications, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Shakesville, IJR, Althouse, Outside the Beltway, Betsy's Page, Vox, Recode and Joe.My.God.

Bari Weiss / New York Times:

When the Left Turns on Its Own — Bret Weinstein is a biology professor at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., who supported Bernie Sanders, admiringly retweets Glenn Greenwald and was an outspoken supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement. — You could be forgiven for thinking …

Discussion: AOL, twitchy.com, Washington Post, New York Post and Heat Street

Lisa Pemberton / The Olympian:
Evergreen evacuates due to ‘direct threat to campus safety’

Discussion: New York Post, Hot Air and Power Line

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

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: The Week and Raw Story

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 »

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.