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Amy Harder / Axios:
To Trump, Paris deal isn't about climate — The most revealing moment of President Trump's announcement that he is withdrawing from the Paris climate deal came in an off-hand response of a White House official after Trump's speech. Asked whether Trump thinks climate change is real, the official said: “Can we stay on topic?”
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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.
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Axios, Washington Post, ABC News, Power Line and Washington Free Beacon
Emily Flitter / Reuters:
Trump misunderstood MIT climate research, university officials say — Massachusetts Institute of Technology officials said U.S. President Donald Trump badly misunderstood their research when he cited it on Thursday to justify withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
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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 …
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The Week, Reuters, War in Context, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Guardian and The BRAD BLOG
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.”
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Washington Post, Vox, twitchy.com and New York Magazine
Hannah Parry / Daily Mail:
Fox news host Kimberly Guilfoyle - once tipped to be taking Spicer's job - reveals Trump called her for her opinion on Paris Accord before announcing his decision — Guilfoyle, the co-host of The Five, revealed Trump called her Thursday before making the public announcement to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement
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Political Wire and Reuters
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.
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New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Vox, The National Interest, The Hill, Motherboard, Mother Jones and The Guardian
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement
Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
These titans of industry just broke with Trump's decision to exit the Paris accords
These titans of industry just broke with Trump's decision to exit the Paris accords
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Al Gore, The Hill, CNN, Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Week, The Daily Caller, New York Times, AOL, War in Context, Axios and Raw Story
New York Times:
Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord
Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord
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The Guardian, Just Security, CityLab, The Week, Politico, Fast Company, Greentech Media and The Hill
New York Times:
Our Disgraceful Exit From the Paris Accord
Our Disgraceful Exit From the Paris Accord
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The Week, Daily Kos, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Washington Post and Media Matters for America
Politico:
France, Germany and Italy: Paris deal ‘cannot be renegotiated’
France, Germany and Italy: Paris deal ‘cannot be renegotiated’
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governo.it, UNFCCC, The Week, Politico, Refinery29 and Business Insider
Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's claims on the Paris climate change deal
Fact-checking President Trump's claims on the Paris climate change deal
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ThinkProgress, Vox, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo, The Verge, Latest from the Office …, Daily Kos and Lawfare
Cameron Joseph / New York Daily News:
Trump says U.S. will withdraw from Paris climate agreement
Trump says U.S. will withdraw from Paris climate agreement
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Mediaite and The Big Picture
Rose Garden / The White House:
Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord
Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord
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The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, War in Context and New York Times
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Washington Post's Fake Conservative Blogger Hated The Paris Deal...Until Trump Agreed With Her
Washington Post's Fake Conservative Blogger Hated The Paris Deal...Until Trump Agreed With Her
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USA Today, CNNMoney and Fast Company
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Former Diplomats: Trump Team Sought to Lift Sanctions on Russia — The Trump administration was gearing up to lift sanctions on Russia when the president took office, but career diplomats ginned up pressure in Congress to block the move, two senior former State Department officials told NBC News Thursday.
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
How the Trump administration's secret efforts to ease Russia sanctions fell short — In the early weeks of the Trump administration, former Obama administration officials and State Department staffers fought an intense, behind-the-scenes battle to head off efforts by incoming officials …
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RedState, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Politicus USA, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Shareblue, Instapundit and Washington Times
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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Daily Kos, The Week, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
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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 …
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The Gateway Pundit, The Week and Political Wire
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Revive Travel Ban
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Revive Travel Ban
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Above the Law and NY State of Politics
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
White House orders agencies to ignore Democrats' oversight requests — The White House is telling federal agencies to blow off Democratic lawmakers' oversight requests, as Republicans fear the information could be weaponized against President Donald Trump. — At meetings with top officials …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Franken backtracks, cancels event with comedian Griffin after Trump photo controversy — Sen. Al Franken has reversed himself and decided “it would be best” for Kathy Griffin not to attend an event that the Minnesota senator had scheduled with the comedian for July.
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Variety, MichelleMalkin.com, The Daily Caller, Scared Monkeys, Conservative News Today, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey on Kathy Griffin Controversy: Comedians Are ‘Last Line of Defense’ Against Trump
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey on Kathy Griffin Controversy: Comedians Are ‘Last Line of Defense’ Against Trump
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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 …
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Lisa Pemberton / The Olympian:
Evergreen evacuates due to ‘direct threat to campus safety’
Evergreen evacuates due to ‘direct threat to campus safety’
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New York Post, Power Line and Hot Air
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Comey to testify publicly next week — Former FBI Director James Comey will testify publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee next week, the panel announced Thursday. — Comey will testify next Thursday, June 8, at 10 a.m. during a hearing on Russian election interference, the committee said in a statement.
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Politico and Just Security
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Russia probe puts witness interviews on hold
House Russia probe puts witness interviews on hold
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The Hill and Townhall.com
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Senator Says Deal on Health Care Unlikely This Year — Talking Taxes: What's Your Fair Share? — Opinion Journal: Did Obama's Team Illegally Spy on Trump?
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Associated Press, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Last Tradition
New York Times:
How to Raise a Feminist Son — We raise our girls to fight stereotypes and pursue their dreams, but we don't do the same for our boys. — We're now more likely to tell our daughters they can be anything they want to be — an astronaut and a mother, a tomboy and a girlie girl.
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mydaytondailynews:
‘Until we found the treatment that worked for (our sons,) the voice of worry was very loud and it was very scary.’ — Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor was in Columbus in 2012 when a call from her son Joe caused her to drop everything: he had a drug problem.
New York Times:
C.I.A. Names New Iran Chief in a Sign of Trump's Hard Line — WASHINGTON — He is known as the Dark Prince or Ayatollah Mike, nicknames he earned as the Central Intelligence Agency officer who oversaw the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the American drone strike campaign that killed thousands …
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