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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?”

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and ABC News

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

Discussion: Political Wire and Reuters

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, Axios, ABC News, Power Line and Washington Free Beacon

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: CNN, New York Times, Washington Post, The National Interest, Vox, The Hill, Mother Jones, Motherboard, NPR and The Guardian

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.

Discussion: The Guardian, New York Times, USA TODAY College and CNN

New York Times:

Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord — Representatives of American cities, states and companies are preparing to submit a plan to the United Nations pledging to meet the United States' greenhouse gas emissions targets under the Paris climate accord …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, DCist, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Guardian, Daily Kos, The Week, CityLab, Reuters, Just Security, Medium, Politico, Fast Company, Greentech Media and The Hill, more at Techmeme »

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 Week, AOL, War in Context, Mediaite, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, The Guardian, The BRAD BLOG and Reuters

Annie Karni / Politico:
After climate loss, Ivanka moves on

Discussion: Vox, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, twitchy.com and New York Magazine

Lauretta Brown / Townhall.com:
Rand Paul Blasts Climate Alarmism in Debate with Jake Tapper: ‘Mass Extinction, Really?’

Discussion: The Resurgent

Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
These titans of industry just broke with Trump's decision to exit the Paris accords

Discussion: CNN, Al Gore, The Hill, Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Week, The Daily Caller, AOL, New York Times, War in Context, Axios and Raw Story

Mike Allen / Axios:
Behind the scenes of Trump's Paris decision

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's claims on the Paris climate change deal

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Vox, IJR, BillMoyers.com, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo, Latest from the Office …, Daily Kos and Lawfare

New York Times:
Our Disgraceful Exit From the Paris Accord

Discussion: The Week, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Daily Kos, Washington Post and Media Matters for America

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Withdraw U.S. From Paris Climate Agreement

Carly Sitrin / Vox:
Trump is withdrawing the US from the Paris climate agreement. Read the full transcript.

Discussion: CNN, Hullabaloo, The Guardian, The Verge, The Last Tradition and Bloomberg

Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Washington Post's Fake Conservative Blogger Hated The Paris Deal...Until Trump Agreed With Her

Discussion: RedState, USA Today, CNNMoney, Fast Company and Los Angeles Times

Rose Garden / The White House:
Statement by President Trump on the Paris Climate Accord

Discussion: The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, War in Context and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Daily Kos, Politicus USA, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway won't rule out Trump trying to block Comey's testimony

Discussion: Hot Air and The Hill

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.

Discussion: CNBC and Talking Points Memo

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, RedState, The Week, Just Security, Politicus USA, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Shareblue and Instapundit

Brian Ross / ABC News:

Lawmakers: Did looming debt leave Jared Kushner vulnerable to Russian influence? — Congressional investigators are seeking to determine whether President Trump's son-in-law was vulnerable to Russian influence during and after the campaign because of financial stress facing …

Washington Post:
Explanations for Kushner's meeting with head of Kremlin-linked bank don't match up

Discussion: Politico, Defense One, Daily Kos, The Week, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon and New York Times

Bloomberg: Rose Garden Hug Ends Lewandowski's Year-Long Rift With Kushner

Adam Liptak / New York Times:

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Revive Travel Ban — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court late Thursday to revive its revised ban that limits travelers visiting the United States from six mostly Muslim countries. — The move sets the stage …

Discussion: RedState, lyldenlawnews.com, NY State of Politics and Above the Law

CNN:
Trump admin appeals travel ban case to Supreme Court

Discussion: The Week, The Gateway Pundit, Refinery29 and Political Wire

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

Discussion: Politico, New York Magazine, Hot Air and Axios

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.

Discussion: Variety, Scared Monkeys, MichelleMalkin.com, The Daily Caller, Conservative News Today, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit

Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Jim Carrey on Kathy Griffin Controversy: Comedians Are ‘Last Line of Defense’ Against Trump

Discussion: AOL, Mediaite, People.com, IJR, Mashable, The Guardian, TheBlaze, TMZ.com, The Daily Caller and Full Feed

Jocelyn McClurg / USA Today:

Hillary Clinton: Writing new memoir has been ‘painful’ — NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton is still deciding on a title for her new memoir, which will be published this fall. — Cheryl Strayed thinks she has one. “Really Wild,” the author of best-seller Wild suggested Thursday evening …

Discussion: Shakesville

Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Data Gurus to Hillary: The Numbers Didn't Lose, You Did

Discussion: Hot Air, Fast Company, Shadowproof, TheBlaze, Epolitics.com, CNN, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Liberal Values

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?

Discussion: Axios, Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Politicus USA, Political Wire and The Last Tradition

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 …

Discussion: Political Wire

Reuters:

Exclusive: Special counsel Mueller to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties — Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to include a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources told Reuters.

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.

Discussion: Althouse