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12:40 PM ET, June 2, 2017

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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 and Politico
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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 …
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.
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
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.
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.
Lauretta Brown / Townhall.com:
Rand Paul Blasts Climate Alarmism in Debate with Jake Tapper: ‘Mass Extinction, Really?’
Discussion: The Resurgent
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's climate decision: After fiery debate, he 'stayed where he's always been'
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
These titans of industry just broke with Trump's decision to exit the Paris accords
Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's claims on the Paris climate change deal
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 …
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 …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Scarborough fingers Bannon as leaker: He's been ‘bragging’ he would sideline Kushner on Russia
Discussion: The Root
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
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Behind the scenes of Trump's Paris decision  —  The “debate” was mostly a charade.  A source who spends a lot of time with President Trump has never heard him say a positive thing about the Paris climate accord.  —  Ivanka Trump was optimistic to the end that she could change her father's mind.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Bloomberg:   Rose Garden Hug Ends Lewandowski's Year-Long Rift With Kushner
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin and Mulvaney Are at Odds on Debt Ceiling Strategy  —  Mulvaney, Cohn counter Mnuchin's request for clean bill  —  Budget director has downplayed risks of U.S. default  —  President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser said Friday that Congress has no choice but to vote to raise …
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Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Mulvaney favors attaching spending reforms to increase in debt ceiling
Discussion: CNBC and Washington Post
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.
Discussion: The Right Scoop and The Week
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 …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Trump turns to Supreme Court to move forward on travel ban
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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Andrew Bahl / Yahoo:
Franken: Clinton should ‘move on’ from election loss
Discussion: Washington Times
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 …
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?
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
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The News You Didn't Hear  —  Reporters only want to talk about Russia, instead of what Team Trump is getting done.
Discussion: Instapundit
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
New York Post:
Dad overdoses on heroin to teach his addict son a lesson  —  Mykal Gnatovskiy (left) and Sergey Gnatovskiy inside their living room where Sergey took an almost deadly dose of son Mykal's heroin.  —  Dennis A. Clark  —  A Sheepshead Bay father was so angry when he found his heroin addict son's stash …
Discussion: AOL
 
 
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Warren urges resistance, sidesteps 2020 talk at California event
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Goldsmith / Politico:
How the World's Most Interesting Man Befriended the World's Most Powerful Man
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Senators Weigh Taxing Employer-Health Plans
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway won't rule out Trump trying to block Comey's testimony
Discussion: Hot Air and The Hill
Katie Hafner / New York Times:
Fred A. Kummerow, an Early Opponent of Trans Fats, Dies at 102
Discussion: Washington Post
Fox Business:
Wall Street hits record highs as economy seen accelerating
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Abbott signs voter ID, end of straight-party voting into law
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Melissa Versak / WPMT FOX43:
West York woman charged after elderly woman and dog was found in feces and trash filled house
Discussion: WKBN-TV and IJR
Wayne Allyn Root Review-Journal / Las Vegas Review …:
COMMENTARY: Conspiracy theories and the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer
Brandon J. Weichert / American Greatness:
The Anatomy of a Lie  —  In the 2010 hit film, Inception …
Discussion: Power Line
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The Daily Beast:
McMaster Is ‘Being Used’ for His General's Stars, His Old Military Comrades Say
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Russia probe puts witness interviews on hold
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

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Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

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