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2:05 PM ET, June 3, 2017

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Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
Small Businesses Cheer ‘New Sheriff in Town’ After Climate Pact Exit  —  As news that President Trump was pulling out of the Paris climate accord hit at a luncheon for small-business owners in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, an already happy crowd suddenly turned euphoric.
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
‘Pittsburgh Not Paris’ rally at White House thanks Trump  —  Republicans and Republican supporters gathered near the White House on Saturday for a “Pittsburgh Not Paris” rally supporting President Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.
Discussion: The Week and TheBlaze
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump needs quick wins, but Congress not poised to deliver
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Trump Appears Unlikely to Hinder Comey's Testimony About Russia Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump does not plan to invoke executive privilege to try to prevent James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, from providing potentially damaging testimony to Congress on statements the president …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
America's CEOs fall out of love with Trump  —  NEW YORK - The relationship between corporate America and Donald Trump's White House has chilled.  —  The regular parades of business titans into the West Wing are gone.  A gathering of executives led by Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman initially planned …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
First Rule of Far-Right Fight Clubs: Be White and Proud  —  Kyle Chapman expected he might find a fight.  And he did — with a teenage girl.  —  The girl was waving an anti-fascist placard last week at a protest against Shariah law in Midtown Manhattan when a scuffle broke out and she knocked an older woman to the ground.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Smoking Gun
Wall Street Journal:
Connecticut's Tax Comeuppance  —  With the rich tapped out, the state may resort to Puerto Rico bonds.
Discussion: Instapundit
Robert Burns / Star Tribune:
Mattis: North Korea a ‘clear and present danger’ to world  —  SINGAPORE — North Korea is accelerating its push to acquire a nuclear-armed missile capable of threatening the United States and other nations, and the U.S. regards this as a “clear and present danger,” U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Susan E. Rice / New York Times:
To Be Great, America Must Be Good
Discussion: twitchy.com
Robert Burns / Associated Press:   PENTAGON CHIEF SAYS NKOREA'S NUCLEAR PURSUITS A ‘DANGER’
The Intercept:
STANDING ROCK DOCUMENTS EXPOSE INNER WORKINGS OF “SURVEILLANCE-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX”  —  Leaked Documents Reveal Counterterrorism Tactics Used at Standing Rock to “Defeat Pipeline Insurgencies”  —  On a freezing night in November, as police sprayed nonviolent Dakota Access Pipeline opponents …
Associated Press:
THE LATEST: SPECIAL COUNSEL'S TRUMP PROBE ADDS MANAFORT CASE  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on ongoing investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election (all times local):  —  The Associated Press has learned that the special counsel running the U.S. investigation …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Keith Edwardsstaff / Kennebec Journal & …:
Augusta City Center closes after angry man unleashes 100 live bedbugs  —  A man upset that he didn't qualify for General Assistance reportedly slammed a cup of 100 or so bugs on a counter, prompting City Hall's closure and pest control measures.  —  AUGUSTA — A reportedly disgruntled man slammed …
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
The Problem With Jared Kushner  —  What are we supposed to make of the news that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior White House adviser, met with the Russian ambassador in December to discuss establishing a back channel between the incoming Trump administration and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities?
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Ted Cruz crushes bizarre attack on Paris withdrawal  —  It is beyond my power of discernment to identify the most over-the-top comment criticizing President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord.  But this tweet by a Harvard professor named Joyce Chaplin is surely a contender:
Bloomberg:
Fed Officials Sharpen Concerns Over Trump's Immigration Policy  —  Shortages no longer limited to skilled labor, companies report  —  Kaplan says ‘sensible immigration reform’ can help boost GDP  —  Federal Reserve officials are beginning to worry out loud that President Donald Trump's immigration policies …
Holly K. Michels / Missoulian:
Gianforte gives 1st interview since election-eve assault, does not address campaign statement  —  Greg Gianforte thanks his supporters during a poll-watching event May 25.  Just 24 hours after being charged with assaulting a reporter, Gianforte defeated Democrat Rob Quist …
Discussion: IJR
Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Kerry says Trump's decision was ‘a day of craven ignorance’  —  WASHINGTON — John Kerry sat in front of the United Nations, his 2-year-old granddaughter, Isabelle, in his lap as he affixed his signature to a historic climate accord.  He smiled.  He gave Isabelle a peck on the cheek.
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
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Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
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Discussion: The Guardian and Mediaite
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