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4:20 PM ET, June 5, 2017

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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Trump National Security Team Blindsided by NATO Speech  —  When President Donald Trump addressed NATO leaders during his debut overseas trip little more than a week ago, he surprised and disappointed European allies who hoped—and expected—he would use his speech to explicitly reaffirm America's commitment …
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NBC News:
Tweeting and Fuming, Trump Spirals Further Into Crisis  —  First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  President Trump reacts on Twitter to London attacks 2:36
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
What Trump Really Fears  —  As the blast radius of the Russia investigation continues to expand, Donald Trump is facing an unnerving new reality: The fate of his presidency may now hinge on the motley, freewheeling crew of lieutenants and loyalists who have long populated his entourage.
Discussion: Raw Story and Eschaton
Dan Merica / CNN:
White House: Trump won't stop Comey from testifying
Discussion: Daily Wire
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
White House: Trump will not try to stop James Comey testimony by asserting executive privilege
Discussion: DCist and Politico
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
NSA Director Mike Rogers poised to ‘drop a bomb’ on Trump admin during Wednesday testimony: MSNBC
Discussion: Shakesville
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Comey-mania about to take over Washington  —  Biggest TV event since election night?
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
Bloomberg:
May Condemns Trump's Attack on London Mayor Khan  —  U.S. president mocked London mayor's call for calm on Twitter  —  Khan 'doing a good job; it's wrong to say anything else:' May  —  Prime Minister Theresa May said she thought Donald Trump was “wrong” to attack London Mayor Sadiq Khan …
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Saphora Smith / NBC News:
London Bridge Attack: American Hit in Head by Police Bullet, Witness Says  —  LONDON — An American bystander was struck in the head by a stray bullet fired as police killed the London Bridge terrorists, an eyewitness told NBC News.  —  Authorities said the wounded civilian was expected to survive.
Leon Watson / Telegraph:
Live London Bridge attack latest: Two of the terrorists named by police as officers launch fresh raids in East London
The Sun:
THE JIHADI NEXT DOOR London Bridge attacker in Arsenal shirt was ex-Tube worker 'family man …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Conway's husband rips Trump for ‘travel ban’ tweets  —  The husband of top White House aide Kellyanne Conway on Monday appeared to criticize President Trump for his series of tweets about his executive order on travel.  —  “These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
WASHINGTON — President Trump rebelled on Monday against his own advisers …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Trump's latest tweets will likely hurt effort to restore travel ban
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
OPINION: Trump's ‘travel ban’ tweets torpedo his Supreme Court arguments
The Intercept:
Top-Secret NSA Report Details Russian Hacking Effort Days Before 2016 Election  —  Russian military intelligence executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before last November's presidential election …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
5 people reported dead in Orlando workplace shooting  —  (CNN)Five people, including the shooter, are dead after a shooting at an Orlando, Florida business headquarters, CNN affiliate WFTV reports.  —  Police say there is no connection to terrorism.  It appears to be a work-related incident, WFTV says.
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Washington Post:
Five killed by ‘disgruntled’ ex-employee in Orlando workplace shooting
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Breitbart writer out after inflammatory tweets following London attack  —  London terror attacks: How they unfolded  —  Katie McHugh, the Breitbart writer who tweeted a number of incendiary remarks in the immediate aftermath of the London terror attack, is no longer with the right-wing news site …
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Mother Jones:
Republican Congressman on Suspected Islamic Radicals: “Kill Them All”  —  In response to the London terror attack, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) had an extreme proposal: kill anyone suspected of being an Islamic radical.  —  On his campaign Faceboook page, Higgins, a former police officer, posted this message:
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Nearly 6 in 10 oppose Trump scrapping Paris agreement  —  Most Americans oppose President Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with a majority saying the move will damage the United States' global leadership, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Discussion: The Week
Katia Porzecanski / Bloomberg:
Ray Dalio Is Changing His Mind About Donald Trump  —  ‘I worry about him harming his presidency,’ Dalio says  —  Views contrast with Dalio's initial bullish take on Trump  —  Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, who was initially bullish on Donald Trump's ability to stimulate the economy …
Discussion: CNBC and bradford-delong.com
Hannah Natanson / Commencement 2017:
Harvard Rescinds Acceptances for At Least Ten Students for Obscene Memes  —  Harvard College rescinded admissions offers to at least ten prospective members of the Class of 2021 after the students traded sexually explicit memes and messages that sometimes targeted minority groups in a private Facebook group chat.
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Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine:   Harvard Retracts 10 Offers to Students Who Posted Offensive Memes in 'Harvard Memes for Horny …
Bloomberg:
Kushners Hunting Hard for a Loan to Pay Back Chinese Investors  —  Firm wants $250 million against New Jersey Trump tower  —  Links to White House and EB-5 visa program causing concern  —  The Kushner family real estate company is seeking a $250 million loan to pay back Chinese investors …
Discussion: Raw Story
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NBC News:
Was Kushner Seeking a Russian Bailout for Manhattan Building? Congress Will Ask
Washington Post:
It's time to bust the myth: Most Trump voters were not working class.  —  Media coverage of the 2016 election often emphasized Donald Trump's appeal to the working class.  The Atlantic said that “the billionaire developer is building a blue-collar foundation.”
Discussion: Politicus USA
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Trump announces plan to privatize air traffic control  —  Flanked by Secretaries of Transportation past and present, President Trump kicked off a week of infrastructure announcements today with an “air travel revolution” — a plan to privatize the nation's air traffic control system via …
Discussion: Politico
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Associated Press:
Trump seeks to privatize US air traffic control system
Discussion: Vox
Maria Lisignoli / KCCI-TV:
Cellphone video captures nasty brawl unfolding at McDonald's  —  HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT  —  A bystander at a McDonald's restaurant drive-thru on Des Moines' northeast side captured a nasty brawl on video depicting a woman apparently assaulting an employee.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and KFOR-TV
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Breaking: Supreme Court Summarily Affirms NC Racial Gerrymandering Case, Revives Chance of Special Election in 2017 Pending New Hearing  —  The Supreme Court without noted dissent has summarily affirmed in North Carolina v. Covington, a racial challenge to state leg. districts, at SCOTUS (Justin's summary).
 
 
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump's Incredible Shrinking America
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Washington Post writer: 'Serious concerns about this president's mental stability'
Discussion: RedState
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Surveillance in the Obama Era
Brandon Scott / Associated Press:
8 year-old girl disqualified from soccer game because she ‘looks like a boy’
Discussion: Raw Story and KFOR-TV
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Saudis Spent $270K At Trump Hotel In Lobbying Campaign Against 9/11 Bill
Cindy Watts / Tennessean.com:
ESPN bringing Hank Williams Jr. back to Monday Night Football
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Vera Bergengruen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Most top Pentagon jobs still empty as Trump insists on loyalty
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters:
U.S. poised to warn U.N. rights forum of possible withdrawal
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
Monte Whaley / Denver Post:
Men saying “no thanks” to college
Ben White / Politico:
How Reince Priebus hangs on
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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