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10:35 AM ET, June 11, 2017

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Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold  —  US president told Theresa May he did not want trip to go ahead if there were large-scale public protests … Donald Trump has told Theresa May in a phone call he does not want to go ahead with a state visit to Britain until the British public supports him coming.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Proof That James Comey Misled the Senate Intelligence Committee  —  In his written testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, James Comey made a point of saying that he wrote memoranda documenting all of his conversations with Donald Trump, something he didn't feel compelled to do regarding his …
Discussion: Instapundit and New York Post
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Amid growing controversy, Sessions abruptly cancels public testimony  —  The sudden move comes as Sessions faces more scrutiny for his involvement in the Comey firing and meetings with Russia.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions was scheduled to testify publicly next Tuesday before the House and Senate appropriations committees.
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Sessions won't testify at congressional budget hearings but at Senate intelligence hearing instead
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Sessions says he plans to testify before Senate intelligence panel
Discussion: Mediaite
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators debate bringing in Comey for Round 2
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's son seems to confirm Comey's account of the president's comments on the Flynn investigation  —  Soon after former FBI director James B. Comey testified that President Trump told him that he “hoped” the FBI would drop its investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn …
Discussion: Political Wire, The Hill and Raw Story
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Comey and Trump, the G-Man vs. the Mob Boss  —  Lordy, what a fine day to be Donald Trump.  —  Three hours of earnest James Comey testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee and the president is not in immediate jeopardy of being indicted or impeached.  —  High crimes can wait.
New York Times:
It's the Olympics for Trump Apologists  —  “He's just new to this,” offered Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, by way of explanation for President Trump's oafish efforts to get James Comey, then the F.B.I. director, to drop the bureau's investigation of Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser.
Discussion: Daily Kos and IJR
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump family unloads on Comey, calls him lying, cowardly  —  Hours after Donald Trump Jr unloaded on James Comey in a Fox News interview on Saturday, President Trump sent a Sunday morning Twitter attack in Comey's direction.  — Trump's tweet: “I believe the James Comey leaks will be far …
Discussion: Politico
Richard V. Reeves / New York Times:
Stop Pretending You're Not Rich  —  When I was growing up, my mother would sometimes threaten my brother and me with elocution lessons.  It is no secret that how you talk matters a lot in a class-saturated society like the United Kingdom.  Peterborough, our increasingly diverse hometown, was prosperous enough, but not upscale.
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
The billionaire GOP patron behind Trump's social media bot army  —  A GOP donor who once had ties to IBM is the man behind the millions of Twitter bots President Trump counts on as followers who could be employed to target voters with misleading or fake news on social media.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Trump-Comey Feud Eclipses a Warning on Russia: ‘They Will Be Back’  —  WASHINGTON — Lost in the showdown between President Trump and James B. Comey that played out this past week was a chilling threat to the United States.  Mr. Comey, the former director of the F.B.I. …
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Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
I was an FBI agent.  Trump's lack of concern about Russian hacking shocks me.  —  Is the president breaking his oath to protect and defend the country from foreign attacks?  —  Reactions to former FBI director James B. Comey's testimony Thursday mostly seemed to follow predictable, partisan lines.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Associated Press:
London police chief: Attack victims show city's diversity  —  The commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police says the nationalities of the eight victims in the terrorist attack on London Bridge tell a proud story of London's unique makeup.  —  “It's desperately sad and poignant but among …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Overheard conversation earns Conway leaker label  —  White House counselor Kellyanne Conway reportedly shared behind-the-scenes White House conversations with reporters at a Washington, D.C. party on Friday night in conversations that were overheard by another party guest.
Discussion: TheBlaze, RedState and Politico
Politico:
How Theresa May lost it  —  A reluctance to delegate, hubris and campaigning ineptitude ruined British prime minister's grand plan to secure a mandate.  —  alfway through Britain's seven-week snap election campaign, some in Theresa May's team came to the conclusion that they had a problem — the candidate.
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Alan Cochrane / Telegraph:
Ruth Davidson planning Scottish Tory breakaway as she challenges Theresa May's Brexit plan
Discussion: The Guardian and Business Insider
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Fight breaks out at anti-Sharia protest  —  An anti-Sharia protest in Seattle turned violent on Saturday after a fight broke out between demonstrators and counter-protesters. … The protest in Seattle was among dozens of demonstrations that took place across the country on Saturday.
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Anti-sharia demonstrators hold rallies in cities across the country
 
 
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Crispin Sartwell / Wall Street Journal:
Fiestas and Apple Orchards: Small-Town Life Before Trump
Discussion: Hit & Run
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
Former Vice President Joe Biden's niece evades jail after pleading guilty in $110G credit card scam
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Students, parents say some Wall Township High School yearbook photos were censored
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Carol Kozma / providencejournal.com:
R.I. state rep. apologizes after handing out document with pornographic references
Discussion: WPRI-TV, IJR and Raw Story
CNN:
Mueller staffing up Russia probe while Trump lawyer declares victory
Discussion: The Mahablog
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
One explanation for McCain's grogginess: a 75,000-mile itinerary as ‘shadow’ diplomat
Discussion: Language Log
Ian Kullgren / Politico:
Trump's ‘Apprentice’ gamble
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T.A. Frank / Vanity Fair:
Can Hillary Clinton Please Go Quietly into the Night?
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

 
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