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10:05 PM ET, June 11, 2017

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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump attorney won't rule out firing Mueller  —  One of President Donald Trump's attorneys on Sunday wouldn't rule out the possibility the president would fire the special counsel appointed to look into his campaign's potential ties to Russia.  —  Robert Mueller was appointed by the Justice Department …
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Maia Davis / ABC News:
There's ‘absolutely evidence’ to begin obstruction of justice case on Trump: Bharara  —  Former New York U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said “there's absolutely evidence to begin a case” for obstruction of justice against President Donald Trump.  —  The former U.S. attorney for the Southern District …
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.
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Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Wow.  Dem Senator Calls For Investigation Into Loretta Lynch After Comey Hearing  —  It's not every day the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee says a political appointee of the same party needs to be investigated.  But that's exactly what Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein …
Discussion: LawNewz
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sessions getting sucked further into Trump's Russia mess  —  Jeff Sessions took a gamble when he became the first senator to endorse Donald Trump for president in February of last year.  Now, with Trump's administration awash in scandal, he's set to face his former colleagues to answer …
Discussion: Raw Story, Foreign Policy and Mediaite
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Proof That James Comey Misled the Senate Intelligence Committee
Discussion: Instapundit and New York Post
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama: report  —  (R-Ariz.) said American leadership was stronger under President Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama  —  , according to a Guardian report published Sunday.  —  Asked if the country stood on sturdier ground under Obama's leadership …
Discussion: CNBC
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The Guardian:
How Trump's actions and tone affect US alliances and perception on global stage  —  Trump's foreign policy approach has stunned observers, but recent weeks have underscored potential ramifications of his loose rhetoric and abrupt policy shifts … In less than 140 characters …
New York Times:
Role of Trump's Personal Lawyer Blurs Public and Private Lines  —  WASHINGTON — A new figure has swept through the West Wing lately, a man with silver hair combed back across his head, rimless glasses perched on his nose, a white handkerchief tucked neatly into his suit pocket …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Raw Story and Lawfare
New York Times:
Democrats in Split-Screen: The Base Wants It All.  The Party Wants to Win.  —  DUNWOODY, Ga. — Democrats are facing an open breach between the demands of their political base and the strict limits of their power, as liberal activists dream of transforming the health care system …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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David Weigel / Washington Post:   Inspired by Sanders, activists push Democrats to the left — or out of the way
Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump drops in on wedding at New Jersey golf club  —  President Trump dropped in on a wedding taking place at his golf club in New Jersey on Saturday night, according to photos wedding guests posted on Instagram.  —  Trump's surprise wedding drop-ins are well documented.
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Ana Swanson / Washington Post:
President Trump can't stop crashing parties at his golf clubs
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
Fox News Insider:
Donald Trump Julius Caesar Stabbed to Death By Women Minorities Shakespeare Central Park  —  A New York City play appears to depict President Trump being brutally stabbed to death by women and minorities, “Fox & Friends” reported.  —  In this year's “Shakespeare in the Park” in Central Park …
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
A neo-Nazi with explosives and a framed photo of Timothy McVeigh is not a threat, judge rules  —  Brandon Russell is capable of making a bomb — and he admitted doing so.  —  Officials believe he also participated in neo-Nazi chat rooms where he threatened to kill people and blow up places.
Discussion: KRON4.com
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
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Five notes on Trump's current predicament  —  The danger President Trump faces from the various investigations into the Trump-Russia matter has changed dramatically in recent weeks.  If you're a Republican and you still believe the critical question is whether Trump or his associates colluded …
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 …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump Jr. directly contradicts his father's story on key meeting with Comey
Discussion: Daily Kos and JONATHAN TURLEY
Paulina Porizkova / New York Times:
America Made Me a Feminist  —  I used to think the word “feminist” reeked of insecurity.  A woman who needed to state that she was equal to a man might as well be shouting that she was smart or brave.  If you were, you wouldn't need to say it.  I thought this because back then, I was a Swedish woman.
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Reuters:
U.S. air strike hits al Shabaab; Somalia says base destroyed  —  The United States carried out an air strike on al Shabaab militants in Somalia on Sunday, and Somalia said its special forces had joined in the attack to destroy one of the group's main training and command posts.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Is media coverage of Trump too negative?  You're asking the wrong question.  —  The New York Daily News's front page on Friday morning screamed “LIAR” in huge type over a photo of President Trump.  —  USA Today's banner headline seconded the motion: “Comey calls Trump a liar.”
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Graham: Trump could ‘go down’ because he can't stay quiet  —  (R-S.C.) on Sunday said President Trump could be the first commander in chief “to go down” over ongoing chaos in his administration, including his Twitter habit.  —  “You may be the first president in history …
Discussion: Shareblue, RedState, The Week and Politico
 
 
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Reuters:
Macron's party set for huge French parliamentary majority
Discussion: Power Line
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Why Trump Wins  —  Will Robert Mueller investigate intelligence …
Discussion: Instapundit
Daily Mail:
Twelve injured including six police as ‘Molotov cocktail is thrown into a restaurant’ in Paris
Discussion: twitchy.com
Mark K. Matthews / Denver Post:
Jared Polis to join crowded 2018 race for governor, tells The Post he wants “a Colorado that works for everybody”
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Merkel in Mexico criticizes building walls
Discussion: Breitbart
Andy Slavitt / Washington Post:
The Senate's three tools on health care: Sabotage, speed and secrecy
 Earlier Items: 
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Democrats begin to turn on DHS chief
Discussion: Raw Story
Tracy Rucinski / Reuters:
Puerto Rico votes in favor of U.S. statehood amid low turnout
Discussion: NPR, The Daily Caller and The Week
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Can Democrats Save Themselves?
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney stokes speculation he's weighing another political run
Mike Allen / Axios:
Mueller adds muscle for Russia investigation
Discussion: Politico
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theorist, a False Tweet and a Runaway Story
Richard V. Reeves / New York Times:
Stop Pretending You're Not Rich