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Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
Why Did Jeff Sessions Really Meet With Sergey Kislyak?  —  It can be hard to get a straight answer out of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  —  When Senator Al Franken asked then-Senator Sessions at his Senate confirmation hearing on January 10 whether he “communicated with the Russian government …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
TRUMP'S lunch companions today …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
What Jeff Sessions will say in his Senate hearing
Discussion: Business Insider
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sessions' loyalty to Trump will be put to the test
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
A Friend of Trump's Reports That He Is Considering Firing Robert Mueller  —  Donald Trump is considering dismissing the special counsel assigned to the Russia investigation, a confidant said on Monday.  —  Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy told PBS Newshour that Trump is “considering perhaps terminating” …
Discussion: Vox and CANNONFIRE
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Should Trump fire Mueller, Part Two [UPDATED]  —  What, at this point, is the rationale for having a “special counsel” investigate matters relating to Russian involvement in the 2016 election and matters stemming from the investigation of these matters?  We don't need a special counsel to investigate Russian interference in itself.
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
If Trump Fires Mueller (Or Orders His Firing)
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
J.P. Morgan Removes NBC News Ads Over Megyn Kelly Interview with Alex Jones  —  So far, advertisers—with one notable exception—have remained quiet as Sandy Hook families criticize the NBC host for her sit-down with the Infowars founder  —  NBC anchor Megyn Kelly's plan to air an interview …
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Daniel Nussbaum / Breitbart:
Megyn Kelly Faces Boycott over Alex Jones Interview  —  Megyn Kelly has come under fire for a planned Father's Day interview with InfoWars founder Alex Jones on her new Sunday night NBC News program, with social media users calling for a boycott of the program's advertisers and urging others …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump makes bizarre claims at press event as Cabinet members take turns praising him  — Trump said that few presidents have passed more legislation than he has, though Congress has passed no major legislation since he has been president  —  Since taking office in January …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump's Cabinet, With a Prod, Extols the ‘Blessing’ of Serving Him  —  WASHINGTON — One by one, they praised President Trump, taking turns complimenting his integrity, his message, his strength, his policies.  Their leader sat smiling, nodding his approval.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever
Mike Allen / Axios:
This isn't normal: Inside Trump's daily disruptions
Bloomberg:
Russian Breach of 39 States Threatens Future U.S. Elections  —  Hackers said to take measure of voting systems, databases  —  A ‘red phone’ warning to the Kremlin from Obama White House  —  Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate strikes deal to exert power over Russia sanctions  —  The Senate has clinched a deal to exert power over President Trump when it comes to sanctions on Russia, according to a key senator involved in the talks.  —  Sen. Bob Corker  —  (R-Tenn.) said lawmakers have struck an agreement …
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BuzzFeed:
Poison in the System  —  When a financier dropped dead in Britain shortly after exposing a vast Russian crime, police said it was not suspicious.  But with his inquest now underway, BuzzFeed News has uncovered explosive evidence of a suspected Kremlin assassination plot …
Discussion: Axios
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Plurality Of Voters Think Trump Obstructed Justice  —  PPP's newest national poll finds a variety of bad news for Donald Trump in the wake of James Comey's testimony to Congress last week.  49% of voters say that they think Trump committed obstruction of justice, to just 41% who don't think he did.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Senate GOP won't release draft health care bill
CNN:
Exclusive: Dennis Rodman heading to North Korea  —  Hong Kong and Washington (CNN)NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman is expected to arrive in North Korea Tuesday, according to two officials in that country who spoke to CNN.  —  CNN spotted Rodman at Beijing International Airport, where he declined to answer questions.
Flavia Krause-Jackson / Bloomberg:
Goatskin Might Delay the Queen's Speech  —  Possible postponement could hit monarch's horse-racing plans  —  U.K. prime minister fighting each day for her political life  —  The Queen's Speech — the presentation of Theresa May's new government's program — may be postponed, and the fallout goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Discussion: Telegraph and The Daily Caller
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Jack Maidment / Telegraph:
Queen's Speech delayed because it has to be printed on goatskin paper that takes days for ink to dry
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Secret Service Has No Audio or Transcripts of Any Tapes Made in Trump White House  —  The U.S. Secret Service has no audio copies or transcripts of any tapes recorded within President Donald Trump's White House, the agency said Monday.
Bloomberg:
Cook Says Apple Is Focusing on Making an Autonomous Car System  —  For the first time, CEO elaborates on Apple's car plans  —  The company's automotive program has experienced turmoil  —  After years toiling away in secret on its car project, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook …
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WATCH |  Ex-FBI Director James Comey had second, frosty exchange with Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch.  —  Ex-FBI Director James Comey has privately told members of Congress that he had a frosty exchange with Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch last year when he confronted …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Special counsel team members donated to Dems, FEC records show  —  Special counsel members donated to Dems  —  Washington (CNN)Four members of the legal team known to have been hired so far by special counsel Robert Mueller to handle the Russia investigation have given political donations almost exclusively …
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Wyoming Town Hall Replaces Donald Trump Portrait With Photo Of Native American Chief  —  “We aren't required to display signs of respect — our respect is earned, not demanded,” the mayor said.  —  A Wyoming mayor's decision to remove portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence …
Discussion: Raw Story
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
The government only has enough money to pay its bills through September, Trump administration says  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for the first time Monday said the Treasury Department only has enough money to fund the government through early September, a much earlier timeline than many analysts had projected.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Treasury has ‘backup plans’ to fund government
Discussion: Politico
Alan Henry / Broadway World:
Delta Sponsored 2012 Guthrie Theater Season Which Featured Obama Inspired Julius Caesar  —  On Sunday night, Delta Air Lines announced that they were ending their four-year-old sponsorship agreement with The Public Theater over their current Shakespeare in the Park production of JULIUS CAESAR.
Wall Street Journal:
Goldman's Blankfein, Citi's Corbat Duped by Email Prankster  —  The chief executives of Goldman Sachs Group and Citigroup are the latest bank bosses to be hooked by an email prankster trolling top Wall Street brass, exposing a low-tech gap in banks' cybersecurity armor.
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
ABC's ‘Roseanne’ to Tackle Trump Era in Sitcom Revival  —  At Banff, ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey says she isn't certain Roseanne Barr will name the U.S. president, but “she's going to speak very honestly.”  —  Expect comedian Roseanne Barr to tackle Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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