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11:30 AM ET, June 12, 2017

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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump gives Priebus until July 4th to clean up White House  —  President Donald Trump has set a deadline of July 4 for a shakeup of the White House that could include removing Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the matter.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey saga gets new players
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and IJR
Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
Kellyanne Conway caught leaking by Twitter account
Discussion: Daily Kos
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath  —  Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland say they will sue President Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Obamacare is in real danger  —  The Affordable Care Act is in deep trouble — in Washington and large swaths of the country.  —  Senate Republicans began to coalesce around the framework of a plan to repeal and replace the law last week.  Their plan would, like the bill the House passed in May …
Discussion: Viking Pundit
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Cruz Goes From ‘Lucifer’ to Dealmaker in Health-Care Overhaul  —  Texas senator seeks to unite warring Republican factions  —  A deal will need his vote and his salesmanship in House  —  Ted Cruz is trying a radically new role: dealmaker.  —  The first-term senator from Texas is seeking …
Discussion: Vox
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate GOP sees path to ObamaCare repeal
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Axios and Shakesville
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Delta Air Lines and Bank of America Won't Back Trump-Like ‘Julius Caesar’  —  New York's Public Theater lost support from two high-profile corporate donors, Delta Air Lines and Bank of America, on Sunday amid intense criticism of its production of Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar,” …
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Cody Derespina / Fox News:
Ivanka Trump surprised by ‘viciousness,’ ‘ferocity’ of father's critics  —  Ivanka Trump, in an interview Monday with “Fox & Friends,” said she has been surprised by the “viciousness” and “ferocity” that greeted her father's presidency — but also said President Trump felt “very vindicated” …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump “on an island, all alone”  —  The spotlight has been on President Trump's legal jeopardy.  But inside the small circle of top Republicans who advise this White House, there's increasing concern that future political problems are stacking up.  —  One of the oldest (and most trusted) …
Discussion: Raw Story
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
My Lawyers Got Trump to Admit 30 Lies Under Oath  —  Trump sued me, then had to acknowledge 30 times during a deposition that he had lied over the years about a wide range of issues.  —  Donald Trump closed out last week by rumbling back into his battle against James Comey, who was FBI director until POTUS fired him.
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
When a liberal power lawyer represents the Trump family, things can get ugly  —  Four decades ago, soon after a president of the United States interfered in an investigation of his actions, a young lawyer named Jamie Gorelick was assigned her first big case.
Christopher Cadelago / Sacramento Bee:
Liberal megadonor wants Trump impeached: ‘This is a blatant example of hypocrisy’  —  Tom Steyer, the Democratic megadonor and environmental activist from California, said Congress should immediately begin impeachment proceedings for Donald Trump, arguing the president has exceeded the standard …
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Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Wow. Dem Senator Calls For Investigation Into Loretta Lynch After Comey Hearing
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and LawNewz
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.”
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump landmine: Vast majority of Hill GOP prefers Pence  —  Beyond his base voters, Trump has an even bigger potential problem looming with his base in Congress.  While Republican lawmakers won't say it publicly, it's widely known if they could pick between President Pence and President Trump …
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 …
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Washington Post:
The Confederate flag largely disappeared after the Civil War.  The fight against civil rights brought it back.  —  Last week, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu oversaw the removal of four Confederate monuments.  It was just the latest chapter in the contentious battle over the official display of Confederate symbols.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bruce Bartlett / USA Today:
Will Republicans ever stop defending Donald Trump?  —  James Comey's testimony didn't jolt them, but political consequences might.  —  Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Donald Trump's presidency is the apparent loyalty he still inspires among those who voted for him and the Republican rank-and-file generally.
Detroit Free Press:
ICE arrests dozens of undocumented Chaldeans from metro Detroit in weekend sweep  —  Dozens of Chaldeans from metro Detroit were arrested Sunday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and face possible deportation, leaders in the Chaldean community said.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Everybody Needs to Stop Telling Hillary Clinton to Shut Up  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a fundraiser for the Elijah Cummings Youth Program in Israel in Baltimore, Monday, June 5, 2017.  —  You've seen the headlines, begging Joe Biden to just give it up and get out of our faces already.
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russia has developed a cyberweapon that can disrupt power grids, according to new research  —  Hackers allied with the Russian government have devised a cyberweapon that has the potential to be the most disruptive yet against electric systems that Americans depend on for daily life, according to U.S. researchers.
 
 
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
GOP growing worried they'll lose House …
Discussion: The Week
Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
Finally, Something Isn't the Matter with Kansas
Associated Press:
Puerto Rico upholds statehood demand in contentious vote
Discussion: RedState and NPR
New York Times:
Mattis Quietly Keeps Distance From Trump's Most Divisive Moves
Discussion: Politicus USA
Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Flexibility That A.C.A. Lent to Work Force Is Threatened by G.O.P. Plan
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The GOP Congress Better Get Its Act Together, Or It's Sunk
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
How Russia Targets the U.S. Military
Discussion: BillMoyers.com and Raw Story
Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Tens of thousands take to the streets in Resist March
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Joel Kotkin / Orange County Register:
California's descent to socialism
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Megyn Kelly Does More Harm Than Good By Legitimizing Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story
Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
'Y'all Sent Me to Washington at an Interesting Time'
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox 59
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Conway: ‘Not everyone is college material’
Discussion: twitchy.com
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Jeff Immelt stepping down as CEO of GE
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Biographer who caught Trump lying 30 times: He tried to ‘intimidate’ me by lying about taping conversations
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
How Soon They Forget!  —  As so often happens, the correction …
Washington Post:
D.C., Md. attorneys general to sue Trump, saying foreign payments to his businesses violate …
Discussion: NBC News
 

 
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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

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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