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10:00 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.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey saga gets new players  —  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY  — It's a date - but maybe just a first one.  Attorney General Jeff Sessions pulls up a fast-warming chair Tuesday as he's set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.  But will the hearing be open or closed?
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and IJR
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
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio defends his questioning of Comey
Discussion: American Greatness, Axios and Hit & Run
Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
Kellyanne Conway caught leaking by Twitter account
Discussion: Daily Kos and TheBlaze
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Wow. Dem Senator Calls For Investigation Into Loretta Lynch After Comey Hearing
Discussion: LawNewz
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sessions getting sucked further into Trump's Russia mess
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Raw Story
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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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate GOP sees path to ObamaCare repeal
Discussion: Axios and Conservative News Today
Reed Abelson / New York Times:   Flexibility That A.C.A. Lent to Work Force Is Threatened by G.O.P. Plan
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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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.
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) …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The GOP Congress Better Get Its Act Together, Or It's Sunk  —  “Everything's fine,” smiled Captain Paul Ryan smarmily as he steered the Titanic into an iceberg.  “Now, let me get back to shafting our own voting base via my incomprehensible determination to cancel the tax deductions …
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.
Discussion: Political Wire and Althouse
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.”
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 …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russia has developed a cyber weapon that can disrupt power grids, according to new research  —  Hackers allied with the Russian government have devised a cyber weapon 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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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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Hooyeon Kim / Bloomberg:
North Korea Says It's ‘Not Far Away’ From Test-Firing an ICBM
Discussion: The Hill
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
How Russia Targets the U.S. Military
Hailey Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times:
Tens of thousands take to the streets in Resist March
Joel Kotkin / Orange County Register:
California's descent to socialism
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Everybody Needs to Stop Telling Hillary Clinton to Shut Up
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Salon and IJR
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Megyn Kelly Does More Harm Than Good By Legitimizing Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
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’
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 Earlier Items: 
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Jeff Immelt stepping down as CEO of GE
Detroit Free Press:
ICE arrests dozens of undocumented Chaldeans from metro Detroit in weekend sweep
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
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
A neo-Nazi with explosives and a framed photo of Timothy McVeigh is not a threat, judge rules
Discussion: KRON4.com
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump attorney won't rule out firing Mueller
 

 
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