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7:40 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: ABC News, Raw Story and Political Wire
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Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
Kellyanne Conway caught leaking by Twitter account  —  If Donald Trump truly wants to stop the leaks coming from inside his White House, he might need to crack down on his counselor.  —  Kellyanne Conway has been caught at a glitzy Washington DC party allegedly dishing the dirt on her fellow Team Trump colleagues.
Discussion: Daily Kos and TheBlaze
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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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Delta, Bank of America drop sponsorship of Shakespeare in the Park over ‘Julius Caesar’ stunt that shows Trump assassination  —  Delta Airlines and Bank of America pulled out of their sponsorship of New York's Public Theater on Sunday over a production of “Julius Caesar” that reimagines the main character as President Trump.
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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio defends his questioning of Comey  —  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio fired back at criticism that he was protecting President Donald Trump or had struck a deal over Cuba policy with him in return for his line of questioning during former FBI director James Comey's appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee last week.
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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: Axios, Raw Story and Mediaite
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 …
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.”
Washington Post:
D.C., Md. attorneys general to sue Trump, saying foreign payments to his businesses violate Constitution's anti-corruption clause  —  The lawsuit by the two Democratic attorneys general, the first of its kind brought by a government entity, could open a new front for Trump …
Discussion: NBC News
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate GOP sees path to ObamaCare repeal  —  A path is emerging for Senate Republicans to pass their ObamaCare repeal bill, even though there are major obstacles ahead.  —  Critically, Senate moderates are indicating that they can agree to ending the additional federal funds for ObamaCare's expansion …
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Biographer who caught Trump lying 30 times: He tried to ‘intimidate’ me by lying about taping conversations  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Biographer Tim O'Brien revealed on Sunday that now-President Donald Trump lied about taping him in an effort to intimidate him.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
How Soon They Forget!  —  As so often happens, the correction of the day comes from the New York Times: … That is kind of an amazing mistake.  For any newspaper, let alone one headquartered in New York.  They are still headquartered in New York, aren't they?  They haven't moved to the Hamptons?
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
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Jeff Immelt stepping down as CEO of GE  —  GE factory jobs move from Wisconsin to Canada  —  Jeff Immelt, who has led General Electric (GE) since 2001, is stepping down, the company announced Monday.  —  The company named John Flannery, the president and CEO of GE Healthcare, as the new CEO, effective August 1.
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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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.
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
 
 
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Reuters:
Macron's party set for huge French parliamentary majority
Discussion: Power Line
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
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 and The Gateway Pundit
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump May Not Visit U.K. This Year as Planned
 Earlier Items: 
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Democrats begin to turn on DHS chief
Discussion: Raw Story
Paulina Porizkova / New York Times:
America Made Me a Feminist  —  I used to think the word “feminist” reeked of insecurity.
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Tracy Rucinski / Reuters:
Puerto Rico votes in favor of U.S. statehood amid low turnout
Discussion: NPR, The Daily Caller and The Week
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Graham: Trump could ‘go down’ because he can't stay quiet
Discussion: Shareblue, RedState and The Week
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney stokes speculation he's weighing another political run
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Five notes on Trump's current predicament
 

 
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Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Jon Phillips / PCWorld:
PCWorld executive editor Gordon Mah Ung, former Maximum PC editor-in-chief and renowned PC hardware journalist for 25+ years, died at 58 of pancreatic cancer

 
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