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Philly.com:
Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration on eve of visit after fewer than 10 players planned to attend  —  President Trump on Monday abruptly rescinded an invitation to host the Eagles at the White House, citing the “smaller delegation” that was planning to attend and again stoking …
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Deana Gamble / Mayor Kenney's Statement …:
Mayor Kenney's Statement on Eagles Cancelled White House Visit  —  For immediate release: June 04, 2018Published by: Office of the Mayor Contact: Deana Gamble press@phila.gov (215) 686-6210  —  Mayor Kenney released the following statement on the recent decision of President Trump to disinvite …
Joshua Dawsey / Washington Post:
Trump disinvites Philadelphia Eagles from White House visit, citing national anthem dispute
Discussion: National Review and Daily Kos
ESPN:
Eagles' visit to White House canceled over national anthem dispute
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Paul Manafort Loses His Cool  —  At the height of his powers as a political consultant, Paul Manafort was known for his cool.  In fact, the value of his counsel increased at moments of crisis.  While others panicked, Manafort rarely evinced a hint of frazzle.
Discussion: The Week
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Washington Post:
Mueller accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering
Discussion: National Review
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Is Winning the Media War Over the Russia Scandal.  Here's Why.  —  Witch hunt. … The other evening I was on a cable news show to cover the latest Russia news of the day—and I had an epiphany.  —  We were talking about a recent scoop from Michael Isikoff, the co-author of my latest book, Russian Roulette.
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Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz awkwardly pauses for 20 seconds before refusing to answer question on Trump's pardon tweets  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Monday morning that he has the constitutional right to pardon himself.  —  This statement caused mass controversy over the president asserting that he is above the law.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Melania Trump emerges at White House after weekslong absence  —  Melania Trump emerged on Monday after more than three weeks out of the public eye, ending an absence that inspired wild conspiracy theories about her health and well-being.  —  She appeared at a closed-door Memorial Day reception …
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:   Fox News' Shep Smith brutally fact-checks Trump's self-pardon claim by reading the Constitution aloud — on live TV
Richard Primus / Politico:
Trump's Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court  —  Justice Kennedy's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case suggests the court's next big decision might go badly for the president.  —  In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled - by a vote of 7 to 2 …
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USA Today:   Let them (gay couples) eat cake
Ryan T. Anderson / The Daily Signal:
Supreme Court Upholds Baker's Right to Disagree With Gay Marriage in Marketplace
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Elites Value Mellifluous Illegality over Crass Lawfulness  —  Obama defies the Constitution but sounds ‘presidential.’ Trump follows it but sounds like a loudmouth from Queens.  —  Donald Trump blusters nonstop.  He offers contrasting messages about whether, on any given day …
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Giuliani on shifting Trump Tower story: ‘It was a mistake. I swear to God.’
Daily Mail:
Sailor pardoned by Trump is SUING Obama and Comey for going easy on Hillary Clinton but sending …
Agence France-Presse:
Iran tells UN it will hike uranium enrichment capacity  —  An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspector in January 2014 disconnects cascades for 20 percent uranium production at the nuclear power plant of Natanz, some 300 kilometres south of Tehran
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Associated Press:
Iran informs U.N. of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks Executive Chairman  —  SEATTLE — Howard Schultz, the outspoken executive chairman of Starbucks, will leave the company at the end of the month, bringing to an end the tenure of a socially conscious entrepreneur who turned a local Seattle coffee chain …
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Michael Sykes / Axios:
Howard Schultz talks politics, doesn't rule out 2020 run
Discussion: Politico and Starbucks Newsroom
NBC News:
Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations  —  WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump's legal team readies for fraught showdown with Mueller, even as president declares broad powers  —  Despite President Trump's declarations that he has expansive powers that could blunt the special-counsel investigation, his legal team is preparing for the possibility of a presidential interview …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Time's Up, Bill  —  Bright and early Monday morning, Bill Clinton launched a book tour in support of a political thriller he wrote with the best-selling author James Patterson called The President Is Missing.  And sometime before 8 a.m., it had become clear that it had not occurred …
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Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Bill Clinton's #MeToo Defense Is Shocking
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Today is make or break for Democrats in California's House races  —  Voters in California's key House districts are poised Tuesday to determine match-ups that could make or break Democrats' chances of taking back the House this fall.  —  The most pressing concern for Democrats is whether their wide …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
California Will Have Clues for the Nation: How to Watch the Primary
Discussion: KTLA and FiveThirtyEight
Ken Klippenstein / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Mysterious Intelligence Firm Now in Mueller's Sights … In the fall of 2016, Donald Trump Jr. and other key aides to the future president reportedly met in Trump Tower with Joel Zamel, the founder of a company called Wikistrat.  —  Wikistrat bills itself as a “crowdsourced” …
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
Axios:
Putin brags of close Trump relationship  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin tells Austrian TV that he and President Trump have a close working relationship, although it's complicated by U.S. politics.  —  “You should ask our colleagues in the United States.
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President of Russia:   Interview with Austrian ORF television channel
CNN:
Bolton sidelined as Trump readies for North Korea  —  Pompeo: Kim Jong Un's ex-spy to deliver letter  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump huddled in the Oval Office on Friday with Kim Jong Un's right-hand man, he was accompanied by only one other US official: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Discussion: The Week, KTLA and Politico
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance  —  Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.
Discussion: Hollywood Life and twitchy.com
Yahoo:
Calls grow in Germany for expulsion of disputed US envoy  —  Berlin (AFP) - Leading politicians of Germany's left-wing parties on Tuesday called for the US ambassador to be expelled, after the staunch defender of Donald Trump was accused of meddling in domestic politics and aggravating already tense ties.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant  —  On the evidence of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview over the weekend, the likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant and a threat to the constitutional order.  —  Confronted with a simple …
Discussion: CNN
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Charlottesville Hate Marcher Elected by Republican Party … An affiliate of a “pro-white” group who marched in Charlottesville last year was elected to a Republican Party post in Washington state last week, part of his campaign to take over the GOP for the alt-right.
 
 
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
America's allies should respond to steel tariffs with targeted sanctions on the Trump Organization
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David A. Hopkins / Honest Graft:
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Discussion: BloombergQuint
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Patrick plans 2020 decision by end of the year
Ben Shapiro / National Review:
Are Democrats Blowing It?  —  Trump is not flaming out …
Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg:
Why Trump's Trade War Isn't Worrying Wall Street Economists, Yet
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Pentagon watchdog officially launches investigation into White House doctor
 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘Roseanne’ Spinoff Talks Heat Up at ABC
Discussion: Althouse
Washington Post:
Post-U. Md. poll: Jealous, Baker lead in Democratic race overshadowed by Hogan
Discussion: Political Wire
Coleman Hughes / Quillette:
The High Price of Stale Grievances
David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. appeals ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers
Discussion: Engadget
Scott Allen / Washington Post:
T.J. Oshie was 35 cents short on his Metro exit fare en route to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals
Discussion: CBS Baltimore
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“This Was Lachlan's Revenge”: As a Murdoch Son Moves to Consolidate His Power, Rupert Says “I'm Still Here”
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Defense Intelligence Officer Arrested for Attempted Espionage
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Papadopoulos' Wife: Trump Aide Was ‘Absolutely Not’ Involved In Russian Collusion
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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