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Washington Post:
Trump at G-7 floats end to all tariffs, threatens major penalties for countries that don't agree — QUEBEC CITY - President Trump told foreign leaders at the Group of Seven summit that they must dramatically reduce trade barriers with the United States or they would risk losing access …
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HuffPost, Mother Jones, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog and BuzzFeed
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Ashish Kumar Sen / Atlantic Council:
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: Russia is Attempting to Influence US Midterms, Divide Transatlantic Alliance — Russia is attempting to influence the midterm elections in the United States in November as well as divide the transatlantic alliance, US Director …
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Political Wire
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Will No Longer Be 'Piggy Bank That Everybody's Robbing' — LA MALBAIE, Quebec — President Trump said on Saturday that he had brought up with America's closest allies the dramatic prospect of completely eliminating tariffs on goods and services, even as he threatened to end …
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Trump again calls for readmitting Russia to G7, blames Obama for Crimea's annexation — (CNN)President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his call for Russia to be readmitted into the G7 and blamed his predecessor for Russia's aggression in Crimea. — “I think it would be an asset …
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Washington Monthly, Axios, RedState, AOL, mccain.senate.gov and Washington Press
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Trump lit the fire
The Guardian:
Arron Banks ‘met Russian officials multiple times before Brexit vote’ — Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who bankrolled Nigel Farage's campaign to quit the EU, had multiple meetings with Russian embassy officials in the run-up to the Brexit referendum, documents seen by the Observer suggest.
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The Times & The Sunday Times:
Exclusive: Emails reveal Russian links of millionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks — Arron Banks, the millionaire businessman who helped fund Brexit, had three meetings with the Russian ambassador to Britain — raising explosive questions about attempts by Moscow to influence the referendum result.
Axios:
Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea — President Trump is willing to consider establishing official relations with North Korea and even eventually putting an embassy in Pyongyang, according to two sources familiar with preparations for the Singapore summit.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
In Trump, some fear the end of the world order
In Trump, some fear the end of the world order
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Raw Story
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump says he'll size up Kim Jong Un ‘within the first minute’ of Singapore summit
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
For Kim Jong Un, meeting Trump is about cementing power at home
For Kim Jong Un, meeting Trump is about cementing power at home
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Mother Jones
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Trump's surprise G-7 pitch: ‘We should at least consider no tariffs’
Trump's surprise G-7 pitch: ‘We should at least consider no tariffs’
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RedState, Politico, Breitbart, The Mahablog and AOL
Gi-Wook Shin / Axios:
A denuclearization deal will not end the North Korea problem
A denuclearization deal will not end the North Korea problem
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One America News Network, Breitbart, ABC News, Politico and Yonhap News Agency
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump calls summit a “one-time shot” for Kim Jong Un, warns ally nations on trade
Trump calls summit a “one-time shot” for Kim Jong Un, warns ally nations on trade
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CBS Chicago, Talking Points Memo and The Week
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
A family was separated at the border, and this distraught father took his own life — A Honduran father separated from his wife and child suffered a breakdown at a Texas jail and killed himself in a padded cell last month, according to Border Patrol agents and an incident report filed by sheriff's deputies.
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Eliza Collins / USA Today:
German Chancellor Merkel's stare down photo sums up Trump's time at G-7 — WASHINGTON — If a picture is worth 1,000 words, Angela Merkel has some thoughts. — The German chancellor uploaded a photograph on Instagram of her and French President Emmanuel Macron seeming to stare down President Trump.
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Splinter
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John Paul Tasker / CBC News:
Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship
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Power Line, BuzzFeed, The White House and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump hits the world stage, Day 1: Come late, leave early, offend host, alienate allies
Trump hits the world stage, Day 1: Come late, leave early, offend host, alienate allies
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IJR, NBC News, HuffPost, BBC, RedState, Sputnik International and Sean Hannity
John Paul Tasker / CBC News:
Trump arrives late and leaves early as G7 leaders talk gender, oceans and climate
Trump arrives late and leaves early as G7 leaders talk gender, oceans and climate
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Washington Press and The Daily Caller
Dick Thornburgh / Washington Post:
We Republicans must all speak out to protect the Mueller investigation — Dick Thornburgh was U.S. attorney general from 1988 to 1991. — As a lifelong Republican, I am proud that my party has consistently revered the rule of law as a central tenet of our country's values.
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Washington Press
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Mueller's ‘witch hunt’ snags another witch
Mueller's ‘witch hunt’ snags another witch
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Outside the Beltway and New York Times
Washington Post:
Why can't we hate men? — Suzanna Danuta Walters, a professor of sociology and director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program at Northeastern University, is the editor of the gender studies journal Signs. — It's not that Eric Schneiderman (the now-former …
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Americans are depressed and suicidal because something is wrong with our culture — On average, there are 123 suicides per day in the United States. If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK. — Don't pathologize the despair …
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neo-neocon
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
In the Trump Administration, Science Is Unwelcome. So Is Advice. — As the president prepares for nuclear talks, he lacks a close adviser with nuclear expertise. It's one example of a marginalization of science in shaping federal policy. — WASHINGTON — As President Trump prepares …
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Axios
Sean Rossman / USA Today:
USA TODAY foreign affairs reporter Oren Dorell killed in hit-and-run — Oren Dorell, a former construction contractor who became a globe-trotting foreign affairs reporter for USA TODAY, died Friday evening in Washington D.C. He was 53. — Dorell was hit by a suspected impaired driver while riding his motorcycle.
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
Judge Stops Deportation of a New York Pizza Delivery Man — A federal judge in Manhattan on Saturday temporarily halted the deportation of a New York pizza delivery man at least until a court hearing on July 20. — The judge, Alison J. Nathan, of Federal District Court in New York …