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Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Trump Economic Adviser Ties G-7 Pullout to North Korea Meeting — WASHINGTON — President Trump's top economic adviser said on Sunday that Mr. Trump had pulled out of a joint statement with allies at the Group of 7 meeting over the weekend because a “betrayal” by the Canadian prime minister …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Goes to War Against the Democracies — “He's like Heath Ledger's Joker—but without the operational excellence.” That was the grim after-action assessment of one senior G7 official with whom I spoke in the shocked aftermath of President Donald Trump's savage post-summit tweets.
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Maïa de La Baume / Politico:
France blasts ‘incoherent’ Trump after G7 fiasco — France pledged on Sunday to stand by the G7 summit statement disowned by Donald Trump and took a swipe at the U.S. president by declaring that international cooperation could not depend on “fits of anger” or “little words.”
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Talking Points Memo, BBC, The Guardian, Political Wire, Sommet du G7, NPR, Shareblue Media and Palmer Report
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Peter Navarro says 'there's a special place in hell' for Justin Trudeau — Washington (CNN)Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to President Donald Trump, escalated the White House's rebuke of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him weak and dishonest on Sunday.
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Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, Toronto Star, Breitbart and Daily Kos
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Fox & Friends host slips: Trump's North Korea summit is a ‘historic meeting between two dictators’ — Abby Hunstman, host of the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends, on Sunday said that summit between North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is a meeting between “two dictators.”
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Ellen Cranley / Business Insider:
White House trade council director says 'there's a special place in hell' for Justin Trudeau — White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro said Sunday there is a “special place in hell” for any leader who engages in “bad faith diplomacy” with President Donald Trump.
Axios:
Kudlow: Trump's G7 decision was a show of strength before Kim summit
Kudlow: Trump's G7 decision was a show of strength before Kim summit
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One America News Network
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump's top economic aide on Trudeau: ‘It was a betrayal’
Trump's top economic aide on Trudeau: ‘It was a betrayal’
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ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, Townhall, Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, Politico, Jamie Dupree - AJC, The Week and Raw Story
CBS News:
Trump retracts his endorsement of G7 final statement
Trump retracts his endorsement of G7 final statement
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RedState, Washington Post, Montreal Gazette, The Last Tradition, TheBlaze, CBS New York and The Daily Caller
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Navarro: ‘Special place in hell’ for Trudeau
Navarro: ‘Special place in hell’ for Trudeau
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo and The Week
W.G. Dunlop / Yahoo:
US blames Canada for G7 fiasco, says Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’
US blames Canada for G7 fiasco, says Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’
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Althouse
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, The Daily Caller, The White House and BuzzFeed
Axios:
Scoop: Trump's deal-of-the-decade North Korea plan — President Trump will confront Kim Jong-un using “a strategy to impress as well as intimidate” — and is open to planting a U.S. embassy in North Korea. — The big picture: U.S. officials involved in the summit preparations …
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Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Isolated Kim takes big gamble leaving home for Trump summit
Isolated Kim takes big gamble leaving home for Trump summit
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Politico
Annabelle Liang / Associated Press:
Singapore deports South Korean journalists in trespass case
Singapore deports South Korean journalists in trespass case
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The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Axios:
Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea
Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore for historic summit with Trump
North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore for historic summit with Trump
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Politico, The Daily Caller, TheDrive and One America News Network
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Mitt Romney Wants In Again. There Is One Catch. — His wife said they were done with campaigns. But after two high-profile losses on the national stage, a Senate bid was too good to pass up, even if it means dealing with Donald Trump. — COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — Mitt Romney never could resist a race.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Romney looks to lead GOP's establishment wing — Mitt Romney is positioning himself to be a force in the Senate — and a potential counterweight to Donald Trump. — DEER VALLEY, UTAH - Mitt Romney is mapping out plans to become a major player in the Senate — positioning himself …
New York Times:
‘Drama, Action, Emotional Power’: As Exhausted Aides Eye the Exits, Trump Is Re-Energized — WASHINGTON — President Trump has gone overseas to embark on some of the most consequential diplomatic negotiations of his tenure, threatening an all-out trade war with allies and seizing a chance to make peace with a nuclear-armed menace.
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Political Wire, IJR, Raw Story, AOL and Mediaite
BBC:
Leave.EU ‘downplayed Russian links’ — The founder of Leave.EU, Arron Banks, has confirmed he will appear before MPs this week to answer new allegations about his links with Russia. — It has been reported that Mr Banks, who bankrolled the unofficial leave campaign, had more contact …
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ThinkProgress, The Times & The Sunday Times and The Guardian
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Liz Goodwin / BostonGlobe.com:
Down on the border, a new trail of tears — McALLEN, Texas — Every night before bed, Wil, who is 6 years old, says his prayers and then kisses two printed-out photos of his mom and dad that are taped on the wall by his bed goodnight. — A few hours later, he's likely to wander …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
New York Times reporter broke the biggest rule in journalism — On previous occasions, I've written about the blunt way legendary New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal dealt with a conflict of interest. The story bears repeating after the indictment of a top Senate official over his contacts with reporters …
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Kansas City Star:
Behind the scenes of Eric Greitens' decision to resign. ‘No one saw it coming.’ — Missouri state lawmakers investigating Gov. Eric Greitens had just finished another marathon public hearing on May 29 when House Speaker Todd Richardson unexpectedly summoned them to his office.
Brian Faler / Politico:
Blue states find ways to undercut GOP tax law — In states like New York, taxpayers would be better off than they were before Republicans changed the tax law. — Residents of some blue states may get a surprisingly big tax cut thanks to workarounds state lawmakers are crafting to subvert …
New York Times:
Trump's Blasts Upend G-7, Alienating Oldest Allies — WASHINGTON — Shortly before leaving the annual meeting of major world powers on Saturday, President Trump boasted that it had been “tremendously successful” and that on a scale of 0 to 10, “the relationship is a 10.”
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Ashish Kumar Sen / Atlantic Council:
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: Russia is Attempting to Influence US Midterms …
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats: Russia is Attempting to Influence US Midterms …
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Outside the Beltway and HuffPost
Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
A Restaurant Owner Featured On “No Reservations” Said Anthony Bourdain Changed Their Lives — Xi'an Famous Foods said it was donating all of its June 8 sales to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to honor Bourdain's memory. — After Anthony Bourdain was found dead Friday of a reported suicide …
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Andrew Solomon / New Yorker:
Preventable Tragedies — The pattern of highly accomplished …
Preventable Tragedies — The pattern of highly accomplished …
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