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Kim Jong-un's Flight to Singapore a Precision Maneuver — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's flight to Singapore was a tightly planned maneuver using a decoy to throw attackers off the scent. Three planes took off in North Korea at about an hour's interval on Sunday — an IL-76 …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. won't bring up North Korea's human rights issues at Singapore summit — WASHINGTON — Wounded from torture and starving, Grace Jo's father died on a train heading to a North Korean prison camp, a fellow inmate told his family. His crime: illegally possessing a bag of rice during the 1990s famine.
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ThinkProgress, BBC, Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Fox News host apologizes after calling Trump-Kim summit ‘meeting between two dictators’
Fox News host apologizes after calling Trump-Kim summit ‘meeting between two dictators’
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, CNBC and Mediaite
Washington Post:
With smiles and a handshake, Trump and Kim could mask gulf on nuclear arms
With smiles and a handshake, Trump and Kim could mask gulf on nuclear arms
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Bloomberg, Axios, Associated Press, New York Magazine, One America News Network and The American Conservative
Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
Analysis: Wit, wisdom are likely tactics from Kim's playbook
Analysis: Wit, wisdom are likely tactics from Kim's playbook
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Reuters, New York Times and Politico
David Jackson / USA Today:
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un likely to meet alone at Singapore summit
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un likely to meet alone at Singapore summit
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Althouse
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Trump Could Transform the U.S.-North Korea Relationship
Tonda MacCharles / Toronto Star:
What led to Trump's outburst against Trudeau: Behind the scenes at the G7 — QUEBEC CITY—U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warmly Friday morning as he arrived at the G7. — Although he'd tweeted grumpily the night before that Trudeau was “so indignant” …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Escalating Clash With Canada, Trump Is Isolated Before North Korea Meeting — WASHINGTON — President Trump escalated a bitter clash with some of America's closest allies on Sunday, lashing out through his advisers at Canada's prime minister in unusually personal terms and leaving himself …
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NBC News, Washington Post, Politico, CNN, Daily Kos, MSNBC, Washington Free Beacon, The Week, Fox News, EURACTIV.com, ABC News, BuzzFeed, Montreal Gazette and RedState
Wall Street Journal:
The Art of the Foreign-Policy Deal: An Insider's Guide to Trump's Tactics — An examination of key foreign-policy moments from the president's first 16 months reveals the traits he brings to bear in international dealings — Donald Trump is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday …
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Politico, Political Wire, Just Security and Raw Story
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Web of elite Russians met with NRA execs during 2016 campaign — WASHINGTON — Several prominent Russians, some in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle or high in the Russian Orthodox Church, now have been identified as having contact with National Rifle Association officials during the 2016 U.S. election campaign.
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The Week
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Robert De Niro throws F-bombs at Trump during Tony Awards — Actor Robert De Niro launched a profanity-laced tirade at President Trump during Sunday's politically charged Tony Awards, earning a standing ovation. — “I'm gonna say one thing: F— Trump!” he stated, as he clenched his two fists in the air …
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Robert De Niro Says ‘F— Trump’ at Tony Awards, Gets Standing Ovation — Robert De Niro had a few choice words for President Donald Trump while the legendary actor was on stage at Sunday's Tony Awards to introduce Bruce Springsteen's musical performance. — “I'm going to say one thing …
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CNN, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys and The Last Tradition
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Inside Obama's secret meetings with 2020 contenders — Still the reluctant leader of the Democratic Party, Obama has been providing counsel to Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other presidential hopefuls. — Barack Obama has in recent months met with at least nine prospective 2020 …
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Breaking News USA, CNN, Axios, Talking Points Memo, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Daily Caller News Foundation, Splinter, AOL and Political Wire
Annie Karni / Politico:
Meet the guys who tape Trump's papers back together — The president's ‘unofficial filing system’ involves tearing up documents into pieces, even when they're supposed to be preserved. — Solomon Lartey spent the first five months of the Trump administration working in the Old Executive Office Building …
Adam Entous / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's New World Order — How the President, Israel, and the Gulf states plan to fight Iran—and leave the Palestinians and the Obama years behind. — On the afternoon of December 14, 2016, Ron Dermer, Israel's Ambassador to the United States, rode from his Embassy to the White House to attend a Hanukkah party.
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
The cowardice of the political class — The trustees for Social Security and Medicare issued their annual reports last week. This is cause for discouragement because it reminds us how much we've mortgaged the country's future to spending for older Americans.
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Crooked Timber
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Nolan Finley / Detroit News:
Darn. I may outlive Social Security
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Mark Sanford running scared in Trump-fueled primary — A last-minute barrage of commercials from Sanford — a notoriously frugal figure who hasn't spent money on TV advertising in five years — is a sure sign he's under duress. — MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — GOP Rep. Mark Sanford has spent …
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Craig Calcaterra / NBCSports.com:
Report: Shohei Ohtani likely to have Tommy John surgery, will be out until 2020 — Here was Gomez's comment on SportsCenter: … There has been no confirmation by the Angels or anyone close to Ohtani, but nor has there been contradiction. We'll obviously hear more on this today.
New York Magazine:
A Company Built on a Bluff … It was sunny in Williamsburg on the last Wednesday in May, which also happened to be the second day of a new era at Vice Media. Visitors were still required to sign in on a tablet that featured an image of a woman's red lips opened wide to reveal a tab of acid …
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
British campaigners file US lawsuit against firms controlled by Arron Banks — A British public interest group has filed a lawsuit in a Mississippi court against two companies controlled by Arron Banks, the pro-Brexit donor, following allegations that the firms may have violated UK data protection rules …
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CNN:
629 migrants stranded after Italy's populists refuse to let rescue ship dock — (CNN)A ship carrying more than 600 rescued migrants, including 123 unaccompanied minors and seven pregnant women, remained stranded in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday after Italy's new populist government refused permission …
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Gabriela Galindo / Politico:
Italian mayors rebel against Salvini's order to block migrant ship
Italian mayors rebel against Salvini's order to block migrant ship
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One America News Network and Reuters
VICE News:
Exclusive: First photos emerge of shadowy Manafort aide tied to Russian intelligence — KIEV, Ukraine — Konstantin Kilimnik, the shadowy Russian political operative indicted Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller, has led such an intensely secretive life that no photograph of him has ever emerged in public.
New York Times:
‘I Am Qualified!’ Why Democratic Women Running for Governor Are Saying This — LAS VEGAS — When Chris Giunchigliani told former Senator Harry Reid about her plans to run for governor of Nevada in 2018, he candidly told her that he thought her opponent, Steve Sisolak, would make a stronger candidate …
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Russian Federal Security Service Enablers — Washington - Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Russian entities and three Russian individuals under Executive Order (E.O.) 13694, “Blocking the Property …
Fay Vincent / Wall Street Journal:
Charles Krauthammer Goes Out Like Gehrig — I, too, was paralyzed in a college accident, so I especially value his courage and grit. — Charles Krauthammer is one of my heroes. For years my wife and I watched Fox News's “Special Report With Bret Baier, ” where Charles softly delivered …
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National Review
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
A Senior White House Official Defines the Trump Doctrine: 'We're America, Bitch' — The president believes that the United States owes nothing to anyone—especially its allies. — Many of Donald Trump's critics find it difficult to ascribe to a president they consider to be both subliterate …