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New York Times:
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science — WASHINGTON — President Trump has rolled back environmental regulations, pulled the United States out of the Paris climate accord, brushed aside dire predictions about the effects of climate change, and turned the term “global warming” …
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Raw Story and Vanity Fair
New York Times:
Trump and Abe's ‘Unshakable Bond’ Shows Some Cracks in Tokyo — TOKYO — Standing at side-by-side lecterns inside the gilded Akasaka State Guest House in Tokyo, President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan sought to show the world the strength of what Mr. Abe called their “unshakable bond.”
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Hullabaloo, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite and Vanity Fair
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
IAN BREMMER PUSHES FAKE NEWS ON TWITTER. WILL LIBERALS CARE?
IAN BREMMER PUSHES FAKE NEWS ON TWITTER. WILL LIBERALS CARE?
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The Lid, Law & Crime, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Ian Bremmer defends and then deletes false Trump statement about North Korea
Ian Bremmer defends and then deletes false Trump statement about North Korea
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Washington Post, Washington Times, Townhall, The Week, Breitbart, Slate, Althouse, JustOneMinute, Daily Wire and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Time Magazine Columnist's Trump Quote Went Viral — Then He Admitted He Made It Up
Time Magazine Columnist's Trump Quote Went Viral — Then He Admitted He Made It Up
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment
North Korea calls Bolton ‘war monger’ over missile comment
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KCNA Watch, Common Dreams, The Week, Axios, Vanity Fair, Reuters, CBS News and The Daily Caller
Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
Trump backs Kim Jong Un's attacks on Biden, dismisses North Korea missile tests
Trump backs Kim Jong Un's attacks on Biden, dismisses North Korea missile tests
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USA Today, ThinkProgress, Breitbart and Raw Story
Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Trump's Formidable 2020 Tailwind — The economy and incumbency drive presidential election outcomes. — Mr. Rattner served as counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration. — The economy invariably ranks among the top issues on the minds of voters in presidential elections.
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Slate
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Axios:
3 forecast modelers predict Trump will win in 2020 — Steven Rattner, “car czar” and counselor to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration, cites three different modelers in his N.Y. Times commentary, “Trump's Formidable 2020 Tailwind.” — The big picture: Trump wins all three modelers.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The press must do better — The New York Times gives prominent placement on its home page to list all of President Trump's juvenile nicknames for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, including the racist Native American slur directed at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
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twitchy.com, Raw Story, NBC News and New York Times
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Regina Zilbermints / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Statements by agents investigating Trump ‘could well be treason’
Liz Cheney: Statements by agents investigating Trump ‘could well be treason’
CNN:
Facebook says Zuckerberg and Sandberg will defy Canadian subpoena, risking contempt vote — New York (CNN Business)Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg will not attend a hearing in Ottawa later this week, despite receiving summonses from the Canadian parliament, Facebook confirmed on Monday.
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UPI
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Sanders Advisor Tweets Gif of Jeremy Corbyn Dancing on Margaret Thatcher's Grave — A senior political advisor to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) tweeted a gif Sunday of United Kingdom Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn dancing on the grave of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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Mediaite
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Nigel Farage's Populist Brexit Party Wins Big in European Parliament Elections
Nigel Farage's Populist Brexit Party Wins Big in European Parliament Elections
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Outside the Beltway, Politico and The Guardian
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union's Future
European Election Results Show Growing Split Over Union's Future
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Los Angeles Times, Common Dreams, Quartz, The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, Home Page Rotator and Washington Post
Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Trump HUD Official: 'I Honestly Don't Care' If I'm Breaking Federal Law — Lynne Patton said she may have violated the Hatch Act, then called anyone mad about it a “liberal snowflake.” — Lynne Patton, a regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development …
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ThinkProgress, Raw Story, The Root and Mediaite
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Embraces Right-Wing One America News Network to Make Fox News Jealous — The network praises the president, courts him in public, and has even tried to hire his former aides. It's finally getting his attention. — One evening last week, Neil McCabe, a Breitbart veteran who now works …
Christina Zhao / Newsweek:
Fox News' Chris Wallace challenges Lindsey Graham on his 1998 claim that ignoring subpoenas is impeachable — Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday forced Senator Lindsey Graham to watch a 1998 clip of himself talking about the dangers of ignoring subpoenas from Congress during an era …
Discussion:
Hullabaloo and Outside the Beltway
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
A Nazi sympathizer pleaded guilty to defacing a synagogue. His lawyer says conservatives helped radicalize him. — After Nolan Brewer pleaded guilty to charges in connection with painting swastikas on an Indiana synagogue's property and setting the yard ablaze, his attorney argued …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Law & Crime and twitchy.com
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Trump's ban on Chinese telecom giant Huawei could cut off rural Americans' cell service — “These rural areas are going to not get served, and it puzzles me why these senators ... don't see the problem here,” a tech advocate said. — The Trump administration's ban on goods produced …
New York Times:
‘They Came to Kill.’ Almost 5 Die Daily at Hands of Rio Police. — RIO DE JANEIRO — Shooting from helicopters, armored personnel carriers or at close range, police officers in Rio de Janeiro have gunned down 558 people during the first four months of the year — the highest number …
CNN:
Artist takes $20 bill design into his own hands with Harriet Tubman decorative stamp — (CNN)Supporters of an Obama-era plan to put abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill were disappointed last week by news that the Treasury Department has delayed the bill's redesign.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP vows to quickly quash any impeachment charges — GOP senators say that if the House passes articles of impeachment against President Trump they will quickly quash them in the Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has broad authority to set the parameters of a trial.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Trump: ‘Sleepy Joe Biden’ hasn't ‘apologized’ for involvement in 1994 crime law — President Trump late Monday criticized former Vice President Joe Biden, the front-runner among Democrats seeking to unseat in 2020, for his support of a controversial 1994 crime bill, saying he hasn't “apologized” for supporting it.
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Politico, The Daily Caller and New York Times
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
U.S. Army's Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service — It was meant to be part of a social media tribute on Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday afternoon, the United States Army posted a video on Twitter featuring a scout in fatigues who said his service gave him the opportunity …
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Slate, NPR, The Root and Informed Comment
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Female Veterans, and a Memorial to Them, Struggle to Honor Women Who Served
Female Veterans, and a Memorial to Them, Struggle to Honor Women Who Served
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Splinter