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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” …
Discussion:
Raw Story and Vanity Fair
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 …
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
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump finds himself increasingly alone on North Korea — President Donald Trump is isolating himself from allies and even his own advisers on North Korea, eager to insist that his denuclearization efforts will be successful going into a 2020 re-election bid.
Discussion:
One America News Network and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Trump and Abe's ‘Unshakable Bond’ Shows Some Cracks in Tokyo
Trump and Abe's ‘Unshakable Bond’ Shows Some Cracks in Tokyo
Discussion:
Hullabaloo, Newsweek and Outside the Beltway
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, twitchy.com, Slate and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »
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, Townhall, Liberty Unyielding, ThinkProgress, Breitbart, Diamond & Silk, Washington Times, RedState, JustOneMinute, Daily Wire and Fox News
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, Washington Press, Talking Points Memo 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’
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Washington Press, Diamond & Silk, twitchy.com, Bipartisan Report, Patterico's Pontifications, Raw Story, Splinter and Don Surber
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 …
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The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Law & Crime, BuzzFeed News and twitchy.com
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
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, The Root, Raw Story and Mediaite
William James / Reuters:
UK ever more polarized as Brexit Party storms to EU vote win — SOUTHAMPTON, England (Reuters) - Nigel Farage's Brexit Party stormed to victory in a European election, riding a wave of anger at the failure of Prime Minister Theresa May to take the United Kingdom out of the European Union.
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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
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Common Dreams, Quartz, The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, Home Page Rotator and Washington Post
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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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.
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Sanders Adviser 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.
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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Splinter, Slate, NPR, The Root, Informed Comment and LewRockwell
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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