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10:20 AM ET, June 2, 2019

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Sadiq Khan / The Guardian:
It's un-British to roll out the red carpet for Donald Trump  —  The US president gives comfort to the far right.  The prime minister should speak truth to power  —  Praising the “very fine people on both sides” when torch-wielding white supremacists and antisemites marched through the streets clashing with anti-racist campaigners.
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The Guardian:
Donald Trump is like a 20th-century fascist, says Sadiq Khan  —  London mayor hits out at US president before his state visit to Britain  —  The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has compared the language used by Donald Trump to rally his supporters to that of “the fascists of the 20th century” …
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Calls on Britain to ‘Walk Away’ if E.U. Does Not Concede to Its Demands  —  WASHINGTON — Just before his state visit to Britain was to begin, President Trump subverted diplomatic norms by rattling an already precarious political situation there: He suggested that the next prime minister of Britain …
Tim Shipman / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Donald Trump interview: 'Jeremy Corbyn is making a mistake if he's not America's friend'
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Donald Trump / Press Association:
send in Nigel Farage to negotiate with the EU
Discussion: ITV
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
We Found The Guy Behind the Viral ‘Drunk Pelosi’ Video  —  The video that racked up millions of views and sparked a national conversation was uploaded by a sports blogger from the Bronx, currently on probation for domestic battery.  —  On May 22, a Donald Trump superfan and occasional sports blogger …
Reuters:
U.S. prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions: Pompeo  —  BELLINZONA, Switzerland (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions about its nuclear program but needs to see the country behaving like “a normal nation”, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday.
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Associated Press:
Pompeo: No ‘preconditions’ for Iran talks  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the Trump administration is willing to talk with Iran “with no preconditions,” but he says the United States will continue its campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic.
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and Reuters
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Protester takes mic from Kamala Harris while on stage at event  —  A protester took Sen. Kamala Harris' (D-Calif.) microphone as she spoke to attendees at an event in San Francisco Saturday.  —  In footage of the incident at the Big Ideas Forum hosted by MoveOn, the male protester …
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Harris challenges Axelrod over criticism she's too ‘cautious’ on trail  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Sen. Kamala Harris on Saturday pushed back at the emerging narrative that she's been too timid while campaigning for president, using a POLITICO interview to challenge her naysayers to come watch her field questions on the road.
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:   Rep. Barbara Lee finds Kamala Harris a tough sell before Bernie Sanders' crowd
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
America's enemies are on notice about this president  —  America's enemies are on notice: The president is no longer an eloquent pushover professor-president but a ruthless real estate developer and television network brawler-president whose principle weapons are blunt candor and walking away from the table.
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
In January, Virginia GOP killed bill to ban sales of large-capacity magazines  —  A Virginia bill designed to ban sales of large-capacity magazines similar to those used by the Virginia Beach gunman died in committee in January on a party-line vote.  —  The fate of the legislation, SB1748 …
Discussion: Axios
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Johnrlott / Crime Prevention Research Center:
Another mass public shooting, another place where the victims were banned from carrying guns …
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
The Most Powerful Arab Ruler Isn't M.B.S. It's M.B.Z.  —  Prince Mohammed bin Zayed grew the U.A.E.'s power by following America's lead.  He now has an increasingly bellicose agenda of his own.  And President Trump seems to be following him.  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates …
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Liam Stack / New York Times:
Man Who Posed as Saudi Prince and Defrauded Investors Out of $8 Million Is Sent to Prison
Discussion: UPI and Law & Crime
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Have Overruled Kushner and Other Aides in Threatening Mexico With Tariffs  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed ahead with plans to impose tariffs on Mexico over the objections of several top advisers, including his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, opting to side with hard-line officials …
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump's Tariffs Will Threaten GOP's Senate Majority  —  The president's protectionism is putting several vulnerable Republican senators on the defensive.  —  President Trump's abrupt threat to impose tariffs on Mexico doesn't just threaten to stagnate the country's economy and raise the price of goods for consumers back home.
New York Times:
Boeing Built Deadly Assumptions Into 737 Max, Blind to a Late Design Change  —  SEATTLE — The fatal flaws with Boeing's 737 Max can be traced to a breakdown late in the plane's development, when test pilots, engineers and regulators were left in the dark about a fundamental overhaul …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
A Democratic 2020 contender denounces socialism — and gets booed  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper found a way to stand out at a crowded gathering of California Democrats: He denounced “socialism,” and got booed.  —  “If we want to beat Donald Trump …
Discussion: Althouse
Lloyd Green / The Guardian:
Siege review: Michael Wolff's Trump tale is Fire and Fury II - fire harder  —  The follow-up to the first tell-all is a wild ride, stretching credulity, indebted to Steve Bannon.  But so is the president  —  Michael Wolff is back and not with a whimper.  The latest installment …
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Mueller must testify publicly to answer three critical questions  —  In that twinkling zone between man and myth, Robert Mueller transcends the mundane.  Even in refusing to reach a conclusion on criminal conduct, he is excused.  As Mueller himself declared, we are to ask him no questions or expect any answers beyond his report.
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Wang Dan / New York Times:
What I Learned Leading the Tiananmen Protests
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Shutdowns, emergencies and tariffs: Trump's frenetic immigration approach has become central to his 2020 bid
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Democrats, in California, confront deep divisions over how to handle increasing calls for President Trump's impeachment
Discussion: The Hill
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
El Paso Immigration Center Is Dangerously Overcrowded, Inspector General Warns
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump's Middle East Peace Plan Faces a Crossroads After Coalition Talks in Israel Crumble
Discussion: The Week
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
'You Don't Have to Be in Des Moines.' Democrats Expand Primary Map, Spurred by Social Media.
 Earlier Items: 
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
A Great Country Would Have Already Impeached Trump, But Maybe We Should Just Admit We No Longer Qualify
Dylan McGuinness / MySanAntonio.com:
San Antonio leaders, residents outraged after former mayor Lila Cockrell isn't allowed to vote
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Navy confirms request was made to ‘minimize the visibility’ of USS John S. McCain during Trump's visit to Japan
Kirsten Gillibrand / Team Gillibrand:
My LGBTQ rights agenda, and a commitment for Pride Month
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Trump Pardoned Billionaire Conrad Black but Left His Prison Buddy Behind
Axios:
The political leanings of the Supreme Court justices
Sarah Lee / RedState:
ICYMI: Another Satirical Classic, Blazing Saddles, Gets the SJW Treatment
Discussion: PJ Media Home
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Hogan will not challenge Trump, leaving Trump's GOP critics with limited options
 

 
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