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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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Katie Gibbons / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Trump visit: Mayor gives inflatable baby clearance to fly  —  The mayor of London has granted permission for a Donald Trump baby blimp to fly over the capital during the state visit.  —  Sadiq Khan's Greater London Authority gave the green light for protesters to fly the balloon of Mr Trump wearing …
Discussion: HuffPost
Politico:
Trump trip II: No happy ending for May
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
CNN:
CNN Poll: Democratic support for impeachment rises, Trump approval steady  —  Washington (CNN)Democrats are increasingly in support of impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office but the majority of Americans remain opposed to the prospect, a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS shows.
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Christen Hill / ABC News:
NextGen America supporters rally in Washington amid growing political interest to impeach Trump
Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
Reps. Schiff, Jordan agree that Robert Mueller should testify before Congress
Discussion: IJR and Breitbart
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:   Schiff To Push For Subpoenaing Mueller To Testify If He Won't Do So Voluntarily
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 6-1-19: Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Jim Jordan
Discussion: The Guardian and POLITICUSUSA
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mick Mulvaney: Not ‘Unreasonable’ for White House to Ask Navy to Move USS John S. McCain  —  With the U.S. Navy confirming that a “request was made” to “minimize the visibility” of the USS John S. McCain ahead of President Trump's visit to Japan last month, Acting White House Chief …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the Navy ship named for the late U.S. Sen. John McCain hidden …
CNN:
John Hickenlooper booed for saying ‘socialism is not the answer’  —  Hickenlooper booed for saying socialism isn't the answer  —  San Francisco (CNN)The welcoming cheers 2020 presidential hopeful John Hickenlooper received when he first graced the stage at California's Democratic Convention quickly crumbled …
Discussion: Townhall and IJR
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Scott Detrow / NPR:
Democratic Candidates Descend On California And Offer A Preview Of Fights To Come
Discussion: Sacramento Bee and BuzzFeed News
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Democrats, in California, confront deep divisions over how to handle increasing calls for President Trump's impeachment
Discussion: The Hill and Fox News
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: Fox News, Breitbart, Axios and Reuters
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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Iran's top diplomat warns of ‘consequences’ if US keeps up economic sanctions
Discussion: Political Wire
Reuters:   U.S. prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions: Pompeo
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Pompeo offers to talk to Iran with ‘no pre-conditions’
Discussion: ABC News
Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Giuliani Threatens To Sue Mueller For $17 Million To ‘Get That Money Back For The Government’  —  Never mind that the $46 million Manafort was forced to hand over to the government more than paid for the investigation.  —  Views:  —  Following her latest unhinged rant accusing Robert Mueller of …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:   Mueller must testify publicly to answer three critical questions
Elizabeth Vaughn / RedState:
Sleuth At The Daily Beast ‘Found The Guy Behind The Viral Drunk Pelosi Video’...And Doxxed Him; Then Got Doxxed  —  Editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast, Noah Shachtman, breathlessly tweeted about an “exclusive” story which was about to go up on their site.  One of his cracker-jack reporters …
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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 …
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 …
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Mike Murphy / MarketWatch:
Trump slaps tariffs on all imports from Mexico, sending stock futures tumbling
Discussion: ABC News and Sara A. Carter
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Shutdowns, emergencies and tariffs: Trump's frenetic immigration approach has become central to his 2020 bid
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump proposes the biggest tax hike in 30 years  —  If Trump's 5% tariff on Mexican goods takes effect later this month, the president's trade policies would constitute a bigger tax hike than Bill Clinton's in 1993.  —  By the numbers: Tariffs already in place against Mexico will increase revenues …
Discussion: Tax Foundation
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.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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 …
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.
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela  —  Russia has been one of Maduro's major supporters in its standoff with the U.S.  —  MOSCOW—Russia has withdrawn key defense advisers from Venezuela, an embarrassment for President Nicolás Maduro as Moscow weighs …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Democratic whip: Trump will be impeached “at some point”  —  Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C), the third-highest ranking Democrat in the House, told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday that he believes President Trump will be impeached “at some point,” but that Congress must first …
Discussion: Politico and Front Page Magazine
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Mulvaney on Virginia Beach shooting: “Let's not get too deep into politics too soon”  —  Responding to calls for gun control after Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach, White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney cautioned against getting into politics “too soon” after tragedy …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:   Trump ‘deadly serious’ about Mexico tariffs, Mulvaney says
 
 
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CNN:
Moulton on Iraqi boy: 'I'll remember his face until the day that I die'
Discussion: Axios
Lloyd Green / The Guardian:
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