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Washington Post:
Exclusive: Pompeo delivers unfiltered view of Trump's Middle East peace plan in off-the-record meeting — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a sobering assessment of the prospects of the Trump administration's long-awaited Middle East peace plan in a closed-door meeting with Jewish leaders …
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CNN
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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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Politico, Townhall, Don Surber, Conservative News Today, CNN, Hullabaloo, Breitbart, Splinter, Mother Jones, The Sun and POLITICUSUSA
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Katie Gibbons / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Trump visit: Mayor gives inflatable baby clearance to fly
Trump visit: Mayor gives inflatable baby clearance to fly
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HuffPost
BBC:
Trump: Prepare for no deal and send in Farage
Trump: Prepare for no deal and send in Farage
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Vox, Conservative News Today, Quartz, CNN and Hullabaloo
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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Slate, Newsweek, The Hill, Rolling Stone, Vox, Hullabaloo, The Daily Caller, Fortune, IJR, Conservative News Today, twitchy.com, New York Post and San Francisco Chronicle
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dems hope Pelosi's resistance to impeachment will crack in June
Dems hope Pelosi's resistance to impeachment will crack in June
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Washington Post and Fox News
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 …
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Axios, POLITICUSUSA, NBC News, New York Post and Task & Purpose
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Mick Mulvaney: Not ‘Unreasonable’ for White House to Ask Navy to Move USS John S. McCain
Mick Mulvaney: Not ‘Unreasonable’ for White House to Ask Navy to Move USS John S. McCain
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The Guardian
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'Let's not get too deep into politics too soon' after shooting
Mulvaney: 'Let's not get too deep into politics too soon' after shooting
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Daily Kos and Refinery29
New York Times:
Trump Administration Considered Tariffs on Australia — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration considered imposing tariffs on imports from Australia last week, but decided against the move amid fierce opposition from military officials and the State Department, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
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Mike Murphy / MarketWatch:
Trump slaps tariffs on all imports from Mexico, sending stock futures tumbling
Trump slaps tariffs on all imports from Mexico, sending stock futures tumbling
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The Daily Caller, Sara A. Carter and ABC News
Oliver Hotham / NK News:
Amid purge reports, Kim Yong Chol reappears alongside North Korean leader — Longtime DPRK-U.S. interlocuter was last week reported to have been sent to labor, re-education camp — Top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol appeared in public alongside DPRK leader Kim Jong Un at a musical performance …
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 …
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Hullabaloo
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Mueller must testify publicly to answer three critical questions
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 …
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Hannah Wiley / Sacramento Bee:
‘No middle ground.’ Bernie Sanders jabs Joe Biden at California Democratic Party convention
‘No middle ground.’ Bernie Sanders jabs Joe Biden at California Democratic Party convention
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Associated Press, NPR, Vox and Axios
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 …
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Politico, Breitbart and Front Page Magazine
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New York Times:
‘Everything Is Stalling’: Inside a Troubled Trump Project in Uruguay — President Trump's company had high hopes for a Uruguayan condominium development. But the long-delayed project has become a microcosm of the Trump Organization's deep problems. — PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
The Fox News Primary? How Trump's Favorite Network Became a Democratic Power Player — Three months ago, Democratic Party leaders took a stand: Fox News, President Trump's favorite channel, and a reliable soapbox for attacks on liberals, was barred from participating in the party's 2020 presidential debates.
New York Times:
A ‘Bridge’ to China, and Her Family's Business, in the Trump Cabinet — Elaine Chao has boosted the profile of her family's shipping company, which benefits from industrial policies in China that are roiling the Trump administration. — The email arrived in Washington before dawn.
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Mitch McConnell's democracy-crushing smirk is why just getting rid of Trump isn't enough — So this is how liberty dies — with a hideous, utterly shameless smirk on the face of arguably the most cynical political leader in American history, as the warriors in his political tribe cackle with laughter.
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 …
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 …
Jessica Sager / Fox News:
Donald Trump says he never called Meghan Markle ‘nasty,’ calls comments about Duchess ‘fake news’ — Donald Trump denied calling Meghan Markle “nasty.” — Last week, it was reported that Duchess Meghan, 37, would skip out on events with President Trump during his state visit to the U.K. …
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 …
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Tax Foundation