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7:55 AM ET, June 3, 2019

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner on MBS, refugees, racism and Trump's legacy  —  Discussing the horrific death of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in an interview with “Axios on HBO,” White House adviser Jared Kushner was noncommittal on whether Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) must account for Khashoggi's body.
Discussion: Washington Post and Splinter
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kushner unsure whether he'd alert FBI if Russians request another meeting  —  On “Axios on HBO,” Jared Kushner said he doesn't know whether he'd call the FBI if he were to receive an email today like the one before the campaign's Trump Tower meeting, which had the subject line: “Re: Russia - Clinton - private and confidential.”
Discussion: Political Wire
Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Jared Kushner Still Won't Hold Saudi Crown Prince Accountable For Jamal Khashoggi  —  The White House adviser told Axios he's noncommittal on holding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the journalist's murder.  —  White House adviser and President Donald Trump's son …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kushner, for first time, claims he never discussed security clearance with Trump  —  Jared Kushner denied on “Axios on HBO” that he discussed his top-secret security clearance with his father-in-law, even though President Trump is said to have personally ordered the clearance over the advice of his own staff.
Bloomberg:
Kushner Questions Whether Palestinians Can Govern Themselves  — Trump aide, son-in-law preparing U.S. Middle East peace plan  — Kushner says Palestinian aid cut for criticism of U.S. policy  —  Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner said in an interview …
Discussion: Axios, The Week and New York Post
Axios:   Jared Kushner, the grandson of refugees, defends Trump's refugee cuts
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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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump tempers optimism on Middle East peace plan
Discussion: Axios
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.
Discussion: Politico and The Week
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New York Times:
For the Chao Family, Deep Ties to the World's 2 Largest Economies
Discussion: Diane Ravitch's blog
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.
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:   2020 Candidates Are Going All In on Abortion Rights
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Gillibrand sticks it to Fox News in scrappy town hall
Discussion: Fox News
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Gillibrand lights into NRA as ‘worst organization in this country’ at Fox News town hall
Discussion: Townhall
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.
Discussion: CNN, The Guardian and Mediaite
David Siders / Politico:
It's 2 primaries now: Biden and everyone else  —  SAN FRANCISCO — With the introductory stage of the Democratic presidential primary now over, the lines of engagement are beginning to take shape.  And what is emerging is a primary that is no longer one nominating contest, but two.
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CNN:
Nancy Pelosi shouldn't hesitate to begin impeachment proceedings  —  Pelosi says Trump impeachment case must be ‘ironclad’  —  Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University, and author, with Kevin Kruse, of the new book “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.”
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Democratic support for impeachment rises, Trump approval steady
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Dems hope Pelosi's resistance to impeachment will crack in June
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
Anna Vickerstaff / The Independent:
We're flying the Trump baby blimp again - because the US president doesn't deserve our respect  —  Our balloon is part of a proud history of political satire in the UK that sends a clear, orange, message to Trump and his politics of hate that they are not welcome here
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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 …
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Biden Present at Russia Collusion Briefing Documented in ‘Odd’ Susan Rice Email  —  NEW YORK — Vice President Joe Biden was documented as being present in the Oval Office for a conversation about the controversial Russia probe between President Obama, disgraced ex-FBI chief James Comey …
Laurie McGinley / Washington Post:
ACA linked to reduced racial disparities, earlier diagnosis and treatment in cancer care  —  New research backs up earlier data showing the law increased access to care.  —  Proponents of the embattled Affordable Care Act got additional ammunition Sunday: New research links the law …
Discussion: The Root
Kim Severson / New York Times:
Leah Chase, Creole Chef Who Fed Presidents and Freedom Riders, Dies at 96  —  Leah Chase, the nation's pre-eminent Creole chef, always knew what to feed her famous customers.  —  The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. liked barbecued ribs, and James Baldwin preferred gumbo.
Bernie Sanders / New York Times:
I Know Where I Came From.  Does President Trump?  —  My political agenda has been shaped by my family's experiences of struggling to make ends meet.  —  Mr. Sanders is a senator from Vermont and a Democratic candidate for president.  —  My father came to this country from Poland at the age of 17 with barely a nickel in his pocket.
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Michael Wolff Defends His Reporting Of New Trump Tell-All  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team didn't make a traditional prosecutorial judgement on whether President Trump committed obstruction of justice.  But bestselling author Michael Wolff insists an indictment of the sitting president …
Jon Lee Anderson / New Yorker:
Venezuela's Two Presidents Collide  —  Juan Guaidó's uprising, backed by the U.S., failed to depose Nicolás Maduro—but his supporters remain loyal.  Will the country's divisions lead to an international crisis?  —  There are a few rules for how to topple a government.
Wall Street Journal:
William Barr's Fresh Air  —  The AG is taking flak because he's asking questions that others won't.  —  If you want to know why William Barr is under political attack, consider his interview last week with Jan Crawford of CBS News.  It's a humdinger, in which the Attorney General challenges …
 
 
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Juliette Kayyem / Washington Post:
Why the shooting in Virginia Beach sets an ominous precedent
Discussion: twitchy.com and Refinery29
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Mark Warner says Barr has “little credibility” to review origins of Russia probe
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Schiff: The GOP has turned itself into a “cult” of Trump's personality
Discussion: Politico
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Clarence Thomas's Dangerous Idea
Discussion: Althouse
Oliver Hotham / NK News:
Amid purge reports, Kim Yong Chol reappears alongside North Korean leader
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. is using unreliable dental exams to hold teen migrants in adult detention
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Popp Berman / Washington Post:
Trump is giving Arthur Laffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Economists aren't smiling.
Discussion: Power Line
Will Bunch / Inquirer.com:
Mitch McConnell's democracy-crushing smirk is why just getting rid of Trump isn't enough
Jessica Sager / Fox News:
Donald Trump says he never called Meghan Markle ‘nasty,’ calls comments about Duchess ‘fake news’
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump proposes the biggest tax hike in 30 years
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Mulvaney: 'Let's not get too deep into politics too soon' after shooting
Discussion: Daily Kos
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
In a Blow to Maduro, Russia Withdraws Key Defense Support to Venezuela
Discussion: Fox News
Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Giuliani Threatens To Sue Mueller For $17 Million To ‘Get That Money Back For The Government’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Bloomberg:
A look at Crunchyroll's challenges, including current and former employees saying its management is out of touch, as Disney and Netflix's expand into anime

 
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