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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 …
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” …
BBC:
Trump: Prepare for no deal and send in Farage
Discussion: CNN, Axios and Hullabaloo
Donald Trump / Press Association:
send in Nigel Farage to negotiate with the EU
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.
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Pompeo offers to talk to Iran with ‘no pre-conditions’
Discussion: ABC News
Reuters:   U.S. prepared to engage with Iran without pre-conditions: Pompeo
Luis Martinez / ABC News:
Iran's top diplomat warns of ‘consequences’ if US keeps up economic sanctions
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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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 …
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 …
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Elizabeth Vaughn / RedState:
Sleuth At The Daily Beast ‘Found The Guy Behind The Viral Drunk Pelosi Video’...And Doxxed Him; Then Got Doxxed
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Schiff To Push For Subpoenaing Mueller To Testify If He Won't Do So Voluntarily  —  House Intelligence Committee chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) said on Sunday that he would recommend subpoenaing special counsel Robert Mueller to testify in front of Congress if Mueller refuses to do so voluntarily.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 6-1-19: Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep. Adam Schiff, Rep. Jim Jordan
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:   Mueller must testify publicly to answer three critical questions
Kelsey Walsh / ABC News:
Reps. Schiff, Jordan agree that Robert Mueller should testify before Congress
Discussion: IJR and Breitbart
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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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:   Shutdowns, emergencies and tariffs: Trump's frenetic immigration approach has become central to his 2020 bid
Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:   Trump ‘deadly serious’ about Mexico tariffs, Mulvaney says
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Mulvaney on Virginia Beach shooting: “Let's not get too deep into politics too soon”
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
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, The Hill, Common Dreams and IJR
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
A Democratic 2020 contender denounces socialism — and gets booed
Discussion: Althouse
Politico:
Trump trip II: No happy ending for May  —  Preparations for state visit now in ‘disaster management’ territory, UK official says.  —  LONDON — Theresa May has been liberated, but don't expect a “Love Actually” moment with Donald Trump.  —  Having finally raised the white flag in her battle …
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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.
Discussion: Fortune, The Daily Caller and Slate
New York Times:
California Is Now an ‘Early Primary State.’ Democrats Are Grappling With How to Compete.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Senator Elizabeth Warren bounded onto stage before a crowd of more than 6,000 here — “the biggest one so far,” she announced excitedly — and stayed for nearly two extra hours …
Discussion: Common Dreams, Politico and Fox News
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Scott Detrow / NPR:
Democratic Candidates Descend On California And Offer A Preview Of Fights To Come
Discussion: Vox, 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: Fox News and The Hill
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.
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 …
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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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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CNN:
Moulton on Iraqi boy: 'I'll remember his face until the day that I die'
Discussion: Axios
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Democratic whip: Trump will be impeached “at some point”
Discussion: Politico
Wang Dan / New York Times:
What I Learned Leading the Tiananmen Protests
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John Ziegler / Mediaite:
A Great Country Would Have Already Impeached Trump, But Maybe We Should Just Admit We No Longer Qualify