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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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Al Jazeera, Just Security, middleeastmonitor.com, Althouse, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Axios, Informed Comment, CNN, The Week and Mother Jones
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump tempers optimism on Middle East peace plan
Trump tempers optimism on Middle East peace plan
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CNN and Jewish Telegraphic Agency
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.
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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.”
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Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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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 …
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New York Times and Slate
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 …
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Axios, The Week and New York Post
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.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Jared Kushner on MBS, refugees, racism and Trump's legacy
Exclusive: Jared Kushner on MBS, refugees, racism and Trump's legacy
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Washington Post and Splinter
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.
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twitchy.com
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Gillibrand lights into NRA as ‘worst organization in this country’ at Fox News town hall
Gillibrand lights into NRA as ‘worst organization in this country’ at Fox News town hall
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Washington Post and Townhall
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Gillibrand sticks it to Fox News in scrappy town hall
Gillibrand sticks it to Fox News in scrappy town hall
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Fox News
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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CNN, The Diplomat, The Guardian and Mediaite
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 …
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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
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The Daily Beast, Splinter and ABC News
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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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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Common Dreams, Associated Press, Vox, NPR and Axios
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Inside Pete Buttigieg's plan to overhaul the Supreme Court — No other candidate has made it central to his or her rationale for running and proposed presidential agenda. — WASHINGTON — As Democrats agonize over a spate of state laws restricting abortion rights and even a potential reversal …
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 …
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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Roll Call, Hullabaloo and Vox
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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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Talking Points Memo, NPR, New York Times, Fox News and Washington Post
Chris York / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Begins UK Trip By Insulting London Mayor Sadiq Khan — The U.S. president kicked off his state visit to the UK by tweeting insults comparing the London mayor to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. — The wheels of Air Force One hadn't even touched the ground at the airport …
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Telegraph, Talking Points Memo and Mother Jones
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 …
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The Root
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 …
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RedState, Conservative News Today and The Gateway Pundit
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.
David Marcus / The Federalist:
From Occupy To AOC: The Rise Of The New Progressives, Part 1 — In fall 2011, Occupy Wall Street captured the nation's imagination and launched a platform that would come to define the New Progressives. — This is part one of a three-part series. — The Occupation Will Be Televised
Robert Moore / Washington Post:
Transgender woman migrant who had been in ICE custody dies after falling ill — EL PASO — A transgender woman from El Salvador died after falling ill at a private Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in New Mexico, officials said Sunday, drawing new scrutiny to a facility …
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CNN