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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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Talking Points Memo, CNN, Al Jazeera, Politico, Just Security, middleeastmonitor.com, Althouse, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Informed Comment, Axios, The Week and Mother Jones
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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
Reuters:
Kushner: Palestinians deserve self-determination but uncertain they can govern themselves
Kushner: Palestinians deserve self-determination but uncertain they can govern themselves
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middleeastmonitor.com
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kushner, for first time, claims he never discussed security clearance with Trump
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
Sanjana Karanth / HuffPost:
Jared Kushner Still Won't Hold Saudi Crown Prince Accountable For Jamal Khashoggi
Jared Kushner Still Won't Hold Saudi Crown Prince Accountable For Jamal Khashoggi
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Axios, New York Times and Slate
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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Talking Points Memo and The Week
Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Donald Trump Welcomed to U.K. With Video of Boris Johnson Calling Him “Unfit” for Office — Washington and Westminster politics seemed to merge on Monday, as Donald Trump arrived in London for a state visit — tweeting insults from Air Force One at the city's mayor, Sadiq Khan …
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BBC, The Gateway Pundit and The Sun
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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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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones and Townhall
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 and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Gillibrand sticks it to Fox News in scrappy town hall — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand took on Fox News on the network's own airwaves Sunday night — a potential starring moment for the New York Democrat, who has struggled to break out of the sprawling Democratic presidential primary field.
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Fox News
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
New York Times:
On YouTube's Digital Playground, an Open Gate for Pedophiles — Christiane C. didn't think anything of it when her 10-year-old daughter and a friend uploaded a video of themselves playing in a backyard pool. — “The video is innocent, it's not a big deal,” said Christiane, who lives in a Rio de Janeiro suburb.
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
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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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Common Dreams, The Daily Beast, Splinter and The Times & The Sunday Times
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump gets the royal treatment with state visit to the United Kingdom
Trump gets the royal treatment with state visit to the United Kingdom
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Breitbart
Guy Davies / ABC News:
Mass protests planned for Trump's state visit to the UK
Mass protests planned for Trump's state visit to the UK
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Media Matters for America, Mediaite, Quartz and ITV
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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Washington Post, Political Wire, Joe.My.God. and New York Post
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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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Mark Warner says Barr has “little credibility” to review origins of Russia probe
Mark Warner says Barr has “little credibility” to review origins of Russia probe
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The American Spectator
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 …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
6 ways Democrats can ease America into thinking about impeachment and Donald Trump — Democrats can't let Trump run out the impeachment clock as he laughs all the way to the bank and maybe even the polls. Start preparing the public now. — CONNECT — The impeachment waiting game Democrats …
Jennifer Awford / The Sun:
COMB ON OVER Donald Trump sports slick new ‘hat hair’ before flying to meet the Queen — DONALD Trump sported a slick new hairstyle before flying to meet the Queen on his first official state visit to the UK. — The US President's fresh look marked a dramatic change from his trademark yellow bouffant …
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Althouse and Don Surber
Politico:
Dems hope Pelosi's resistance to impeachment will crack in June — Democrats yearning to remove the president from office are also afraid the politics of the 2020 election will kill the drive for impeachment. — For the House's growing impeachment caucus, June is shaping …
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Talking Points Memo, NPR and New York Times
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Biden's First Run for President Was a Calamity. Some Missteps Still Resonate. — In 1988, Joe Biden was prone to embellishment. Hints of that linger today. But unlike then, his message to voters is clear: He's a stabilizing statesman in a tumultuous time.
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.
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.
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Fox News