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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, Informed Comment, Axios, CNN, 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
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
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
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
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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The Week
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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
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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
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:
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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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 and Joe.My.God.
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:
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.
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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Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones and Townhall
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.
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Census Target: John Roberts — Liberals spin a memo to influence the Chief Justice in a crucial case. — By The Editorial Board — When Democrats, liberal groups and the media combine to promote a narrative, it pays to be skeptical. A classic example is last week's portrayal of a document …
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
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.
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 …
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Tired, Boring—and Dangerous—Celebrity Death Wishing — Recently, New York writer Fran Lebowitz told Bill Maher on his HBO program that the U.S. government should turn President Donald Trump “over to the Saudis, his buddies—the same Saudis who got rid of that reporter.”
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