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12:40 PM ET, June 3, 2019

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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 …
Discussion: BBC, Coffee House and The Sun
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Zamira Rahim / The Independent:
Trump faces giant penis mowed into field near airport where he lands for UK state visit, in climate change protest  —  ‘Climate change is real,’ teenager points out in message for US president  —  A teenager has mowed an anti-Trump message, complete with a giant penis …
Discussion: BBC and Common Dreams
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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Reuters:
Kushner: Palestinians deserve self-determination but uncertain they can govern themselves
Discussion: middleeastmonitor.com
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kushner, for first time, claims he never discussed security clearance with Trump
Discussion: VICE News
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek
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.
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.
The Daily Beast:
Former Trump Aide David Bossie Has Disappeared From Fox After Pissing Off Trump  —  The president's one-time deputy campaign manager reportedly profited off his association to Trump.  Now he's no longer going on Trump's favorite network.  —  Former Donald Trump aide and current Fox employee David Bossie …
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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.”
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Right's Grifter Problem  —  Making the click-through worthwhile: A rare single-topic Jolt this morning, as I've watched the two millionth “the problem with conservatism is people like you, the solution for conservatism is people like me” debate and I'm just sick and tired …
Washington Post:
Purged?  Not purged.  Leading North Korean official reemerges in public.  —  SEOUL — A senior North Korean official, who was reported last week as being the victim of a purge, has reappeared in public sitting not far from the country's leader, Kim Jong Un.
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Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report
Discussion: RedState and NK News
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart
Monique O. Madan / Miami Herald:
No hugs, kids cutting themselves: Court gets unprecedented peek inside Homestead shelter  —  A 705-page court document filed by lawyers who spent substantial time inside Homestead's detention center for unaccompanied minors says the migrant children held there are subjected to “prison-like” …
Sonia Weiser / New York Times:
Lawyers by Day, Uber Drivers and Bartenders by Night  —  Legal Aid lawyers, who represent poor people in court, often have to work second jobs to make ends meet.  —  Her story is a familiar one in the gig economy era: She works several odd jobs like delivering food for Grubhub and UberEats, or helping people with their tax returns.
Brian Lyman / Montgomery Advertiser:
‘Where was the Lord?’:  On Jefferson Davis' birthday, 9 slave testimonies  —  The voices of five men and four women, once held in human bondage, interviewed in Alabama in 1937. … ‘Take Care of My Baby’ … William Henry Towns, Sheffield  —  Sometimes I visits old Mingo White …
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 …
Discussion: Althouse and Don Surber
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
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.
Discussion: CNN and Splinter
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.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: ‘Socialism is not the answer.’ John Hickenlooper discusses his Sister Souljah moment after boos in S.F.  —  THE BIG IDEA: Former Colorado governor John Hickenlooper, one of the 14 presidential candidates who got seven minutes to speak at the California Democratic Party State Convention …
Discussion: Power Line
Julia Hollingsworth / CNN:
Philippine President Duterte says he ‘used to be gay’ before he ‘cured’ himself  —  (CNN)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told a crowd he “used to be gay” before he “cured” himself.  —  The President — who is known for making colorful remarks — made the comment during a speech …
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: The Guardian, The Diplomat, CNN and Mediaite
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Asking Jeffrey Epstein's Victims About Sex-Trafficking Crimes  —  As the government interviews the billionaire pedophile's alleged victims, it is reportedly interested in whether Epstein's abuse ever crossed state lines.  —  Kate Briquelet  —  Eleven years after billionaire Jeffrey …
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.”
 
 
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
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