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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
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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Donald Trump Welcomed to the 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 …
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
Daily Mail:
The D-Day landings: There were at least 10,000 Allied casualties, with 4,414 confirmed dead
Discussion: The Daily Caller and twitchy.com
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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Kori Schake / The Atlantic:   A Middle East Peace Plan Built on Un-American Principles
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Kushner, for first time, claims he never discussed security clearance with Trump
Discussion: CNN and VICE News
Reuters:
Kushner: Palestinians deserve self-determination but uncertain they can govern themselves
Discussion: middleeastmonitor.com
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek
Discussion: Vox, Breitbart and Vanity Fair
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.
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
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.”
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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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: Fox News, CNN, Splinter and New York Times
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David Dayen / American Prospect:   In California, Democratic Hopefuls Counter Biden's Status Quo Politics
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Liberals go after Joe Biden, trying to blunt his presidential candidacy and the recent centrist surge …
Kim Tong-Hyung / Associated Press:
Top North Korean official reappears days after purge report  —  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A senior North Korean official who had been reported to be sentenced to hard labor over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media on Monday enjoying a concert near leader Kim Jong Un.
Discussion: RedState and NK News
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Washington Post:   Purged? Not purged. Leading North Korean official reemerges in public.
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 …
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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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
China warns students about ‘risks’ of going to the U.S. in the latest twist to the trade war
Discussion: Politico
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
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.
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 …
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” …
 
 
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Will support grow for impeaching Trump? Data on Nixon offers a clue.
Discussion: New York Times and CNN
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Inside Warren's battle plan to win Iowa — and the nomination
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Where 2020 Democrats stand on Climate change
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: ‘Socialism is not the answer.’ John Hickenlooper discusses his Sister Souljah moment after boos in S.F.
Discussion: Power Line
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Asking Jeffrey Epstein's Victims About Sex-Trafficking Crimes
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Dear Robert Mueller: Your report can't speak for itself
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Politico
Ben Popken / NBC News:
Facebook lawyer says ‘there is no privacy,’ hinting at the challenges of Zuckerberg's pivot
Discussion: New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Law enforcement, media changed standards for Trump
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
Trump's Defiance of the Rule of Law
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump announces departure of chief economist Hassett
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
We knew who Trump was but elected him anyway. We can't impeach him for that.
Julia Hollingsworth / CNN:
Philippine President Duterte says he ‘used to be gay’ before he ‘cured’ himself
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Tired, Boring—and Dangerous—Celebrity Death Wishing
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Michael Wolff Defends His Reporting Of New Trump Tell-All
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

 
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