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5:40 PM ET, June 3, 2019

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Washington Post:
Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography  —  A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.
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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
The Guardian:
41-gun salutes and a Twitter tirade: Donald Trump arrives in UK
Discussion: BBC, Little Green Footballs and Slate
The Guardian:
Trump says US is ready to do post-Brexit trade deal - live
Discussion: Breitbart
Mirror.co.uk:
Jeremy Corbyn to join thousands protesting against Donald Trump's UK State Visit
Discussion: Daily Mail and National Review
VICE:
New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ in 2050  —  The climate change analysis was written by a former fossil fuel executive and backed by the former chief of Australia's military.  —  A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse …
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
House Oversight To Vote On Contempt For Ross, Barr In Census Probe  —  The House Oversight Committee will vote to hold Attorney General Bill Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in civil contempt for their defiance of subpoenas in the committee's Census citizenship question investigation.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over census question
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
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 …
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.”
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.
Adam Jentleson / GQ:
The Political Costs of Not Impeaching Trump  —  On February 13, 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia died.  Before his body was in the ground, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would block anyone President Barack Obama nominated to fill Scalia's seat.
Discussion: Washington Post
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Conservatives push to reinstate Steve King on committees despite racist remarks  —  A small group of House Republicans is leading a long-shot bid to get embattled Rep. Steve King back on his committee assignments after the Iowa Republican was booted for making racists remarks earlier this year.
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
David Byler / Washington Post:
Joe Biden is the Democratic Mitt Romney  —  When Joe Biden first entered the presidential race, he was supposed to be a Jeb Bush redux — a relic of a bygone era who would quickly be swept away by candidates who appealed to the party's insurgent wing.  But so far that hasn't happened …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
House Judiciary Committee Launches Antitrust Investigation of Tech Giants  —  Depositions, public hearings and document requests await tech giants like Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple.  —  The House Judiciary Committee is launching an antitrust investigation into major tech companies …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A man with citizenship in Lebanon and the United States was arrested this morning after arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on charges of transporting visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
David Eggert / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Ex-governor's phone seized in Flint water probe  —  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities investigating Flint's water crisis have used search warrants to seize from storage the state-owned mobile devices of former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other current or former officials, The Associated Press has learned.
Stephen Gandel / Washington Post:
Trump's Trade War Has Cost Investors Up to $7 Trillion  —  If you thought President Donald Trump's golf outings were expensive, wait until you see how much his trade war could cost investors and most likely already has.  —  A double dose of troubling trade news late last week sent stocks sliding on Friday.
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
What Connects Meghan Markle to a Philosopher of Totalitarianism?  Donald Trump's Lies.  —  Photo: Toby Melville/WPA Pool/Getty Images  —  Question: What is the connection between the American TV actress (and now princess!)  Meghan Markle and the legendary German American philosopher and political theorist Hannah Arendt?
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and The Root
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Will support grow for impeaching Trump?  Data on Nixon offers a clue.  —  If you've closely followed the debate among Democrats over whether to launch an impeachment inquiry on President Trump, chances are that you've heard this number: 19.  —  As many who support impeachment hearings have pointed out …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems to call Watergate star John Dean to testify on Mueller report  —  The House Judiciary Committee is preparing to call Watergate star witness and former Nixon White House counsel John Dean to testify on the Mueller report, an effort to draw public attention to special counsel Robert Mueller's …
Discussion: Mediaite
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Top 28 Moments From Bombshell Barr Interview  —  ‘The idea of resisting a democratically elected president and...really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this president, that is where the shredding of our norms and our institutions is occurring.’
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.
Washington Post:
Where 2020 Democrats stand on Climate change  —  Do you support the Green New Deal resolution?  —  Hover for more information, click to highlight a candidate … Jump to more questions  —  The Democratic takeover of the House refocused the climate conversation in Washington.
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Do Democrats Actually Want to Make Drugs Cheaper?  —  Or are they just looking to cut a deal for the sake of cutting a deal?  —  Add to Pocket  —  A study published Friday in JAMA Network Open on the prices of brand-name drugs found those costs to be constantly rising, often with an insolent disregard for received economic wisdom.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
Trump's Defiance of the Rule of Law  —  President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that his administration is the “most transparent in history,” and that it has “cooperated totally” with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, or words to that effect.  But the truth is quite the opposite.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf  —  ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) — A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf, so far avoiding any confrontation …
 
 
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Sasha Pezenik / ABC News:
A tale of 2 invoices: Beto O'Rourke pays El Paso, while Donald Trump's campaign still owes $470,000
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Splinter
Danielle Wiener-Bronner / CNN:
Chipotle could raise burrito prices by 5¢ if Mexico tariffs become permanent
Liam Quinn / Fox News:
Eric Swalwell posts bizarre fundraising clip of himself changing baby's diaper
Discussion: Breitbart
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Daily Beast, CNN confuse censorious partisanship with journalism
Cory Doctorow / Columbia Global Reports:
The Global Struggle to Govern the Internet
Kori Schake / The Atlantic:
A Middle East Peace Plan Built on Un-American Principles
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Asking Jeffrey Epstein's Victims About Sex-Trafficking Crimes
The Daily Beast:
Former Trump Aide David Bossie Has Disappeared From Fox After Pissing Off Trump
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
6 ways Democrats can ease America into thinking about impeachment and Donald Trump
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
We knew who Trump was but elected him anyway. We can't impeach him for that.
Julia Hollingsworth / CNN:
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