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Washington Post:
GOP lawmakers discuss vote to block Trump's new tariffs on Mexico, in what would be a dramatic act of defiance  —  Congressional Republicans have begun discussing whether they may have to vote to block President Trump's planned new tariffs on Mexico, potentially igniting a second standoff …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump's Two Crutches  —  Around 5:30 p.m. on May 30, Donald Trump announced via Twitter that the United States would impose a 5 percent tariff on Mexican goods beginning June 10, and that it would “gradually increase ... until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP.”
Politico:
Trump to departing Theresa May: 'Stick around, let's do this deal'
Discussion: Breitbart
Fox News:
Judge orders Paul Manafort to be transferred to New York City's notorious Rikers Island  —  Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chairman who was sentenced earlier this year to four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians …
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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Paul Manafort to Be Sent to Rikers, Where He Faces Solitary Confinement  —  Mr. Manafort was indicted on state charges, which prosecutors brought to ensure he would go to prison if pardoned by President Trump.  High-profile inmates are often held in protective custody.
Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Paul Manafort will reportedly be moved from federal lockup to Rikers Island
Discussion: Political Wire
Ben Geman / Axios:
Joe Biden's 2020 climate plan vows to go “well beyond” Obama's policies  —  Joe Biden unveiled a wide-ranging climate and energy platform for his 2020 campaign Tuesday, vowing to go “well beyond” President Obama's policies at a time when he's facing skepticism on the left.
Discussion: YouTube, Politico and Political Wire
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Washington Post:
Joe Biden embraces Green New Deal as he releases climate plan
Discussion: New York Times and Common Dreams
The Daily Beast:
Pro-Impeachment Dems Are Privately Recruiting Other Members Despite Pelosi's Warnings  —  The effort is organic.  But lawmakers say that, behind the scenes, the pro-impeachment faction is trying to talk other members into joining.  —  Unwilling to wait for Nancy Pelosi to embrace their cause …
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HuffPost:
Campaign Money Helping Make Up For Tenant Shortage At Trump Tower  —  As commercial renters flee, Trump keeps spending $37,500 a month in campaign funds at his own building — even though much of the Republican Party's leased space in Virginia is going unused.
New York Times:
Kushner Sees a Problem in Trump's Fund-Raising, but Not Everyone Agrees  —  WASHINGTON — His plan for ending a 35-day government shutdown failed to deliver a compromise.  —  His immigration proposal was greeted by congressional Democrats and Republicans alike as dead on arrival.
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Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: How Democrats plan to impeach Trump without impeaching him
Matt Ford / New Republic:
A Better Way to Fix the Supreme Court  —  What should be done about the Supreme Court?  Liberals, still seething after the Merrick Garland blockade and Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, are bracing for imminent defeats from the Roberts Court on everything from partisan gerrymandering to abortion rights.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
At the Supreme Court, Justice Thomas Scoffs at Retirement Rumors
Discussion: Daily Wire
NBC News:
Botched family reunifications left migrant children waiting in vans overnight  —  Not until 39 hours later — after two nights in a van — did the last child step out of a van to be reunited.  Most spent at least 23 hours in the vehicles.  —  LOS ANGELES — Under the blistering Texas sun last July …
Discussion: Shakesville, Axios and The Week
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NBC News:
Migrant children stuck at border stations, sleeping on concrete, because of HHS overcrowding
Discussion: National Review
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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The Daily Beast:   George Nader, Witness in Mueller Investigation, Arrested on Child Porn Charges
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden continues to lead crowded Democratic field  —  2020 Democrats challenge Biden's message, electability  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden continues to be the top pick for the Democratic nomination for president among Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Bennet meets polling criteria for first Democratic debates
Discussion: Political Wire
McLean Bible Church:
Prayer for the President  —  Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we didn't see coming, and we're faced with a decision in a moment when we don't have the liberty of deliberation, so we do our best to glorify God.  Today, I found myself in one of those situations.
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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Is GOP's Senate Majority in More Peril Than We Think?  —  The general thinking about the Republican Senate majority is that it has solidified to the point where Democrats are effectively shut out of gaining control of the upper chamber in 2020.  But in truth, the GOP majority is in more danger than many analysts believe.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Coming G.O.P. Apocalypse  —  Stumbling blind into the age of diversity.  —  For much of the 20th century, young and old people voted pretty similarly.  The defining gaps in our recent politics have been the gender gap (women preferring Democrats) and the education gap.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
A White Man's Republic, If They Can Keep It  —  It was seven years ago, as the Supreme Court considered a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, that Justice Antonin Scalia said the quiet part loud.  —  The 2006 near-unanimous renewal of the landmark civil-rights bill was “very likely attributable …
Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones and Mad Dog PAC
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump tries to upend the 2020 map  —  President Donald Trump is targeting a trio of states that he lost in 2016 — a move aimed at widening his path to reelection that comes as he's struggling in the Rust Belt states that propelled him to the White House.  —  Trump officials are zeroing …
New York Times:
A Former Business Partner Alleges the Trumps Evaded Taxes in Panama  —  The owners of a luxury hotel in Panama City that ousted the Trump Organization as property managers last year accused it on Monday of evading taxes in Panama and creating a “false light” around the hotel's finances.
Discussion: Shareblue Media, Splinter and The Week
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:   Owners of former Trump hotel in Panama say president's firm evaded taxes
Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
Why Jews Should Pay Attention to the Recent Debate Rocking American Conservatism  —  In yet another sign of our tortured political moment, the most meaningful civic discussion currently raging is being waged not by our elected officials, spiritual leaders, novelists or celebrities …
Discussion: Reason and Daily Wire
John Solomon / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton's Russia collusion IOU: The answers she owes America  —  During the combined two decades she served as a U.S. senator and secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's patrons regularly donated to her family charity when they had official business pending before America's most powerful political woman.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tariff Spree Comes With Big Electoral Risks  —  President Trump's fondness for weaponizing tariffs is no secret.  But as his list of targets expands beyond China to include allies such as Mexico and Australia, Trump not only jeopardizes the health of the U.S. economy, he risks undermining his own political standing, too.
Discussion: New York Times
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Reuters:   Mexico draws red line on asylum as Trump tariff risk rises
New York Times:
Japanese Women Want a Law Against Mandatory Heels at Work  —  TOKYO — Japan is the latest battleground for women revolting against the tyranny of high heels, as a fledgling movement seeks government protection from workplaces that require the footwear.  —  Thousands of supporters …
Will Ripley / CNN:
‘Executed’ North Korean diplomat is alive, sources say  —  (CNN)The North Korean diplomat who South Korea's largest newspaper said had been executed by firing squad is alive and in state custody, according to several sources familiar with the situation.  —  North Korea's special envoy …
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Proposes ‘Aggressive Intervention’ to Create Jobs  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday proposed an economic program of “aggressive intervention on behalf of American workers,” suggesting that as president she would invest $2 trillion in climate-friendly industries …
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
What Are Conservatives Actually Debating?  —  What the strange war over “David French-ism” says about the right.  —  In March the religious journal First Things published a short manifesto, signed by a group of notable conservative writers and academics, titled “Against the Dead Consensus.”
The Texas Tribune:
Is Texas really going purple?  Our Heat Index shows how competitive your district was — and is.  —  The 2020 elections will be an acid test for Texas politics.  Did the results in 2018 mark a new trend toward more competitive general elections or a one-time swerve away from the steady quarter-century pattern of Republican dominance?
 
 
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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Discounting climate change, EPA chief faults the media for the rise of bad environmental news
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 Earlier Items: 
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Breitbart
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
John Dowd Blasts Mueller Over Selective Quotes In Russia Report
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
About the FBI's Spying  —  What's the difference between surveillance …
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming mayor: Governor cursed, slammed fists in meeting
Discussion: Splinter and Political Wire
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

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

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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