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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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The Daily Beast:
George Nader, Witness in Mueller Investigation, Arrested on Child Porn Charges  —  Emissary to the United Arab Emirates, whose ties to Trump figures caught the attention of investigators, was allegedly stopped at airport with graphic images on his phone.  —  George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman …
CNN:
Former key Mueller witness George Nader arrested on child pornography charges
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
John Dowd Blasts Mueller Over Selective Quotes In Russia Report  —  Former Trump attorney John Dowd on Monday accused the special counsel's office of ambushing him and attempting to smear his reputation in the Russia report by selectively quoting from a voicemail he left for Michael Flynn's attorney.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Clyburn walks back impeachment comments  —  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on Monday walked back remarks suggesting that Democrats will impeach President Donald Trump, reversing course to say he's “farther” from backing impeachment than most of his caucus.  —  Clyburn's comments came …
Adam Jentleson / GQ:
The Political Costs of Not Impeaching Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Democrats, Aiming to Reinvigorate Inquiries, Set Hearings and Contempt Votes
Discussion: Fox News and The Guardian
CNN:   House to vote June 11 on holding Barr, McGahn in contempt of Congress
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 …
Discussion: The Week
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Reuters:
Mexico draws red line on asylum as Trump tariff risk rises  —  WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico said on Monday it would reject a U.S. idea to take in all Central American asylum seekers if it is raised at talks this week with the Trump administration, which has threatened to impose tariffs …
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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Krystal Campos / Politico:
Pastor tells congregation why he prayed for Trump  —  The pastor of a Northern Virginia church where President Donald Trump stopped over the weekend has delivered an explanation to his congregation after praying for the president during the unscheduled visit.
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: Axios and The Week
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: The Week and Splinter
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.
china-embassy.org:
Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Statement  —  On June 3, 2019, the US side issued a statement on China in the name of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo out of prejudice and arrogance.  Under the pretext of human rights, the statement grossly intervenes …
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ABC News:
Pompeo statement on Tiananmen met with sharp China response
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 …
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.
Washington Post:
Trump urges customers to drop AT&T to punish CNN over its coverage of him  —  President Trump took his long-running attacks against CNN to a new level on Monday by suggesting in a series of tweets that a consumer boycott of its parent company, AT&T, could force “big changes” at the news organization.
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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 …
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Ari Levy / CNBC:
The government is threatening big tech — and the market just took notice
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming mayor: Governor cursed, slammed fists in meeting  —  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon used foul language and “his physical presence in an aggressive and threatening manner” in a meeting with the mayor of Wyoming's capital city, the mayor said Monday.
Discussion: Splinter and Political Wire
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
About the FBI's Spying  —  What's the difference between surveillance of Carter Page and Martin Luther King?  —  When Carter Page learned in April 2017 that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had obtained a secret court order to listen in on his communications, the Washington Post asked him about it.
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Dominic Green / Spectator USA:
Did American outlets refuse to publish the MLK sex transcripts?
Discussion: Instapundit and Power Line
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
He Persisted: Dan Crenshaw Is Owning Liz Warren on Twitter and I'm Just Here to Share the Popcorn  —  As he's demonstrated in the past, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) is unafraid to take on the Democratic party's far left wing, whether it be in liberal dens like “The View”, during House Committee hearings, or on social media.
Discussion: Townhall, Sean Hannity and IJR
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.
Discussion: CNN and Law & Crime
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg: I wouldn't have pressured Franken to resign  —  Pete Buttigieg said on Monday he wouldn't have “applied that pressure” to Al Franken to resign from the Senate after allegations of sexual misconduct in December 2017, separating himself from several other Democratic presidential candidates who did call for his resignation.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
At the Supreme Court, Justice Thomas Scoffs at Retirement Rumors  —  WASHINGTON — In rare public remarks, Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday dismissed what he called “this rumor that I was retiring.”  —  “I have no idea where this stuff comes from,” he said.
NBC New York:
Quest Diagnostics Says Up to 12 Million Patients May Have Had Financial, Medical, Personal Information Breached  —  It includes credit card numbers and bank account information, according to a filing  —  12M Quest Diagnostics Patients May Have Had Data Breach
Discussion: Gizmodo and Daily Wire
Ben Norton / The Grayzone:
Top US journalists spread fake news claiming North Korean official was ‘purged’ - then he shows up on TV  —  Virtually every major Western corporate media outlet and a who's who of pundits circulated a blatantly false report that North Korean nuclear negotiators were killed and imprisoned …
 
 
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The State Bar of California:
State Bar of California Files to Place Attorney Michael J. Avenatti on Involuntary Inactive Status
Discussion: RedState and Fox News
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One
Discussion: Breitbart
Rod Dreher / The American Conservative:
More Ahmari-French Fighting Words
Discussion: Reason and National Review
1100 Pennsylvania:
Sprint exec chatted with Trump at Sterling
Ross Garber / CNN:
Nancy Pelosi's weird (and wrong) views about impeachment
Discussion: Law & Crime and The Mahablog
The Independent:
Doctors in Idlib will no longer share coordinates of hospitals with UN after repeated attacks …
New York Times:
How New York's Elite Public Schools Lost Their Black and Hispanic Students
Discussion: Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Alex Emmons / The Intercept:
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Stephen Gandel / Washington Post:
Trump's Trade War Has Cost Investors Up to $7 Trillion
David Byler / Washington Post:
Joe Biden is the Democratic Mitt Romney
Sasha Pezenik / ABC News:
A tale of 2 invoices: Beto O'Rourke pays El Paso, while Donald Trump's campaign still owes $470,000
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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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