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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.
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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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Ben Feuerherd / New York Post:
Paul Manafort will reportedly be moved from federal lockup to Rikers Island
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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.”
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.
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New York Times:
For Trump, U.K. State Visit Is a (Royal) Family Affair — LONDON — When Queen Elizabeth II welcomed the president on Monday for his first state visit to Britain, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner watched from a Buckingham Palace balcony. Later, at a state banquet, Eric Trump posed for photographs.
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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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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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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Democratic Voters Want Impeachment. The House Dawdles.
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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.
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CNBC:
Trump baby blimp flies again in London as thousands protest UK visit — KEY POINTS — The giant balloon named “Trump Baby” was unveiled near the Houses of Parliament, close to where protesters marched to show their discontent against the president and his policies.
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Ceylan Yeginsu / New York Times:
Protesters Hit London Streets, With a Giant Trump Balloon in Tow
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Guy Davies / ABC News:
‘Trump baby’ blimp takes to the sky as mass protests of US president begin in London
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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.”
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Elizabeth Warren / Team Warren:
A Plan For Economic Patriotism — I come from a patriotic family. All three of my brothers joined the military. And I'm deeply grateful for the opportunities America has given me. But the giant “American” corporations who control our economy don't seem to feel the same way.
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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.
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
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Jennifer Gonnerman / New Yorker:
Tiffany Cabán's Rebel Campaign in Queens — With the support of female friends and an endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a young public defender has upended the District Attorney race. — One afternoon last October, Alana Sivin and Divya Sundaram met for lunch at a falafel restaurant in downtown Manhattan.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One
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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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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.
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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 …
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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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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?
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 …
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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.
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Paul Dallison / Politico:
Boris Johnson turns down Donald Trump meeting — Donald Trump asked for a meeting with Boris Johnson during his U.K. visit, but was turned down. — According to an official close to Johnson, the U.S. president called the former foreign secretary and suggested they have a one-to-one meeting.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
A White Man's Republic, If They Can Keep It — Seven years ago, as the Supreme Court considered a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, Justice Antonin Scalia said the quiet part loud. — The 2006 near-unanimous renewal of the landmark civil-rights bill was “attributable, very likely attributable …
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Jason Rezaian / Washington Post:
The State Department has been funding trolls. I'm one of their targets. — Even after spending a year and a half in prison in Tehran, I knew that if I wanted to go on writing about Iran, I would be a target for plenty of public attacks despite the abuse I had suffered at the hands of the Islamic Republic.
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The American Conservative
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 …
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