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9:30 AM ET, May 31, 2017

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump is pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal  —  President Trump has made his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the decision.  Details on how the withdrawal will be executed are being worked out by a small team including EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump to withdraw from Paris climate deal  —  President Donald Trump is planning to pull the United States out of the Paris climate change agreement, according to a White House official, in a move that is certain to infuriate America's allies across the globe and could destabilize the 2015 accord.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's climate conundrum nears a verdict
Discussion: Axios
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's White House bake-off for chief of staff  —  As a long-expected shake-up begins in the West Wing, President Trump has been asking key Republicans for their opinions about two possible replacements as White House chief of staff: Gary Cohn, a moderate voice who's his current economic adviser …
Discussion: Business Insider
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Kushner tries to pretend everything's normal  —  There has been no rallying the troops in the White House, and no open acknowledgment from President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, that he has transformed from behind-the-scenes West Wing power broker to its lead distracting story.
BuzzFeed:
No One Wants The Big White House Job That Just Opened Up  —  “Hell no,” one Republican said when asked about the communications director job in President Trump's administration.  “That would be career suicide.”  —  By Henry J. Gomez (BuzzFeed News Reporter) Tarini Parti (BuzzFeed News Reporter) …
The Hill:
Trump faces shrinking talent pool for new hires
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Russia probe scares off potential appointees
Discussion: The Week
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Kaiser Health Tracking Poll- May 2017: The AHCA's Proposed Changes to Health Care  —  Ashley Kirzinger, Bianca DiJulio, Liz Hamel, Elise Sugarman, and Mollyann Brodie  —  KEY FINDINGS:  — With Congress currently discussing the American Health Care Act (AHCA), a plan that would repeal …
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
Republican US Rep. Lance contrasts with Trump, gets applause
Discussion: Axios and Politico
Page Six:
Scott Pelley out of ‘CBS Evening News’ … Scott Pelley is out at “CBS Evening News,” Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  Sources tell us that 'Poison Pelley's' office was being cleared out on Tuesday while the anchor was away on an assignment for the network's news magazine “60 Minutes.”
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Scott Pelley out at ‘CBS Evening News’
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Mediaite
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
What Is the Washington Post Hiding About Its Jared Kushner Story?  —  The Washington Post editors refuse to publicly release the smoking gun “anonymous letter” that serves as the foundation of their sensational charge that White House advisor Jared Kushner sought a secret, back-channel to Russian officials.
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Fox News:   Gregg Jarrett: Jared Kushner gets mugged by the media mob
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's aides are starting to rival their boss when it comes to praising him  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  To most observers, President Trump's first overseas trip was either a moderate success that was at times overshadowed by viral GIFs …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
What's a ‘Covfefe’?  Trump Tweet Unites a Bewildered Nation  —  WASHINGTON — And on the 132nd day, just after midnight, President Trump had at last delivered the nation to something approaching unity — in bewilderment, if nothing else.  —  The state of our union was ... covfefe.
Wall Street Journal:
America First Doesn't Mean America Alone  —  We are asking a lot of our allies and partners.  But in return the U.S. will once again be a true friend.
Discussion: Instapundit
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
GOP taps anti-Clinton strategy to damage Elizabeth Warren early  —  BOSTON  —  Republicans are getting a jump on Elizabeth Warren's 2020 presidential campaign.  —  The Massachusetts Democrat is preparing to run for re-election to the Senate in 2018 and hasn't said yet whether she'll …
Discussion: The Week
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘COVFEFE’: Trump's late-night tweet goes viral — TRUMP's ‘cellphone diplomacy’ — BUZZ: White House war room to EEOB — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Romney's retreat schedule — COMING IN SEPT.: London Playbook  —  Listen to the Playbook Audio Briefing http://bit.ly/2rDRgGf ... Subscribe on iTunes http …
Discussion: Morning Consult
Todd Shepherd / Washington Examiner:
Carter Page insists on testifying to counteract ‘false information’ from FBI, CIA  —  The former Trump adviser who was reportedly monitored by the FBI to investigate possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia says neither the FBI nor the CIA are telling the truth about his role …
TMZ.com:
Kathy Griffin Beheads Donald Trump in Shocking Photo Shoot (PHOTO + VIDEO)  —  Kathy Griffin wants Donald Trump's head ... but she wants it bloody and detached from his body.  —  The comedian posed for the gory shot during a photo session with famed photog Tyler Shields, who's known for edgy, shocking pics.
New York Post:
Huma Abedin has invited Anthony Weiner back home  —  Just when you thought Huma Abedin finally had enough, the Hillary Clinton aide has invited her admitted sex offender hubby back home again, The Post has learned.  —  SEE ALSO  —  Anthony Weiner's long-suffering wife filed for divorce earlier this month …
Discussion: Mediaite
Gareth Davies / Daily Mail:
‘What was your reaction when your father was f***ing Monica Lewinsky?’  Philippines president Duterte hits back at Chelsea Clinton after she criticised his ‘joke’ about troops raping women  —  Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte angrily hit back Wednesday at Chelsea Clinton for criticising remarks …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Trump, home all alone  — Instead of celebrating a victory lap after his trip, Trump returns to a raging controversy over Russia, writes Gloria Borger  —  (CNN)It's not that President Trump was excited about his first foreign trip.  He complained to friends beforehand it was going to be too long …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Support for Trump impeachment rises  —  An increasing percentage of voters want Congress to impeach President Donald Trump — even if they don't think Trump has committed the “high crimes and misdemeanors” the Constitution requires.  —  Forty-three percent of voters want Congress …
Discussion: Axios and The Week
The Guardian:
Guardian's Ben Jacobs gets new glasses after assault by Montana congressman … Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs replaced his glasses on Tuesday, after they were broken when he was assaulted by Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte.  —  Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault …
Discussion: RedState, IJR and The Daily Caller
Bret Weinstein / Wall Street Journal:
The Campus Mob Came for Me—and You, Professor, Could Be Next  —  Whites were asked to leave for a ‘Day of Absence.’ I objected.  Then 50 yelling students crashed my class.
Reuters:
‘Shocked’ South Korea leader orders probe into U.S. THAAD additions  —  South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered a probe after his Defence Ministry failed to inform him that four more launchers for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system had been brought into the country, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
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David Willman / Los Angeles Times:
Pentagon successfully tests missile defense system amid rising concerns about North Korea
Discussion: KTOO and The Verge
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
A 2016 Review: Why Key State Polls Were Wrong About Trump  —  Nearly seven months after the presidential election, pollsters are still trying to answer a question that has rattled trust in their profession: Why did pre-election polls show Hillary Clinton leading Donald J. Trump in the battleground states that decided the presidency?
 
 
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
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Los Angeles Times:
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Discussion: The Root and KTLA
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Alistair Horne, War Historian and Onetime British Spy, Dies at 91
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Dion Nissenbaum / Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn's Pro-Turkey Work: An Unfinished Documentary to Boost Country's Image
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News: New York Times boycotted Obama surveillance story. Fox News: Oops, maybe not.
Discussion: RedState
Dennis Prager / National Review:
Why Conservatives Still Attack Trump