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4:20 PM ET, June 4, 2017

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Britain Attack, Trump Unleashes a Twitter Storm  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump assailed political correctness, gun control supporters and the mayor of London on Sunday, arguing that the world needed to be more serious about fighting terrorism a day after seven people were killed …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
With his London tweets, Trump embarrasses himself — and America — once again  —  The stoic determination and decency of the British people and their leaders were on full display in the hours after the latest horrific terrorist rampage.  The Brits fought back, launching drinking glasses and chairs at the savages who attacked them.
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
World leaders call for unity after London attack.  Trump tweets the complete opposite.  —  In the early confusion of Saturday's attack in London, as police urged people not to spread rumors, those world leaders who did speak out early were largely circumspect.  Restrained.  Sympathetic.
Theresa May / Real Clear Politics:
Enough Is Enough: We Must Defeat Islamist Extremism  —  Last night, our country fell victim to a brutal terrorist attack once again.  As a result I have just chaired a meeting of the Government's emergency committee, and I want to update you with the latest information about the attack.
BBC:
London attack: The hero police officer who rugby-tackled a knifeman  —  An off-duty policeman, who was one of the first on the scene of the London Bridge terror attack, was stabbed after tackling one of the three attackers.  —  The officer - who is a rugby player - is in a critical condition after sustaining knife injuries.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump reacts to London terror by stoking fear and renewing feud with mayor
David Frum / The Atlantic:
What Trump Doesn't Understand About Gun Control in Great Britain
Discussion: IJR
Victoria Friedman / Breitbart:   Nigel Farage: ‘Words Are Not Enough, People Want Action’, Slams Sadiq Khan, Theresa May on Terror Responses
Washington Post:
London attack toll rises to 7 dead as Theresa May insists ‘things need to change’
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
London's Mayor Says ‘We Will Never Let These Cowards Win’ After Attack
Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:   How Will the London Attacks Affect the U.K. Elections?
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
MSNBC Anchor's Response to London Terror Attack: Could Police Be ‘Overreacting?’
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Breitbart employees infuriated by colleagues' ‘appalling’ comments after London terror attack  —  Breitbart employees expressed strong displeasure on Sunday with two of their colleagues for inflammatory comments posted to Twitter in the aftermath of the London terror attack.
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Crowley / Politico:
The bottleneck in Rex Tillerson's State Department  —  When former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who successfully promoted Rex Tillerson for her old job during the presidential transition, tried to reach him last month, it was an aide to his chief of staff Margaret Peterlin who called back, asking what Rice wanted to discuss.
Discussion: Raw Story
Adventure:
Exclusive: Climber Completes the Most Dangerous Rope-Free Ascent Ever  —  Alex Honnold has become the first climber to free solo Yosemite's 3,000-foot El Capitan wall.  —  View Images  —  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA—Renowned rock climber Alex Honnold on Saturday became the first person …
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems want Hillary Clinton to leave spotlight  —  Democrats say they'd like Hillary Clinton  —  to take a cue from former President Obama and step out of the spotlight.  —  They say her string of remarks explaining her stunning loss in November coupled with the public remarks blaming …
Discussion: New York Post and IJR
Desmoinesdem / Bleeding Heartland:
Democrats dropped the ball in Iowa House district 22 special election  —  Democratic candidate Ray Stevens will not appear on the ballot for the June 27 special election in Iowa House district 22.  He missed the deadline for filing paperwork with the Iowa Secretary of State's office.
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Myth of the Kindly General Lee  —  The strangest part about the continued personality cult of Robert E. Lee is how few of the qualities his admirers profess to see in him he actually possessed.  —  Memorial Day has the tendency to conjure up old arguments about the Civil War.
Mark Townsend / Observer:
Far right raises £50,000 to target boats on refugee rescue missions in Med  —  Now anti-Islam ‘Identitarians’ are crowdfunding to pay for vessels to chase them down … Far-right activists are planning a sea campaign this summer to disrupt vessels saving refugees in the Mediterranean …
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Vladimir Putin on Dinner With Michael Flynn: 'I Didn't Even Really Talk to Him'  —  Michael who?  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin claims that he had limited personal interaction with former U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, when asked by NBC's Megyn Kelly in an exclusive interview …
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
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Paul Sperry / Reuters:
‘Kushnergate’ is a big fat nothing-burger
Discussion: NBC News
Robert O'Harrow Jr / Washington Post:
How a ‘shadow’ universe of charities joined with political warriors to fuel Trump's rise  —  The crowd rose to its feet and roared its approval as Sen. Jeff Sessions bounded onto the stage at the Breakers, an exclusive resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Stephen Miller, an aide to the Alabama Republican …
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Kim Weaver withdraws her candidacy in Iowa's 4th District race for Congress  —  Kim Weaver is ending her campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District.  —  In a Facebook post Saturday, Weaver, a Democrat, cited threats to her safety, financial security and her mother's ongoing health problems as reasons for her withdrawal.
Discussion: Bleeding Heartland
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Eclectablog:
Tim Walberg faces international backlash over his comment that “God will take care of” climate change
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
5,000 Canadians March in Support of Trump, Against Liberal Trudeau Administration
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
High-stakes Georgia race puts pressure on Dems
 Earlier Items: 
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
These Campus Inquisitions Must Stop
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New York Times:
The Single-Payer Party? Democrats Shift Left on Health Care
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Tucker Carlson: Kathy Griffin Is the ‘Perfect Embodiment of What the Modern Left Believes’
 

 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
The Guardian outlines plans for a “small number of voluntary redundancies”, says it is 60% funded by readers, and had a £39m loss in the year to March 2024
 
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