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8:40 AM ET, June 12, 2017

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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump gives Priebus until July 4th to clean up White House  —  President Donald Trump has set a deadline of July 4 for a shakeup of the White House that could include removing Reince Priebus as his chief of staff, according to two administration officials and three outside advisers familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
Kellyanne Conway caught leaking by Twitter account  —  If Donald Trump truly wants to stop the leaks coming from inside his White House, he might need to crack down on his counselor.  —  Kellyanne Conway has been caught at a glitzy Washington DC party allegedly dishing the dirt on her fellow Team Trump colleagues.
Discussion: Daily Kos and TheBlaze
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Comey saga gets new players
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Liam Stack / New York Times:
Delta Air Lines and Bank of America Won't Back Trump-Like ‘Julius Caesar’  —  New York's Public Theater lost support from two high-profile corporate donors, Delta Air Lines and Bank of America, on Sunday amid intense criticism of its production of Shakespeare's “Julius Caesar,” …
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Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
Delta, Bank of America drop sponsorship of Shakespeare in the Park over ‘Julius Caesar’ stunt that shows Trump assassination  —  Delta Airlines and Bank of America pulled out of their sponsorship of New York's Public Theater on Sunday over a production of “Julius Caesar” that reimagines the main character as President Trump.
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
D.C. and Maryland to sue President Trump, alleging breach of constitutional oath  —  Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland say they will sue President Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio defends his questioning of Comey  —  U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio fired back at criticism that he was protecting President Donald Trump or had struck a deal over Cuba policy with him in return for his line of questioning during former FBI director James Comey's appearance before the Senate Intelligence Committee last week.
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Andrea Ruth / RedState:
Wow. Dem Senator Calls For Investigation Into Loretta Lynch After Comey Hearing
Discussion: LawNewz
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump attorney won't rule out firing Mueller
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sessions getting sucked further into Trump's Russia mess
Discussion: CNN, Axios, Raw Story and Mediaite
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
McCain says American leadership was better under Obama: report  —  (R-Ariz.) said American leadership was stronger under President Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama  —  , according to a Guardian report published Sunday.  —  Asked if the country stood on sturdier ground under Obama's leadership …
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The Guardian:
How Trump's actions and tone affect US alliances and perception on global stage  —  Trump's foreign policy approach has stunned observers, but recent weeks have underscored potential ramifications of his loose rhetoric and abrupt policy shifts … In less than 140 characters …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Is media coverage of Trump too negative?  You're asking the wrong question.  —  The New York Daily News's front page on Friday morning screamed “LIAR” in huge type over a photo of President Trump.  —  USA Today's banner headline seconded the motion: “Comey calls Trump a liar.”
Washington Post:
D.C., Md. attorneys general to sue Trump, saying foreign payments to his businesses violate Constitution's anti-corruption clause  —  The lawsuit by the two Democratic attorneys general, the first of its kind brought by a government entity, could open a new front for Trump …
Discussion: NBC News
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Senate GOP sees path to ObamaCare repeal  —  A path is emerging for Senate Republicans to pass their ObamaCare repeal bill, even though there are major obstacles ahead.  —  Critically, Senate moderates are indicating that they can agree to ending the additional federal funds for ObamaCare's expansion …
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
How Soon They Forget!  —  As so often happens, the correction of the day comes from the New York Times: … That is kind of an amazing mistake.  For any newspaper, let alone one headquartered in New York.  They are still headquartered in New York, aren't they?  They haven't moved to the Hamptons?
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Biographer who caught Trump lying 30 times: He tried to ‘intimidate’ me by lying about taping conversations  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Biographer Tim O'Brien revealed on Sunday that now-President Donald Trump lied about taping him in an effort to intimidate him.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
The GOP Congress Better Get Its Act Together, Or It's Sunk  —  “Everything's fine,” smiled Captain Paul Ryan smarmily as he steered the Titanic into an iceberg.  “Now, let me get back to shafting our own voting base via my incomprehensible determination to cancel the tax deductions …
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
When a liberal power lawyer represents the Trump family, things can get ugly  —  Four decades ago, soon after a president of the United States interfered in an investigation of his actions, a young lawyer named Jamie Gorelick was assigned her first big case.
Discussion: Political Wire and Althouse
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump “on an island, all alone”  —  The spotlight has been on President Trump's legal jeopardy.  But inside the small circle of top Republicans who advise this White House, there's increasing concern that future political problems are stacking up.  —  One of the oldest (and most trusted) …
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Conway: ‘Not everyone is college material’ … White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Saturday “not everyone is college material” while urging for workforce development courses to be made available at technical colleges.  —  “Not everyone is college material,” Conway told host Jeanine Pirro on Fox's “Justice with Judge Jeanine.”
Discussion: twitchy.com
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Jeff Immelt stepping down as CEO of GE  —  GE factory jobs move from Wisconsin to Canada  —  Jeff Immelt, who has led General Electric (GE) since 2001, is stepping down, the company announced Monday.  —  The company named John Flannery, the president and CEO of GE Healthcare, as the new CEO, effective August 1.
Ana Swanson / Washington Post:
President Trump can't stop crashing parties at his golf clubs … The first dance.  The toasts.  The cake-cutting.  The ... surprise appearance by the president of the United States?  —  President Trump apparently can't resist crashing a party, showing up to at least two private events …
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
Trump drops in on wedding at New Jersey golf club
 
 
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Everybody Needs to Stop Telling Hillary Clinton to Shut Up
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
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Detroit Free Press:
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Reuters:
Macron's party set for huge French parliamentary majority
Discussion: Power Line
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
A neo-Nazi with explosives and a framed photo of Timothy McVeigh is not a threat, judge rules
Discussion: KRON4.com
Daily Mail:
Twelve injured including six police as ‘Molotov cocktail is thrown into a restaurant’ in Paris
Discussion: twitchy.com
Mark K. Matthews / Denver Post:
Jared Polis to join crowded 2018 race for governor, tells The Post he wants “a Colorado that works for everybody”
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Merkel in Mexico criticizes building walls
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Sources: Apple has met with Hollywood talent representatives to propose a new performance-based compensation regime, as Amazon and Netflix work on similar plans

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