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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering  —  Federal prosecutors on Monday accused President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of attempting to tamper with witnesses in his federal tax and lobbying case.  —  In court documents, prosecutors working for the special counsel …
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Paul Manafort Loses His Cool  —  At the height of his powers as a political consultant, Paul Manafort was known for his cool.  In fact, the value of his counsel increased at moments of crisis.  While others panicked, Manafort rarely evinced a hint of frazzle.
Discussion: The Week
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses: U.S. special counsel  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday.
Washington Post:   Mueller accuses Paul Manafort of witness tampering
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:   Prosecutors From Mueller's Team Accused Paul Manafort Of Trying To Tamper With Potential Witnesses
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller accuses Manafort of witness tampering
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Robert Mueller just accused Paul Manafort of attempted witness tampering
Discussion: New Republic
Philly.com:
Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration on eve of visit after fewer than 10 players planned to attend  —  President Trump on Monday abruptly rescinded an invitation to host the Eagles at the White House, citing the “smaller delegation” that was planning to attend and again stoking …
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Deana Gamble / Mayor Kenney's Statement …:
Mayor Kenney's Statement on Eagles Cancelled White House Visit  —  For immediate release: June 04, 2018Published by: Office of the Mayor Contact: Deana Gamble press@phila.gov (215) 686-6210  —  Mayor Kenney released the following statement on the recent decision of President Trump to disinvite …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Melania Trump emerges at White House after weekslong absence  —  Melania Trump emerged on Monday after more than three weeks out of the public eye, ending an absence that inspired wild conspiracy theories about her health and well-being.  —  She appeared at a closed-door Memorial Day reception …
Richard Primus / Politico:
Trump's Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court  —  Justice Kennedy's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case suggests the court's next big decision might go badly for the president.  —  In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled - by a vote of 7 to 2 …
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USA Today:   Let them (gay couples) eat cake
Ryan T. Anderson / The Daily Signal:
Supreme Court Upholds Baker's Right to Disagree With Gay Marriage in Marketplace
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Washington Post:
Trump's legal team readies for fraught showdown with Mueller, even as president declares broad powers
David Corn / Mother Jones:   Donald Trump Is Winning the Media War Over the Russia Scandal. Here's Why.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump and His Lawyers Embrace a Vision of Vast Executive Power
Discussion: The Week and The Guardian
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Elites Value Mellifluous Illegality over Crass Lawfulness  —  Obama defies the Constitution but sounds ‘presidential.’ Trump follows it but sounds like a loudmouth from Queens.  —  Donald Trump blusters nonstop.  He offers contrasting messages about whether, on any given day …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:   Time's Up, Bill  —  Bright and early Monday morning …
Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Bill Clinton's #MeToo Defense Is Shocking
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks Executive Chairman  —  SEATTLE — Howard Schultz, the outspoken executive chairman of Starbucks, will leave the company at the end of the month, bringing to an end the tenure of a socially conscious entrepreneur who turned a local Seattle coffee chain …
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Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Today is make or break for Democrats in California's House races  —  Voters in California's key House districts are poised Tuesday to determine match-ups that could make or break Democrats' chances of taking back the House this fall.  —  The most pressing concern for Democrats is whether their wide …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:   Final California Primary Preview: High Stakes for House Democrats
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
California Will Have Clues for the Nation: How to Watch the Primary
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and KTLA
Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz awkwardly pauses for 20 seconds before refusing to answer question on Trump's pardon tweets  —  President Donald Trump tweeted Monday morning that he has the constitutional right to pardon himself.  —  This statement caused mass controversy over the president asserting that he is above the law.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
No, Conservatives, Rod Blagojevich Is Not a Sympathetic Figure
Discussion: New York Times, Raw Story and RedState
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:   Fox News' Shep Smith brutally fact-checks Trump's self-pardon claim by reading the Constitution aloud — on live TV
NBC News:
Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations  —  WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …
Discussion: Political Wire
President of Russia:
Interview with Austrian ORF television channel … Moscow  —  Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) news presenter Armin Wolf: Mr President, your first foreign visit takes you to Austria.  Is this is a kind of incentive for a benevolent policy towards Russia on the part of the Austrian Government …
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Axios:   Putin brags of close Trump relationship
CNN:
Bolton sidelined as Trump readies for North Korea  —  Pompeo: Kim Jong Un's ex-spy to deliver letter  —  Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump huddled in the Oval Office on Friday with Kim Jong Un's right-hand man, he was accompanied by only one other US official: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Discussion: The Week, KTLA and Politico
Ken Klippenstein / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Mysterious Intelligence Firm Now in Mueller's Sights … In the fall of 2016, Donald Trump Jr. and other key aides to the future president reportedly met in Trump Tower with Joel Zamel, the founder of a company called Wikistrat.  —  Wikistrat bills itself as a “crowdsourced” …
Discussion: Bloomberg.com
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant  —  On the evidence of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview over the weekend, the likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant and a threat to the constitutional order.  —  Confronted with a simple …
Discussion: CNN
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“This Was Lachlan's Revenge”: As a Murdoch Son Moves to Consolidate His Power, Rupert Says “I'm Still Here”  —  Rupert thwarted the revenge firing of an old Lachlan adversary—and it's not the new Fox News's only problem.  “The pro-Trump thing isn't working,” says an insider.
Washington Post:
Post-U. Md. poll: Jealous, Baker lead in Democratic race overshadowed by Hogan  —  Three weeks before their primary, Maryland Democrats remain largely undecided about who to nominate for governor, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll, in a race overshadowed …
Discussion: Political Wire
Coleman Hughes / Quillette:
The High Price of Stale Grievances  —  In the fall of 2016, I was hired to play in Rihanna's back-up band at the MTV Video Music Awards.  To my pleasant surprise, several of my friends had also gotten the call.  We felt that this would be the gig of a lifetime: beautiful music, primetime TV …
David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. appeals ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it would appeal a federal judge's ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based …
Discussion: Engadget
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition, will no longer judge based on physical appearance  —  Miss America is scrapping its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on physical appearance, the organization announced Tuesday.
Discussion: Hollywood Life
 
 
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Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Patrick plans 2020 decision by end of the year
Associated Press:
Iran informs U.N. of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity
Ben Shapiro / National Review:
Are Democrats Blowing It?  —  Trump is not flaming out …
Andrew Mayeda / Bloomberg:
Why Trump's Trade War Isn't Worrying Wall Street Economists, Yet
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Pentagon watchdog officially launches investigation into White House doctor
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
‘Roseanne’ Spinoff Talks Heat Up at ABC
Discussion: Althouse
 Earlier Items: 
Scott Allen / Washington Post:
T.J. Oshie was 35 cents short on his Metro exit fare en route to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What GOP cowering has gotten us: Talk of self-pardon and absolute power
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Defense Intelligence Officer Arrested for Attempted Espionage
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Special master in Michael Cohen case finds few privileged items in initial review of files
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
4 states could expand Medicaid this year. That's a big deal.
Discussion: Politico, Axios and Reuters
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Papadopoulos' Wife: Trump Aide Was ‘Absolutely Not’ Involved In Russian Collusion