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8:45 AM ET, June 4, 2019

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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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Reuters:   Mexico draws red line on asylum as Trump tariff risk rises
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump's Two Crutches
Discussion: CNBC, spiked, ABC News and Politico
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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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.
Politico:   POLITICO Playbook: How Democrats plan to impeach Trump without impeaching him
Washington Post:
Figure linked to Trump transition charged with transporting child pornography  —  A key witness in former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian election interference has been indicted by federal officials on child pornography charges, according to court documents.
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The Daily Beast:   George Nader, Witness in Mueller Investigation, Arrested on Child Porn Charges
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 …
Discussion: The Week and Axios
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  —  The pastor of a Northern Virginia church where President Donald Trump stopped over the weekend has delivered an explanation to his congregation after praying for the president during the unscheduled visit.
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Clyburn walks back impeachment comments  —  House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn on Monday walked back remarks suggesting that Democrats will impeach President Donald Trump, reversing course to say he's “farther” from backing impeachment than most of his caucus.  —  Clyburn's comments came …
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The Daily Beast:   Pro-Impeachment Dems Are Privately Recruiting Other Members Despite Pelosi's Warnings
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Democratic Voters Want Impeachment. The House Dawdles.
Discussion: Townhall and Shareblue Media
Fox News:
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
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Ford / New Republic:
A Better Way to Fix the Supreme Court  —  Pete Buttigieg's plan is constitutionally dubious and would enshrine the very problem it seeks to eradicate.  Here's a different solution.  —  Add to Pocket  —  What should be done about the Supreme Court?  Liberals, still seething …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:   At the Supreme Court, Justice Thomas Scoffs at Retirement Rumors
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.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Week
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New York Times:
A Former Business Partner Alleges the Trumps Evaded Taxes in Panama  —  The owners of a luxury hotel in Panama City that ousted the Trump Organization as property managers last year accused it on Monday of evading taxes in Panama and creating a “false light” around the hotel's finances.
Discussion: Splinter and The Week
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.
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 …
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
A White Man's Republic, If They Can Keep it  —  It was seven years ago, as the Supreme Court considered a challenge to the Voting Rights Act, that Justice Antonin Scalia said the quiet part loud.  —  The 2006 near-unanimous renewal of the landmark civil-rights bill was “very likely attributable …
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china-embassy.org:
Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Statement  —  On June 3, 2019, the US side issued a statement on China in the name of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo out of prejudice and arrogance.  Under the pretext of human rights, the statement grossly intervenes …
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ABC News:
Pompeo statement on Tiananmen met with sharp China response
VICE:
New Report Suggests ‘High Likelihood of Human Civilization Coming to an End’ in 2050  —  The climate change analysis was written by a former fossil fuel executive and backed by the former chief of Australia's military.  —  A harrowing scenario analysis of how human civilization might collapse …
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Report: Blacks, Latinos at risk of undercount in 2020 census  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Emily Bonilla is worried her district in metro Orlando will be undercounted during next spring's once-in-a-decade head count of everybody in the United States because of who lives there: new arrivals …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
John Dowd Blasts Mueller Over Selective Quotes In Russia Report  —  Former Trump attorney John Dowd on Monday accused the special counsel's office of ambushing him and attempting to smear his reputation in the Russia report by selectively quoting from a voicemail he left for Michael Flynn's attorney.
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 …
John Solomon / The Hill:
Hillary Clinton's Russia collusion IOU: The answers she owes America  —  During the combined two decades she served as a U.S. senator and secretary of State, Hillary Clinton's patrons regularly donated to her family charity when they had official business pending before America's most powerful political woman.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Joe Ferullo / The Hill:
Fox News gains newfound influence in 2020 politics  —  It's early in the 2020 presidential campaign, but there's already a top contender for Most Absurd Controversy Among Democratic Candidates — whether or not to appear on Fox News.  The debate is more than a touch self-defeating because Fox …
Mead Gruver / Associated Press:
Wyoming mayor: Governor cursed, slammed fists in meeting  —  CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon used foul language and “his physical presence in an aggressive and threatening manner” in a meeting with the mayor of Wyoming's capital city, the mayor said Monday.
Discussion: Splinter and Political Wire
BostonGlobe.com:
One cardiac arrest, four 911 callers, and a tragic outcome  —  This article was produced in partnership between The Public's Radio and the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.  ProPublica is an investigative nonprofit newsroom spotlighting abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Ahead of D-Day, Trump storms into Europe  —  Analysis: The president arrives in London, where he'll get the literal and figurative royal treatment despite having disrupted the British political scene.  —  LONDON — President Donald Trump has arrived in the U.K. for a pomp- and ceremony-heavy visit …
Discussion: Financial Times
Sister Toldjah / RedState:
He Persisted: Dan Crenshaw Is Owning Liz Warren on Twitter and I'm Just Here to Share the Popcorn  —  As he's demonstrated in the past, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2) is unafraid to take on the Democratic party's far left wing, whether it be in liberal dens like “The View”, during House Committee hearings, or on social media.
Discussion: Townhall, Sean Hannity and IJR
 
 
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Could Nullify Tax Cut, Clouding Economic Picture
Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
Why Jews Should Pay Attention to the Recent Debate Rocking American Conservatism
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Discounting climate change, EPA chief faults the media for the rise of bad environmental news
Kaveh Waddell / Axios:
The 2020 campaigns aren't ready for deepfakes
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Trump's Tariff Spree Comes With Big Electoral Risks
Discussion: New York Times
The State Bar of California:
State Bar of California Files to Place Attorney Michael J. Avenatti on Involuntary Inactive Status
Discussion: Fox News and RedState
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
AOC Downplays Luxury Apartment, Says Everyone Should Have One
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg: I wouldn't have pressured Franken to resign
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
About the FBI's Spying  —  What's the difference between surveillance …
The Independent:
Doctors in Idlib will no longer share coordinates of hospitals with UN after repeated attacks …
NBC New York:
Quest Diagnostics Says Up to 12 Million Patients May Have Had Financial, Medical, Personal Information Breached
Discussion: Gizmodo and Daily Wire
Adam Jentleson / GQ:
The Political Costs of Not Impeaching Trump
Discussion: Washington Post
 

 
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