--- description: In the News: Obama pledges solidarity with Eastern Europe; Nato mulls response to Russia's actions in Ukraine; Today is primary day in 8 states; and the Hall-of-Famer suing the NFL over concussions title: Morning Must Reads: June 3 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Morning Must Reads](/tag/morning-must-reads/) ## Morning Must Reads Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: June 3 by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 11:58 AM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 3, 2014 11:58 AM CUT * Obama’s new doctrine of diplomacy faces hard test in Europe \[[TIME](http://time.com/2807893/obama-europe-poland-belgium-france/ "undefined")\] * Obama pledges solidarity with Eastern Europe during visit to Poland, announces $1 billion pledge for a “European reassurance initiative” \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/europe/obama-in-europe.html?hp&%5Fr=0 "undefined")\] * The President also addressed Bowe Bergdahl: “The United States has a ‘pretty sacred rule and that is we don’t leave our men or women in uniform behind and that dates back to the earliest days,’ Obama said at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland. \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/barack-obama-defends-bowe-bergdahl-deal-107359.html?hp=t1%5F3 "undefined")\] * Nato mulls response to Russian actions in Ukraine \[[BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27675337 "undefined")\] * Once marked by sadness, Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil now stirs anger \[[WSJ](http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/02/once-marked-by-sadness-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil-now-stirs-anger/ "undefined")\] * 25 years after Tiananmen Square, time to break the silence \[[Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/25-years-of-chinese-silence-about-tiananmen-square-is-long-enough/2014/05/30/b67bedae-e679-11e3-a86b-362fd5443d19%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] * On the home front, Tuesday is primary day in 8 states \[[The Hill](http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/207998-tuesday-night-tests-for-gop-establishment "undefined")\] * Primaries pit parties’ pit old guard against new \[[TIME](http://time.com/2811084/2014-midterm-elections-mississippi-thad-cochran/ "undefined")\] * More from TIME: [Joni Ernst successfully plays the female candidate’s handbook in Iowa ](http://time.com/2814424/joni-ernst-iowa-tom-harkin/ "undefined") * Mary Landrieu hates Obama’s new global-warming rules \[[National Journal](http://www.nationaljournal.com/energy/mary-landrieu-hates-obama-s-global-warming-rule-20140609 "undefined")\] * Big Money: Billionaires at bat \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/big-money-ken-vogel-koch-brothers-billionaires-elections-107353.html?hp=t3%5F3 "undefined")\] * “Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino is among the latest group of NFL players to file a concussion-related lawsuit against the NFL.” \[[USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/06/02/dan-marino-concussions-nfl/9889791/ "undefined")\] * Tobacco industry once had high hopes for marijuana business \[[LA Times](http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pot-legalization-20140603-story.html#page=1 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2817445/morning-must-reads-june-3/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2817445/morning-must-reads-june-3/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: June 3","datePublished":"2014-06-03T11:58:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:10:57.763Z","description":"In the News: Obama pledges solidarity with Eastern Europe; 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