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7:55 AM ET, June 6, 2018

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Los Angeles Times:
Live results from the California primary  —  Polls close at 8 p.m. Pacific time.  —  Results are expected soon thereafter.  This page will update as they arrive.  Here are three storylines we will be tracking tonight:  —  1. Can the GOP make the cut for governor?
Discussion: The Daily Caller and KTLA
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New York Times:
California Primary Election Results  —  At the top of the ballot in California is the race to replace Gov. Jerry Brown, a term-limited Democrat.  The big question on Tuesday is not so much who will place first — that's almost certain to be Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco — but who will place second.
Discussion: Vox, Daily Kos and KTLA
New York Times:
Gavin Newsom Wins Spot in California Election for Governor  —  LOS ANGELES — Gavin Newsom, the Democratic lieutenant governor and former mayor of San Francisco, took a major step Tuesday in his bid to become California's next governor, capturing one of two spots on the November ballot …
Steve Lopez / Los Angeles Times:
In the heart of the Trump resistance, so much apathy in California  —  Sure, it's just a primary.  —  And the general election is five months away.  —  But is that reason enough, in a state that has screamed its political resistance loud and clear, to sleep through an election?  —  Read More
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
118,522 voters accidentally left off Los Angeles County polling place rosters
Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Democrats look like they won't be shut out of critical California House races
Discussion: Axios
Tina Moore / New York Post:
Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore for Trump-Kim summit  —  NBA star turned Kim Jong Un soulmate Dennis Rodman will be in Singapore during President Trump's summit with the North Korean dictator next week, The Post has learned.  —  “The Worm” will arrive in the country a day before the June 12 sitdown …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Kim to Commit to Disarmament Timetable in Singapore  — Mar-a-Lago summit possible if talks go well between leaders  — White House hasn't described schedule beyond first meeting  —  The White House wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to a timetable to surrender …
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Will Trump stand up for free press in Singapore?
Karma Allen / ABC News:
Bill Clinton says TV interview addressing Monica Lewinsky scandal wasn't his ‘finest hour’
Discussion: CNN and Deadline
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Democrat Arthur wins Missouri special election days after Greitens resigns  —  Democratic Rep. Lauren Arthur prevailed by a double-digit margin over Republican Rep. Kevin Corlew in a special election for a state Senate seat Tuesday night.  —  Republicans won't risk losing control …
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Democrats win state Senate seat in Missouri, their 42nd red-to-blue flip of the cycle
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Former schoolteacher flips Missouri Senate seat blue in Trump country
Discussion: CNN, Washington Press and KCUR
CNN:
Press aide who mocked McCain is out at the White House  —  White House still won't apologize for McCain joke  —  (CNN)Kelly Sadler, the White House communications aide who made a imprudent comment about Republican Sen. John McCain's health last month, no longer works in the administration …
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New York Times:
Kelly Sadler, Aide Who Mocked McCain, Leaves White House  —  WASHINGTON — A White House communications aide who made headlines in May for cracking a macabre joke about the health of Senator John McCain has left the White House.  —  The aide, Kelly Sadler, made off-the-cuff comments …
Discussion: Splinter and Axios
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Washington Post:
Contract worker at White House arrested on warrant from Maryland
Discussion: Boing Boing and Discourse.net
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Bid to recall Judge Aaron Persky appears successful in Santa Clara County  —  Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky was on his way to being voted out of office Tuesday, two years after he set off national outrage by sentencing a Stanford athlete to six months in jail …
Discussion: Palo Alto Daily Post
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Voters remove judge who sentenced Brock Turner to six months in Stanford sexual assault case
Discussion: USA Today and twitchy.com
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
McCabe seeks immunity for testimony in congressional hearing over FBI handling of Clinton email probe  —  Justice IG submits criminal referral on McCabe  —  (CNN)Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has requested the Senate Judiciary Committee provide him with immunity from prosecution …
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Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Kate Spade suffered years of mental illness, sister says.  Suicide ‘not unexpected’  —  Grieving deeply, Kate Spade's older sister told The Star on Tuesday that her famous designer sister suffered debilitating mental illness for the last three or four years and was self-medicating with alcohol.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Playbook scoop: Senate Democrats' August messaging plan  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  STRATEGY MEMO ... SENATE DEMOCRATS, forced by Republicans to stay in Washington during the August recess, are planning to try to turn the session into a referendum on Republicans' handling of health-care policy.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Sean Patrick Maloney Jumps Into New York Attorney General's Race
New York Times:
Facebook Gave Data Access to Chinese Firm Flagged by U.S. Intelligence  —  Facebook has data-sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese electronics companies, including a manufacturing giant that has a close relationship with China's government, the social media company said on Tuesday.
David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
There will be no Trump collapse  —  I've tried everything to avoid thinking about the next election — family travel, yard work, crossword puzzles.  But now it's only five months away, barely longer than the gestation period of a North American beaver, or the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt enlisted an EPA aide to help his wife find a job — at Chick-fil-A  —  Three months after Scott Pruitt was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, his executive scheduler emailed Dan Cathy, chairman and president of the fast food company Chick-fil-A …
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The Enlightenment's Dark Side  —  The Enlightenment is having a renaissance, of sorts.  A handful of centrist and conservative writers have reclaimed the 17th- and 18th-century intellectual movement as a response to nationalism and ethnic prejudice on the right and relativism and “identity politics” on the left.
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
GOP elects white supremacist who rioted in Charlottesville  —  Emboldened by Trump's racism, a record number of white supremacists are making their way into mainstream Republican politics.  —  A participant in last summer's deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville has been elected …
Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz:
Paul Manafort tried to hide from the feds using encrypted WhatsApp—but forgot about iCloud  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller has accused Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort of witness tampering.  Manafort allegedly tried to hide his communications with potential witnesses using …
Discussion: Mother Jones, VICE News and Gizmodo
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The Onion / politics.theonion.com:   Rain-Soaked Robert Mueller Lets Manafort Surf One Final Monster Wave Before Bringing Him In
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Sessions defends separating immigrant parents and children: 'We've got to get this message out'  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivered a vigorous defense of the hard-line Trump administration policy that has resulted in immigrant children being separated from their parents after crossing …
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New York Times:
Putin Moves to Capitalize on Europe's Fury With Trump  —  BRUSSELS — President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia arrived in Austria on Tuesday sensing an opportunity almost unimaginable just months ago: to overhaul frosty relations with a European Union infuriated by President Trump on a host of issues …
Nick Baumann / HuffPost:
A HuffPost Reporter Was Bombarded With Threats.  Twitter Suspended Him.  —  When Twitter outsources policing its platform to victims of harassment, it empowers brigades of trolls and extremists.  —  Last week HuffPost reporter Luke O'Brien published a story identifying the woman behind @AmyMek …
Washington Post:
GOP Rep. Martha Roby, who criticized Trump, forced into runoff  —  Rep. Martha Roby, who angered constituents by un-endorsing then-candidate Donald Trump in 2016, was forced into a runoff in Alabama's conservative-leaning 2nd Congressional District.  —  With 59 percent of the precincts reporting …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Mexico Hits U.S. With Tariffs, Escalating Global Trade Tensions  —  WASHINGTON — Mexico hit back at the United States on Tuesday, imposing tariffs on around $3 billion worth of American pork, whiskey, cheese and other goods in response to the Trump administration's steel and aluminum levies …
Discussion: The Texas Observer
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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Treasury Secretary urged Trump to exempt Canada from steel and aluminum tariffs: Sources
John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
Mueller Finally Starts to Target Trump's Israel Ties  —  Our media has followed the Justice Department's investigation of President Donald Trump's ties to Russia closely for more than a year, with each revelation getting granular analysis amid endless television coverage.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Washington Post:
Mueller was investigating Trump adviser as unregistered agent of Israel, his wife says
 
 
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Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
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Scott Bland / Politico:
Rosendale wins Montana GOP primary to take on Tester
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
European Officials Say U.S. Threat of Sanctions Imperils Bid to Save Iran Deal
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
It Looks Like America Is Finally Going To Have A Native American Congresswoman
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Connor Sheets / al.com:
Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin loses GOP primary, concedes to opponent
Discussion: HuffPost and WHNT-TV
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
SD state lawmaker: Businesses should be allowed to ‘turn away people of color’
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In the Army and the Klan, he hated Muslims.
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
The Fiends and the Folk Heroes of Grifter Season
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
It Sure Looks Like The Courts Are About To Get Tougher On Black People
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