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3:05 PM ET, June 10, 2018

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Noah Weiland / New York Times:

Trump Economic Adviser Ties G-7 Pullout to North Korea Meeting — WASHINGTON — President Trump's top economic adviser said on Sunday that Mr. Trump had pulled out of a joint statement with allies at the Group of 7 meeting over the weekend because a “betrayal” by the Canadian prime minister …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh

David Frum / The Atlantic:

Trump Goes to War Against the Democracies — “He's like Heath Ledger's Joker—but without the operational excellence.” That was the grim after-action assessment of one senior G7 official with whom I spoke in the shocked aftermath of President Donald Trump's savage post-summit tweets.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Guardian, The Mahablog, Japan Times, Mediaite and New York Times

Maïa de La Baume / Politico:

France blasts ‘incoherent’ Trump after G7 fiasco — France pledged on Sunday to stand by the G7 summit statement disowned by Donald Trump and took a swipe at the U.S. president by declaring that international cooperation could not depend on “fits of anger” or “little words.”

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, BBC, The Guardian, Political Wire, Sommet du G7, NPR, Shareblue Media and Palmer Report

Eli Watkins / CNN:

Peter Navarro says 'there's a special place in hell' for Justin Trudeau — Washington (CNN)Peter Navarro, a trade adviser to President Donald Trump, escalated the White House's rebuke of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him weak and dishonest on Sunday.

Discussion: Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, Political Wire, Toronto Star, Breitbart and Daily Kos

Ellen Cranley / Business Insider:

White House trade council director says 'there's a special place in hell' for Justin Trudeau — White House National Trade Council Director Peter Navarro said Sunday there is a “special place in hell” for any leader who engages in “bad faith diplomacy” with President Donald Trump.

Discussion: Fox News and NBC News

Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:

Navarro: ‘Special place in hell’ for Trudeau — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro lit into Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday, saying there's a “special place in hell” for a world leader who double crosses President Donald Trump. — “There's a special place in hell …

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Daily Caller News Foundation, The Week, RedState and Washington Post

Axios:

Kudlow: Trump's G7 decision was a show of strength before Kim summit — During an appearance on CNN's “State of the Union” this morning, President Trump's chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said that Trump's unprecedented decision not to sign onto the G7 summit's joint communique came …

Discussion: One America News Network and Breitbart

Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump's top economic aide on Trudeau: ‘It was a betrayal’

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Atlantic, Townhall, Talking Points Memo, Hullabaloo, Jamie Dupree - AJC, Politico, The Week and Mediaite

CBS News:
Trump retracts his endorsement of G7 final statement

Discussion: RedState, Washington Post, Montreal Gazette, The Last Tradition, TheBlaze, CBS New York and The Daily Caller

W.G. Dunlop / Yahoo:
US blames Canada for G7 fiasco, says Trudeau ‘stabbed us in the back’

Discussion: Althouse

John Paul Tasker / CBC News:
Trump demands Canada dismantle supply management or risk trading relationship

Discussion: Power Line, The Daily Caller, The White House and BuzzFeed

David Edwards / Raw Story:

Fox & Friends host slips: Trump's North Korea summit is a ‘historic meeting between two dictators’ — Abby Hunstman, host of the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends, on Sunday said that summit between North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump is a meeting between “two dictators.”

Discussion: Shareblue Media

Axios:

Scoop: Trump's deal-of-the-decade North Korea plan — President Trump will confront Kim Jong-un using “a strategy to impress as well as intimidate” — and is open to planting a U.S. embassy in North Korea. — The big picture: U.S. officials involved in the summit preparations …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Washington Post and Politico

Eric Talmadge / Associated Press: Business as usual in North Korea as public unaware of summit

Foster Klug / Associated Press:
Isolated Kim takes big gamble leaving home for Trump summit

Discussion: Politico

Annabelle Liang / Associated Press:
Singapore deports South Korean journalists in trespass case

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite

Axios:
Scoop: Trump open to U.S. embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, One America News Network, Breitbart, ThinkProgress, Reuters and Raw Story

Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea's Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore for historic summit with Trump

Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller, TheDrive and One America News Network

Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:

Mitt Romney Wants In Again. There Is One Catch. — His wife said they were done with campaigns. But after two high-profile losses on the national stage, a Senate bid was too good to pass up, even if it means dealing with Donald Trump. — COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — Mitt Romney never could resist a race.

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Romney looks to lead GOP's establishment wing — Mitt Romney is positioning himself to be a force in the Senate — and a potential counterweight to Donald Trump. — DEER VALLEY, UTAH - Mitt Romney is mapping out plans to become a major player in the Senate — positioning himself …

BBC:

Leave.EU ‘downplayed Russian links’ — The founder of Leave.EU, Arron Banks, has confirmed he will appear before MPs this week to answer new allegations about his links with Russia. — It has been reported that Mr Banks, who bankrolled the unofficial leave campaign, had more contact …

Discussion: The Times & The Sunday Times

Isabel Oakeshott / The Times & The Sunday Times: A classic Russian fishing expedition lands back channel to White House

The Times & The Sunday Times: Email trail shows how Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore were cultivated

The Guardian:
Arron Banks ‘met Russian officials multiple times before Brexit vote’

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Monthly

New York Times:

‘Drama, Action, Emotional Power’: As Exhausted Aides Eye the Exits, Trump Is Re-Energized — WASHINGTON — President Trump has gone overseas to embark on some of the most consequential diplomatic negotiations of his tenure, threatening an all-out trade war with allies and seizing a chance to make peace with a nuclear-armed menace.

Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story, IJR, AOL and Mediaite

Liz Goodwin / BostonGlobe.com:

Down on the border, a new trail of tears — McALLEN, Texas — Every night before bed, Wil, who is 6 years old, says his prayers and then kisses two printed-out photos of his mom and dad that are taped on the wall by his bed goodnight. — A few hours later, he's likely to wander …

Washington Post:
‘They just took them?’ Frantic parents separated from their kids fill courts on the border

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ThinkProgress, Breitbart and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:

New York Times reporter broke the biggest rule in journalism — On previous occasions, I've written about the blunt way legendary New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal dealt with a conflict of interest. The story bears repeating after the indictment of a top Senate official over his contacts with reporters …

Discussion: USA Today, more at Mediagazer »

Philip Pullella / Reuters:

Astronauts give pope personalized space suit, add white cape — VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Astronauts from the International Space Station gave Pope Francis his own blue jump suit on Friday but to distinguish him from ordinary planetary pilgrims like themselves they added a white cape.

Washington Post: Former Vatican diplomat to Washington indicted on child porn charge