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7:50 AM ET, June 12, 2018

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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I do trust him’: Trump opens up about Kim after historic summit  —  North Korea will denuclearize, President Donald Trump declared in an exclusive interview with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos just hours after intense and historic negotiations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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CNN:
President Trump meets Kim Jong Un  —  updated less than 1 min ago9:34 p.m. ET, June 11, 2018  —  What is happening when  — History made: President Trump and Kim Jong Un are meeting at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa Island.  — Now: The two leaders are meeting one-on-one.
Axios:
Sean Hannity scores Trump's North Korea interview  —  President Trump's first sit-down television interview after his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is expected to be with his friend and confidant, Fox News host Sean Hannity, Axios has learned.
ABC News:
President Trump sits down with George Stephanopoulos: TRANSCRIPT  —  President Donald Trump sat down for an exclusive one-on-one with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos after the president's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday in Singapore.
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Trump: Kudlow in hospital after heart attack  —  announced on Monday that top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow was in the hospital after suffering from a heart attack.  —  “Our Great Larry Kudlow, who has been working so hard on trade and the economy, has just suffered a heart attack.
Washington Post:
‘A great honor’: In a bid for history, Trump flatters North Korea's totalitarian leader  —  SINGAPORE — President Trump shook his hand for 13 long seconds, patted him on the back and led him down a rich red carpet.  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be considered the world's greatest human rights abuser …
CNN:
READ: Full text of Trump-Kim signed statement  —  Joint Statement of President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the Singapore Summit  —  President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump-Kim Talks Short on New Nuclear Pledges From North Korea  —  Deal has few specifics, but U.S. president says the leaders will ‘meet again...many times’  —  *President Donald Trump : North Korea Has Agreed to Destroy a ‘Major Missile Engine Testing Site’  —  *Trump: ‘We Will Be Stopping the War Games’ With South Korea
Discussion: Politico and RedState
Dave Lawler / Axios:
What to watch: Trump's crucial minute draws near  —  President Trump has said he'll know within one minute whether North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is serious about denuclearization.  That first minute is rapidly approaching.  —  What to watch: The hours leading up to the starting gun have been an exercise in expectations setting.
CBS News:
North Korea summit: Trump says meeting went “better than anybody could have expected” — live updates  —  President Trump and Kim Jong Un have concluded their official schedule of meetings in Singapore, meetings Mr. Trump said he thinks went “better than anybody could have expected.”
Discussion: CBS New York and Mediaite
CNN:
Trump jokes he may say he was wrong about Kim but doesn't think he'll “ever admit that”  —  When asked if he believed that his North Korean counterpart would follow through on the promises he made during the two leaders' conversation, President Trump said he “really believes” he'd keep his word.
Discussion: ABC News
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
The Lasting Damage Of Trump's Disastrous Diplomacy
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Trump: 'It's my honor' to meet Kim
Discussion: USA Today, Axios and Daily Wire
Joseph D. Lyons / Bustle:
These Ivanka Trump Tweets Are Making Her Thoughts About The North Korea Summit Known
Discussion: ABC News, New York Times and Breitbart
Washington Post:   Trump-Kim summit: Trump says U.S. will end its ‘war games’ with South Korea
Axios:
Trump: U.S. ending “war games” on Korean peninsula
Reuters:
‘Alpha male’ handshakes as Trump, Kim meet, but body language shows some nerves
Discussion: Althouse
S.V. Date / HuffPost:   Murderous Dictator Meets Dishonest President Behind Closed Doors
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Smallness of Trump's North Korea Diplomacy
Discussion: Axios
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump optimistic on North Korea summit despite differences on ending nuclear standoff
Discussion: CNN, Bloomberg, Deadspin and Splinter
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Ex-US ambassador to Canada: Navarro's attack on Trudeau ‘unconscionable’
Discussion: CNN
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
'It's obscene': GOP candidate seethes as Trump embraces Democratic senator  —  President Trump is aggressively campaigning for Republican Senate candidates around the country and belittling their Democratic ­rivals, with one notable exception — North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.
Discussion: The Mighty 790 KFGO and Splinter
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:
Trump won't fund veterans bill he just made a big deal about signing
Discussion: Washington Post
George Conway / Lawfare:
The Terrible Arguments Against the Constitutionality of the Mueller Investigation  —  In an early-morning tweet last week, President Trump took aim once again at Special Counsel Robert Mueller, but with a brand new argument: “The appointment of the Special Councel,” the president typed, “is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!”
Discussion: Hot Air, The Week, Reason and Mediaite
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Conway's husband pens article defending constitutionality of Mueller probe
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Judge in Emoluments Case Questions Defense of Trump's Hotel Profits  —  GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge on Monday sharply criticized the Justice Department's argument that President Trump's financial interest in his company's hotel in downtown Washington is constitutional …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:
Hiding My Depression Almost Destroyed My Job  —  Help end the stigma: Let's talk about mental health.  —  If you spent any time on social media this past weekend, you no doubt saw hundreds — nay, thousands — of people reflecting on the recent suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain.
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Sally Yates / CNN:   When my dad lost his struggle with depression
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Sessions Says Domestic Violence Is Not Grounds for Asylum  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Monday that fear of domestic violence is not legal grounds for asylum in a closely watched immigration case that could have a broad effect on the asylum process …
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Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration moves to block victims of gang violence, domestic abuse from claiming asylum
David Siders / Politico:
Democrats turn to Hollywood for messaging help  —  LOS ANGELES — The Democratic National Committee and members of Congress are turning to Hollywood for help with voter turnout and messaging ahead of the midterm elections and 2020 presidential campaign, quietly consulting with a group of actors, writers and producers here.
The Seattle Times:
Seattle City Council to consider repeal of head tax less than a month after approving it  —  “We heard you,” says a statement from Mayor Jenny Durkan and seven of the nine City Council members, announcing the plan to reconsider the head tax that has spurred controversy and a repeal effort by businesses.
Discussion: Washington Times
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
‘A ticking time bomb’: MS-13 threatens a middle school, warn teachers, parents, students  —  The boys had once been friends before MS-13 began recruiting one of them.  Now, as other students streamed to class one April morning at William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale, Md. …
Robert Reich / American Prospect:
The Constitutional Crisis Is Now  —  President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Canada, on June 8, 2018.  —  I keep hearing that if Trump fires Mueller we'll face a constitutional crisis.  —  Or if Mueller subpoenas Trump to testify and Trump defies …
Alexander Robertson / Daily Mail:
‘Sad to see him playing with a gun when the UK has a crime problem’: Critics hit out at Prince George being given toy weapon during polo day out  —  Prince George was at the centre of a Twitter storm after the three-year-old was pictured playing with a toy gun.
Discussion: TheBlaze and Fox News
Rick Massimo / WTOP:
Rose McGowan indicted on cocaine charge in Loudoun Co.  —  WASHINGTON — Actress, activist and author Rose McGowan was indicted Monday on one felony count of cocaine possession in Loudoun County, Virginia.  —  The maximum sentence for the charge is 10 years in prison.
Discussion: Deadline
 
 
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