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12:10 AM ET, June 12, 2018

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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.
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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.
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.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. won't bring up North Korea's human rights issues at Singapore summit
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Trump: 'It's my honor' to meet Kim
Discussion: USA Today and Daily Wire
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, Deadspin and Splinter
Los Angeles Times:
Trump becomes first U.S. president to meet a North Korean head of state
Discussion: National Review
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Murderous Dictator Meets Dishonest President Behind Closed Doors
Discussion: AOL
Digital Chosunilbo:
Kim Jong-un's Flight to Singapore a Precision Maneuver
Washington Post:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump made at least $82 million in outside income last year while serving in the White House, filings show  —  Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the president's daughter and son-in-law, brought in at least $82 million in outside income while they served …
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Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:
Trump won't fund veterans bill he just made a big deal about signing  —  Trump only cares about veterans when the cameras are on.  —  Trump's habit of exploiting our military and veterans is exceeded only by his talent for letting them down, as his recent actions regarding the so-called “VA Mission Act” demonstrate.
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
Ivanka Trump made $3.9 million from D.C. hotel in 2017
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Wall Street Journal:   Minimum Size of Jared Kushner's Wealth Rose in First Year in White House, Disclosure Shows
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, Reason and Mediaite
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Conway's husband pens article defending constitutionality of Mueller probe  —  's husband on Monday released an article defending the constitutionality of special counsel Robert Mueller  —  's probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia's election meddling.
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.
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J.J. McCullough / Washington Post:
Why Trudeau doesn't have the high ground on trade
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Ex-US ambassador to Canada: Navarro's attack on Trudeau ‘unconscionable’
Discussion: CNN
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Elise Foley / HuffPost:
Jeff Sessions Is Unilaterally Using Immigration Courts To Crack Down On Asylum Applicants
Discussion: RedState and The Guardian
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration moves to block victims of gang violence, domestic abuse from claiming asylum
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: Political Wire
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.
Discussion: twitchy.com and CNN
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Peter Beinart / The Forward:   Bernie Sanders' Criticism Of Israel Is Radical. And He's Taking It Mainstream
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Inside Obama's secret meetings with 2020 contenders
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
A Senior White House Official Defines the Trump Doctrine: 'We're America, Bitch'  —  Many of Donald Trump's critics find it difficult to ascribe to a president they consider to be both subliterate and historically insensate a foreign-policy doctrine that approaches coherence.
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
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Web of elite Russians met with NRA execs during 2016 campaign  —  WASHINGTON  —  Several prominent Russians, some in President Vladimir Putin's inner circle or high in the Russian Orthodox Church, now have been identified as having contact with National Rifle Association officials during …
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Jack Dorsey, Twitter's CEO, blasted for patronizing Chick-fil-A  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey found himself back pedaling after tweeting about using Chick-fil-A's mobile app, saying he'd forgotten about the fast-food chain's history of opposing gay marriage.  —  Dorsey found himself the subject …
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Hayley Peterson / Business Insider:   Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey forced to apologize for eating Chick-fil-A during Pride Month
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
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
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Sonia Sotomayor's Dissent in the Big Voter Purge Case Points to How the Law Might Still Be Struck Down  —  The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a controversial Ohio voter purge law which allows the state to begin the process of removing voters from the rolls based upon their failure to vote in a single election.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Ohio's Purge of Voting Rolls
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
Anna Merlan / Jezebel:
The Reporter Who Exposed New York Times Star Glenn Thrush's Sexual Misconduct Says She Was the Victim of a Smear Campaign  —  Last November, Vox published a story by politics editor Laura McGann about New York Times politics reporter Glenn Thrush and what she called his “history of bad judgment” around young women journalists.
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. …
Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Robert De Niro opens a new front in the anti-Trump culture wars.  Even some liberals don't know what to think.  —  NEW YORK — Late last week, Robert De Niro walked onto a Tony Awards rehearsal stage at Radio City Music Hall and, with the military efficiency common to such proceedings, read quickly off a teleprompter.
Andrew Lautz / NTK Network:
Bill Clinton: Norms of ‘What You Can Do to Someone Against Their Will’ Have Changed  —  President Bill Clinton's new interview with PBS NewsHour, which aired last week, featured some shocking, and strikingly tone-deaf, comments from the former president about sexual harassment and assault …
 
 
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New York Times:
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