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5:10 PM ET, June 12, 2018

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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Reporters thought this video was North Korea propaganda.  It came from the White House.  —  Reporters crowded into a Singapore auditorium Tuesday, expecting President Trump to walk out and announce the results of his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Refinery29
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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.
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.
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Was Outfoxed in Singapore  —  It sure looks as if President Trump was hoodwinked in Singapore.  —  Trump made a huge concession — the suspension of military exercises with South Korea.  That's on top of the broader concession of the summit meeting itself, security guarantees …
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 …
Greta Van Susteren / Voice of America:
Trump to VOA: 'We're Going to Denuke North Korea'  —  President Donald Trump spoke with VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren after his summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore about what the two discussed and what to expect next.  —  Van Susteren: What surprised you about Kim Jong Un?
Associated Press:
Trump shows Kim a video laying out the stakes of summit  —  SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   On North Korea, a president who tried something different
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Trump Pledge to Halt Military Exercises Surprises Pentagon and Seoul
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Trump-Kim summit: Trump says after historic meeting, ‘We have developed a very special bond’
Washington Post:
The Singapore summit was a victory for Kim Jong Un
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:   The North Korea summit was a triumph of Trumpian stagecraft, and the media fell for it
Washington Post:
‘A great honor’: In a bid for history, Trump flatters North Korea's totalitarian leader
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump's unlikely allies on North Korea talks — progressive Democrats
Discussion: Daily Wire
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The NRA appears to pull old legislator grades from its website
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Reuters:   Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit film mixing propaganda, Hollywood
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:   A reporter's chance to shout questions at a dictator and witness history
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:   The biggest winner of the Trump-Kim summit is China
Robert Bryce / National Review:
How the Kim Regime Has Weaponized Electricity
Discussion: THE WEICHERT REPORT
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The Era of Primal Trump”: Insiders Fear Trump Is Lurching from One Nuclear Showdown to Another  —  Advisers worry that with Singapore in the rearview mirror, “It's going to hit the fan pretty soon.”  —  During Donald Trump's sleepless-in-Singapore star turn, White House advisers …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Michael Avenatti: The Russians Are Trying to Run a Smear Job on Me … Michael Avenatti, the outspoken attorney for porn star Stormy Daniels, says the Russian government is trying to smear him in the press.  Avenatti told The Daily Beast that people in the Kremlin have been trying to plant damaging stories about him in media outlets.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen has been telling friends he expects to be arrested shortly
Discussion: CNBC and The Gateway Pundit
Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: Trump looking to erect tent cities to house unaccompanied children  —  WASHINGTON  —  The Trump administration is looking to build tent cities at military posts around Texas to shelter the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children being held in detention.
Discussion: The Intercept and Political Wire
William Mauldin / Wall Street Journal:
White House Trade Official Backs Away From His Insult to Trudeau  —  Peter Navarro says he was mistaken to say there was ‘special place in hell’ for leaders like Canada's Justin Trudeau  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump's senior trade adviser said Tuesday he had made a mistake …
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Trade Adviser Apologizes for ‘Inappropriate’ Trudeau Comments  — Used ‘inappropriate’ words in effort to show strength, he says  — White House's Hassett urges U.S., Canada to take ‘deep breath’  —  White House trade adviser Peter Navarro apologized for suggesting Canadian …
Ben White / Politico:
Kudlow could be back ‘within a week’ after heart attack, friend says
John Melloy / CNBC:
Trump says Trudeau's comments are going to cost Canada ‘a lot of money’
Discussion: The Root and IJR
Page Six:
Rudy Giuliani's wife filed for divorce after his affair with married woman  —  WHITEFIELD, N.H. — Rudy Giuliani had an affair with a married New Hampshire hospital administrator before the mayor-turned-presidential lawyer and his wife separated, multiple sources told The Post.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Griffin Connolly / Roll Call:
New Court Documents Reveal Details of Yard Dispute That Hospitalized Rand Paul  —  Updated 2:55 p.m. |  New court documents in Kentucky shed more light on details from the yard dispute that landed Sen. Rand Paul in the hospital with six broken ribs, among other thoracic complications, and could land his neighbor in prison.
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Claire McCaskill's Private Plane Used on Campaign's RV Tour Through Missouri  —  Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) said her campaign was “hitting the road” in an RV to tour the state, but public flight information indicates that travel also occurred on her million-dollar private plane.
Discussion: The Week and twitchy.com
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Elana Schor / Politico:
McCaskill used private plane on campaign RV tour
Discussion: Political Wire
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 serving …
Bridge Magazine:
History gets a conservative twist in Michigan social studies standards  —  References to gay rights, Roe v. Wade, climate change and “core democratic values” have been stripped from Michigan's new proposed social studies standards, and the historic role of the NAACP downplayed …
Discussion: Raw Story and Splinter
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
AT&T wins: Judge clears $85 billion bid for Time Warner with no conditions  — The Justice Department sued last year to block the merger, citing concerns that AT&T, owner of satellite television provider DirecTV, could charge rival distributors more for Time Warner content, resulting in higher prices for consumers.
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