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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNBC, WQAD-TV, Axios, The Week, Mediaite and Politico
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 …
Discussion: Fox News, NK News, Townhall and ABC News
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: Mediaite, New York Times and CNBC
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Trump: 'It's my honor' to meet Kim  —  predicted he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will have a “terrific relationship” as the two leaders started their historic summit in Singapore on Tuesday.  —  “I feel really,” Trump told reporters.  “We're going to have a great discussion and I think tremendous success.
Discussion: USA Today, Axios and Daily Wire
Axios:
Trump: U.S. ending “war games” on Korean peninsula
Washington Post:
Trump-Kim summit: Trump says U.S. will end its ‘war games’ with South Korea
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Smallness of Trump's North Korea Diplomacy
Discussion: Axios
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Murderous Dictator Meets Dishonest President Behind Closed Doors
Discussion: American Prospect
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
Los Angeles Times:
Trump becomes first U.S. president to meet a North Korean head of state
Discussion: National Review
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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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, Reason, The Week 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 …
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
Elise Foley / HuffPost:
Jeff Sessions Is Unilaterally Using Immigration Courts To Crack Down On Asylum Applicants
Discussion: Shareblue Media and The Guardian
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
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
Hayley Peterson / Business Insider:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey forced to apologize for eating Chick-fil-A during Pride Month  — Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy set off a fury among gay-rights supporters in 2012 after he said the company was “guilty as charged” for backing “the biblical definition of the family unit.”
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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. …
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.
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
Michael Morell / Atlantic Council:
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Speaks Truth to Power  —  Trump administration should provide details of Russian meddling ahead of midterms  —  On June 8, Dan Coats, US President Donald J. Trump's Director of National Intelligence, gave an important speech that went largely unnoticed.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lawyers Plot Joint Defenses With Others Caught in Mueller Probe … The president's personal lawyers have teamed up with attorneys for other individuals embroiled in special counsel Bob Mueller's probe, multiple sources tell The Daily Beast.  For a while, the president's lawyers …
Discussion: Mediaite
 
 
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