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11:50 AM ET, June 13, 2018

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George Stephanopoulos / ABC News:
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources say  —  As attorneys for Michael Cohen rush to meet Judge Kimba Wood's Friday deadline to complete a privilege review of over 3.7 million documents seized in the April 9 raids of Cohen's New York properties …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's Attorneys Expected to Quit His Case  —  Firm expected to cease representation after review of seized documents for client-attorney privilege  —  The attorneys for Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, are expected to stop representing …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Iran deal comparisons cloud Trump's North Korea summit  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's triumphant assertions about the success of the unprecedented Singapore summit are being met with skepticism and outright derision from critics seizing on the contradiction between his withdrawal …
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Troy Patterson / New Yorker:
The Sensational Idiocy of Donald Trump's Propaganda Video for Kim Jong Un  —  In Singapore, on Tuesday, reporters covering the summit between President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, were surprised with a screening of what appeared to be a movie trailer.
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Negotiating Style Is Pure Art of the Moron … I'm often on the receiving end of the Trumpentariat's criticisms of Never Trump conservatives.  —  Don't I get it?  Don't I love how Trump is achieving the impossible, and soaring to heights to which no other president could aspire?
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Plays Up U.S. Concessions to Kim Jong Un
Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Trump Had a Movie Made Just for Kim Jong Un
Discussion: Fox News, The White House, NK News and Axios
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's World Tour Is All About Him
Discussion: NPR, The Atlantic and New York Times
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With North Korea
Discussion: Mother Jones, New York Times and NPR
John Wagner / Washington Post:
‘Not good!’ Trump renews his criticism of OPEC for ‘too high’ oil prices
Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:   North Korea lauds, and basks in, Kim's summit performance
John Harwood / CNBC:   From G-7 to Kim summit, ‘a bad week for American strength around the world’
New York Times:
Republican Voters Embrace Trump-Style Candidates  —  Republican voters lashed out against traditional party leaders Tuesday, ousting Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina and nominating a conservative firebrand for Senate in Virginia, the latest illustration that fealty to President Trump …
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
4 winners and 3 losers from the June 12 primary elections  —  The stuff you should know after the Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina primary elections.  —  The June 12 primary elections in Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina kept many of 2018's narratives alive and well …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sanford's fatal sin: Crossing Donald Trump  —  The South Carolina congressman and former governor stuck to his principles in taking on the president til the bitter end.  —  In the end, it wasn't the Appalachian Trail that brought down Mark Sanford.  It was President Donald Trump.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
He's Not a ‘Firebrand,’ and He's Not a ‘Far-Right Activist’
Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress and CNN
Washington Post:
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group  —  Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt last year had a top aide help contact Republican donors who might offer his wife a job, eventually securing her a position at a conservative political group …
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Pruitt had aide, GOP donors help wife find job: report  —  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt  —  enlisted a top aide and Republican donors in an effort to help his wife find a job, according to a report in The Washington Post.  —  The Post reported Wednesday …
Washington Post:
Customs and Border Protection examining agent's questioning of national security reporter  —  The actions of a Customs and Border Protection agent who allegedly confronted a reporter covering national security issues about her confidential sources are being examined by the CBP's Office …
Discussion: CNN and HuffPost, more at Mediagazer »
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
New York Times Examines Work History of Reporter in Leak Case  —  The New York Times is reviewing the work history of Ali Watkins, a Washington-based reporter at the newspaper whose email and phone records were seized by prosecutors in a leak investigation case that has prompted an outcry among press advocates.
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot … California's 168-year run as a single entity, hugging the continent's edge for hundreds of miles and sprawling east across mountains and desert, could come to an end next year — as a controversial plan …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Poll shows Mueller's public image at all-time low  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's public image has sunk to an all-time low since he began his probe into possible collusion between the Trump 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
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Politico:   Mueller-friendly Republicans losing patience with probe
Axios:
Giuliani's son loses West Wing access  —  Several months ago, Donald Trump ordered the promotion of Rudy Giuliani's son.  But instead of getting promoted, he has lost his West Wing pass.  —  Details: Trump ordered junior White House staffer Andrew Giuliani's promotion after dining at Mar …
Discussion: The Hill, TalkLeft, Raw Story and Mediaite
Mercury News:
California woman ‘in shock’ after ICE agents detain father, a legal resident, outside home  —  The daughter of an Arleta man who was detained Sunday outside his home by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents spoke out this week about his treatment and the immigration policies that appear …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin District Trump Won Big  —  A court had to order Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) to call the special election because he tried to block it.  —  Wisconsin Democrats scored a major upset victory Tuesday night, winning a state Senate seat …
Discussion: The Week
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Democrats pick up long-held GOP seat, Republicans hold on to another in special elections
New York Times:
World Cup 2026 Is Awarded to United States, Canada and Mexico  —  MOSCOW — A combined bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada won the hosting rights for soccer's 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, bringing the tournament to North America for the first time since the 1994 event on a pledge of record crowds …
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Steven Goff / Washington Post:
U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup, topping Morocco in FIFA vote
Discussion: Power Line and New York Times
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Rosenstein plans to call on House to investigate its own staff  —  Washington (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's ongoing battle with House Republicans reached new heights Tuesday, as the No. 2 senior leader of the Justice Department plans to call on the House to investigate its own committee staff.
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Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Rosenstein threatened to ‘subpoena’ GOP-led committee in ‘chilling’ clash over records, emails show
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Stormy Daniels' crowdfunding cash could be seized in Avenatti firm bankruptcy  —  An Orange County lawyer has asked a bankruptcy judge to seize much of the $577,000 donated to porn star Stormy Daniels to pay legal bills in her suit against President Trump.  —  The lawyer, Jason Frank …
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
A Day in the Life of George and Simona Papadopoulos  —  Talking foreign spies, federal agents and romantic drama with the newlyweds waiting out the Mueller probe  —  Over a recent lunch in Chicago, George Papadopoulos searches for words strong enough to describe the importance of his wife, Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos.
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.
 
 
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Noah Michelson / HuffPost:
If You Really Love LGBTQ People, You Just Can't Keep Eating Chick-fil-A
Discussion: Daily Wire and USA Today
Yoko Kubota / Wall Street Journal:
A Chip in the Windshield: China's Surveillance State Will Soon Track Cars
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
A minimum-wage worker can't afford a 2-bedroom apartment anywhere in the U.S.
Tony Pugh / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Supreme Court decision halts Georgia voting rights lawsuit
Human Rights Watch:
Israel: Apparent War Crimes in Gaza
Margaret Coker / New York Times:
Fears of New Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen After Attack on Port
Tom Nichols / Washington Post:
They called Obama an inexperienced, self-serving celebrity. Then their party chose Trump.
 Earlier Items: 
Sarah D / Los Angeles Times:
Bank seizes California Rep. David Valadao's family dairy farm over unpaid loans
Discussion: Roll Call and CNN
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Republican Rep. Steve King Promotes Well-Known Neo-Nazi On Twitter
Chrissie.Thompsonfink / Cincinnati.com:
This new poll about Ohio's 2018 election should worry Republicans
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
Senior Justice Dept. lawyer resigns after shift on Obamacare
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

Mia Sato / The Verge:
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