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10:15 PM ET, June 14, 2018

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James Comey / New York Times:
This Report Says I Was Wrong.  But That's Good for the F.B.I.  —  The Department of Justice's independent watchdog, the inspector general, has released a report that is critical of my decisions as F.B.I. director during the investigation of Hillary Clinton's email account.
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Washington Post:
IG report criticizes Comey's handling of Clinton probe, includes anti-Trump exchanges among FBI personnel  —  A highly anticipated report from the Justice Department's inspector general criticizes former FBI director James B. Comey for his actions during the Hillary Clinton email investigation …
Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Comey Broke From FBI Procedures in Clinton Probe, Watchdog Finds  — Inspector general probed an array of FBI, Justice decisions  — The findings may give Trump fresh grounds for criticism  —  Former FBI Director James Comey “deviated” from FBI and Justice Department procedures …
Fox News:
‘Foreign actors’ accessed Hillary Clinton emails, documents show  —  “Foreign actors” obtained access to some of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails — including at least one email classified as “secret” — according to a new memo from two GOP-led House committees and an internal FBI email.
New York Times:
Comey Cited as Insubordinate, but Report Finds No Bias in F.B.I. Decision to Clear Clinton
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:   12 Things You Need To Know About The Inspector General's DAMNING Report on The FBI's Hillary/Trump Conduct
Eric Felten / Weekly Standard:
Meet the Other Amorous FBI Staffers Who Texted About the Clinton Email Investigation
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
John Harwood / CNBC:   Inspector general's report on FBI's Clinton email investigation discredits yet another Deep State conspiracy theory
New York Times:
The Report on the F.B.I.'s Clinton Investigation Is 500 Pages. Our Experts Broke It Down.
Discussion: Hot Air
Axios:
Scoop: Classified Israeli report raises doubts over Trump-Kim summit  —  A classified report from Israel's foreign ministry raises doubts over President Trump's optimistic statements about his summit with Kim Jong-un, and determines the U.S. retreated from its positions on several issues relating to North Korea's nuclear program.
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Washington Post:
'Why can't we just do it?':  Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes  —  Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday's historic meeting …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
McCain: Trump halting Korean military exercises a ‘bad negotiating tactic’  —  (Ariz.) blasted the Trump administration's decision to halt military exercises with South Korea as part of the ongoing negotiations with North Korea.  —  “Suspending U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises is a mistake.
John Bowden / The Hill:
North Korea state TV airs footage of Trump saluting North Korean military officer
Discussion: CNN and Wall Street Journal
Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:   Trump's North Korea Summit Is One Of The Most Popular Things He's Done As President
NBC News:
Trump admin will house migrant kids in tents in Tornillo, Texas  —  The Trump administration has selected a border facility near El Paso to build a tent city with 450 beds for migrant children.  —  BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The Trump administration has selected Tornillo, Texas …
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Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets in heated exchanges over family separation policy
Discussion: ABC News and The Root
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Congress Paralyzed Over Trump's Family-Separation Policy
Discussion: KTLA and HuffPost
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House Republicans consider allowing immigrant children to be detained alongside their parents
Discussion: HuffPost, The Hill, IJR and Vox
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
New York files suit against President Trump, alleging his charity engaged in ‘illegal conduct’  —  The New York attorney general on Thursday filed suit against President Trump and his three eldest children alleging “persistently illegal conduct” at the president's personal charity …
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Jesse Drucker / New York Times:   How the I.R.S. Could Punish Trump and His Foundation
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.Y. Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation After 2-Year Investigation
ag.ny.gov:
Attorney General Underwood Announces Lawsuit Against Donald J. Trump Foundation And Its Board …
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Jeff Sessions uses Bible to defend zero-tolerance border policy to church leaders  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions accused church leaders Thursday of using the Bible against him to make a case against the newly implemented zero-tolerance policy that mandates all illegal entrants be prosecuted …
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Washington Post:   In defense of separating immigrant families, Sessions cites same Bible passage used to defend slavery
Sarah Huckabee Sanders / Washington Post:   Recidivism Watch: Trump administration again blames others for its own family separation policy
Wall Street Journal:
Prosecutors Investigating Michael Cohen for Possible Illegal Lobbying  —  Manhattan prosecutors have contacted AT&T, Novartis over dealings with Donald Trump's lawyer  —  Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether Michael Cohen, the longtime personal lawyer for Donald Trump …
Discussion: Splinter, Law & Crime and Raw Story
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Jeff Pegues / CBS News:
Exclusive: Michael Cohen believes Trump and his allies are turning on him  —  CBS News has learned that Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney, believes the president and his allies are turning against him.  Sources familiar with Cohen's legal problems …
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Top White House communications aide has history of rhetoric strongly critical of Trump  —  Mercedes Schlapp, the White House's director of strategic communications, posted a number of tweets in 2015 strongly critical of Donald Trump and his agenda, assailing the then-presidential candidate …
Discussion: Political Wire
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Told G7 Leaders That Crimea Is Russian Because Everyone Speaks Russian In Crimea  —  Trump made the remarks over dinner with other world leaders at the G7 summit in Canada.  —  President Donald Trump told G7 leaders that Crimea is Russian because everyone who lives there speaks Russian, according to two diplomatic sources.
The Daily Beast:
Defense Contractors Cashing In on Immigrant Kids' Detention … Separating refugee and immigrant children from their parents isn't just an emotionally wrenching policy.  It's an enterprise that is benefitting intelligence and defense contractors.  —  Those contractors—including …
Discussion: Axios and Splinter
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
White House Capitol Hill Envoy to Leave Post, Citing ‘Diminishing Returns’  —  Legislative affairs director Marc Short's tenure was marked by ups and downs of pushing Trump agenda  —  WASHINGTON—The White House's top liaison to Capitol Hill will leave the job as early as this summer …
Discussion: Breitbart and Palmer Report
René Bruemmer / Montreal Gazette:
McGill music student awarded $350,000 after girlfriend stalls career  —  McGill University music student Eric Abramovitz was among the top clarinetists in Canada.  He studied with some of the country's elite teachers from the age of seven.  He won first prize at the Canadian Music Competition six times.
Dan M. Clark / New York Law Journal:
NY Court of Appeals Denies Trump Stay in Defamation Suit by Ex-'Apprentice' Contestant  —  The decision is a setback for the president and his legal team, who have repeatedly denied claims that Trump sexually assaulted or harassed women prior to taking office.
Discussion: ABC News, Bloomberg and Vox
 
 
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Kate Irby / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Senate now open to considering House immigration plan
Discussion: Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Approves Tariffs on About $50 Billion of Chinese Goods
Discussion: Axios
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Trump Is Everything Voters Hoped/Feared He Would Be
Mike Littwin / The Colorado Independent:
So much for the Dem civil war. In CO gov primary, it's all nuance and Trump.
Tanasia Kenney / Atlanta Black Star:
Woman Chases Down Teen Who Called Her the N-Word, Forces Him to Explain Himself — Then Facebook Pulled Her Video
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems say Obama return from sidelines is overdue
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Inside the former Walmart that now shelters migrant children: Cots, soccer and a Trump mural
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