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Washington Post:
Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian national during 2016 campaign — MIAMI — One day in late May 2016, Roger Stone — the political dark sorcerer and longtime confidant of Donald Trump — slipped into his Jaguar and headed out to meet a man with a Make America Great Again hat and a viscous Russian accent.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Roger Stone: Russian wanted Trump to pay $2M for dirt on Clinton during the campaign — Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone — said that he met with a Russian man during the 2016 campaign who wanted President Trump — to pay $2 million for damaging information on Hillary Clinton
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Jim Mannion / Yahoo:
Trump lawyer calls for inquiry on Mueller's Russia probe — Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump's personal lawyer on Sunday called for an investigation into special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, claiming it was tainted from the outset under former FBI director James Comey.
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Steve Bannon: Donald Trump Doesn't Lie, and Never Has ‘To My Knowledge’ — President Donald Trump doesn't lie and hasn't lied to the American people, said former White House Chief Strategist and Trump campaign manager Steve Bannon Sunday on This Week. — Guest host Jon Karl played clips …
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Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Not necessary to justify separating kids, parents at border, 'it's zero tolerance': Bannon
Axios:
Trump tweets defense of his North Korea summit — President Trump tweeted a defense of his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday morning, claiming that he received “so much for peace in the world” and teasing that “more is being added in finals.”
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New York Times:
A Financier's Profit-Minded Mission to Open a Channel Between Kushner and North Korea — The American businessman, who lives in Singapore, took advantage of an unusual opening in an administration where matters of policy and business often seem to blur. — WASHINGTON — An American financier …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Skepticism remains — but has eased — on North Korea's nuclear intentions (POLL)
Skepticism remains — but has eased — on North Korea's nuclear intentions (POLL)
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New York Times:
Ashley Parker, Michael Bender — Ashley Rebecca Parker and Michael Charles Bender were married June 16 at their home in Washington. Justine Parker, the bride's sister who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated. — The bride, 35, and groom, 40, are Washington-based reporters covering …
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Obama's silky lie and FBI bias in the Clinton investigation — According to the FBI inspector general's report, before former (and fired) FBI Director James Comey took it upon himself to publicly criticize Hillary Clinton over her private email server, a draft of his public address was heavily edited.
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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Paul Ryan Has Sacrificed the Rest of His Principles — To keep his job for the next 200 days, the speaker caves in to Trump's cruelty on immigration. — Paul Ryan, departing ingloriously from Congress in six months, has capitulated to Donald Trump and House right-wingers at the expense of the …
New York Times:
Corey Stewart, Virginia Senate Nominee, Evokes Trump on Racial Issues — Mr. Stewart, a Minnesota transplant who has defended the Confederacy and praised white nationalists, has seized opportunities to gain media attention, especially with harsh remarks about immigrants.
Fox News:
New Jersey arts festival shooting leaves 22 injured, 1 suspect dead, officials say — Nearly two dozen people were injured after gunfire broke out early Sunday during a fight at an all-night art event in New Jersey's capital city, leaving one suspect dead and authorities investigating if any others were involved.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Slow-moving White House communications shakeup sinks morale — Amid the ongoing exodus, staffers are happy to let the president act as his own top spokesman. — President Donald Trump has always been happy to act as his own chief spokesman, and amid the ongoing shakeup …
Travis Fedschun / Fox News:
Woman shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ attacks 2 with box cutter at supermarket in France — A woman who allegedly shouted “Allahu akbar” attacked two people with a box cutter at a supermarket in southern France on Sunday before she was arrested, local media reported.
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Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
United Methodist Church urges Sessions to halt migrant family separations — The United Methodist Church this week criticized the Department of Justice for the Trump administration's immigration policies of separating migrant families and denying asylum to those fleeing domestic abuse and gang violence.
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GBCS and Political Wire
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Thomas Boswell / Washington Post:
Once again, the USGA has created an identity crisis for Shinnecock Hills — SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Every few years, the best golfers in the world forget that, when it comes to the U.S. Open, the ultimate reputation at stake is not theirs and the most important celebration is not of their golf talent.
Morgan Greene / Chicago Tribune:
In Chicago, Stormy Daniels muses: ‘Should I run for president?’ — Stormy Daniels poses onboard her tour bus in Rosemont on June 16, 2018. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune) — Even though Stormy Daniels is at the center of one of the largest scandals to hit the White House in recent history …
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Slate:
Here's How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the Border — If you're horrified by news of families being separated at the borders, here's a bit of news you can use. — First, the policy: It helps to be incredibly clear on what the law is, and what has and has not changed.
Nicole Belle / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Where Are The Girls Being Detained By The Trump Administration? — It took the publicity brought by Sen. Jeff Merkley, among others, to finally make Americans aware of the horrendous policy of housing children ripped away from their parents who have come through border points to seek asylum.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
GOP fears midterms backlash from breaking up families at the border — “The images are devastating” for the GOP, said one Republican operative, referring to children and their families being separated. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's policy of taking immigrant children …
Salena Zito / New York Post:
These Harvard kids got the lesson of their life in the Heartland — On a blustery afternoon in April, I filed into a van along with 10 students from Harvard. We had just spent the last two days in Chicopee, Mass., where we had chatted with the police chief and his force, the mayor and his staff …
Boston Herald:
Boston Globe suspends columnist accused of embellishing Boston Marathon bombings story — Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen has been suspended without pay for three months after “serious violations” in remarks he made about the Boston Marathon bombings — a penalty his union says he's going to fight.