Listen to Children Who've Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border  —  The desperate sobbing of 10 Central American children, separated from their parents one day last week by immigration authorities at the border, makes for excruciating listening.  Many of them sound like they're crying so hard, they can barely breathe.

Gov. Charlie Baker Won't Send National Guard to Border, Citing ‘Cruel and Inhumane’ Actions of Trump Administration  —  Fact Check: Dems Not Responsible for Families Separated at Border  —  Republican Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said he will not send the Massachusetts National Guard …

Many Nebraskans this weekend asked me about the kids at the border.  Here's a short version of what I told them.  This is a bit over-simplified, but these are broad brushstrokes of how I understand the situation at present:  —  1) Family separation is wicked.

Lies, China And Putin: Solving The Mystery Of Wilbur Ross' Missing Fortune  —  Amid President Trump's headaches confirming cabinet secretaries, from neophyte Rex Tillerson to conflict-prone Scott Pruitt to unprepared Betsy DeVos, all of whom squeezed through, Wilbur Ross was a tonic.

Kim Jong Un More Popular Than Pelosi Among Republicans: Exclusive Poll Results  —  Kim Jong Un More Popular Than Pelosi Among Republicans: Poll  —  Beijing Is Holding U.S. Citizens ‘Hostage’ in China  —  Exit bans are a new tool in China's global coercion campaign.  —  By BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN6.18.18 4:48 AM ET

Justice Kennedy Still Won't Rule on Gerrymandering  —  Justice Hamlet lives.  —  For years, those who'd like the Supreme Court to rein in partisan gerrymanders have been teeing up cases with various theories to try to get Justice Anthony Kennedy, the swing Justice, to agree that sometimes …

Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. Admits It Was Wrong, Apologizes to Quilliam and Maajid Nawaz for Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists, and Agrees to Pay $3.375 Million Settlement  —  MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — The Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc. has apologized to Quilliam and its founder Maajid Nawaz …

Distinguishing Between Factual and Opinion Statements in the News  —  The politically aware, digitally savvy and those more trusting of the news media fare better; Republicans and Democrats both influenced by political appeal of statements  —  In today's fast-paced and complex information environment …

Senate rejects Trump's rescue of Chinese firm ZTE  —  The Senate voted Monday to reimpose the U.S. ban on Chinese telecom giant ZTE, in a rebuke to President Donald Trump and his efforts to keep the company in business.  —  The provision targeting ZTE was part of the National Defense Authorization Act …

Trump aides plan fresh immigration crackdowns before midterms  —  White House policy adviser Stephen Miller wants to make sure the president can show he's doing something about immigration.  —  Top aides to President Donald Trump are planning additional crackdowns on immigration …

Moderate GOP voices on immigration are at risk of a November wipeout in the House  —  CNN goes inside immigration processing center  —  (CNN)House Republicans are at risk of losing several of their members in the midterm elections who are more moderate on the issue of immigration.

Joshua Adam Schulte Charged With The Unauthorized Disclosure Of Classified Information And Other Offenses Relating To The Theft Of Classified Material From The Central Intelligence Agency  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers …

DOJ watchdog investigating Comey's memo leaks  —  DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz confirmed on Monday that the watchdog is looking at potential mishandling of confidential information by former FBI director James Comey in his leaking of memos and that the OIG will …

What do Republicans suspect really happened in the FBI Trump-Russia investigation?  —  The struggle to uncover the FBI's conduct in the Trump-Russia probe has made some congressional investigators deeply suspicious of the bureau.  But what do those investigators think the FBI actually …

Gov. Hickenlooper signs order barring use of state resources to separate immigrant kids from parents  —  Members of Congress back measure to end policy  —  DENVER - Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Monday signed an executive order that aims to prevent state agencies from separating children …

Has Trump finally gone too far?  —  Up until now, Trumpism has been a largely victimless crime.  Or, to be exact, one whose victims were largely speculative and unnamed.  —  President Trump has been doing great damage to the fabric of our democracy with his venomous attacks on the free press …

Giant Hogweed, a plant that can cause burns and blindness, found in Virginia  —  Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the location of the Staunton district.  —  A huge weed that can cause third-degree burns and even blindness has been found in Virginia.