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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.
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ABC News:
President Trump sits down with George Stephanopoulos: TRANSCRIPT  —  President Donald Trump sat down for an exclusive one-on-one with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos after the president's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday in Singapore.
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 …
Greta Van Susteren / Voice of America:
Trump to VOA: 'We're Going to Denuke North Korea'  —  President Donald Trump spoke with VOA contributor Greta Van Susteren after his summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore about what the two discussed and what to expect next.  —  Van Susteren: What surprised you about Kim Jong Un?
Associated Press:
Trump shows Kim a video laying out the stakes of summit  —  SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump, the former reality television star with a knack for theatrics, tried a dose of Hollywood drama as he sought to sway North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their historic summit.
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.
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 …
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.
Joseph D. Lyons / Bustle:
These Ivanka Trump Tweets Are Making Her Thoughts About The North Korea Summit Known  —  The haters may hate, but the president's first daughter has a quote to hit back. … Some of the president's critics have questioned whether anything can be accomplished, but it seems …
Discussion: New York Times, ABC News and Breitbart
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
The Lasting Damage Of Trump's Disastrous Diplomacy  —  From left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Donald Trump, and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Was Outfoxed in Singapore  —  It sure looks as if President Trump was hoodwinked in Singapore.  —  Trump made a huge concession — the suspension of military exercises with South Korea.  That's on top of the broader concession of the summit meeting itself, security guarantees …
Discussion: HuffPost and Washington Post
Reuters:
‘Alpha male’ handshakes as Trump, Kim meet, but body language shows some nerves
Discussion: Althouse
Washington Post:
Trump-Kim summit: Trump says U.S. will end its ‘war games’ with South Korea
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Axios:
Trump: U.S. ending “war games” on Korean peninsula
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Trump: 'It's my honor' to meet Kim
Discussion: USA Today, Axios and Daily Wire
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
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, The Week, Reason and Mediaite
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Conway's husband pens article defending constitutionality of Mueller probe
Charlie Kirk / The Hill:
When it comes to the international chess game, Trump is a master  —  Bishop to e6.  —  That was the name of the 17th move in what is commonly referred to as “The Game of the Century” when, on Oct. 17, 1956, 13-year-old Bobby Fischer beat chess master Donald Byrne, 26, and turned the chess world upside down.
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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.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Finally, a president with the guts to stand up to Canada
Discussion: CNN, The Ringer and Canadian Press
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 …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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
Robert Reich / American Prospect:
The Constitutional Crisis Is Now  —  President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to the G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Canada, on June 8, 2018.  —  I keep hearing that if Trump fires Mueller we'll face a constitutional crisis.  —  Or if Mueller subpoenas Trump to testify and Trump defies …
Bridge Magazine:
History gets a conservative twist in Michigan social studies standards  —  References to gay rights, Roe v. Wade, climate change and “core democratic values” have been stripped from Michigan's new proposed social studies standards, and the historic role of the NAACP downplayed …
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.
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Trump's personal lawyer was just busted in a shady pay-for-play immigration visa scam  —  President Trump's personal lawyer collected a referral fee for helping block a crucial reform of America's broken immigration system that lets the top 1% of wealthy emigrants buy green cards that come with a path to citizenship.
Discussion: Associated Press
Amy Taxin / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US launches bid to find citizenship cheaters  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship and seek to strip them of it.
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog and Axios
 
 
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Jonathan Shorman / Wichita Eagle:
Congressman can be ‘Rep. Ron Estes’ in race against other Estes, board says
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David Simon:
Tony  —  I was still on the sofa at four in the afternoon …
David Montgomery / Washington Post:
The Quest of Laurene Powell Jobs
Rochelle Riley / USA Today:
Donald Trump is wooing black voters and killing the Democratic party
Discussion: Instapundit, neo-neocon and The Root
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Please, Conservatives, Speak Out Against This Horrific Border Policy
Michael Morell / Atlantic Council:
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats Speaks Truth to Power
The Seattle Times:
Seattle City Council to consider repeal of head tax less than a month after approving it
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Hayley Peterson / Business Insider:
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey forced to apologize for eating Chick-fil-A during Pride Month
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 …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Fox News
Rick Massimo / WTOP:
Rose McGowan indicted on cocaine charge in Loudoun Co.
Discussion: Deadline
Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
‘A ticking time bomb’: MS-13 threatens a middle school, warn teachers, parents, students
New York Times:
Even a Whiff of Disloyalty to Trump Can Imperil a G.O.P. Incumbent
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Lawyers Plot Joint Defenses With Others Caught in Mueller Probe
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