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8:20 PM 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 …
New York Times:
Michael Cohen, Trump's Fixer, Parting With Lawyers as Federal Investigation Continues  —  Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal fixer, will soon be parting from the lawyers who are representing him in a potentially damaging and wide-ranging federal investigation into his business dealings …
Washington Post:   Pressure on Michael Cohen intensifies as Mueller stays focused on the Trump attorney
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Michael Cohen's lawyers just jumped ship as he prepares to blindside Trump with the ultimate betrayal
Discussion: Washington Post, Law & Crime and KTLA
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Feel Like Don Quixote”: Michael Cohen's Legal Shake-Up Foretells a Possible Battle with Trump
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: Politico, Axios, ABC News and Raw Story
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump, in Fox News interview, says of Kim Jong Un: ‘We understand each other’
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
‘Harebrained’: National Security Council owns up to widely derided Trump video
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators' frustration with Trump — and each other — boils over  —  GOP infighting reached a new level on Wednesday, with Sen. Lindsey Graham berating Sen. Bob Corker for pushing his amendment that would allow Congress to block President Donald Trump's tariffs, according to attendees and people briefed on the exchange.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
‘This is the new Republican Party’  —  The final GOP holdouts …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just endorsed an apologist for white supremacy. That could hurt the GOP this fall.
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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National Review:
Scott Pruitt Should Go  —  When President Donald Trump nominated Scott Pruitt for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, he looked like he would be a bright spot for the administration: a smart and tough advocate for deregulation and the rule of law.
Discussion: Axios and Mediaite
Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah planning to depart the White House  —  Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil.  —  Press secretary Sarah Sanders and principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah …
Foreign Policy:
Trump Appointee Compiles Loyalty List of U.S. Employees at U.N., State  —  Mari Stull's arrival at the State Department's International Organization Bureau is triggering an exodus of top career staffers.  —  A senior advisor to the State Department appointed just two months ago …
Dominic Fracassa / San Francisco Chronicle:
London Breed wins SF mayor's race  —  Board of Supervisors President London Breed was assured Wednesday of winning the San Francisco mayoral election when the last candidate who had a chance of catching her, former state Sen. Mark Leno, conceded the race.  —  “I'm so hopeful about the future …
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Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
It's a really big deal that SF elected London Breed as mayor  —  For a week, San Francisco political insiders huddled every afternoon in the bland basement of City Hall to get the latest vote counts in the mayor's race, crunch data and make colorful precinct maps showing who was winning where.
Discussion: The Guardian and The Atlantic
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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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House counsel McGahn recused his office from Mueller probe
Discussion: CNBC and Washington Press
Bloomberg:
Trump Allies Want Immigration Tweet Before They Vote for Bill  — Aide says White House will support House GOP compromise  — Dreamer protections said to include merit-based component  —  House Republicans are rushing to assemble a compromise immigration bill for a vote next week alongside …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Associated Press:   GOP leaders sell immigration bills, with Trump's blessing
Associated Press:
Nevada pimp Dennis Hof wins GOP primary, ousts incumbent  —  Pimp Dennis Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series “Cathouse,” won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker.
Discussion: Power Line and Washington Post
Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade.  If that continues we are in serious trouble.  —  Antarctica's ice sheet is melting at a rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually and raising sea levels a half millimeter every year, a team of 80 scientists reported Wednesday.
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Kendra Pierre-Louis / New York Times:
Antarctica Is Melting Three Times as Fast as a Decade Ago
Discussion: The Atlantic, New York Magazine and NPR
Mercury News:
California woman ‘in shock’ after ICE agents detain father, a legal resident, outside home  —  The daughter of a Los Angeles 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 …
Discussion: Splinter and Washington Monthly
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Jeff Zucker Renews at CNN Through the 2020 Election  —  Donald Trump's old boss, and favorite media adversary, is back for a rematch.  —  BY - JOE POMPEOJune 13, 2018,  —  With AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner now poised to close in a matter of days, it's come …
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Young Americas Foundation warns Charlie Kirk could cause ‘long-term damage’  —  The conservative kids are not okay.  That's the assessment of Turning Pointing USA offered by Kimberly Begg, vice president and general counsel of Young Americas Foundation, according to an internal memo obtained by the Washington Examiner.
Discussion: Mediaite
CNN:
British political operatives met with Russian ambassador days after Trump visit  —  By Donie O'Sullivan, Nina dos Santos and Drew Griffin, CNN  —  London (CNN)Two British political operatives were in regular contact with the Russian ambassador in London while they campaigned for, and met with …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Ellis Clopton / Variety:
Millie Bobby Brown Leaves Twitter After Becoming Homophobic Meme  —  A week after trolls from the “Star Wars” fanbase harassed and bullied “The Last Jedi's” Kelly Marie Tran off Instagram, 14-year-old “Stranger Things” actress Millie Bobby Brown has deleted her Twitter account …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate.  Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined.
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Jack Crowe / National Review:   Fed Raises Interest Rates for Second Time in 2018, Signaling Economic Optimism
Antonia Noori Farzan / Phoenix New Times:
Arizona Legislator: 'There Aren't Enough White Kids to Go Around' in State Schools  —  Arizona Representative David Stringer, speaking at the Yavapai County Republican Men's Forum on Monday, called immigration an “existential threat” to the United States, warning that it will change the face of the country.
Noah Michelson / HuffPost:
If You Really Love LGBTQ People, You Just Can't Keep Eating Chick-fil-A  —  When I was growing up, there were few things as exciting to me as a trip to the Regency Mall in Racine, Wisconsin, for lunch at Chick-fil-A.  —  My family didn't have much money then so eating out was a rare treat.
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 …
 
 
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Jack Stripling / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Michigan State Chief Said Abuse Victim Would Get ‘Kickback’ for Stirring Up Survivors, Emails Show
Discussion: Deadspin
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. considered relationship between reporter and source before secretly seeking records
Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Apple to undercut popular law-enforcement tool for cracking iPhones
Associated Press:
AP Investigation: Local fish isn't always local
Public Policy Polling:
Tax Reform Still Not Helping GOP; Dems Lead House Ballot By 6
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Michael Corkery / New York Times:
A Macy's Goes From Mall Mainstay to Homeless Shelter
 Earlier Items: 
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans 'don't want the tweet that I got': Mark Sanford says Trump sealed his loss
Discussion: CNN, IJR, Vox and The Week
Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Catholic bishops rebuke Trump's asylum changes, suggest ‘canonical penalties’
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Who Is Behind Trump's Links to Arab Princes? A Billionaire Friend
Discussion: Politico
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
A Day in the Life of George and Simona Papadopoulos
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot
 

 
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