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8:25 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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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 …
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 …
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
12 Things You Need To Know About The Inspector General's DAMNING Report on The FBI's Hillary/Trump Conduct  —  The Department of Justice Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation is a damning indictment.  Despite its attempt to paint …
Discussion: neo-neocon
New York Times:
Comey Cited as Insubordinate, but Report Finds No Bias in F.B.I. Decision to Clear Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — The former F.B.I. director James B. Comey was insubordinate in his handling of the investigation of Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election, a critical Justice Department report …
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.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Top Agent Said F.B.I. Would Stop Trump From Becoming President
Discussion: JustOneMinute, Vox and Hot Air
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Comey Often Thought He Knew Best. That May Have Hurt the F.B.I.
Discussion: CNN, The Gateway Pundit and VICE News
Daily Mail:
'We'll stop it': Justice Department inspector general says texting FBI lovers talked …
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
New York Times:   The Report on the F.B.I.'s Clinton Investigation Is 500 Pages. Our Experts Broke It Down.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
James Comey Used Personal Email For FBI Business, Inspector General Finds
Discussion: IJR and Political Wire
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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Ariel Edwards-Levy / HuffPost:   Trump's North Korea Summit Is One Of The Most Popular Things He's Done As President
Robert Burns / Associated Press:   Trump's halt of ‘war games’ could weaken defenses in Korea
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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ag.ny.gov:
Attorney General Underwood Announces Lawsuit Against Donald J. Trump Foundation And Its Board Of Directors For Extensive And Persistent Violations Of State And Federal Law  —  News from the New York Attorney General's Office  —  Attorney General's Press Office / 212-416-8060
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
N.Y. Attorney General Sues Trump Foundation After 2-Year Investigation
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 …
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Sarah Sanders makes disastrous, ill-informed attempt to defend Trump's family separation policy  —  Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a disastrous attempt to defend the White House's policy of separating immigrant families at the border during Thursday's press briefing.
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Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets in heated exchanges over family separation policy  —  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders engaged in heated exchanges with multiple reporters on Thursday over the administration's controversial policy of separating migrant families at the border.
Discussion: ABC News
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
House Speaker Paul Ryan opposes family separation at border
Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Root and Breitbart
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Top White House communications aide has history of rhetoric strongly critical of Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
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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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:   U.S. to house migrant children in tents outside El Paso as government takes more into custody
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
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
Mike Littwin / The Colorado Independent:
So much for the Dem civil war.  In CO gov primary, it's all nuance and Trump.  —  The strangest thing happened in the Democratic primary race a couple weeks ago.  It finally got started.  —  I know, it has been a year since Jared Polis got into the race and big-moneyed Ed Perlmutter out …
 
 
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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
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
How Corey Stewart and Other GOP Opportunists Embraced the Dark Side to Win Primaries
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Inside the former Walmart that now shelters migrant children: Cots, soccer and a Trump mural
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
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WPLG-TV:
Women claim racial profiling at Miramar Walgreens
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
In Name of Free Speech, States Crack Down on Campus Protests
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Trade war could wipe out gains of GOP tax law, former top Trump economic adviser says
 

 
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Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

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