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7:40 AM ET, June 20, 2018

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Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Youngest migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters  —  Trump administration officials have been sending babies and other young children forcibly separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border to at least three “tender age” shelters in South Texas, The Associated Press has learned.
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Karla Zabludovsky / BuzzFeed:   Migrants Hesitate At Border, Fearing For Their Children
Katy Vine / Texas Monthly:   A Pediatrician's View Into a Border Patrol Processing Center
New York Times:
Criticism of Fox News Comes From Within Murdoch Empire  —  For years, the Murdoch family has been able to maintain a separation between its Fox News network and its sprawling entertainment empire.  —  But that corporate buffer seems to be disintegrating, with several prominent creators …
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Associated Press:
With eyes on midterms, Trump embraces immigration fight  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling the shots as his West Wing clears out, President Donald Trump sees his hard-line immigration stance as a winning issue heading into a midterm election he views as a referendum on his protectionist policies.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Schumer rejects GOP proposal to address border crisis  —  Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer  —  (N.Y.) on Tuesday dismissed a legislative proposal backed by Republican leaders to keep immigrant families together at the border, arguing that President Trump  —  could fix the problem more easily with a flick of his pen.
Los Angeles Times:   Republicans in Congress look for way out of border crisis as Trump publicly stands his ground
HuffPost:
Rudy Giuliani Says FBI Questioned Him On Leaks That Hurt Clinton Campaign  —  Trump's lawyer says he talked with two FBI agents in his suite at the Trump International Hotel in D.C.  —  WASHINGTON Rudy Giuliani says FBI agents interviewed him in his room at the Trump International Hotel earlier …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyer Rudy Giuliani to Trump 2020 Campaign Manager Brad Parscale: ‘Keep Quiet’ … Rudy Giuliani would prefer it if his client Donald Trump's political team would stop demanding the president fire his attorney general.  —  “I wish they'd sit back and keep quiet for a while,” Giuliani …
Discussion: Hot Air, AOL, The Guardian and CNBC
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:   Strzok escorted from FBI building
Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:
Peter Strzok escorted out of FBI building
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
FBI agent Peter Strzok ‘escorted’ from FBI building, lawyer confirms
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Wall Street Journal:
Michael Cohen Wants Trump to Pay His Legal Fees  —  Former personal lawyer for Trump hires New York attorney Guy Petrillo  —  Michael Cohen has hired New York lawyer Guy Petrillo to represent him in a federal investigation into his business dealings, and has told associates he wants President Donald Trump …
Discussion: HuffPost
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CNN:
Trump's personal attorney is ‘willing to give info’ about the President  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has signaled to friends that he is “willing to give” investigators information on the President if that's what they are looking for …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Breaking: Michael Cohen, Holding His Cards Close to the Vest, Has Hired a New Lawyer
Discussion: CNBC
SOM - State of Michigan:
MDCR Statement on President Trump's Zero Tolerance Policy and its Impact on Michigan  —  Contact: Vicki Levengood - levengoodv@michigan.gov, 517-241-7978  —  Lansing, MI-The Michigan Department of Civil Rights today announced that the Department is actively engaged in assessing the impact …
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
President Trump seems to be saying more and more things that aren't true  —  He's done it on Twitter.  He's done it in the White House driveway.  And he's done it in a speech to a business group.  —  President Trump — a man already known for trafficking in mistruths and even outright lies …
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Here Are Horrifying Photos Of Obama's Illegal Alien Facilities The Media Refuses To Show You  —  The media and political class become more and more outraged over the Trump administration's decision to detain and prosecute immigrants illegally crossing the border.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Bloomberg:
Trump's Immigrant Child Detentions Mean $458 Million for Nonprofit
Discussion: Splinter
Politico:
House GOP: Trump's immigration plea may fall short  —  In a freewheeling address behind closed doors, the president promised Republicans he'd support legislation that he panned just days ago.  —  President Donald Trump told House Republicans to send him an immigration bill dealing with Dreamers …
Discussion: The Week, Washington Post and Breitbart
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
‘Nasty guy’: Trump attacks critic, touts accomplishments in House GOP meeting on immigration
Discussion: Politico and Towleroad
The Hill:
Trump vows to stand with House GOP ‘1,000 percent’ on immigration
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Kirstjen Nielsen heckled by protesters at Mexican restaurant.  Other diners applauded them.  —  Protesters entered a Mexican restaurant in Washington, D.C., Tuesday evening to heckle Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen.  She appeared to sit quietly with her head …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: US officials likely lost track of nearly 6,000 unaccompanied migrant kids  —  WASHINGTON  —  The Trump administration has likely lost track of nearly 6,000 unaccompanied migrant children, thousands more than lawmakers were alerted to last month, according to a McClatchy review of federal data.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Businesses have made millions off Trump's child separation policy  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's controversial child separation policy is being carried out with the help of private businesses who have received millions of dollars in government contracts to help run the shelters …
Discussion: Splinter and miamiherald
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
Trump Administration Withdraws U.S. From U.N. Human Rights Council  —  WASHINGTON — The United States withdrew on Tuesday from the world's most important human rights body in protest of its frequent criticism of Israel's treatment of Palestinians.  It was the latest effort by the Trump administration …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
U.S. withdraws from farcical U.N. Human Rights Council
Discussion: Vox and Washington Post
Douglas Hanks / miamiherald:
Eileen Higgins wins Miami-Dade commission seat in upset over Zoraida Barreiro  —  Political newcomer Eileen Higgins won a seat on the Miami-Dade County Commission on Tuesday, defeating the better-funded campaign of the former commissioner's wife to scramble the conventional wisdom …
Discussion: Washington Press
Amanda Coletta / Washington Post:
Canada's Senate votes to legalize marijuana  —  TORONTO — Canada's Senate voted on Tuesday to pass the federal government's historic bill legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, clearing the way for the country to become the first advanced industrialized nation to legalize the drug nationwide …
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Daniel Dale / Toronto Star:
Donald Trump accuses Canadians of smuggling shoes home from U.S.
New York Times:
Merkel and Macron Try to Save European Union, and Themselves  —  BERLIN — It was supposed to be the day when President Emmanuel Macron of France received a long-awaited response from Germany on his big ideas on how to rekindle Europe as a force for liberalism in the world.  —  And he did, sort of.
Sharyl Attkisson / The Hill:
All the times Horowitz contradicted Wray — but nobody seemed to notice  —  Nine times during their joint testimony before a Senate committee on Monday, Department of Justice Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz contradicted FBI Director Christopher Wray ...  ... but nobody appeared to notice.
Discussion: RedState
Leslie Patton / Bloomberg:
Starbucks Pumps the Brakes in Its Home Market  —  Americans' long-running joke about a Starbucks on every corner may be nearing its end.  —  The coffee behemoth is retrenching in its home market as it contends with sales growth that Chief Executive Officer Kevin Johnson acknowledges isn't fast enough.
Discussion: Business Wire, Breitbart and Daily Wire
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Rise of the Amnesty Thugs  —  Ripping children away from their parents is the most cinematically cruel part of the Trump immigration policy, but it is not the most telling part.  The most telling part is what happened to Ludvin Franco.  —  Franco was an unauthorized immigrant …
Katie Van Syckle / New York Times:
Meet the Woman Who ‘Really Runs’ the New York Times Newsroom  —  Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times.  —  On the eve of the 2016 Republican National Convention, Juanita Powell-Brunson …
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Over 600 United Methodist clergy, laity file church complaint against Sessions, a Methodist  —  “Dig deeply into Mr. Sessions' advocacy and actions that have led to harm against thousands of vulnerable humans.”  —  A group of more than 600 United Methodist clergy and church members …
Discussion: al.com, Vox and Mother Jones
 
 
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Turning Point USA struggles with allegations of student sexual assault, harassment
Kerry Picket / The Daily Caller:
Tony Perkins: Sessions Talking To Lawmakers About Using DNA Tests To Verify Parents Of Immigrant Children
Discussion: Breitbart and Business Insider
New York Post:
Suspect in fatal Belmont Park stabbing was in US illegally: cops
Discussion: Breitbart
Ricochet:
This News Goes to 11: Media Hype Plays into Trump's Hands
Discussion: twitchy.com
Yahoo:
Five US states refuse to deploy National Guard to border amid outcry
Jason Hancock / Kansas City Star:
Governor's lawyer argues texts automatically deleted by app aren't public records
Casey Michel / ThinkProgress:
Russians and the American right started plotting in 1995. We have the notes from the first meeting.
 Earlier Items: 
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Trump's media allies struggle to defend his immigration policy
BuzzFeed:
The Federal Agent Behind A Mysterious Leak Investigation Railed Against “Hyphenated-Americans”
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Watch This White Woman Explain to a Black Woman Why Slavery Wasn't So Bad
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
Manafort in ‘solitary confinement’ to avoid attack by someone intent on ‘street cred,’ Trump ex-lawyer says
Discussion: VICE and Mediaite
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
‘Pro-Life,’ Pro-Family Groups Are MIA On Family Separations At The Border
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Commerce Secretary Shorted Stock as Negative Coverage Loomed
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Former ICE Director: Some migrant family separations are permanent
 

 
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