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5:05 PM ET, June 20, 2018

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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.
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New York Times:
Trump Plans Executive Order to End Family Separation  —  President Trump is preparing to issue an executive order as soon as Wednesday that ends the separation of families at the border by indefinitely detaining parents and children together, according to a person familiar with the White House plans.
Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Michael Cohen resigns from RNC committee post, sources say  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime confidant and former personal attorney, has resigned from his post as deputy finance chair of the Republican National Committee's Finance Committee, sources close to the RNC told ABC News.
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Torn from immigrant parents, 8-month-old baby lands in Michigan  —  The president of the American Academy of Pediatrics says migrant children being separated from their parents at the border are suffering from child abuse.  Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge has more.  Buzz60  —  CONNECT
Discussion: The Week and ThinkProgress
Associated Press:
Homeland Security drafts plan to end family separation  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is drafting an executive action for President Donald Trump that would direct her department to keep families together in detention after they are detained crossing the border illegally …
Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
Socialist Activist Who Harassed Homeland Security Secretary Works For The Department Of Justice  —  One of the activists who chased Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen out of a Mexican restaurant Tuesday night over the Trump administration's immigration policies is an employee of the Department of Justice …
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Trump admin's ‘tent cities’ cost more than keeping migrant kids with parents  —  Separating migrant kids from their parents will cost the administration more than placing them in permanent structures or keeping them with their parents.  —  WASHINGTON — The cost of holding migrant children …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump and Kirstjen Nielsen's embarrassing surrender on separating families at the border  —  The Trump administration insisted it didn't have a policy of separating children from their parents at the border.  It said that it was merely following the law.  And it said “Congress alone can fix” the mess.
Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Youngest migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Trump Just Signed An Order About Children Being Separated From Families
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
Fox News:
White House considering executive action to prevent family separations at border
Sean Hannity:
TRUMP STEPS IN: The President Will Sign Executive Order to ‘Keep Families Together’
Discussion: CBS New York
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms.  His Goal: Flip the House  —  Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has decided to throw his political clout and personal fortune behind the Democratic campaign to take control of the House of Representatives this year …
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Pew Research Center:
Voters More Focused on Control of Congress - and the President - Than in Past Midterms  —  GOP leads on economy, Democrats on health care, immigration  —  The congressional elections are more than four months away, but voter engagement is high when compared with comparable points in previous midterm cycles.
Grace Sparks / CNN:   CNN Poll: Support for Democrats ticks up and they retain enthusiasm advantage
Mike Bloomberg:
Statement of Mike Bloomberg on the 2018 Midterm Elections
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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Associated Press:   As moral crisis mounts, Ivanka Trump out of sight
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights
Discussion: NPR, Raw Story and Washington Press
Reveal:
Immigrant children forcibly injected with drugs, lawsuit claims  —  President Donald Trump's zero tolerance policy is creating a zombie army of children forcibly injected with medications that make them dizzy, listless, obese and even incapacitated, according to legal filings that show immigrant children …
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The Texas Tribune:
Separated migrant children are headed toward shelters with a history of abuse and neglect  —  Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion to private companies operating shelters accused of serious lapses in care, including neglect and abuse.  —  Taxpayers have paid more than $1.5 billion …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Week and WPLG-TV
Reveal:
Migrant children sent to shelters with histories of abuse allegations
Discussion: Raw Story and The Crime Report
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
White House can't get its story straight on family separation.  There could be legal consequences.  —  What officials say publicly about family separation as a “deterrent” to migrants could affect whether it holds up in court.  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen called …
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump says he will sign ‘something’ soon to keep immigrant families together
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Splinter
Sherman Smith / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kobach's office tells counties to keep enforcing proof of citizenship law  —  Sherman Smith sherman_news  —  The elections director for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach told county clerks in a conference call Tuesday to continue enforcing a proof of citizenship law that a federal judge ruled unconstitutional.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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John Hanna / Associated Press:   APNewsBreak: Kobach sought pardon for VP of corporate donor
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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Benny Johnson / The Daily Caller:
Melania Calls Secret Service After Actor Peter Fonda Calls For Barron Trump To Be Kidnapped  —  The Office of the First Lady has notified the Secret Service after actor Peter Fonda called for kidnapping Melania and Donald Trump's son, Barron, The Daily Caller has learned exclusively.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Giuliani's act of love sets off GOP furor  —  The bizarre tale of the ex-New York mayor's support for an obscure House candidate in Louisiana.  —  Rudy Giuliani's love life is causing trouble for the White House.  —  In a move that blindsided the West Wing and sent Hill Republicans into a tizzy …
Discussion: Raw Story
Bruce Springsteen:
Bruce's Remarks before “The Ghost Of Tom Joad”  —  In response to requests for the text of Bruce's remarks before he performed “The Ghost of Tom Joad” last night, here is a rough transcript:  —  I never believed that people come to my shows, or rock shows to be told anything.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
REVEALED: Christopher Steele Visited State Department Shortly Before 2016 Election  —  Former British spy Christopher Steele visited the State Department in October 2016 and briefed officials there about his work on the infamous anti-Trump dossier, it was revealed on Wednesday.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dems Doing Well in Senate, CD03  —  Trump popular, but not decisive factor  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Incumbent Joe Manchin holds a small lead over GOP challenger Patrick Morrisey in the race for U.S. Senate in the deep red state of West Virginia.  Even though Donald Trump is widely popular …
Discussion: The Week
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Obama finally speaks out on Trump's family separation  —  “Are we a nation that accepts the cruelty of ripping children from their parents' arms, or are we a nation that values families, and works to keep them together?”  —  Former President Barack Obama offered a sharp criticism …
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Trump Meets With GOP Lawmakers as Outrage Over Family Separation Policy Grows  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump visited House Republicans Tuesday on Capitol Hill amid calls for the administration to end a “zero tolerance” immigration policy that has led to the forced separation of children …
Tyler O'Neil / Trending Home:
‘About 60 Organizations’ Are Considering a Lawsuit Against the SPLC Following $3M Nawaz Settlement  —  No fewer than 60 organizations branded “hate groups” or otherwise attacked by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) are considering legal action against the left-wing smear factory …
Discussion: RedState and Jihad Watch
Axios:
Israeli officials concerned by U.S. pullout from human rights council  —  Israeli foreign ministry officials tell me they are concerned that U.S. withdrawal from the UN human rights council will make it harder to block anti-Israeli initiatives on the council.
 
 
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
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Sky News:
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
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Matthew Walther / The Week:
Why Trump country is unfazed by the child separation crisis
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