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11:25 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.
The Daily Beast:
Ex-CIA Contractor Makes Millions Flying Immigrant Kids to Shelters … The Trump administration has been paying an intelligence contractor millions of dollars to to fly immigrant children to shelters across the United States.  —  MVM, Inc has a contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to provide …
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
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
The day Trump caved  —  In the face of protests at airports across the country opposing his restrictive travel ban last year, President Donald Trump defended the executive order as a necessary protection from terrorists.  —  When he was confronted with bipartisan outrage and criticism …
Washington Post:   Trump signs order ending his policy of separating families at the border, but reprieve may be temporary
Ted Hesson / Politico:
Family separations will persist under Trump's order
Associated Press:
Homeland Security drafts plan to end family separation
Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Foster mom on trauma of separated migrant children: ‘They are coming crying, almost hysterical’
Politico:
Trump touts economy in Minnesota, largely sidestepping immigration
Discussion: Breitbart and NTK Network
Liz Robbins / New York Times:
Hundreds of Separated Children Have Quietly Been Sent to New York
Discussion: VICE News
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Trump admin's ‘tent cities’ cost more than keeping migrant kids with parents
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
Discussion: Political Wire
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:   Michael Bloomberg: Why I'm Supporting Democrats in 2018
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Stephen Actually Enjoys Seeing Those Pictures at the Border”: The West Wing Is Fracturing Over Trump's Callous Migrant-Family Policy  —  Miller gloats and Sanders sulks as the president—oblivious to the moral problem and political consequences—bulls ahead.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights
Discussion: Washington Press, NPR and Mother Jones
Wall Street Journal:
Publisher of National Enquirer Subpoenaed in Michael Cohen Probe  —  Prosecutors eye whether company coordinated with ex-Trump lawyer on payment to bury affair allegation  —  Federal authorities have subpoenaed the publisher of the National Enquirer for records related to its $150,000 payment …
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:   Nielsen's career forever linked to family border separations
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
White House can't get its story straight on family separation. There could be legal consequences.
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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Roque Planas / HuffPost:
Migrant Children Drugged Without Consent At Government Centers, Court Documents Show
Discussion: Reveal and The Crime Report
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New York Daily News:   De Blasio: 239 immigrant children separated at border are in East Harlem
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.
Michelle Hackman / Wall Street Journal:
White House to Propose Merging Education, Labor Departments  —  Plan seen as part of a broader government reorganization effort.  —  The White House plans to propose merging the Departments of Labor and Education as part of a broader reorganization of the federal government, according to a person with knowledge of the proposal.
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New York Times:
Trump to Propose Government Reorganization, Targeting Safety Net Programs
Discussion: Politics K-12 and Politico
The Intercept:
Scott Pruitt Has Spent a Total of $4.6 Million on Security, New Disclosures Show — Including $1,500 on “Tactical Pants”  —  Scandal-plagued Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has now spent more than $4.6 million from public coffers on security, according to documents obtained …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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
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.
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Daily Mail:   Peter Fonda apologizes to Trumps for ‘highly inappropriate and vulgar’ …
Bloomberg:
Trump Plans July Meeting With Vladimir Putin  — Possibilities: Before NATO summit or after Trump's U.K. visit  — Trump wants Russia to be restored to international community  —  President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Senate rejects billions in Trump spending cuts as two Republicans vote ‘no’  —  The Senate on Wednesday rejected billions in spending cuts proposed by the Trump administration as two Republicans joined all Democrats in voting no.  —  The 48-50 vote rebuffed a White House plan to claw …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, RedState and TheBlaze
Sarah Halzack / Bloomberg:
Starbucks Frappuccino Sales Tell a Troubling Tale  —  A troubling update should give investors pause about the coffee chain's ability to reinvigorate its sales.  —  Starbucks Corp. is in need of a pick-me-up.  CEO Kevin Johnson acknowledged as much in outlining the company's turnaround plans …
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and Eater
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Obama cyber chief confirms ‘stand down’ order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama White House's chief cyber official testified Wednesday that proposals he was developing to counter Russia's attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to "
CNN:
Jeff Flake threatens to block Trump's appellate court nominees over Cuba travel, tariffs  —  Trump reverses position on family separations  —  (CNN)Sen. Jeff Flake is warning that he may block votes on the nominations of all of President Donald Trump's pending appellate court nominees unless …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Roll Call
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.
CBS Pittsburgh:
Sources: East Pittsburgh Officer Accused Of Killing Antwon Rose Sworn In Hours Before Fatal Shooting  —  EAST PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - An investigation is underway after 17-year-old Antwon Rose was shot in the back by an East Pittsburgh police officer while Rose was running from a traffic stop.
A.O. Scott / New York Times:
‘First Reformed’ Asks, Can God Forgive Us?  Its Director Has an Answer  —  One of the most talked-about movies of the spring was “First Reformed,” Paul Schrader's austere, intense portrait of a Protestant minister coming undone in upstate New York.  The movie, starring Ethan Hawke as the Rev. Ernst Toller …
 
 
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
McCaskill's husband invested $1 million in hedge fund tied to Caymans
Discussion: NTK Network
Erik Hanshew / Washington Post:
A Texas public defender says he can't get answers for the parents who have already lost their children.
Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
GOP Chaos, Confusion Ahead of Thursday Immigration Votes
Discussion: Townhall
James Rainey / NBC News:
Global warming, now brought to you by your local TV weathercaster
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Raf Casert / Associated Press:
EU to tax Harleys, bourbon and other US goods from Friday
Karson Yiu / ABC News:
N. Korea hails ‘unbreakable’ ties with China in Beijing meetings, while Kim Jong Un again calls …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Rudy Giuliani says Trump is the real victim of family separations: ‘Nobody feels it more than him’
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
A GOP strategist abandons his party and calls for the election of Democrats
Discussion: twitchy.com, Mediaite and Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Joe Heim / Washington Post:
‘Unite the Right’ organizer gets approval for rally anniversary event in D.C.
Discussion: CNN, Splinter and Mediaite
Nick Penzenstadler / USA Today:
Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits cost Coast Guard nearly $20M
Sherman Smith / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Kobach's office tells counties to keep enforcing proof of citizenship law
 

 
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