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9:40 PM ET, June 23, 2018

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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Why a small-town restaurant owner asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave — and would do it again  —  Stephanie Wilkinson was at home Friday evening — nearly 200 miles from the White House — when the choice presented itself.  —  Her phone rang about 8 p.m. It was the chef at the Red Hen …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Red Hen owner reveals she allowed employees to vote on booting Huckabee Sanders out of restaurant — and Sarah lost  —  The owner of the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia explained why she ejected White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders from the establishment on Friday evening.
TMZ.com:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Kicked Out of Restaurant on Moral Grounds  —  ... On Moral Grounds  —  10:00 AM PT — Her dad, Mike Huckabee, just weighed in on the incident by tweeting ... “Bigotry.  On the menu at Red Hen Restaurant in Lexington VA. Or you can ask for the “Hate Plate”.
Avery Anapol / The Hill:
Reviewers pounce on online report Virginia restaurant refused to serve Sarah Sanders
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Sarah Sanders says she was told to leave restaurant because she works for Trump
Rory Tingle / Daily Mail:
‘I always do my best to treat people respectfully, including those I disagree with’ …
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper  —  LEESBURG, Va. — Gina Anders knows the feeling well by now.  President Trump says or does something that triggers a spasm of outrage.  She doesn't necessarily agree with how he handled the situation.  She gets why people are upset.
Yesha Callahan / The Root:
PermitPatty: White Woman Calls Police on 8-Year-Old Black Girl Selling Water, Says She Was Tired of the Noise [Update]  —  The woman appropriately dubbed #PermitPatty has been identified as Alison Ettel, who owns a weed for dogs business in San Francisco.  But get this, Ettel …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
White Woman Threatened To Call Cops On 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Water  —  Alison Ettel told HuffPost she was only “pretending” to call the police.  —  An apparent competition over who can threaten to call the police on people of color for no good reason is really ramping up.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
FBI hands House GOP thousands of documents on Russia probe  —  The FBI turned over thousands of documents to Congress this week, including details about its use of informants to glean information on Russian contacts with President Donald Trump's campaign, according to letters the bureau sent to three GOP committee chairmen on Friday.
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
DOJ gives Congress new classified documents on Russia probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it has given House Republicans new classified information related to the Russia investigation after lawmakers had threatened to hold officials in contempt of Congress or even impeach them.
Wall Street Journal:   Mueller's Fruit of the Poisonous Tree
miamiherald:
Babies separated from parents are in immigrant shelters near Miami, lawmaker says  —  At least 10 babies and toddlers taken away from their parents after crossing the the U.S.-Mexico border are being housed in “tender-age shelters” in Miami-Dade, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz told the Miami Herald on Saturday.
Discussion: WSVN-TV
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Border Patrol Agents Shut Down Highways in Maine and New Hampshire With Checkpoints  —  For 11 hours on Wednesday, drivers who wanted to travel through a remote stretch of northern Maine were asked a simple question: Where were you born?  —  Border Patrol agents closed off all southbound lanes …
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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:   On Family Separation, Federal Workers Often Agonized Over Enforcement
Stephanie Leutert / Lawfare:
Who's Really Crossing the U.S. Border, and Why They're Coming
Discussion: NewsBusters, Mother Jones and USA Today
Rebecca Hersher / NPR:
3 Charts That Show What's Actually Happening Along The Southern Border
Discussion: Daily Kos
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
In Nevada, Trump goes after ‘Wacky Jacky’  —  President Donald Trump tried to give a boost to Sen. Dean Heller in Las Vegas on Saturday, dubbing his opponent “Wacky Jacky” while brushing past the immigration controversy that has overwhelmed his presidency in recent days.
Discussion: Nevada - FOX5 Vegas
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump promotes tax cuts, reduced regulations
Schuyler Kropf / Post and Courier:
Katie Arrington alert, talking after surgery following two-car fatal accident Friday night  —  Katie Arrington, who two weeks ago won the Republican 1st Congressional District nomination over Mark Sanford, was in a fatal car accident late Friday, sustaining serious injuries but was alert …
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Drew Tripp / WCIV:   Katie Arrington seriously injured in deadly wrong-way wreck in Charleston County
Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Republicans prepare bill allowing migrant children to be detained more than 20 days  —  Republican lawmakers are preparing to vote on a more narrow immigration bill that would allow immigrant children to stay in detention facilities with their parents for more than 20 days, senior White House and Hill officials tell ABC News.
New York Times:
Is the Border in Crisis?  'We're Doing Fine, Quite Frankly,' a Border City Mayor Says  —  BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — The mayor of this Texas border city has been dealing with a crisis.  —  This week, he declared a state of emergency.  Drones filled the skies and emergency vehicles raced down the streets.
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Washington Post:   Two powerful forces collide at the U.S.-Mexico border, as immigration policy meets desperation
Washington Post:
‘Every man and woman for themselves’: White House offers discordant messages on migrant separation policy  —  Melania Trump wore a jacket emblazoned with the message “I really don't care, do u?” while trying to show she cared by visiting migrant children.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Discussion: The Crime Report and The Guardian
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Politico:
Hasty immigration order gives way to West Wing tensions
Discussion: The Week
Bud Kennedy / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
'I think it's funny': Republican prankster booted from Texas Democratic convention  —  FORT WORTH  —  A Houston-area Republican state representative trying to prank Texas Democrats was forced to leave the state Democratic convention Friday, but not before showing what appeared to be a sidearm.
Discussion: Raw Story and Law & Crime
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump, again and again, describes a world detached from reality  — Over and over, he painted fundamentally false portraits of people and events to flatter himself, discredit predecessors and rivals, and promote his political objectives.  — Some highlights from Trump's week include …
Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post:
Alexandria renames Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway  —  The Alexandria City Council unanimously and finally decided Saturday to rename Jefferson Davis Highway to Richmond Highway, after three years of discussion.  The name change will take place Jan. 1.
BostonGlobe.com:
Boston Schools head to step down as Walsh signals lack of support  —  Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang on Friday said he has agreed to resign from his post, amid growing concerns from Mayor Martin J. Walsh about his struggle to deliver significant improvements to the city's school system.
 
 
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Jeet Heer / New Republic:
The New York Times keeps confusing die-hard Republicans with persuadable voters.
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Financial Times:
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
Commerce secretary suggested citizenship question to Justice Dept., according to memo …
Military Times:
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Bangor Daily News:
New LePage threat to stall bonds imperils road repairs, thousands of jobs
Reuters:
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ABC Columbia:
Officer fired for “abusing his authority” by pulling over daughter's boyfriend
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Trump business dealings raise ‘serious concerns,’ ethics office says
Discussion: Raw Story
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