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6:20 PM ET, June 15, 2018

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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani says Mueller probe ‘might get cleaned up’ with ‘presidential pardons’ in light of Paul Manafort going to jail  —  In one of his most forceful attacks on the special counsel yet, Rudy Giuliani on Friday claimed the Russia investigation could get “cleaned up” …
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Washington Post:
Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges  —  A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday over charges he tampered with witnesses while out on bail — a major blow for President Trump's former campaign chairman as he awaits trial on federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges next month.
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Manafort Heads to Jail After Judge Criticizes Witness Tampering  —  Paul Manafort was ordered locked up ahead of his two trials for bank fraud and money laundering.  —  U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington revoked Manafort's bail Friday after prosecutors said Manafort …
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Paul Manafort = Evidence of Collusion  —  I will keep this simple.  Here are the facts about Paul Manafort, whose history with President Donald Trump dates back decades and who served as chairman of the Trump Campaign and remained something of an informal adviser after resigning.
Discussion: Vox and New Republic
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Clapper: ‘We had a suspect’ in Kremlin-WikiLeaks transfer  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials last year identified a “suspect” who served as the “cut-out” for Russian intelligence to funnel thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents to WikiLeaks …
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
Bloomberg:
Manafort Heads to Jail After Judge Criticizes Witness Tampering
Discussion: IJR and neo-neocon
John Carreyrou / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani  —  Indictments allege leaders of blood-testing company defrauded investors, doctors and patients  —  Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes …
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Justice News:
Theranos Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer Charged In Alleged Wire Fraud Schemes  —  Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani Are Alleged To Have Perpetrated Multi-million Dollar Schemes To Defraud Investors, Doctors, and Patients.  —  SAN JOSE - A federal grand jury …
Discussion: STAT
Bloomberg:   Theranos Says Elizabeth Holmes Has Stepped Down as CEO
CNBC:
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes and former president Balwani charged by feds with wire fraud
Discussion: Breitbart and Engadget
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump sounds off on FBI report: “Doesn't get any lower than that!”  —  President Trump is sounding off on the Justice Department's inspector general report, released Thursday, about the FBI's conduct in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election.  —  FBI Agent Peter Strzok …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Report's Real Message: Trump Is Lying
John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:   The IG Report Shows That The Fix Was In From Start Of The Clinton Email Investigation
Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The FBI Hates Trump—and His Voters, Too
Discussion: National Review, Bloomberg and ABC News
Washington Post:
After forging new ties with North Korea, Trump administration turns to Russia  —  Days after a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Trump administration is forging ahead with new engagements with another longtime adversary: Russia.  —  President Trump is expected to meet …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“There's No Stopping Him”: Trump Insists on a Putin Summit  —  After Singapore, the President is pressing ahead with the meeting that he's always wanted.  —  Fresh off his closely watched Singapore summit with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, President Trump is pushing his team …
Discussion: The Atlantic, Raw Story and Shakesville
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says he wants “my people” to sit at attention for him like people do for Kim Jong Un
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
White House walks back Trump's rejection of immigration compromise  —  in fact supports both of the House GOP immigration bills expected to receive votes next week and misspoke earlier Friday when he said that he would oppose a compromise measure between centrists and conservatives, a White House official told The Hill.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Steve King: Republican House Members Considering Forcibly Removing Paul Ryan from Speakership
Discussion: Mediaite
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:   Exclusive: Majority Whip Steve Scalise Joins President Trump in Opposition to Paul Ryan's Amnesty Bill
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: About 2k minors separated from families  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says almost 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the border over a six-week period under a policy cracking down on illegal entry.  —  The tally is from April 19 through May 31.
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: About 2,000 minors separated from families
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN, Splinter, Shareblue Media and Vox
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Lawsuit Says  —  Harvard consistently rated Asian-American applicants lower than any other race on personal traits like “positive personality,” likability, courage, kindness and being “widely respected,” …
New York Times:
For Pruitt Aides, the Boss's Personal Life Was Part of the Job  —  WASHINGTON — Senior staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt, the administrator, to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family …
Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
“The Waiver Process Is Fraud”  —  Any day now, the Supreme Court will issue its ruling in Trump v. Hawaii, weighing in on the legality of President Donald Trump's third travel ban.  That ban, which was instituted via executive order in September, prevents nearly all individuals …
Discussion: USA Today
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Cohen signals openness to cooperating with federal investigators  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has indicated to family and friends he is willing to cooperate with federal investigators to alleviate the pressure on himself and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.
A.B. Stoddard / Real Clear Politics:
The Unconfined Life of Charles Krauthammer  —  Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP  —  Charles Krauthammer once told me, “The way I look at life is that it's all an accident.  Everything.”  We were in the lobby of the Hall of States, blocks from the Capitol, having finished the …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs are already backfiring  —  Before steel and aluminum tariffs alienated our allies, before President Trump suggested car imports threatened our “national security,” before that 1,000-plus-item list of Chinese goods targeted for new tariffs, there were washing machines.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
TX-32: Sessions Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  Multiple Republican operatives familiar with Texas polling data are convinced GOP Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32) is, at the moment, the most vulnerable incumbent in the Lone Star State.  The powerful House Rules Committee chair's rapidly …
Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Governors Overview: Six Months Out  —  As the political universe fixates on the battles for control of Congress, little attention is being paid to the 36 gubernatorial contests on the ballot in November.  But, the stakes for control of governorships are high given that most of the Governors elected …
FiveThirtyEight:
How Trump's Popularity Is Holding Up, By State  —  Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup.  —  Poll of the week  —  Let's keep things simple this week: Morning Consult just released its latest edition of President Trump's approval ratings by state.
Discussion: today.yougov.com and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
Promoted six times and then fired: Inside a 24-year-old political appointee's wild ride in Trump's Washington  —  He was one of the fastest-rising political appointees of the Trump administration, an unpaid campaign intern with no professional experience who soared into a top job …
New York Newsroom / Reuters:
Cohen loses bid for immediate restraining order against Avenatti  —  (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday refused to grant Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, an immediate restraining order against the attorney for adult film actress Stormy Daniels.
Washington Post:
NIH cancels $100 million study of moderate drinking as irrevocably compromised  —  The National Institutes of Health on Friday canceled a mammoth study of moderate drinking, after determining that officials had irrevocably compromised the research by soliciting $66 million from beer and liquor companies to underwrite the effort.
Discussion: Gizmodo, NPR, STAT and Splinter
 
 
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CNN:
Emails show former Sheriff David Clarke's tense and protracted process to retain master's degree
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Fourteen Entities Affiliated with Corrupt Businessman Dan Gertler Under Global Magnitsky
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
How Do the States Have Standing to Challenge an Unenforced and Unenforceable Mandate?
Discussion: The Federalist and BloombergQuint
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Leave the Bible out of it, child separation is not ‘Christian’
Dan Merica / CNN:
Exclusive: Democrats, anticipating heated primary, set earlier 2020 convention date
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Splinter
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
The Supreme Court Gave the Green Light to Voter Purges.  Trump's Justice Department Isn't Wasting Any Time.
Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Political correctness has gone too far, NFL fumbling
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
There's an Epidemic of Discrimination Against Pregnant Women at Work
Discussion: NewsBusters and Obsidian Wings
Politico:
Shrinking map boosts Democrats in battle for the Senate
Wall Street Journal:
'What's He Doing Here?': Inside Trump's Turbulent Relationship With Michael Cohen
Discussion: Raw Story
Tim Alberta / Politico:
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