Politics A.M.: Democrats intensify fight for immigrant children — and bludgeon Trump and Republicans ahead of midterms

'Zero-tolerance policy means zero humanity:' Democrats decry Trump immigration policy after tour of detention center; Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian...

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Democrats intensify fight for immigrant children — and bludgeon Trump and Republicans ahead of midterms President Trump's allies continued to defend separating children from their parents at the border, while Democratic lawmakers visited detention centers from New York to Texas and blanketed Sunday talk shows with criticism of the adiminstration's "zero-tolerance" policy. By Shane Harris, David Weigel and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » 'Zero-tolerance policy means zero humanity:' Democrats decry Trump immigration policy after tour of detention center Migrant children forcibly separated from their parents are placed about 20 or more to a single cage. One lawmaker estimated there were 100 children under the age of 6. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more »   Trump associate Roger Stone reveals new contact with Russian national during 2016 campaign Longtime political operative suspects the meeting in a South Florida restaurant was an FBI setup designed to hurt the Republican nominee. By Manuel Roig-Franzia and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix • Analysis Roger Stone's and Michael Caputo's damningly false denials of contact with Russians This looks significantly more like a coverup than it did 24 hours ago. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   FBI agent removed from Russia probe for anti-Trump texts says he's willing to testify before Congress Peter Strzok would testify without immunity and not invoke his Fifth Amendment rights, his attorney said. By Matt Zapotosky  •  Read more »   PowerPost Giuliani suggests Trump may pardon Manafort after Mueller's probe But he stressed that President Trump should make no pardons until the probe is over, to avoid the "cloud" of suspicion that he may have something to hide. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT The Fix Paul Ryan's cheery Father's Day message is not playing well amid the child detainment crisis The reaction to the House speaker's ostensibly apolitical message about family unity was off-the-charts bad, even by his standards. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   In Iowa, Republicans and Democrats fight for elusive independent voters, whoever they are In counties where voters flipped from Obama to Trump, candidates search for a compelling message. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Fact Checker • Analysis N.D. Republican's Senate campaign 'fact-checking' website promotes false claim on CBO estimates Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) created a "fact" website. But some of its claims don't stand up to scrutiny. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   Monkey Cage • Analysis Last week's IG report about the FBI made a big splash. Here's you need to know about Inspectors General. A former IG once described his role as "straddling a barbed wire fence." By Nadia Hilliard  •  Read more »   Recommended for you     Get The Cybersecurity 202 newsletter Your daily guide to cybersecurity policy. Sign Up  »

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