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8:10 AM ET, June 11, 2019

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Haley Byrd / CNN:
Justin Amash leaves the conservative Freedom Caucus  —  (CNN)Rep. Justin Amash on Monday stepped down from the conservative House Freedom Caucus less than a month after becoming the first Republican member of Congress to say President Donald Trump has committed impeachable offenses.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Rep. Justin Amash, lone-wolf GOP Trump critic, leaves House Freedom Caucus
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Amash quits House Freedom Caucus
Discussion: Axios and Townhall
Bo Erickson / CBS News:
In the 1990s, Joe Biden said William Barr was “one of the best” attorneys general  —  In 1995, Sen. Joe Biden offered high praise for William Barr, the once and future attorney general who has been roundly criticized by Democrats for his handling of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the 2016 election.
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Pelosi-Nadler alliance strained by impeachment divide  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, two longtime allies, are clashing over whether to begin an impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump — a sign of how toxic the split over Trump has become for House Democrats.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Trump made get-well call to Jerry Nadler in hospital  —  WASHINGTON — Putting aside his sharp political differences with one of his primary congressional tormentors, President Trump made a surprising get-well call to Rep. Jerry Nadler, who was briefly hospitalized in Manhattan in May, Yahoo News has learned.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What Democrats should learn from the Justice Department's retreat
Discussion: Daily Kos and UPI
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
DOJ Review Of Trump Surveillance Is ‘Broad In Scope and Multifaceted’
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Fox News
New York Times:
Trump Needs a Target to Stay Interested in His Campaign.  For Now, It's Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — Late at night, using his old personal cellphone number, President Trump has been calling former advisers who have not heard from him in years, eager to discuss his standing in the polls …
Discussion: The Week
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump vs. Biden in Iowa splitscreen  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE JUDICIARY HEARING: A FOOD FIGHT, AND A DUD ... WHAT WE LEARNED Monday is that any hearing about ROBERT MUELLER and obstruction is going to turn into a partisan war between Republicans and Democrats.
Discussion: New York Times
Rick Klein / ABC News:
The Note: Iowa showdown offers preview of Trump vs. Biden  —  They won't be behind the gym, or even in the same city — at least not yet.  —  But for a few hours on Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will be treading similarly critical ground.
Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal:
North Korean Leader's Slain Half Brother Was Said to Have Been a CIA Informant  —  Kim Jong Nam, killed in 2017 attack in Malaysia, met with agency operatives, a person knowledgeable about the matter says  —  WASHINGTON—Kim Jong Nam, the slain half brother of North Korea's leader …
Bo Erickson / CBS News:
Biden: Trump is an “existential threat” to the U.S.  —  Joe Biden plans to call out President Trump as an “existential threat” to the United States, according to prepared remarks shared with CBS News.  The bashing by the front-runner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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Colby Hall / Mediaite:   CNN BREAKING NEWS Chyron: ‘Biden to Eviscerate Trump Today in Iowa Speech’
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Congratulations on Fixing the Border, Mr. President!  —  Should we pretend that Donald Trump made a real deal with Mexico?  —  Remember that time when Donald Trump was going to win the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the threat of nuclear war on the Korean Peninsula?  —  It was almost exactly a year ago.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Mashable and CNN
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
‘He needs some victories’: Trump lashes out over his Mexico deal
Discussion: Washington Post, Breitbart and Fox News
New York Times:
No Secret Immigration Deal Exists With U.S., Mexico's Foreign Minister Says
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
GOP's Matt Gaetz attempts to corner John Dean — but his failed interrogation results in nothing but laughter  —  Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) used his time in the House Judiciary hearing Monday to go on a bizarre rant that ultimately got him laughed at by the hearing room.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:   Republican Matt Gaetz ripped after his questioning of John Dean backfired: ‘Florida man gonna Florida’
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
Trump's Impeachment Trial Just Started, Even Though It's Not “Official” (News Analysis)  —  Scott presents a news analysis of House Democrats efforts to hold President Trump accountable for attempting to influence the Mueller probe.  Today's agreement by the Department of Justice …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Holding William Barr and Don McGahn in Contempt Must Be Just the Beginning
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg reached out to Speaker Pelosi.  She hasn't called him back.  —  Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg reached out to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in recent weeks to discuss how his company handles viral misinformation, but she has not called …
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Judge says Missouri's lone abortion clinic must remain open for now  —  Missouri's only abortion clinic will remain open for now after a judge on Monday blocked state officials from closing it because of an ongoing licensing dispute.  —  The state judge's ruling kept Missouri from becoming …
Discussion: Splinter, POLITICUSUSA and Axios
Mike Cason / al.com:
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs ‘chemical castration’ bill into law  —  Gov. Kay Ivey this afternoon signed into law a bill to require sex offenders whose victims are younger than 13 to undergo “chemical castration treatment” as a condition of parole.  —  The treatment consists of taking …
Discussion: Slate, Axios, WAVE-TV, The Gateway Pundit and UPI
Gregory S. Schneider / Washington Post:
‘A rare position’: Va. Gov. Ralph Northam could wind up with great power, months after almost resigning  —  RICHMOND — Gov. Ralph Northam (D) is wielding renewed power as Virginia's chief executive four months after nearly resigning over a racism scandal that his own party said left him unable to lead.
Discussion: Splinter and twitchy.com
Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Google Just Got Roped Into U.S. Government's Case Against Roger Stone  —  Google is about to become embroiled in one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent American history.  The Department of Justice has demanded the tech giant hand over data to help it piece together its investigation …
Patrick Chappatte / Chappatte.com:
The end of political cartoons at The New York Times  —  All my professional life, I have been driven by the conviction that the unique freedom of political cartooning entails a great sense of responsibility.  —  In 20-plus years of delivering a twice-weekly cartoon for the International Herald Tribune …
Washington Post:
Former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus joins the Navy  —  Reince Priebus, President Trump's former chief of staff, has officially joined the Navy.  —  At a commissioning ceremony Monday morning, Vice President Pence swore in Priebus as an ensign, an entry-level officer.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Daily Caller
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Ken Cuccinelli Wanted to End Birthright Citizenship & Militarize Border—Now He's Trump's Immigration Chief  —  The former Virginia attorney general officially started on Monday at DHS.  —  Former Virginia attorney general Ken Cuccinelli's long-rumored role as a top coordinator of the Department …
Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Her Evangelical Megachurch Was Her World.  Then Her Daughter Said She Was Molested by a Minister.  —  Evangelical churches have long distanced themselves from the sexual abuse crisis that has consumed the Catholic Church.  But a reckoning has arrived.  —  HURST, Tex. — Christi Bragg listened in disbelief.
Katya Kazakina / Bloomberg:
Da Vinci's $450 Million Masterpiece Is Kept on Saudi Prince's Yacht: Artnet  —  A Leonardo Da Vinci masterpiece, whose whereabouts has been a mystery since it sold in 2017 for a record $450 million, has turned up in an unlikely place, according to Artnet.com.
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Ex-Red Sox slugger David Ortiz has gallbladder removed after ambush shooting  —  Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz suffered serious internal injuries after he was shot in the back while at a bar in his native Dominican Republic, according to authorities.  —  Ortiz, 43, was at the Dial Bar …
Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump's war on the media may endanger free press, leading the US down an uncertain path  —  Acosta: I wanted to send a message defending the press  —  Adapted from “The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America” set for release Tuesday
 
 
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Donald Shaw / Sludge:
As He Blocks Election Security Bills, McConnell Takes Checks from Voting Machine Lobbyists
Marcus Harrison Green / The Seattle Times:
Seattle yoga teacher's ‘Undoing Whiteness’ class: Founded on deep purpose, it's triggered outrage
Discussion: Louder With Crowder
Benjamin Weinthal / Jerusalem Post:
Iran's FM affirms right to execute gays and blasts U.S. and Israel
Discussion: twitchy.com
BuzzFeed News:
In His First Presidential Campaign, Joe Biden Told Black Voters To “Reject” Jesse Jackson
Discussion: Fox News
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
State Department Official Helped Christopher Steele With Business Concerns, Emails Show
Nick Hanauer / Business Insider:
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 Earlier Items: 
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Dems to yank bill to raise congressional pay after backlash
Discussion: CNN and Washington Post
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Chamber of Commerce ends contract with consultant after WSJ investigation
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Bryan Goldberg Would Like to Buy Your Dying Online Media Property
Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Daughter of Fierce Kavanaugh Defender Amy Chua to Clerk for ... Brett Kavanaugh
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Republican Devin Nunes sues Twitter, users over attacks
Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Iran Bars Times Correspondent From Reporting
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Has Lots of Plans. Together, They Would Remake the Economy.
Discussion: twitchy.com
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Karen Weise / New York Times:
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