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10:20 AM ET, June 7, 2019

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CNN:

Inside Jerry Nadler's private push to open up impeachment inquiry — Nadler: Mueller clearly demonstrated that Trump is lying — (CNN)At a frank meeting this week, House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler again lobbied to win Speaker Nancy Pelosi's support for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Week, New Republic and The Root

Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:

House Backs Off Holding Barr in Contempt in New Resolution — WASHINGTON — After weeks of pledging to hold Attorney General William P. Barr and the former White House counsel Donald F. McGahn II in contempt for defying subpoenas, House Democrats appear poised to pursue an alternative path to try to force them into sharing information.

Discussion: HuffPost, VICE News and Washington Post

Christian Vanderbrouk / The Bulwark:

Catch-45 — The twisted logic of Trump defenders would make a fine Joseph Heller novel. — There are many things you could call the professional Trump apologist: loyal, creative, unrelenting. Logically consistent? Not so much. — “Congress is too partisan to investigate the president!”

Zachary Basu / Axios:

The 59 House Democrats (and one Republican) who support impeachment — Graphic: Andrew Witherspoon and Lazaro Gamio/Axios — 59 House Democrats and one House Republican now publicly support launching an impeachment inquiry into President Trump, according to an Axios analysis.

Discussion: Washington Post, Political Wire and ArkansasTimes

Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Forget impeachment. Tee up prosecution.

Discussion: Speaker Nancy Pelosi

John Solomon / The Hill:

Key figure that Mueller report linked to Russia was a State Department intel source — In a key finding of the Mueller report, Ukrainian businessman Konstantin Kilimnik, who worked for Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is tied to Russian intelligence. — But hundreds of pages …

Discussion: twitchy.com, RedState, The Gateway Pundit and Conservative News Today

Bill Barrow / Associated Press:

Joe Biden reverses course on Hyde abortion amendment — ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is reversing course and declaring that he no longer supports a long-standing congressional ban on using federal health care money to pay for abortions.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Resurgent, NBC News, KTLA and Axios

Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Joe Biden Denounces Hyde Amendment, Reversing His Position

Discussion: Slate, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, IJR, The American Conservative, CNSNews, VICE News and RedState

Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Joe Biden reverses position on federal dollars for abortions

Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos

Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:

Are Voter Opinions on Trump as Stable as They Seem? — The great irony of the Trump presidency, one that is built on chaos and drama, is how stable it is. By that, I mean the stability of opinions of this president. Despite all of the twists and turns and tweets over the last three years …

David Brooks / New York Times:

The Racial Reckoning Comes — Trump has changed our national narrative. — When I was a boy I was taught a certain story about America. This was the land of opportunity. Immigrants came to this land and found an open field and a fair chance to pursue their dreams.

Discussion: Tablet Magazine

Jeff Cox / CNBC:

Jobs creation slows dramatically with payrolls up just 75,000 in May, much worse than expected — KEY POINTS — March's job count was revised lower from 189,000 to 153,000 and the April number was lowered to 224,000 from 263,000, for a total reduction of 75,000.

Discussion: JustOneMinute and The Week

Associated Press: The Latest: US employers added a weak 75,000 jobs in May

Domenico Montanaro / NPR:

Poll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions — Three-quarters of Americans say they want to keep in place the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Roe v. Wade, that made abortion legal in the United States, but a strong majority would like to see restrictions on abortion rights …

Discussion: Washington Post

Igor Derysh / Salon: “Pro-choice” Susan Collins has voted to confirm 32 anti-abortion Trump judges

Lee Moran / HuffPost:

Donald Trump Uses D-Day Ceremony Interview To Rant About Nancy Pelosi — Trump called the House Speaker “vindictive” and “nasty” in a sit-down with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. — With the graves of U.S. troops who sacrificed their lives in World War II behind him, President Donald Trump gave …

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Beast, Daily Kos and Slate

Media Matters for America:
Two of Fox News' most vitriolic hosts just lost a major advertiser: Bayer

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Popular Information and The Week

Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Why Trump's new attack on Mueller's ‘correction’ makes so little sense

Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Breitbart

The Daily Beast:

House Dems Ready to Investigate Giuliani's Ukraine Shenanigans — The president's lawyer says he welcomes the scrutiny and plans to turn it to his advantage. — Top congressional Democrats are actively discussing opening a probe into Rudy Giuliani for his overseas political work …

Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Beast

Keith Griffith / Daily Mail:

Russia is making its own ‘correct’ version of Chernobyl that will blame AMERICA and the CIA for the nuclear disaster following the unexpected success of the new HBO show — Furious at the breakout success of the HBO series Chernobyl, Russia is planning to make its own series portraying …

Discussion: news.avclub.com, VICE, The Playlist and Jezebel

Maggie Severns / Politico:

Koch network floats backing Democrats in revamp of influence operation — The Koch network is shaking up how it tries to influence Washington heading into 2020, starting with plans to spend money to reelect lawmakers from either party who back its issues and are facing primary challenges.

Discussion: Political Wire

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Koch network opens its doors to Democrats as it expands political engagement

Discussion: Axios

Lisa Friedman / New York Times:

Michael Bloomberg Promises $500 Million to Help End Coal — WASHINGTON — Michael R. Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, will donate $500 million to a new campaign to close every coal-fired power plant in the United States and halt the growth of natural gas, his foundation said Thursday.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Caller, New York Post and UPI

Coral Davenport / New York Times:

Automakers Tell Trump His Pollution Rules Could Mean ‘Untenable’ Instability and Lower Profits — WASHINGTON — The world's largest automakers warned President Trump on Thursday that one of his most sweeping deregulatory efforts — his plan to weaken tailpipe pollution standards …

Discussion: NBC News, Axios, Rolling Stone, POLITICUSUSA, Electrek, The Week and The Verge

Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:

Trump Brings Rare Dose of Stability to a Continent in Flux — Though he launched a few barbs at domestic targets, the U.S. president was diplomatic with his European counterparts — COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France—At a time of political upheaval across the European Union …

Aiden Pink / The Forward:

DC Dyke March Bans Jewish Pride Flag — A gay pride parade in Washington, D.C. has been criticized by Jewish and LGBTQ groups for banning Jewish and Israeli symbols from its Friday event. — The D.C. Dyke March is designed to include people of diverse races, religions and gender identities …

Discussion: Pirate's Cove, Washington Blade, Tablet Magazine, twitchy.com, The Daily Caller, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and AWiderBridge

David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
D.C. Gay Pride March Bans Israeli Flags, Allows Palestinian Ones

Discussion: Washington Post, Jewish Journal and Algemeiner.com

New York Times:

Trump's Twists on Confronting Iran Confound Allies in Europe — PARIS — President Trump and his aides have sent a dizzying, seemingly conflicting set of messages to Iran in recent weeks, ordering more troops to the Middle East and a carrier to the Arabian Sea as military threats …

New York Times:

Trump Allows High-Tech U.S. Bomb Parts to Be Built in Saudi Arabia — WASHINGTON — When the Trump administration declared an emergency last month and fast-tracked the sale of more American arms to Saudi Arabia, it did more than anger members of Congress who opposed the sale on humanitarian grounds.

Discussion: Common Dreams and Just Security

Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:

Republicans Have Become the Except-When-Trump-Does-It Party — Before heading off for a break at his Trump-branded golf course in Ireland, President Trump this week attacked the mayor of London as a “stone cold loser,” called an American-born British princess “nasty” and then denied he said it …

Brady McCombs / HuffPost:

Trump Supporter Arrested After Allegedly Threatening To Kill Members of Congress — Scott Brian Haven of Utah is accused of making over 2,000 phone calls to the U.S. Capitol over a three-year period about Democrats threatening Trump's presidency. — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Washington Post:

Mexico aims to avoid tariffs with potential deal limiting migrants going north, allowing U.S. to deport Central American asylum seekers — U.S. and Mexican officials are discussing the outlines of a deal that would dramatically increase Mexico's immigration enforcement efforts and give …

The Hill:
Trump plans to declare new national emergency to impose tariffs

Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, One America News Network and POLITICUSUSA

Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:

Tucker Carlson's Praise for Elizabeth Warren Should Scare Democrats — Tucker Carlson wants you to know that Elizabeth Warren is a “race hustling, gun-grabbing, abortion extremist” — and, also, a better friend to the American worker than anyone in the Republican Party.

Emily Guskin / Washington Post:

Nearly 1 in 6 D.C. residents ride e-scooters, according to Post-Schar School poll — They've been zipping around the District for more than a year, becoming a source of both convenience and consternation. But their ubiquity raises the question — how many people are using electric scooters, and who are they?

The White House:

Remarks by President Trump on the 75th Commemoration of D-Day — THE PRESIDENT: President Macron, Mrs. Macron, and the people of France; to the First Lady of the United States and members of the United States Congress; to distinguished guests, veterans, and my fellow Americans:

Discussion: Power Line, Washington Post and Conservative Review

Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump's Great D-Day Speech

Discussion: Washington Post and PJ Media Home

The Economist:

Google rewards reputable reporting more than left-wing politics — Our statistical study revealed no evidence of ideological bias in the search engine's news tab — “Google & others are suppressing voices of Conservatives”, tweeted Donald Trump in 2018. “They are controlling what we can & cannot see.”

Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:

New Files From GOP Operative's Hard Drive Suggest N.C. Republicans Lied in Court to Maintain Racial Gerrymander — The latest bombshell from the formerly secret files of the GOP's top gerrymandering guru emerged on Thursday, and it's astounding: Voting rights advocates claim to have evidence …

Discussion: NPR, New York Times, PJ Media Home and Shareblue Media