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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
Rep. Justin Amash, lone-wolf GOP Trump critic, leaves House Freedom Caucus
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Agrees to Turn Over Key Mueller Evidence to House — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, after weeks of tense negotiations, has agreed to provide Congress with key evidence collected by Robert S. Mueller III that could shed light on possible obstruction of justice and abuse …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What Democrats should learn from the Justice Department's retreat — Just hours before a panel of prosecutors and former Watergate figure John Dean was set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee, its chairman, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), announced that a deal had been struck to make available the …
Pia Deshpande / Politico:
Trump on impeachment and Nixon: 'He left. I don't leave.'
Trump on impeachment and Nixon: 'He left. I don't leave.'
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Hot Air, The Nation, Washington Post and Washington Press
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Missouri senator says it's a waste of time to study history because it was a long time ago
Missouri senator says it's a waste of time to study history because it was a long time ago
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RedState, Splinter, Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo
Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
Trump made get-well call to Jerry Nadler in hospital
Trump made get-well call to Jerry Nadler in hospital
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Mediaite, The Root and The Daily Caller
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP group urges Republicans to speak out on obstruction claims against Trump in new ad
GOP group urges Republicans to speak out on obstruction claims against Trump in new ad
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Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Review of Russia investigation beginnings will be ‘broad and multifaceted,’ Justice Dept. says
Review of Russia investigation beginnings will be ‘broad and multifaceted,’ Justice Dept. says
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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 …
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 …
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New York Times:
No Secret Immigration Deal Exists With U.S., Mexico's Foreign Minister Says — WASHINGTON — The Mexican foreign minister said Monday that no secret immigration deal existed between his country and the United States, directly contradicting President Trump's claim on Twitter that a …
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Philip Rotner / The Bulwark:
Only the Best Deals: How Trump Got Pantsed By Mexico
Only the Best Deals: How Trump Got Pantsed By Mexico
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Washington Post:
How Mexico talked Trump out of tariff threat with immigration crackdown pact
How Mexico talked Trump out of tariff threat with immigration crackdown pact
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘Tariffs are the answer’: Trump appears emboldened after economic brinkmanship with Mexico
‘Tariffs are the answer’: Trump appears emboldened after economic brinkmanship with Mexico
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Politico, The Week, The Gateway Pundit and CNBC
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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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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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Barr just caved in to House Democrats' demands for evidence of Trump's alleged crimes
Barr just caved in to House Democrats' demands for evidence of Trump's alleged crimes
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Holding William Barr and Don McGahn in Contempt Must Be Just the Beginning
Holding William Barr and Don McGahn in Contempt Must Be Just the Beginning
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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Rick Gladstone / New York Times:
Iran Bars Times Correspondent From Reporting — The authorities in Iran have barred the Tehran-based correspondent for The New York Times from working for the past four months, the newspaper said Monday. — The correspondent, Thomas Erdbrink, a Netherlands citizen, has reported for The Times from Iran since 2012.
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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 …
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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.
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gofundme.com:
In Memory of Simon Maloy — $12,715 of $125,000 goal Raised by 208 people in 1 hour — On June 10, Simon Maloy passed away after a year-and-a-half-long battle with colon cancer. — Simon was a devoted father and uncle, a loving husband, a beloved son and brother, and a cherished friend and colleague.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Republican Devin Nunes sues Twitter, users over attacks — (CNN)California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and three individual Twitter users, accusing them of defaming him in order to derail his re-election campaign and deter him from the Russia investigation.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
‘He needs some victories’: Trump lashes out over his Mexico deal — At 8:31 p.m. on Friday night, a triumphant President Donald Trump declared that the latest crisis of his own making would be averted, promising to hold off on stiff tariffs because Mexico agreed to “greatly reduce, or eliminate, Illegal Immigration.”
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Chamber of Commerce ends contract with consultant after WSJ investigation — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reviewed cell phone records and ended a contract with a top consultant after the Wall Street Journal detailed the pricey perks enjoyed by chief executive Tom Donohue and reported …
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Nick Hanauer / Business Insider:
Bosses like me have had the power to force employees to work overtime for free. It's time to remind Americans overtime pay is a fundamental right. … - Nick Hanauer is a successful Seattle-based venture capitalist and progressive civic activist. — In this opinion piece …
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Dems to yank bill to raise congressional pay after backlash — House Democratic leaders are postponing consideration of a bill that would include a pay raise for members of Congress, after facing a major backlash from the party's most vulnerable members. — Top Democrats agreed …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Bryan Goldberg Would Like to Buy Your Dying Online Media Property — One day in 2013, Rachel Sklar, the feminist writer and activist, saw something online that set her off. A 30-year-old media entrepreneur named Bryan Goldberg had written an article on the tech website PandoDaily …
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