NBC announces five moderators for first Democratic debate  —  The presidential primary face off, hosted by NBC News, MSNBC and Telemundo, will take place in Miami on June 26-27.  —  NBC announced on Tuesday the five moderators for the first Democratic presidential primary debate, set for later this month.

CNN BREAKING NEWS: ‘Biden to Eviscerate Trump Today in Iowa Speech’  —  CNN's New Day previewed an advance copy of a stump speech that Joe Biden plans to give during a campaign visit today in Iowa later on Tuesday, and according to the on-screen chyron, the former Vice President will “eviscerate” President Donald Trump.

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 …

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.

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.

Exclusive: Trump campaign considering putting resources in Oregon  —  CNN gets rare look into Trump's re-election campaign  —  (CNN)The Trump campaign is considering putting resources into Oregon, CNN has learned, a state where Hillary Clinton beat the President by 11 percentage points in 2016.

As He Blocks Election Security Bills, McConnell Takes Checks from Voting Machine Lobbyists  —  The bills McConnell is blocking would subject the voting machine vendors to new cybersecurity regulations and could reduce their overall sales to states.  —  EDITED BY

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Seattle yoga teacher's ‘Undoing Whiteness’ class: Founded on deep purpose, it's triggered outrage  —  Laura Humpf braced herself for fresh salvos of death threats, rage-soaked slurs and indictments of “reverse racism” from media provocateurs.  —  The Seattle yoga instructor had endured it before …

Netflix's False Story of the Central Park Five  —  Ava DuVernay's miniseries wrongly portrays them as totally innocent—and defames me in the process.  —  At about 9 p.m. April 19, 1989, a large group of young men gathered on the corner of 110th Street and Fifth Avenue for the purpose …

Leaked documents reveal Russian effort to exert influence in Africa  —  Exclusive: Kremlin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin leading push to turn continent into strategic hub, documents show  —  Russia is seeking to bolster its presence in at least 13 countries across Africa by building relations with existing rulers …

Trump's transgender military ban is losing support even his own party  —  And recent history suggests this kind of issue is headed in one direction — away from Trump's position.  —  It has been two months since the Trump administration put the president's ban on people in the military into effect …

Gun Seller That Bet Big on Hillary Clinton Getting Elected Goes Bankrupt  — Inventory swelled ahead of anticipated 2016 Democratic victory  — Wellspring, Prospect and Summit control more than 90% stake  —  Firearms distributor United Sporting Cos. loaded up on guns ahead …

Pence says move to bar rainbow flags outside U.S. embassies was ‘the right decision’  —  Vice President Pence on Monday defended the Trump administration's barring of rainbow flags from being flown on flagpoles outside U.S. embassies during LGBTQ Pride Month, calling it “the right decision.”

We Need Fully Automated Luxury Communism  —  Asteroid mining.  Gene editing.  Synthetic meat.  We could provide for the needs of everyone, in style.  It just takes some imagination.  —  Mr. Bastani is the author of the forthcoming “Fully Automated Luxury Communism: A Manifesto.”  — June 11, 2019

New York Times to Cease Political Cartoons After anti-Semitic Depiction of Netanyahu  —  ‘Maybe we should start worrying,’ one cartoonist says  —  The New York Times announced on Monday that it will cease publishing political cartoons, weeks after the newspaper came under fire for publishing …

Iran releases U.S. permanent resident Nizar Zakka, lawyer says  —  The move comes against the backdrop of a flurry of diplomatic activity by U.S. allies aimed at lowering the temperature between the two adversaries.  —  A Lebanese man with permanent U.S. residency who had been imprisoned …

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.

Trump's Competition for Most Unpopular Politician in New York: de Blasio  —  A statewide poll suggests that President Trump is better liked than Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has become more unpopular since declaring his 2020 candidacy.  —  Mayor Bill de Blasio has at least one thing in common …

Are Google and YouTube Evil?  No, But Don't Let That Get in the Way of Your Feelings.  —  By now, you probably know that YouTube is pure evil.  Or maybe just dumber than a box of rocks.  Either way, get ready for major political and regulatory action against Google, which has owned …

Buttigieg puts focus on foreign policy as he hammers Trump  —  Facing questions on the trail about whether his campaign has put forward enough big ideas, Pete Buttigieg plans to make one area his own: foreign policy.  —  The South Bend, Ind., mayor will give a major address on his national security …

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 …

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 …

‘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.