| No Images? Click here  Tuesday, June 11BIDEN: GOP ‘KNOWS BETTER’ AFTER TRUMP Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told a room of donors and lobbyists that Republicans “know better” and suggested the GOP would be open to cooperation after Donald Trump’s presidency. [HuffPost]AMASH QUITS FREEDOM CAUCUS Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) has stepped down from the conservative House Freedom Caucus, weeks after becoming the first Republican member of Congress to publicly support impeachment proceedings against Trump. [HuffPost]‘TIGER MOM'S' DAUGHTER SECURES CLERKSHIP WITH KAVANAUGH The daughter of Amy Chua, the Yale law professor who popularized herself as the “Tiger Mom” and defended Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh against sexual assault allegations last year, has secured a coveted clerkship with the controversial judge. [HuffPost]HELICOPTER CRASHES ONTO MANHATTAN ROOF A pilot was killed in a helicopter crash-landing atop the high-rise AXA Equitable building in Midtown Manhattan. The crash at approximately 2 p.m. caused a fire and emergency response that hit a terrifying nerve for many. [HuffPost]INSIDE AMERICA’S GOFUNDME HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Every day, an untold number of Americans are diagnosed with a devastating illness or suffer a sudden injury. This often comes at a staggering financial cost, and thousands have turned to crowdfunding website GoFundMe in recent years to help cover medical bills. [HuffPost]SUPREME COURT REJECTS SILENCER CHALLENGE The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers, just days after a gunman used one in a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in Virginia. [AP]
 WATERGATE WITNESS: THIS IS NIXON 2.0 Former Nixon White House counsel and star Watergate witness John Dean told a House panel on Monday that he sees similarities between Trump’s actions and those of former President Richard Nixon. [HuffPost]RUSSIAN PAPERS SUPPORT DETAINED JOURNALIST Respected news outlets Kommersant, RBK and Vedomosti published a joint statement criticizing the arrest of investigative reporter Ivan Golunov, 36, who works for independent news site Meduza. [HuffPost]TRUMP ATTACKS U.S. BUSINESS GROUP An official of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce accused the president of “weaponizing” tariffs and hurting American businesses, farmers and consumers. Trump responded by insulting Myron Brilliant, head of international affairs at the largest business lobbying organization in the U.S.. [HuffPost]CLOCK TICKING ON ANTI-ABORTION DEM Dan Lipinski has been comfortably reelected to his seat in Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District for 14 years, and before that, his dad represented the district for 22 years. Both are conservative Democrats. But in recent years, as his party ― and, arguably, his district ― has shifted to the left on cultural issues, Lipinski has not. [HuffPost]CANADA’S PLAN TO BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the country will ban single-use plastics as early as 2021, following similar actions by California, Hawaii and New York. [HuffPost]HONG KONG PUSHES EXTRADITION BILL Hong Kong’s leader signaled that her government will push ahead with amendments to extradition laws despite a massive protest against them that underscored fears about China’s broadening footprint in the semi-autonomous territory. [AP]
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