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NBC News:
Flynn, Manafort Are Key Figures In Russia Probe Mueller Will Lead — Former Trump aides Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort have emerged as key figures in the FBI's investigation into Russian campaign interference, which has just been taken over by a special counsel, four law enforcement officials told NBC News.
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Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election — The Justice Department has decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible coordination between Trump associates and Russian officials seeking to meddle in last year's election …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republican raises impeachment for Trump — (R-Mich.) on Wednesday said reports that President Trump pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation would merit impeachment if true, becoming the first Republican lawmaker to broach the idea.
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Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles — Political action committee registered Wednesday with FEC — Neither Biden nor Cheney had active leadership PACs in office — While President Donald Trump's White House grapples with the fallout from his firing of the former FBI director …
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Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Justice names special counsel for Russia investigation — The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russia's involvement in the U.S. election. — Mueller, a former prosecutor who served a 12-year term at the helm of the bureau …
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has appointed Robert S. Mueller III, the former F.B.I. director, to serve as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in the election …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Robert Mueller appointed special counsel to oversee probe into Russia's interference in 2016 election — The United States Department of Justice has announced that a special counsel has been appointed to investigate Russian interference into last year's presidential election and links …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump to graduates: ‘No politician in history... has been treated worse’
Trump to graduates: ‘No politician in history... has been treated worse’
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Comey Memo Fallout: Mueller Is Named Special Counsel
Comey Memo Fallout: Mueller Is Named Special Counsel
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump
The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump
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New York Times:
The Criminal President? — After the revelations of the past 24 hours …
The Criminal President? — After the revelations of the past 24 hours …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Trump Has Really Screwed Himself This Time
Trump Has Really Screwed Himself This Time
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The guy who predicted Comey's memos thinks the former FBI director may be trying to take down Trump
The guy who predicted Comey's memos thinks the former FBI director may be trying to take down Trump
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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump — KIEV, Ukraine — A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation …
Jeff Larson / ProPublica:
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago — We tested internet security at four Trump properties. It's not good. — Two weeks ago, on a sparkling spring morning, we went trawling along Florida's coastal waterway. But not for fish. — We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon …
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Politico:
Democratic leaders seek to stifle impeachment talk — House Democrats are buzzing about the possibility of President Donald Trump being impeached. But party leaders aren't going there — at least not yet. — Top Democrats in the House and Senate know their liberal base is clamoring for a harder line …
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AJ Vicens / Mother Jones:
Two GOP Congressmen Suggest Trump May Have Committed Impeachable Offense
Two GOP Congressmen Suggest Trump May Have Committed Impeachable Offense
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump
First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Jack Welch: Impeachment of Trump would ‘blow the market away’
Jack Welch: Impeachment of Trump would ‘blow the market away’
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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
Here's why Comey couldn't just quit in February
Here's why Comey couldn't just quit in February
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Michelle Kosinski:
This is How Your Government Responds to Unfavorable News Coverage — Monday night, as the story of the President giving classified information to the Russians was in full evolution, I get a call from this guy: — RC Hammond, the State Department's communications advisor, who had his facts wrong about what was reported and by whom.
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
What Does Barack Obama Really Think of Donald Trump? 'He's Nothing But a Bullsh-ter' — She packs her own lunch, and he still isn't allowed to drive. Subscribe now for all about Michelle and Barack Obama's lives after moving out of the White House - only in PEOPLE
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump turns to ex-campaign aides as scandals pile up — President Donald Trump, frustrated by his aides' handling of the multiple scandals engulfing the White House, is turning to the comfort of his old campaign advisers. — Former officials including Jason Miller, David Bossie …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump looks to foreign trip for reset after domestic drama
Trump looks to foreign trip for reset after domestic drama
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke accepts job in Department of Homeland Security — Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will leave office next month to accept a federal appointment as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Sheriff David Clarke lands job at Homeland Security
Sheriff David Clarke lands job at Homeland Security
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Austin American-Statesman:
‘THIS IS CRAZY’: Austin man sues date for texting during movie — A man is suing a Round Rock woman for texting during a movie date at the Barton Creek Square theater, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Travis County. — Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim Thursday against his date.
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Max Kutner / Newsweek:
FBI NOT PROBING DNC STAFFER SETH RICH'S MURDER, DESPITE WIKILEAKS CLAIM — U.S. SETH RICH #DNCLEAKS DNC HACK DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE — The FBI is not investigating the unsolved murder of former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, Newsweek has learned.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Family of slain DNC staffer demands retractions from Fox News, local TV station
Family of slain DNC staffer demands retractions from Fox News, local TV station
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Jimmy Fallon Was on Top of the World. Then Came Trump. — Ambling onto the Art Deco set of “The Tonight Show” for his monologue rehearsal one Monday afternoon, Jimmy Fallon gave the crowd here at Studio 6B a warm, practiced welcome before trying out a new batch of jokes about the French election …
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian State-Run Bank Financed Deal Involving Trump Hotel Partner — A Russian-Canadian developer put money into a Donald Trump hotel project in Toronto after receiving hundreds of millions from a deal involving Russian state-run bank VEB.
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David Montero / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Jones settles Chobani lawsuit and retracts comments about refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho — Inside the Chobani Yogurt factory in Twin Falls, Idaho. — Alex Jones backed down. Again. — The far-right conspiracy theorist agreed Wednesday to settle a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Greek yogurt manufacturer Chobani.
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Matt O'Brien / Washington Post:
Why liberal democracy only dies when conservatives help — Liberal democracy is not dead, but it's not well. From Hungary to Poland to even the United States, far-right populists have won power, and, in a few cases, are busy consolidating it. — In some sense, it shouldn't be too surprising …
Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Rule Out Moving Israel Embassy to Jerusalem — The embassy will remain in Tel Aviv for now, official says — Administration seeks to avoid provoking Palestinians — President Donald Trump has decided not to immediately move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem …
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Washington Examiner:
GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him — Republicans in Congress fear President Trump could torpedo their majorities if he doesn't save his White House from constant crisis and pivot to the issues voters elected him to deal with. — Trump has been besieged by his handling …
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