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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
If Trump Fires Mueller (Or Orders His Firing)  —  Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller leads a briefing for the President on the Boston Marathon bombings (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)  —  There are growing indications that President Trump may be thinking about getting rid of Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump surrogates go after Mueller  —  Many in the president's circle praised the special counsel's appointment last month but have publicly turned against him in recent days.  —  Robert Mueller's glow is fading.  —  The special counsel who earned bipartisan praise last month …
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
A Friend of Trump's Reports That He Is Considering Firing Robert Mueller
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Associated Press:
The Latest: Schiff says firing Mueller would echo Watergate
Discussion: Politico
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Should Trump fire Mueller, Part Two [UPDATED]
Discussion: New York Magazine, RedState and Vox
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump friend floats possibility of firing special counsel in Russian probe
Julia Ioffe / The Atlantic:
Why Did Jeff Sessions Really Meet With Sergey Kislyak?  —  It can be hard to get a straight answer out of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.  —  When Senator Al Franken asked then-Senator Sessions at his Senate confirmation hearing on January 10 whether he “communicated with the Russian government …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
What Jeff Sessions will say in his Senate hearing  —  On Tuesday afternoon Jeff Sessions will face the Senate Intelligence Committee in an open hearing, where senators will grill the Attorney General about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.  —  Here's how Sessions will address …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
TRUMP'S lunch companions today — FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: Sergey Kislyak plays host for Russia Day — the DAWSEY DOWNLOAD — GOP and DEM talking points on Sessions — GOP to Trump: Don't dump Mueller — B'DAY: Eli Stokols  —  Listen to the Playbook Audio Briefing http://bit.ly/2snuwdR …
Discussion: The Week
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Judge orders DOJ to produce Sessions' clearance form  —  DOJ: Sessions didn't disclose Russia meetings  —  Washington (CNN)A US District Court judge in Washington gave the Justice Department one month to make public a page of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' clearance form …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sessions' loyalty to Trump will be put to the test
Discussion: ABC News and The Hill
Bloomberg:
Russian Breach of 39 States Threatens Future U.S. Elections  —  Hackers said to take measure of voting systems, databases  —  A ‘red phone’ warning to the Kremlin from Obama White House  —  Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread …
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
J.P. Morgan Removes NBC News Ads Over Megyn Kelly Interview with Alex Jones  —  So far, advertisers—with one notable exception—have remained quiet as Sandy Hook families criticize the NBC host for her sit-down with the Infowars founder  —  NBC anchor Megyn Kelly's plan to air an interview …
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ProPublica:
Trump's Personal Lawyer Boasted That He Got Preet Bharara Fired  —  Marc Kasowitz, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer in the Russia investigation, has boasted to friends and colleagues that he played a central role in the firing of Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney …
Mike Allen / Axios:
This isn't normal: Inside Trump's daily disruptions  —  We try very hard here to simply explain the Trump White House, and not join the pile-on.  To us, the Trump world doesn't need more noise — it needs more explanation and illumination.  But there are moments when it's important to remind …
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Trump's Cabinet, With a Prod, Extols the ‘Blessing’ of Serving Him
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever
CNN:
Exclusive: Dennis Rodman heading to North Korea  —  Hong Kong and Washington (CNN)NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman is expected to arrive in North Korea Tuesday, according to two officials in that country who spoke to CNN.  —  CNN spotted Rodman at Beijing International Airport, where he declined to answer questions.
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Reuters:
North Korea ‘most urgent’ threat to security: Mattis
Discussion: RedState
Bloomberg:
Cook Says Apple Is Focusing on Making an Autonomous Car System  —  For the first time, CEO elaborates on Apple's car plans  —  The company's automotive program has experienced turmoil  —  After years toiling away in secret on its car project, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate strikes deal to exert power over Russia sanctions  —  The Senate has clinched a deal to exert power over President Trump when it comes to sanctions on Russia, according to a key senator involved in the talks.  —  Sen. Bob Corker  —  (R-Tenn.) said lawmakers have struck an agreement …
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Flavia Krause-Jackson / Bloomberg:
Goatskin Might Delay the Queen's Speech  —  Possible postponement could hit monarch's horse-racing plans  —  U.K. prime minister fighting each day for her political life  —  The Queen's Speech — the presentation of Theresa May's new government's program — may be postponed, and the fallout goes from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Discussion: Telegraph and The Daily Caller
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Jack Maidment / Telegraph:
Queen's Speech delayed because it has to be printed on goatskin paper that takes days for ink to dry
Discussion: The Daily Caller
BuzzFeed:
Poison in the System  —  When a financier dropped dead in Britain shortly after exposing a vast Russian crime, police said it was not suspicious.  But with his inquest now underway, BuzzFeed News has uncovered explosive evidence of a suspected Kremlin assassination plot …
Discussion: Axios
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Majority in Georgia 6th have unfavorable view of GOP healthcare bill: poll  —  A majority of likely voters in Georgia's sixth congressional district hold an unfavorable impression of the Republican plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare, according to a new poll by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Kirsten Gillibrand / New York Post:
Democrats' pathetic bid to swear their way into voters' hearts  —  SEE ALSO  —  Al D'Amato was once widely known as “Sen. Pothole” for focusing on local issues.  Kirsten Gillibrand is earning a different nickname: Sen. Potty-mouth.  —  In recent months, leading Democrats …
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
Circa:
WATCH |  Ex-FBI Director James Comey had second, frosty exchange with Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch.  —  Ex-FBI Director James Comey has privately told members of Congress that he had a frosty exchange with Obama Attorney General Loretta Lynch last year when he confronted …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Poll: 47 percent back impeachment for Trump  —  Nearly half of registered voters support President Trump being impeached, a new poll finds.  —  Democratic polling firm Public Policy Polling's new poll released Monday shows that 47 percent of voters support Trump being impeached, while 43 percent oppose it.
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Discussion: The Root, Daily Kos and NPR
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Carter Page Requests Release of FISA Warrant Details ‘Concocted’ by James Comey's FBI
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Etan Vlessing / Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: The Daily Caller
Alan Henry / Broadway World:
Delta Sponsored 2012 Guthrie Theater Season Which Featured Obama Inspired Julius Caesar
Louise Radnofsky / Wall Street Journal:
Secret Service Has No Audio or Transcripts of Any Tapes Made in Trump White House
Congressman Mike Quigley:
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