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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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New York Times:
Friend Says Trump Is Considering Firing Mueller as Special Counsel — WASHINGTON — A longtime friend of President Trump said on Monday that Mr. Trump was considering whether to fire Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the president's campaign and Russian officials.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump surrogates go after Mueller — Robert Mueller's glow is fading. — The special counsel who earned bipartisan praise last month as an unimpeachable investigator who would give President Donald Trump a fair shake in the Russia probe is now taking heat from Trump surrogates intent on trying to undercut his integrity.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
If Trump tips into full blown authoritarianism, will Republicans step up? Don't count on it. — THE MORNING PLUM: — If President Trump took the drastic step of trying to remove special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, would congressional Republicans step up and act to constrain him?
Associated Press:
Trump Cheerleaders Turn on Special Counsel Mueller
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Politico and emptywheel
Erica R. Hendry / PBS NewsHour:
Trump confidant: 'I think he's considering perhaps terminating the special counsel'
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Washington Post, ERIC POSNER, NBC News, CNBC, The Hill, Common Dreams, theGrio, Media Matters for America and Fox News
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Should Trump fire Mueller, Part Two [UPDATED]
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The Hill, The Last Tradition and Daily Wire
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump friend floats possibility of firing special counsel in Russian probe
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Fast Company, The Week and Outside the Beltway
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
A Friend of Trump's Reports That He Is Considering Firing Robert Mueller
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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 …
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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 …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Jeff Sessions personally asked Congress to let him prosecute medical marijuana providers — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is asking congressional leaders to undo federal medical marijuana protections that have been in place since 2014, according to a May letter that became public Monday.
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The Week
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
TRUMP'S lunch companions today …
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Washington Post, Conservative News Today and The Week
New York Times:
Sessions's Senate Testimony: How to Watch and What to Expect
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Judge orders DOJ to produce Sessions' clearance form
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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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Travis M. Andrews / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly dropped as host for Sandy Hook group's gala over Alex Jones interview — Megyn Kelly's NBC interview with Infowars's Alex Jones is not scheduled to air until Sunday, but it's already caused intense controversy. — Jones, whom The Washington Post has described as a …
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Sandy Hook Benefit Drops Megyn Kelly as Host After She Interviews Hoaxer Alex Jones — Megyn Kelly is facing repercussions following her interview with Sandy Hook hoaxer Alex Jones. — Sandy Hook Promise, a leading gun violence prevention organization, released a statement on Monday …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier, said to be in a coma, released from North Korea — In this Feb. 29, 2016 photo, American student Otto Warmbier speaks to reporters in Pyongyang, North Korea. Secretary of State Tillerson said Tuesday that North Korea has released the jailed U.S. university student.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal On New Russia Sanctions — Senators on Monday evening reached a bipartisan deal to impose new sanctions on Russia over its attempts to meddle in the 2016 election, its involvement in the conflict in Syria and its invasion of Crimea.
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Senate strikes bipartisan deal to boost Russia sanctions
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate strikes deal to exert power over Russia sanctions
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The Washington Journal, IJR and Politicus USA
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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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 …
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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.
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Alan Henry / Broadway World:
Delta Sponsored 2012 Guthrie Theater Season Which Featured Obama Inspired Julius Caesar — On Sunday night, Delta Air Lines announced that they were ending their four-year-old sponsorship agreement with The Public Theater over their current Shakespeare in the Park production of JULIUS CAESAR.
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
John Kasich Backs Slow Medicaid Rollback, but With More Money — WASHINGTON — Ohio's influential Republican governor, John R. Kasich, said on Monday that he could accept a gradual phaseout of the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but only if Congress provides states …
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Political Wire
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Plurality Of Voters Think Trump Obstructed Justice
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Business Insider, IJR, Politicus USA and Political Wire
Aditya Chakrabortty / The Guardian:
Our leaders have lost touch with reality - just like the banks did — Unless the political class faces up to our economic failure, there will be no recovery from this crisis — ven as their world came apart, the bankers clung to denial. By August 2007, the flagship hedge fund of Wall Street's …
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Kate McCann / Telegraph:
Tory and Labour MPs plot secret deal to ensure soft Brexit
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