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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein acknowledges he may need to recuse himself from Russia probe, sources say — The senior Justice Department official with ultimate authority over the special counsel's probe of Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election has privately acknowledged …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Declares War on Rosenstein: ‘He Has No Qualms About Throwing Him Under a Bus’ … President Donald Trump woke up on Friday and decided to publicly confirm that he is under criminal investigation—and to put his deputy attorney general in the line of fire.
CNN:
Robert Mueller expands special counsel office, hires 13 lawyers — (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has brought 13 lawyers on board to handle the Russia investigation, with plans to hire more, according to his spokesman Peter Carr. — Mueller has assembled a high-powered team …
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump appears to confirm obstruction investigation, attack Rosenstein in morning tweet rant — President Trump fired off tweets Friday morning attacking the special counsel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, and apparently, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.
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Sumner Park / The Hill:
Gingrich: A president ‘cannot obstruct justice’ — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), a staunch supporter of President Trump, said Friday that a “president cannot obstruct justice.” — Gingrich said that as president, Trump was well within his authority to fire the head of the FBI.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump allies on the offensive against Mueller
Trump allies on the offensive against Mueller
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller's staff grows to 13, with ‘several more in the pipeline’
Mueller's staff grows to 13, with ‘several more in the pipeline’
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Alex Jones Scoops Megyn Kelly And Proves The Media Isn't Ready For The Trolls — Thursday evening, Alex Jones dropped a bomb on Twitter. After a week of roiling controversy surrounding the conspiracy theorist's upcoming interview with Megyn Kelly, Jones announced a plan to take the interview into his own hands and scoop NBC.
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Megyn Kelly Exposed by Alex Jones in Leaked Audio Recordings … Alex Jones, the conspiracy-theorizing host of the Infowars website whose controversial interview with NBC's Megyn Kelly is set to air Sunday night, has fallen back to the argument of every disgruntled interviewee: “They took me out of context.”
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Alex Jones releases more secretly taped Megyn Kelly audio; NBC responds
Alex Jones releases more secretly taped Megyn Kelly audio; NBC responds
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The Root and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile — ST. PAUL — A Minnesota police officer, whose fatal shooting of a black motorist transfixed the nation when his girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath, was acquitted of all charges on Friday. — The officer, Jeronimo Yanez …
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Minn. officer acquitted of manslaughter for shooting Philando Castile during traffic stop — The Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop was acquitted on all charges by a jury Friday, a decision that came nearly a year after the encounter …
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do — Senate Republicans can't answer simple and critical questions about the health care bill they're crafting in secret. — Some still can't say what it's trying to do — other than garner enough votes to pass the Senate …
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Los Angeles Times:
Republican secrecy faces mounting criticism as GOP senators work behind closed doors to repeal Obamacare — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), speaking here to reporters, is facing increasing criticism that GOP leaders are developing their Obamacare repeal in secret. (Getty Images)
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate likely to miss its Obamacare repeal deadline
Senate likely to miss its Obamacare repeal deadline
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
Mitch McConnell is crippling The Resistance with his secret health care bill
Mitch McConnell is crippling The Resistance with his secret health care bill
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Politico, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Fusion
Washington Post:
Michelle Carter, who urged her boyfriend to commit suicide, found guilty in his death — In a landmark case, a Massachusetts judge has ruled that Michelle Carter, who urged her boyfriend through phone calls and text messages to kill himself, is responsible for his death.
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: House Russia investigators want to bring in Trump digital director — Trump: Russia investigation a witch hunt — (CNN)House Russia investigators are planning to call on Brad Parscale, the digital director of President Donald Trump's campaign, as the congressional …
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Assassination List Found On James Hodgkinson's Body — James T. Hodgkinson, the shooter who opened fire on dozens of Republican congressmen and staffers at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia, on Wednesday, had a list of Republican names in his pocket that was recovered by the FBI, The Daily Caller has learned.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Wife of suspected Alexandria shooter speaks out in emotional press conference
Wife of suspected Alexandria shooter speaks out in emotional press conference
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Business Wire:
Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market — Whole Foods Market ranked #28 and Amazon ranked #2 on Fortune's 2017 list of World's Most Admired Companies — SEATTLE & AUSTIN, Texas—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) today announced that they have entered …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Coulter on Trump: ‘This Jackass is Really Ticking Me Off’ — Ann Coulter is furious with President Trump today, and she's not holding back. — Earlier today, Mediaite took notice of how the conservative commentator launched a brutal tweetstorm, blasting Trump for not making more progress …
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Daily Wire and Fox News Insider
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Will Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Stay in U.S., Reversing Campaign Promise — WASHINGTON — President Trump has officially reversed his campaign pledge to deport the so-called Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as small children. — The Department of Homeland …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP sirens blare over Georgia special election — The GOP is bracing for the prospect of a loss in Tuesday's Georgia's special election that could have far-reaching implications for President Donald Trump and his party's fortunes in 2018. — As grim confidential polling data circulates …
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Greg B. Smith / New York Daily News:
President Trump chooses inexperienced woman who planned his son Eric's wedding to run N.Y. federal housing programs — She's arranged tournaments at Trump golf courses, served as the liaison to the Trump family during his presidential campaign, and even arranged Eric Trump's wedding.
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Who in the White House Will Turn Against Donald Trump? — The yearning in the character of Donald Trump for dominance and praise is bottomless, a hunger that is never satisfied. Last week, the President gathered his Cabinet for a meeting with no other purpose than to praise him …
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump unveils new restrictions on travel, business with Cuba — Miami (CNN)President Donald Trump slammed former President Barack Obama's dealings with the communist regime in Cuba on Friday in Miami, charting his own course of more confrontational relations with the Castro-led government.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump announces revisions to parts of Obama's Cuba policy
Trump announces revisions to parts of Obama's Cuba policy
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Beware of Blaming Government for London Tower Fire — Perhaps safety rules could have saved some residents. But at what cost to others' lives? There's always a trade-off. — A few days ago fire swept through Grenfell Tower, a large apartment building in London.
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Joe Duggan / Omaha World-Herald:
Nebraska Democratic Party official won't resign after calling reactions to shooting at GOP baseball practice ‘so funny’ — LINCOLN — A Nebraska Democratic Party official has refused calls to resign her volunteer position after calling reactions to this week's shooting of a high-ranking Republican member …
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Scalise's vital signs have ‘stabilized,’ hospital ‘encouraged’ by ‘improvement’ in last 36 hours — Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., remains in critical condition, hospital officials said this afternoon, after the House majority whip and three others were shot at a baseball field in Alexandria, Virginia, Wednesday.
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Axios, Politico and Associated Press
BuzzFeed:
From Russia With Blood — Lavish London mansions. A hand-painted Rolls-Royce. And eight dead friends. For the British fixer Scot Young, working for Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic meant stunning perks - but also constant danger. His gruesome death is one of 14 that US spy agencies …