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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.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump hires another high-profile lawyer as special counsel probe heats up — President Donald Trump has added another high-profile lawyer to his personal legal team as the special counsel investigation heats up. — John Dowd, who investigated Pete Rose for Major League Baseball …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Rosenstein friends say he won't be influenced by Trump tweets
Rosenstein friends say he won't be influenced by Trump tweets
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Sumner Park / The Hill:
Gingrich: A president ‘cannot obstruct justice’
Gingrich: A president ‘cannot obstruct justice’
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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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CNN:
Robert Mueller expands special counsel office, hires 13 lawyers
Robert Mueller expands special counsel office, hires 13 lawyers
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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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Media Matters for America:
What Megyn Kelly says in leaked audio from Alex Jones — Just days ahead of Megyn Kelly's June 18 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the Infowars founder leaked purported audio of him and the NBC anchor. Jones was seeking to defend himself because he believed that Kelly …
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Chris Ariens / TVNewser:
Connecticut NBC Station Won't Air Megyn Kelly Interview with Alex Jones
Connecticut NBC Station Won't Air Megyn Kelly Interview with Alex Jones
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Megyn Kelly Exposed by Alex Jones in Leaked Audio Recordings
Megyn Kelly Exposed by Alex Jones in Leaked Audio Recordings
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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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David French / National Review:
A Sad and Terrible Verdict in Massachusetts — In Massachusetts, we just saw a textbook example of how bad facts (in this case, horrific facts) can make bad law. Here's the Washington Post with the details: … There is no question that Carter behaved terrible.
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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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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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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump reports assets of at least $1.4 billion in financial disclosure — The campaign and the early months of President Donald Trump's presidency have been good for Donald Trump. — The Trump International Hotel, which opened last year just blocks from the White House in a building leased …
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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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BuzzFeed:
The FBI Won't Release Comey's Trump Memos Because They're Part Of “Law Enforcement Proceedings” — BuzzFeed News requested the memos written by former FBI Director James Comey on his interactions with the president via the Freedom of Information Act. — The FBI will not release memos written …
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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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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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Murkowski ‘committed’ to funding Planned Parenthood
Murkowski ‘committed’ to funding Planned Parenthood
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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 …
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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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Tal Kopan / CNN:
Trump administration reverses DAPA in ‘house cleaning’
Trump administration reverses DAPA in ‘house cleaning’
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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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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Here's How Pence Could Pay for a Personal Lawyer in Special Counsel Russia Probe — Vice President Mike Pence's hiring of a personal lawyer to represent him in the special counsel's Russia probe prompted some in Washington to ponder how the former governor, whose financial disclosure …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, hires his own lawyer in Russia probe
Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, hires his own lawyer in Russia probe
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Alex Lockie / Business Insider:
Defense Secretary Mattis explains what war with North Korea would look like — Asked on Thursday by Rep. Tim Ryan of the House Appropriations Committee to explain why the US doesn't just go to war to stop North Korea from developing the capability to hit the US, Secretary of Defense James Mattis painted a grim scenario.
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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 …
Nick Muscavage / MY CENTRAL JERSEY:
Democratic strategist Jim Devine defends #HuntRepublicans, #HuntRepublicanCongressmen tweets — RAHWAY - Jim Devine, a Democratic strategist, sent out a tweet from his Twitter account Wednesday afternoon with the hashtag “HuntRepublicanCongressmen” after the shooting of Republican Congressman Steve Scalise.
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Foreign Policy:
White House Officials Push For Widening War in Syria Over Pentagon Objections — Two Trump officials want to confront Iranian-backed fighters, but Defense Secretary James Mattis has balked at the idea. — A pair of top White House officials is pushing to broaden the war in Syria …
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James DeWolf Perry / Associated Press:
7 US Navy sailors missing, 1 injured after warship collision … SEE ALSO — Seven crew members are reportedly missing and one injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early Saturday morning with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the country's coast guard reported.
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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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