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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.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump allies on the offensive against Mueller — President Trump's legal team and political allies have launched a preemptive strike against special counsel Robert Mueller. — Trump's backers are furious about a story that appeared Wednesday in The Washington Post, in which five anonymous sources alleged …
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Politico and The Washington Journal
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 …
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
Trump appears to confirm obstruction investigation, attack Rosenstein in morning tweet rant
Trump appears to confirm obstruction investigation, attack Rosenstein in morning tweet rant
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Sumner Park / The Hill:
Gingrich: A president ‘cannot obstruct justice’
Gingrich: A president ‘cannot obstruct justice’
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RedState, ThinkProgress and The Week
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Mueller hires more than a dozen lawyers for Russia probe, plans to hire more
Mueller hires more than a dozen lawyers for Russia probe, plans to hire more
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CNN, Daily Wire, Outside the Beltway, Talking Points Memo and Washington Free Beacon
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
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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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
Republican secrecy faces mounting criticism as GOP senators work behind closed doors to repeal Obamacare
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Murkowski ‘committed’ to funding Planned Parenthood
Murkowski ‘committed’ to funding Planned Parenthood
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LifeNews.com and Vox
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate likely to miss its Obamacare repeal deadline
Senate likely to miss its Obamacare repeal deadline
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Vox, RedState, Politicus USA and Daily Kos
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
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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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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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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National Review, ACLU Massachusetts, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
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Sergio Bichao / New Jersey 101.5:
‘Hunt’ Republicans, says Union County Democrat in response to shooting — RAHWAY — A longtime Democratic operative from Union County has responded to the Wednesday shooting of a congressman by calling for a “hunt” of Republicans. — James Devine posted several messages on Facebook …
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TheBlaze, The Daily Caller and IJR
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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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Talking Points Memo
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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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 …
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, Fox News Insider and Liberty Unyielding
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 …
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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USA Today, Daily Wire and Politico
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 …
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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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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Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
Can Paul Ryan Push Republicans to Prioritize Poverty? — Not two weeks into the new congressional session, Paul Ryan is enjoying a moment—and not just because he scraped off that scraggly excuse for a “hunting beard” he'd been sporting. (I cannot overstate how relieved other members of Congress were to see it go.)
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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.
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