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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 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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Katie Mettler / Philly.com:
Pence's lawyer is the godfather of Comey's daughter
Pence's lawyer is the godfather of Comey's daughter
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Talking Points Memo, Above the Law and Real Clear Politics
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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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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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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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Alex Jones Scoops Megyn Kelly And Proves The Media Isn't Ready For The Trolls
Alex Jones Scoops Megyn Kelly And Proves The Media Isn't Ready For The Trolls
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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Variety, The Nation, ThinkProgress, CNNMoney and Axios
Richard Elliot / WSB-TV:
6TH DISTRICT POLL: Ossoff leads Handel by less than 2 points — ATLANTA - With just a few days to go before Georgia's 6th Congressional District runoff, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel are still very, very close. — Our latest WSB-Landmark Communications poll of 800 likely voters …
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David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement:
WATCH: Karen Handel Cites Her Faith to Tell Mom of LGBTQ Child She's Against Gay People Adopting, Having Families
WATCH: Karen Handel Cites Her Faith to Tell Mom of LGBTQ Child She's Against Gay People Adopting, Having Families
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump's shadow and stalled GOP agenda loom over close Georgia race
Trump's shadow and stalled GOP agenda loom over close Georgia race
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The National Interest
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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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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Joe Tacopino / New York Post:
Protester rushes stage at controversial ‘Julius Caesar’ production — A woman was arrested after rushing the stage at the controversial production of ‘Julius Caesar’ in Central Park Friday night during a stunt live streamed on social media. — Laura Loomer, who works for the alt-right website The Rebel …
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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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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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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 …
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
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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IJR, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and AOL
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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Middle East Eye and The National Interest
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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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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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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Raw Story, The Hill and Political Wire
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 …
Breitbart London / Associated Press:
Germany Opening First Liberal Mosque Where Men, Women and Gays Pray Together — BERLIN (AP) — Seyran Ates' vision of a liberal mosque where all Muslims can pray together — women and men, Sunni and Shiite, straight and gay — is almost a reality, and the 54-year-old daughter of Turkish guest workers …
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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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Jeremy Berke / Business Insider:
One of Trump's closest allies is starting a lobbying group to change the President's stance on marijuana — Longtime Trump adviser and staunch conservative Roger Stone has a new mission: legalizing marijuana nationwide. — Stone announced on Friday at the Cannabis World Congress …
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Raw Story and Liberal Values