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Wall Street Journal:
Special Counsel Mueller Impanels Washington Grand Jury in Russia Probe — Expansion beyond Flynn grand jury is a sign the investigation in election meddling is ramping up — Special Counsel Robert Mueller has impaneled a grand jury in Washington to investigate Russia's interference in the 2016 elections …
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One year into the FBI's Russia investigation, Mueller is on the Trump money trail — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)Federal investigators exploring whether Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russian spies have seized on Trump and his associates' financial ties to Russia …
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
Exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in relation to Russian lawyer, Trump Jr. meeting - sources — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grand jury subpoenas have been issued in connection with the June 2016 meeting between Donald Trump Jr., a Russian lawyer and others, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller Issuing Subpoenas Through Washington Grand Jury — WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia's attempts to disrupt last year's presidential election, has issued subpoenas from a Washington-based grand jury in recent weeks, according to several lawyers involved in the case.
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Murray Waas / Vox:
Exclusive: top FBI officials could testify against Trump
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Associated Press:
Mueller's job would be protected by bipartisan Senate bill
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump attorney: president not considering firing Mueller
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller taps Washington grand jury in Russia probe
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Mueller Impanels Grand Jury In Federal Russia Probe
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Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Senators launch bipartisan effort to ensure Trump cannot fire Mueller
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Trump urged Mexican president to end his public defiance on border wall, transcript reveals — President Trump made building a wall along the southern U.S. border and forcing Mexico to pay for it core pledges of his campaign. — But in his first White House call with Mexico's president …
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Highlights … JANUARY 27, 2017, FROM 9:35 TO 10:28 A.M. EST. — Hello, good morning. — Mr. President, good morning. — How are you, Mr. President? — I am good. How are you? It is good to speak with you. Let me switch to Spanish so I will be more comfortable.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Australia's Prime Minister Slowly Realizes Trump Is a Complete Idiot — The transcript of Donald Trump's discussion with Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull obtained by the Washington Post reveals many things, but the most significant may be that Trump in his private negotiations …
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Top Dem Wants Congress to Investigate Trump Transcript Leaks
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Leaking Transcripts of Trump's Calls Is So Dangerous
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Kelly gives McMaster cover in West Wing battles
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump admits he punked his supporters on Mexico paying for the wall
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
West Virginia Governor to Switch from Democrat to Republican — WASHINGTON — Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia, a Democrat who was elected last year even as President Trump carried the state by 42 points, is expected to announce Thursday night at a rally with Mr. Trump that he is changing parties …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
West Virginia's governor is switching parties. And Democrats just hit a new low.
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
West Virginia's Democratic governor will flip to Republican Party
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Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Flynn details tie to data firm, transition pay — https://www.apnews.com/a250d1088af44a3b 8b55275dc97de608 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is revealing a brief advisory role with a firm related …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate blocks Trump from making recess appointments over break — The Senate blocked President Trump from being able to make recess appointments on Thursday as lawmakers leave Washington for their summer break. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski — (R-Alaska), doing wrap up for the entire Senate …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Senate Finally Gives Trump His Administration
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
This is not how Mitch McConnell wanted to head into recess
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New York Times:
John Kelly Quickly Moves to Impose Military Discipline on White House — WASHINGTON — In his six months as Homeland Security secretary, John F. Kelly often described the White House as one of the most dysfunctional organizations he had ever seen, complained to colleagues and allies about its meddling …
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Sara A. Carter / circa.com:
A letter from H.R. McMaster said Susan Rice will keep her top-secret security clearance — Almost one month after it was disclosed that former President Obama's National Security Adviser Susan Rice was unmasking members of President Trump's team and other Americans, Trump's own national security adviser …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
You Can Thank Leakers for New Russia Sanctions
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Washington Post:
Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president's company — The Secret Service has vacated its command post inside Trump Tower in Manhattan following a dispute between the government and President Trump's company over the terms of a lease for the space …
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump's new top aide assures Sessions his job is safe — https://apnews.com/0d5486490cf94f7cb995 17ed1abbf07e — Link copied! — NEW YORK (AP) — New White House chief of staff John Kelly, in one of his first acts in his new post, called Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reassure …
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Spicer savors his last days in the White House
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USA Today:
Should you seal your penis shut with a Jiftip sticker during sex? It's risky, doctor says … A new product created in a “desperate attempt to avoid using condoms” involves men using a sticker to seal their urethras shut during sex. — The product, named “Jiftip”, is a sticker that covers …
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
The Ugly History of Stephen Miller's ‘Cosmopolitan’ Epithet — When TV news viewers saw Trump adviser Stephen Miller accuse Jim Acosta of harboring a “cosmopolitan bias” during Wednesday's news conference, they might have wondered whether he was accusing the CNN White House reporter …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats begin to see Pelosi as a 2018 problem — Nancy Pelosi might actually be in trouble. — In a survey of 20 Democratic House candidates, only one - a former Senate staffer from Orange County, California - would state support for the congresswoman staying on as leader of the House Democratic Caucus.
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