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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
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Murray Waas / Vox:
Exclusive: top FBI officials could testify against Trump
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Sabrina Siddiqui / The Guardian:
Senators launch bipartisan effort to ensure Trump cannot fire Mueller
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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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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 …
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Washington Post:
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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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Top Dem Wants Congress to Investigate Trump Transcript Leaks
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Kelly gives McMaster cover in West Wing battles
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Leaking Transcripts of Trump's Calls Is So Dangerous
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump admits he punked his supporters on Mexico paying for the wall
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Daily Kos, Raw Story and The Guardian
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. — In November, Republicans solidified and/or expanded their majorities at all levels of governance, and it looked like things couldn't get worse for Democrats. Except, it just did.
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Fox News:
West Virginia's Democratic governor to announce party change at Trump rally
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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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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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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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Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Exclusive: Wasserman Schultz talks about arrested aide Imran Awan — “I believe that I did the right thing, and I would do it again,” Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with the Sun Sentinel about her decision to keep Imran Awan employed as information technology aide for six months …
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John Herrman / New York Times:
For the New Far Right, YouTube Has Become the New Talk Radio — In June, Zack Exley, a political organizer and a fellow at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, published a report on “Black Pigeon Speaks,” a political commentator on YouTube.
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