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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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CNN:
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 …
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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.
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Murray Waas / Vox:
Exclusive: top FBI officials could testify against Trump — The acting head of the bureau told top officials to prepare. — Shortly after the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller in May, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told several of the highest-ranking managers of the bureau …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Reports: Mueller Impanels Grand Jury In Federal Russia Probe
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Associated Press:
Mueller's job would be protected by bipartisan Senate bill
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Washington Newsroom / Reuters:
Mueller impanels Washington grand jury in Russia probe: Wall Street Journal
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Jeff Stein / Vox:
There's now a bipartisan bill to protect Mueller's investigation from Trump
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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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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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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 …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Leaking Transcripts of Trump's Calls Is So Dangerous — Leaking the transcript of a presidential call to a foreign leader is unprecedented, shocking, and dangerous. It is vitally important that a president be able to speak confidentially—and perhaps even more important …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump admits he punked his supporters on Mexico paying for the wall
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Top Dem Wants Congress to Investigate Trump Transcript Leaks
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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 …
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
You Can Thank Leakers for New Russia Sanctions — A good policy outcome, but “unmasking” helped set a troubling precedent that forced Trump to capitulate. — If you are inclined, as I am, to see the new congressional sanctions on Russia as a positive development, then take a moment to thank …
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Trump reportedly thinking about making Mike Pompeo national security adviser, shipping H.R. McMaster to Afghanistan
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
McMaster, On ‘Warpath,’ Purges Key Trump Allies From White House NSC
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Why Doesn't Trump Just Unmask the Unmasking?
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The Daily Signal
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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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
West Virginia's Democratic governor will flip to Republican Party
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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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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Spicer savors his last days in the White House — Sean Spicer has been floating around the White House since he announced his resignation almost two weeks ago, dipping in and out of his office, attending meetings on tax reform and popping up for public ceremonies like retired Gen. John Kelly's swearing …
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump's new top aide assures Sessions his job is safe
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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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Josiah Ryan / CNNMoney:
CNN's Acosta, White House aide clash over immigration at briefing
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Joseph Cox / Motherboard:
Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con — On Wednesday, US authorities detained a researcher who goes by the handle MalwareTech, best known for stopping the spread of the WannaCry ransomware virus. — In May, WannaCry infected hospitals in the UK …
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Mark Finkelstein / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Podhoretz: If Dems win 10-seat House majority, they “will impeach” Trump — “table is being set pretty nicely” for Dems to win House majority in 2018 — Forget about Nancy Pelosi. The true leader of House Democrats is . . . Maxine Waters. — On today's Morning Joe …
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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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
This is not how Mitch McConnell wanted to head into recess — It's as if the summer turned into the perfect storm against the best-laid plans of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. — Soon after Memorial Day, McConnell (R-Ky.) drew up a game plan around approving a rewrite of the Affordable Care Act by the end of June.
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