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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another prosecutor joins Trump-Russia probe — An attorney working on the Justice Department's highest-profile money laundering case recently transferred off that assignment in order to join the staff of the special prosecutor investigating the Trump campaign's potential ties to Russia, POLITICO has learned.
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CNN:
Brooke Baldwin: Speaking like this to women in 2017? No way — Brooke Baldwin is a Peabody Award finalist who anchors the 2-4 p.m. ET edition of CNN Newsroom. The views expressed in this commentary are solely the author's. — (CNN)"Boobs." — Yep, he said it.
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Clay Travis used his ‘First Amendment and boobs’ line long before he shocked CNN
Clay Travis used his ‘First Amendment and boobs’ line long before he shocked CNN
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Outkick the Coverage, NewsBusters, Mediaite, Althouse and The Big Lead
Wall Street Journal:
GOP Congressman Sought Trump Deal on WikiLeaks, Russia — Rep. Rohrabacher asks for pardon of Julian Assange in return for evidence of no 2016 election meddling — WASHINGTON—A U.S. congressman contacted the White House this week trying to broker a deal that would end WikiLeaks founder …
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Wall Street Journal:
Frustration With Republicans Drove Donald Trump to Deal With Democrats — Shift raises prospect of future collaborations; Nancy Pelosi says White House and GOP 'don't have the votes' — Months of mounting frustration with the lack of progress in the Republican-led Congress drove President Donald Trump …
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Booman Tribune
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Hill Republicans' influence ebbs, and they're not sure what to do about it
Hill Republicans' influence ebbs, and they're not sure what to do about it
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Power Line and Vox
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Faced with an up-or-down choice on Charlottesville resolution, Trump chooses third option — WASHINGTON — In sending the president a joint resolution condemning “racist violence” in Charlottesville, Congress gave President Trump a choice: sign the resolution and reject white supremacists, or veto it and align with the far right.
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Alicia Cohn / The Hill:
California asks Congress to officially censure Trump over Charlottesville
California asks Congress to officially censure Trump over Charlottesville
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Politicus USA
Chris Smith / Vanity Fair:
Did Jared Kushner's Data Operation Help Select Facebook Targets for the Russians? — The Russians used social media to rile the electorate. Investigators wonder if they had inside help. — The headlines were about Facebook admitting it had sold ad space to Russian groups trying to sway the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Gave Special Counsel Robert Mueller More Details on Russian Ad Buys Than Congress — Social-media company shared copies of ads and account information, people familiar with the matter said — Facebook Inc. FB .40% has handed over to special counsel Robert Mueller detailed records …
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Associated Press:
Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds — https://apnews.com/0756ba7480444895b4fa bc9a2f0909b3 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's inaugural committee raised an unprecedented $107 million for a ceremony that officials promised would be …
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
New York Times publishes eye-popping correction on campus-sexual-assault book review — In reviewing Vanessa Grigoriadis's new book on campus sexual assault, Michelle Goldberg credits the author for some fine reporting. “Her kaleidoscopic tour through the campus sexual assault controversy …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Trump Gives Conservatives Their Just Comeuppance — Uh-oh. I'm starting to enjoy Donald Trump's presidency. — I enjoy the rage it inspires in Laura Ingraham. On news that the president had struck a tentative deal with Democrats to help the beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals …
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Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Acquitted officer Stockley: 'Everyone wants someone to blame, but I'm just not the guy' — After almost six years, a judge confirmed Friday what Jason Stockley had always believed: He was not guilty of murder. — “It feels like a burden has been lifted, but the burden of having …
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Raw Story:
There is no such thing as a good Trump voter — As if any further evidence was needed, the last few weeks have provided ample proof to arrive at a single conclusion: There is no such thing as a good Trump voter. This may be a hard pill to swallow for those with loved ones who voted for Trump.
Jim Brady / ESPN:
ESPN awash in rising political tide — As public editor, I've referenced ESPN's internal and external battles over politics and cultural coverage many times in the past 10 months. Despite public suggestions by some at ESPN that the issue is overblown, events on the ground constantly belie that claim.
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Patrick Redford / Deadspin:
Here's What ESPN Employees Are Saying About The Jemele Hill Situation On Their Private Message Board
Here's What ESPN Employees Are Saying About The Jemele Hill Situation On Their Private Message Board
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Washington Post, ThinkProgress and USA Today, more at Mediagazer »
Los Angeles Times:
Dealing with Democrats? Protecting ‘Dreamers’? Here in Arizona that's just fine with these Trump supporters — Supporters of President Trump in Arizona said they had no problem with him cutting deals Democrats to allow so-called Dreamers to stay in the U.S. (Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
BBC:
Parsons Green: Armed police search house over Tube bombing — Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of a terror offence in connection with Friday's attack on a London Tube train. — Armed police are searching a house in Sunbury, Surrey, where nearby residents have been evacuated.
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Raw Story and Mynewsdesk
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Parsons Green terrorist attack
Parsons Green terrorist attack
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The Daily Caller, New York Times, NPR and Metro.co.uk
Michelle Cottle / The Atlantic:
Cutting Taxes Will Be Harder Than Trump Thinks — On most Tuesdays, known around Capitol Hill as “fly-in day,” House Ways and Means chairman Kevin Brady holds a quickie media gaggle outside his office, providing reporters the chance to grill him about the coming week's hot issues.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Justice Department ends program scrutinizing local police forces — An arm of the Justice Department said Friday it would roll back Obama-era efforts to investigate local police departments and issue public reports about their failings — another way in which the Trump administration is trying to adopt a tough pro-police stance.
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Talking Points Memo, U.S. Department of Justice and The Root
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