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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump lawyers scramble to prepare for new stage of Russia probe — President Donald Trump's White House and personal lawyers scrambled Saturday to learn where the knife might fall in the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller, triggering a guessing game among aides after days of trying …
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Wall Street Journal:
First Charges Filed in Russia Probe Led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller — At least one defendant is expected to be taken into custody as soon as Monday — At least one person was charged Friday in connection with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's criminal investigation into alleged Russian meddling …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump team's response to Russia news: Focus on Clinton, leaks or anything else — The White House has been anticipating for months that special counsel Robert Mueller would eventually file criminal charges in his Russia investigation. But President Donald Trump, his lawyers …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
What Mueller's move means — As soon as Monday, the Mueller investigation begins a new phase that moves it from background music in national politics to center stage, with massive stakes for President Trump and both parties. — What's new: “A federal grand jury in Washington [yesterday] …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Former Trump campaign boss reacts to Mueller news by attacking ‘the Clinton administration’
Former Trump campaign boss reacts to Mueller news by attacking ‘the Clinton administration’
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Ex-CIA Director Spoke to Mueller About Flynn's Alleged Turkish Scheme
Ex-CIA Director Spoke to Mueller About Flynn's Alleged Turkish Scheme
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USA Today:
Hundreds of white nationalists, counter-protesters turn out at Tennessee rallies — MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Hundreds of white nationalists and counter-protesters turned out to exchange chants and slogans Saturday at two White Lives Matter rallies in Tennessee.
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Cameron McWhirter / Wall Street Journal:
Tennessee Towns Heighten Security Ahead of White Nationalist Rallies
Tennessee Towns Heighten Security Ahead of White Nationalist Rallies
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Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
'You're a Quadriplegic': A Las Vegas Victim Faces a Hard Reality — LOMA LINDA, Calif. — “This is your life,” the doctor said. “You're a quadriplegic.” — When she heard the news, Kim Gervais broke down. The tears rolled out, and her daughter clasped her mother's head, overcome by her own inability to help.
The Daily Caller:
CNN's Undisclosed Ties To Fusion GPS — CNN's reporting on the Trump-Russia dossier has left out at least one crucial fact: the close ties between the network and the opposition research firm at the center of the dossier controversy. — CNN's reporting on the dossier …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Weighing the Costs of Speaking Out About Harvey Weinstein — Annabella Sciorra, Daryl Hannah, and other women explain their struggles with going public. — In March, Annabella Sciorra, who received an Emmy nomination for her role in “The Sopranos,” agreed to talk with me for a story I was reporting about Harvey Weinstein.
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Fox News Insider:
George Washington's Church Says Plaque Honoring First President Must Come Down — Leaders at the church that George Washington attended decided that a plaque honoring the first president of the United States must be removed. — Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia will take down a memorial marking …
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Trump travels to his Virginia golf club for fourth consecutive weekend — President Trump traveled to his Virginia golf club on Saturday for the fourth consecutive weekend. — Trump left the White House shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday wearing a white hat, a dark jacket, a white shirt and golf shoes, according to pool reports.
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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by N.Korea accelerating — https://apnews.com/cdb523a4aece40fb8042 685b6bfafb47 — Link copied! — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating.
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CNN:
Melania Trump does things her way — What issues will the First Lady embrace? — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)During a Thursday afternoon event in the White House's East Room, first lady Melania Trump stood at the podium and closed her remarks by saying something she has not often said …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Canning O'Reilly and other media men won't change a thing. Here's what would. — So, now that the dam has burst on sexual misconduct at media companies, we're good, right? — Don't believe that for a moment. — The appalling behavior that's been in the headlines for weeks isn't going to stop …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
A #MeToo for clueless men
A #MeToo for clueless men
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Washington Post:
'It's just messed up': Most think political divisions as bad as Vietnam era, new poll shows — The Post-U. Md. survey reveals a starkly pessimistic view of the U.S. political system under President Trump. — Seven in 10 Americans say the nation's political divisions are at least as big …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Will Congress Ever Limit the Forever-Expanding 9/11 War? — WASHINGTON — A Navy SEAL, killed alongside civilians in a January raid on a village in Yemen. Another SEAL, killed while accompanying Somali forces on a May raid. And now four Army soldiers, dead in an ambush this month in Niger.
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Union: National Weather Service ‘on the brink of failure’ due to job vacancies — The National Weather Service (NWS) is dealing with hundreds of vacant positions in the wake of a series of extreme weather events that have plagued the U.S. — “The National Weather Service …