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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Conservative Republicans demand Mueller recuse himself over uranium deal — Three conservative House Republicans are expected to file a resolution Friday calling on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III to recuse himself from his probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, accusing him of conflicts of interest.
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Mother Jones, Axios, Daily Kos and The Gateway Pundit
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Tclaiborne / 105.9 FM and AM 630:
LISTEN: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP To LARRY O'CONNOR: I'm Very Unhappy the Justice Department Isn't Going After Hillary Clinton — Listen as Larry spoke with President Donald Trump about his relationship with the media, the new tax bill, and his frustration with the Justice Department on investigating Hillary Clinton.
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Lawfare, Mother Jones, The Atlantic, Washingtonian, Mediaite and Politico
Dara Lind / Vox:
Trump finally discovered he can't force the feds to prosecute Clinton — and he's not happy
Trump finally discovered he can't force the feds to prosecute Clinton — and he's not happy
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Conservatives introduce measure demanding Mueller's resignation
Conservatives introduce measure demanding Mueller's resignation
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Media Matters for America, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Mediaite
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump pressures Justice Department to investigate ‘Crooked Hillary’
Trump pressures Justice Department to investigate ‘Crooked Hillary’
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Fox News, Breitbart, CNN, 105.9 FM and AM 630, Politicus USA, The Daily Caller, IJR, Raw Story, Mediaite and New York Magazine
Virginia Canter / Politico:
Are Bannon's Ongoing Contacts With Trump Illegal?
Are Bannon's Ongoing Contacts With Trump Illegal?
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Guardian, ABC News, AOL and Mediaite
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Network newscasts don't mention Brazile Clinton-DNC revelations
Network newscasts don't mention Brazile Clinton-DNC revelations
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Benjamin Hart / New York Magazine:
Trump on Unfilled State Department Jobs: ‘I Am the Only One That Matters’
Trump on Unfilled State Department Jobs: ‘I Am the Only One That Matters’
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Fox News Insider, IJR, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, AOL, Washington Free Beacon and Talking Points Memo
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
How one word from Elizabeth Warren exposed the massive split in the Democratic Party — (CNN)"Yes." — That was Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's response to a simple question asked by CNN's Jake Tapper Thursday night: “Senator, do you agree with the notion that (the 2016 Democratic primary) was rigged?”
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Associated Press:
Inside story: How Russians hacked the Democrats' emails — WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just before noon in Moscow on March 10, 2016, when the first volley of malicious messages hit the Hillary Clinton campaign. — The first 29 phishing emails were almost all misfires.
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Raw Story
Nick Merrill:
The following is by Charlie Baker, former Hillary for America Chief Administrative Officer …
The following is by Charlie Baker, former Hillary for America Chief Administrative Officer …
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Shakesville and The Week
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Donna Brazile's bombshell about the DNC and Hillary Clinton, explained
Donna Brazile's bombshell about the DNC and Hillary Clinton, explained
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Asked if DNC system was rigged in Clinton's favor, Warren says ‘yes’
Asked if DNC system was rigged in Clinton's favor, Warren says ‘yes’
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Associated Press:
Female lawmakers allege harassment by colleagues in House — WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, Republican Rep. Mary Bono endured the increasingly suggestive comments from a fellow lawmaker in the House. But when the congressman approached her on the House floor and told her he'd been thinking about her in the shower, she'd had enough.
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Politico, The Daily Caller and Althouse
CNN:
Bowe Bergdahl receives dishonorable discharge, avoids jail time — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Fort Bragg, North Carolina (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 11:48 a.m.] — US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has received a dishonorable discharge but will avoid prison time for desertion and misbehavior …
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Bowe Bergdahl Is Dishonorably Discharged, but Avoids Prison for Desertion in Afghanistan — FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was dishonorably discharged from the Army by a military judge on Friday, but received no prison time, for desertion and endangering troops …
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Outside the Beltway, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
President Trump slams Bowe Bergdahl's sentence: ‘Complete disgrace’ — President Donald Trump called the news that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will not be facing any prison time a “complete disgrace” today, but that's far from the harshest comment he's had on the issue.
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Politico, Washington Free Beacon and The Guardian
CNN:
Exclusive: Carter Page testifies he told Sessions about Russia trip — Who is Carter Page? — (CNN)Former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page privately testified Thursday that he mentioned to Jeff Sessions he was traveling to Russia during the 2016 presidential campaign …
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New York Times:
Trump and Sessions Denied Knowing About Russian Contacts. Records Suggest Otherwise. — WASHINGTON — Standing before reporters in February, President Trump said unequivocally that he knew of nobody from his campaign who was in contact with Russians during the election.
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Raw Story, Politico, Shakesville, Hullabaloo, Daily Kos, Splinter, Mother Jones, Mediaite, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Danny Vinik / Politico:
The one area Jeff Sessions and immigration advocates agree
The one area Jeff Sessions and immigration advocates agree
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The Daily Caller
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
‘Major, Major’ Tax Cut May Not Be in Store for Middle Class — WASHINGTON — The House Republican tax bill is a clear windfall for corporate America and a roll of the dice for the middle-class families that President Trump promised would be the centerpiece of his economic agenda.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide
The Republican Tax Plan Is Political Suicide
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Washington Post, Shareblue Media, The Week and New York Times
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Paul Manafort plans to file motion to suppress evidence ‘improperly obtained’ by search warrant or subpoena — Paul Manafort plans to file a motion to suppress evidence that was “improperly obtained” via a search warrant or subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller's office.
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Ethics watchdog: Trump contacts with Bannon could lead to obstruction of justice
Ethics watchdog: Trump contacts with Bannon could lead to obstruction of justice
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RedState
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Person Who Deleted Trump's Twitter Account Said to Be Contractor — Twitter blamed the deletion of President Trump's Twitter account on Thursday night on a rogue customer support employee. That employee has since been hailed in social media as a hero and as a scourge for acting against the president …
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Selina Wang / Bloomberg:
Former Twitter Employee Says Fake Russian Accounts Were Not Taken Seriously
Former Twitter Employee Says Fake Russian Accounts Were Not Taken Seriously
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Mediaite
Daniel C. Drabik / The Harvard Crimson:
The Secret Harvard Fellowship of Sean Spicer — “Welcome everyone, just a reminder, our class today will be off the record.” — “Good morning, welcome to this invite-only breakfast, this event will be off the record.” — “Today's private forum will be off the record.” — “This lunch is off the record.”
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Raw Story
Tony Romm / Recode:
The Washington Post, Miami Herald, InfoWars and other U.S. sites spread Russian propaganda from Twitter — Tweets from 2,752 fake Twitter accounts created by Russian government trolls found their way into U.S. news stories. — The tweet that opened a story in the Washington Post on Feb. 11 …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Newsweek:
Trump is leading the most corrupt administration in U.S. history, one of first-class kleptocrats — He'd promised to build the wall. To make America great again. To lock her up. Now, in the last weeks of his campaign for president, Donald J. Trump needed one more stirring slogan.
Choe Melas / CNNMoney:
‘House of Cards’ employees allege sexual harassment, assault by Kevin Spacey — Spacey apologizes for alleged sex assault against a minor — Kevin Spacey made the set of Netflix's “House of Cards” into a “toxic” work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment …
Rebecca Rosenberg / New York Post:
Portfolio manager accused of raping, beating women in penthouse dungeon … A former portfolio manager for an investment fund founded by financier George Soros sexually abused women at a Manhattan penthouse dungeon, according to a $27 million Brooklyn federal suit.
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Occidental Dissent and Vox Popoli
Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Republican tax plan won't let people file via postcard — Taxpayers will not be able to fill out a postcard-sized piece of paper to file their tax returns based on the House GOP tax plan, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady said Friday in a discussion with Politico's Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman.
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Politico
John Bowden / The Hill:
Mila Kunis set up monthly donation to Planned Parenthood in Pence's name — Actress Mila Kunis revealed Thursday that she has been playing a prank on Vice President Pence by donating to the women's health-care provider Planned Parenthood in his name. — In an interview on TBS's “Conan,” …
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RedState
Michael Kruse / Politico:
The Mystery of Mary Trump — When Donald Trump moved into the Oval Office in January, he placed on the table behind the Resolute Desk a single family photo—of Fred Trump, his father. Sometime in the spring, White House communications director Hope Hicks told me recently, the president added one of his mother, Mary Trump.
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Raw Story