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New York Times:
Trump Says He Is Willing to Speak Under Oath to Mueller — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he was willing to speak under oath to Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Washington Post:
Trump says he would speak to Mueller under oath in Russia investigation … President Trump said Wednesday he is “looking forward” to testifying before special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and that he would speak under oath. — “I would love to do it, and I would like to do it as soon as possible,” Trump said at the White House.
CNN:
Mueller gives Trump's attorneys possible topics for interview — WH: Trump ‘fully cooperative’ on Russia probe — (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller has provided lawyers for President Donald Trump with a range of topics he wants to ask about as part of ongoing negotiations regarding …
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Washington Press, Talking Points Memo and Daily Wire
Elana Schor / Politico:
Judiciary Democrats want to share Trump Jr. testimony with Mueller — Two Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday pressed the committee's Republican chairman to provide special counsel Robert Mueller with transcripts of the panel's interviews with key witnesses in its Russia probe, including Donald Trump Jr.
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Palmer Report and Axios
CNN:
Trump says he wants to talk to Mueller, would do so under oath — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would talk to special counsel Robert Mueller under oath and looks forward to the opportunity, but that he will listen to the advice of his lawyers.
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Ryan Goodman / New York Times:
Seeing Through the Fog in the Mueller Russia Probe
Seeing Through the Fog in the Mueller Russia Probe
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Willing to Testify Under Oath in Mueller Probe
Trump Says He Is Willing to Testify Under Oath in Mueller Probe
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USA Today and The Daily Caller
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Bannon lawyer juggles clients, risks conflicts in Russia probe
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Exclusive: The full ‘secret society’ text between FBI agents: Was it meant in jest? — For the past 24 hours, a number of Republican lawmakers have been suggesting that a months-old text message between two FBI officials reveals a “secret society” of federal law enforcement officials clandestinely plotting …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Texts and Dueling Memos Escalate Fight Over Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department warned the House Intelligence Committee chairman on Wednesday that it was “extraordinarily reckless” for Republicans to push to release a committee memo that draws on classified information …
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The Daily Beast:
Devin Nunes' Anti-FBI Memo Names James Comey, Rod Rosenstein, and Andrew McCabe … A controversial Republican memo alleging surveillance abuse specifically names GOP bêtes noires in the Justice Department and FBI, The Daily Beast has learned. Two current top officials …
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Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Thousands of FBI cellphones affected by glitch that lost Strzok-Page texts, officials say — EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of FBI cellphones were affected by the technical glitch that the DOJ says prevented five months' worth of text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Are Using the Russian Playbook on the FBI
Republicans Are Using the Russian Playbook on the FBI
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
‘Hide the ball’ — On Capitol Hill, growing frustration with FBI secrecy
Thomas Frank / BuzzFeed:
FBI Says Texts Are Missing From Thousands Of Its Phones, Not Just Strzok's
FBI Says Texts Are Missing From Thousands Of Its Phones, Not Just Strzok's
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Fox News Insider, American Greatness, Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Press and Reuters
Mike Levine / ABC News:
DOJ warns House Intel chairman about purported secret memo on FBI
DOJ warns House Intel chairman about purported secret memo on FBI
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The Gateway Pundit, The Week and ThinkProgress
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Conservative conspiracy theory about FBI texts is bullshit, according to ... Fox News
Conservative conspiracy theory about FBI texts is bullshit, according to ... Fox News
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The State News:
SOURCE: MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon to step down before end of week — MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will resign before the week is over, The State News has learned. — According to a knowledgable source to whom we have granted anonymity because the information was told in confidence …
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David Jesse / USA Today:
MSU President Lou Anna Simon steps down amid fallout from Larry Nassar case
MSU President Lou Anna Simon steps down amid fallout from Larry Nassar case
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Mayors of 3 largest US cities snub WH meeting after DOJ immigration threat — Mayors of the three largest U.S. cities skipped a previously scheduled meeting at the White House Wednesday after the Department of Justice sent a letter threatening to subpoena jurisdictions across the country …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Mayors' group calls off Trump meeting after Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities
Mayors' group calls off Trump meeting after Justice Department threatens sanctuary cities
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New York Times:
Trump Says He Is Open to a Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Wednesday that he is open to a path to citizenship after 10 to 12 years for hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, days after rejecting …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Errant court filing suggests feds had informant at Manafort firm — A document that former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort's attorneys appear to have accidentally filed in court Wednesday suggests that federal investigators had an informant inside Manafort's consulting firm who provided information about his financial dealings.
BuzzFeed:
Cecile Richards Plans To Step Down As President Of Planned Parenthood, After More Than A Decade — Richards greatly expanded Planned Parenthood's political prominence, as well as its organizing and fundraising capacities, during her time leading the organization. — Reporting From Washington, DC
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Samantha Cole / Motherboard:
We Are Truly Fucked: Everyone Is Making AI-Generated Fake Porn Now — In December, Motherboard discovered a redditor named ‘deepfakes’ quietly enjoying his hobby: Face-swapping celebrity faces onto porn performers' bodies. He made several convincing porn videos of celebrities …
YouTube:
Burger King | Whopper Neutrality … The repeal of Net Neutrality is a hot topic in America, but it can be very difficult to understand. That's why the BURGER KING® brand created WHOPPER® Neutrality, a social experiment that explains the effects of the repeal of Net Neutrality …
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Hundreds of newly created Twitter accounts pushed #ReleaseTheMemo — The viral hashtag campaign #ReleaseTheMemo appears to have been driven at least in part by a swarm of Twitter accounts set up in the past week, a CNN analysis has found. — More than 1,000 accounts that were set up between Thursday …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Bill Kristol takes on Fox News, Tucker Carlson: 'I don't know if it's racism exactly - but ethno-nationalism of some kind' — Bill Kristol was often a guest on Fox News, but he appeared gradually less on the network, he says, after he declined to do something for the late Fox News chief Roger Ailes.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Budget talks progress, as Senate Dems drop Dreamer demand — Senate Democrats are willing to drop their demand that relief for Dreamers be tied to any long-term budget agreement — a potential boost for spending talks, but one that could face opposition from their House counterparts.
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IJR and Front Page Magazine
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Murphy Brown’ Revival Set At CBS With Star Candice Bergen & Creator Diane English — Another beloved comedy series is coming back for a new installment on its original network. CBS has given a 13-episode series order to Murphy Brown, a revival of the 1988 sitcom with its creator Diane English …
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The Week
James Doubek / NPR:
NAACP Sues Trump Administration Over Ending Protected Status For Haitians — The NAACP is suing the Department of Homeland Security over the Trump administration's decision to terminate the temporary protected status, or TPS, of tens of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S.
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed:
Bumble Just Kicked Off A Pro-Trump Media Personality As Part Of Its “Stance Against Hate” — The pro-Trump activist and troll Jack Posobiec was booted from the dating app Bumble for violating its “values,” after a woman complained on Twitter about seeing his profile.
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Mary Ann Georgantopoulos / BuzzFeed:
Here Are Powerful Quotes From More Than 100 Young Women Confronting The Doctor Who Sexually Abused Them — An “army of survivors,” many of them US gymnasts, each got a chance to address Dr. Larry Nassar over seven days, leading to dozens of powerful statements. “I am no longer broken by you,” one woman said.
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Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair:
“This Is Serious”: Facebook Begins Its Downward Spiral — Facebook was always famous for the sign that hung in its offices, written in big red type on a white background, that said “Move Fast and Break Things.” Every time I think about the company, I realize it has done just that—to itself.
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Crisis Magazine
David Yanofsky / Quartz:
If you're using an Android phone, Google may be tracking every move you make — Biking? Google probably knows you are. Up a mountain? It probably knows that, too. — The Alphabet subsidiary's location-hungry tentacles are quietly lurking behind some of the most innovative features of its Android mobile operating system.
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