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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's interest in Kushner grows to include foreign financing efforts — Sources: Rick Gates close to plea deal — Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's interest in Jared Kushner has expanded beyond his contacts with Russia and now includes his efforts to secure financing …
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Madison Park / CNN:
Florida school shooter obtained 10 firearms — CNN will hold a town hall with the victims' classmates, parents and community members. “Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action” will air live Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET. — School shooter Nikolas Cruz will attend a 1 p.m. ET hearing …
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Students who survived massacre refuse to pose for photo op with Trump — The students of Parkland, Florida, aren't letting anyone tell their stories for them — not even the president of the United States. — The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, refuse to be props for Trump's agenda.
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BostonGlobe.com, IJR and USA Today
De Elizabeth / Vox:
As a teacher, shooter drills were bad. Being expected to die for my students was terrifying.
As a teacher, shooter drills were bad. Being expected to die for my students was terrifying.
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Washington Post
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Florida Governor Rick Scott Won't Attend CNN Town Hall on Florida School Shooting
Florida Governor Rick Scott Won't Attend CNN Town Hall on Florida School Shooting
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Progressives Everywhere, CNN and The FADER
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump tweet angers survivors of Parkland shooting
Trump tweet angers survivors of Parkland shooting
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe — After months of criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, President Donald Trump's supporters are issuing increasingly bold calls for presidential pardons to limit the investigation's impact.
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
How A Plea Reversal From Michael Flynn Could Uncover More Federal Corruption — On Friday, Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order in United States v. Flynn that, while widely unnoticed, reveals something fascinating: A motion by Michael Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea based on government misconduct is likely in the works.
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Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump-Russia inquiry: Manafort under pressure after reports that Gates has flipped
Trump-Russia inquiry: Manafort under pressure after reports that Gates has flipped
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What has changed in the Russia investigation?
What has changed in the Russia investigation?
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Washington Monthly, NBC News and RT
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Report: Conservatives want Trump to pardon aides targeted by Mueller
Report: Conservatives want Trump to pardon aides targeted by Mueller
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RedState
New York Times:
How Does Trump Stack Up Against the Best — and Worst — Presidents? — Where does Donald Trump rank on the list of American presidents? — We surveyed presidential politics experts to sketch out a first draft of Trump's place in presidential history. — Since our previous survey in 2014 …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump comes in last in expert presidential rankings survey
Trump comes in last in expert presidential rankings survey
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Joe.My.God.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Oops! Sarah Huckabee Sanders cops to making a rare mistake and says Trump has not confirmed for WHCD yet - but WILL go to Gridiron — The White House told DailyMail.com Monday that President Trump would attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but then walked it back
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Mediaite and The Right Scoop
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A non-alarmist reading of the Mueller Russia indictment … There's been no shortage of breathless reaction to Trump-Russia special prosecutor Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians and three Russian organizations for their efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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RT, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Betsy's Page
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Fox News's appalling past 72 hours, analyzed
Fox News's appalling past 72 hours, analyzed
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Why Facebook is afraid of Robert Mueller
Why Facebook is afraid of Robert Mueller
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New York Times, Townhall.com, Breitbart, Vox and Front Page Magazine, more at Mediagazer »
Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new election map — HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's high court issued a new congressional district map for the state's 2018 elections on its self-imposed deadline Monday, all but ensuring that Democratic prospects will improve in several seats …
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CBS News:
Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan — Last fall, Oprah Winfrey spoke with 14 Michigan voters, seven of whom voted for Donald Trump. Winfrey sat down with the voters again to get their thoughts on Trump's first year in office — Oprah Winfrey
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump hits golf course 3 days after visiting shooting victims
Trump hits golf course 3 days after visiting shooting victims
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Politico and Joe.My.God.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Trump Jr. to give foreign policy speech while on ‘unofficial’ business trip to India … NEW DELHI — The president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is making what's been dubbed an unofficial visit to India to promote his family's real estate projects. But he's also planning to deliver …
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Splinter and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
For the weary White House, Florida shooting offered a ‘reprieve’ from scandals … The White House was under siege. — Domestic abuse allegations against a senior aide were ignored, pointing to a potential high-level coverup. Two Cabinet secretaries were caught charging taxpayers for luxury travel.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Trump's Miss Universe Gambit — For years, he used his beauty pageants to boost business interests abroad. A 2013 contest, in Moscow, may also have helped give him the Presidency. — The first-round results of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant seem to have come as a surprise …
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New York Times:
Texas Democrat Writes Giant-Killer Narrative One Livestream at a Time — By Michael TackettPhotographs by Tamir Kalifa Feb. 19, 2018 — BEAUMONT, Texas — Operating on two hours' sleep, Beto O'Rourke was 20 hours into his day and looked it. His white shirt and gray slacks were an accordion of wrinkles.
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Balloon Juice
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
President Trump is losing control — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation, and the Russia scandal in general, are driving this president around the bend, to the point where he is setting himself against not just the government he leads but also the interests of the United States of America.
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Politico, The Week and Taylor Marsh
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
RECKONING WITH TRUMP'S ILLEGITIMACY
RECKONING WITH TRUMP'S ILLEGITIMACY
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The Daily Caller, Lawfare and New York Times
New York Times:
Tools of Trump's Fixer: Payouts, Intimidation and the Tabloids — As accounts of past sexual indiscretions threatened to surface during Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign, the job of stifling potentially damaging stories fell to his longtime lawyer and all-around fixer, Michael D. Cohen.
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Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
HOW AN ALT-RIGHT BOT NETWORK TOOK DOWN AL FRANKEN — White nationalist provocateurs, a pair of fake news sites, an army of Twitter bots and other cyber tricks helped derail Democratic Senator Al Franken last year, new research shows. — While everyone has been focused on Russian meddling …
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Raw Story