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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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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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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe
Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe
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Axios, Daily Kos, RedState, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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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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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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Columbine survivor introduces bill to expand concealed-carry in schools — Legislation comes with Parkland students calling for gun control — DENVER — Some students are calling for tougher gun-control laws after escaping last week's horrific massacre in Parkland, Florida …
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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 and CNN
Joshua Douglas / CNN:
Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
Parkland students show why 16-year-olds should be able to vote
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RedState, KTLA, New York Times, The Daily Caller, NBC News and IJR
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump tweet angers survivors of Parkland shooting
Trump tweet angers survivors of Parkland shooting
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New York Times:
The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In. We Review the Mapmakers' Choices. — Reviewing the decisions made to redraw the map in one of the country's most gerrymandered states.
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Jonathan Lai / Philly.com:
Pa. gerrymandering case: State Supreme Court releases new congressional map for 2018 elections — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday released a new congressional district map to be used for the 2018 elections for U.S. House seats, its remedy for what it ruled was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander …
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
New Pennsylvania map gives Democrats big boost in midterms
New Pennsylvania map gives Democrats big boost in midterms
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Axios
Rick Hasen / electionlawblog.org:
Pa Supreme Court on 4-3 Vote Adopts Advisor Nate Persily's Maps for Pennsylvania Congressional …
Pa Supreme Court on 4-3 Vote Adopts Advisor Nate Persily's Maps for Pennsylvania Congressional …
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Washington Post
Jonathan Lai / Philly.com:
Pa. Supreme Court to offer new congressional map in gerrymandering saga. Here's what to expect.
Pa. Supreme Court to offer new congressional map in gerrymandering saga. Here's what to expect.
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Political Wire
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Plans a Streaming Service for ‘Superfans’ — Thanks to a relentless news cycle — and a dedicated fan in the Oval Office — Fox News has defied the downward trends in the television business, notching its highest-rated year in 2017 even as audiences dwindled for many networks.
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Fox News's appalling past 72 hours, analyzed — A data analysis shows how Fox News spun the Mueller indictment and Florida shooting into a defense of the president. — On Friday, FBI special counsel Robert Mueller filed the first charges against Russians in his investigation.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A non-alarmist reading of the Mueller Russia indictment
A non-alarmist reading of the Mueller Russia indictment
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RT, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Betsy's Page
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What has changed in the Russia investigation?
What has changed in the Russia investigation?
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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:
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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Lucian Wintrich / The Gateway Pundit:
EXPOSED: School Shooting Survivor Turned Activist David Hogg's Father in FBI, Appears To Have Been Coached On Anti-Trump Lines [VIDEO] — As previously reported: — In less than a week since they survived a mass murdering gunman attack on their school, two student who quickly became media stars …
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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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Politico, Mediaite and The Right Scoop
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.
Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election — Rooney has been frustrated with Washington — WASHINGTON - Florida Rep. Tom Rooney will not run for re-election, he announced on Monday. — “After what will be 10 years in the United States Congress representing the good people of Florida's Heartland …
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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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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
Trump Reportedly Fixed the Miss Universe Pageant, Favoring Countries With Whom He Had Business Ties
Trump Reportedly Fixed the Miss Universe Pageant, Favoring Countries With Whom He Had Business Ties
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Politico
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Lawmaker who led #MeToo push invited staffer to play spin the bottle, complaint says … California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, one of the leading voices behind the #MeToo movement, is facing accusations that she sexually harassed staffers — including one who said she fired him after he refused …
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Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Spin the bottle game among newest allegations against female lawmaker
Spin the bottle game among newest allegations against female lawmaker
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Politico
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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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
New York Times:
Tax Overhaul Gains Public Support, Buoying Republicans — The tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law now has more supporters than opponents, buoying Republican hopes for this year's congressional elections. — The growing public support for the law coincides with an eroding Democratic lead …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Poll: Most Americans now support GOP tax law
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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The Week, Politico, ThinkProgress 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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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump hits golf course 3 days after visiting shooting victims — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump — hit the golf course on Monday, three days after visiting people affected by the deadly school shooting in nearby Parkland, Fla. — The president arrived at the Trump International Golf Club …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House: Trump supports stronger background checks for gun buys
White House: Trump supports stronger background checks for gun buys
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