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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Andrew McCabe was just offered a job by a congressman so he can get his full retirement. And it just might work. … That's one way of protesting Andrew McCabe's firing as deputy FBI director, roughly a day before he was set to retire: At least one Democratic congressman has offered McCabe …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump rails against Mueller investigation, dismisses McCabe's notes as ‘Fake Memos’ … President Trump fired off angry tweets Sunday morning railing against the Justice Department special counsel's Russia investigation and attacking the integrity of former FBI director James B. Comey and his former deputy …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Sessions' Firing McCabe Violated His Promise to Recuse
Sessions' Firing McCabe Violated His Promise to Recuse
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
After McCabe firing, Trump attacks FBI, and his lawyer says Russia probe must end
After McCabe firing, Trump attacks FBI, and his lawyer says Russia probe must end
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
McCabe just made life tough for Comey and the special counsel
McCabe just made life tough for Comey and the special counsel
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Congressman Mark Pocan:
Pocan Extends Job Offer to Andrew McCabe
Pocan Extends Job Offer to Andrew McCabe
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CNN:
Mueller has McCabe memos documenting conversations with Trump
Mueller has McCabe memos documenting conversations with Trump
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Andrew McCabe, Fired F.B.I. Deputy, Is Said to Have Kept Memos on Trump
Andrew McCabe, Fired F.B.I. Deputy, Is Said to Have Kept Memos on Trump
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Mueller now has memos McCabe kept on Trump dealings
Mueller now has memos McCabe kept on Trump dealings
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Dem offers to hire McCabe to help him qualify for his pension
Dem offers to hire McCabe to help him qualify for his pension
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Taking Out His Enemies and Turning Toward Robert Mueller
Trump Is Taking Out His Enemies and Turning Toward Robert Mueller
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New York Times:
Data Firm Tied to Trump Campaign Talked Business With Russians — When the Russia question came up during a hearing at the British Parliament last month, Alexander Nix did not hesitate. — “We've never worked in Russia,” said Mr. Nix, head of a data consulting firm that advised the Trump campaign on targeting voters.
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Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
'I created Steve Bannon's psychological warfare tool': meet the data war whistleblower — Now, 28-year-old Christopher Wylie goes on the record to discuss his role in hijacking the profiles of millions of Facebook users in order to target the US electorate
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
New York professor sues Cambridge Analytica to find out what it knows about him
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Facebook blocks data group tied to 2016 Trump campaign
New York Times:
Kris Kobach's Voting Sham Gets Exposed in Court — This is part of a series on voting in America, which will run up to Election Day in November. For part 1, on the importance of voting, go here. — The modern American crusade against voter fraud has always been propelled by faith.
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Regain Double-Digit Advantage Over GOP in Voter Sentiment Poll — Republicans lost ground, even as Americans adopted more favorable view of Trump's job — Democrats have regained a double-digit advantage over Republicans as the 2018 midterm congressional campaign intensifies …
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Kushner Cos. filed false documents with NYC — NEW YORK (AP) — When the Kushner Cos. bought three apartment buildings in a gentrifying neighborhood of Queens in 2015, most of the tenants were protected by special rules that prevent developers from pushing them out, raising rents and turning a tidy profit.
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Dear Abby: A lesson for the midterms — MT. LEBANON, Pa. — One of the biggest advantages Conor Lamb had in his victory last week in the special election for Western Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District was that his campaign manager lived in his district.
Chris Riotta / Mediaite:
Jesse Watters Takes On Hillary Clinton's Health: She's ‘Acted a Little Erratic in The Past’ — President Donald Trump could fire every single person from his administration in one sweeping tweet, and Fox News host Jesse Watters would still be alerting his audiences about Hillary Clinton's head colds.
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Why does Putin treat Britain with disdain? He thinks he's bought it. … “Londongrad” is the nickname, not entirely affectionate, that wealthy Russians have bestowed upon Britain's capital. The term doesn't just designate a physical place, though many Russians do indeed live here.
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Doree Lewak / New York Post:
Women's March members bail over ties to Farrakhan — The Women's March — a civil-rights group at the center of protests against the Trump presidency — is losing top staffers and supporters over its leadership's refusal to denounce a racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic rant by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
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New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Wants to Lead. More Democratic Candidates Want Her Out. — WASHINGTON — A few hours after Conor Lamb, the Pennsylvania Democrat, claimed victory in a House race with a vow to oppose his party's leader, Nancy Pelosi, the once-and-perhaps-future speaker was explaining to a group …
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Outrage over New Yorker mag's ‘repulsive’ body-shaming of President Trump — The prestigious New Yorker magazine is under fire for its latest cover, which depicts President Trump addressing reporters in the nude in an unflattering illustration that mocks his appearance.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump and the Truth: A President Tests His Own Credibility — WASHINGTON — When President Trump told donors at a fund-raiser this past week that he had invented a fact during a conversation with Canada's prime minister, the surprise was not that America's leader makes things up, but that he openly admitted it.
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