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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller authorized by DOJ to investigate alleged Manafort collusion with Russian government — (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told special counsel Robert Mueller in a classified August 2, 2017, memo that he should investigate allegations that President Donald Trump's former …
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Washington Post:
Justice official authorized Mueller to investigate whether Trump campaign chair colluded with Russia … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was authorized by a top Justice Department official to investigate whether Paul Manafort, the onetime chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Jeff Sessions Quietly Appointed a Prosecutor to Probe Trump's Foes. That Could Be an Unprecedented Disaster. … The headlines called it a non-event when Attorney General Jeff Sessions decided not to appoint a special counsel to look into the special counsel after all.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Dutch attorney gets 30 days in first sentence for Mueller probe
Dutch attorney gets 30 days in first sentence for Mueller probe
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump
In a footnote, Mueller sends a warning shot to Trump
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Zachary Fryer-Biggs / Vox:
Alexander van der Zwaan is going to jail for lying to Mueller's Russia probe
Alexander van der Zwaan is going to jail for lying to Mueller's Russia probe
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Trish Turner / ABC News:
Court poised to hand down 1st sentence in Mueller probe
Court poised to hand down 1st sentence in Mueller probe
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Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
First sentence handed down in Mueller probe
First sentence handed down in Mueller probe
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Mueller's Most Conspicuous Silence Suggests
What Mueller's Most Conspicuous Silence Suggests
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Wall Street Journal:
Mueller Was Authorized to Investigate Paul Manafort's Work for Ukraine
Mueller Was Authorized to Investigate Paul Manafort's Work for Ukraine
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Ex-Skadden Lawyer Is Sentenced to 30 Days in Russia Inquiry
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Dutch Lawyer, To Be Jailed and Fined, Is First Sentenced In Mueller Probe
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Scott Pruitt Bypassed the White House to Give Big Raises to Favorite Aides — In early March, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt approached the White House with a request: He wanted substantial pay raises for two of his closest aides.
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Top Pruitt aide at EPA also shopped for housing on his behalf … This post has been updated. — A top aide at the Environmental Protection Agency, who recently received a 33 percent raise from Administrator Scott Pruitt despite a lack of approval from the White House …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Is Like, ‘How Can I F—k with Him?’”: Trump's War with Amazon (and The Washington Post) Is Personal — With the West Wing finally calm, Trump is contemplating a multi-front campaign against Jeff Bezos. — For the first time in Donald Trump's presidency, the West Wing soap opera appears …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Milton Friedman Predicted Socialism Would Kill Democracy. Instead, Trump Is.
Milton Friedman Predicted Socialism Would Kill Democracy. Instead, Trump Is.
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Axios:
Why Trump thinks he's winning his war on media
Why Trump thinks he's winning his war on media
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Media Matters for America:
We reviewed Kevin Williamson's past work. The Atlantic hiring him is even worse than you think.
We reviewed Kevin Williamson's past work. The Atlantic hiring him is even worse than you think.
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
President Trump is acting unhinged because that's all he can do
President Trump is acting unhinged because that's all he can do
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Washington Post:
That caravan of migrants Trump was tweeting about? Mexico stopped it. … VERACRUZ, Mexico — The Mexican government on Monday evening moved to break up the caravan of migrants moving through southern Mexico, with immigration officials registering the travelers and suggesting …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump proposes sending troops to U.S.-Mexico border until wall is built — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he intended to deploy troops along the U.S.-Mexico border until a wall was built there, proposing an escalation of efforts to prevent people from entering the country illegally via the southern border.
New York Times:
Trump Says He Plans to Order Military to Guard Border
Trump Says He Plans to Order Military to Guard Border
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘The caravan makes me very sad’: Trump says he's sending US military troops to the Mexico border
‘The caravan makes me very sad’: Trump says he's sending US military troops to the Mexico border
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Beto O'Rourke says he raised staggering $6.7M in first quarter of 2018 — U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018. It's an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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Jill McCabe / Washington Post:
The president attacked my reputation. It's time to set the record straight. — Jill McCabe, an emergency room pediatrician, is married to former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. — I am an emergency room pediatrician and an accidental politician — someone who never thought …
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Sinclair Chairman Claims Entire Print Media Has ‘No Credibility’ — David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.” In emails to New York, Smith said that print …
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Frank Bajak / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: US suspects listening devices in Washington — For the first time, the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the existence in Washington of what appear to be rogue devices that foreign spies and criminals could be using to track individual cellphones and intercept calls and messages.
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Michael Jones / The College Fix:
University event aims to combat ‘Christian Privilege’ — George Washington University diversity workshop to be held four days after Easter — Just four days after Easter, George Washington University will host a training session for students and faculty that teaches that Christians …
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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
'I can't breathe': Asheville police video shows white officer beating, choking black jaywalking suspect … Johnnie Rush was trying to get home from a long shift at the Cracker Barrel. — Then he got stopped for jaywalking — an encounter with the police department in Asheville, N.C. …
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Politico:
Trump, McCarthy look to cut billions from budget deal they just passed — The move comes after a backlash from conservatives. — Facing pressure from conservatives for their budget-busting moves, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are considering forcing votes …
Bloomberg:
Sinclair Employees Say Their Contracts Make It Too Expensive to Quit — Noncompetes, forced arbitration and a liquidated damages clause can equal 40 percent of annual salary. — , and — After Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. drew widespread criticism for having anchors read a statement taking aim …
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Corey Robin:
Why is the media—including the liberal media—supporting these teachers' strikes? — I've been amazed—in a good way—at how positive is the media coverage of all these teacher wildcat strikes and actions in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Arizona. Particularly from liberal media outlets.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Trump: ‘I want to get out’ of Syria — President Donald Trump on Tuesday again voiced support for pulling U.S. troops out of Syria, saying his administration will make a decision on the matter “very quickly.” — “I want to get out. I want to bring our troops back home,” …
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Orlando Sentinel:
Congressman Darren Soto's wife arrested at Walt Disney World — The wife of U.S. Rep. Darren Soto was arrested at Disney Springs on Sunday on a charge of disorderly intoxication. — Amanda Soto, 33, of Celebration, was with her mother at the West Side bus loop when Orange County Sheriff's …
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Tulsa World:
‘Go ahead, be pissed at me’: Oklahoma lawmaker, upset at teachers' decorum, vows not to vote for education … As the statewide teacher walkout entered its second day, some lawmakers are criticizing the behavior of those protesting at the Capitol. — Rep. Josh Cockroft …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A new study suggests fake news might have won Donald Trump the 2016 election — President Trump has said repeatedly that Russian interference didn't matter in the 2016 election, and he has suggested — wrongly — that the intelligence and law enforcement communities have said the same.
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Susan Scutti / CNN:
Unusual forms of ‘nightmare’ antibiotic-resistant bacteria detected in 27 states — About one in four antibiotic-resistant germs from hospitals and nursing homes had a gene that helped spread resistance — (CNN)More than 200 rare antibiotic-resistant genes were found in “nightmare” …
Mark Penn / The Hill:
Roseanne is bringing conservative American women out of the closet — “Roseanne,” the ABC sitcom, brought in 25 million viewers and counting to the shock of elites who believed that the biggest new draw on TV was Jimmy Kimmel and comedy tilting politically left.
New York Times:
What Is Your City's Twin? — Let's imagine that you're looking for a job and want to live in a city similar to your hometown. — Or, hypothetically, let's say you run a large technology company that is searching for the location of another headquarters, and you want a place that feels like home.