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New York Times:
Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records on ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office and hotel of President Trump's lawyer on Monday were seeking all records related to the “Access Hollywood” tape in which Mr. Trump was heard making vulgar comments about women …
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Washington Post:
Federal investigators sought communications Trump's lawyer had about ‘Access Hollywood’ tape … A search warrant used this week to raid the office and residences of President Trump's attorney sought all his communications about a 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape that captured Trump boasting …
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New Yorker, Raw Story, Courier-Journal, CNN and Politico
Axios:
Paul Ryan won't run for re-election — Speaker Paul Ryan told House Republicans this morning that he will not run for re-election in November. — Why it matters: House Republicans were already in a very tough spot for the midterms, with many endangered members and the good chance that Democrats could win the majority.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Paul Ryan Personifies the Devil's Bargain the GOP Struck With Trump — Paul Ryan, who once aspired to advance the vision of conservative icon Jack Kemp, will leave Washington carrying a more tarnished legacy—as the most important enabler of Donald Trump. — No one in the GOP was better equipped …
New York Times:
Speaker Paul Ryan Will Not Seek Re-Election in November — WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan will tell House Republican colleagues on Wednesday that he will not seek re-election in November, ending a brief stint atop the House and signaling the peril that the Republican majority faces in the midterm elections.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ryan Retirement Puts WI-01 at Risk and Throws House GOP Into Deeper Turmoil — Speaker Paul Ryan's announcement that he will not seek reelection to his southeastern Wisconsin district in 2018 (though he will serve out the rest of his term) is a deep blow to his party's morale in its uphill efforts to hold the House majority.
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Paul Ryan's Real Legacy: Donald Trump
Paul Ryan's Real Legacy: Donald Trump
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Ryan rocks Republicans with retirement
Ryan rocks Republicans with retirement
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CNN:
Deputy national security adviser Nadia Schadlow resigns — Washington (CNN)Nadia Schadlow, the US deputy national security adviser for strategy, has resigned and will leave her position at the end of the month, multiple administration officials told CNN. — Schadlow is the third senior …
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Washington Free Beacon
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Bloomberg:
Trump Ordered DOJ to Hire Controversial Former Aide, Sources Say — Ezra Cohen-Watnick fired in August after Nunes incident — Democrats warn against interference in Mueller investigation — President Donald Trump personally ordered the Department of Justice to hire a former White House official …
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Shakesville and New York Magazine
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the West Wing: Trump at “breaking point” on Mueller — Governing by winging it ... It's as if the post-election presidential transition to power never ended for Donald Trump. Or never began. Everything in this White House is in flux — and in play.
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel moves to take up bill protecting Mueller — The Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with legislation to limit President Trump — 's ability to fire special counsel Robert Mueller — (R-Iowa) wants to add the bill to the panel's business meeting agenda scheduled for Thursday …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller
Senators to introduce new bipartisan bill to protect Mueller
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
Bipartisan Senate bill to protect Mueller set to advance
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Donald Trump / Lawfare:
The Cycles of Panicked Reactions To Trump
Erick Erickson / TheResurgent.com:
A Congressman's Profanity Laced Tirade in a Safeway Grocery Store — One of the President's congressional defenders has privately decided he hates Trump and wants to unload. — “If we're going to lose because of him, we might as well impeach the motherf**ker,” said the congressman …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gets More Questions About Diamond & Silk Than Facebook's Role in Myanmar Genocide … When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Capitol Hill this week, he was bound to face a variety of difficult questions ranging from his company's handling of user information to the proliferation of fake news over its pages.
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The Verge:
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week
Here's how much Facebook donated to every lawmaker questioning Mark Zuckerberg this week
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Blair Guild / CBS News:
Sen. Ted Cruz grills Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook political bias
Sen. Ted Cruz grills Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook political bias
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David Dayen / The Intercept:
The Senate Is Afraid to Govern. That's Great News for Facebook.
The Senate Is Afraid to Govern. That's Great News for Facebook.
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Dennis Ross is retiring — WASHINGTON - Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, told his staff this morning he is retiring. — “Eight years takes its time on you. ... There's got to be an exit strategy at some point,” Ross said in an interview. — He said he was informing staff …
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Steven Lemongello / Orlando Sentinel:
Dennis Ross announces retirement from Congress
Axios:
ABC: Comey compares Trump to mob boss — A source present at the taping says James Comey's interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, airing Sunday at 10 p.m. as a “20/20” special, is “going to shock the president and his team.” — Keep reading — 121 WORDS
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
Comey sat down with Stephanopoulos for 5-hour interview
Comey sat down with Stephanopoulos for 5-hour interview
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Acreage Holdings:
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner and Former Governor of Massachusetts Bill Weld Join Leading Cannabis Company — Appointments Add Unmatched Experience to Acreage Holdings' Board of Advisors — Acreage Holdings ("Acreage") (www.acreageholdings.com), one of the nation's largest …
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Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg:
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm's Advisory Board
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Tim Mak / NPR:
NRA, In New Document, Acknowledges More Than 20 Russian-Linked Contributors — The National Rifle Association has accepted contributions from about 23 Russians, or Americans living in Russia, since 2015, the gun rights group acknowledged to Congress. — The NRA said in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden …
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New York Times:
Scott Pruitt's Idea to Update an E.P.A. Keepsake: Less E.P.A., More Pruitt — When Scott Pruitt wanted to refashion the Environmental Protection Agency's “challenge coin” — a type of souvenir medallion with military origins that has become a status symbol among civilians …
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Vox
The Daily Beast:
Trump Threatens Syria Before Allies Are on Board … Donald Trump's tweeted bluster that Russia should “get ready” for American missiles to hit Syria has outpaced a crucial U.S. ally's current decisionmaking on military action against Damascus, The Daily Beast has learned.
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Itay Hod / The Wrap:
Laura Ingraham Loses IBM as Advertiser Boycott Continues to Grow — Sponsors keep bolting over comments about Parkland survivor — Laura Ingraham's mass exodus of advertisers is picking up steam, as IBM quietly pulled its advertising from “The Ingraham Angle.”
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Nick Visser / HuffPost:
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
Laura Ingraham's Sponsors Still Bolting Over Comments About Parkland Survivor
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Boing Boing, Joe.My.God., Salon and TheBlaze
CA Commercial:
A Statement from the Board of Directors — The Board has announced today that Dr Alexander Tayler has stepped down as acting CEO of Cambridge Analytica and will resume his former position as Chief Data Officer in order to focus on the various technical investigations and inquiries.
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Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
Jill Stein's Campaign Recently Turned Over Documents To The Senate Intelligence Committee — “We got a sufficient supply; we got an adequate response from them,” said Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr. — Reporting From Washington, DC — The campaign of Green Party …
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Jess Cagle / People.com:
Mariah Carey: My Battle with Bipolar Disorder — In this week's PEOPLE cover story, Mariah Carey reveals for the first time her battle with bipolar disorder. — Although she was first diagnosed in 2001 (when she was hospitalized for a physical and mental breakdown), “I didn't want to believe it …
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Video shows U.S. agents trying to dump injured man over Mexican border — WASHINGTON — A video obtained by NBC News shows U.S. Border Patrol agents attempting to break international law by forcing an injured and mentally unstable man back into Mexico by falsely claiming that he is not in their custody …
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Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
Mueller Seeks Subpoenas for 35 Witnesses for Manafort Trial — U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller asked a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, to issue 35 sets of subpoenas to witnesses for a July 10 appearance at a trial. That's when President Donald Trump's former campaign Chairman Paul Manafort …
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Law & Crime
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kneeling issue arises during Bengals' meeting with Eric Reid — Over the years, the Bengals have looked the other way on a variety of actual and alleged criminal activities when signing, drafting, and/or keeping players. When it comes to one specific type of conduct that is neither illegal nor …
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Anjali Tsui / FRONTLINE:
What's Driving Republican Retirements From Congress? — Republicans are retiring from Congress in record numbers ahead of the midterm elections, opening the door for a potential Democratic takeover. — So far, around three dozen Republicans House members and three senators have announced …
Danelladebel / Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.:
California Responds to Federal Request for National Guard Personnel — SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today responded to the federal government's request for additional California National Guard personnel with the following letter. The accompanying agreement …
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Politico, Axios and Sean Hannity
Michael Graham / InsideSources:
For Republicans In 2018, The Kids Are NOT Alright — A new poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics has a lot of news about young voters, Republicans and the 2018 midterm elections—none of it good. — First the bad news: According to the IOP's Spring 2018 IOP National Youth Poll …
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AOL and The College Fix
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Instagram will let you download your content after criticism about portability — Yesterday we reported that Instagram lacked data portability, knocking the app for the absence of an equivalent to Facebook's Download Your Information too. Now an Instagram spokesperson tells me “We are building a new data portability tool.
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