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Mueller raised possibility of presidential subpoena in meeting with Trump's legal team — In a tense meeting in early March with the special counsel, President Trump's lawyers insisted he had no obligation to talk with federal investigators probing Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyers Said to Lack Security Clearance Amid Mueller Talks — Possibility of a grand jury subpoena raised by Mueller's team — President's lawyers have listed 40 questions Mueller may pose — Donald Trump's current team of lawyers lacks the security clearances needed …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Why Answering Mueller's Questions Could Be a Minefield for Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump has insisted he is eager to make the case to the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, that he has done nothing wrong. But the questions that Mr. Mueller wants to ask show why the president's lawyers …
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Under oath or not, Trump owes the country answers
Under oath or not, Trump owes the country answers
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Annie Karni / Politico:
The real reason Mueller hasn't called Ivanka Trump
The real reason Mueller hasn't called Ivanka Trump
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CNN:
Trump's legal team prepares for showdown with Mueller
Trump's legal team prepares for showdown with Mueller
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Robert Mueller Likely Knows How This All Ends
Robert Mueller Likely Knows How This All Ends
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Mueller told Trump legal team a presidential subpoena could be possible, ex-attorney says
Mueller told Trump legal team a presidential subpoena could be possible, ex-attorney says
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CNN:
Exclusive: Bornstein claims Trump dictated the glowing health letter — (CNN)When Dr. Harold Bornstein described in hyperbolic prose then-candidate Donald Trump's health in 2015, the language he used was eerily similar to the style preferred by his patient. — It turns out the patient himself wrote it, according to Bornstein.
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New York Times:
Trump's Former Doctor Says Office Was Raided and Files Seized — WASHINGTON — President Trump's longtime physician said in an interview published Tuesday that after he told The New York Times that Mr. Trump took a drug to promote hair growth, two Trump aides staged what he called “a raid” …
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Lobbyist helped broker Scott Pruitt's $100,000 trip to Morocco — MARRAKESH, Morocco — A controversial trip to Morocco by Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt last December was partly arranged by a longtime friend and lobbyist, who accompanied Pruitt and his entourage …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Two Top Aides to Scott Pruitt Quit the E.P.A. Unexpectedly — WASHINGTON — Two top aides to Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency chief who is facing an array of investigations related to his spending and management practices, have resigned amid widening scrutiny of their roles at the agency.
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Liz Goodwin / BostonGlobe.com:
Nancy Pelosi says she intends to remain in leadership role — Nancy Pelosi wants you to know she's not going anywhere. — Despite grumblings from some Democrats and dismal approval ratings, the House minority leader aims to keep an iron grip on her leadership role, saying in an interview Tuesday …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Let the blue wave continue’: Democrats notch 4th Florida bellwether win — MIAMI — Strike ... four. — In the fourth and final Florida bellwether election since 2016, the Democratic candidate beat the Republican in a contested race, providing the best evidence yet that the GOP …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Ukraine, Seeking U.S. Missiles, Halted Cooperation With Mueller Investigation — KIEV, Ukraine — In the United States, Paul J. Manafort is facing prosecution on charges of money laundering and financial fraud stemming from his decade of work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine.
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Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Mark Zuckerberg Doesn't Understand Journalism — Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know that he cares, really cares, about journalism. — “I view our responsibility in news as two things,” he said in a wide-ranging conversation with a small group of news editors and executives assembled …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Has Begun To Rank News Organizations By Trust, Zuckerberg Says — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday that the company has already begun to implement a system that ranks news organizations based on trustworthiness, and promotes or suppresses its content based on that metric.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Iran Deal Is a Lie — “The sanctions lifting will only occur as Iran takes the steps agreed, including addressing possible military dimensions.” — That was State Department spokesman John Kirby in June 2015, speaking just as negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal were wrapping up.
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Tzvi Kahn / The Hill:
Israel's intelligence coup accentuates Iran's nuclear threat
Israel's intelligence coup accentuates Iran's nuclear threat
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Raphael Ahren / The Times of IsraelRaphael Ahren:
Very existence of Iran's secret nuclear archive may be a violation of nuke deal
Very existence of Iran's secret nuclear archive may be a violation of nuke deal
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Ex-Trump official Carl Higbie defends racist remarks that led to his resignation — Carl Higbie, the director of advocacy at the pro-Trump America First Policies, said the comments that led to his resignation from a Trump administration post in January were “statistical observations” that were …
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Brian Kahn / Earther:
Pakistan May Have Just Set a World Heat Record — High temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-80s this week in New York, and I'm dreading it. But I have a plan to stay cool: just thinking of how much hotter it is in Pakistan, which is in the middle of a blistering heat wave.
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
White supremacist is guilty in Charlottesville parking garage beating of black man … CHARLOTTESVILLE — One of the white supremacists who viciously beat a black man inside a parking garage during last year's “Unite the Right” rally here was found guilty Tuesday night of malicious wounding.
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories roil DC city government — WASHINGTON (AP) — A spiraling controversy over anti-Semitic comments and conspiracy theories has roiled the Washington city government, seemingly getting worse with every public attempt to ease the tensions.
Kate Irby / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Feinstein drops opposition to legal pot, giving legal marijuana a new ally — WASHINGTON — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a longtime opponent of legalizing recreational marijuana, now says the federal government should not interfere in California's legal marijuana market.
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David French / National Review:
How a Pretty Prom Dress Helped Reveal Rot in the American Soul — Keziah Daum and the insidiousness of the online cultural-appropriation police — I'm going to tell you perhaps the dumbest story you've ever heard — a story that is stupid with a heaping helping of malice on the side.
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Ben Shapiro / Townhall:
Oh, Say Kanye Sees — It's easy to dismiss Kanye West. — It's easy to dismiss him because he's nutty. This is a fellow who tweets about antique fish tanks and fur pillows. This is the guy who calls himself Yeezus (after Jesus) and suggested that then-President George W. Bush didn't care …
Washington Post:
In ‘kill list’ case, judge questions government's unilateral authority to kill U.S. citizens abroad … A federal judge Tuesday challenged a U.S. government claim of unilateral authority to kill American citizens abroad, speaking at a hearing for a lawsuit brought in Washington by two journalists …
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Republican Party Is Exposing Its Own Policy-Making Screw-Ups … Two major Republican figures have now undercut tax reform—the party's signature legislative achievement of the Trump era. — But the truth former health and human services secretary Tom Price and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) …
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Doug Sosnik / Washington Post:
President Trump is sowing the seeds of his own demise — Doug Sosnik, a Democratic political strategist, was a senior adviser to President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 2000. — How President Bill Clinton managed the threat of removal from office has become a model in effective crisis management.
BBC:
Macron thanks Australian leader's ‘delicious wife’ — French President Emmanuel Macron committed a rather delicious faux pas on Wednesday that left his Australian audience scratching their heads. — Mr Macron has been in the country on a diplomatic trip, discussing weighty issues like climate change and defence.
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WJLA-TV:
3 white men arrested in connection with the murder and dismemberment of 2 young black men — Three white men have been arrested in connection to the brutal murders of a two young black of men outside Oklahoma City. — Ramon Smith and Jarron Moreland, both 21, were reported missing on April 14.
Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Gives Rusal Path to Escape Sanctions — Aluminum giant's owner EN+ Group was at risk of a delisting from LSE without Treasury reprieve — The Trump administration on Tuesday amended its Russia sanctions program, paving the way for aluminum giant United Co. Rusal to escape from the blacklist …
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
'We'll See,' Trump Says on North Korea. And Iran. And Nafta. And So On. — WASHINGTON — Trade clashes with Europe are brewing. Border tensions with Mexico are boiling. Negotiations with North Korea and Iran are murky as ever. What can Americans expect in these uncertain times?
Tiffany Hsu / New York Times:
Women Said to Accuse Times Editor Who Resigned of Inappropriate Behavior — Wendell Jamieson, the metro editor whose resignation was announced by The New York Times on Monday after an internal investigation, was accused of inappropriate behavior by at least three female employees …
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Karen Weintraub / New York Times:
Humpback Whale Baby Boom Near Antarctica — In a rare piece of good news for whales, humpbacks who live and breed in the southern oceans near Antarctica appear to be making a comeback, with females in recent years having a high pregnancy rate and giving birth to more calves.
Seth Hettena / Rolling Stone:
Better Call Cohen: The Shady Cases of a Trump Lawyer's Personal Injury Practice — The president's personal attorney represented multiple clients in New York who allegedly staged car crashes to cheat insurance companies — A few years before he started working for Donald Trump …
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Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Protest in Puerto Rico Over Austerity Measures Ends in Tear Gas — SAN JUAN, P.R. — Thousands of demonstrators joined a general strike in the capital of Puerto Rico on Tuesday that ended in mayhem after the police fired tear gas and pepper spray to end a tense standoff with a group of protesters.