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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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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Did Trump Bribe Ukraine to Stop Cooperating With Mueller?
Did Trump Bribe Ukraine to Stop Cooperating With Mueller?
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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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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Majority of voters say Trump White House running chaotically
Poll: Majority of voters say Trump White House running chaotically
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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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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Boy Scouts to get new name after 108 years as girls join group — NEW YORK — For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change.
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John Bacon / USA Today:
Boy Scouts are dropping the word ‘boy’ from the name of flagship program
Boy Scouts are dropping the word ‘boy’ from the name of flagship program
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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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Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Playmate to Politico: How Pamela Anderson Became an International Woman of Mystery — The former ‘Baywatch’ star opens up about her relationship with Julian Assange ("We talk about the Bible"), attending Donald Trump's birthday party (for a $500 fee), her activism, ex Kid Rock …
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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Estelle Shirbon / Reuters:
UK Lawmakers Back ‘Magnitsky Amendment’ on Sanctions for Human Rights Abuses — LONDON — Britain will be able to impose sanctions on people who commit gross human rights violations under a so-called “Magnitsky amendment” backed by members of parliament on Tuesday.
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Lee Smith / Tablet Magazine:
Are NBC and CNN Paying Off Top Spies Who Leaked Info With On-Air Jobs?
Are NBC and CNN Paying Off Top Spies Who Leaked Info With On-Air Jobs?
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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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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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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.
Mic:
Exclusive: Kim Kardashian West has talked to White House about pardoning nonviolent drug offender — Kim Kardashian West and President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner have spoken over the phone about a possible presidential pardon for Alice Marie Johnson …
Washington Post:
The Washington Post names Shibani Mahtani its new Southeast Asia correspondent — Announcement from Foreign Editor Douglas Jehl and Deputy Foreign Editor Mary Beth Sheridan: — We're thrilled to announce that Shibani Mahtani of the Wall Street Journal will become our new Southeast Asia correspondent, based in Hong Kong.
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.
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.
Marco Rubio / National Review:
Two Cheers for Corporate Tax Cuts — On the whole, the tax cut bill helps workers. It's just not massive tax cuts to multinational corporations that do it. — Overall, the Republican tax-cut bill has been good for Americans. That is why I voted for it.
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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 …
David Moye / HuffPost:
School Principal Jokes About Telling Police Black Special Needs Student Has A Gun — The principal reportedly told staffers, “We will call the police and tell them he has a gun so they can come faster.” — An elementary school principal in Houston is being criticized after she reportedly joked …
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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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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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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?
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 …