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Mark Penn / The Hill:
Stopping Robert Mueller to protect us all — The “deep state” is in a deep state of desperation. With little time left before the Justice Department inspector general's report becomes public, and with special counsel Robert Mueller — having failed to bring down Donald Trump
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Michael B. Mukasey / USA Today:
End Robert Mueller's investigation: Michael Mukasey — President Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani says the special counsel Robert mueller will finish its investigation into whether or not trump obstructed justice in the Russia inquiry by September 1st. For more on the story here is Zachary Devita.
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Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Has All the Power — Sunday afternoon, President Trump tweeted an extraordinary threat—extraordinary even by the standards of Donald Trump's norm-busting use of Twitter and abusive conduct toward the Justice Department and federal investigations: “I hereby demand …
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
There Is Only One Trump Scandal — The sheer volume of Trump scandals can seem difficult to keep track of. — There's the ongoing special-counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton …
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
It's About Time Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Located Their Spines
It's About Time Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell Located Their Spines
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The Onion:
‘The Onion’ Has Finally Read Michael Cohen's 2013 Email Regarding His Client Donald Trump And Would Like To Discuss The Matter Further At His Convenience — In a free press, journalists must expose the truth even if it upsets those in power. Our work often leads to significant backlash …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Pompeo threatens Iran with worst sanctions yet — The Latest on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussing strategy on Iran (all times local): — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is offering a series of dramatic potential U.S. concessions to Iran if it agrees to make “major changes.”
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Mike Pompeo / US Department of State:
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Barbara Slavin / Axios:
Pompeo's Mission Impossible on Iran
Pompeo's Mission Impossible on Iran
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Netflix Media Center:
Netflix Forming Storytelling Partnership With Barack and Michelle Obama — Hollywood, Calif., May 21, 2018 — President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series with Netflix, the world's leading internet entertainment service.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Coming to Netflix: The Obamas Sign Deal to Produce Shows and Films — WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama formally announced on Monday a multiyear production deal with Netflix in which he and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, will produce television shows and films for the streaming service.
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New York Times:
Hillary and Bill Clinton Go Separate Ways for 2018 Midterm Elections — For years they dominated the party, brandishing their powerful financial network and global fame to pick favorites for primary elections and lift Democrats even in deep-red states. They were viewed as a joint entity …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court rules that companies can require workers to accept individual arbitration — The Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 Monday that companies may require workers to accept individual arbitration over wage and other workplace disputes. — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote for the court's conservatives …
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court backs employers over workers in first of two major labor cases
Supreme Court backs employers over workers in first of two major labor cases
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts
Supreme Court Upholds Workplace Arbitration Contracts
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Blankenship to wage third-party bid after losing primary — The failed GOP candidate said he'll run as the Constitution Party nominee, but West Virginia law appears to stand in his way. — West Virginia coal baron and former prisoner Don Blankenship announced on Monday that he plans …
David Edelstein / Vulture:
Every Star Wars Movie, Ranked — A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was no Star Wars, and the business and art of movies were vastly different. — Yes, it was technically a mere 42 Earth years ago and in our own Milky Way galaxy, but it was before studios spoke of “franchises” …
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Grappling With Risks of Proceeding With North Korea Meeting — WASHINGTON — President Trump, increasingly concerned that his summit meeting in Singapore next month with North Korea's leader could turn into a political embarrassment, has begun pressing his aides and allies about whether …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
Who's to blame for the hiccup in North Korea talks? South Koreans say Bolton.
Who's to blame for the hiccup in North Korea talks? South Koreans say Bolton.
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The White House:
WHAT: The violent animals of MS-13 have committed heinous, violent attacks in communities across America. — Too many innocent Americans have fallen victim to the unthinkable violence of MS-13's animals. — At the State of the Union in January 2018, President Trump brought …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The Democrats Need to Get Much Tougher on These Trump Scandals or They Will Lose the Midterms … Okay, Democrats. It's time. — Sunday afternoon at 1:37 pm, the president of the United States tweeted that he is ordering an investigation of the investigation into him. His campaign, okay; but him.
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Jon Lee Anderson / New Yorker:
The Diplomat Who Quit the Trump Administration — For John Feeley, the Ambassador to Panama, moral failings at home seemed to compound tactical failings abroad. — John Feeley, the Ambassador to Panama and a former Marine helicopter pilot, is not averse to strong language …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Bernie's army in disarray — The Sanders-inspired grass-roots group ‘Our Revolution’ is flailing, an extensive review by POLITICO shows, fueling cocerns about a potential 2020 bid. — Bernie Sanders' top operatives formed “Our Revolution” after he lost the 2016 primaries to keep …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Advising Bolton Is a ‘Shadow N.S.C.’ — WASHINGTON — In the weeks after President Trump chose John Bolton to be his third national security adviser in March, Mr. Bolton, a veteran of the George W. Bush State Department whose bellicose manner kept him from a high-level job at the beginning …
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Trump signs repeal of auto-loan policy that targeted racial bias — has repealed auto-lending guidance from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), revoking a rule that was put in place to protect minority customers from predatory practices. — Trump's signature on a congressional …
Wall Street Journal:
The FBI Informant Who Wasn't Spying — A secret source insinuated himself with Trump campaign officials. Ho hum. — Well, what do you know. The Federal Bureau of Investigation really did task an “informant” to insinuate himself with Trump campaign advisers in 2016.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump praises Nunes as ‘a very courageous man’
Trump praises Nunes as ‘a very courageous man’
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Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
Kaepernick collusion case proving that teams viewed him as a starting quarterback — Remember when quarterback Colin Kaepernick initially went unsigned after becoming a free agent in March 2017? Remember the false and overstated concerns that were being pushed to justify the position that he was unemployed for football reasons?
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
The FBI Could Have Interviewed George Papadopoulos, But Opted To Spy On Him Instead — The month of August 2016 is emerging as especially crucial to the FBI's counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign. — The investigation, code-named “Crossfire Hurricane,” was opened on July 31 …
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Nelson W. Cunningham / Politico:
3 Predictions for What Mueller Will Do Next — As a former prosecutor, here's where I think the special counsel is headed. — Robert Mueller's investigation is now one year old. Watching the slow reveal of witnesses, search warrants, and subpoenas, the president's supporters and his opponents …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Why the New Times Report on the Gulf Meeting Is Freaking Trump Out — This weekend, the New York Times revealed that, in August 2016, Donald Trump Jr. met in Trump Tower with representatives of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who offered campaign help.
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Bloomberg:
China Considers Ending Birth Limits as Soon as This Year — Plans to scrap controversial policy after about four decades — Births fall despite 2015 decision to let parents have two kids — China is planning to scrap all limits on the number of children a family can have …
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Kennedy retirement rumors shift into overdrive — Like clockwork, Washington has whipped itself into a frenzy over rumors of a possible retirement on the Supreme Court. — All eyes are on Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, who reportedly considered calling it quits last spring.