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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.
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Is Rod Rosenstein being too soft on Trump?
Is Rod Rosenstein being too soft on Trump?
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump unleashes new political earthquake with FBI spy charge
Trump unleashes new political earthquake with FBI spy charge
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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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Steven Zeitchik / Washington Post:
Barack and Michelle Obama are becoming television and film producers for Netflix
Mel Leonor / Politico:
Obamas finalize deal to produce films, documentaries for Netflix
Obamas finalize deal to produce films, documentaries for Netflix
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Mike Pompeo / US Department of State:
U.S. Department of State — Search Input — After the Deal: A New Iran Strategy — Remarks — Secretary of State The Heritage Foundation — Washington, DC — MS JAMES: Good morning. (Applause.) Welcome to the Heritage Foundation. My name is Kay James and I have the honor of being the president here.
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Barbara Slavin / Axios:
Pompeo's Mission Impossible on Iran
Pompeo's Mission Impossible on Iran
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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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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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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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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 …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
House Republicans set terms for Trump to campaign on their turf — WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Coffman threw his hands in the air and stomped away. Rep. Leonard Lance smiled ruefully as he said the White House was “cross” with him. And Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick cited the uncertainties of his schedule as he stepped into an elevator.
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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
The Democrats Need to Get Much Tougher on These Trump Scandals or They Will Lose the Midterms
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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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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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller team's special status could save Virginia Manafort case
Mueller team's special status could save Virginia Manafort case
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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 …
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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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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EIA:
United States remains the world's top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons — The United States remained the world's top producer of petroleum and natural gas hydrocarbons in 2017, reaching a record high. The United States has been the world's top producer of natural gas since 2009 …
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A Border Patrol agent detained two U.S. citizens at a gas station after hearing them speak Spanish … A Montana woman said she plans to take legal action after a Border Patrol agent detained and questioned her and a friend — both U.S. citizens — when he overheard them speaking Spanish at a gas station.
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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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Washington Post:
RNC paid nearly half a million dollars to law firm representing Hope Hicks and others in Russia probes … The Republican National Committee paid nearly half a million dollars to a law firm that represents former White House communications director Hope Hicks and others in the Russia investigations, according to a new federal filing.
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CNN:
Pope Francis tells gay man: ‘God made you like that and loves you like that’ — Gay man: Pope told me ‘God made you like that’ — Rome (CNN)A victim of clerical sexual abuse has said that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality “does not matter.”
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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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