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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump sounds off on FBI report: “Doesn't get any lower than that!” — President Trump is sounding off on the Justice Department's inspector general report, released Thursday, about the FBI's conduct in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election. — FBI Agent Peter Strzok …
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Report's Real Message: Trump Is Lying — The new report from the Justice Department's watchdog covers a lot of ground. It runs more than 500 pages and evaluates investigations that touch both President Trump and Hillary Clinton. As a result, some of the initial news coverage …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
President Trump unloads on Comey, ‘scum on top’ of FBI a day after damning IG report's release — The president, in a surprise appearance on ‘Fox & Friends’ at the White House, reacts to the IG report's accusations against former FBI Director Comey, new China tariffs, his relationship with G7 leaders …
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James Comey / New York Times:
This Report Says I Was Wrong. But That's Good for the F.B.I.
This Report Says I Was Wrong. But That's Good for the F.B.I.
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Eric Felten / Weekly Standard:
Meet the Other Amorous FBI Staffers Who Texted About the Clinton Email Investigation
Meet the Other Amorous FBI Staffers Who Texted About the Clinton Email Investigation
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The FBI Hates Trump—and His Voters, Too
The FBI Hates Trump—and His Voters, Too
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump allies seize on DOJ report as they seek to undercut Mueller probe
Trump allies seize on DOJ report as they seek to undercut Mueller probe
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Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
‘Viva le Resistance’: IG report reveals more Justice Department bias as FBI lawyer working …
‘Viva le Resistance’: IG report reveals more Justice Department bias as FBI lawyer working …
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Calls Justice Dept. Report ‘Total Disaster’ for Fired F.B.I. Director
Trump Calls Justice Dept. Report ‘Total Disaster’ for Fired F.B.I. Director
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Washington Post:
Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges — A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday over charges he tampered with witnesses while out on bail — a major blow for President Trump's former campaign chairman as he awaits trial on federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges next month.
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David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Manafort Heads to Jail After Judge Criticizes Witness Tampering — Paul Manafort was ordered locked up ahead of his two trials for bank fraud and money laundering. — U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington revoked Manafort's bail Friday after prosecutors said Manafort …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Paul Manafort = Evidence of Collusion — I will keep this simple. Here are the facts about Paul Manafort, whose history with President Donald Trump dates back decades and who served as chairman of the Trump Campaign and remained something of an informal adviser after resigning.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Judge Orders Manafort Jailed Before Trial, Citing New Obstruction Charges
Judge Orders Manafort Jailed Before Trial, Citing New Obstruction Charges
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Brian Naylor / NPR:
Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations
Judge Orders Paul Manafort Detained Amid Witness Tampering Allegations
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Washington Post:
'Why can't we just do it?': Trump nearly upended summit with abrupt changes — Some of the most intense drama surrounding President Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came not across the negotiating table, but in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday's historic meeting …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“There's No Stopping Him”: Trump Insists on a Putin Summit — After Singapore, the President is pressing ahead with the meeting that he's always wanted. — Fresh off his closely watched Singapore summit with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, President Trump is pushing his team …
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says he wants “my people” to sit at attention for him like people do for Kim Jong Un — President Trump declared in a spur-of-the-moment interview with “Fox and Friends” Friday morning that he wants people to sit at attention for him like they do for North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump praises Kim's authoritarian rule, says ‘I want my people to do the same’
Trump praises Kim's authoritarian rule, says ‘I want my people to do the same’
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Candice Norwood / Politico:
Trump: I want ‘my people’ to ‘sit up at attention’ like in North Korea
Trump: I want ‘my people’ to ‘sit up at attention’ like in North Korea
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New York Times:
For Pruitt Aides, the Boss's Personal Life Was Part of the Job — WASHINGTON — Senior staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt, the administrator, to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family …
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Scott Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback
Scott Pruitt, Under Fire, Plans to Initiate a Big Environmental Rollback
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Lawsuit Says — Harvard consistently rated Asian-American applicants lower than any other race on personal traits like “positive personality,” likability, courage, kindness and being “widely respected,” …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs are already backfiring — Before steel and aluminum tariffs alienated our allies, before President Trump suggested car imports threatened our “national security,” before that 1,000-plus-item list of Chinese goods targeted for new tariffs, there were washing machines.
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Politico:
Shrinking map boosts Democrats in battle for the Senate — Republicans are still favored to keep their majority, but several Democratic incumbents in red states look likely to survive. — The Senate battleground map has shrunk dramatically in recent weeks — a net plus for Democrats …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mitch McConnell: 'Why can't the Mueller investigation finally wrap up?'
Mitch McConnell: 'Why can't the Mueller investigation finally wrap up?'
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
McConnell zeroes in on election — his own
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Cohen signals openness to cooperating with federal investigators — (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has indicated to family and friends he is willing to cooperate with federal investigators to alleviate the pressure on himself and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Washington Post:
Trump: 'I certainly wouldn't sign' House GOP immigration compromise — President Trump said Friday that he would oppose a compromise immigration bill cobbled together by House Republicans - dealing a significant blow to GOP leaders who have scrambled to rally support for the bill.
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Dara Lind / Vox:
The House GOP says their new bill bans separating families at the border. That's a lie.
The House GOP says their new bill bans separating families at the border. That's a lie.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
TX-32: Sessions Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up — Multiple Republican operatives familiar with Texas polling data are convinced GOP Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32) is, at the moment, the most vulnerable incumbent in the Lone Star State. The powerful House Rules Committee chair's rapidly …
Washington Post:
In defense of separating immigrant families, Sessions cites same Bible passage used to defend slavery — Attorney General Jeff Sessions used a Bible verse on Thursday to defend his department's policy of prosecuting everyone who crosses the border from Mexico, suggesting that God supports …
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FiveThirtyEight:
How Trump's Popularity Is Holding Up, By State — Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. — Poll of the week — Let's keep things simple this week: Morning Consult just released its latest edition of President Trump's approval ratings by state.
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Washington Post:
Promoted six times and then fired: Inside a 24-year-old political appointee's wild ride in Trump's Washington — He was one of the fastest-rising political appointees of the Trump administration, an unpaid campaign intern with no professional experience who soared into a top job …
Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Scenes at G-7 Meetings, Allies Dismayed by Trump's Jabs — Hopes for compromise on trade issues dimmed after the U.S. president pulled out of a joint statement — Prospects for compromise on a wide range of trade disputes between the U.S. and its major economic allies have dimmed …
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Governors Overview: Six Months Out — As the political universe fixates on the battles for control of Congress, little attention is being paid to the 36 gubernatorial contests on the ballot in November. But, the stakes for control of governorships are high given that most of the Governors elected …
New York Times:
There's an Epidemic of Discrimination Against Pregnant Women at Work … American companies have spent years trying to become more welcoming to women. They have rolled out generous parental leave policies, designed cushy lactation rooms and plowed millions of dollars into programs aimed at retaining mothers.
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Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Trump's America does not care — Robert Kagan is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He writes a monthly foreign affairs column for The Post. He is the author of the forthcoming book “The Jungle Grows Back: America and Our Imperiled World.” — Since the end of the Cold War …
Wall Street Journal:
'What's He Doing Here?': Inside Trump's Turbulent Relationship With Michael Cohen — At the Trump Organization, the future president appreciated lawyer's loyalty but doubted his professional abilities and judgment; a big pay cut — Donald Trump summoned senior aides to his 26th floor office …