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John Santucci / ABC News:
Special counsel Mueller wants to ask Trump about obstruction of justice: Sources — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office wants to ask President Donald Trump about obstruction of justice, sources close to the White House tell ABC News. According to sources, the president learned within …
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Mueller offers to limit investigators' questions for Trump in special counsel's latest effort to secure presidential interview — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III renewed negotiations with President Trump's lawyers about a presidential sit-down after an extended standoff, according to two people briefed on the negotiations.
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Politico:
‘This idiot judge?’: Salty Manafort trial chief cracks wise and cracks down — U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III has a ‘wicked sense of humor.’ — As the second day of Paul Manafort's criminal trial wound on, U.S. District Court Judge T.S. Ellis III sounded less like a federal jurist than an exasperated high school teacher.
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Associated Press:
Trump urges end to probe ‘right now,’ setting off new storm — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bluntly declared on Wednesday his attorney general should terminate “right now” the federal probe into the campaign that took him to the White House, a newly fervent attack …
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Calls on Sessions to ‘Stop the Rigged Witch Hunt Right Now’ — WASHINGTON — President Trump called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday to end the special counsel investigation, an extraordinary appeal to the nation's top law enforcement official to end an inquiry directly in to the president.
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
A Hell of a Performance by Paul Manafort — Paul Manafort lumbered into the courtroom, his movements as stiff as you would expect of a man who now sleeps on a concrete bed. Over the years, Manafort constantly explored novel methods for preserving his youth, for tending to the details of his appearance.
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Washington Post:
Trump calls Manafort prosecution ‘a hoax,’ says Sessions should stop Mueller investigation
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Who Says Collusion is a Crime: The Justice Department
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Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
FBI describes early-morning raid of Paul Manafort's condo
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Splinter and The Gateway Pundit
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
In desperate tweet, Trump begs Sessions to end Mueller investigation
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Washington Post, CNN, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and Booman Tribune
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
‘We are Q’: A deranged conspiracy cult leaps from the Internet to the crowd at Trump's ‘MAGA’ tour — On Tuesday evening, the dark recesses of the Internet lit up with talk of politics. — “Tampa rally, live coverage,” wrote “Dan,” posting a link to President Trump's Tampa speech in a thread on 8chan …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As the bizarre QAnon group emerges, Trump rallies go from nasty to dangerous — Hostility toward the media at Trump rallies is nothing new. It infected the presidential campaign and has marred every raucous gathering of supporters since the election. — But on Tuesday night in Tampa …
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New York Times:
What Is QAnon: Explaining the Internet Conspiracy Theory That Showed Up at a Trump Rally — Do you remember Pizzagate? It's a little like that: a web of baseless conspiracy theories. And its supporters were highly visible at an event for the president in Florida.
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Right Wing Watch, Mediaite and Contemptor
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Kirsten Gillibrand Pays The Price For Speaking Out Against Al Franken — A number of Democratic donors are furious at her for calling for Franken's resignation and may not support her in 2020. — No one in Congress is more associated with the Me Too movement than Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Former Ohio State wrestling coach urged Rep. Jim Jordan's accusers to recant, texts show — Former coach Russ Hellickson told wrestlers he could help them release a statement in support of Jordan, according to texts shared with NBC News. — Retired Ohio State wrestling coach Russ Hellickson reached …
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Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Gap Narrows in CD12 Special — Motivated base and gains among independents boost Dem — West Long Branch, NJ - The race to fill the open seat in Ohio's 12th Congressional District has shifted from a Republican advantage last month to a toss-up now, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
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Daily Kos, Politico, Vox, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Rush Limbaugh / Rush Home:
President Trump Calls the Show! — RUSH: So I have this note on the call screener computer: “On the hotline...” We don't have a hotline. “On the hotline, you're receiving a phone call in recognition of your anniversary broadcast. You'll want to take this immediately.” Okay.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Taken to Supreme Court in Potential Blockbuster Case — In an application to the high court, TVEyes says it is presenting an “exceptionally important question” about how to balance copyright with the First Amendment right to criticize and comment. — The U.S. Supreme Court may soon …
Kansas City Star:
Kobach promised cities help. It cost them millions — and powered his political rise — Kris Kobach likes to tout his work for Valley Park, Mo. He has boasted on cable TV about crafting and defending the town's hardline anti-immigration ordinance. He discussed his “victory” there at length on his old radio show.
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Media Matters for America, Shareblue Media, Kansas Democratic Party, New Republic, Balloon Juice and Eschaton
New York Times:
Facing Losses, Condé Nast Plans to Put 3 Magazines Up for Sale — Anna Wintour is staying, but the once-plush company behind Vogue and The New Yorker lost $120 million last year. — Condé Nast, the company behind Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, became …
WCMH-TV:
Urban Meyer placed on paid administrative leave — COLUMBUS (WCMH/AP) — Ohio State University head coach Urban Meyer may have known about abuse allegations against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith, according to a report from a college football insider.
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Texts Reveal Ohio State's Urban Meyer Knew His Aide Abused Wife in 2015: Report
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders uses a debunked story to blame the media for damaging the hunt for bin Laden — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders just accused the media of hindering the American government's pursuit of Osama bin Laden just a few years before 9/11. But she may want to check her evidence.
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Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
Pure Ignorance: Nets Push Fake News About 3D Printed Guns — For days, the liberal media have been experiencing a Chernobyl-level meltdown about a Texas company releasing online instructions for 3D printing plastic weapons that actually fire real bullets. Of course, none of them did their homework …
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National Review, Bearing Arms and twitchy.com
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Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
News Outlets Are Prewriting Stories About Officials Getting Fired to Keep Up with the Trump Era — The resignations, firings, and ousters of senior government officials have always been big news. In 1991, two weeks after announcing that he'd stay on through the end of President George H. W. Bush's term …
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Breitbart, Outside the Beltway and Townhall
Amina Dunn / Pew Research Center:
Trump's approval ratings so far are unusually stable - and deeply partisan — Over the course of an eventful first 18 months in office, President Donald Trump's approval ratings have remained remarkably stable. There has also been a wider gap between Republicans' and Democrats' views …
CNN:
CNN exclusive: TSA considering eliminating screening at smaller airports — Washington (CNN)The Transportation Security Administration is considering eliminating passenger screening at more than 150 small and medium-sized airports across the US, according to senior agency officials and internal documents obtained by CNN.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Senate Rejects New Money for Election Security — WASHINGTON — The Latest on election security (all times local): — The Republican-controlled Senate has defeated a push by Democrats to set aside an additional $250 million for states to upgrade their voting systems to protect against hacking and other cyberattacks.
Bill Scher / Politico:
Why the Smart Move for Never-Trumpers Is to Become Democrats — There's a new debate inside the #NeverTrump movement about how to respond to a president they loathe and the Republican Party that loves him. Some #NeverTrump conservatives, like New York Times columnist David Brooks …
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Attorney group: Child died ‘soon after’ release from ICE family detention facility — The American Immigration Lawyers Association said Wednesday that a migrant toddler died shortly after being released from an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Dilley, Tex.
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
Top House Republican: Man Killed His Wife ‘Because The Woman Was Unfair’ — One of the House's most powerful Republicans had some interesting things to say on domestic violence during a recent event back in his district. — Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), the chairman of the influential House Rules Committee …
Meagan Day / Vox:
Democratic socialism, explained by a democratic socialist — It's not just New Deal liberalism. — “They are not traditional socialists. There is no call for communal ownership of production,” said an MSNBC anchor while attempting to define “democratic socialism,” a term that has burst onto …
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Campus Reform, twitchy.com, Washington Blade and Mother Jones
Lauren Meier / Axios:
U.S. sanctions Turkish officials over detainment of American pastor — The White House announced Wednesday they have instructed the Treasury Department to implement sanctions against Turkey's Minister of Justice and Minister of Interior for their roles in the arrest and detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson.
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Meet the 81 candidates Obama is endorsing in 2018 — President Obama released a list of 81 candidates he's endorsing ahead of the 2018 midterm election. — Why it matters: Obama is the left's answer to President Trump's continued presence in the primaries.
Wall Street Journal:
Local Resistance Builds to Google's ‘Smart City’ in Toronto — Biggest project by Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs faces questions over who will handle residents' personal data in the high-tech setting — TORONTO—An Alphabet Inc. GOOGL 0.47% project aimed at creating a “smart city” …
Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
GOP senator: Obamacare is ‘done’ if we gain Senate seats in midterms — If Republicans gain one or two seats in the 2018 elections, they plan on pursuing legislation to take away health care from millions of people. — Republicans are clear about their goals if they can win a couple …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Koch network warns of ‘McCarthyism 2.0’ in conservative efforts to harass professors — THE BIG IDEA: — COLORADO SPRINGS—Leaders of the donor network led by billionaire Charles Koch say they want college students to study Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin and Mao Zedong.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate approves release of documents regarding alleged Russian agent — The Senate on Wednesday approved the release of internal Intelligence Committee documents to the Justice Department regarding alleged Russian agent Mariia Butina. — The Senate Intelligence Committee interviewed Butina …
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