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Trump Wanted to Order Justice Dept. to Prosecute Comey and Clinton — WASHINGTON — President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring that he wanted to order the Justice Department to prosecute two of his political adversaries: his 2016 challenger, Hillary Clinton …
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:
Here's Why the New York Times Bombshell Report Could Be the Finishing Touch for Mueller's Obstruction Case — If special counsel Robert Mueller is seriously pursuing an obstruction of justice case against President Donald Trump, then you can bet that information revealed …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Matt Whitaker Suggested Trump Administration Should Prosecute Hillary Clinton — Did Trump know this when he picked him to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general? — The New York Times dropped a major story on Tuesday evening: “President Trump told the White House counsel in the spring …
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Tess Bonn / The Hill:
House GOP to hold hearing into DOJ's probe of Clinton Foundation
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Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Standing with Saudi Arabia — America First! — The world is a very dangerous place! — The country of Iran, as an example, is responsible for a bloody proxy war against Saudi Arabia in Yemen, trying to destabilize Iraq's fragile attempt at democracy …
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Washington Post:
Trump continues to question CIA conclusion that Saudi crown prince was responsible for Khashoggi's death — The statement from President Trump came after he said he would be receiving a full report on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last month …
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Washington Post:
Trump's latest statement on Khashoggi was a betrayal of American values
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
Khashoggi's murder will stain Trump (and America) forever
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Facebook President Sean Parker Funded Race-Baiting Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's Super PAC — A spokesman for the Napster founder said he denounces Cindy Hyde-Smith's comments but isn't calling for a refund of the money he's given. — As embattled incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) …
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Jackson Free Press:
Hyde-Smith Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight's Debate … JACKSON—U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith demanded there be no audience or outside press allowed at tonight's U.S. Senate debate and requested other restrictions, two sources familiar with the debate negotiations told the Jackson Free Press Tuesday morning.
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Embattled Hyde-Smith posted photo of herself in Confederate hat — Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith posed for a photo wearing a Confederate soldier's hat and holding a rifle in a Facebook post that surfaced Tuesday. — Hyde-Smith took the photo during a 2014 visit to the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library.
James Arkin / Politico:
Hyde-Smith apologizes ‘to anyone offended’ by public hanging remark — Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith on Tuesday offered her first qualified apology to “anyone that was offended” by her remark that she would gladly attend a “public hanging” if one of her supporters invited her.
Washington Post:
Conservative nonprofit with obscure roots and undisclosed funders paid Matthew Whitaker $1.2 million — In the three years after he arrived in Washington in 2014, Matthew G. Whitaker received more than $1.2 million as the leader of a charity that reported having no other employees, some of the best pay of his career.
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New York Times:
Matthew Whitaker Earned $1.2 Million From Group Backed by Undisclosed Donors — WASHINGTON — Matthew G. Whitaker, the acting attorney general, was paid more than $1.2 million in the past few years by a group active in conservative politics that does not reveal its donors, according to financial disclosure statements released Tuesday.
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump submits written responses to special counsel Robert Mueller — President Donald Trump has submitted his answers to questions from special counsel Robert Mueller, the president's attorneys told ABC News. — “The President today answered written questions submitted by The Special Counsel's Office.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: 'I can't imagine anybody else' other than myself for Time Person of the Year
Harry Litman / Los Angeles Times:
Mueller might soon bring charges that even Trump die-hards can't trivialize
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Brady McCombs / Associated Press:
Democrats flip Utah House seat as McAdams tops Rep. Mia Love — SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democrat Ben McAdams has flipped a U.S. House seat in deep-red Utah, defeating incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love by fewer than 700 votes in a race that took two weeks to settle.
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Lee Davidson / Salt Lake Tribune:
It's over. Democrat Ben McAdams ousts Republican Rep Mia Love by 694 votes
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Washington Post:
Romaine lettuce is not safe to eat, CDC warns U.S. consumers — Romaine lettuce is unsafe to eat in any form, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday in a broad alert in response to a new outbreak of illnesses caused by a particularly dangerous type of E. coli contamination.
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Centers for Disease Control:
Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce — CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, Canada, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) infections linked to romaine lettuce.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Pelosi sidelines challenger, wins praise from Obama amid speakership fight — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, in an unmistakable show of political strength Tuesday, cut a deal to sideline a potential challenger, won new confidence from her party's resurgent left flank and earned high praise …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Marcia Fudge vouched for man now accused of killing ex-wife
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Obama praises ‘extraordinary’ Pelosi amid leadership battle
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Gary Trock / The Blast:
Actress Claims Michael Avenatti Dragged Her Across Apartment, Called Her An ‘Ungrateful B*tch’ — Michael Avenatti is accused of attacking his girlfriend and dragging her around the apartment floor while calling her an “Ungrateful f*cking bitch,” this according to the declaration submitted by Mareli Miniutti.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Will Fox Business Network Take Action After Lou Dobbs Tells Judge to “Go to Hell”? — “That's generally not a good idea,” a lawyer guest told the ever-controversial host on Monday night. — Lou Dobbs is the Sean Hannity of Fox Business Network, a highly rated conservative gladiator …
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Judge dismisses female genital mutilation charges in historic case — In a major blow to the federal government, a judge in Detroit has declared America's female genital mutilation law unconstitutional, thereby dismissing the key charges against two Michigan doctors and six others accused …
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Jordan Schachtel / Conservative Review:
Levin: You need a ‘negative IQ’ to compare Ivanka's email to Hillary's — On his radio show Tuesday evening, LevinTV host Mark Levin defended Ivanka Trump from the media smears attempting to connect her private email use to Hillary Clinton's use and illegal scrubbing of an email server on which she discussed classified information.
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Lansing State Journal:
Ex-MSU President Lou Anna Simon charged with lying to police about Nassar investigation — Simon resigned in 2018 after 13 years as MSU president over the handling of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar — CHARLOTTE - Former MSU President Lou Anna Simon has been charged with lying to police …
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Los Angeles Times:
Election fraud scheme on L.A.'s skid row got homeless to sign fake names for cigarettes and cash, D.A. says — A forged signature swapped for $1 — or sometimes a cigarette. — The crude exchange played out hundreds of times on L.A.'s skid row during the 2016 election cycle and again this year …
David J. Neal / miamiherald:
Man admits having sex with miniature horse, cops say. But he played it safe — A Marion County man was arrested Monday afternoon after he admitted to having sex with a miniature horse — repeatedly, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. — In addition to ponying …
Tom Elliott / Grabien News:
Obama Trashes Trump: ‘Confused, Blind, Shrouded with Hate ... Mommy Issues’ — ‘We are still confused, blind, shrouded with hate, anger, racism, mommy issues’ — Former President Obama took more veiled shots at his predecessor Monday night, suggesting that the reason the U.S. is not taking …
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Khaleda Rahman / Daily Mail:
Obama suggests Trump is a confused, angry racist and has ‘mommy issues’ …
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