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New York Times:
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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Behind the scenes: Trump vs. Mueller — President Trump delivered to Robert Mueller handwritten answers about pre-election dimensions of the Russia probe but did not answer questions about his behavior as president, including allegations of obstruction of justice — and will resist doing so in the future …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller got some answers, but he's not done with Trump
Mueller got some answers, but he's not done with Trump
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New York Times:
Trump Answers Mueller's Questions on Russian Interference
Trump Answers Mueller's Questions on Russian Interference
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Tess Bonn / The Hill:
House GOP to hold hearing into DOJ's probe of Clinton Foundation
House GOP to hold hearing into DOJ's probe of Clinton Foundation
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The Gateway Pundit
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Matt Whitaker Suggested Trump Administration Should Prosecute Hillary Clinton
Matt Whitaker Suggested Trump Administration Should Prosecute Hillary Clinton
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Mediaite, Raw Story and The Guardian
The White House:
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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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators demand Trump say whether Saudi prince ordered Khashoggi killing — The bipartisan leadership of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is demanding a definitive determination from President Donald Trump about whether Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Almost everything Trump just said about Saudi Arabia and Jamal Khashoggi is wrong or overly simplistic — This post has been updated. — There may be legitimate reasons for the United States not to throw the book at Saudi Arabia for its killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Washington Post:
Trump's latest statement on Khashoggi was a betrayal of American values — PRESIDENT TRUMP on Tuesday confirmed what his administration has been signaling all along: It will stand behind Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even if he ordered the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Trump's Statement on Saudi Arabia, Explained!
Trump's Statement on Saudi Arabia, Explained!
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Washington Post
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.
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American Oversight, Law & Crime and Gizmodo
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed News:
The White House Won't Say When Trump Formally Named Matthew Whitaker As Acting Attorney General
The White House Won't Say When Trump Formally Named Matthew Whitaker As Acting Attorney General
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The Daily Signal
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
Hyde-Smith Demanded No Audience, No Press for Tonight's Debate
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Jennifer E. Duffy / The Cook Political Report:
Mississippi Senate Special: It's All About Turnout
Mississippi Senate Special: It's All About Turnout
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BBC:
Russia loses Interpol presidency vote — Interpol has elected South Korean Kim Jong-yang as its president, rejecting the Russian frontrunner who had been accused of abusing the international police body's arrest warrant system. — Mr Kim was chosen by Interpol's 194 member states at a meeting of its annual congress in Dubai.
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The Guardian
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Associated Press:
South Korean named Interpol president in blow to Russia — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Korea's Kim Jong Yang was elected as Interpol's president on Wednesday, edging out a longtime veteran of Russia's security services who was strongly opposed by the U.S., Britain and other European nations.
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TheBlaze
Seth Fiegerman / CNN:
As problems pile up, Mark Zuckerberg stands his ground in exclusive CNN Business interview — New York (CNN Business)After spending much of this year apologizing for Facebook's many missteps, CEO Mark Zuckerberg was defiant in an exclusive interview with CNN Business on Tuesday.
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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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Laura Ly / CNN:
Charges dropped in first federal genital mutilation case in US
Charges dropped in first federal genital mutilation case in US
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Outside the Beltway
Max Read / New York Magazine:
The Decline and Fall of the Zuckerberg Empire — Mark Zuckerberg isn't the first person in human history to draw inspiration from Augustus Caesar, the founder of the Roman Empire, but he's one of a very few for whom the lessons of Augustus's reign have a concrete urgency.
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 …
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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
It's over. Democrat Ben McAdams ousts Republican Rep Mia Love by 694 votes
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Reuters:
Harvesting in a trade war: U.S. crops rot as storage costs soar — (Reuters) - U.S. farmers finishing their harvests are facing a big problem - where to put the mountain of grain they cannot sell to Chinese buyers. — For Louisiana farmer Richard Fontenot and his neighbors, the solution was a costly one: Let the crops rot.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Stalemate on Trump's wall amid threat of shutdown — Congress just can't help itself: With a partial government shutdown potentially two weeks away, Democrats and Republicans are dug in, each side upping its demands and vowing not to buckle to the other. — President Donald Trump …
Elaine Godfrey / The Atlantic:
House Democrats Don't Know What to Make of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Staffers and aides to party leadership say they love her enthusiasm. But they're worried her approach will threaten caucus unity. — She came into Washington like a wrecking ball. — Just on Saturday …
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Weekly Standard
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Rory Cooper / Politico:
Want to Drain The Swamp? Build Congress a Dorm.
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 …