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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Mueller preparing end game for Russia investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors have told defense lawyers in recent weeks that they are “tying up loose ends” in their investigation, providing the clearest clues yet that the long-running probe into Russia's interference …
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Mikhaila Fogel / The Atlantic:
Mueller Is Laying Siege to the Trump Presidency  —  “Today is the first day I actually thought Donald Trump might not finish his term in office,” said the legal commentator Jeffrey Toobin on CNN last Thursday.  —  “This is the beginning of the end for Trump,” declared Neal Katyal, a former acting solicitor general, on MSNBC.
Discussion: Raw Story
Christine Stapleton / Palm Beach Post:
End to Manafort plea deal could put Palm Beach Gardens home at risk  —  Paul Manafort's efforts to make sure his wife could continue living in the couple's Palm Beach Gardens home should he go to prison fizzled after special counsel Robert Mueller III filed court papers last week asking a judge …
Discussion: Raw Story
Adam Schiff / USA Today:
Trump is compromised.  What else is he hiding and who else knows about it?  —  Now we know Trump, like Flynn, was compromised by the Russians.  Was the Moscow deal their only financial leverage over the president, or is there more?  —  CONNECT  —  For more than a century …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Salon
Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
Why Michael Cohen, Trump's Fixer, Confessed to It All
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Crime Report
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Report Expected to Shed Light on Mueller Probe
Discussion: CNBC
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Mueller's office to recommend sentencing for ex-Trump aide Flynn
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Did Trump obstruct justice in public on Monday?
Discussion: CNN, NBC News and Lawfare
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Jeffrey Epstein, sexual abuser of dozens of girls, settles case, apologizes.  Now what?  —  A trial that could have allowed the victims of serial molester Jeffrey Epstein to finally tell their stories from a witness stand was aborted Tuesday when it was announced in court that the case had been settled.
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Associated Press:
Politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settles suit, averting victim testimony  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A last-minute settlement has been reached in Florida in a long-running lawsuit involving a politically connected financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Republicans plan vote Tuesday on curbing powers of Gov.-elect Tony Evers, limiting early voting  —  MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers are set to take up plans Tuesday to diminish the powers of the incoming Democratic governor and attorney general that brought opponents to the state Capitol this week …
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Donald P. Moynihan / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Republicans are trying to subvert the will of the voters. They're part of a larger trend.
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP legislatures seek to cement Republican power
Discussion: Mother Jones
Allan Smith / NBC News:
‘Banana republic dictators’: Democrats fume over last-minute GOP power-grabs in Wisconsin, Michigan
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Exclusive: Emails of top NRCC officials stolen in major 2018 hack  —  The House GOP campaign arm suffered a major hack during the 2018 election, exposing thousands of sensitive emails to an outside intruder, according to three senior party officials.  —  The email accounts of four senior aides …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrats could refuse to seat North Carolina Republican, Hoyer says  —  The incoming House majority leader said Democrats might refuse to seat a North Carolina Republican next year unless and until “substantial” questions about the integrity of his election are resolved.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Washington Post:
North Carolina election-fraud investigation centers on operative with criminal history who worked …
Washington Post:
Incoming majority leader says House should consider not seating North Carolina Republican amid …
Discussion: Political Wire
Karen Ruiz / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Get this b***h under control!’  Joy Behar tears into Meghan McCain off-air after the conservative host lashed out at her for throwing shade on President Trump during The View's tribute to George H. W. Bush  — Whoopi Goldberg was forced to cut to commercial break during another …
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden believes he is the “most qualified person in the country to be president”  —  Biden: We must reset our nation's moral compass  —  (CNN)During a stop for his book tour in Missoula, Montana, Monday night, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his 2020 prospects …
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Justin Miller / The Texas Observer:
'Damn Right, I'm a White Nationalist' Declares Texas GOP Platform Committee Member  —  At the Texas Republican Party's 2018 convention, Ray Myers was a part of a select group of activists charged with crafting the platform for the biggest and most influential state party in the country.
Discussion: Raw Story and ThinkProgress
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Trump handles Bush's death with abnormal normality  —  A taboo-busting president who has often trashed the Bush clan observes traditional norms of etiquette after its patriarch's passing.  —  For President Donald Trump, there was once no worse insult than being “a Bushie.”
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Prince Charles to attend George HW Bush funeral
Discussion: Politico
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Supporting a tax increase was bad for George H.W. Bush.  But tax cuts may no longer work for the GOP.
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
‘Who is Scott Free?’  A search for meaning after Trump's misuse of a medieval idiom.  —  From the moment he tweeted “covfefe” in the middle of the night, President Trump has been perplexing his millions of Twitter followers with cryptic messages ranging from vague threats to North Korea …
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's $21 trillion mistake  —  “$21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions ‘could not be traced, documented, or explained.’ $21T in Pentagon accounting errors.  Medicare for All costs ~$32T.  That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.”
John D. Dingell / The Atlantic:
I Served in Congress Longer Than Anyone.  Here's How to Fix It.  —  In my six decades in public service, I've seen many changes in our nation and its institutions.  Yet the most profound change I've witnessed is also the saddest.  It is the complete collapse in respect for virtually every institution …
Discussion: Splinter
Ruth Graham / Slate:
Don't Spend Your Emotional Energy on Sully H.W. Bush  —  In January 2009, a pilot named Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger steered his struggling aircraft to a safe landing in the Hudson River and became a national hero.  Almost 10 years later, a dog named for the pilot has become a beloved “hero” …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN President Jeff Zucker Says He's “Still Interested” in Running for Political Office  —  He also said he “never was aware” of Matt Lauer's misbehavior during their time together at NBC.  —  In a wide-ranging podcast interview with one of his employees, CNN president Jeff Zucker revealed …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
CNN's Jeff Zucker dissects Trump's criticism of network with David Axelrod
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Born in Philadelphia, U.S. citizen says he was held for deportation to Jamaica at ICE's request  —  When Peter Sean Brown turned himself in to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office in April, he expected to be back to work in no time at Fogarty's, a laid-back restaurant in Key West, Fla., where diners flock for the Cajun chicken.
Discussion: ACLU, VICE News, Splinter, Shakesville and KTLA
Bente Birkeland / Colorado Public Radio:
Sen. Michael Bennet ‘Seriously Thinking’ About A 2020 Run For President  —  It turns out Gov. John Hickenlooper isn't the only Colorado Democrat with his eye on the White House.  —  U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is considering a presidential bid, according to three people who confirmed to CPR News …
Jonathan D. Salant / New Jersey Online:
Bruce Springsteen doesn't think anyone can topple Trump in 2020.  Here's why.  —  WASHINGTON — Bruce Springsteen tried to help Hillary Clinton defeat Donald Trump in 2016.  Now he worries no one can defeat the president the next time.  —  “I don't see anyone out there at the moment …
Discussion: CNN, Observer and LifeZette
Julianna Goldman / The Atlantic:
It's Almost Impossible to Be a Mom in Television News  —  It was the only time I had cried in front of one of my bosses at CBS News.  —  As we sat in my office, door closed, I was struggling to explain why I was uncertain whether to sign a new three-year contract with the network.
Reuters:
Macron makes U-turn on fuel-tax increases in face of ‘yellow vest’ protests  —  PARIS (Reuters) - France's prime minister on Tuesday suspended planned increases to fuel taxes for at least six months in response to weeks of sometimes violent protests, the first major U-turn …
Discussion: NPR, Daily Wire and JustOneMinute
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James Somers / New Yorker:
The Friendship That Made Google Huge  —  Coding together at the same computer, Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat changed the course of the company—and the Internet.  —  One day in March of 2000, six of Google's best engineers gathered in a makeshift war room.  The company was in the midst of an unprecedented emergency.
Kate Riga / Associated Press:
With State Official's Fate Looking Grim, NH Could Lose First In Nation Status  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The longtime protector of the New Hampshire presidential primary could get ousted by the Legislature this week despite concerns from his supporters that replacing him could jeopardize the state's coveted first-in-the-nation status.
 
 
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow drops 150 points on fears of slowing economic growth, Toll Brothers falls
Shubham Saharan / Columbia Daily Spectator:
Student organizers boot SNL writer from stage during standup routine for jokes deemed offensive
Discussion: The College Fix and PJ Media Home
Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Supreme Court rejects request to hear environmental challenge to Trump's border wall construction
Justin Glawe / The Daily Beast:
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Daniel Victor / New York Times:
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Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed News:
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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
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Bloomberg:
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Brian Naylor / NPR:
Voice Of America Vows Independence, As Trump Calls For ‘Worldwide Network’
ProPublica:
Trump Jr. Invested in a Hydroponic Lettuce Company Whose Chair Was Seeking Trump Administration …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bush Made Willie Horton an Issue, and for African-Americans, the Scars Are Still Fresh
Jolyon Maugham / The Guardian:
Britain can legally cancel Brexit. That's EU advice - but will parliament agree?
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Lack of minority staffers threatens to hobble 2020 Democrats
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Political Wire