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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Andrew McCabe: The full 60 Minutes interview — Former acting FBI director Andrew McCabe tells 60 Minutes about taking over for James Comey, starting investigations of President Trump, interactions with the president and his own firing — Tonight you will hear for the first time from the man …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
McCabe: ‘I was fired because I opened a case against the president’ — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe said he was ousted from the bureau in March 2018 because he opened two investigations into President Donald Trump 10 months earlier. — “I believe I was fired because I opened …
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Axios, The Daily Beast, Splinter and Breitbart
CBS News:
McCabe's “bizarre” job interview with President Trump and other clips — More of 60 Minutes' interview with Andrew McCabe. Plus, Overtime reaction from Scott Pelley — “It's absolutely astonishing,” says Scott Pelley when 60 Minutes Overtime asked for his reaction to Andrew McCabe's recollections …
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Mediaite and The Guardian
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Former acting FBI director: Trump's ‘own words’ prompted counterintelligence investigation — (CNN)Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe outlined on Sunday the reasons top officials decided to open a counterintelligence probe and obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump.
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Andrew McCabe, Ex-FBI Deputy, Describes ‘Remarkable’ Number Of Trump-Russia Contacts
Andrew McCabe, Ex-FBI Deputy, Describes ‘Remarkable’ Number Of Trump-Russia Contacts
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USA Today, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation,” February 17, 2019
Transcript: Sen. Lindsey Graham on “Face the Nation,” February 17, 2019
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Raw Story and New York Post
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Graham Vows to Investigate Whether ‘Bureaucratic Coup’ Tried to Oust Trump
Graham Vows to Investigate Whether ‘Bureaucratic Coup’ Tried to Oust Trump
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Hill Reporter
Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Former top FBI lawyer: 2 Trump Cabinet officials were ‘ready to support’ 25th Amendment effort
Former top FBI lawyer: 2 Trump Cabinet officials were ‘ready to support’ 25th Amendment effort
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Hill Reporter and The Gateway Pundit
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Don't expect apologies from the left over Jussie Smollett ‘attack’ fraud — A lot of explosive material can get defused with nine little letters: “I was wrong.” It works wonders with your significant other. Try it. Frequently. — This week, now that the Chicago Police Department has …
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Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Did the Media Jump the Gun on the Jussie Smollett Story?
Did the Media Jump the Gun on the Jussie Smollett Story?
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The Federalist, Breitbart and twitchy.com
Lindsey Bahr / Associated Press:
Smollett developments leave some baffled, others outraged
Smollett developments leave some baffled, others outraged
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KBZK, The Week and Associated Press
Nana Efua Mumford / Washington Post:
I doubted Jussie Smollett. It breaks my heart that I might be right.
I doubted Jussie Smollett. It breaks my heart that I might be right.
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Althouse, twitchy.com, CNN, RedState, Contemptor and Instapundit
Washington Post:
Japan's Abe won't confirm Trump Nobel Prize nomination, but media reports say he did — SEOUL — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wouldn't say Monday whether he nominated President Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating with North Korea, even though local media reports suggest that he did.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Five things to watch as Barr takes the reins of Justice, Mueller probe — William Barr was sworn in as President Trump's second attorney general on Thursday, putting a new face atop the Justice Department who will assume oversight of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump can't run the Mueller playbook on New York feds — For starters, they have jurisdiction over the president's political operation and businesses — subjects that executive privilege doesn't cover. — Even as speculation mounts that special counsel Robert Mueller might be winding …
BBC:
Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership — Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism. — They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Republicans Already Are Demonizing Democrats as Socialists and Baby Killers — WASHINGTON — In the 116th Congress, if you're a Democrat, you're either a socialist, a baby killer or an anti-Semite. — That, at least, is what Republicans want voters to think, as they seek to demonize Democrats …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's go-it-alone presidency — Shortly after becoming President Trump's acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney conveyed a blunt message to several Cabinet secretaries. According to a senior White House official with direct knowledge and another source briefed on the private conversations …
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Raw Story
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Biden's polling lead shaky ahead of 2020 decision — New surveys question whether the former vice president is a real front-runner or just has big name-recognition. — Joe Biden's big lead in early Democratic 2020 polling might be a bunch of malarkey. — While most polls show …
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Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Florida sixth-grader charged with misdemeanor after refusing to recite Pledge of Allegiance — A Florida student is facing misdemeanor charges after a confrontation with his teacher that began with his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and escalated into what officials described as disruptive behavior.
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Daily Mail, Tribunist, Orlando Weekly, Raw Story and Breitbart
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
An off-key Pence sings from the Trump hymnal to a stony European reception — MUNICH — Even inside a hotel so secure that it has body scanners at the entrance and snipers on the roof, Vice President Pence travels with a vast security detail. Its main function, it seems …
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New York Times
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
The Democrats have an Israel problem — and it's not Ilhan Omar — The Democratic Party has problems with Israel. But Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (Mich.), the new members of Congress who have attracted attention with toxic tweets and support for boycott, are not the main protagonists.
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
DC's many prankster activists turn anger into street theater — WASHINGTON (AP) — In the nation's capital, it can be hard for protesters to stand out. A group of 50 people — or even 500 — holding signs and shouting hardly merits a second glance in this city of protests.