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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Autopsy of a Dead Coup — The illegal effort to destroy the 2016 Trump campaign by Hillary Clinton campaign's use of funds to create, disseminate among court media, and then salt among high Obama administration officials, a fabricated, opposition smear dossier failed.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, New York Times and Fox News
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Jacob Solis / The Nevada Independent:
Warren: If officials believe Trump cannot fulfill duties, they must invoke 25th Amendment — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd at a Las Vegas campaign rally on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. Photo by Jeff Scheid//The Nevada Independent — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Townhall, Power Line, Front Page Magazine, Washington Times, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, Hill Reporter, IJR, Daily Wire and Washington Post
Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Andrew McCabe: The full 60 Minutes interview
Andrew McCabe: The full 60 Minutes interview
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Shareblue Media, Talking Points Memo, Washington Press, emptywheel, New York Post, AOL, Breitbart, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, Althouse, VICE News, IJR, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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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Law & Crime, Politico, USA Today, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Quint Forgey / Politico:
McCabe: ‘I was fired because I opened a case against the president’
McCabe: ‘I was fired because I opened a case against the president’
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Axios, Splinter, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The 25th Amendment, explained: how a president can be declared unfit to serve
The 25th Amendment, explained: how a president can be declared unfit to serve
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Washington Post, Townhall and Breitbart
CBS News:
McCabe's “bizarre” job interview with President Trump and other clips
McCabe's “bizarre” job interview with President Trump and other clips
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The Guardian
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Former acting FBI director: Trump's ‘own words’ prompted counterintelligence investigation
Former acting FBI director: Trump's ‘own words’ prompted counterintelligence investigation
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POLITICUSUSA
Lindsey Bahr / Associated Press:
Smollett developments leave some baffled, others outraged — LOS ANGELES (AP) — The national outrage that simmered after actor Jussie Smollett said he was attacked by people shouting racial and anti-gay slurs was fueled in part by celebrities who spoke out loud and strong on social media.
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Breitbart, twitchy.com, The Guardian, KBZK, The Week and Associated Press
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TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett Case to Go to Grand Jury — A grand jury will hear the Jussie Smollett case early next week ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. — Law enforcement sources connected to the investigation tell TMZ, the 2 brothers who were arrested and then released are staying somewhere around …
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The Bulwark, RedState, Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, New York Times, AOL, Breitbart, The Root, Page Six, BlackSportsOnline, Daily Wire, Law & Crime and Associated Press
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Don't expect apologies from the left over Jussie Smollett ‘attack’ fraud
Don't expect apologies from the left over Jussie Smollett ‘attack’ fraud
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Page Six, The Daily Beast and Daily Wire
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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National Review, USA Today, Breitbart, Daily Wire, Contemptor, The Federalist and TheBlaze
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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KBZK, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, twitchy.com, Althouse, CNN, IJR, Instapundit, RedState and Vox
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump can't run the Mueller playbook on New York feds — Even as speculation mounts that special counsel Robert Mueller might be winding down his investigation, a parallel threat to President Donald Trump only seems to be growing within his own Justice Department: the Southern District of New York.
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Washington Monthly, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Five things to watch as Barr takes the reins of Justice, Mueller probe
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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NBC News, Vox, Daily Wire, Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Black Star, myfox8.com, Splinter, Orlando Weekly and Daily Mail
Darby Beane / WBKO-TV:
Man accused of pulling gun on victim wearing MAGA hat — BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — A Tennessee man is in jail after being accused of pulling a gun on a Sam's Club customer Saturday. — According to the police report, officers were called to Sam's Club due to a person with a gun.
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The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Louder With Crowder, Daily Wire, Big League Politics and twitchy.com
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.
FiveThirtyEight:
Could Congress Block Trump's Emergency Declaration? — President Trump has declared a national emergency in order to pay for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, but will Congress block it? That's a long shot — but we can't rule it out either.
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Raw Story, Law & Liberty and KBZK
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement — A secret meeting of former President Barack Obama's financial backers convened in Washington early this month: Organized by David Jacobson and John Phillips, Mr. Obama's former ambassadors to Canada and Italy …
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.
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Molly Prince / The Daily Caller:
Ilhan Omar To Fundraise For Hamas-Linked Muslim Organization
Ilhan Omar To Fundraise For Hamas-Linked Muslim Organization
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RedState and The Gateway Pundit
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.
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Axios
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Considering Powell, Craft, Grenell, James for UN Job, Sources Say — Ivanka Trump may also be considered, person familiar says — State Department spokeswoman Nauert withdrew nomination — President Donald Trump is considering four people to be his next UN ambassador …
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Political Wire
Stacey Stowe / New York Times:
New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair — New guidelines out this week give legal recourse to individuals who have been harassed, punished or fired because of the style of their hair. — Under new guidelines to be released this week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights …
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Gothamist and WPIX 11 New York
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Biden's polling lead shaky ahead of 2020 decision — Joe Biden's big lead in early Democratic 2020 polling might be a bunch of malarkey. — While most polls show the former vice president hovering around 30 percent of the Democratic primary vote, well ahead of second-place Sen. Bernie Sanders …
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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Daily Wire and Hullabaloo