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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
In court filing, Robert Mueller's team says it's very busy this week — Washington (CNN)Robert Mueller's prosecutors dropped yet another head-scratching signal in their latest court filing Tuesday that the special counsel investigation may be wrapping up — or maybe it's not. — Either way, they're very busy.
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Mueller team cites ‘press of other work’ in seeking delay until April 1 over request to open Manafort records
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“It's Such a Hyped-Up Moment”: How the Mueller Press Corps Is Bracing for the Big One
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller's old boss delays departure as probe wraps up
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Fox News, Just Security and NBC News
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Robert Mueller's team says it will be very busy in the coming days
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Bloomberg:
Pilot Who Hitched a Ride Saved Lion Air 737 Day Before Deadly Crash — Jumpseat rider played critical role in Indonesian cockpit — Pilot actions show multiple errors required to crash 737 Max — As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 …
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MarketWatch:
Capt. Sullenberger on the FAA and Boeing: ‘Our credibility as leaders in aviation is being damaged’ — The ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ pilot says the Boeing 737 Max controversy is ‘unprecedented’ and an ‘ugly saga’ — For most of the history of powered flight, the United States has been a world leader in aviation.
A.B. Stoddard / The Bulwark:
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Johnny Isakson Stands Up for McCain; Unloads on Trump — Georgia's senior senator gives the president a “whipping.” — Later today Sen. Johnny Isakson will call out President Trump for his continued disparagement of John McCain. The chairman of the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee …
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Wall Street Journal:
Joe Biden Tells Supporters He Plans 2020 Bid — Former Vice President Joe Biden reached out to at least a half dozen supporters Tuesday to tell them he intends to run for president and to ask for their help in lining up contributions from major donors to quickly raise several million dollars …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
World leaders tell Biden: We need you — When Joe Biden attended the annual Munich Security Conference last month, the wonky foreign policy confab promised an escape from the nonstop speculation back home about the former vice president's political plans. — Instead, Biden's 2020 intentions were the talk of the conference.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Bernie Sanders Just Hired His Twitter Attack Dog — Shortly before he gave speeches launching his 2020 campaign earlier this month, Bernie Sanders emailed his supporters, urging them to “do our very best to engage respectfully with our Democratic opponents—talking about the issues we are fighting for …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Polls show Bernie Sanders popularity among all voters is plummeting
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RedState
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Beto, Biden and Bernie: The B-Boys and the media's dangerous, self-fulfilling prophecy — As amorous embraces go, few could be more ardent than the one Beto O'Rourke got this month from Vanity Fair magazine. — The perfectly timed cover treatment was the full monty: Rugged-glam photo …
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Elijah E. Cummings / Washington Post:
The White House hasn't turned over a single piece of paper to my committee — Elijah E. Cummings, a Democrat, represents Maryland's 7th Congressional District in the House, where he is the chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform. — In November, the American people voted overwhelmingly …
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Trump retweets QAnon conspiracy theorist, via Larry the Cable Guy, to slam the TSA — From a QAnon conspiracy theorist to actor James Woods to comedian Larry the Cable Guy to the leader of the free world. Thus travels information in the age of Twitter and President Trump …
Adam Behsudi / Politico:
Trump faces failing strategy on auto jobs as he heads to Ohio — President Donald Trump heads to Ohio Wednesday embroiled in a fight with General Motors and the United Auto Workers over the closing of GM's Lordstown plant. But his attempts to save manufacturing jobs have battered …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump's ever-expanding list of grievances
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Washington Post:
‘A total loser!’: Trump lashes out at George Conway, who has been questioning his mental health
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Everyone Thinks They're Going to Sell”: Hellfire at Fox as Hannity Mulls Leaving and Lachlan Goes Full Donna Brazile on Trump — Inside Fox, staffers believe that C.E.O. Lachlan Murdoch is likely to nudge the network in a less pro-Trump direction. Is this the first step in a larger strategy to sell the newly spun-off company?
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
Asked Whether White Societies Are Superior, Steve King Demurs — ALGONA, Iowa — It was the kind of question that a politician should have been able to handle with ease, but Representative Steve King is not any politician. — “Do you think a white society is superior to a nonwhite society?”
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Splinter
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Rep. Clyburn calls Trump family ‘greatest threats to democracy in my lifetime’ — The House majority whip said congressional investigations can set the table for impeachment if “deserved.” — COLUMBIA, S.C. — The third-ranking Democrat in the House on Tuesday called President Donald Trump and his family …
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USA Today, Politico, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Political Wire
Robin Marty / Politico:
I Am an Abortion Rights Activist. I Hope the Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade. — On January 22, 1973, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that the ability to terminate a pregnancy was a constitutional right. Now, less than five decades later, with a number …
Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
She was the victim in Jeffrey Epstein's secret plea deal. She didn't even know it — The lawyer for the 16-year-old girl who state prosecutors now say was the victim attached to the mysterious plea deal given to multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein says neither he nor his client was ever informed …
Washington Post:
The real reason the Trump administration is constantly losing in court — Federal judges have ruled against the Trump administration at least 63 times over the past two years, an extraordinary record of legal defeat that has stymied large parts of the president's agenda on the environment, immigration and other matters.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Democrats can defeat Trump and his ugly ideas, according to Pete Buttigieg — In this strange and unsettled political moment, one of the most unlikely Democratic presidential candidates of all is Pete Buttigieg. He's the mayor of a midsize city — South Bend, Ind. — checks in at a ripe 37 years of age, and is also openly gay.
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Li Zhou / Vox:
How the US could actually get rid of the Electoral College
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Washington Post, Joe.My.God., Big League Politics, CNN and Breitbart
Victor Garcia / Fox News:
Someone in State Department likely involved in bid to take down Trump: Herridge — Fox News' chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge believes a claim by Republican North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows of a coordinated effort to hurt President Trump — including “sitting ambassadors …
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John Walcott / TIME:
President Trump Just Sidelined His Own Top Negotiator on North Korea — President Donald Trump has taken increased control of negotiations over North Korea's nuclear weapons program, sidelining his own top negotiator and dismissing the warnings of top intelligence and foreign policy advisors …
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Gillum to launch Florida voter-registration campaign to trip up Trump — TALLAHASSEE — Andrew Gillum has launched a Florida voter registration group dedicated to defeating President Donald Trump's re-election chances in the nation's largest swing state. — The former Tallahassee mayor …
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NBC News, POLITICUSUSA, Florida Politics and Raw Story
Amy Spiro / Jerusalem Post:
Kushner's peace plan ‘includes land swaps with Saudi Arabia,’ book claims — A draft of the plan included an oil pipeline from Saudi Arabia to Gaza, according to newly released ‘Kushner, Inc.’ — White House senior adviser Jared Kushner's Middle East peace plan at one point included Jordan giving land …
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Politico
Daniel Allott / Washington Examiner:
‘Damn socialism, why are you chasing me?’ Chinese-Americans see ghost of communism in Democrats' leftward turn — IRVINE, Calif.— When Saga Zhou first moved to the United States from China in 2009, she steered clear of politics. The Communist Party rules supreme in China …
Seth Augenstein / Forensic Magazine:
Exclusive: The FBI Had Already Accessed Family Tree DNA's Database Before Cooperation — Family Tree DNA, a commercial gene testing company, chose to cooperate with the FBI after discovering that the Bureau was already using its database, CEO Bennett Greenspan told Forensic Magazine this week.
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Rebecca Corey / Yahoo:
Reagan's daughter says he'd be ‘heartbroken’ over state of the country and GOP — “Through Her Eyes” is a weekly half-hour show hosted by human rights activist Zainab Salbi that explores contemporary issues from a female perspective. You can watch the full episode of “Through Her Eyes” …
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Schiff: Real question is if Trump is under the influence of a foreign power — Whether Mueller will answer that question is unclear. But House Intel Chair Adam Schiff said he is steering his probe in a new direction to focus on it. — WASHINGTON — Nearly two years into his investigation …
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