Top Items:
New York Times:
As Mueller Report Lands, Prosecutorial Focus Moves to New York — Even as the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, submitted his confidential report to the Justice Department on Friday, federal and state prosecutors are pursuing about a dozen other investigations that largely grew out of his work …
Discussion:
Hullabaloo, Law & Crime, Raw Story, emptywheel, New York Post, BuzzFeed News and Washington Post
RELATED:
Gregg Re / Fox News:
AG Barr aims to release Mueller report ‘top-line’ conclusions Saturday night, won't ‘parse words, play games,’ source says — Attorney General William Barr is pushing to reveal the principal conclusions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report as early as Saturday night …
Discussion:
Political Wire, Conservative News Today, New York Times, Associated Press, The First Street Journal and Slate
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Very Quick Thoughts on the End of the Mueller Investigation — Attorney General William Barr now has the Mueller Report, and the world looks a heck of a lot like it did yesterday, when Barr did not have the Mueller Report. At least, it appears to. The major difference is that the mystery before us has slightly changed form.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, RedState, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, CNN, Outside the Beltway, The Atlantic and Washington Post
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Congress won't get Mueller findings today — Lawmakers will be in the dark for at least one more day on special counsel Robert Mueller's central findings about the contacts between associates of President Donald Trump and Russia during the 2016 campaign. — The Justice Department informed Congress …
Discussion:
Axios, Breitbart, ABC News, Raw Story, FiveThirtyEight and Viking Pundit
Manu Raju / CNN:
Kushner provides documents to House Judiciary in obstruction probe — Special counsel Robert Mueller ends investigation — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is providing records to the House Judiciary Committee for its probe into obstruction of justice …
Discussion:
Washington Post, The Hill, Axios, LifeZette, Fox News, fox8.com and Washington Press
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Atty. Gen. William Barr not ready to share Mueller's ‘principal conclusions’ in Russia probe with Congress … It looks like Washington will have to hold its breath a little longer. Atty. Gen. William Barr apparently decided he was not ready to provide Congress with a summary of the …
Discussion:
Washington Press and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
‘If you took it all in in one day, it would kill you’: What Mueller's investigation has already revealed — He pulled back the curtain on a sophisticated Kremlin hacking operation — identifying by name the 12 Russian military officers who he said sought to sway a U.S. election.
Discussion:
Yahoo News, Hullabaloo, The Moderate Voice, Above the Law, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times and Jezebel
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Five things that didn't happen in the Mueller investigation — Robert Mueller has delivered his report on the Trump-Russia investigation to Attorney General William Barr. Sometime soon, perhaps within hours, Barr will send the report's “principal conclusions” to Congress.
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Other McCain and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Mike Allen / Axios:
With Mueller report submitted, Trump's legal team feels “cautious optimism”
With Mueller report submitted, Trump's legal team feels “cautious optimism”
Discussion:
Political Wire, Breitbart, Vox and Politico
Alexandra Hutzler / Newsweek:
Robert Mueller's Report Is ‘Just the Beginning’ of Donald Trump's Legal Troubles, Experts Say
Robert Mueller's Report Is ‘Just the Beginning’ of Donald Trump's Legal Troubles, Experts Say
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart and Townhall
The Daily Caller:
CNN Forced To Admit Mueller Report Vindicates Trump
CNN Forced To Admit Mueller Report Vindicates Trump
Discussion:
RedState, Geller Report, Breitbart and New York Times
Ken Starr / The Atlantic:
Mueller Cannot Seek an Indictment. And He Must Remain Silent.
Mueller Cannot Seek an Indictment. And He Must Remain Silent.
Discussion:
Townhall, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Bulwark, Slate and Politico
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
How Much of Mueller's Report Will See Daylight?
How Much of Mueller's Report Will See Daylight?
Discussion:
New York Times, The Guardian, Spectator USA and VICE News
New York Times:
Mueller Delivers Report on Trump-Russia Investigation to Attorney General
Mueller Delivers Report on Trump-Russia Investigation to Attorney General
Discussion:
Townhall, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Federalist, Common Dreams, The Week, ABC News, Vox, Raw Story, The Nation, Hit & Run, SFist, The Mary Sue, Common Cause, Washington Post, Shareblue Media, Hot Air, New York Times, Outside the Beltway, The Stranger, Politico, Washington Monthly and Towleroad Gay News
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Graham delivers laughs — and loyalty — at Mar-a-Lago dinner — PALM BEACH, Florida — Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a rousing speech behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago on Friday night, joking about the prospect of President Donald Trump opening a hotel in Jerusalem and asking the crowd whether …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Gina Salamone / New York Daily News:
Barbra Streisand says Michael Jackson's accusers were ‘thrilled to be there’ and his ‘sexual needs were his sexual needs’ — Barbra Streisand is under fire for comments she made about two men accusing Michael Jackson of sexually assaulting them as children.
Discussion:
Vox, Breitbart, The Guardian, LifeZette, Fox News, Daily Wire, RT, USA Today, Deadline, The Mary Sue, IndieWire, The Root, Rolling Stone, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Page Six, The Wrap, Towleroad Gay News and Jezebel
RELATED:
Lance Williams / Politico:
Recording Reveals Oil Industry Execs Laughing at Trump Access — Gathered for a private meeting at a beachside Ritz-Carlton in Southern California, the oil executives were celebrating a colleague's sudden rise. David Bernhardt, their former lawyer, had been appointed by President Donald Trump …
Discussion:
Raw Story, Common Dreams, Reveal and The Colorado Independent
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Trump Has Slapped His Brand On Images Of The White House To Sell At His Trump Store — President blurs the line again between his business and government. — President Donald Trump has emblazoned the “Trump” brand name on images of the White House to sell in his Trump Store and at the Trump International Hotel in the capital.
Discussion:
Joe.My.God.
BBC:
Brexit march: Hundreds of thousands join referendum protest — Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in central London calling for another EU referendum, as MPs search for a way out of the Brexit impasse. — Organisers of the “Put It To The People” campaign say more than a million people joined …
Discussion:
Fox News
RELATED:
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Theresa May isn't the adult in the room. She's part of the problem.
Theresa May isn't the adult in the room. She's part of the problem.
Discussion:
The Guardian and Towleroad Gay News
Washington Post:
At the center of Mueller's inquiry, a campaign that appeared to welcome Russia's help — Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has concluded his investigation without charging any Americans with conspiring with Russia to interfere in the 2016 campaign and help elect Donald Trump.
Discussion:
Hullabaloo
RELATED:
Caroline Fredrickson / New York Times:
We Don't Need to Read the Mueller Report
We Don't Need to Read the Mueller Report
Discussion:
RedState and Simple Justice
Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Memo to Senate: Just Say No — A couple of weeks ago, I gave a talk at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. I said that, although I am not a fan of President Trump, I have to give him credit for making good appointments to the Fed. I was thinking about people like Jay Powell, Rich Clarida, and Randy Quarles.
Discussion:
Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
ISIS Caliphate Crumbles as Last Village in Syria Falls — American-backed forces took the last remnant of territory under Islamic State rule in Syria, but signs of the group's resurgence are already visible. — A four-year military operation to flush the Islamic State from its territory …
Discussion:
Slate, The Guardian and Washington Free Beacon
Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris to call for federal spending to raise teacher salaries … Sen. Kamala Harris plans to call for a federal effort to boost teachers' salaries Saturday, offering up the first new policy proposal of her 2020 presidential campaign on an issue that is roiling school districts across …
Discussion:
ThinkProgress, Axios and Bloomberg
The Montgomery Advertiser:
Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen to step down — What we know about SPLC's firing of co-founder Morris Dees — Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen said in a statement Friday he has asked the board of the troubled organization to “to immediately launch …
Discussion:
Washington Times, Fox News, New York Post, Tennessee Star and Townhall
RELATED: