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3:20 PM ET, March 23, 2019

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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 …
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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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Caroline Fredrickson / New York Times:
We Don't Need to Read the Mueller Report  —  Even if it is never released, the public already knows enough.  —  Ms. Fredrickson is the president of the American Constitution Society.  —  People lie to hide the truth.  They lie to hide crimes.  And while everyone is dying for a peek …
Discussion: RedState and Simple Justice
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
How Much of Mueller's Report Will See Daylight?
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Mueller report handed off to Department of Justice; won't recommend any further indictments, a senior official says
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
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.
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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 …
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 …
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.
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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.
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Theresa May isn't the adult in the room.  She's part of the problem.  —  “She was dealt a bad hand.”  “She took a poisoned chalice.”  From a great distance, it is possible to feel sorry for British Prime Minister Theresa May. She seems so dignified.  She seems to be trying so hard.
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BBC:
Brexit march: Hundreds of thousands join referendum protest
Discussion: Fox News
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 …
New York Times:
'I Can't Be Myself Here': At the Border, Transgender Women Navigate 2 Worlds  —  For many transgender women, crossing between the United States and Mexico can also mean moving uncomfortably between genders.  —  MEXICALI, Mexico — In the pictures, Jess Enriquez Taylor wears artful makeup and her hair is carefully styled.
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 …
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Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
Head of Southern Poverty Law Center, Richard Cohen, announces resignation amid internal upheaval
 
 
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The Texas Tribune:
These naturalized citizens belong on the Texas voter rolls.  A state review could have kicked them off.
Maxwell Strachan / HuffPost:
The Disrespect Of Floating Stacey Abrams As Joe Biden's Running Mate
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Gateway Pundit
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell aims to use Green New Deal to divide Democrats, but party is unifying against his show vote
Discussion: twitchy.com and OpenMarket
New York Post:
Mueller wraps up — but don't expect the hysteria to end
Washington Post:
At the center of Mueller's inquiry, a campaign that appeared to welcome Russia's help
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Shmuel Rosner / New York Times:
Trump Has Liberated Israel
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Jacinda Ardern Has Rewritten the Script for How a Nation Grieves After a Terrorist Attack
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Kayleigh McEnany / Fox News:
Trump campaign press secretary: Far-left Democrats' radicalism, growing anti-Israel sentiment astonishing
Discussion: Fox News Insider and Townhall
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Shanahan's nomination to head Pentagon on ice
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Raw Story
Rory Appleton / Fresno Bee:
Fresno Republicans to reschedule annual dinner after Nunes-Twitter beef explodes
Discussion: Raw Story
Christina Capatides / CBS News:
Parkland shooting survivor Sydney Aiello takes her own life
 

 
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Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
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