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9:00 PM ET, March 23, 2019

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi tells Dems she'll reject highly classified briefing on Mueller findings  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi told Democrats on Saturday she'll rebuff any efforts by the Justice Department to reveal details of special counsel Robert Mueller's findings in a highly classified setting …
Discussion: Townhall, Political Wire and Vox
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New York Times:
Mueller's Findings Will Remain Confidential at Least Another Day  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr and his team on Saturday pored over the highly anticipated report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, a senior Justice Department official said …
New York Times:
At Democratic Campaign Events, Mueller Report Is Barely Mentioned  —  RYE, N.H. — For Democratic presidential candidates on Saturday, it wasn't quite campaigning as usual after the delivery of a long-awaited report from the special counsel roiled Washington over the weekend.  But it was pretty close.
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
How to Understand the End of the Mueller Investigation (Hint: You Can't Yet)  —  I have a confession: I don't understand the reaction to the news of the Mueller investigation's end.  I don't understand the evident glee among some of the president's defenders.  I don't understand the gloom among some of the president's critics.
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 …
Associated Press:
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller's confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the American public …
Discussion: Q13 FOX News, KTLA and Breitbart
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 …
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
‘There needs to be a reckoning’ for those who spread Russia collusion narrative: Mollie Hemingway
Washington Post:
‘If you took it all in in one day, it would kill you’: What Mueller's investigation has already revealed
Washington Post:
The battle over the Mueller report begins as Trump allies claim victory
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi rejects any classified briefings on Mueller report
Discussion: Splinter
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Congress won't get Mueller findings today
Caroline Fredrickson / New York Times:
We Don't Need to Read the Mueller Report
Discussion: RedState and Simple Justice
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
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Theresa May isn't the adult in the room. She's part of the problem.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Prosecutors suggest Paul Manafort may be trying to get $1 million out of his forfeiture  —  Can Manafort's sentence be challenged in court?  —  (CNN)Prosecutors suspect Paul Manafort might be trying to secretly claw back about a million dollars he agreed to hand over to the government …
Discussion: Raw Story, Political Wire and WTVR-TV
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 and Hullabaloo
Hate Inc.:
It's official: Russiagate is this generation's WMD  —  The Iraq war faceplant damaged the reputation of the press.  Russiagate just destroyed it  —  Note to readers: in light of news that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigation is complete, I'm releasing this chapter of Hate Inc. early, with a few new details added up top.
Discussion: Law & Crime
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Democrats are conspiring to reelect Trump  —  Watch in slow motion as Democrats, goaded by the media, conspire to reelect President Trump:  —  Voters care about the economy and making education and health care affordable.  And so Democrats are talking about . . . abolishing the electoral college?
Discussion: NPR and LifeZette
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. and Hullabaloo
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 …
Washington Post:
The Islamic State's caliphate has been defeated, U.S.-backed forces say  —  BEIRUT — U.S.-backed forces declared the final defeat of the Islamic State's caliphate on Saturday, bringing to an end the group's brutal experiment in state building that had lured foot soldiers from around the world …
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Jeremy Redmon / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Pence blasts Atlanta mayor over decision to oust ICE from city jail
David Remnick / New Yorker:
It's Mueller Time  —  The special counsel's report is in …
Mark Horowitz / New York Times:
The Case for Aipac  —  Critics say that the pro-Israel group …
Discussion: Fox News
Dananickel / Brett Kavanaugh Hired as Professor …:
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to become a visiting professor at Mason's law school
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller and CNN
New York Times:
'I Can't Be Myself Here': At the Border, Transgender Women Navigate 2 Worlds
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Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
Memo to Senate: Just Say No  —  A couple of weeks ago …
The Texas Tribune:
These naturalized citizens belong on the Texas voter rolls.  A state review could have kicked them off.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McConnell aims to use Green New Deal to divide Democrats, but party is unifying against his show vote
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
 

 
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Jody Godoy / Reuters:
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Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg:
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