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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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Washington Post:
The battle over the Mueller report begins as Trump allies claim victory — The political showdown over the Russia investigation that could reshape the remainder of President Trump's term began in earnest Saturday even before the special counsel's conclusions were known to the public …
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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 …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
‘There needs to be a reckoning’ for those who spread Russia collusion narrative: Mollie Hemingway
‘There needs to be a reckoning’ for those who spread Russia collusion narrative: Mollie Hemingway
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JM Rieger / Washington Post:
After claiming ‘no collusion’ at least 231 times, Trump says nothing about the end of the Mueller investigation
After claiming ‘no collusion’ at least 231 times, Trump says nothing about the end of the Mueller investigation
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Washington Post:
‘If you took it all in in one day, it would kill you’: What Mueller's investigation has already revealed
‘If you took it all in in one day, it would kill you’: What Mueller's investigation has already revealed
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi rejects any classified briefings on Mueller report
Pelosi rejects any classified briefings on Mueller report
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
AG Barr aims to release Mueller report ‘top-line’ …
AG Barr aims to release Mueller report ‘top-line’ …
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Neal Kumar Katyal / Washington Post:
I wrote the special counsel rules. The attorney general can — and should — release the Mueller report.
I wrote the special counsel rules. The attorney general can — and should — release the Mueller report.
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Caroline Fredrickson / New York Times:
We Don't Need to Read the Mueller Report
We Don't Need to Read the Mueller Report
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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”
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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.
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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 …
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 …
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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.
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The Guardian
Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris makes a point in Houston: It's not just O'Rourke and Sanders who can draw crowds — HOUSTON — Sen. Kamala D. Harris made the first major policy announcement of her campaign Saturday, promising to use federal dollars to boost teachers' salaries as she spoke to a boisterous crowd at Texas Southern University.
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris to call for federal spending to raise teacher salaries
Kamala Harris to call for federal spending to raise teacher salaries
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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 …
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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?
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Ocasio-Cortez still hasn't paid tax bill from failed business venture — Democratic darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez still hasn't paid a six-year-old tax bill left over from a failed business venture. — Weeks after The Post alerted the freshman Congresswoman's office to the outstanding tax lien …
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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.
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Pat Saperstein / Variety:
Barbra Streisand Believes Michael Jackson Accusers, But Says ‘They Were Thrilled to Be There’ — Jane Fonda, Thierry Fremaux, Alexander Payne Advocate to Save Classic Films at HFPA Restoration Summit — Barbra Streisand only met Michael Jackson a few times, but she definitely has some opinions …
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Stars & Stripes:
Defense Department identifies two soldiers killed in Afghanistan — KABUL, Afghanistan — The Department of Defense on Saturday identified the two soldiers who died Friday in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations. — The deceased
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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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Rukmini Callimachi / New York Times:
ISIS Caliphate Crumbles as Last Village in Syria Falls
ISIS Caliphate Crumbles as Last Village in Syria Falls
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