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Abigail Abrams / TIME:
These Are All of the Other Investigations Donald Trump Faces — While Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his confidential report to the Justice Department on Friday, the investigations surrounding President Donald Trump and his associates are far from over.
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Townhall, Hullabaloo, Washington Post, The Week and RT
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Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
It would be wise 'to wait ‘til we see the facts’ in special prosecutor's report: House Intelligence Committee chairman — Special counsel Robert Mueller's report was handed to Justice on Friday. — The ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday that everyone …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: 3-24-19: Rep. Adam Schiff and Jim Jordan — This is a rush transcript airing Sunday, March 24, 2019. … ANNOUNCER: This Week with George Stephanopoulos starts right now. — GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, ABC NEWS CHIEF ANCHOR: Robert Mueller wraps his report.
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Robert Reich / The Guardian:
It's Mueller time but don't forget: Trump has undermined the very idea of America — Partisan fury over the special counsel's report may obscure the ways the president has damaged our democracy — We may never know for sure whether Donald Trump colluded with Vladimir Putin to obtain Russia's help …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Nadler: Executive privilege can't be used to ‘hide wrongdoing’ in Mueller report — The House Judiciary chairman warned the White House that information underlying the Mueller report can't be withheld. — WASHINGTON — House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler Sunday warned President Donald Trump …
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Nadler to DOJ: Don't hide evidence of Trump wrongdoing
Nadler to DOJ: Don't hide evidence of Trump wrongdoing
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi tells Dems she'll reject highly classified briefing on Mueller findings
Pelosi tells Dems she'll reject highly classified briefing on Mueller findings
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Townhall, Outside the Beltway, Breitbart and Washington Post
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi rejects any classified briefings on Mueller report
Pelosi rejects any classified briefings on Mueller report
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Axios, Conservative News Today and Splinter
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
It's not the Democrats who'll have a problem addressing impeachment — We do not know the underlying contents or even the barest conclusions of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's final report as of this writing. The range of outcomes for President Trump run from a declaration by Mueller that …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Attorney General Prepares to Brief Lawmakers and Trump on Report
Attorney General Prepares to Brief Lawmakers and Trump on Report
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The Guardian, Fox News, Raw Story, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, Boston Magazine, Mediaite, twitchy.com and Washington Post
Washington Post:
The battle over the Mueller report begins as Trump allies claim victory
The battle over the Mueller report begins as Trump allies claim victory
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Politico, Althouse, Raw Story, Vox, VICE News, Refinery29 and New York Times
Associated Press:
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
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ThinkProgress and The Week
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Human Contact Is Now a Luxury Good — Screens used to be for the elite. Now avoiding them is a status symbol. — SAN FRANCISCO — Bill Langlois has a new best friend. She is a cat named Sox. She lives on a tablet, and she makes him so happy that when he talks about her arrival in his life, he begins to cry.
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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Axios and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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The Bulwark and Washington Free Beacon
The Guardian:
Palestinian writer has fingers smashed in Gaza beating — Publisher says Atef Abu Saif, also a spokesperson for Fatah, almost killed by masked men — Oliver Holmes in Jerusalem and Hazem Balousha in Gaza — A UK publisher has condemned an attack by masked men in Gaza on a Palestinian writer …
Arthur Allen / Politico:
The Most Powerful Activist in America Is Dying — The last few times Ady Barkan got arrested in the U.S. Capitol building, the routine had a few new twists. Officers no longer handcuffed him, since he had lost nearly all his capacity for movement. They just put a bracelet on one of his wrists to show he was in custody.
David Nather / Axios:
The great political parachute — Sure, the market for Democratic presidential candidates is getting a little saturated. So why are some Democrats still thinking of jumping in? Because there's almost never a downside to running. — The big picture: It doesn't have to be someone …
Lauren Gardner / Politico:
Trump's U.N. pick showered key GOP senators with donations — If Ambassador Kelly Craft ends up before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the ritual grilling of presidential nominees, she'll be looking back at some of her favorite Republican senators.
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Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘A punch in the gut’: Farmers hit by tariffs see crops swept away by flood — SIDNEY, Iowa — His farm is still cut off by floodwaters, so Iowa soybean farmer Pat Sheldon had to view the damage from the air. On a helicopter ride over what seemed like an endless stretch of water …
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Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
How a flight attendant from Texas ended up in an ICE detention center for six weeks — Selene Saavedra Roman was nervous about going to work. — She's been a “dreamer” since 2012, when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program began. Born in Peru, she has lived in the United States for 25 years, since she was 3.
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USA Today, Splinter, ImmigrationProf Blog, Slate and The Guardian
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Booker wrestles with primary field lurching left — At the end of January, Cory Booker was emphatic in his defense of the filibuster. “We should not be doing anything to mess” with it, he said. — By springtime, the New Jersey Democrat had softened his stance considerably: “That door is not closed.”