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McCarthy demands Schiff step down as intel chairman — Republicans clamored for House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff's head Monday, demanding he give up his gavel or resign from Congress as part of their campaign of revenge against Democrats who pursued and promoted allegations …
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Trumpworld Gloats About Mueller: The ‘Fat Lady Has Sung’ — Republicans say the report is a slam dunk for the president—while Democrats claim the fight has only just begun. — Trumpworld spent Sunday doing the unthinkable: using Robert Mueller to dunk on Democrats.
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William Barr Punked The Media About The Mueller Report — Long before Special Counsel Robert Mueller finished his investigation, the public record was littered with detail—from indictments and investigative reports and the president's comments and his son's inbox—showing that the Trump campaign …
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Mueller report reprieve becomes Trump's re-election weapon — WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Donald Trump, the fight over the “witch hunt” is only just beginning. — Now that special counsel Robert Mueller's two-year investigation into Trump's campaign is over, it's being transformed …
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Barr Goes Beyond Mueller in Clearing Trump on Obstruction, Drawing Scrutiny — WASHINGTON — Over the 22 months of their inquiry, Robert S. Mueller III's investigators examined countless documents and interviewed dozens of witnesses, including some of the highest-ranking lawyers and aides in the White House …
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CNN is still sitting outside Mueller's office — Special Counsel Robert Mueller just won't go home — and neither will CNN. — Reporters — namely the so-called CNN stakeout team — have spent months loitering around Mueller's office, hoping to catch a glimpse of the mysterious man …
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Trump's Shamelessness Was Outside Mueller's Jurisdiction
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On collusion, Mueller sent sign after sign, yet some would not see

Mueller Report Has Moscow in Ecstasy, Opening the Way for More Putin Plots
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Russian air force planes land in Venezuela carrying troops: reports
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Trump claims vindication, eyes vengeance
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If Trump Obstructed Justice, He Can't Be Exonerated
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“Trump Wins!”: The President, the Mueller Report, and Our New Political Normal
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Bill Barr's Weasel Words
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William Barr Has Some Explaining to Do
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FIZZLE: Nets Gave Whopping 2,284 Minutes to Russia Probe
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Graham launches counterattack on FBI's handling of 2016 election
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Mueller Report Puts Pressure on 2020 Candidates to Emphasize Issues
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For Democrats, the Mueller report turns their politics upside down
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Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client's money, defrauding bank — Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti is arrested on charges of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike by threatening to reveal negative publicity.
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Lawyer Michael Avenatti Arrested on Federal Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Charges — LOS ANGELES - Attorney Michael Avenatti was arrested today pursuant to a criminal complaint alleging he embezzled a client's money in order to pay his own expenses and debts — as well as those of his coffee business …
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Attorney Avenatti Arrested, Charged With Bank Fraud, Extortion Over Alleged Threats to Nike — Attorney Michael Avenatti, who seized the spotlight last year as a lawyer for adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, was arrested Monday and charged in two federal cases with wire fraud …
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Attorney Michael Avenatti charged with extortion by federal prosecutors in New York

Michael Avenatti Accused in Nike Extortion Attempt
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Father of Sandy Hook victim Avielle Richman found dead at Edmond Town Hall after apparent suicide — The father of Avielle Richman, one of 20 first-grade students and six educators killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook School shooting, was found dead of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall early Monday, police said.
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Father of Sandy Hook shooting victim found dead — NEWTOWN, CT (WFSB) - The body of a man whose child was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was found in Newtown. — According to police, 49-year-old Jeremy Richman died of an apparent suicide at Edmond Town Hall, which is a theater and banquet venue on Main Street.
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A message to New Mexico from Tom: — When I first ran for Senate, I promised that I would give my all for the people of New Mexico. And I reminded myself that this Senate seat is not my seat. It is New Mexico's seat. — I was proud to serve as New Mexico's Attorney General …
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Sen. Tom Udall won't seek reelection in 2020 — New Mexico Democratic Sen. Tom Udall announced that he will not seek reelection in 2020, forgoing the chance for a third term. — “The worst thing anyone in public office can do is believe the office belongs to them, rather than to the people they represent …



Udall announces he won't seek another term representing New Mexico
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Serious journalists should be proud of — not bullied over — their Russia reporting — It should be no surprise to anyone that President Trump's reaction to the Mueller report is to attack reporters for doing their jobs. — That's exactly what he has been doing for years.
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The Media Has Done Irreparable Damage To The Country
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Mueller and the Conspiracy Around the Corner
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Graham encouraged McCain to turn Trump-Russia dossier over to FBI — (CNN)GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday that he told the late Sen. John McCain to turn over the dossier of Trump-Russia allegations to the FBI, pushing back against President Donald Trump's assertions that the Arizona Republican helped fan …
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Supreme Court won't hear appeal from company resisting Mueller subpoena — The Supreme Court on Monday said it would not review a lower-court order requiring an unnamed foreign-owned corporation to comply with a subpoena that is part of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Mystery Company in Mueller Subpoena Fight Loses at Top Court
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FBI expected to brief House and Senate ‘Gang of 8’ on Mueller's counterintel findings — Attorney General Barr's summary of the Mueller probe is silent about whether investigators found Trump or any associate was influenced by Russia. — WASHINGTON — Two senior U.S. officials told NBC News …

New York Rep. José Serrano has Parkinson's, won't seek re-election — New York Democratic Rep. José E. Serrano announced Monday that he has Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election in 2020. — The 75-year-old said he plans to finish his current term …
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Louisiana's Disappearing Coast — The state loses a football field's worth of land every hour and a half. Now engineers are in a race to prevent it from sinking into oblivion. — The New Orleans Lakefront Airport was built by the Louisiana governor Huey P. Long on a tongue of fill that sticks out into Lake Pontchartrain.