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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
George Conway: Trump is guilty — of being unfit for office — George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York. — Very little was surprising about the conclusion of the special counsel's investigation. For one thing, it wasn't surprising that Robert S. Mueller III's probe prompted great commotion …
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Mediaite, Common Dreams and CNN
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Mueller's Investigation Erases a Line Drawn After Watergate — WASHINGTON — After Watergate, it was unthinkable that a president would fire an F.B.I. director who was investigating him or his associates. Or force out an attorney general for failing to protect him from an investigation.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Popularity Unchanged After Completion of Mueller Probe — President got no bounce with the voters after attorney general said he was cleared of collusion — President Donald Trump told reporters at the Capitol that the Mueller report “could not have been better.” (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Hullabaloo and Political Wire
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
The Critical Part of Mueller's Report That Barr Didn't Mention — On Sunday afternoon, Attorney General Bill Barr presented a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's conclusions that contained a few sentences from Mueller's final report, one of which directly addressed the question …
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Washington Post, Hullabaloo, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and New York Times
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“There Was No Market for Skepticism”: Surprise Mueller Ending Stuns MSNBC—But the Resistance Show Will Go On — “There are shows that built their identity around” Russia and Mueller, says one journalist at the network. “Where does that go?” But others say Trump is the once and future ratings draw.
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MSNBC, Raw Story, New York Times and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Rachel Maddow, the left's powerhouse on cable, won't let the Mueller probe go. — Rachel Maddow, the queen of collusion, is not backing down. — A day after Attorney General William P. Barr said special prosecutor Robert S. Mueller III hadn't found collusion between President Trump's campaign …
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Fox News, Test Feed Using Fields and American Thinker
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
The White House will get the Mueller report before the public does in case it wants to make redactions, Barr says — Attorney General William Barr will send the special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation to the White House before the public sees it, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Tuesday.
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Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Mueller Did His Investigation for a World We Don't Inhabit
Mueller Did His Investigation for a World We Don't Inhabit
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The Bulwark and Dallas Morning News
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Buoyant Carter Page roams Capitol Hill after Mueller wraps up
Buoyant Carter Page roams Capitol Hill after Mueller wraps up
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ABC News, Vanity Fair and The Daily Caller
Chicago Sun-Times:
Emanuel calls dropping charges against Jussie Smollett a ‘whitewash of justice’ — In a highly unusual decision, prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett that accused him of staging a hate-crime attack against himself — a move that Mayor Rahm Emanuel later called a “whitewash of justice.”
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ABC News:
‘Whitewash of justice’: Mayor lashes out after Smollett charges dropped — “I have been truthful and consistent on every single level since day one.” — In a stunning move, prosecutors in Chicago dropped all charges against “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett on Tuesday despite acknowleging Smollet fabricated …
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NBC News, CBS Chicago, Vox, The Wrap, Breitbart, Townhall, Faithwire, ABC7, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, The New Neo and Front Page Magazine
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
George Soros Spent $408k on Kim Foxx, Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case
George Soros Spent $408k on Kim Foxx, Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case
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Daily Wire, Big League Politics, TMZ.com, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit and Contemptor
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Conservative Twitter outraged after Smollett charges dropped: ‘Leftist privilege’
Conservative Twitter outraged after Smollett charges dropped: ‘Leftist privilege’
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Breitbart, The Daily Beast, Right Wing Watch and twitchy.com
John Hickenlooper / Washington Post:
The Green New Deal sets us up for failure. We need a better approach. — John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, is former governor of Colorado and is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. — Climate change is a defining challenge of our time, and yet we have a president who is taking us in the wrong direction.
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Daily Wire, GOP.com, Grist, Splinter, Washington Free Beacon, New York Times, Axios and Mother Jones
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Washington Post:
Senate defeats Green New Deal, as Democrats call vote a ‘sham’
Senate defeats Green New Deal, as Democrats call vote a ‘sham’
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POLITICUSUSA, Grist, twitchy.com, Althouse and RedState
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Obama Warns New House Dems That Liberal Policies Like the Green New Deal Are Very Expensive
Obama Warns New House Dems That Liberal Policies Like the Green New Deal Are Very Expensive
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Hot Air, Althouse, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, Daily Wire, Common Dreams, Splinter and New York Post
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Green New Deal fails Senate test vote as dozens of Democrats vote ‘present’
Green New Deal fails Senate test vote as dozens of Democrats vote ‘present’
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Townhall, CNN, Big League Politics, The Gateway Pundit and Viking Pundit
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The Trump administration just handed Democrats their best 2020 issue — When you're the opposition party, much of what the administration does will make you angry, even horrified, but you often struggle to make the public share your outrage. Yet every once in a while …
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Denver Post, The Incidental Economist and The Guardian
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Bloomberg:
Trump Tried to Undo North Korea Penalty, Contrary to U.S. Account — President tweeted that he withdrew North Korea sanctions — U.S. officials talked Trump out of move, devised cover story — President Donald Trump last week intended to reverse sanctions imposed …
Washington Post:
Trump complains to senators that Puerto Rico is getting too much hurricane relief funding — President Trump complained in a private lunch Tuesday with Senate Republicans about the amount of disaster aid designated for Puerto Rico, as lawmakers prepare for a standoff over funds …
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Politico, Splinter, Mediaite and Political Wire
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
'He's doing a victory lap': Rejuvenated Trump pushes aggressive agenda post-Mueller
'He's doing a victory lap': Rejuvenated Trump pushes aggressive agenda post-Mueller
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and The Garden Island
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Betsy DeVos: Deep cuts to Special Olympics, student programs are warranted — WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended deep cuts to programs meant to help students and others, including eliminating $18 million to support Special Olympics, while urging Congress to spend millions more on charter schools.
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Raw Story, Washington Post, Detroit News, VICE News, Deadspin, Common Dreams, Shareblue Media and The Hill
Molly Ball / TIME:
These Ordinary Americans Discussed the Mueller Investigation. Here's Their Surprising Consensus — As Washington waited with bated breath for the results of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, a group of Iowa voters tried to figure out what they thought of it all.
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Hullabaloo
Sean Davis / Wall Street Journal:
A Catastrophic Media Failure — America's blue-chip journalists botched the Russia story from its birth to its final breath Sunday.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Interior Nominee Intervened to Block Report on Endangered Species — WASHINGTON — After years of effort, scientists at the Fish and Wildlife Service had a moment of celebration as they wrapped up a comprehensive analysis of the threat that three widely used pesticides present to hundreds …
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Westwise, Daily Kos, CNN, KTLA and U.S. Senate Committee …
Michael Gold / New York Times:
New York Suburb to Declare Measles Emergency, Barring Unvaccinated Children From Public — Rockland County, a suburb of New York City, will declare a state of emergency and bar minors who are unvaccinated against measles from being in public places, the latest effort to fight New York State's worst measles outbreak in decades.
Media Matters for America:
Alex Jones is pushing conspiracy theories about the death of a Sandy Hook father who was suing him — Update (3/26/19): This piece has been updated with additional information. — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones made a series of conspiratorial comments following the death of Jeremy Richman …
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NPR, New York Times, Common Dreams and NIMH
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
GOP congressman quotes Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ to slam Trump's adversaries as liars — Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) took to the House floor on Monday to portray President Trump's detractors as Nazis, but ended up slurring them using an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory drawn verbatim from Adolf Hitler's writings.
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, al.com and Splinter
Washington Post:
Why NASA's historic all-female spacewalk isn't happening — NASA has aborted its mission for its first all-female spacewalk outside the International Space Station because there are not enough spacesuits of the best size to fit both female astronauts, the agency said.
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NPR, The Guardian, Townhall, RedState, Gizmodo, TMZ.com, VICE News, Rolling Stone and The Week
Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
NRA Wades Into Debate Over Violence Against Women Act — A handful of disputes, including over VAWA, have exposed rifts within the GOP on gun issues. — Congress arrived to work Tuesday greeted by 10-foot tall letters facing the Capitol's East Front spelling out a stark message from gun-control advocates …
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Bearing Arms
New York Times:
‘I, Too, Was a Survivor’: Senator McSally Ends Years of Silence — Martha McSally became the first American woman to fly in combat. But years before, she had been attacked by one of her own. — WASHINGTON — The Air Force of three decades ago was a challenging place for women …
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NBC News
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump's pick of Moore for Fed sparks concern among bankers — President Donald Trump's choice of former campaign adviser Stephen Moore to serve on the Federal Reserve Board is stirring misgivings among some bankers, who worry that the conservative economist would erode the Fed's political independence.
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One America News Network and Bloomberg
NBC News:
Second man found dead in Democratic donor Ed Buck's apartment also OD'd on meth — Timothy Dean, 55, was found dead in Buck's apartment after Gemmel Moore, 26, died there in July 2017. — The second man found dead in the span of two years in political activist and prominent Democratic …
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Breitbart and New York Times
James Arkin / Politico:
Luján expected to jump into New Mexico Senate race — Rep. Ben Ray Luján is expected to run for Senate in 2020, abandoning a chance to move up the rung in House leadership, according to multiple people close to the New Mexico Democrat. — It is a sharp change of course …
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Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court divided on partisan electoral maps — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared divided along ideological lines again on whether the contentious practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power may violate …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Beto O'Rourke is getting all the attention, but Elizabeth Warren's economic policy proposals are leading the 2020 pack — Warren's plans represent what many financially squeezed voters say they want: a clear and comprehensive accounting of how a would-be president would reduce their burdens.
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Washington Post
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Palantir wins competition to build Army intelligence system — The Army has chosen Palantir Technologies to deploy a complex battlefield intelligence system for soldiers, according to Army documents, a significant boost for a company that has attracted a devoted following in national security circles …
Charles S. Clark / GovExec.com:
House Panel Clears Bill to Pressure President on Inspector General Vacancies — A president slow to nominate candidates to fill inspector general vacancies would be required to explain why in a report to Congress under a bill approved on Tuesday morning by the House Oversight and Reform Committee.