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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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David Brooks / New York Times:
We've All Just Made Fools of Ourselves — Again — The awful corruption of scandal politics. — “You have a president who, in my opinion, beyond a shadow of a doubt, sought to, however ham-handedly, collude with the Russian government, a foreign power, to undermine and influence our elections.”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judiciary Committee seeks obstruction of justice probe records from DOJ — The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation demanding more details from the Justice Department on the obstruction of justice investigation into President Donald Trump.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Obstruction, not collusion, worried Trump's legal team — By the time Martin and Jane Raskin joined Trump's defense, Mueller's prosecutors were rarely asking probing questions about Russia, sources said. — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's lawyers — including the ones who don't appear …
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New York Times:
Disappointed Fans of Mueller Rethink the Pedestal They Built for Him
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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
Give It Up, Democrats. The Russia Investigation Is Over.
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Tara Palmeri / ABC News:
Russian lobbyist at Trump Tower meeting ‘happy and relieved’ Mueller probe over
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Ignore the media's Trump-Russia recriminations. Look at the big picture instead.
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Associated Press:
Jussie Smollett's attorneys say all criminal charges dropped — CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that charges alleging he lied to police about a racist and homophobic attack have been dropped. — Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes …
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ABC News:
Stunning twist in Smollett ‘hoax’ attack case as charges dropped; top cop ‘furious’ — ‘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 …
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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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Chicago Tribune:
After charges dropped, ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett says he has ‘been truthful and consistent from day one’
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TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped, Mayor Calls it a ‘Whitewash of Justice’
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Jack Crowe / National Review:
Prosecutors Drop Charges against Smollett in Hate-Crime-Hoax Case
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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 …
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CNN:
Trump administration now says entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down — (CNN)The Trump administration on Monday said the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down, in a dramatic reversal. — In a filing with a federal appeals court, the Justice Department said it agreed …
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
In shift, Trump administration backs judge's ruling that would kill Obamacare
Washington Post:
House Democratic leaders urge focus on health care in wake of Mueller findings
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Sam Baker / Axios:
The Trump administration's ACA strike-down stance raises the stakes
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Justice Department sides with court ruling Obamacare invalid
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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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Timothy Burke / The Daily Beast:
Senator Mike Lee, Reagan, a Machine Gun, and a Velociraptor
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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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CNN:
Pelosi says Barr believes Trump is ‘above the law’ — Pelosi stands by comment that Trump may be compromised by Russia — (CNN)House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a private meeting Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr's words cannot be taken at face value …
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Joe Perticone / Business Insider:
Despite Mueller's findings of no collusion, freshman Democrat Rashida Tlaib is privately urging …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
After Mueller Report, News Media Leaders Defend Their Work — There have been tipping points and bombshells, walls closing in and turning points. And there have been so, so many declarations of “The beginning of the end!” that the comedian John Oliver had a recurring “We got him!” …
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NBC News:
Mike Pence talked Dan Coats out of quitting the Trump administration — Whenever Trump is souring on Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, whom he calls “Mister Rogers,” Pence encourages him to stick with Coats. — WASHINGTON — The country's intelligence chief was on the verge …
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Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Obama cautions freshman House Democrats about the price tag of liberal policies — Former president Barack Obama gently warned a group of freshman House Democrats Monday evening about the costs associated with some liberal ideas popular in their ranks, encouraging members to look at price tags, according to people in the room.
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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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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
New York's Rockland County declares measles state of emergency, bans unvaccinated minors from public spaces — Unvaccinated minors will be barred from public places in Rockland County. — A county in New York has declared a state of emergency after more than 100 people have been diagnosed with measles.
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
House Armed Services chair rejects Pentagon bid to shift $1B toward border wall — House Armed Services Chairman Adam Smith on Tuesday rejected a Pentagon move to shift $1 billion in funding for more Southern border barriers, and warned Pentagon leaders of stiff budget consequences if it unilaterally shifts the money.
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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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Peter Kiefer / Hollywood Reporter:
Commentator Andrew Sullivan Jeered at Hollywood Inclusion Event — Attendees at the morning panel included actresses Amy Landecker, Michaela Watkins and Sophia Bush, plus showrunners Sarah Gertrude Shapiro and Jenji Kohan. — At an event billed as 'A Day of Unreasonable Conversation …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Stephen Moore could inflict more long-term damage than any of Trump's other nominations — President Trump has made a lot of ill-advised nominations. But perhaps no single choice could inflict more long-term damage than the one he announced Friday: Stephen Moore, Trump's pick to join the Federal Reserve Board.
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Kamala D. Harris / Washington Post:
Our teacher pay gap is a national failure. Here's how we can fix it. — Kamala D. Harris represents California in the Senate and is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. — We must acknowledge this simple truth: We are a country that claims to care about education …
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