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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, The Week, 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.
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Mother Jones and Contemptor
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
How long has Mueller known there was no Trump-Russia collusion? — Almost from the start, Democrats and their media echo chamber have moved the goal posts on collusion. The original allegation - the political narrative that the Clinton campaign, through Obama administration alchemy …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
White House Obamacare reversal made over Cabinet objections — The Trump administration's surprising move to invalidate Obamacare on Monday came despite the opposition of two key cabinet secretaries: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Attorney General Bill Barr.
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The Daily Beast:
‘WTF Is Wrong With Them’: Republicans Horrified as Trump Goes After Obamacare Again — Basking in the best week of his presidency, Trump decided to re-engage the issue that's vexed him the most. — Over the past 24 hours, Republican officials have watched in horror as the Trump administration …
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Washington Post:
Trump complains to senators that Puerto Rico is getting too much hurricane relief funding
Trump complains to senators that Puerto Rico is getting too much hurricane relief funding
Washington Post:
Trump surprises Republicans — and pleases Democrats — with push to revive health-care battle
Trump surprises Republicans — and pleases Democrats — with push to revive health-care battle
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Mother Jones
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
The Trump administration just handed Democrats their best 2020 issue
The Trump administration just handed Democrats their best 2020 issue
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naked capitalism, Denver Post and The Week
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
James Comey says he is confused by Mueller's decision on obstruction — “The entire rationale for a special counsel is to make sure the politicals aren't making the key charging decisions,” the former FBI chief said. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former FBI Director James Comey told an audience …
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Raw Story, Washington Times and New York Post
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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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New York Magazine, The Week, Hullabaloo and Political Wire
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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Breitbart, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller and ABC News
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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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
George Soros Spent $408k on Kim Foxx, Prosecutor in Jussie Smollett Case — Left-wing billionaire mega-donor George Soros donated $408,000 in 2016 to a super PAC that supported Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx, whose office prosecuted — and dropped — the Jussie Smollett case.
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Daily Wire, New York Daily News, Big League Politics, Power Line, Liberty Unyielding, The Gateway Pundit, TMZ.com and Contemptor
Chicago Tribune:
Indefensible: With no good explanation, prosecutors give Jussie Smollett a pass
Indefensible: With no good explanation, prosecutors give Jussie Smollett a pass
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EBONY, The Federalist and TheBlaze
TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett Allies Asked Kim Foxx to Intervene in Case
Jussie Smollett Allies Asked Kim Foxx to Intervene in Case
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Front Page Magazine, twitchy.com, Daily Wire, Breitbart, Raw Story and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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
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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The Bulwark, MSNBC, Informed Comment and Raw Story
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New York Times:
For Trump's Aides, Celebratory Dinners and a Hunger for Revenge — WASHINGTON — No collusion. Let's party. — After two years spent in a defensive crouch, the president's aides have emerged from their emotional bunkers in celebration of what they say is a total vindication of President Trump.
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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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Test Feed Using Fields, Fox News and American Thinker
Doha Madani / NBC News:
Betsy DeVos grilled in Congress over proposed elimination of Special Olympics funding — “What is it that we have a problem with, with children who are in special education?” a Democratic representative asked the education secretary. — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos struggled …
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Betsy DeVos: Deep cuts to Special Olympics, student programs are warranted
Betsy DeVos: Deep cuts to Special Olympics, student programs are warranted
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Deadspin, Washington Post, Detroit News, The Hill, Raw Story, VICE News, Shareblue Media and Common Dreams
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
The op-ed that got Stephen Moore his Fed nomination is based on two major falsehoods — President Trump reportedly chose Stephen Moore for one of the vacancies at the Federal Reserve Board after reading a Wall Street Journal op-ed Moore wrote attacking the Fed.
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Raw Story, Alt-M, Econlib and Wall Street Journal
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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
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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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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twitchy.com, POLITICUSUSA and Althouse
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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CNN, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall, Big League Politics and Viking Pundit
The Daily Beast:
He's Trump's Point Man on Iran—and Under Investigation — Brian Hook is driving an aggressive Iran policy... while he and several other officials have to deal with a far-reaching probe into allegations of political reprisal. — This should be a good time to be Brian Hook.
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
Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
Federal judge ends North Carolina ban on abortions after 20 weeks — (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court struck down North Carolina's decades-old ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, saying any “week- or event-specific” abortion ban is unconstitutional.
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The Daily Caller and Axios
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Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Waters: Deutsche Bank providing Trump financial records for House probe — The chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee said Tuesday that Deutsche Bank has begun providing records of its dealings with President Trump for the panel's probe into the president's finances.
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The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Second judge blocks parts of Wisconsin GOP lame-duck laws limiting Democrats' power — Gov. Tony Evers meets with reporters in his office at the Wisconsin State Capitol Thursday. Evers said he won't move quickly to exercise powers that were eliminated under laws a Dane County judge blocked Thursday.
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Talking Points Memo
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.