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CNN:
CNN Poll: Majority says Trump not exonerated of collusion after Barr's summary — WASHINGTON (CNN)Though President Donald Trump has claimed “complete and total exoneration” based on Attorney General William Barr's summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Mueller grand jury ‘continuing robustly,’ prosecutor says — The special counsel grand jury that investigated Russian collusion into the 2016 presidential election is “continuing robustly” despite the end of Robert Mueller's probe, a federal prosecutor said in court Wednesday.
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox's Judge Napolitano: ‘There Is Something There’ on Conspiracy in Mueller Report — ‘There is something there, but it is not enough to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt,’ the Fox News senior judicial analyst said Wednesday. — Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano …
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Axios:
Scoop: Kevin McCarthy tells Trump new health care push makes no sense — Reflecting widespread concerns within his party, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has told President Trump he disagrees with the Trump administration's attempt to get the entire Affordable Care Act thrown out in court.
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New York Times:
In Divided White House, Trump Sided With Mulvaney in Push for Nullifying Health Act — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's surprise decision to press for a court-ordered demolition of the Affordable Care Act came after a heated meeting in the Oval Office on Monday …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Donald Trump is very committed to taking away your health insurance
Donald Trump is very committed to taking away your health insurance
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Bloomberg:
Trump Fed Pick Stephen Moore Owes $75,000 to IRS, Court Document Says — Moore's wife says the couple is disputing the tax bill — ‘It was not an attempt at defrauding’ the U.S., she says — Stephen Moore, whom President Donald Trump said he'll nominate for a seat on the Federal Reserve …
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Trump's Federal Reserve pick owes $75,000 in taxes, US government alleges
Trump's Federal Reserve pick owes $75,000 in taxes, US government alleges
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Stephen Moore says he's no Trump sycophant. But he sure sounds like one.
Stephen Moore says he's no Trump sycophant. But he sure sounds like one.
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Crime In Boystown / CWB Chicago:
Exclusive: Chicago Police Department's complete investigative file of Jussie Smollett case — CWBChicago is posting the complete Chicago Police Department investigative file on the Jussie Smollett “hate crime” investigation that we have received in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Guy Benson / Townhall:
Whitewash: Cook County Clerk's Office Stunned as Smollett Case File Vanishes From Records System — Chicago is still reeling from yesterday's extraordinary development in the Jussie Smollett case, in which the office of the State's Attorney chose to drop all 16 felony charges against the disgraced actor.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Barbara Bush: Did she still consider herself a Republican? 'I'd probably say no today.' — Barbara Bush, in a forthcoming book, had given up on the Republican Party. Susan Page expounds upon the story from her book, “The Matriarch.” — CONNECT — EXCLUSIVE: This story is adapted …
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Motherboard:
Facebook Bans White Nationalism and White Separatism — After a civil rights backlash, Facebook will now treat white nationalism and separatism the same as white supremacy, and will direct users who try to post that content to a nonprofit that helps people leave hate groups.
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The Daily Beast:
MSNBC's Trump-Russia Ratings Fizzle: ‘Time to Pivot to 2020’ — The Mueller report and its potential implications have driven the network's coverage—and monster ratings—for two years. Now it's ended with a whimper, leaving execs in a bind. — Attorney General William Barr's short …
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Resistance Media Weren't Ready for This
The Resistance Media Weren't Ready for This
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Des Moines Register:
EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Warren lays out plan to target corporate agriculture, support family farms — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking aim at some of the nation's largest agribusiness companies, such as Tyson and Bayer-Monsanto, continuing her campaign's assault on corporate consolidation.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Democrats make new push for 10 years of Trump's financial records — The House Oversight and Reform Committee is seeking 10 years of President Donald Trump's financial records from an accounting firm, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO. — The Democrat-led committee asked Mazars USA …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The case against Trump's corruption will continue to build
The case against Trump's corruption will continue to build
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The Week
Rachana Pradhan / Politico:
Judge strikes down Medicaid work rules in Arkansas, Kentucky — A federal judge today blocked new work requirements on Medicaid recipients for a second time, dealing another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the safety net health care program.
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
A job-scarce town struggles with Arkansas's first-in-nation Medicaid work rules
A job-scarce town struggles with Arkansas's first-in-nation Medicaid work rules
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CNN:
Terry McAuliffe leaning toward jumping into 2020 race — (CNN)Terry McAuliffe is moving closer to a 2020 presidential run, Democrats close to the former Virginia governor tell CNN. — McAuliffe has been telling Democratic allies that he is leaning toward jumping into the Democratic …
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
Exclusive: NRA Official Sought Sandy Hook Hoaxer To Question Parkland Shooting, Emails Show — NRA official Mark Richardson emailed a day after the Parkland shooting to say the shooter “was not alone.” — An official with the National Rifle Association corresponded with a prominent Sandy …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Five Trump trips to Mar-a-Lago would cover Betsy Devos's proposed Special Olympics cuts — It's not Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's fault that her department has to cut its budget. That's a mandate coming down from her boss, President Trump. — But DeVos is the one to make specific recommendations …
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Washington Post:
Theresa May says she will resign as prime minister after she ‘delivers Brexit’ — BREAKING NEWS: The British leader bowed to pressure from her Conservative Party and said she will resign before the next phase of Brexit talks. She is seeking to win majority backing for her twice-rejected …
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Los Angeles Times:
For Michael Avenatti, a luxury lifestyle built on a purported house of cards — Long before he was Stormy Daniels' lawyer, well before he was accused of trying to shake down Nike for millions of dollars, Michael Avenatti was an Orange County plaintiff's attorney living a luxe life adorned with fast cars …
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Washington Free Beacon
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Turns on Sebastian Gorka After He Calls Them ‘Garbage’ — Q fans once loved Gorka, now they think he's part of the deep state … Former White House adviser Sebastian Gorka is no stranger to conspiracy theories. In January, for example, he suggested that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was secretly dead.
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Guilty plea to hate crimes in deadly car attack at rally — CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — An Ohio man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a deadly car attack at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Virginia, a case that stirred racial tensions across the country.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Charges Against 18 Members and Associates of Violent White Supremacist Gang — Charges Include Murder in Aid of Racketeering, Kidnapping, Assault and Firearms Offenses — Multiple members and associates of a white supremacist gang known as the 1488s …
Sean McElwee / New York Times:
People Actually Like the Green New Deal — Mitch McConnell's show vote in the Senate on Tuesday rejected the plan, but Republicans may come to regret their mockery. — Mr. McElwee is one of the founders of Data for Progress. — Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader …
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
What's behind all those executive orders Trump loves to sign? Not much … A seated President Trump handed commemorative pens to his wife, daughter and eight others who hovered around his desk, then theatrically held up for the cameras the latest executive order bearing his oversize signature.
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Molly Redden / HuffPost:
The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris' War On Truancy — The “progressive prosecutor” wanted to transform how California responded to students missing school. Parents like Cheree Peoples wound up paying the price. — On the morning of April 18, 2013, in the Los Angeles suburb of Buena Park …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
129 seconds that perfectly explain why liberals go wild for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — (CNN)On the day that the Senate rejected — by a vote of 0-57 — the broad strokes of the so-called “Green New Deal,” New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D), one of the leading voices for the legislation …
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ABC News:
Transcript: Former Trump legal team spokesman Mark Corallo on ABC News' ‘The Investigation’ podcast — A transcript of Mark Corallo's interview as it appears in the latest episode. … ABC NEWS' KYRA PHILLIPS: Mark, thanks for being with us. — MARK CORALLO: Great to be with you.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Names TCW's Marc Stern, a Major GOP Donor, to Kennedy Center Board — Trump has appointed to the Kennedy Center's board Marc Stern, a major Republican donor who is chairman of asset-management firm TCW Group.
David French / National Review:
The Steele Dossier, Hillary Clinton's Malignant Gift to America — The ‘salacious and unverified’ documents invaded the body politic like a cancer. — The Mueller investigation has concluded, and Mueller's declaration has now entered the public record: “The investigation did not establish …
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The Atlantic
El Paso Times:
CBP commissioner visits El Paso border, says immigration system at ‘breaking point’ — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan said the border has hit it's “breaking point” during a visit to El Paso. — A huge influx of Central American migrants has made the El Paso Sector …
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