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House Democrats increasingly troubled by Barr's plan for Mueller report — House majority staff members described their frustration with the attorney general. — WASHINGTON — House Democrats are on a collision course with Attorney General William Barr as it appears increasingly unlikely …
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CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: After Barr Letter, Overwhelming Majority Wants Full Mueller Report Released — Days after Attorney General William Barr released his four-page summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report, overwhelming majorities of Americans want the full report made public …
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Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and The Week
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
‘Lock them up’? Trump's attention turns to his enemies list — Analysis: At the president's first rally since the attorney general announced he wouldn't be prosecuted, Trump went on offense against Democrats, media. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump identified the enemies of his state Thursday night.
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The Week and The Atlantic
Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Even Congress Might Not Get the Full Mueller Report — Now that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has submitted his report to Attorney General William Barr, the biggest questions are: Is the public ever going to see it? And, if so, how much? But at this point, it's not even clear whether Congress …
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Just Security, Washington Post and Daily Kos
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump tests post-Mueller vengeance campaign — At his first rally since being cleared of Russian conspiracy charges, Trump ticked through those he felt wronged him as the crowd chanted, “Lock them up.” — President Donald Trump feels vindicated. And now he's out for blood.
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Daily Wire
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Inside Trump's Strategy to Use Mueller on the Campaign Trail
Inside Trump's Strategy to Use Mueller on the Campaign Trail
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ThinkProgress, Slate, Law & Crime, Washington Post, CNN, Viking Pundit and Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘The Russia hoax is finally dead’: At Michigan rally, Trump declares victory in Mueller investigation
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Intel Republicans dismiss Mueller's intelligence findings before seeing them
Intel Republicans dismiss Mueller's intelligence findings before seeing them
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Talking Points Memo
Lee Roupas / ilpba.org:
IPBA Statement on Jussie Smollett Case Dismissal — The Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association serves as the voice for nearly 1,000 front line prosecutors across the State who work tirelessly towards the pursuit of justice. The events of the past few days regarding the Cook County State's Attorney's handling …
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Conservative News Today, Breitbart and RedState
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The Daily Beast:
Jussie Smollett's Lawyer Welcomes FBI Investigation, as Chicago Demands Actor Pay Up
Jussie Smollett's Lawyer Welcomes FBI Investigation, as Chicago Demands Actor Pay Up
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Chicago Sun-Times and Associated Press
Crime In Boystown / CWB Chicago:
NEW: State prosecutors' bar “condemns” Foxx's “misleading,” “Inaccurate,” “abnormal” handling of Smollett case
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
The blue state Trump thinks he can flip in 2020 — President Donald Trump is muscling into a blue state where Democrats are reeling: Virginia. — With a tenuous grip on states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, the president is looking for opportunities to expand his electoral playing field.
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CNN, Conservative News Today, Washington Post, Roll Call, New York Post and Vox
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell to Trump: Health care's all yours — Mitch McConnell has no intention of leading President Donald Trump's campaign to transform the GOP into the “party of health care.” — “I look forward to seeing what the president is proposing and what he can work out with the speaker,” …
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Talking Points Memo, CNBC and Washington Post
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
‘Clearly an end-run’: Federal judge rejects Trump's health care plan to go around Obamacare — A federal judge in Washington ruled late Thursday that the Trump administration's push to make health insurance plans available outside the Affordable Care Act that avoid the requirements …
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Politico and POLITICUSUSA
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Asked Senators for ‘Spectacular’ Plan to Replace Obamacare
Politico:
UK can't escape Irish backstop with no-deal Brexit — No deal is no escape from the Northern Ireland backstop. — The U.K. will face firm preconditions for any talks with the EU following a no-deal Brexit, European Commission Secretary-General Martin Selmayr told ambassadors at a meeting in Brussels today.
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Outside the Beltway and One America News Network
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Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed:
The European Union Thinks The UK Is Left With Two Choices After The Last 24 Hours Of Brexit Chaos
The European Union Thinks The UK Is Left With Two Choices After The Last 24 Hours Of Brexit Chaos
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Leave.EU
Washington Post:
Trump's North American trade deal at risk of stalling in Congress — President Trump's effort to rework a major trade deal with Canada and Mexico is showing signs of faltering on Capitol Hill, straining under a variety of angry complaints from lawmakers of both parties who won't commit to backing the plan.
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Exclusive: Key Trump health official spends millions on GOP-connected consultants — The Trump appointee who oversees Medicare, Medicaid and Obamacare quietly directed millions of taxpayer dollars in contracts to Republican communications consultants during her tenure atop the agency …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In subpoena fight, Trump lawyer told Mueller: 'You want to do it, you've got yourself a war' — Trump-Russia special counsel Robert Mueller completed his investigation without ever interviewing President Trump. The two sides wrangled over the issue for much of the Mueller investigation …
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Joanna Weiss / Politico:
Chasten Buttigieg Is Winning the 2020 Spouse Primary — Maybe the most noteworthy thing about Chasten Buttigieg's sudden internet fame is that he has a public profile at all. At this stage in a presidential race, most candidates' spouses are ornamental figures, taken gingerly out of the storage box …
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Mashable
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Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Is Pete Buttigieg Just Another White Male Candidate, or Does His Gayness Count as Diversity?
Is Pete Buttigieg Just Another White Male Candidate, or Does His Gayness Count as Diversity?
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Vox, New York Times, Gay Star News and Friendly Atheist
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Trump Mocks and Jeers Media, Calls For Revenge as Crowd Chants ‘Lock Them Up!’ — At President Donald Trump's rally in Michigan on Tuesday he went after the media hard several times over the Russia investigation and the Mueller report. At one point, he mocked cable news for slumping ratings …
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
President Donald Trump reverses course on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Less than a month after proposing a federal budget that would have cut Great Lakes cleanup money from $300 million to $30 million, President Donald Trump pledged to provide the full $300 million during a campaign rally in Michigan.
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Vox
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Nominee For No. 3 At Justice Department Withdraws After Backlash From GOP Senators — President Trump's pick to serve as third in command at the Justice Department, overseeing health care and immigration cases, withdrew her name from consideration Thursday evening amid backlash …
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RedState, New York Times, Fox News and U.S. Department of Justice
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Jessie Liu withdraws nomination for No. 3 Justice Dept. spot
Jessie Liu withdraws nomination for No. 3 Justice Dept. spot
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Washington Post and Politico
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Donald Trump's management style: He loves to put aides in their place — After 24 hours of brutal coverage of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' defense of scrapping funding for the Special Olympics, President Trump stepped in to claim he was saving a program his own budget had threatened.
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Mediaite and ThinkProgress
Eric Curl / Savannah Morning News:
Two black candidates for Savannah's mayor attend meeting that bars white reporters — Race was front and center on Wednesday night during a meeting coordinated to garner support for just one black candidate in Savannah's mayoral election. — With signs stating “Black press only” …
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Fox News, RedState, The Gateway Pundit, Front Page Magazine, Daily Wire and Mediaite
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Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Laura Ingraham Guest Says Trans People Will ‘Destroy’ Gender Norms to Create ‘New Species’—'Human and Part Machine' — A guest on The Laura Ingraham Podcast has claimed that transgender people are trying to use social engineering to create a new species, with the host speculating whether …
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alicublog, Boing Boing and The Root