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New York Times:
Some on Mueller's Team See Their Findings as More Damaging for Trump Than Barr Revealed — WASHINGTON — Some of Robert S. Mueller III's investigators have told associates that Attorney General William P. Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling …
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Raw Story, Mother Jones, Mediaite and Feeds
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Democrat Demands Six Years of Trump Tax Returns From I.R.S. — WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, using a little-known provision in the federal tax code, formally requested on Wednesday that the I.R.S. hand over six years of President Trump's personal …
Lauren Fox / CNN:
First on CNN: Key House Democrat requests Trump's tax returns from IRS — (CNN)House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, likely launching a battle with the administration that could stretch months …
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National Review, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., The Week and The New Civil Rights Movement
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
House Democrats ask IRS for Trump's tax returns — They plan to use Trump's tax returns to inform their investigations. — House Democrats have sent their long-anticipated request to the Internal Revenue Service for President Donald Trump's tax returns, the opening salvo in what could prove …
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The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story and One America News Network
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Enough with the excuses. It's time for Sanders to release his tax returns.
Enough with the excuses. It's time for Sanders to release his tax returns.
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Hullabaloo and Salon
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Why the Mueller Report Coverup Can't Be Allowed to Succeed
Why the Mueller Report Coverup Can't Be Allowed to Succeed
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Hullabaloo
New York Times:
How Rupert Murdoch's Empire of Influence Remade the World … 1. ‘I LOVE ALL OF MY CHILDREN’ — Rupert Murdoch was lying on the floor of his cabin, unable to move. It was January 2018, and Murdoch and his fourth wife, Jerry Hall, were spending the holidays cruising the Caribbean on his elder son Lachlan's yacht.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The insecurity of Donald Trump, in 1 remarkable story — Murdoch and Trump: Frenemies with benefits … Here it is: — “After the Fox contributor and Weekly Standard editor Stephen F. Hayes called Trump ‘a clown,’ Trump faxed [Fox News anchor Bret] Baier a copy of his résumé …
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Raw Story, New York Times and Mediaite
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans trigger ‘nuclear option’ to speed Trump nominees — Senate Republicans used the “nuclear option” Wednesday to unilaterally reduce debate time on most presidential nominees, the latest in a series of changes to the fabric of the Senate to dilute the power of the minority.
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National Review, Power Line and Raw Story
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
McConnell invokes ‘nuclear option’ to clear way for lower-level Trump nominees
McConnell invokes ‘nuclear option’ to clear way for lower-level Trump nominees
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ThinkProgress, The Hill, Breitbart, NWLC and Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Coming soon: The death of the filibuster
Coming soon: The death of the filibuster
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NBC News, Breitbart, Washington Post, Axios, ACA Signups, The Resurgent, Outside the Beltway, Balloon Juice and The Hill
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Senate Republicans Go ‘Nuclear’ to Speed Up Trump Confirmations
Senate Republicans Go ‘Nuclear’ to Speed Up Trump Confirmations
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Shareblue Media and The Week
miamiherald:
Counterintelligence probe of Chinese activity focuses on Mar-a-Lago, Cindy Yang, intruder — Federal authorities are investigating possible Chinese intelligence operations targeting President Donald Trump and his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the never …
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Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg's countercultural approach to Christianity is what America needs now — Here are a few facts about ‘Mayor Pete.’ — In a pugilistic take-no-prisoners era, Mayor Pete preaches grace towards political foes while doubting Trump's Christianity. — CONNECT
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Contemptor, The Daily Caller, Althouse, Mediaite and Washington Times
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Rising Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg said ‘all lives matter’ …
Rising Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg said ‘all lives matter’ …
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The Daily Caller, National Review, Washington Free Beacon and The Atlantic
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Pete Buttigieg boom
The Pete Buttigieg boom
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Esquire, Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Beast and Liberty Unyielding
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials — The senior White House official whose security clearance was denied last year because of concerns about foreign influence, private business interests and personal conduct …
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Political Wire and Bangor Daily News
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Most targets in House's Trump corruption probe haven't provided docs
Most targets in House's Trump corruption probe haven't provided docs
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Raw Story
ABC News:
Trump's economic advisers want to exempt commercial trade if he closes border — Trump has said border security is more important than trade. — President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision about closing the southern border, the head of the National Economic Council said on Wednesday …
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Dallas Morning News, One America News Network, Washington Monthly and VICE News
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump is unraveling before our eyes. He isn't fit for reelection. — Far too much media time has been devoted to mulling whether former vice president Joe Biden, as svelte and vigorous as he has ever been and showing no sign of mental deterioration, is too old to run for president …
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twitchy.com and CNN
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump said wind turbines cause cancer. Chuck Grassley called that ‘idiotic.’ — Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley — a champion of the wind energy tax credit — said President Donald Trump's comments that wind turbines cause cancer were “idiotic” in a call with reporters Wednesday.
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New York Times:
Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing. So Are Their Connections. — U.K. — AUSTRALIA … U.S. … FRANCE — White extremist attacks, 2011-17 — NEW — North America — Europe — Oceania — CANADA — RUSSIA — U.K. — AUSTRALIA … U.S. — White extremist attacks, 2011-17
ABC News:
Sensor damaged by a foreign object on Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX triggered fatal crash: Sources — The preliminary crash findings are expected to be released on Thursday. — The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, which crashed in March and killed 157 people, suffered a damaged angle …
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One America News Network and The Sun
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Tim Ryan Is Expected To Announce A Presidential Campaign This Week — Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is expected to announce a presidential campaign this week, several sources who have been informed of the Democrat's plans told BuzzFeed News. — Ryan is scheduled to appear Thursday on The View …
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The Columbus Dispatch
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
New book details Trump's topsy-turvy relationship with Congress — During a Republican retreat at Camp David last year, President Trump seemed particularly enthralled as Gary Cohn, then his chief economic adviser, delivered a briefing on infrastructure. The president impressed …
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
President Trump is Mentally Unwell — Here are three examples from just one day. — I regret to inform you of this. Our president is mentally unwell. It does not require a degree in medicine or psychiatry or neurology to make this observation. — On Tuesday, Donald Trump made the case …
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The Guardian, Washington Monthly, C-SPAN.org and Raw Story
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook is partnering with a big UK newspaper to publish sponsored articles downplaying ‘technofears’ and praising the company — The British newspaper is running dozens of stories that defend Facebook on controversial subjects like terrorism, hate speech, and cyber-bullying.
Andrew Keiper / Fox News:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit with FEC complaint for alleged ‘subsidy scheme’ — EXCLUSIVE — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been hit with another Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint, this one alleging she and her campaign manager operated a “subsidy scheme” that ran afoul of campaign finance laws.
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Old, Online, And Fed On Lies: How An Aging Population Will Reshape The Internet — Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric. — Reporting From — Fort Washington, Maryland
Anita Kumar / Politico:
As Trump rages over border, Kushner quietly plans legal immigration boost — Hardline activists are ready to oppose any move to expand immigration. — Even as President Donald Trump threatens to shut down the southern border, his administration is quietly working on a plan to expand some forms of legal immigration into the U.S.
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Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, Test Feed Using Fields and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Trump's Takeover of the Republican Party Is Almost Complete — On Election Day in 2016, the Republican Party was divided against itself, split over its nominee for president, Donald J. Trump. — In Ohio, a crucial battleground, the state G.O.P. chairman had repeatedly chided Mr. Trump in public …
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The Mahablog and Raw Story
Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
Pork industry soon will have more power over meat inspections — The Trump administration plans to shift much of the power and responsibility for food safety inspections in hog plants to the pork industry as early as May, cutting the number of federal inspectors by about 40 percent and replacing them with plant employees.
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
America's Biggest Economic Challenge May Be Demographic Decline — Slower growth in the working-age population is a problem in much of the country. Could targeted immigration policy help solve it? — For many years, American economists have spoken of Japan and Western Europe as places …
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Axios and Economic Innovation Group
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Senate hopeful Mark Kelly raised $4 million in first fundraising haul — Retired astronaut Mark Kelly raised more than $4 million during his first fundraising haul for the Democratic nomination for the 2020 Senate race, his campaign told The Arizona Republic.
Sindy Flores / New York Times:
We Fled the Gangs in Honduras. Then the U.S. Government Took My Baby. — I still don't know where or in whose care my daughter was when we were apart. She's still traumatized. — Ms. Flores is a migrant from Honduras. — SAN FRANCISCO — I am an asylum seeker from Honduras and a mother of three children.
Sludge:
As it Works to Stifle Primary Challengers, DCCC Takes More Money from Corporate Lobbyists — A number of lobbyists representing major health insurers and oil and gas giants are bundling big checks for the DCCC. — Corporate lobbyists are raising an increasing amount of money …
The Intercept:
Muslims and Jews Face a Common Threat From White Supremacists. We Must Fight It Together. — The two of us have been having the exact same conversation for the past decade. About anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. One of us a Muslim, the other a Jew, we have conducted it in public and in private, on Twitter and on TV.
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Washington Post