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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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Limited information Barr has shared about Russia investigation frustrated some on Mueller's team — Members of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team have told associates they are frustrated with the limited information Attorney General William P. Barr has provided about their nearly …
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NBC News:
Some on Mueller team say evidence against Trump stronger than Barr disclosed — Three officials say a dispute within Mueller's office was one reason he didn't make a call on the question of whether Trump had obstructed justice. — Some members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Eric Swalwell Is Running for President on Gun Safety — There are more long-shot Democrats running for president this year than there have been total candidates in previous campaigns—and next week, Eric Swalwell is joining the pack. The California congressman and frequent cable-news guest …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
William Barr Seems to Be Covering Up Something Bad for Trump — Last evening, the Wall Street Journal editorialized that reporters and House Democrats were smearing Attorney General William Barr by implying that his summary of the Mueller report was anything other than completely faithful and representative.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ defends releasing initial summary of Mueller report — The Department of Justice on Thursday defended releasing an initial summary of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian collusion, saying it couldn't disclose the full report because it contained protected grand jury information.
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Prepare yourself — the Mueller redaction wars are coming
Prepare yourself — the Mueller redaction wars are coming
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Axios, IJR and The Daily Beast
emptywheel:
The Significance of that Word, “Summary”
The Significance of that Word, “Summary”
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
‘Dozens’ of Whistle-Blowers Are Secretly Cooperating With House Democrats — Tricia Newbold set an important mark when she became the first official currently serving in Donald Trump's White House to take accusations of wrongdoing to Congress—and to put her name publicly behind them.
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Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Trump's security clearance meddling is much bigger scandal than Benghazi or ‘her emails’
Trump's security clearance meddling is much bigger scandal than Benghazi or ‘her emails’
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House rebukes Trump with vote ending U.S. support for Yemen war — The House on Thursday approved a measure to cut off U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's bloody civil war, in yet another harsh rebuke of President Donald Trump's foreign policy.
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House joins Senate in passing measure to end U.S. military involvement in Yemen, a move …
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
U.S. Role in Yemen War Will End Unless Trump Issues Second Veto
U.S. Role in Yemen War Will End Unless Trump Issues Second Veto
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Susannah George / Associated Press:
House votes to end support for Yemen war, rebuffing Trump
Axios:
Scoop: Trump expected to name Herman Cain to Federal Reserve board — President Trump has told confidants he wants Herman Cain on the Federal Reserve board, but will wait until his background check is completed before making the formal announcement, according to two senior administration officials familiar with the decision.
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Washington Post:
Three more women accuse Biden of unwanted affection, say apology video doesn't quell concerns — Former vice president Joe Biden promised on Wednesday to adjust his physical behavior toward women, an effort to quell controversy over whether his intimate style is appropriate in the era of the #MeToo movement.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Abrams praises Biden amid controversy: ‘We cannot have perfection as a litmus test’
Abrams praises Biden amid controversy: ‘We cannot have perfection as a litmus test’
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
I've Seen Trump's Tax Returns and You Still Haven't — Congress finally tries to force the president to show them the money. — Remember back in early 2016 when Donald Trump, who was still regarded as something of a long shot for the presidency, promised he would disclose his tax returns publicly …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Trump hit with ‘accidental’ 1-day investigative assault
Trump hit with ‘accidental’ 1-day investigative assault
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Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump's Pick for Interior Dept. Continued Lobbying After Officially Vowing to Stop, New Files Indicate — WASHINGTON — A previously unreleased invoice indicates that David Bernhardt, President Trump's choice to lead the Interior Department, continued to lobby for a major client several months …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / ABC News:
Senate panel backs Interior pick despite conflict allegation
USA Today:
You elected them to write new laws. They're letting corporations do it instead. — An investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity — Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan announces 2020 bid — Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio), who unsuccessfully tried to knock House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi from her leadership post in 2016, announced his bid for a 2020 presidency online during an appearance on ABC's “The View. ”
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan throws his name into growing 2020 field
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan throws his name into growing 2020 field
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Mike Littwin / The Colorado Independent:
Michael Bennet has prostate cancer, but he still intends to run for president — When Michael Bennet's office called to say he had a big announcement to make, I assumed he would be confirming what everyone already knew — that the Colorado senator would be joining John Hickenlooper and the rest …
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David Pitt / Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Grassley: Trump wind turbine comments ‘idiotic’ — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Republican senator is expressing irritation at what he calls “idiotic” comments by President Donald Trump about wind energy. — Trump, at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual …
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Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Donald Trump said wind turbines cause cancer. Chuck Grassley called that ‘idiotic.’
Donald Trump said wind turbines cause cancer. Chuck Grassley called that ‘idiotic.’
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Sean Wilentz / New York Times:
The Electoral College Was Not a Pro-Slavery Ploy — There is a lot wrong with how we choose the president. But the framers did not put it into the Constitution to protect the South. — Mr. Wilentz is the author, most recently, of “No Property in Man: Slavery and Antislavery at the Nation's Founding.”
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Democrats plan multi-million-dollar effort to unseat Cornyn — The state party is launching an early, aggressive campaign to “define Cornyn before he defines himself.” … Texas Democrats are launching a multi-million-dollar initiative to help take down U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas …
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Republicans warn Trump about ramifications of closing U.S.-Mexico border
Texas Republicans warn Trump about ramifications of closing U.S.-Mexico border
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Alan I. Abramowitz / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Assessing Trump's Chances: Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The author's “time for change” presidential forecasting model has a successful track record of projecting presidential elections. In 2016, it showed Donald Trump as a favorite to win the national popular vote.
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
House Expands Domestic Violence Gun Controls in Rebuke to N.R.A. — WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday rebuffed a furious lobbying campaign by the National Rifle Association and approved a revamped Violence Against Women Act that would expand law enforcement's ability to restrict gun purchases by convicted domestic abusers.
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Wisconsin, Ground Zero for 2020 Politics, Looks Like a Tossup Again — MILWAUKEE — With their recent selection of Milwaukee for their party's 2020 convention, Democrats left little doubt that they believe their path to the White House runs through the Midwest in general and Wisconsin in particular.
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
A Supreme Court race in Wisconsin becomes a good omen for Trump
A Supreme Court race in Wisconsin becomes a good omen for Trump
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James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Top Marine General Let Emails Leak Amid Border Funding Fight so Service Families Would Not Be Forgotten: Sources — The Marines' top general allowed internal memos to leak out of the Pentagon to bring attention to service families living among hurricane-ravaged military installations …
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New York Times:
Malware Arrest Exposes Security Gaps at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club — WASHINGTON — The arrest of a Chinese woman who carried a malware-laced device into Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's Florida resort, has exposed porous security at the private club and escalating tensions between Secret Service agents …
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KERA News:
ICE Arrests 280 Workers In Allen In Largest Workplace Immigration Raid In A Decade — Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday arrested 280 employees at a technology repair company in a Dallas suburb on charges of working in the United States illegally.
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Eric Ting / San Francisco Chronicle:
Palo Alto woman loses job after confronting MAGA-hat-wearing Starbucks customer — A woman who said she confronted a man for wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat inside a Palo Alto Starbucks was fired from her job at a nearby music store. — On Monday, Rebecca Parker Mankey took pictures …
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Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Kittens Over Kids — Four Democratic senators who voted against protecting newborns sponsored a bill designed to protect baby cats. — Senators Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.), Cory Booker (D., N.J.), Gary Peters (D., Mich.), and Tom Udall (D., N.M.) cosponsored a bill designed to put an end to animal testing using kittens.