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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul blocks resolution calling for release of Mueller report  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked a resolution calling for special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Russia probe be made public, marking the fifth time Republicans have blocked the House-passed measure.
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Note to Team Mueller: If you don't indict, you can't incite  —  View Latest Opinions >>  —  I've covered the Justice Department for three decades, and seldom have I seen a story like the one published in the New York Times this week under the headline, “Some on Mueller's Team Say Report Was More Damaging Than Barr Revealed.”
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
One of America's top Republican Senators just demanded the public release of the Mueller Report
NBC News:
Some on Mueller team say evidence against Trump stronger than Barr disclosed
Washington Post:   Potentially damaging information in Mueller report ushers in new political fight
Jeremy Herb / CNN:
In bid to remain out of jail, Michael Cohen tells Congress he has more to add  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is offering House Democrats new information in a bid to stay out of jail while he cooperates with Congress.
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BuzzFeed News:
In New Documents, Cohen Says Trump “Instructed” Him To Lie  —  WASHINGTON — Attorneys for Michael Cohen, President Trump's former fixer, submitted documents to lawmakers Thursday night accusing Trump and his team of lawyers of instructing Cohen to lie to Congress about when negotiations ended to build a Trump Tower in Moscow.
Discussion: The Week
Gigi Sukin / Axios:
Michael Cohen's attorney says testimony spurred more investigations
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Cohen offers Democrats more help, in bid to stay out of prison
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Michael Cohen's Lawyers Say He Could Aid Trump Inquiries, if Only He Had More Time Out of Prison
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump Asked That Confirmation of I.R.S. Counsel Be a Priority  —  President Trump earlier this year asked Senator Mitch McConnell, the majority leader, to prioritize a confirmation vote for his nominee to be the chief counsel of the Internal Revenue Service, indicating that it was a higher priority …
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Democrats want to audit Trump's audits
Discussion: Raw Story
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: White House pulls nomination to lead ICE head  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday sent paperwork withdrawing the nomination of longtime border official Ron Vitiello to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to three people with knowledge of the move.
Discussion: Axios
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Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Donald Trump reacts to Barbara Bush quotes  —  President Trump said he was not surprised by former first lady Barbara Bush's attacks on him, as posthumously quoted in a new biography.  —  “I have heard that she was nasty to me, but she should be.  Look what I did to her sons,” …
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story, Fox News and Mediaite
Joshua Miller / BostonGlobe.com:
He bought the fencing coach's house.  Then his son got into Harvard  —  NEEDHAM — It was a modest house by this town's standards, a center-entrance colonial, three bedrooms and a two-car garage on a quarter-acre lot.  The inside hadn't welcomed a renovator in many, many years, and the outside didn't wear its age particularly well.
Discussion: New York Post and Slate
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. Ethics Office Declines to Certify Mnuchin's Financial Disclosure  —  WASHINGTON — The top federal ethics watchdog said on Thursday that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's sale of his stake in a film production business to his wife did not comply with federal ethics rules …
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Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity:
Ethics watchdog won't certify Mnuchin report, but says questions raised by his wife's company now addressed
Discussion: Bloomberg
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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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems ask Capital One for docs on Trump's sprawling businesses  —  Three powerful House committee chairs asked Capital One for documents last month related to President Donald Trump's business empire — and the financial giant said it was already preserving documents but needs a subpoena …
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
‘Dozens’ of Whistle-Blowers Are Secretly Cooperating With House Democrats
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Raw Story
Pete Buttigieg / Vulture:
Pete Buttigieg's 10 Favorite Books  —  Bookseller One Grand Books has asked celebrities to name the ten titles they'd take to a desert island, and they've shared the results with Vulture.  Below is South Bend, Indiana, mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's list.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Trump loyalist Gaetz eyes Senate bid in Alabama  —  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, one of President Trump's most devoted loyalists on Capitol Hill who represents the Florida Panhandle, has told GOP colleagues he is considering moving across the state line to run for the Senate in Alabama in 2020, several House lawmakers told The Hill.
Derek Seidman / Latest - Truthout:
Wendy's Owner Gives Big to Trump While Refusing Farmworkers' Demands  —  Since January 2013, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) has been mounting an effort to pressure Wendy's to participate in its Fair Food Program, which ensures better wages and safer working conditions for Florida's tomato pickers.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Trying to Kill You  —  Trust the pork producers; fear the wind turbines.  —  There's a lot we don't know about the legacy Donald Trump will leave behind.  And it is, of course, hugely important what happens in the 2020 election.  But one thing seems sure …
Discussion: Raw Story, ThinkProgress and MLive.com
Jeannie Etchart:
In Defense of Joe Biden: A Hug When I Needed One  —  At age 33, I had been a life-long Republican.  I worked for, what many might describe as the “dark side and/or Darth Vaders of politics”, including George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Sarah Palin.  I was conservative in my upbringing, values, and beliefs.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
157 Republicans Just Opposed Renewing The Violence Against Women Act  —  They sided with the National Rifle Association over women's safety.  Not a good look!  —  WASHINGTON The House passed legislation Thursday to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, despite the vast majority …
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Bernie Sanders declines to say when he will release tax returns  —  Sanders vows to release his tax returns  —  (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders sidestepped questions Thursday about when he will release his tax returns, with the Vermont independent hinting …
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Donald Tusk floats 1-year Brexit ‘flextension’  —  Britain can have another year to think on Brexit — provided it joins the European Parliament election next month, a senior EU official said.  —  European Council President Donald Tusk raised the idea after hours of meetings and consultations Thursday …
New York Times:
How China Turned a City Into a Prison  —  We visited Kashgar several times to see what life is like.  We couldn't interview residents — that would have been too risky for them, because we were constantly followed by the police.  But the restrictions were everywhere.
Lara Seligman / Foreign Policy:
Did India Shoot Down a Pakistani Jet?  U.S. Count Says No.  —  New Delhi and Islamabad had conflicting accounts of a February dogfight.  —  India's claim that one of its fighter pilots shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in an aerial battle between the two nuclear powers in February appears to be wrong.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Clarence Thomas on Joe Biden's handling of his confirmation hearings  —  As he moves toward a presidential run, Joe Biden has been under fire from the Left for his treatment of Anita Hill, but in his 2007 memoir, Clarence Thomas offered a different perspective on Biden's performance during his confirmation hearings.
Alex Kotch / Sludge:
Paul Gosar Omitted Dinner with Far-Right Nationalists in Travel Report  —  A new documentary on Steve Bannon reveals that the Arizona congressman dined with European far-right nationalists in London last year.  —  EDITED BY  —  When Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar filed his travel report …
Discussion: Splinter
Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
The Guardian's nifty old-article trick is a reminder of how news organizations can use metadata to limit misinformation  —  This is a great idea: In order to reduce the number of its old stories that get recirculated as new, The Guardian is making a story's age more prominent …
 
 
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump-Appointed Judge Upholds Anti-Abortion Law That Often Mandates Transvaginal Ultrasound
Discussion: courthousenews.com and RedState
Ernest Macias / Interview Magazine:
Ilhan Omar Tells Ava DuVernay About the (Good) Trouble She's Making in Congress
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Over 750,000 people could lose food stamps under Trump administration proposal
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Washington Post:
'I'm agnostic': Pelosi questions whether Medicare-for-all can deliver benefits of Obamacare
Sarah Kolinovsky / ABC News:
With historic vote, Congress passes resolution to end US involvement in Yemen; Trump expected to veto
CNBC:
Jamie Dimon weighed a 2020 presidential run, sources say. Here's why he decided against it
Discussion: Dealbreaker
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
De Blasio Wouldn't Say Who's Hosting His Boston Fund-Raiser. We Found Out.
Discussion: New York Post
 Earlier Items: 
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
Anti-Semitism Is Back, From the Left, Right and Islamist Extremes. Why?
Washington Post:
Fact-checking President Trump's latest tweetstorm
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
White Nationalists Adopt Clowns as Their Next Racist Symbol (Yes, Seriously)
Washington Post:
Jeff Bezos, in divorce settlement, retains 75 percent of the Amazon stock he held with his now ex-wife MacKenzie
Discussion: Slate
The Hill:
Vicki Needham, reporter for The Hill, dies
Pew Research Center:
Growing Partisan Divide Over Fairness of the Nation's Tax System
Discussion: Washington Post
Sean Wilentz / New York Times:
The Electoral College Was Not a Pro-Slavery Ploy
 

 
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

 
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