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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
William Barr's Choices — Since Barr became Attorney General, he has narrowed the range of information about the Mueller report that he says he will allow the public to see. — Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the intellectual polymath who represented New York in the United States Senate for twenty-four years …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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emptywheel:
The Carr Correction and the Barr Pseudo Exoneration — Last week, Buzzfeed released part of a package of materials that Michael Cohen's lawyers provided to Congress in what appears a last minute bid to stay out of prison. While it still represents just Cohen's self-interested view …
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Hullabaloo
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Scrutiny and suspicion as Mueller report undergoes redaction — The escalating political battle over special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's report centers on redactions — a lawyerly editing process that has angered distrustful Democrats eager to see the all evidence and conclusions …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Giuliani: Let Congress see the Mueller report
Giuliani: Let Congress see the Mueller report
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The Root, The Guardian and Breitbart
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Congress Waits as Barr Blacks Out Parts of Mueller Report
Congress Waits as Barr Blacks Out Parts of Mueller Report
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New York Post, Lawfare and Politico
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Mulvaney: Democrats will ‘never’ see Trump's tax returns — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that Democrats will “never” see President Trump's tax returns. — “Nor should they. That's an issue that was already litigated during the election.
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Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, Raw Story and Breitbart
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Trump attorney Jay Sekulow accuses Democrats of playing politics, 'The president has not asked for Nancy Pelosi's tax returns' — Trump legal team member Jay Sekulow is interviewed exclusively on “This Week.” — As the White House faces pressure from congressional Democrats on several fronts …
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ThinkProgress and IJR
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump's lawyer: Tax returns request oversteps Congress bounds
Trump's lawyer: Tax returns request oversteps Congress bounds
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Breitbart
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mick Mulvaney says Democrats will never get Trump's tax returns
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pro-Trump Republicans plan big-money play for the Jewish vote in 2020 — LAS VEGAS — Republicans are planning a multimillion-dollar offensive aimed at fracturing the Democratic Party's decades-long stranglehold on the Jewish vote. — Spearheading the push is the Republican Jewish Coalition …
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Axios, Vox, Slate and Washington Post
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David M. Halbfinger / New York Times:
Netanyahu Vows to Start Annexing West Bank, in Bid to Rally the Right
Netanyahu Vows to Start Annexing West Bank, in Bid to Rally the Right
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The Daily Caller
Annabel Murphy / The Sun:
Rhino poacher trampled to death by elephants then eaten by lions at Kruger National Park in South Africa — A POACHER hunting rhinos in the Kruger National Park met a gruesome end after being trampled to death by an elephant and then eaten by a pride of hungry lions.
Jill Filipovic / New York Times:
How Old Is 37? Depends on Your Gender — Kirsten Gillibrand, Pete Buttigieg and the fresh-face fallacy. — As the Democratic field for 2020 gets more crowded, several fresh young faces have begun to emerge. There's Beto O'Rourke, 46, a Texas congressman who lost his Senate race against Ted Cruz last year.
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Kevin Hardy / Des Moines Register:
In Iowa, Bernie Sanders says states should allow felons to vote from behind bars
In Iowa, Bernie Sanders says states should allow felons to vote from behind bars
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Daily Wire, Outside the Beltway and Front Page Magazine
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Bernie Sanders: Soviet socialism ‘not my thing’ but ‘Denmark and Sweden do very well’
Bernie Sanders: Soviet socialism ‘not my thing’ but ‘Denmark and Sweden do very well’
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IJR
Rick Reilly / The Atlantic:
Whatever Trump Is Playing, It Isn't Golf — More than to any wife, more than to any party, more than to any opinion, President Donald Trump has remained fiercely loyal to golf. But I've played golf my entire life. Years ago, I even played with Trump once. Whatever sport he's playing, it isn't golf.
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
How regulators, Republicans and big banks fought for a big increase in lucrative but risky corporate loans — Actions by federal regulators and Republicans in Congress over the past two years have paved the way for banks and other financial companies to issue more than $1 trillion in risky corporate loans …
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Politico and POLITICUSUSA
Dana Goldstein / New York Times:
Is the U.S. a Democracy? A Social Studies Battle Turns on the Nation's Values — Michigan spent five years debating how to teach American history. One of the biggest questions was how to describe the nation's government. — LANSING, Mich. — Bruising political fights are usual business …
John Solomon / The Hill:
Ukrainian to US prosecutors: Why don't you want our evidence on Democrats? — Ukrainian law enforcement officials believe they have evidence of wrongdoing by American Democrats and their allies in Kiev, ranging from 2016 election interference to obstructing criminal probes.
Washington Post:
Trump's recommendation of Herman Cain is utterly reckless — IT CAN take years, or decades, to establish a good reputation — but only minutes to destroy one. To consider the importance, and fragility, of reputation generally, and then to consider how vital is the Federal Reserve's reputation …
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The Week
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Herman Cain says he faces ‘cumbersome’ vetting for Fed board seat
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Nunes to send eight criminal referrals to DOJ concerning leaks, conspiracy amid Russia probe — Rep. Devin Nunes announces he will send eight criminal referrals to Justice Dept concerning leaks, conspiracy amid Russia probe. — House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes …
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RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Reality Check for 2020 Democrats — This week offered more evidence that moderation is the key for the party to win back the blue-wall states that Trump carried in 2016. — This week offered a wake-up call to Democrats convinced that any presidential candidate, no matter how liberal …
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twitchy.com
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Poland's Populists Pick a New Top Enemy: Gay People — WARSAW — Growing up in a small city in southern Poland, part of a religious family and conservative community, Maciej Gosniowski was told again and again that something was wrong with him. — “It would be better if I changed myself,” he recalled teachers telling him.
NBC News:
Reuniting thousands of migrant families will take up to 2 years, government lawyers say — They told a federal judge the task will be onerous, claiming most of the children have been released from government custody to live with sponsors. — WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing …
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
US says reuniting separated families laborious process
US says reuniting separated families laborious process
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POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Reuters