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Bloomberg:
Barr Forms Team to Review FBI's Actions in Trump Probe — Inquiry comes as House GOP pushes claims of anti-Trump bias — Issue pursued as Democrats emphasize getting Mueller's report — Attorney General William Barr has assembled a team to review controversial counterintelligence decisions …
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NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair, Conservative News Today, POLITICUSUSA, The Last Refuge, TheBlaze, Axios and Mediaite
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Fox News:
Barr assembles ‘team’ to look into counterintelligence investigation on Trump campaign in 2016, official says — Attorney General Bill Barr has assembled a “team” to investigate the origins of the FBI's counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, an administration official briefed …
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PJ Media Home, Townhall, Front Page Magazine and Daily Wire
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Watchdog's Review of Russia Inquiry Is Nearly Done, Barr Says — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's internal watchdog intends to complete by May or June his investigation into aspects of the Russia inquiry, including whether law enforcement officials abused their powers …
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The Daily Caller and The Last Refuge
John Solomon / The Hill:
The single-sentence Russia bombshell that Attorney General Barr delivered to Congress
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Comey memos contained far more sensitive info than previously known, FBI filing reveals
Comey memos contained far more sensitive info than previously known, FBI filing reveals
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RedState
The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu lauds ‘incredible victory’ as results show clear win — Likud projected to win 35 seats to Blue and White's 34, have path to building coalition of at least 63 seats; Netanyahu vows to form right-wing government, ‘be PM of all of Israel’ — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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New York Times:
After Tight Race, Netanyahu Appears Poised to Form Israel's Next Government
After Tight Race, Netanyahu Appears Poised to Form Israel's Next Government
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The Intercept
Haaretz:
Israel Election 2019: Gantz and Netanyahu Tied; No Clear Path to Premiership for Either — Exit Polls
Israel Election 2019: Gantz and Netanyahu Tied; No Clear Path to Premiership for Either — Exit Polls
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Foreign Policy, Balloon Juice, New York Post and Chicago Sun-Times
Associated Press:
The Latest: Gantz declares victory over Netanyahu in Israel
The Latest: Gantz declares victory over Netanyahu in Israel
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The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Israel Elections Live Updates: Exit Polls Show Dead Heat, a Setback for Netanyahu
Israel Elections Live Updates: Exit Polls Show Dead Heat, a Setback for Netanyahu
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The Times of Israel, Breitbart, Power Line and The Week
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
In dramatic shift, Netanyahu's Likud leading in latest exit polls
In dramatic shift, Netanyahu's Likud leading in latest exit polls
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The Week
Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Trump picks Miller, setting up potential clash with Kushner on immigration — President Donald Trump's choice of Stephen Miller to lead on immigration sets up a potential policy clash with one of the most influential people in the White House, the president's son-in-law.
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Politico
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Nielsen's allies trying to rehab her image for life after Trump — Kirstjen Nielsen's image makeover has already begun—but it may be a hard sell. — Just days after she announced plans to resign as Homeland Security secretary, Nielsen and her allies are working to rehabilitate her reputation …
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Bipartisan Report, The Guardian, ThinkProgress, CNN, The Week, National Review and Washington Monthly
Washington Post:
Twelve days of chaos: Inside the Trump White House's growing panic to contain the border crisis — He had threatened to close the southern border and ordered a halt to foreign aid for three Central American nations. But as President Trump weighed his next move to respond to a mounting immigration crisis …
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Politico, TIME, One America News Network, Washington Press, Vanity Fair and The Daily Caller
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Now a Millionaire, Pledges to Release Tax Returns by Monday — WASHINGTON — Senator Bernie Sanders, whose $18 million fund-raising haul has solidified his status as a front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, said Tuesday that he would release 10 years …
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Ann Schmidt / Fox News:
How did Bernie Sanders make his money? A look at his wealth and assets
How did Bernie Sanders make his money? A look at his wealth and assets
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New York Times and Washington Post
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Ex-FBI Official Says He Received Steele Dossier From Reporter — Former FBI general counsel James Baker told Congress in 2018 about his interactions with a liberal reporter who was “anxious” to provide the bureau with a copy of the infamous and unverified Steele dossier.
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The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Newly released testimony: Former top FBI lawyer says agency concerned Trump obstructed justice
Newly released testimony: Former top FBI lawyer says agency concerned Trump obstructed justice
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Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Ex-FBI official says 2 Cabinet members were open to invoking 25th Amendment
Ex-FBI official says 2 Cabinet members were open to invoking 25th Amendment
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Law & Crime and Raw Story
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Former CBS News Reporter Lara Logan Joining Sinclair — The ‘60 Minutes’ journalist, who left the network last year, will be a special correspondent for the conservative media giant. — In late February, former CBS News foreign correspondent Lara Logan outlined her conditions …
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Raw Story, Contemptor and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans press Trump to drop Herman Cain's Fed nomination — Herman Cain is in deep trouble. And he hasn't yet even been formally nominated to the Federal Reserve. — Senate Republicans are warning the White House that the 2012 presidential candidate will face one of the most difficult …
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BuzzFeed News:
Warner Bros. Shut Down Trump's 2020 Video For Using The “Dark Knight Rises” Score — President Donald Trump on Tuesday posted a video on Twitter that appeared to be part of his 2020 reelection campaign. In less than three hours, it had already amassed over 1 million views, but by late Tuesday night, the video was no longer available.
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Splinter, Raw Story, Power Line, Bipartisan Report, Deadline, Breitbart, New York Times, The Verge, IndieWire, The Wrap, The Week, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, New York Post and Mashable
J. Arthur Bloom / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Documents Detailing Google's ‘News Blacklist’ Show Manual Manipulation Of Special Search Results — Google does manipulate its search results manually, contrary to the company's official denials, documents obtained exclusively by The Daily Caller indicate.
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Trending Home, The Gateway Pundit, NB Blog and The American Spectator
Daniel Hemel / Slate:
How Democrats in Congress Could Easily—and Quickly—Get Their Hands on Trump's Taxes — Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney confidently declared this weekend that congressional Democrats will “never” see President Donald Trump's tax returns. House Ways and Means Committee Chair Richard Neal …
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Raw Story, Washington Post and The American Spectator
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
They Say It's Bad Now But Republicans Disclosed Private Tax Returns In 2014
They Say It's Bad Now But Republicans Disclosed Private Tax Returns In 2014
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Media Matters for America, Daily Kos and Vox
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Pentagon awards nearly $1 billion to build Trump's border wall — Washington (CNN)The Defense Department announced Tuesday that it had awarded $976 million in contracts to build President Donald Trump's much-sought-after border wall with a completion date for these projects of October 2020.
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The Daily Beast, Splinter and WREG-TV
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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
The Dump Trump Debate — Audience members gasped in horror at some of the arguments put forth as Kris Kobach and Liz Peek faced off against Bret Stephens and Jeff Flake in a public debate over what to do with the President. — Robert Rosenkranz, a financier and a philanthropist, believes in civility.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Candace Owens Nukes the Democrats [Updated] — House Democrats held a hearing today on white nationalism and hate crimes. Trying to wrench the narrative back after the stunning demise of the Mueller investigation, I suppose. Candace Owens was called as a witness, presumably by the Republicans.
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The Hill, Vanity Fair and Front Page Magazine
Brian Naylor / NPR:
FACT CHECK: Trump Wrongly States Obama Administration Had Child Separation Policy — President Trump repeated a false claim to reporters Tuesday, wrongly blaming the Obama administration for instituting a policy in which children were separated from their parents at the southern border.
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The Hill, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Vox, New York Times, The Daily Beast, The Wrap, Raw Story and Contemptor
Jay Root / The Texas Tribune:
Why two former Beto O'Rourke staffers now say they're with Bernie Sanders — Their journey reveals a major fault line for O'Rourke as he transitions from a statewide campaign in which occasional votes with the Republicans can be an asset to a new national playing field where some see those moves as political apostasy.
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Washington Free Beacon