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Retiring as a Judge, Trump's Sister Ends Court Inquiry Into Her Role in Tax Dodges — President Trump's older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, has retired as a federal appellate judge, ending an investigation into whether she violated judicial conduct rules by participating in fraudulent tax schemes with her siblings.
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Trump's sister retires from the federal judiciary to avoid ethics investigation into her taxes — On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Maryanne Trump Barry, President Donald Trump's older sister, is retiring as a federal judge. — Trump Barry, who sits on the Court of Appeals …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Julian Assange Arrested on U.S. Extradition Warrant, London Police Say — LONDON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who released reams of secret documents that embarrassed the United States government, was arrested by the British police on Thursday at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London …
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Arrest of Julian Assange — UPDATE: Julian Assange arrest. — Julian Assange, 47, (03.07.71) has today, Thursday 11 April, been further arrested on behalf of the United States authorities, at 10:53hrs after his arrival at a central London police station. This is an extradition warrant under Section 73 of the Extradition Act.
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BBC:
Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London — Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. — Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped.
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested by British police after being evicted from Ecuador's embassy in London — PARIS — Ecuador handed Julian Assange over to British authorities Thursday, ending a standoff that left the controversial WikiLeaks founder holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for nearly seven years.
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Kate Lyons / The Guardian:
Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy in London
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Adam Schiff just issued a stark warning about William Barr — As you've heard, on Wednesday morning, Attorney General William P. Barr made the remarkable claim that the Trump campaign might have been the target of “spying” by law enforcement during the 2016 campaign.
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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Pelosi: 'I don't trust Barr; I trust Mueller' — WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she doesn't trust Attorney General William Barr and suggested his statements alleging President Donald Trump's campaign was spied on undermine Barr's independence as the nation's top law enforcement officer.
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Barbara McQuade / The Daily Beast:
Barr Sounds More and More Like Trump's Roy Cohn
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Barr obliterates honest broker persona with ‘spying’ comment
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New York Times:
Barr Asserts Intelligence Agencies Spied on the Trump Campaign
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CNN:
Barr says spying on Trump campaign ‘did occur,’ but provides no evidence
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Seven Reasons Not to Trust William Barr
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Wall Street Journal:
Former Obama White House Counsel Expects to Be Indicted — Legal heavyweight Greg Craig anticipates charge of making false statements to Justice Department unit checking into activities of foreign agents. Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig expects to be indicted in the coming days …
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Gregory Craig, ex-Obama White House counsel, expects to be charged in relation to Ukrainian work with Manafort, his lawyers say — The expected indictment — which his attorneys called “a misguided abuse of prosecutorial discretion” — stems from work Craig did with GOP lobbyist Paul Manafort …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Ex-Obama Counsel Expects to Be Charged Soon in Mueller-Related Case — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Gregory B. Craig, a White House counsel in the Obama administration, expect him to be indicted in the coming days on charges related to his work for the Russia-aligned government of Ukraine.
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Washington Post:
National Enquirer expected to be sold imminently as parent company faces pressure — American Media Inc. is actively seeking to sell off the National Enquirer, according to three people familiar with the process who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
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CNN:
Sources: Suspect taken into custody in connection with fires at three black churches in Louisiana — (CNN)A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with fires at three historically black Louisiana churches in 10 days, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation …
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Bloomberg:
Amazon Workers Are Listening to What You Tell Alexa — Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening.
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Roger Cohen / New York Times:
Israel's Lesson for the Democrats in 2020 — The election was a referendum on Netanyahu and he nailed it. Israel now has a structural majority of the right. — TEL AVIV — It was a referendum on him and he nailed it. Nobody can take that away from Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Sarah Grossbart / E! Online:
Broken Friendships, Family Fights and Prison Sentence Anguish: How Lori Loughlin Is Coping With Her New Normal — Whatever happened to the woman who once declared her family wasn't interesting enough for prime time TV? — “We've been asked to do a reality show a couple times,” …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg, Gay and Christian, Challenges Religious Right on Their Own Turf — WASHINGTON — As a religious gay man who believes his party has ceded discussion of religion and spirituality to Republicans, Pete Buttigieg, a Democratic candidate for president, is talking about God and sexuality …
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Mike Pence, facing criticism from 2020 Democratic hopeful Pete Buttigieg over his record …
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Buttigieg Versus Pence: Another ‘Feud’ That Isn't
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New York Times:
The U.S. Immigration System May Have Reached a Breaking Point — For years, there have been warnings that America's immigration system was going to fail. That time may be now. … SAN YSIDRO, Calif. — It was never like this before. — The migrants come now in the middle of the night or in the bright light of day.
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Is This the Dumbest Moment in Congressional History? — A Kentucky congressman's impossibly daft line of questioning left John Kerry flabbergasted — Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) may have studied robotics at MIT, but he is now responsible for one of the most asinine moments in congressional history.
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Washington Post:
Treasury denies Democrats' request to hand over Trump's tax returns by the end of Wednesday, says it will confer with Justice — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied House Democrats' demand to release six years of President Trump's tax returns, saying the department could not complete …
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Treasury misses congressional deadline for turning over Trump's tax returns
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Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:
DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016 — Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued in March says Russian hacking efforts were wide-ranging. — A joint intelligence bulletin (JIB) has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation …
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Mediaite:
Kirsten Gillibrand's CNN Town Hall Pulls in Rock Bottom Ratings — CNN has hosted a series of 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates for town halls. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, California Sen. Kamala Harris, New Jersey Senator Corey Booker, Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar have all participated.
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Tom Kuntz / RealClearInvestigations:
Why Last Year's Trump-Russia Pulitzer Was No Prize — What a difference a year makes. With the announcement of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes set for next Monday, last year's award to the New York Times and Washington Post for Trump-Russia coverage is already looking like a crumpled first draft …
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