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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge: Barr sowing public mistrust with Mueller report handling — ‘The attorney general has created an environment that has caused a significant part of the public ... to be concerned,’ a district court judge said Tuesday. — Attorney General William Barr has created public distrust …
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge in FOIA case says he may want to review DOJ redactions of Mueller report after release — Trump changes tune before Mueller report is released — (CNN)Federal District Judge Reggie Walton expressed uncertainty about the redactions Attorney General William Barr is making …
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The Atlantic:
Who's Afraid of the Mueller Report? — Trump aides are serenely confident that the special counsel's fine print won't hurt the boss. — On Thursday, Robert Mueller's highly anticipated 400-page report on the Russia investigation is slated to drop. But as far as Donald Trump and his associates …
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Raw Story
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Omissions in Assange case and ongoing investigations signal broader charges to come
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
As Mueller report release nears, White House prepares robust response: Sources
As Mueller report release nears, White House prepares robust response: Sources
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Raw Story, IJR and Washington Times
Yahoo News:
Trump's Notre-Dame advice ‘risible’, says fire chief — by Isabelle TOURN� with Olivier LUCAZEAU in Marseille — As Notre-Dame in Paris burned, US President Donald Trump tweeted some advice to French firefighters. — “Perhaps flying water tankers could be used to put it out.
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Talia Lavin / Washington Post:
How the far right spread politically convenient lies about the Notre Dame fire — The news out of Paris was not actually about a conflict between the West and Islam. But why let facts stop you? — As a conflagration spread through the ancient timbers of Notre Dame Cathedral's attic on Monday …
Lori Hinnant / Associated Press:
Shock, sadness, but no panic: Minutes that saved Notre Dame — PARIS (AP) — Fueled by a lattice of centuries-old timbers, the fire moved hungrily across Notre Dame's rooftop toward the cathedral's iconic spire. It belched yellow smoke, spitting out gritty particles of wood, stone, lead and iron and wanted more.
New York Times:
In New Effort to Deter Migrants, Barr Withholds Bail to Asylum Seekers — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Tuesday took another drastic step to discourage migrants from seeking asylum, issuing an order that could keep thousands of them in jail indefinitely while they wait for a resolution of their asylum request.
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
New Jeffrey Epstein accuser goes public; defamation lawsuit targets Dershowitz — A new victim has gone public in the Jeffrey Epstein case, filing a sworn affidavit in federal court in New York Tuesday, saying that she was sexually assaulted and her then-15-year-old sister molested by Epstein …
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Boston Herald, The Daily Beast, Daily Caller News Foundation, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump moves to resist House inquiries, setting up fight over congressional subpoena powers — President Trump's attorneys and the White House are moving to resist a growing number of congressional requests for information, increasing the likelihood of a protracted legal fight that could test the power of congressional subpoenas.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Buttigieg storms Iowa, shrugs off hecklers — DRIVING THE DAY — ON THE TRAIL ... NATASHA KORECKI in Iowa: BUTTIGIEG SHRUGS OFF ANTI-GAY HECKLERS: “South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg swept into Iowa on Tuesday, drawing some of the biggest crowds of the 2020 race so far in the first-in-the-nation caucus state.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Mueller looms over Dem investigations
Michael Burke / The Hill:
Trump claims supporters were kept out of Fox News's Bernie Sanders town hall — President Trump on Tuesday claimed that supporters of his were kept out of a Fox News town hall Monday night with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). — Without evidence, Trump said in a tweet that …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Establishment Dems freak out over Sanders
Establishment Dems freak out over Sanders
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Bernie's Fox News Town Hall Was a Ratings Smash. More Dems May Follow Him There.
Bernie's Fox News Town Hall Was a Ratings Smash. More Dems May Follow Him There.
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Politico, Roll Call, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite, Contemptor, Splinter, Townhall, The Week and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Trump vetoes resolution to end U.S. participation in Yemen's civil war — President Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution that would have ended U.S. support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. — The move, which had been expected, marks the second veto of Trump's presidency.
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
Trump vetoes measure to end US involvement in Yemen war
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Washington Post:
The high cost of William Barr's spying allegations — David Kris, former assistant attorney general for national security from 2009 to 2011, is co-founder of the consulting firm Culper Partners. Michael Morell, a Post contributing columnist, is a former deputy director and twice acting director of the CIA.
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Democrats could subpoena Mueller report redactions as soon as Friday
Emily Dreyfuss / Wired:
JACK DORSEY IS CAPTAIN OF THE TWITTANIC AT TED 2019 — ON TUESDAY, JACK Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, came to TED 2019 to answer for the sins of his platform. In his signature black hoodie and jeans, unkempt facial hair, and black beanie, he sat with TED head Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers …
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Sofia Leung:
Whiteness as Collections — I had this interesting mini-eureka moment a few weeks ago that I wanted to share for a few reasons. One, I don't usually reflect on the connections that help me understand how I learn something new or what goes into coming up with some new concept.
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Power Line and The American Conservative
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A President of the People or a President of His People? — WASHINGTON — In the last couple of weeks, President Trump repeatedly called his enemies “treasonous.” He threatened to punish Democrats by dumping migrants in their districts. He promoted a video tying a Muslim congresswoman …
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The Week, Shareblue Media and Axios
CNBC:
Wall Street and finance execs spread their donations across the 2020 Democratic field in the first quarter — Wall Street and finance executives place their early 2020 bets on a variety of Democratic presidential candidates, from Pete Buttigieg to Kamala Harris, even as the contenders try to distance themselves from big-money donors.
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New York Times:
This Just In! Waiting for Mueller, Trump Passes Time Commenting on the News — WASHINGTON — As he awaits the Thursday release of the redacted special counsel report on his 2016 campaign's ties to Russia, President Trump is filling his idle moments — and blowing off any anticipatory steam …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Not a Single Human Being Donated to Embattled Rep. Chris Collins' Campaign — The congressman raised just $5,000 during the first quarter of 2019 as he deals with insider trading charges. — Not a single human being donated to Rep. Chris Collins' (R-N.Y.) reelection campaign in the first three months of 2019.
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The Daily Beast:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hired Agent and Explored a Book Deal — The project didn't proceed. But it's another indication of the phenomenon the congresswoman has become. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who has gained nationwide appeal and become infamous on the right …
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Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
GOP congressman warns fellow Republicans: Be careful messing with Ocasio-Cortez
GOP congressman warns fellow Republicans: Be careful messing with Ocasio-Cortez
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Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
New Whistleblower Protection Office Is Under Investigation for Retaliating Against Whistleblowers — VA headquarters in Washington. bakdc/Shutterstock.com — The Veterans Affairs Department's watchdog is investigating a new office created by President Trump early in his administration …
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Arthur Allen / Politico:
Republicans reject Democratic attempts to tighten vaccine laws — Most Republicans are rejecting Democrat-led state bills to tighten childhood immunization laws in the midst of the worst measles outbreak in two decades, alarming public health experts who fear the nation could become as divided …
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
What Would Jesus Do? Pete Buttigieg Has No Idea — The Democratic candidate's heartfelt argument on faith is also partisan nonsense. — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is one of the many candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. But that's not his only long-shot bid.
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Tera W. Hunter / New York Times:
When Slaveowners Got Reparations — Lincoln signed a bill in 1862 that paid up to $300 for every enslaved person freed. — Dr. Hunter, a professor of American history and African-American studies, specializes in the 19th and 20th centuries. — On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Controversial Republican Roy Moore poised to run for Senate again in Alabama — Roy Moore is poised to jump into the Alabama Senate race in a bid to earn a rematch with Sen. Doug Jones, the Democrat who handed the former judge a stunning defeat in a 2017 special election.
James Stavridis / TIME:
It's Been Over 300 Days Since a Pentagon Press Briefing. That Should Concern All Americans — Including the Military — For about six months now, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has used her briefing room so little that officials might as well turn it back into the swimming pool it was more than a half century ago.