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New York Times:
White House and Justice Dept. Officials Discussed Mueller Report Before Release — WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III's findings will be public on Thursday, but some of them will not be news to President Trump. — Justice Department officials have had numerous conversations …
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Washington Post:
Mueller report will be lightly redacted, revealing detailed look at obstruction of justice investigation — The Justice Department plans to release a lightly redacted version of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's 400-page report Thursday, offering a granular look at the ways …
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Mother Jones, The Gateway Pundit, NB Blog, Raw Story, Vox, New York Post and The Week
NBC News:
Congress to receive the redacted Mueller report at 11 a.m. Thursday — The documents will be provided to lawmakers only after a press conference about it by Attorney General William Barr. — A hard-copy of the redacted of special counsel Robert Mueller's report will be made available …
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CNBC, Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Splinter, Mediaite and The Week
Washington Post:
Barr's redactions on the Mueller report don't deserve the benefit of the doubt — As Washington prepared for the release of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's final report, a fight was brewing between House Democrats and the Justice Department about how much would be redacted.
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The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Lawfare, Vanity Fair, Townhall, Reason and Daily Kos
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Post-Mueller report likely to target Russia dossier author Steele — The frenzied anticipation around special counsel Robert Mueller's full report has overshadowed another Justice Department report on the Russia probe that could land as soon as next month, and which will likely take direct aim …
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The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Fox News, Daily Kos, Mediaite, Raw Story and Contemptor
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Keep your mouth shut’: Dems erupt over Barr's Mueller report rollout — House Democrats exploded in anger Wednesday over Attorney General William Barr's plans to roll out special counsel Robert Mueller's report, accusing the Justice Department of trying to spin the report's contents and protect President Donald Trump.
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RedState, New York Times, Vox, Slate and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Report Rollout Won't Have Mueller — Barr will hold a press conference to discuss the Mueller's work without him there. Meanwhile, the DOJ has briefed Trump's team as it prepares a counteroffensive. — Justin Miller — The Mueller report isn't out yet, but the rollout is and it's already causing controversy.
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Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Axios and twitchy.com
Tom Scocca / Hmm Daily:
It's the Barr Report, Not the Mueller Report
It's the Barr Report, Not the Mueller Report
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BuzzFeed News, VICE News and The Atlantic
John Solomon / The Hill:
Ten post-Mueller questions that could turn the tables on Russia collusion investigators
Ten post-Mueller questions that could turn the tables on Russia collusion investigators
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CANNONFIRE
Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Ivanka Trump says she passed on World Bank job — ABIDJIAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump says her father asked her if she was interested in taking the job of World Bank chief but she passed on it. — In an Associated Press interview …
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Shareblue Media, CNN, Daily Kos, Vanity Fair, Politico, Axios, Splinter and Mediaite
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Catherine Lucey / Associated Press:
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad
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Joe.My.God.
Mike Spies / New Yorker:
Secrecy, Self-Dealing, and Greed at the N.R.A. — The organization's leadership is focussed on external threats, but the real crisis may be internal. — This winter, members of the National Rifle Association—elk hunters in Montana, skeet shooters in upstate New York …
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Raw Story
Luke Darby / GQ:
Kentucky Republicans Worried Inviting AOC to Meet with Coal Miners Might Backfire — Ocasio-Cortez actually said yes to their invite, and now they're waffling. — Last month, a clip of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went predictably viral after she forcefully responded to one of her colleagues …
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New York Magazine, The Independent, Washington Press, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite
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Associated Press:
AP sources: Ex-Virginia Gov. McAuliffe to rule out 2020 run — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe won't run for president in 2020, according to two people familiar with calls he made Wednesday to allies. — McAuliffe had flirted with a Democratic presidential run for months …
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Political Wire
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Marc Fortier / NBC10 Boston:
Florida Prosecutors Say They'll Release Videos of Robert Kraft at Day Spa — WHAT TO KNOW — Prosecutors said in court documents Wednesday that they are planning to release video of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft at a Florida day spa. — Kraft's lawyers argued in court last week …
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Raw Story, BostonGlobe.com, Washington Examiner, New York Post and New York Times
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politics.theonion.com:
Pete Buttigieg Stuns Campaign Crowd By Speaking To Manufacturing Robots In Fluent Binary — DES MOINES, IA—Revealing that he taught himself the language after developing an interest in computer science and artificial intelligence, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg stunned …
Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
Middlebury College Cancels Conservative Philosopher's Lecture on Totalitarianism — Middlebury College has canceled a campus speech by conservative Polish Catholic philosopher Ryszard Legutko in response to planned protests by liberal activists. — A professor of philosophy …
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Reason and Instapundit
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Molly Walsh / News + Opinion, Seven Days:
Middlebury College Bristles Over Planned Forum Featuring Polish Conservative
Middlebury College Bristles Over Planned Forum Featuring Polish Conservative
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Seven Days
CBS Denver:
Sol Pais Dead: Massive Colorado Manhunt Over — CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - The statewide manhunt for Sol Pais is over in Colorado. She is dead from possible self-inflicted wounds, according to a law enforcement source at a command post in Clear Creek County.
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Associated Press, NPR, Denver Post, The Daily Beast, ThinkProgress, WTVR-TV, National Review, Vox, VICE News, Slate, Townhall and Instapundit
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Facebook teams with rightwing Daily Caller in factchecking program — Site co-founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson has promoted misinformation and is known for pro-Trump content — Facebook's controversial factchecking program is partnering with the Daily Caller, a rightwing website …
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Wired, more at Mediagazer »
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why the Media Dumped Beto for Mayor Pete — Burning with the velocity of a prairie fire on a gusty Indiana day, Pete Buttigieg scorched the airwaves, seared the podcasts, and charred the press this week as he ignited his presidential campaign, temporarily torching his Democratic competition in the process.
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RedState, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, Daily Wire and Jezebel
Hot Air:
Architects And Historians Wonder: Maybe The New Notre Dame Should Be Less “Overburdened” With Christian Meaning — I don't share Michael Brendan Dougherty's faith but I do share his impulse in reading this Rolling Stone piece: “I promise right now. If you try to rebuild it as a ‘secular’ Notre Dame …
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Rolling Stone, National Review and The Resurgent
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook says it ‘unintentionally uploaded’ 1.5 million people's email contacts without their consent — Facebook says that it ‘unintentionally uploaded’ the e-mail contacts of 1.5 million new Facebook users since May 2016. — The revelation comes after a security researcher noticed …
Polls:
Trump's Tax Time Troubles — Most say Congress should get full Mueller report — West Long Branch, NJ - President Donald Trump's job rating has taken a slight dip as the country awaits the release of the Mueller report according to the latest Monmouth University Poll.
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CNN, The Week, The Atlantic, POLITICUSUSA and Fox News
Kamala Harris / TIME:
Christine Blasey Ford — Her story, spoken while holding back tears, shook Washington and the country. Her courage, in the face of those who wished to silence her, galvanized Americans. And her unfathomable sacrifice, out of a sense of civic duty, shined a spotlight on the way we treat survivors of sexual violence.
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New York Daily News, Breitbart, NB Blog, Mashable, Splinter, Vanity Fair, IJR, Daily Wire, Above the Law, TheBlaze, Fox News, twitchy.com, The Daily Caller, Sara A. Carter, CNN, Power Line, Washington Times and Mediaite
Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Buttigieg to Democrats: Don't get bogged down zinging Trump — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says President Donald Trump is “kind of like a Chinese finger trap — you know, the harder you pull, the more you get stuck” and warns that Democrats …
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Forbes, Quad City Times, National Review, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Axios and KFOX-TV
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Rising Democratic star Pete Buttigieg enlists Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fundraisers …
Rising Democratic star Pete Buttigieg enlists Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fundraisers …
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Slate and Washington Post
CBS News:
Naval Academy to ban transgender students starting in fall 2020 — The U.S. Naval Academy will ban people who are transgender from attending the school, beginning with the 2020 school year. — The Defense Department confirmed the policy change to the Capital Gazette newspaper on Monday.
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capitalgazette.com and Talking Points Memo
Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
Herman Cain Says He Won't Withdraw From Consideration for Fed Board — Former restaurant executive and presidential candidate remains committed to taking the job and has resigned from board of a Pro-Trump PAC — STOCKBRIDGE, Ga.—Herman Cain said Wednesday he has no intention of withdrawing …
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Politico, CNN, Slate, Joe.My.God., CNBC, Daily Kos, New York Post, TheBlaze and Mediaite
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Trump administration announces new measures against Cuba — The Trump administration is reimposing limits on the amount of money Cuban Americans can send to relatives on the island and ordering new restrictions on U.S. citizen, nonfamily travel to Cuba, national security adviser John Bolton said Wednesday.
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Los Angeles Times, The Week and Axios
Bloomberg:
Rick Perry Plans His Exit as Trump's Energy Secretary — Energy Secretary Rick Perry is planning to leave the Trump administration and is finalizing the terms and timing of his departure, according to two people familiar with his plans. — While Perry's exit isn't imminent and one person familiar …
Greg B. Smith / The City:
MAYOR DE BLASIO VIOLATED ETHICS RULES IN SEEKING DONATIONS DESPITE WARNINGS, PROBE FINDS — Mayor Bill de Blasio violated conflict of interest rules after being warned repeatedly not to solicit donations from individuals actively seeking tax breaks, deed transfers and other favors from his administration …
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The Daily Beast, New York Post and The Real Deal New York
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Judith Clark, Getaway Driver in Deadly Brink's Heist in 1981, Is Granted Parole — Ms. Clark, 69, had evolved during her long incarceration from a left-wing extremist to a model prisoner known for good works. — Judith Clark, who as a young woman took part in a deadly attempted robbery …
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New York Post and Rolling Stone
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
O'Rourke confronts cable TV drought — Beto O'Rourke, traveling the country doing a head-snapping number of presidential campaign events, had just finished an extended version of his stump speech Wednesday when a self-described cable news devotee confronted the former congressman over his absence from her TV screen.
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Political Wire
Claremont Institute:
An Interview with Norman Podhoretz — This interview appears in the forthcoming Spring 2019 issue of the Claremont Review of Books. — CRB: Let's start by talking about Donald Trump and you. In the first sentence of the first chapter of your book Making It, recently republished …
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The Daily Caller
Bloomberg:
Mnuchin Plans to Hire Fox's Monica Crowley as Spokeswoman, Sources Say — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to hire Fox News commentator Monica Crowley as his top spokeswoman, according to people familiar with the matter, as he seeks to tout the GOP's tax cuts and navigate Democrats' demands for the president's tax returns.
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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Kiss — Holy crap, they kissed. — I was absentmindedly scrolling through my Instagram live stories a few weeks ago. That rote escape from the garbage that awaits on the rest of the phone: Baby Pic. Thirst Trap. Celeb Live Vid. Another Baby. Beach Scene.
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NBC News, New York Times and Washington Blade
Rohollah Faghihi / Al-Monitor:
Iranian hard-liners leverage IRGC terrorist designation to kill FATF bills — Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a military parade to commemorate the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 22, 2007. — If the US administration's goal is to weaken Iran's reform movement, it deserves a round of applause.
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The American Conservative
Associated Press:
North Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided weapon — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” in what may be an attempt to register displeasure with a deadlock in nuclear talks with the United States without causing …