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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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Attorney general will hold a news conference to discuss Mueller report
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Joe Schneider / Bloomberg:
Some Lawmakers to Get Less Redacted Mueller Report, Prosecutors Say
Some Lawmakers to Get Less Redacted Mueller Report, Prosecutors Say
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CNBC:
Attorney General William Barr will hold a press conference to discuss Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday
Attorney General William Barr will hold a press conference to discuss Mueller report at 9:30 am ET Thursday
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
The Mueller Report Will Be Released on Thursday. Here's a Guide.
The Mueller Report Will Be Released on Thursday. Here's a Guide.
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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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AP-NORC Poll: Many aren't exonerating Trump in Russia probe
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Media must ‘fight their own DNA’ to properly cover the redacted Mueller report.
Media must ‘fight their own DNA’ to properly cover the redacted Mueller report.
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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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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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The Intercept:
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
A Message From the Future With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine:
Why ‘Civility’ Protects Dan Crenshaw But Not Ilhan Omar
Why ‘Civility’ Protects Dan Crenshaw But Not Ilhan Omar
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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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AP Interview: Ivanka Trump says Africa would inspire her dad — ABIDJIAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — On a trip to Africa to promote women's economic empowerment, Ivanka Trump said the White House should be judged by its actions toward a continent that her father has privately disparaged.
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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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CAPTURED: Sol Pais Taken Into Custody At Mount Evans — CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - The massive search for Sol Pais is over. She was captured on Wednesday morning in Clear Creek County. The 18-year-old female suspect was on the run after after making threats that led to the closure …
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Rising Democratic star Pete Buttigieg enlists Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton fundraisers to build his 2020 campaign war chest — Pete Buttigieg's increasingly popular presidential run has drawn the support of more than two dozen top Democratic fundraisers, according to a list CNBC obtained from campaign aides.
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Buttigieg to Democrats: Don't get bogged down zinging Trump
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Why the Media Dumped Beto for Mayor Pete
Why the Media Dumped Beto for Mayor Pete
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Why the press may overestimate Pete Buttigieg's support
Why the press may overestimate Pete Buttigieg's support
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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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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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Mitch McConnell / TIME:
Most Influential People - Brett Kavanaugh
Most Influential People - Brett Kavanaugh
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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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His Fox News gig was the perfect transition from ‘Apprentice’ Trump to politician Trump
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Doctors in five states charged with prescribing pain killers for cash, sex — Dozens of medical professionals in five states were charged Wednesday with participating in the illegal prescribing of more than 32 million pain pills, including doctors who prosecutors said traded sex for prescriptions …
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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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump crackdown on ‘3 stooges of socialism’ has 2020 thrust
Trump crackdown on ‘3 stooges of socialism’ has 2020 thrust
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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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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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AP Exclusive: Undercover spy targeted Kaspersky critics — LONDON (AP) — Keir Giles' first thought was that the man's cheap-looking suit didn't seem right for a private equity executive. The man seated in front of him at the London hotel claimed to live in Hong Kong, but didn't seem overly familiar with the city.
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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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Who said it: Sen. John Kennedy or Foghorn Leghorn? — John Neely Kennedy is the junior U.S. senator from Louisiana who was a key member of Gov. Buddy Roemer's staff before being elected to five terms as the state treasurer. — Foghorn J. Leghorn is an animated chicken who appeared …
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Gov. Tony Evers wants to renegotiate Foxconn deal, says company won't employ 13,000 — Drone video of Foxconn construction site in Mount Pleasant as of March 7, 2019 — MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers said Wednesday he wants to renegotiate the state's contract with Foxconn Technology Group …
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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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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 2020 Race Is Going Just Like Bernie Sanders Wanted — PITTSBURGH—So far, the 2020 election is playing out exactly as Bernie Sanders had hoped. And that has Sanders thinking with growing seriousness that this could very well end with his election as president.
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