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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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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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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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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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Mueller report: What witnesses expect ahead of its release
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Keep your mouth shut’: Dems erupt over Barr's Mueller report rollout
‘Keep your mouth shut’: Dems erupt over Barr's Mueller report rollout
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Post-Mueller report likely to target Russia dossier author Steele
Post-Mueller report likely to target Russia dossier author Steele
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Team Given Advance Access to Mueller Report: Live Updates
Trump Team Given Advance Access to Mueller Report: Live Updates
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POLITICO Playbook: Mueller time: Why it might not matter as much as you think
POLITICO Playbook: Mueller time: Why it might not matter as much as you think
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Political Wire, Axios, Washington Post and Fortune
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Report: Christopher Steele Refusing To Meet With DOJ Inspector General, Which Is Scrutinizing Ex-Spy's Dossier
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
What to expect on the Mueller report's release day
What to expect on the Mueller report's release day
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Justin Miller / The Daily Beast:
Mueller Report Rollout Won't Have Mueller
Mueller Report Rollout Won't Have Mueller
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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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Australia Says It's “Ready To Confirm” A Key Meeting That Led To The Investigation Into Trump's Russia Links — Heavily-redacted documents released to BuzzFeed News show Australia's former high commissioner wrote a three-page cable to the United States about his London meeting with a Trump campaign adviser.
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Ilhan Omar, Harbinger of Democratic Decline? — With political power comes rhetorical responsibility. — Spot the problem with the quoted remarks: — (1) The Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 was “something some people did.” — (2) Last month's attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, was “something someone did.”
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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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Man nabbed after walking into St. Patrick's Cathedral with gas cans, lighters — A man was nabbed Wednesday night walking into St. Patrick's Cathedral with four gallons of gasoline, lighter fluid and lighters, police said. — Marc Lamparello, 37, of New Jersey, entered the historic Midtown church …
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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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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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Bill McMorris / Washington Free Beacon:
Mayor Pete Will Make You Bake the Cake
Mayor Pete Will Make You Bake the Cake
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Population declines: New Yorkers fleeing in greater numbers, Census shows — That mansion you saw in Orlando doesn't mean all of Florida's wealthy families live near Disney. Check out some of the most affluent towns in America according to the American Community Survey run by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Adam Schiff: The Media's Pin-Up Doll — There are times that even The Onion—the popular satirical newspaper—can't compete with the outlandish coverage produced by allegedly legitimate news publications. Newsweek magazine's front-cover swoon over Representative Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) this week is one such example.
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HUD Moves to Limit Public Housing Aid for Undocumented Immigrants — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration proposed a rule on Wednesday night intended to prevent undocumented immigrants from receiving federal housing assistance, the latest step in its efforts to ramp up enforcement of the nation's immigration laws.
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
SCOOP: HUD Planning Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants Taking Advantage Of Public Housing
SCOOP: HUD Planning Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants Taking Advantage Of Public Housing
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Pence, Buttigieg and the debate over ‘conversion therapy’ — “If me being gay was a choice, it was a choice that was made far, far above my pay grade. And that's the thing I wish the Mike Pences of the world would understand. That if you got a problem with who I am, your problem is not with me …
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North Korea Tests New Weapon — WASHINGTON — North Korea said on Thursday that it test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” in what appeared to be a warning from Kim Jong-un to President Trump that unless once-promising negotiations with Washington resume, the two countries could again be on a collision course.
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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 …
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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 …
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The Fed and the Professor Standard — The central bank needs new voices that will speak up for a stable dollar, which leads to prosperity. — Real income for America's bottom 90% reached an all-time high in 1999, and at the time Pew Research found that 81% of Americans agreed that free enterprise …
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Paul Kiernan / Wall Street Journal:
Herman Cain Says He Won't Withdraw From Consideration for Fed Board
Herman Cain Says He Won't Withdraw From Consideration for Fed Board
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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 …
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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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Report: U.S. declines again in press-freedom index, falls to ‘problematic’ status — For the third time in three years, the United States' standing in an annual index of press freedom declined, a result the report's authors attributed to President Trump's anti-press rhetoric and continuing threats to journalists.
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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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Middlebury College Bristles Over Planned Forum Featuring Polish Conservative
Middlebury College Bristles Over Planned Forum Featuring Polish Conservative
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