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Tamar Auber / Mediaite:
Russian State TV is Reportedly Airing Sean Hannity Clips Bashing Mueller Report — Russian state television has reportedly turned to Fox News personality Sean Hannity to help spread the message that the Trump campaign was not complicit in election meddling.
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Michael Burke / The Hill:
Nadler: I don't understand why Mueller didn't charge Donald Trump Jr., others in Trump Tower meeting — Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he doesn't understand why special counsel Robert Mueller didn't charge Donald Trump Jr …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Giuliani: Americans had ‘right to know’ the contents of Democratic emails hacked by Russians
Giuliani: Americans had ‘right to know’ the contents of Democratic emails hacked by Russians
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Slate and New York Post
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Destroys Trump's ‘No Obstruction’ Claim to Rudy Giuliani's Face: 'That's Not True!'
New York Times:
Giuliani Says There Is ‘Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians’
Giuliani Says There Is ‘Nothing Wrong With Taking Information From Russians’
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Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RedState
Laurence Tribe / USA Today:
I've warned that impeachment talk is dangerous, but the time has come
I've warned that impeachment talk is dangerous, but the time has come
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Mother Jones, Mediaite, Axios, Raw Story, ABC News, Hullabaloo and CANNONFIRE
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
After release of Mueller report, Kellyanne Conway predicts second Trump term: 'The central premise …
After release of Mueller report, Kellyanne Conway predicts second Trump term: 'The central premise …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Giuliani: “There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians”
Giuliani: “There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians”
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Politico, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Giuliani: 'There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians'
Giuliani: 'There's nothing wrong with taking information from Russians'
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Justin Wise / The Hill:
Trump continues attacks on Mueller report days after declaring victory
Trump continues attacks on Mueller report days after declaring victory
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ABC News:
Congressional Dems may ‘take up impeachment’ in wake of Mueller report: Adam Schiff
Congressional Dems may ‘take up impeachment’ in wake of Mueller report: Adam Schiff
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New York Times:
How 2020 Democrats Are Gaming Out Trump Impeachment Quandary
How 2020 Democrats Are Gaming Out Trump Impeachment Quandary
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The American Spectator, CNN, Portland Mercury and ABC News
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll
Trump approval drops to 2019 low after Mueller report's release: poll
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The Daily Beast, Splinter, Hullabaloo, Politico and No More Mister Nice Blog
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump administration opposes military intervention in Iran — In a closed-door meeting with Iranian-American community leaders last Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration is “not going to do a military exercise inside Iran” to expedite a regime change …
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
AP sources: US to sanction nations for importing Iranian oil — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to tell five nations, including allies Japan, South Korea and Turkey, that they will no longer be exempt from U.S. sanctions if they continue to import oil from Iran, officials said Sunday.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
No more waivers: The United States will try to force Iranian oil exports to zero — About one year after the United States decided to leave the Iran nuclear deal, the State Department is set to announce that all countries will have to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to U.S. sanctions.
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Fox News, New York Times and The American Conservative
Elizabeth Warren / The Cut:
The World Needs Fewer Cersei Lannisters — I watch Game of Thrones because, just like everyone else, I want to find out who lives, who dies, and who ends up on the spiky iron chair in King's Landing. But for me, the hit HBO show is about more than a death count (I'll leave that to Arya).
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Impeach Donald Trump? — Obstruction of justice is a crime. The decision is clear. — The Mueller report has been released, with redactions of course, and it is a damning document. Not only does it detail Russian efforts to attack our election to help the Trump campaign …
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion. — WELLINGTON, Kan. — The seed of rebellion was planted in classrooms. It grew in kitchens and living rooms, in conversations between students and their parents. — It culminated when Collin Winter, 14 …
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New York Times:
Police Warned That Sri Lanka Churches Were Bombing Targets — As Christians in Sri Lanka gathered on Sunday morning to celebrate Easter Mass, powerful explosions ripped through three churches packed with worshipers, leaving hundreds of victims amid a havoc of splintered and blood-spattered pews.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207
The Latest: Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207
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Kevin Freking / ABC News:
President attends Easter service following slew of tweets
President attends Easter service following slew of tweets
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Breitbart, One America News Network and WSVN-TV
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Trump's Washing Machine Tariffs Stung Consumers While Lifting Corporate Profits — New research shows how a move meant to aid domestic manufacturers instead padded profits and raised prices on a wide variety of laundry items. — President Trump's decision to impose tariffs …
New York Times:
To Defend Against a Mercurial Boss, Trump Aides Wield the Pen as Shield — WASHINGTON — President Trump glanced around the room and noticed Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, then his national security adviser, with his head bent over a notebook, scribbling something down.
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Two ways of looking at the “achievement gap” — In this post from last October, I argued that blaming schools for the “achievement gap” between students of different races and ethnic groups is foolish and counterproductive. Unfortunately, it's also a staple of left-wing discourse about education.
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Avenatti accused of embezzling nearly $2 million that NBA player paid ex-girlfriend — When Hassan Whiteside of the Miami Heat wired $2.75 million to Michael Avenatti in January 2017, the pro basketball player intended most of the money to go to his former girlfriend, Alexis Gardner.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Inside the special counsel's long hunt to uncover whether the Trump campaign conspired with Russia — On a cloudy day in early November, the last of conservative writer Jerome Corsi's six marathon interviews with the office of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III was about to begin.
Associated Press:
As Russia probe began, Trump called on spy chiefs for help — WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency.
BBC:
Ukraine election: Comedian Zelensky ‘wins presidency’ — Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has won a run-off election to become the country's next president by a landslide, exit polls suggest. — The polls give him more than 70% support. He dominated the first round of voting three weeks ago …
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