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Murray Waas / The New York Review of Books:
Mueller Prosecutors: Trump Did Obstruct Justice — Prosecutors working for Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded last year that they had sufficient evidence to seek criminal charges against President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice over the president's alleged pressuring …
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and New York Times
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Washington Post:
‘I can land the plane’: How Rosenstein tried to mollify Trump, protect Mueller and save his job — Rod J. Rosenstein, again, was in danger of losing his job. The New York Times had just reported that — in the heated days after James B. Comey was fired as FBI director …
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New York Times
Washington Post:
Majority of Americans oppose impeaching Trump, though most say he lied to U.S. public — Poll Questions — Q: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or somewhat? — Hide Results
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Majority of Americans oppose impeachment, but majority also says Trump lied to public — A majority of Americans say they oppose calls for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump in the wake of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation into Russian interference …
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Political Wire
Washington Post:
Rosenstein fires back at critics over Mueller report — NEW YORK — Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein hit back hard against politicians and the press Thursday night, and warned that hacking and social media manipulation are “only the tip of the iceberg” …
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Mother Jones, Daily Kos, NBC News, Outside the Beltway, Axios and Mediaite
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Reporter Rips Colleagues Over Charlottesville: You Sound Like ‘White Supremacist Chat Room’ — In emails obtained by The Daily Beast, one bold Fox reporter stands up to two of his colleagues who defended Trump's ‘both sides’ comment about neo-Nazi rallygoers.
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Shakesville, Hullabaloo, Raw Story and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Fox News' Jon Decker Blasts Colleagues Over Charlottesville in Leaked Emails: Like a ‘White Supremacist Chat Room’ — In leaked internal emails obtained by Mediaite, Fox News Radio correspondent Jon Decker scolded several of his colleagues for their defense of President Donald Trump's …
Scott Jones / FTVLive:
EXCLUSIVE! Fox News Internal Emails Regarding Biden's Announcement
EXCLUSIVE! Fox News Internal Emails Regarding Biden's Announcement
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Contemptor
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump defends Charlottesville comments by praising a Confederate general
Trump defends Charlottesville comments by praising a Confederate general
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Los Angeles Times, Outside the Beltway, What The Fuck …, Bloomberg and Politico
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump tries to re-write his own history on Charlottesville and ‘both sides’
Trump tries to re-write his own history on Charlottesville and ‘both sides’
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Vox, Mediaite, Media Matters for America, Mother Jones, Breitbart, The Daily Dot, RedState and PJ Media Home
Politico:
Biden crushes it in first-day fundraising: $6.3 million — Joe Biden's campaign announced Friday that he raised $6.3 million on his first day as an announced candidate, placing him atop the crowded Democratic primary in terms of first-day fundraising totals and quelling doubts about his ability to raise enough money to compete.
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Fox News and Outside the Beltway
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Why Is Joe Biden the Only Democrat Who Wants to Talk About Donald Trump?
Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Is Trump trying to get impeached?
Is Trump trying to get impeached?
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USA Today, The Daily Beast and NBC News
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Restoration Versus Revolution
Restoration Versus Revolution
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Politico and New York Times
NBC News:
If it's Biden v. Bernie, buckle up
If it's Biden v. Bernie, buckle up
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Washington Post, Vox, Slate and New York Times
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Joe Biden is the best candidate to beat Trump
Joe Biden is the best candidate to beat Trump
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Splinter, IJR, The Guardian and Mashable
Molly Nagle / ABC News:
Biden says he's ‘more cognizant’ of private space after allegations
Biden says he's ‘more cognizant’ of private space after allegations
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Guardian, The American Mirror, IJR, New York Times, Hollywood Life, Joe.My.God., Decider, The Week and Breitbart
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Russian Agent Maria Butina Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison: ‘I Destroyed My Own Life’ — The government says she illegally courted U.S. figures, including conservatives and NRA leaders, on behalf of Moscow. — Betsy Woodruff — Maria Butina, who admitted to conspiring to act …
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Politico, VICE News, Boing Boing, Rolling Stone and NBC News
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Washington Post:
Maria Butina, Russian who conspired to infiltrate conservative U.S. political groups, sentenced to 18 months — Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina was sentenced to an 18-month prison term Friday in Washington after failing to register as a foreign agent for conspiring …
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Shareblue Media, Rewire.News, Political Wire and The Crime Report
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
Women Did Everything Right. Then Work Got ‘Greedy.’ — How America's obsession with long hours has widened the gender gap. — Daniela Jampel and Matthew Schneid met in college at Cornell, and both later earned law degrees. They both got jobs at big law firms, the kind that reward people …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Delivers Remarks at the Armenian Bar Association's Public Servants Dinner — “Peri yerego.” Good evening. — Rick, I am grateful for your friendship and for your 20 years of exceptional service to the Department of Justice …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Rosenstein defends Russia investigation, takes shots at Obama administration
Rosenstein defends Russia investigation, takes shots at Obama administration
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Above the Law
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Rich guys are most likely to have no idea what they're talking about, study suggests — Researchers attempt to measure how often people oversell themselves in society — Researchers embarked on a novel study intent on measuring what a Princeton philosophy professor contends …
BuzzFeed News:
Trump Says Mar-A-Lago Can't Find US Workers To Hire. New Documents Show Dozens Applied. — Trump often says his resorts have no choice but to hire foreign guest workers — there just aren't any Americans to take the jobs. But government records show nearly 60 US residents applied for those jobs, and only one was hired.
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Shareblue Media and Daily Kos
Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
TurboTax Deliberately Hides Its Free File Page From Search Engines — The makers of TurboTax as well as H&R Block promised the IRS to offer free filing for many Americans. But they're keeping Google from seeing it. … This week, we reported on how TurboTax uses deceptive design …
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The Verge and Splinter, more at Techmeme »
Manu Raju / CNN:
GOP's Jordan asks White House to let ex-official testify to avoid ‘unnecessary conflict’ on security clearances — (CNN)Rep. Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, is seeking to resolve a tense dispute between Democrats and the White House as part of the panel's review …
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Political Wire and KTLA
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ProPublica:
Saudi Fugitives Accused of Serious Crimes Get Help to Flee While U.S. Officials Look the Other Way — The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other agencies have known for years that Saudi diplomats were helping Saudi fugitives. But Washington avoided even raising the problem …
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
US economy grows by 3.2% in the first quarter, topping expectations — The U.S. economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the first quarter and posted its best growth to start a year in six years. — First-quarter GDP expanded by 3.2% in the first quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.
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Wall Street Journal, The Last Refuge, RedState, Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, twitchy.com and TheBlaze
Missy Ryan / Washington Post:
During NRA speech, Trump drops out of another global arms treaty — President calls pact “badly misguided” and a threat to American freedoms. — Missy Ryan, John Hudson - · - 54 minutes ago - · — The Fix — The Fix - Analysis — Why women of color booed Bernie Sanders at a recent speech
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Dan Margolies / NPR:
Kansas Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Protects Right To Abortion — Updated at 11 a.m. ET — The Kansas Constitution protects a woman's right to an abortion, the state's Supreme Court ruled Friday. — The landmark ruling now stands as the law of the land in Kansas with no path for an appeal.
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The Federalist, Joe.My.God., The Daily Beast and Daily Caller News Foundation
Gary Langer / ABC News:
31% believe Trump is exonerated after Mueller report, 56% oppose impeachment: Poll — Donald Trump's approval rating is essentially unchanged at a historically weak 39 percent after the release of the Mueller report, just three in 10 Americans accept the president's claim to have been exonerated …
Washington Post:
Pentagon set to expand military role along southern border — The Pentagon is preparing to approve a loosening of rules that bar troops from interacting with migrants entering the United States, expanding the military's involvement in President Trump's operation along the southern border.
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Task & Purpose and Daily Kos
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's top aide is trying to overhaul the West Wing snake pit — It may be Washington's most coveted happy hour invitation. On the patio outside the White House chief of staff's office, cozily enclosed by greenery, West Wing aides relax with beer and wine under a white pergola …
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USA Today
Mike Dorning / Bloomberg:
Farm Equipment Sales Dive as Trump Trade War Hits Rural U.S. — Opinion — Nixon Got Pushed Out by Republicans. Trump Might, Too. — Some party leaders surely know the costs of letting him crush Congress as an institution. — April 26, 2019 — Jonathan Bernstein
Peter Funt / USA Today:
Kamala Harris owns a handgun. That's disqualifying for a 2020 Democrat in my book. — Harris, a former DA, apparently thinks it's fine to own a handgun for personal safety. That's a position held by the NRA, not progressive Democrats. — CONNECT — When it comes to gun ownership in America …
Sarah Gray / Business Insider:
Cory Booker's tax returns show an eye-popping financial stat that sets him apart from other 2020 Democrats — Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate, released 10 years of his tax returns on Wednesday evening — and one financial stat stands out compared with the other Democratic candidates.
HuffPost:
Psychiatrists Say Mueller Report Offers More Proof Of Trump's Mental Decline — Trying to fire Mueller despite the clear downside shows the president can't rationally process risk, a new study states. — WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's “reckless” response to the investigation …
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Raw Story