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‘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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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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NRA's Wayne LaPierre Says He Is Being Extorted, Pressured to Resign — Group's longtime leader says Oliver North, president of the NRA, wants him out — Longtime National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre has told the group's board he is being extorted and pressured to resign …
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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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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 …
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Washington Post
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EXCLUSIVE! Fox News Internal Emails Regarding Biden's Announcement
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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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Is Trump trying to get impeached? — **Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here. On the roster: Is Trump trying to get impeached? - What would a Biden v. Bernie race look like? - Dem candidates line up in Las Vegas - Boom: U.S. economy shows strong first quarter - Don't mess with a bride tribe
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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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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Biden raises $6.3M in first 24 hours after campaign launch
Biden raises $6.3M in first 24 hours after campaign launch
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Why Is Joe Biden the Only Democrat Who Wants to Talk About Donald Trump?
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Restoration Versus Revolution
Restoration Versus Revolution
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A majority of Americans oppose impeachment. Most also say Trump lied to the 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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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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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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F.B.I. Warns of Russian Interference in 2020 Race and Boosts Counterintelligence Operations — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. director warned anew on Friday about Russia's continued meddling in American elections, calling it a “significant counterintelligence threat.”
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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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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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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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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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U.S. Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in First Quarter
U.S. Economy Grew at 3.2% Rate in First Quarter
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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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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 …
Mike Konczal / The Nation:
Want to Expand Medicare? Then Answer the $5 Trillion Questions. — If you think the fight with insurance companies is tough, just wait until single-payer advocates have to go head-to-head with doctors. — The debate over expanding Medicare is at the center of the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination.
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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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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.
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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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Pence hits back after speculation that FBI tried to infiltrate his team — Vice President Mike Pence's former chief of staff, Josh Pitcock, has responded for the first time to speculation in conservative media outlets that FBI agents wanted to use him to infiltrate President-elect Trump's transition team in 2016.
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