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Washington Post:
Mueller told the attorney general that the depiction of his findings failed to capture ‘context, nature, and substance’ of probe  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III expressed his concerns in a letter to William P. Barr after the attorney general publicized Mueller's principal conclusions.
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Daily Beast
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Washington Post:
Mueller complained that Barr's letter did not capture ‘context’ of Trump probe  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III wrote a letter in late March complaining to Attorney General William P. Barr that a four-page memo to Congress describing the principal conclusions of the investigation into President Trump …
New York Times:
Mueller Objected to Barr's Description of Russia Investigation's Findings  —  WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, wrote a letter in late March to Attorney General William P. Barr objecting to his early description of the Russia investigation's conclusions that appeared …
Discussion: Raw Story and twitchy.com
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Just 2 lawmakers have seen less-redacted Mueller report  —  On the eve of Attorney General William Barr's testimony on a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report, only two lawmakers have set eyes on the secret information that Barr withheld from public view.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Rod Rosenstein is leaving as a diminished man and shamed lawyer
Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Roger Stone appears in court for first time since Mueller report released
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Clashes erupt in Venezuela as opposition leader Juan Guaidó, with troops, announces ‘final phase’ against President Maduro  —  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó appeared Tuesday with troops at a Caracas military base to announce a “final phase” to remove President Nicolás Maduro from office.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Schumer says Trump and Democrats agreed to $2 trillion figure on infrastructure  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said President Trump and Democrats agreed to spend $2 trillion on infrastructure over 25 years in a “constructive” White House meeting, and will meet again in three weeks on how to pay for it.
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Trump and Democrats prepared for a fight — but a truce broke out instead
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden solidifies front-runner status with post-announcement bump  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden's announcement of a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination earned him an 11-point polling bounce, leaving him head and shoulders above the rest of the Democratic candidates.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden surges in primary polls
Robert Reich / Newsweek:
Congress Should Be Ready to Arrest Attorney General William Barr If He Defies Subpoena |  Opinion  —  , NEWSWEEK COLUMNIST AND CHANCELLOR'S PROFESSOR OF PUBLIC POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY  —  On Sunday, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee threatened …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Jen Kirby / Vox:
William Barr will testify about the Mueller report this week. Here's what you should know.
Discussion: Politico, Washington Post and CNN
Frank Bowman / Slate:
William Barr Is Cowering at the Prospect of a Proper Cross-Examination
Discussion: USA Today
Washington Post:
At Trump golf course, undocumented employees said they were sometimes told to work extra hours without pay  —  HILLSDALE, N.Y. — His bosses at the Trump country club called it “side work.”  —  On some nights, after the club's Grille Room closed, head waiter Jose Gabriel Juarez …
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Congressional Democrats' emoluments lawsuit targeting President Trump's private business can proceed, judge says  —  The decision sets the stage for lawmakers to possibly begin seeking documents and depositions from the Trump Organization.  — Jonathan O'Connell, Ann E. Marimow, Carol D. Leonnig -
Washington Post:
What was Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale doing in Romania?  —  BRUSSELS — The day before special counsel Robert S. Mueller III submitted his report to the Justice Department last month, Washington was abuzz with what revelations it might contain about contacts between the 2016 Trump campaign and foreign officials.
David Enrich / New York Times:
Why Trump Wants to Block Deutsche Bank From Sharing His Financial Records  —  Over two decades, Deutsche Bank lent Donald J. Trump billions of dollars, even as his tarnished financial record put him off limits for most of Wall Street.  —  “You are a great friend,” Mr. Trump wrote to his Deutsche Bank contact in 1998.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Schiff Hires Ex-Chief of FBI Financial Crimes Section as House Intel Probes Trump's Finances  —  Patrick Fallon jumps from the upper echelon of the bureau to Congress as Democrats ramp up investigations of president's finances.  —  Betsy Woodruff  —  Rep. Adam Schiff, the chairman …
Discussion: Raw Story
Courier-Journal:
Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year shuns White House visit in protest of Trump  —  Kentucky's 2019 teacher of the year skipped a formal ceremony at the White House on Monday — a snub Jessica Dueñas said was in protest of the Trump administration's embrace of school-choice policies.
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Patrick Condon / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Teacher of the Year boycotts White House visit
Discussion: Splinter
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Barack and Michelle Obama Set Expansive Film and TV Slate at Netflix  —  The seven projects, in various stages of development, include three features and four TV series.  —  Barack and Michelle Obama's Netflix-based production company Higher Ground has set an expansive first slate of projects.
Discussion: Breitbart, Daily Wire and Althouse
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New York Times:
Trump Pushes to Designate Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Group  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is pushing to issue an order that would designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, bringing the weight of American sanctions against a storied …
Gabriel Roth / Slate:
Announcing Slow Burn Season 3  —  Slow Burn, Slate's critically acclaimed narrative podcast, will return for a third season this year.  Once again Slow Burn will retell the story of one of the biggest crimes of the 20th century.  But this time we're turning our attention away from political scandal …
BuzzFeed News:
Almost Two Months In, Beto 2020 Is Still In Flux.  Staffers Know They're Behind.  —  Beto O'Rourke's campaign manager isn't yet full-time.  Key roles remain unfilled.  Staffers say they aren't exactly sure what comes next.  The campaign says it's trying to be something different.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Beto O'Rourke is losing donors to Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg
Discussion: The Week
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Mayor Pete Assault Accuser: This Was All a ‘Despicable’ Set-Up  —  Michigan college student Hunter Kelly says smear merchants Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman tricked him into being part of a hoax.  —  The young man who accused Mayor Pete Buttigieg of sexually assaulting him fully recanted …
Financial Times:
Trump drops cyber theft demands in bid for swift trade deal with China  —  Donald Trump has dropped a central demand from trade negotiations with China that it halt alleged instances of commercial cyber theft, in order to end a long-running tariff dispute.  —  Mr Trump has softened …
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Bloomberg:   White House Says It's Ready to Walk If No China Trade Deal Soon
Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
Oprah Talks Apple Plans, ‘60 Minutes’ Exit, ‘Leaving Neverland’ Backlash and Mayor Pete “Buttabeep, Buttaboop”  —  What's left for the media empress and icon of inspiration?  In a wide ranging interview, Winfrey explains her streaming strategy (including a possible interview series) …
CNN:
The Mueller report: A catalog of 77 Trump team lies and falsehoods  —  Washington (CNN)The Mueller report documents at least 77 specific instances where President Donald Trump's campaign staff, administration officials and family members, Republican backers and his associates lied or made false assertions …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:
The hiring spreadsheet and the clash at The Markup  —  There are things about the recent implosion of The Markup that make it unique—in particular, that it raised $23 million with nothing but a trio of co-founders and a brief description of the product they wanted to create.
 
 
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PBS NewsHour:
How Cory Booker sees himself standing out from the crowded 2020 field
Discussion: CNN, USA Today and The Daily Dot
Windsor Mann / The Week:
What all of President Trump's ‘jokes’ have in common
HuffPost:
Poll: 30% Of Conservatives, 15% Of GOP Say They Won't Vote For Trump
Discussion: Reason