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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.
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New York Times:
Mueller Objected to Barr's Description of Russia Investigation's Findings on Trump — 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 …
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The Daily Beast:
Mueller's Willing to Testify, but Trump DOJ Is Holding It Up: Dems — The special counsel has indicated he's fine going up the Hill. But the Trump administration is getting in the way, Dems say. — House Democrats tell The Daily Beast they've been told Special Counsel Robert Mueller …
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Mueller's letter to Barr - A neat trick by the Washington Post before hearings begin — “Mueller complained to Barr about memo on key findings.” That's the banner headline at the top of the Washington Post's website Wednesday. But when you click your way to the actual story, it turns out that the headline is not true.
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RedState
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
It's not Trump whom Barr is fighting for — Bill Barr didn't want to work for President Donald Trump. — At age 68 and semi-retired for a decade, the attorney general resisted three efforts over two years to recruit him into Trump's fold. When approached in late 2018 for his current job, Barr recommended other candidates instead.
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Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Bill Barr is not going to have a good day
POLITICO Playbook: Bill Barr is not going to have a good day
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Washington Post, Fox News and CNN
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
William Barr has a whole lot of explaining to do
William Barr has a whole lot of explaining to do
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Raw Story, NB Blog, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Beast
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report's Summaries
Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report's Summaries
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Political Wire
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
William Barr Hearing: Live Updates and Analysis of Testimony on the Mueller Report
William Barr Hearing: Live Updates and Analysis of Testimony on the Mueller Report
House Judiciary Dems:
Chairman Nadler's Statement on Mueller's Letter to the Attorney General
Chairman Nadler's Statement on Mueller's Letter to the Attorney General
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NBC News and The Gateway Pundit
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
'I don't know': Barr's professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter
'I don't know': Barr's professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter
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Shareblue Media, Daily Kos, Raw Story and CNN
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Pelosi assails Trump for ‘unconstitutional’ acts in new messaging campaign
Pelosi assails Trump for ‘unconstitutional’ acts in new messaging campaign
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Read the letter Mueller sent Bill Barr objecting to description of report
Read the letter Mueller sent Bill Barr objecting to description of report
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Political Wire and C-SPAN.org
Derek Kravitz / ProPublica:
How Taxpayers Covered a $1,000 Liquor Bill for Trump Staffers (and More) at Trump's Club — A top-shelf, closed-door drinking session. $546-a-night hotel rooms. A special government credit card for Mar-a-Lago. Taxpayers foot the costs — and the president profits.
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POLITICUSUSA
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Democrats Have Created an “Electability” Monster — Senator Kamala Harris was supposed to be a frontrunner. According to the rules of “the invisible primary,” in which donors and party activists coalesce around their chosen nominees, sending signals about candidate quality that primary voters …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
One Big Difference Between Biden and Every Other Recent Democratic Nominee — When critics say that Joe Biden isn't progressive enough, they're mostly referring to his record and positions on policy. But the former vice president's messaging is literally backward-looking.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Joe Biden is running like he won the Democratic primaries
Joe Biden is running like he won the Democratic primaries
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Media that dismissed Biden now see him as clear front-runner
Media that dismissed Biden now see him as clear front-runner
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Politico and National Review
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
‘Make Sh*t Up’: Inside Jacob Wohl's Bonkers Investment Plan — The bumbling political operative pitched investors on a scheme to use fake news stories to manipulate political betting markets for profit. — Bumbling conservative provocateur Jacob Wohl pitched investors this spring on a scheme …
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The Stranger, Washington Post and TheBlaze
Washington Post:
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in prison in bail-jumping case — LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced on Wednesday to 50 weeks in a British prison for jumping bail. — His sentencing comes a day before an extradition hearing in London related …
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Iliana Magra / New York Times:
Julian Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks and Still Faces U.S. Charges
Julian Assange Sentenced to 50 Weeks and Still Faces U.S. Charges
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Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg:
Trump Fires Off 60, Mostly Anti-Biden, Retweets in an Hour — Firefighters union endorsed Democratic frontrunner Monday — Trump retweets messages from dozens of purported firefighters — President Donald Trump retweeted more than five dozen messages in an hour Wednesday morning …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Camille Paglia Can't Say That — For more than 30 years, the critic Camille Paglia has taught at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Now a faction of art-school censors wants her fired for sharing wrong opinions on matters of sex, gender identity, and sexual assault.
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The American Conservative, Merion West and Althouse
Associated Press:
The Latest: Head of Venezuela secret police chastises Maduro — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): — The head of Venezuela's secret police is admonishing President Nicolas Maduro, in the biggest break so far by a senior member of the security forces.
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Latino Rebels, CNN, Bloomberg, The Week, Reason, Politico and New York Times
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Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over ‘deranged’ coup attempt
Venezuela crisis: Maduro claims victory over ‘deranged’ coup attempt
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Politico, Foreign Policy, Political Wire, Defense One, New York Times, NPR, Algemeiner.com and The Week
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed News:
We Asked All Of The 2020 Presidential Candidates Their Thoughts On Vaccines. Here's What They Said. — Measles, an extremely contagious and potentially dangerous disease, continues to spread in the US, with more than 700 cases so far this year in outbreaks that public health officials …
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Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
‘Democracy Dollars’: Gillibrand's plan to give every voter $600 to donate to campaigns — The Democratic presidential hopeful wants to use a voucher system to clean up politics — but it's got strings attached. — WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., unveiled a plan on Wednesday …
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Daily Wire, Daily Caller News Foundation, twitchy.com, Political Wire and electionlawblog.org
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Democrats weigh a ‘Benghazi Trump’ strategy — Democrats may not be able to saddle President Donald Trump with impeachment proceedings or pry documents from his administration, but they have another means of bludgeoning him: hearings, hearings and more hearings.
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Page Six:
Hunter Biden splits from brother Beau's widow Hallie — Hunter Biden has allegedly split from Hallie Biden — the widow of his late brother, Beau — Page Six has exclusively learned. The breakup comes two years after we first reported that the former in-laws were dating in 2017.
New York Times:
A Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism — By publishing a bigoted cartoon, The Times ignored the lessons of history, including its own. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
Politico:
With taxpayer dollars flowing in, Konst's public advocate campaign accused of fraud — It was two months into his work on the Nomiki Konst campaign for New York City public advocate that her compliance aide, Jason Coniglione, said he began to suspect something was awry.
Mark Hemingway / RealClearInvestigations:
Advocacy Groups' Leftward ‘Mission Creep’ Is Creeping Up on Free Speech — Last year, Amnesty International published an extensive eight-part report, “Toxic Twitter - A Toxic Place for Women.” According to the report, female journalists and politicians are sent 1.1 million “problematic” …
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Real Clear Politics
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.