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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Bill Barr is not going to have a good day  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  GIDDYUP, FOLKS.  —  BILL BARR is likely to get a rough ride today in his highly anticipated hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.  Democrats will press the attorney general about the bombshell news …
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and ABC News
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
William Barr has a whole lot of explaining to do  —  Attorney General William P. Barr's handling of the Mueller report was already controversial.  On Tuesday night, it became a whole lot more controversial.  —  We knew based upon previous reporting that members of special counsel Robert S …
Politico:
Barr faces brutal hearing after Mueller revelation
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
Mueller's letter to Barr - A neat trick by the Washington Post before hearings begin
Discussion: RedState
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
It's not Trump whom Barr is fighting for
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:   Barr questioning comes amid report of Mueller frustration
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Pelosi assails Trump for ‘unconstitutional’ acts in new messaging campaign
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Post and Mediaite
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
William Barr is in deep trouble
Discussion: Raw Story
Frank Bowman / Slate:   William Barr Is Cowering at the Prospect of a Proper Cross-Examination
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Trump's Justice Department is holding up Mueller from testifying to Congress: report
Discussion: The Daily Beast and NBC News
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: Althouse and The Week
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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.
Discussion: The Week
Mike Allen / Axios:
Joe Biden is running like he won the Democratic primaries
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire, SSRS and The Hill
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Media that dismissed Biden now see him as clear front-runner
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
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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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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Washington Post:
Clashes erupt in Venezuela as opposition leader Juan Guaidó, with troops, announces 'final phase …
Washington Post:
Don't call it a coup. Venezuelans have a right to replace an oppressive, toxic regime.
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.
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 …
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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New York Times:   As Trump Family Sues to Block Subpoenas, Democrats Ponder Impeachment
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 …
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.
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.
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.
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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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” …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
 
 
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Barrett Golding / Poynter:
UnNews: An index of unreliable news websites
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
The sanctification of Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and CBN News
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
State Department preparing for clash of civilizations with China
Reuters:
Most Democrats say age is not just a number for White House candidates: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: Political Wire
Scott Porch / The Daily Beast:
Preet Bharara: There's a ‘Reasonable Likelihood’ Trump Will Get Indicted After He Leaves Office
Discussion: Raw Story
Abbey Crain / al.com:
Alabama abortion bill: House passes ban including incest, rape
Discussion: Daily Wire
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Ro Khanna and the tensions of Silicon Valley liberalism
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Sydney Morning Herald:
‘That notorious homosexual’: Liberal candidate in attack on Tim Wilson
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Claims He Can Ignore Subpoenas Because Congress Is Mean
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
The Anti-Trump Resistance Has a New Plan to Combat Gerrymandering
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Heather Long / Washington Post:
GOP support for Stephen Moore falls apart, leaving Trump's Fed pick with slim chance of confirmation
Discussion: Politico, The Root, Mother Jones and CNN
Washington Post:
At Trump golf course, undocumented employees said they were sometimes told to work extra hours without pay
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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