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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 …
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Mueller Pushed in Letter for Barr to Release Report's Summaries  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, pushed Attorney General William P. Barr twice to release more of his investigative findings in late March after Mr. Barr outlined the inquiry's main conclusions …
Discussion: Political Wire, The Week and Vox
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 …
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
'I don't know': Barr's professed ignorance prompts calls for his resignation after Mueller letter  —  In back-to-back congressional hearings on April 9 and 10, Attorney General William P. Barr disclaimed knowledge of the thinking of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III and members of his team …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
William Barr Hearing: Live Updates and Analysis of Testimony on the Mueller Report  —  William Barr Hearing: Live Updates  —  Attorney General William P. Barr will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday to testify about his decisions around the special counsel's report.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
The real reason Bill Barr is defending Trump  —  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 …
Discussion: The Week and Raw Story
Tim Ahmann / Reuters:
Agreement reached to have Mueller testify on Russia probe: lawmaker  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday an agreement had been reached to have Special Counsel Robert Mueller testify to Congress on his probe …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and IJR
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.
Discussion: RedState
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Read the letter Mueller sent Bill Barr objecting to description of report  —  On March 27, special counsel Robert Mueller sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr objecting to his March 24 characterization of his report into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Discussion: Political Wire and C-SPAN.org
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
William Barr is in deep trouble
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and PJ Media Home
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Democrats' Fatal Impeachment Error
Discussion: Townhall, Fox News and CNN
Anna Hopkins / Fox News:
Bret Baier: Mueller conceded that AG Barr's conclusions weren't inaccurate
Discussion: Washington Post, Townhall and NB Blog
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Bill Barr is not going to have a good day
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Pelosi assails Trump for ‘unconstitutional’ acts in new messaging campaign
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Barr takes shots at Mueller during tense Senate hearing
Discussion: CNN
Associated Press:
Barr questioning comes amid report of Mueller frustration
Discussion: KTLA
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: The Week and Althouse
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Joe Biden is running like he won the Democratic primaries
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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Elena Schneider / Politico:   Gillibrand proposes public campaign financing plan
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 …
Washington Post:
White House said it will not provide details on individual security clearances to House panel  —  The White House said Wednesday that it will not authorize any executive branch officials to disclose to Congress information about individual security clearances, a move that House Oversight …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Democrats weigh a ‘Benghazi Trump’ strategy
Discussion: NPR and Vanity Fair
New York Times:   As Trump Family Sues to Block Subpoenas, Democrats Ponder Impeachment
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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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 …
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Scott Porch / The Daily Beast:
Preet Bharara: There's a ‘Reasonable Likelihood’ Trump Will Get Indicted After He Leaves Office  —  The former U.S. attorney talks about the cases against the president, his new book on justice, and that famous phone call.  —  Preet Bharara talks on his podcast “Stay Tuned” …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
Barrett Golding / Poynter:
UnNews: An index of unreliable news websites … Index |  Methodology |  Corrections  —  Index  —  (Version 1.0, 2018-11-15)
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and Mashable
 
 
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Oregon became a testing ground for Amazon's facial-recognition policing.  But what if Rekognition gets it wrong?
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Roy Moore cites Brett Kavanaugh's survival of sexual misconduct allegations as he ponders another Senate race
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Bill Barr's Not Your Average Trump Stooge.  He's 100 Times Worse.  Will Democrats Do Anything About It?
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
Politico:
With taxpayer dollars flowing in, Konst's public advocate campaign accused of fraud
Reuters:
Most Democrats say age is not just a number for White House candidates: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
The Anti-Trump Resistance Has a New Plan to Combat Gerrymandering
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