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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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James Comey / New York Times:
How Trump Co-opts Leaders Like Bill Barr  —  Accomplished people lacking inner strength can't resist the compromises necessary to survive this president.  —  Mr. Comey is the former F.B.I. director.  —  People have been asking me hard questions.  What happened to the leaders in the Trump administration …
Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post and Mediaite
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 …
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
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 …
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
Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
The Democrats' Fatal Impeachment Error  —  Attorney General William Barr so badly misled Congress and the public about the contents of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report—about the nature of President Trump's improprieties—that Mueller, we now know, took the rare step of documenting …
Discussion: Vanity Fair, Fox News, CNN and Townhall
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
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and IJR
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
William Barr Hearing: Live Updates and Analysis of Testimony on the Mueller Report
Discussion: The Stranger and The Week
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Read the letter Mueller sent Bill Barr objecting to description of report
Discussion: Political Wire and C-SPAN.org
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
4 early takeaways from William Barr's tense hearing
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and Political Wire
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
William Barr is in deep trouble
Discussion: Raw Story and PJ Media Home
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:   Lindsey Graham's stunningly fact-free, pro-Trump spin of the Mueller report
Anna Hopkins / Fox News:
Bret Baier: Mueller conceded that AG Barr's conclusions weren't inaccurate
Discussion: Townhall, Vox and NB Blog
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Bill Barr is not going to have a good day
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Barr takes shots at Mueller during tense Senate hearing
Discussion: CNN
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Pelosi assails Trump for ‘unconstitutional’ acts in new messaging campaign
Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
William Barr hearing live updates: Mueller frustrated as AG faces lawmakers
Discussion: Raw Story and twitchy.com
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: The Week and 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
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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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
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 …
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed News:
On Tour With Candace Owens And Charlie Kirk, Where The Winning Never Ends  —  “If you disagree, go to the front of the line.”  —  That's what Charlie Kirk tells the 500-plus people gathered in a ballroom at Montana State University in Bozeman.  He and Candace Owens, his coheadliner …
Associated Press:
As new protests loom, was Venezuela opposition outplayed?  —  CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Wary Venezuelans braced for another day of upheaval Wednesday as both the opposition and Nicolás Maduro's loyalists vowed to take to the streets, hoping to tip the balance in an agonizing power struggle …
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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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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
House Republican asks Catholic bishop why Vatican has a wall if pope opposes one at US border
Discussion: The Daily Caller and IJR
Melissa / Wallace House:
Announcing the 2019 Livingston Award Finalists
Drew Harwell / Washington Post:
Oregon became a testing ground for Amazon's facial-recognition policing.  But what if Rekognition gets it wrong?
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Bill Barr's Not Your Average Trump Stooge.  He's 100 Times Worse.  Will Democrats Do Anything About It?
Mark Hemingway / RealClearInvestigations:
Advocacy Groups' Leftward ‘Mission Creep’ Is Creeping Up on Free Speech
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Politico:
With taxpayer dollars flowing in, Konst's public advocate campaign accused of fraud
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Scott Porch / The Daily Beast:
Preet Bharara: There's a ‘Reasonable Likelihood’ Trump Will Get Indicted After He Leaves Office
Discussion: Raw Story
Page Six:
Hunter Biden splits from brother Beau's widow Hallie
New York Times:
A Rising Tide of Anti-Semitism
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New York Times:
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