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Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr — I was willing to give Bill Barr a chance. Consider me burned. — When Barr was nominated, I wrote a cautious piece for this magazine declining to give him “a character reference” and acknowledging “legitimate reasons to be concerned about …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
William Barr's Justice Department Just Filed the Most Nakedly Political Brief in the Agency's History — On Wednesday afternoon, after Attorney General William Barr finished his truculent and mendacious testimony before the Senate, the Department of Justice filed perhaps the most embarrassing …
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
A Democratic Congressman just brutally mocked the cowardice of Trump's attorney general with a hilarious stunt — A member of the House Judiciary Committee just sent #ChickenBarr trending on Twitter when Trump's Attorney General William Barr refused to appear for fear of being questioned by the panel's lawyers.
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
For Fear of William Barr — The attorney general gets attacked because his probe endangers many powerful people. — The only thing uglier than an angry Washington is a fearful Washington. And fear is what's driving this week's blitzkrieg of Attorney General William Barr.
Washington Post:
Trump finds in Barr the attorney general — and shield — he long sought — For a time, President Trump was reluctant to select William P. Barr as his attorney general. The veteran Justice Department official from the George H.W. Bush administration was not a longtime Trump loyalist …
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The Atlantic, New York Times and The National Interest
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump, Wrecker of Reputations — On Attorney General William Barr's testimony and the coming constitutional crisis. — In the first year of the Trump Presidency, White House advisers often promised reporters that this would be the week when they would unveil Trump's plans for a massive investment in American infrastructure.
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Barr's theory would create a tyrannical presidency
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
At least one person came out smelling like a rose
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CNN:
White House complained to Barr that Mueller should have decided on obstruction
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Pelosi accuses Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress
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CNN:
READ: White House letter to Barr on Mueller report
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Washington Post:
Barr's no-show triggers contempt threats, Nixon comparison and more impeachment talk
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
William Barr's Mueller Report Testimony Has Everyone Wondering What Happened To Him
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Brian Beutler / Crooked Media:
Democrats Green Light Trump's Authoritarian Ambitions
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The Daily Beast:
Mark Halperin Enlists Pals Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Michael Smerconish to Rehab His Career After Sexual Misconduct Scandal — The disgraced pundit has re-emerged from #MeToo hiding and has met with media friends for new punditry work—including a scrapped gig with the hosts of MSNBC's ‘Morning Joe.’
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016 — WASHINGTON — The conversation at a London bar in September 2016 took a strange turn when the woman sitting across from George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser, asked a direct question: Was the Trump campaign working with Russia?
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook bans far-right leaders including Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos for being “dangerous” — The bans are a sign that the social network is more aggressively enforcing its hate speech policies under pressure from civil rights groups. — Facebook said on Thursday …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook bans Alex Jones and Laura Loomer for violating its policies against dangerous individuals — Milo Yiannopoulos and Louis Farrakhan have been banned as well — Facebook today removed Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer …
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Facebook Bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Other Far-Right Figures
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Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic:
Instagram and Facebook Ban Far-Right Extremists
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Daily Mail:
Grim-faced Obama with president-elect Trump as they depart of White House for the inauguration. — Obama was cordial to the president elect in their face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office, but in private Obama called Trump a conman straight out of Huckleberry Finn.
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John Gage / Washington Examiner:
Obama saw the 2016 loss of Hillary Clinton as a ‘personal insult’
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
California Senate passes bill that would keep Trump off 2020 ballot unless he releases tax returns — The California state Senate on Thursday approved a bill to require candidates appearing on the presidential primary ballot — including President Trump — to release five years' worth of income tax returns.
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Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Moore Withdraws as Trump's Federal Reserve Board Pick After Anti-Women Remarks Unearthed — The former Trump campaign advisor's views on women and other subjects sparked criticism from lawmakers, including Republicans. — Stephen Moore withdrew himself from consideration to sit …
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Charles Sykes / Politico:
Stephen Moore Went Down for the Wrong Thing
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Republicans Quietly Relieved After Stephen Moore Withdraws From Federal Reserve Nomination
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CNN:
Bernie Sanders personally spearheaded campaign strategy to take on Joe Biden — Sanders: Dems must campaign on policy issues, not attacks — (CNN)The decision by Bernie Sanders' campaign to immediately engage with Joe Biden — in a series of public remarks, tweets and emails to supporters …
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Ukrainian embassy confirms DNC contractor solicited Trump dirt in 2016 — The boomerang from the Democratic Party's failed attempt to connect Donald Trump to Russia's 2016 election meddling is picking up speed, and its flight path crosses right through Moscow's pesky neighbor, Ukraine.
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Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Barr Unable to Give Honest Answer to Drive-Thru Window at Arby's — BETHESDA, Maryland (The Borowitz Report)—Attorney General William Barr on Thursday proved unable to give honest answers to a drive-thru window at a Bethesda, Maryland, Arby's restaurant. — Barr, who drove up to the window …
Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre Questioned on Travel Expenses — Lawyer for the gun-rights organization says vast majority of the money was spent on donor outreach, fundraising and other business
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Why I — a Bland White Guy You've Never Heard Of — Am Running for President — My name is Michael Bennet, and today I announced my campaign for the presidency of the United States. — Seeking the world's most powerful office is always an audacious act. And doing so in the present context …
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet Launches 2020 White House Bid After Cancer Battle
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Conservatives seize on Alabama state Dem's abortion comments — Republicans pounced Wednesday on remarks made by an Alabama state representative opposing a state bill that would criminalize abortion. — State Rep. John Rogers (D) said abortion “ought to be a woman's choice,” before adding …
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Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore Mayor Pugh resigns after month on leave amid investigation into her business deals — Pictures of Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh through the years — Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh resigned Thursday, apologizing for the harm she has caused to the city's image and the mayor's office amid …
Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
She's Asian and female. But she's not me. — I'm often mistaken for other Asian American journalists. Sometimes it's funny. Sometimes it's awkward. It took me years to realize that it also stings. … We're both Korean American, 5-foot-8, and our last name is Lee. That's about all we have in common.
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Authorities: Alleged Russian spy whale is refusing to leave and seeking Norwegians' devotion — BERLIN — An alleged Russian spy whale is refusing to leave a Norwegian port city, in what appears to be a high-profile defection after a week of global attention on the unnamed beluga.
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Michael Bennet:
Rising to the Challenge — Building Opportunity in America & Restoring Integrity to Our Government — Opportunity. We are the first generation of Americans at risk of handing our children less opportunity, not more. — Today, we are reaping the whirlwind of four decades of economic immobility.
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