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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 …
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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
Why Barr Can't Whitewash the Mueller Report — We have a system in place for our government to uncover evidence against a sitting president. And it's working. — Mr. Katyal drafted the special counsel regulations under which Robert Mueller was appointed.
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The American Spectator and PBS NewsHour
Wall Street Journal:
A Real Attorney General — Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch. — By The Editorial Board — Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week's political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards.
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The Daily Beast and Instapundit
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Moderate Democrats fret they made a ‘big mistake’ backing Barr — Three Senate Democrats voted for William Barr to be attorney general. Now at least two of them say they might have made a mistake. — After revelations that special counsel Robert Mueller took issue with Barr's presentation …
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
The GOP's Just a Racket Now, and Trump Is Its Godfather, Barr Its Wartime Consigliere — We see now with a new and oddly liberating clarity that these next 18 months may well be the most consequential and frightening time in living history. — Michael Tomasky — It's May Day, and this was a Mayday all right.
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Washington Post
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Barr Released the Mueller Report. How Is That a Scandal? — The attorney general has acted properly in his oversight of the Mueller report and investigation. — It was only a month ago that many Democrats were hoping Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's interference …
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, The Editorial Board, Slate and New Republic
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
William Barr's ‘snitty’ slip-up gives away his game
William Barr's ‘snitty’ slip-up gives away his game
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Fox News, swampdrain.com, The Guardian, The Daily Signal and Townhall
E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
William Barr has shamelessly corrupted the debate over the Mueller report
William Barr has shamelessly corrupted the debate over the Mueller report
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RealClearPolitics, Raw Story, swampdrain.com and The Bulwark
David French / National Review:
Three Thoughts on Barrgate
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
We Should Not Have Been Surprised About Bill Barr
We Should Not Have Been Surprised About Bill Barr
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IJR and Washington Post
Washington Post:
William Barr torched his reputation. His testimony compounded the damage.
William Barr torched his reputation. His testimony compounded the damage.
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The Week, New York Times, Boston Globe, Axios, Breitbart and Politico
Max Boot / Washington Post:
How conservatives rationalize their surrender to Trump
How conservatives rationalize their surrender to Trump
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Rolling Stone, Fox News and CNN
Rich Lowry / National Review:
No, Bill Barr Didn't Lie or Mislead
No, Bill Barr Didn't Lie or Mislead
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American Greatness, Contemptor, Washington Post and Tampa Bay Times
New York Times:
Bob Mueller's Extraordinary Letter to Bill Barr
Bob Mueller's Extraordinary Letter to Bill Barr
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Simple Justice, American Greatness, Washington Press, The Week and Florida Politics
emptywheel:
William Barr Absolved Trump of Obstruction without Having the Faintest Clue What He Obstructed
William Barr Absolved Trump of Obstruction without Having the Faintest Clue What He Obstructed
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Hullabaloo and USA Today
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Nadler threatens contempt citation against Barr
Nadler threatens contempt citation against Barr
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Just Security, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Zachary Basu / Axios:
AG Bill Barr cancels appearance before House Judiciary Committee
AG Bill Barr cancels appearance before House Judiciary Committee
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Washington Post and Political Wire
MSNBC:
WATCH: Sen. Harris, showing off prosecutorial prowess, puts AG Barr on his heels
WATCH: Sen. Harris, showing off prosecutorial prowess, puts AG Barr on his heels
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The Daily Beast, Vox and The Root
Jerry Portwood / Rolling Stone:
Barr Didn't Even Try to Pretend He's an Honest Broker for the Justice Department
Barr Didn't Even Try to Pretend He's an Honest Broker for the Justice Department
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Washington Post, USA Today and NPR
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Alt-Right Member's Message: Get Out While You Still Can — If you remember Katie McHugh, it's probably because of the tweets. — A short selection: “British settlers built the USA. ‘Slaves’ built the country much as cows ‘built’ McDonald's. Amateur...”
New York Times:
Biden Faces Conflict of Interest Questions That Are Being Promoted by Trump and Allies — WASHINGTON — It was a foreign policy role Joseph R. Biden Jr. enthusiastically embraced during his vice presidency: browbeating Ukraine's notoriously corrupt government to clean up its act.
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Political Wire
New York Times:
With Maduro Still in Power, Questions About the U.S. Role in Venezuela — WASHINGTON — Nobody said regime change was going to be easy. — President Trump's top advisers woke up Tuesday believing that a rebellion in the Venezuelan military that day would galvanize a popular uprising …
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon, Slate and The American Conservative
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Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Democrats itching to take down Biden over free-trade past — Joe Biden's campaign kickoff was designed to showcase his blue-collar appeal: A rally at a Teamsters hall in Pittsburgh where he railed against Wall Street and demanded that a local employer “stop the union-busting.”
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Washington Post
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Biden calls for end to U.S. support for Saudi war in Yemen
Biden calls for end to U.S. support for Saudi war in Yemen
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Politico, NBC News, Outside the Beltway and RealClearPolitics
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden goes light on policy, heavy on emotion
Biden goes light on policy, heavy on emotion
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Talking Points Memo, Axios and The Hill
John Solomon / The Hill:
Nellie Ohr's ‘Hi Honey’ emails to DOJ about Russia collusion should alarm us all — First came the text messages between FBI lovebirds Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, which gave us a painful glimpse at potential political bias inside America's most famous crime-fighting bureau.
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
‘The Mueller Report’ is officially a best-seller — NEW YORK (AP) — “The Mueller Report” is now officially a best-seller. — A published edition of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged ties between Russian officials and Donald Trump's presidential campaign sold …
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Axios
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
‘The Mueller Report’ debuts at No. 1 on NYT best sellers list
WSOC-TV:
Source: UNCC shooting victim jumped on gunman to save others — Two people were killed and four others injured after a gunman opened fire in a classroom at UNCC Tuesday — Police arrested and charged 22-year-old Trystan Terrell with 2 counts of murder and 4 counts of attempted murder
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Jacob Soboroff / NBC News:
Emails show Trump admin had ‘no way to link’ separated migrant children to parents — “What you are requesting,” said a top ICE official, “is not something that we are going to be able to complete in a rapid fashion.” — LOS ANGELES — On the same day the Trump administration …
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Axios, The Hill and Political Wire
Cynthia Fodor / KCCI-TV:
Biden calls on US attorney general to resign amid criticism — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Attorney General William Barr should resign amid fury over his handling of the Trump-Russia investigation report.
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Times and Mediaite
CNN:
How an anti-Semitic cartoon ended up in The New York Times — New York (CNN Business)Reporters in The New York Times (NYT) newsroom could hear the protesters outside on Monday. “Shame on you!” they shouted. Some held signs that accused the newspaper of being anti-Semitic.
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
A 16-Year-Old Unaccompanied Immigrant Boy Has Died In US Government Custody — A 16-year-old unaccompanied immigrant boy died in US government custody in Texas on Tuesday, officials said. — The boy was handed over to the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) …
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Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Military sexual assaults rise by almost 38%; alcohol involved in nearly two out of three — At the Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center near Lake Tahoe, commanders are training troops for a more capable, high tech enemy like Russia, North Korea or China.
Bill Lambrecht / Houston Chronicle:
Rep. Joaquin Castro won't run for U.S. Senate in 2020 — WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Sen. John Cornyn, choosing instead to continue pursuing a fast-rising career in Congress focusing on security and border issues.
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Julia Harte / Reuters:
Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York's Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress …
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Raw Story