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DOJ Alumni Statement:
STATEMENT BY FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTORS — We are former federal prosecutors. We served under both Republican and Democratic administrations at different levels of the federal system: as line attorneys, supervisors, special prosecutors, United States Attorneys, and senior officials at the Department of Justice.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Trump would have been charged with obstruction were he not president, hundreds of former federal prosecutors assert — More than 370 former federal prosecutors who worked in Republican and Democratic administrations have signed on to a statement asserting special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's findings …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Surprised advisers downplay Trump's tweet about Mueller testimony — When President Donald Trump contradicted his own attorney general and declared on Sunday that special counsel Robert Mueller “should not testify” before Congress, he caught his inner circle by surprise.
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BuzzFeed News:
A New Version Of The Mueller Report Has Been Released In Response To A BuzzFeed News Lawsuit — The Department of Justice on Monday released a new version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election and President Donald Trump's campaign …
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
It's time to start impeachment hearings. Today. — If Donald Trump weren't president, he'd probably be in jail. — That's the view of a bipartisan group of hundreds of former federal prosecutors, who have signed an open letter stating that Trump's conduct would warrant criminal obstruction …
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Barr just wrote a stunning Mueller Report letter that dares Dems to start impeachment — Attorney General Bill Barr just wrote a letter practically daring the House Judiciary Committee to start formal impeachment proceedings if they want to get a copy of the full Mueller Report and underlying grand jury evidence.
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Bloomberg, TheBlaze and POLITICUSUSA
House Judiciary Dems:
Chairman Nadler's Statement on DOJ Meeting Ahead of Scheduled Contempt Vote
Chairman Nadler's Statement on DOJ Meeting Ahead of Scheduled Contempt Vote
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Axios
Michael Balsamo / Associated Press:
With Mueller on Justice staff, Barr has sway over testimony
With Mueller on Justice staff, Barr has sway over testimony
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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, The Week and Politico
Reuters:
Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar freed from prison: witnesses — YANGON (Reuters) - Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a prison on the outskirts of Yangon on Tuesday after spending more than 500 days behind bars, witnesses said.
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Russell Goldman / New York Times:
Myanmar Releases Reuters Journalists Jailed for Reporting on Rohingya Crackdown — HONG KONG — Two prizewinning journalists were released from prison in Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday after more than a year in detention for covering the country's deadly crackdown on the Rohingya minority group, the Reuters news agency reported.
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Shibani Mahtani / Washington Post:
Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters reporters freed from prison in Myanmar
Pulitzer Prize-winning Reuters reporters freed from prison in Myanmar
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The Week
Associated Press:
Trump pardons former US soldier who killed Iraqi prisoner — President Donald Trump has pardoned a former U.S. soldier convicted in 2009 of killing an Iraqi prisoner, the White House announced Monday. — Trump signed an executive grant of clemency, a full pardon, for former Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna …
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Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
Trump Pardons Ex-Army Soldier Convicted of Killing Iraqi Man — President Trump on Monday granted a full pardon to a former Army lieutenant who previously served five years in prison for fatally shooting an Iraqi man in American custody. — During a deployment in Iraq in 2008 …
Reis Thebault / Washington Post:
Trump pardons former soldier who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner
Trump pardons former soldier who was convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner
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New York Post
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Pardons Ex-Army Officer Convicted of Killing Iraqi
Stephen K. Bannon / Washington Post:
Steve Bannon: We're in an economic war with China. It's futile to compromise. — Stephen K. Bannon served as chief strategist for President Trump from January 2017 to August 2017. — Getting tough with China to bring manufacturing jobs back to the United States was the linchpin …
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New York Times:
How Chinese Spies Got the N.S.A.'s Hacking Tools, and Used Them for Attacks — Chinese intelligence agents acquired National Security Agency hacking tools and repurposed them in 2016 to attack American allies and private companies in Europe and Asia, a leading cybersecurity firm has discovered.
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New York Times:
Inaugural Official Disputes White House Account of Her Departure — WASHINGTON — Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a leading contractor for President Trump's inaugural committee and a former adviser to the first lady, Melania Trump, has publicly disputed accounts of her departure from the White House last year …
Gerrard Kaonga / Daily Express:
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to choose UNUSUAL name for baby that UNIFIES the US and UK — MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry could be leaning towards a royal baby name that pays tribute to both US and UK history, according to royal expert Victoria Arbiter. — Meghan Markle is expected …
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John Blake / CNN:
Analysis: Don't use the royal birth to trot out a dangerous myth
Analysis: Don't use the royal birth to trot out a dangerous myth
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New York Times, The Daily Beast and Shakesville
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Steven Mnuchin Refuses to Release Trump's Tax Returns to Congress — WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department said on Monday that it would not release President Trump's tax returns to Congress, defying a request from House Democrats and setting up a legal battle likely to be resolved by the Supreme Court.
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HuffPost:
Congress Is Failing — So much for checks and balances. — WASHINGTON — As House Democrats dither over moving forward with impeachment in a divided government and Senate Republicans are satisfied confirming judges rather than passing legislation, a pressing question is emerging: What the hell is Congress good for, anyway?
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans pray for Bernie as Democratic nominee
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
No question there was spying on Trump campaign, but how much? — At a contentious hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General William Barr dropped a big hint about his investigation into the conduct of the Trump-Russia investigation. — “Many people seem to assume …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Harris launches national organizing program — Kamala Harris's presidential campaign is quietly building out its national footprint. — The California Democrat has taken a more methodical approach than some rivals in amassing ground troops. On Tuesday, Harris' team will take another step …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden Continues Post-Launch Surge, Grows Lead Among Likely Democratic Voters — Former VP picked up 4 more points, part of a 10-point gain since campaign launch — Former Vice President Joe Biden is putting more distance between himself and the rest of the Democratic presidential field.
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The Resurgent
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Harris unloads on pundits who say only a white man can beat Trump
Harris unloads on pundits who say only a white man can beat Trump
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Washington Post
The Guardian:
CIA warns Arab activist of potential threat from Saudi Arabia — Pro-democracy campaigner Iyad el-Baghdadi has been vocal critic of Saudi crown prince — The CIA has warned Norway that a prominent Arab activist who is living in the country under asylum protection is facing a potential threat …
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump awards highest U.S. civilian honor to Tiger Woods — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Tiger Woods won the Masters on April 14, President Donald Trump declared he was going to award him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and ordered his aides to schedule the event as soon as possible.
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The Tennessean:
Rep. Glen Casada, Cade Cothren sent sexually explicit text messages about women — Update: Cade Cothren announced his resignation Monday night, following the publication of this story. — Editor's note: This story contains sexually explicit language. — House Speaker Glen Casada's top aide …
Amanda Prestigiacomo / Daily Wire:
WATCH: Dem Rep. Brian Sims Tries To Dox 3 Pro-Life Teen Girls, Offers $100 For Identities — In video first reported by Live Action News on Sunday, Pennsylvania state Rep. Brian Sims, a Democrat and self-styled LGBT activist, harassed an elderly pro-life sidewalk counselor outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic.
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Pompeo: Melting sea ice presents ‘new opportunities for trade’ — (CNN)Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday praised the Arctic region — and its rapidly shrinking levels of sea ice — for its economic opportunities, despite continued warnings about the catastrophic effects of climate change.
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Washington Post and New York Times
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump is trolling us again. Stop falling for it. — President Trump has a superpower. With just a few taps to the screen of his iPhone, he can transform his staunchest adversaries into . . . Donald Trump. — No one loves a good conspiracy theory as much as the man in the Oval Office.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Two more years? Trump's retweet sets off a furor over the idea of bonus time.
Two more years? Trump's retweet sets off a furor over the idea of bonus time.
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CNN, Common Dreams and IJR
Jane Harper / Virginian-Pilot:
Former U.S. Rep. Scott Taylor campaign staffer indicted in petition forgery scandal — A former campaign staffer for ex-Congressman Scott Taylor was charged Monday with submitting forged signatures on a petition to get a third-party candidate on the ballot to siphon votes from his opponent.
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Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Paul Romer / New York Times:
A Tax That Could Fix Big Tech — Putting a levy on targeted ad revenue would give Facebook and Google a real incentive to change their dangerous business models. — Mr. Romer received a Nobel in economics in 2018. — It is the job of government to prevent a tragedy of the commons.
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The American Conservative