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New York Times:
It's Time to Break Up Facebook — The last time I saw Mark Zuckerberg — was in the summer of 2017, several months before the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. We met at Facebook's Menlo Park, Calif., office and drove to his house, in a quiet, leafy neighborhood.
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Facebook co-founder calls on the government to break up the company
Facebook co-founder calls on the government to break up the company
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One America News Network
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The White House revoked my press pass. It's not just me — it's curtailing access for all journalists. — For the past 21 years, I have had the high privilege of holding a White House press pass, a magical ticket that gives the bearer a front-row seat to history.
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CBS Boston:
White House Website Welcomes ‘The Boston Red Socks’ — BOSTON (CBS) - It looks like someone on the White House staff doesn't know much about Boston or baseball. — The Boston Red Sox will meet with President Trump at the White House Thursday afternoon to celebrate their 2018 World Series championship.
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Talking Points Memo
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
White House imposes new rules on reporters' credentials, raising concerns about access
White House imposes new rules on reporters' credentials, raising concerns about access
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Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
'The moment we're in': United as baseball champions, Boston Red Sox are divided by Trump
'The moment we're in': United as baseball champions, Boston Red Sox are divided by Trump
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Boston Globe
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House
Matters of politics, race accompany Red Sox to White House
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Axios, USA Today and Boston Herald
New York Times:
Pelosi Declares Nation Is in a ‘Constitutional Crisis’ — WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that the United States was in a “constitutional crisis” and warned that House Democrats might move to hold more Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress if they continued …
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Roll Call:
Just where is this secret House jail located?
Just where is this secret House jail located?
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Outside the Beltway, CNBC and The Daily Caller
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Facing a Trump Stonewall, Democrats Struggle for Options to Compel Cooperation
Facing a Trump Stonewall, Democrats Struggle for Options to Compel Cooperation
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Talking Points Memo, CNN, Townhall, VICE News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Pelosi: Trump has created a “constitutional crisis” over the Mueller report
Pelosi: Trump has created a “constitutional crisis” over the Mueller report
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Political Wire, Politico and Breitbart
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Marco Rubio in 2012: ‘No one can be above the law, not even the Attorney General’
Marco Rubio in 2012: ‘No one can be above the law, not even the Attorney General’
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Conservative News Today, Above the Law and Contemptor
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Intelligence Analyst Charged with Disclosing Classified Information — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An indictment was unsealed today charging a former intelligence analyst with illegally obtaining classified national defense information and disclosing it to a reporter.
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Politico, Axios, CNN, Fox News and Law & Crime
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Ex-Intelligence Analyst Charged With Leaking Information to a Reporter — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors in Virginia charged a former United States intelligence analyst with providing classified information to a reporter, according to unsealed court documents.
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The Guardian and Mediaite
Axios:
Scoop: Senate Intel subpoenas Trump Jr. over Russia matters — The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators in relation to the Russia investigation, sources with direct knowledge told Axios.
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CBS News:
Transcript: Mick Mulvaney on Trump Jr. subpoena - on “The Takeout”
Transcript: Mick Mulvaney on Trump Jr. subpoena - on “The Takeout”
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Politico, Splinter, Shareblue Media and Washington Post
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Maddow wants to know why Trump Jr. is being brought into ‘clarify’ testimony when others were prosecuted
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Mulvaney says it was ‘bad form’ for Senate Republicans not to inform him about Donald Trump Jr. subpoena
Mulvaney says it was ‘bad form’ for Senate Republicans not to inform him about Donald Trump Jr. subpoena
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Breitbart and Hullabaloo
Washington Post:
A frustrated Trump questions his administration's Venezuela strategy — President Trump is questioning his administration's aggressive strategy in Venezuela following the failure of a U.S.-backed effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro, complaining he was misled about how easy …
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Kyle Rempfer / Military Times:
H.R. McMaster says the public is fed a ‘war-weariness’ narrative that hurts US strategy — War in Afghanistan can be sustained, but the narrative of a war-weary American public is hurting that effort, former National Security Adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said Wednesday.
Wesley Morgan / Politico:
McMaster blasts former colleagues as ‘danger to the Constitution’
McMaster blasts former colleagues as ‘danger to the Constitution’
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The Daily Beast, One America News Network, The Week and Raw Story
Antonia Noori Farzan / Washington Post:
‘Shoot them!’: Trump laughs off a supporter's demand for violence against migrants — A roar rose from the crowd of thousands of Trump supporters in Panama City Beach on Wednesday night, as President Trump noted yet again that Border Patrol agents can't use weapons to deter migrants.
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Vox, ABC News, Daily Kos, Rolling Stone, IJR, VICE News and Florida Politics
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Oliver Willis / Shareblue Media:
Trump laughs at the idea of shooting people to stop them at the border
Trump laughs at the idea of shooting people to stop them at the border
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Shakesville
William Cummings / USA Today:
‘Only in the Panhandle’: Trump chuckles when audience member suggests shooting migrants
‘Only in the Panhandle’: Trump chuckles when audience member suggests shooting migrants
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The Root
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez want to cap credit card interest rates at 15 percent — They have been reaching record levels as the Fed raised key interest rates and the industry prepares for the next recession. — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will introduce legislation …
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Common Dreams and New York Post
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David Dayen / The Intercept:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Team Up on Bank Legislation
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders Team Up on Bank Legislation
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The Daily Beast
Wall Street Journal:
Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians — Weapon doesn't explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year — WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile …
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Gizmodo, Task & Purpose and Political Wire
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
GOP state legislator attacks vaccine scientist on Twitter, accusing him of self-enrichment, ‘sorcery’ — A Texas state legislator unleashed a vilifying attack on a leading vaccine scientist Tuesday, accusing the doctor of “sorcery.” — It started with a report published Monday …
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Big League Politics
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Haley Sweetland Edwards / TIME:
‘I Have a Plan for That.’ Elizabeth Warren Is Betting That Americans Are Ready for Her Big Ideas — Voters encountering Elizabeth Warren on the presidential campaign trail these days often seem surprised. After a packed gathering at an elementary school in Concord, N.H., in April …
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Shakesville and Vanity Fair
Washington Post:
Alabama Senate passes nation's strictest abortion bill, making performing the procedure a felony with few exceptions — The bill needs Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's (R) approval before it becomes law. — Conservative governors and legislators are using new highly restrictive abortion laws …
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Political Wire
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Mystery Delays Push Divisive Supreme Court Issues Into Election Year — Cases on deportation, abortion, same-sex wedding cakes delayed — Supreme Court faces massive term during presidential campaign — In January the Supreme Court appeared poised to act on President Donald Trump's bid …
Courtney Kube / NBC News:
U.S. officials: Iran official OK'd attacks on American military — Intelligence revealed Iran told some proxies and surrogates they could go after American military targets in the region, say 3 U.S. officials. — WASHINGTON — The U.S. decision to surge additional military forces …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
He Founded ‘Students for Trump.’ Now He Could Face Jail Time for Impersonating a Lawyer. — On the eve of the last presidential election, NBC's “Nightly News” broadcast featured two skinny college students in jackets and ties, discussing the future of American politics.
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OurFuture.org
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
This Is What It Sounds Like Hiding In A Dark Classroom During A School Shooting — “Attention please. Lockdown. Block lights. Out of sight. Attention please. Lockdown. Block lights. Out of sight. Attention please. Lockdown. Block lights. Out of sight.”
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Buttigieg is the only top 2020 candidate not offering staffers health care yet — The campaign offers stipends so workers can buy insurance on their own, in contrast to several 2020 rivals who are providing health care to workers, according to an NBC News review.
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Axios, Roll Call and Political Wire
Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Who Were the Mueller Report's Hired Guns? — Above, redactions from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report. — Special Counsel Robert Mueller spent more than $732,000 on outside contractors, including private investigators and researchers, records show, but his office refuses to say who they were.
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Real Clear Politics
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Acting as his own attorney, Philly man is acquitted of murder after nearly 13 years in prison — Wearing a suit felt like a sham. — Hassan Bennett had been locked up for nearly 13 years — 4,614 days, he said — and so when he recently stood before the jury in a Philadelphia courtroom …
Associated Press:
Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images — WASHINGTON (AP) — The animated video begins with a photo of the black flags of jihad. Seconds later, it flashes highlights of a year of social media posts: plaques of anti-Semitic verses, talk of retribution and a photo …
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Washington Post