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CNN:
Flynn contacted GOP Mueller critic while cooperating with special counsel — Why Mueller cares about Michael Flynn (2018) — Washington (CNN)While he was cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn contacted at least …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Amid cooperation bid, Flynn messaged top Mueller critic in Congress
Amid cooperation bid, Flynn messaged top Mueller critic in Congress
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Hot Air
Aaron Rupar / Vox:
Trump blames Obama for not warning him about Michael Flynn. Which Obama did.
Trump blames Obama for not warning him about Michael Flynn. Which Obama did.
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POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Why the Michael Flynn revelations are so important
Why the Michael Flynn revelations are so important
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Joe.My.God., Splinter, Raw Story and Mercury News
Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press:
Louisiana governor breaks with Democratic Party on abortion — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Nearly three decades ago, when Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' wife was 20 weeks pregnant with their first child, a doctor discovered their daughter had spina bifida and encouraged an abortion.
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Our Fury Over Abortion Was Dismissed for Decades As Hysterical — I have been thinking, like so many people this week, about rage. Who I'm mad at, what that anger's good for, how what makes me maddest is the way the madness has long gone unrespected, even by those who have relied on it for their gains.
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NARAL Pro-Choice America, Vox and Balloon Juice
Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
Abortion Is Morally Good — Abortion, Bill Clinton once said …
Abortion Is Morally Good — Abortion, Bill Clinton once said …
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twitchy.com and Spectator USA
CNN:
Missouri passes bill that would ban abortion after 8 weeks
Missouri passes bill that would ban abortion after 8 weeks
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National Review, The Root, KTLA, Boston Globe, WREG-TV and News Blog, Riverfront Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump asked Steve Scalise to run for governor in Louisiana
Scoop: Trump asked Steve Scalise to run for governor in Louisiana
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Washington Post:
Acting secretary blocked Stephen Miller's bid for another DHS shakeup — An attempt by President Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller to engineer a new shake-up at the Department of Homeland Security was blocked this week by Kevin McAleenan, the department's acting secretary …
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CNN, Political Wire and Mediaite
New York Times:
Steven Mnuchin Refuses to Comply With Subpoena for Trump's Tax Returns — WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to hand over President Trump's tax returns, a move that is likely to be the final step before the matter heads to the courts.
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NBC News:
Treasury Dept. refuses to comply with Democrats' subpoenas for Trump tax returns, court fight likely
Treasury Dept. refuses to comply with Democrats' subpoenas for Trump tax returns, court fight likely
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RedState
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Trump Administration Defies Tax Return Subpoena
Doug Sword / Roll Call:
Mnuchin refuses to comply with subpoenas for Trump tax returns
Mnuchin refuses to comply with subpoenas for Trump tax returns
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Shareblue Media and Mediaite
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Mnuchin rejects Democrats' subpoena for President Trump's tax returns
Mnuchin rejects Democrats' subpoena for President Trump's tax returns
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The Gateway Pundit, The Week and Axios
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Dear Millennials: The Feeling Is Mutual — Joe Biden dares to take offense at those who specialize in being offended. — Earlier this month, a video of Joe Biden saying he had “no empathy” for “the younger generation” that “tells me how tough things are” resurfaced on social media.
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Vox
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans take $400k from casino mogul accused of sexual assault — The national Republican Party has accepted nearly $400,000 in donations from disgraced ex-casino mogul Steve Wynn — a move that comes just over a year after he was accused of sexually harassing or assaulting employees over a decade-long period.
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Wall Street Journal, Shareblue Media, One America News Network, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Political Wire, Mediaite and Fox News
Victor Mather / New York Times:
Ohio State Finds Team Doctor Sexually Abused 177 Students — Ohio State has concluded that a team doctor sexually abused at least 177 men, including many varsity athletes, while working for the university in the 1970s, '80s and '90s. The university also found that college officials knew …
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Ohio State officials failed to act as doctor abused 177 athletes over nearly two decades
Ohio State officials failed to act as doctor abused 177 athletes over nearly two decades
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New York Times and Raw Story
Anatoly Kurmanaev / New York Times:
Venezuela's Collapse Is the Worst Outside of War in Decades, Economists Say — Butchers have stopped selling meat cuts in favor of offal, fat shavings and cow hooves, the only animal protein many of their customers can afford. — MARACAIBO, Venezuela — Zimbabwe's collapse under Robert Mugabe.
Kansas City Star:
Kansas' Kobach is weighing a Senate bid. National Republicans are ready to stop him. — National Republicans are prepared to intervene in the Kansas Senate primary to ensure that conservative firebrand Kris Kobach does not win the party's nomination should he run, multiple sources told the Kansas City Star.
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BuzzFeed News:
This Is The Story Tony Robbins Doesn't Want You To Read — Tony Robbins claims he has helped millions of fans overcome some of life's darkest difficulties. But leaked records reveal he has used his fame to berate victims of rape and violence, while female former staffers and followers …
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Tony Robbins, Daily Wire, Chicago Sun-Times, The Week, The Wrap, WTVR-TV, The Daily Caller, The Daily Beast, Fox News, VICE and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Federal appeals court rules against Trump on ending DACA — The Trump administration acted in an “arbitrary and capricious” manner when it sought to end the Obama-era program, the three-judge panel said. — RICHMOND, Va. — The federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Appeals court rules Trump end of DACA was unlawful
Appeals court rules Trump end of DACA was unlawful
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Raw Story and ImmigrationProf Blog
Chester Dawson / Bloomberg:
Toyota Rebukes Trump for Sending Message That Carmaker ‘Not Welcomed’ in U.S. — Japanese company criticizes national security threat finding — Warns consumers will be biggest losers if quotas are imposed — Toyota Motor Corp. rebuked President Donald Trump's declaration …
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The Daily Beast:
DHS Urges Cybersecurity Staff to ‘Deploy’ to Border Instead — Employees are encouraged to set aside their cybersecurity work to head to the border because ‘serving the needs of the homeland is the cornerstone of what we do.’ — The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency …
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
De Blasio admits first debate may be out of reach — DES MOINES, Iowa — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio acknowledged Friday he may not qualify for the first presidential debate next month, but argued that isn't a telltale sign about his overall chances of winning the Democratic nomination.
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Axios and The Daily Caller
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Which candidates have made the Democratic debate stage?
Which candidates have made the Democratic debate stage?
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Boston Globe, NTK Network and Washington Free Beacon
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News' Chris Wallace: Bill Barr ‘Clearly Is Protecting’ Trump — 'I suspect that as President Trump, who probably has watched some of this interview himself, is saying: 'Finally no Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr instead," Wallace added. — Reacting to a Fox News interview with Attorney General William Barr …
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Raw Story, Breitbart, Contemptor and Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Barr: Review of Origins of FBI's Trump-Russia Probe Could Lead to Rule Changes — ‘Government power was used to spy on American citizens,’ Barr says — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador—Attorney General William Barr said his review of the origins of the Russia investigation is focused …
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The Daily Beast:
Tulsi Gabbard's Campaign Is Being Boosted by Putin Apologists — The Hawaii congresswoman is quickly becoming the top candidate for Democrats who think the Russian leader is misunderstood. — Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination is being underwritten …
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National Review
David Von Drehle / Washington Post:
This month's abortion laws are anything but conservative — “First, do no harm” — the timeless admonition to new doctors — gets about as close to the core of conservative philosophy as four words can. A conservative measures twice before cutting, heeds the doctrine of unintended consequences …
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Mother Jones, Splinter and New York Times
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
‘Caine Mutiny,’ ‘Winds of War’ author Herman Wouk has died — NEW YORK (AP) — Herman Wouk, the versatile, Pulitzer Prize winning author of such million-selling novels as “The Caine Mutiny” and “The Winds of War” whose steady Jewish faith inspired his stories of religious values and secular success, died on Friday at 103.
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Wrap
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Low-Income College Students Are Being Taxed Like Trust-Fund Babies — WASHINGTON — A little-noticed provision in President Trump's sprawling new tax law is treating middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies, taxing sizable financial aid packages at a rate …
Business Insider:
UBiome's founder repeatedly presented herself as years younger than she actually was in the latest sign of trouble at the embattled $600 million poop-testing startup — Buzzy Silicon Valley startup uBiome, which was geared at highlighting the importance of the microbiome for human health, is under federal investigation.
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Gizmodo
Washington Post:
Trump risks credibility with policy that veers between threats and inaction — As Iran girds for possible war with the United States, President Trump may turn out to be the best friend it has. — Despite the saber-rattling of senior aides and Trump's own tweets, when push has come to shove …
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Raw Story, Yeshiva World News and Mediaite
Emily Wax-Thibodeaux / Washington Post:
Where women call the shots — The nation's first majority-female legislature is currently meeting in Nevada. Carson City may never be the same. — CARSON CITY, Nev. — She didn't plan to say it. Yvanna Cancela, a newly elected Democrat in the Nevada Senate, didn't want to “sound crass.”
Tyler O'Neil / PJ Media Home:
‘Ideological Enforcement:’ Twitter Blocks Heritage Foundation Director Over Trans Sports Tweet — On Wednesday, Twitter suspended the account of Greg Scott, director of media at The Heritage Foundation. Scott had tweeted out an article about a male who identifies as a woman and who was booted from competing in women's weightlifting.
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The Daily Caller, RedState and TheBlaze
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — 2016 Arizona Police Report: Cocaine Pipe Found in Car Rented by Joe Biden's Son Hunter Biden, Authorities Declined to Prosecute — Breitbart News has exclusively obtained a heretofore unreported-on police report from days before the 2016 presidential election that describes …
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The Gateway Pundit
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump plans to release thousands of migrants in two Democratic strongholds, Florida officials say — Florida officials are raising alarm and pressing for details about the purported intention of the Trump administration to send hundreds of immigrants a week to two heavily Democratic counties in South Florida.
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CNN, Florida Politics, Washington Press, Daily Kos and Slate
Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
The Messiness of Reproduction and the Dishonesty of Anti-Abortion Propaganda — Like the sleeper hit “Unplanned,” recent legislation in Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio strenuously avoids the complexities of pregnancy and childbirth. — In this spring's Christian niche-sensation movie “Unplanned …
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