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Washington Post:
As he exits, Mueller suggests only Congress can ‘formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing’  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III reiterated Wednesday that his office could not clear President Trump of obstructing justice, asserting in his first public remarks about his investigation …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Full transcript: Robert Mueller's statement on the Russia investigation  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's remarks to reporters on Wednesday at the Department of Justice:  —  Good morning, everyone, and thank you for being here.  Two years ago, the acting attorney general asked me to serve …
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Robert Mueller to Make Statement on Russia Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel, will speak about the Russia investigation at 11 a.m. on Wednesday morning, his first public comments since he took over the inquiry two years ago, the Justice Department announced.
CNN:
Mueller: ‘If we had confidence the President clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so’  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller said in a rare and remarkable public statement Wednesday that charging President Donald Trump was not an option his office could consider.
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Robert Mueller Was Telling Nancy Pelosi to Begin Impeachment Proceedings  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller issued a final statement on Wednesday before resigning from the Department of Justice, which clearly appeared aimed at one person: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Robert Mueller breaks silence, does not want to testify, says charging Trump ‘not an option’  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday broke more than two years of silence about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Mueller: “We would have said” if confident Trump did not commit a crime
Discussion: The Week
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:   Roger Stone associate agrees to testify before Mueller grand jury
Politico:
Mueller statement emboldens some Dems on impeachment
Discussion: Vox, The Atlantic and BuzzFeed News
David Frum / The Atlantic:
What the Mueller Report Actually Said
Discussion: Quartz
Josh Campbell / CNN:
Why Mueller needs to get in the hot seat
Discussion: Washington Times
Ted Barrett / CNN:
In reversal from 2016, McConnell says he would fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy in 2020  —  (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday if a Supreme Court vacancy occurs during next year's presidential election, he would work to confirm a nominee appointed by President Donald Trump.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
McConnell Hasn't Reversed Himself  —  The Washington Post joins a host of media outlets this morning in contending that Mitch McConnell has “reversed” his position on considering Supreme Court appointments in presidential election years.  McConnell said last night that he would “fill” any Supreme Court vacancy that arose next year.
Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
Bannon described Trump Organization as ‘criminal enterprise’, Michael Wolff book claims  —  Former White House adviser says financial investigations will take down president in sequel to Fire and Fury  —  The former White House adviser Steve Bannon has described the Trump Organization …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden: America is less divided now than it was in the early 1970s
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
House subpoenas for Trump's bank records put on hold while president appeals
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Axios:
Trump muses about Protestant Supreme Court picks in Michael Wolff's new book
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DNC makes it more difficult to qualify for 3rd debate  —  ABC News, in partnership with Univision, will host the third Democratic presidential debate in September, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday, saying it was raising both the polling and fundraising bars for candidates to qualify.
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC to raise qualifying threshold for third presidential debate
Discussion: Shakesville
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Democrats up requirements for 2nd round of primary debates
Discussion: Axios and The Resurgent
Sheena McKenzie / CNN:
Boris Johnson, favorite to be Britain's next PM, to face court for alleged Brexit lies  —  London (CNN)The leading candidate to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister has been ordered to appear in court to face allegations he lied to the public during the 2016 Brexit referendum campaign.
Discussion: The Week
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BBC:
Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim  —  Boris Johnson has been ordered to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week.  —  The Tory leadership candidate has been accused of misconduct in public office after making …
Discussion: Instapundit and Political Wire
Greg P. / twitchy.com:
CRINGE: Joe Biden gets handsy with young girl, says 'I'll bet you're as bright as you are good-looking'  —  Just to update you on this story we told you about last night, we now have video of 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden getting handsy with a young girl at an AFT town hall and telling her …
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Can Jaime Harrison End the Democrats' Drought in South Carolina?  —  The Times talked to Mr. Harrison, the first black chairman of the state's Democratic Party, about his bid to unseat Senator Lindsey Graham.  —  Let's begin with the obvious: No Democrat has won a statewide race in South Carolina since 2006.
Discussion: Shakesville
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood's false stat: ‘Thousands’ of women died every year before Roe  —  “We face a real situation where Roe could be overturned.  And we know what will happen, which is that women will die.  Thousands of women died every year pre-Roe.”  —  “Before Roe v. Wade …
Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Says Russia Likely Conducting Low-Yield Nuke Tests, Defying Test Ban Treaty  —  Intelligence assessment marks first time U.S. has said Kremlin failed to observe Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty commitments  —  Russia has likely been secretly carrying out very low-yield nuclear tests …
Discussion: Fox News and Meduza.io
Colby Hall / Mediaite:
Maggie Haberman Reacts to Criticism of Her Reporting: ‘The Tenor Has Gotten Extremely Personal’  —  NY Times reporter and CNN contributor Maggie Haberman addressed a recent New York magazine article entitled “Of Course Trump Hates Maggie Haberman.  Why Does the Left?”  Wednesday morning.
Pew Research Center:
Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X outvoted older generations in 2018 midterms  —  Midterm voter turnout reached a modern high in 2018, and Generation Z, Millennials and Generation X accounted for a narrow majority of those voters, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly available Census Bureau data.
Discussion: The Week
Axios:
Trump's 2020 plan to target black, Hispanic and suburban female voters  —  Trump campaign officials have been discussing a digital campaign to boost President Trump's 2020 support among three key demographic groups: African Americans, Hispanics and suburban women, two sources familiar with the plan tell Axios.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
GOP impeachment champion gets a hero's welcome back home  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Rep. Justin Amash is a lonely man in Congress, the sole Republican to back Donald Trump's removal from the Oval Office.  But back home on Tuesday night, the Michigan lawmaker got the red-carpet treatment …
Eric W. Dolan / Raw Story:
‘Is it that bad?’  Fox Business host stunned as Napolitano explains Mueller has evidence Trump committed a crime  —  Fox legal analyst Andrew Napolitano.  (Screenshot)  —  Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller had indicated …
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
Last-Minute Dress Code Left NYT Reporter Wearing Her Wedding Dress to Cover Trump's Dinner at Japan's Imperial Palace  —  “Here I am, pooling a presidential event in my wedding dress,” reporter Annie Karni tweeted Monday  —  There is a saying among veteran White House correspondents that theirs is …
Discussion: Japan Times
Yahoo Finance:
China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War  —  (Bloomberg) — Beijing is gearing up to use its dominance of rare earths to hit back in its deepening trade war with Washington.  —  A flurry of Chinese media reports on Wednesday, including an editorial in the flagship newspaper …
Discussion: Gizmodo and The Week
 
 
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New York Can Tell Congress Lots About Trump's Taxes
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Trump chooses to give a gift to MBS and set a dangerous new precedent
Aron Heller / Associated Press:
New Israeli government or election: Netanyahu faces deadline
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Pentagon briefing drought nears 1-year mark amid Iran tension
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James Comey / Washington Post:
No ‘treason.’ No coup. Just lies — and dumb lies at that.
 

 
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