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Attorney General William Barr on caring about his reputation: “Everyone dies” — Looking back on his lengthy career as a top Department of Justice official, Attorney General William Barr doesn't seem fazed by critics questioning his relationship with President Trump and alleging he's …
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In Terrifying Interview, William Barr Goes Full MAGA — After the legal Establishment had granted him the benefit of the doubt, Attorney General William Barr has shocked his erstwhile supporters with his aggressive and frequently dishonest interventions on behalf of President Trump.
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No President Is Above the Law — When Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report was released on April 18, I sat down and read it. All 448 pages of it. I started reading it that afternoon, and I read all through the night and into the next morning. And when I got to page 448, three things were clear to me.
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William Barr interview: Read the full transcript — In an exclusive interview with “CBS This Morning,” Attorney General William Barr said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller could have reached a decision on whether President Trump committed obstruction of justice …
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Mueller Played by the Rules. Trump Made New Ones. — The special counsel led an investigation that was disciplined, quiet, and by the book — and the president seized the opportunity. — WASHINGTON — The president of the United States appears to believe that you don't matter unless you are on television.
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William Barr Blasts Media For Ignoring Surveillance Against Trump Campaign
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Mnuchin and Lighthizer were opposed to Trump tariffs on Mexico, source says — KEY POINTS — Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer opposed President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Mexico, according to a source close to the White House.
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Business groups are considering legal action against the White House over Mexico tariffs
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GOP lawmakers, business groups slam Trump's Mexico tariff threat
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Trump administration to send DHS agents, investigators to Guatemala-Mexico border
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A trade war with Mexico is more serious — and more political — than you might think
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Stocks Close Lower as Trump's Mexico Tariff Threat Rattles Markets
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Transcript released of Flynn voicemail from Trump lawyer showing possible attempt to obstruct — Washington (CNN)The Justice Department on Friday released a transcript of a call from Donald Trump's attorney John Dowd to Rob Kelner, Michael Flynn's lawyer, where he sought information about Flynn's discussions with the special counsel.
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Justice Department fails to comply with court order to release transcripts of Michael Flynn's conversations with Russian ambassador — Federal prosecutors on Friday declined to make public transcripts of recorded conversations between Michael Flynn and Russia's ambassador to the United States in December 2016, despite a judge's order.


Doug Collins suspects ex-FBI leaker is Peter Strzok
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Supreme Court could overrule an unconstitutional impeachment — President Trump has said that if the House were to impeach him despite his not having committed “high crimes and misdemeanors,” he might seek review of such an unconstitutional action in the Supreme Court.
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Italy is evicting Steve Bannon from the medieval monastery he planned to turn into a far-right training academy — The Italian government has delivered a potentially fatal blow to Steve Bannon's plans to transform a medieval monastery near Rome into a training academy for the far-right.
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The Mueller Report Will Be Read Live This Weekend — Taylor Mac, Oskar Eustis and Eisa Davis will be among those participating at the event in Queens. — Americans who wish to read the findings of the special counsel Robert S. Mueller III already have a wealth of options.
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Nadler: ‘There certainly is’ justification for impeaching Trump
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Fox News Host Laura Ingraham Defends White Supremacist and Anti-Semite — Laura Ingraham defended a famed white supremacist known for brazen racism and anti-Semitism as a “prominent voice censored by social media” — Ingraham kicked off her segment Thursday night with a defense of literal fake news …
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The New Trove of Secret Gerrymandering Files Will Be a Nightmare for the GOP — In February, attorneys challenging North Carolina's legislative gerrymander notified the defendants, a group of Republican leaders in the legislature, that they'd issued a subpoena.
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Trump to Kick Off His Re-Election Campaign on June 18 in Orlando — WASHINGTON — On June 15, 2015, Donald J. Trump descended an escalator inside his signature Manhattan property, Trump Tower, greeted the cheering supporters paid to attend, and announced an unlikely presidential candidacy.
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Trump announces date, location for official 2020 launch
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Schiff to intel community: Share info on Barr's attempts to declassify docs — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff demanded on Friday that the nation's intelligence community report to Congress any effort by Attorney General William Barr to declassify national security secrets over its objections.
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Team Obama Tells Iran: Don't Escalate, Don't Take Trump's Bait — As tensions with Iran heat up, former Obama administration officials have quietly urged government officials there to keep their cool. — As the Trump administration sent warplanes and an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf …
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Leaked Navy emails show top officers struggling with how to handle a former governor ensnared in scandal — The year was just beginning when a Trump administration official contacted the Navy with a question about former Missouri governor Eric Greitens, a veteran of the wars in Iraq …
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Trump's approval rating hits highest point in two years — President Trump's job approval rating is the highest it's been in two years, boosted by voter optimism about the economy, according to the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey. — The survey found that 48 percent approve …
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I BACK BORIS Donald Trump wades into Tory leadership race saying Boris Johnson would do a ‘very good job’ — DONALD Trump today throws his weight behind Boris Johnson to be Britain's next PM — and reveals other Tory leadership hopefuls have also begged for his backing.
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Illinois House approves marijuana legalization bill backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker — The last scheduled day of the Illinois General Assembly's spring session, May 31, 2019, is decision day for a host of still unresolved items from new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's ambitious agenda. — Privacy Policy
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In musing about executing gay Floridians, Mike Hill proves himself unfit for office — Florida State Rep. Mike Hill was asked about legislation that would sentence gay men to death. This was his response. — CONNECT — In less than 30 seconds of audio from his recent meeting …
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De Blasio blames his staff for missing 9/11 memorial event — Mayor de Blasio placed the blame on his staff Friday after the presidential hopeful failed to appear a memorial event held for those who died from toxic exposure to Ground Zero after 9/11. — A spokeswoman for de Blasio said Friday …
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Exclusive: Watchdog finds detainees ‘standing on toilets’ for breathing room at border facility holding 900 people in space meant for 125 — Washington (CNN)The Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General has found “dangerous overcrowding” and unsanitary conditions at an El Paso …
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Analysis on the State-by-State Impact of New Tariffs on Mexico — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new analysis by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce outlines the state-by-state impact of the administration's plan to impose a 5% tariff on all goods from Mexico starting on June 10.


Making Sense of the New American Right — Column: Keeping track of the Jacksonians, Reformicons, Paleos, and Post-liberals — I like to start my classes on conservative intellectual history by distinguishing between three groups. There is the Republican Party, with its millions of adherents …