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Justice Department does not 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.
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Keeps Wiretaps Secret in Flynn Case, Rejecting Judge's Order — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors rebuffed a judge's order to release by Friday highly classified transcripts of discussions that Michael T. Flynn, the president's former national security adviser …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
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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Christopher Mele / New York Times:
11 Killed in Shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, Officials Say — At least 11 people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at a municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, the police said. — Chief James Cervera said the gunman, who was a current city employee …
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At least 11 dead after disgruntled employee opens fire at Virginia Beach municipal center — (CNN)The shooter who opened fire indiscriminately in a Virginia Beach city building Friday afternoon, killing at least 11 people and sending six others to the hospital, was a disgruntled employee …
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Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
12 Dead After Virginia Beach Employee Opens Fire at Work, Police Say
12 Dead After Virginia Beach Employee Opens Fire at Work, Police Say
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The Sun:
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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Alberto Nardelli / BuzzFeed:
Boris Johnson Is Favourite To Become The UK's Next Prime Minister. This Is What The World Really Thought Of Him As Foreign Secretary. — Interviews with seven senior US, European and UK diplomats and officials paint a picture of a foreign secretary who at times was woefully unprepared for one of the top jobs in British politics.
By James / Bored Panda:
Guy Takes Pictures Of Car License Plates Outside Planned Parenthood To Later ‘Educate’ Women At Their Homes — In scenes reminiscent of the ‘morality police’ found in groups like the Taliban, a man in Tucson, Arizona has taken it upon himself to ‘reeducate’ women who visit the local Planned Parenthood office.
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Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Is Preparing Antitrust Investigation of Google — The Justice Department is preparing an antitrust investigation into Google's practices related to search and other business, sources say.
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NBC News:
Navy acknowledges request was made to hide USS John S. McCain during Trump visit — “A request was made to the U.S. Navy to minimize the visibility of USS John S. McCain” during President Donald Trump's recent state visit to Japan, the Navy said in a statement.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Just a few of the reasons that Trump's Mexico tariffs are deeply stupid — Amid calls for impeachment, a persistently underwater approval rating, subpoenas for financial records and an ever-growing list of scandals, the strong economy is pretty much the only thing President Trump has going for him right now.
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
How Trump's Mexican tariffs would impact goods in America
How Trump's Mexican tariffs would impact goods in America
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Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
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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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Defends Laura Ingraham's Promotion of Virulent Anti-Semite Paul Nehlen — The cable channel called its star a ‘fierce protector’ of ‘freedom of speech,’ while ignoring how Ingraham attempted to paint Nehlen in a positive light. — Fox News on Friday afternoon issued …
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New York Post:
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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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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Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Justin Amash's town hall revealed the cure for right-wing lunacy: right-wing common sense — Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), who advocates the impeachment of President Trump, held a rousing town hall in his home district Tuesday. — He spoke about Trump's many breaches of public trust.
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump's reliance on pressure tactics is showing diminishing returns — President Trump's brinkmanship with Mexico over immigration has opened a new and risky front in his global campaign to pressure other nations to capitulate to his demands, a strategy that has paid few dividends …
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Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Nikki Haley heads to Iowa as White House chatter grows: 'She's going down the checklist' — Since leaving the United Nations last year, Nikki Haley's moves have been closely watched for signs that the former South Carolina governor will run for the White House in 2024.
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The High Church of the Low Blow — Sohrab Ahmari embraces Trump's sucker punch politics. — Until recently, Sohrab Ahmari was a mainstream conservative — urbane, intelligent and unfailingly good-humored — who wrote energetic defenses of classical liberalism against its enemies …
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Gabe Cohn / New York Times:
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.
Roger Kimball / New York Post:
PC insanity may mean the end of American universities — People used to talk about the ends of the university and how the academic establishment was failing its students. Today, more and more people are talking about the end of the university, the idea being that it is time to think about closing them rather than reforming them.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Award Economist Arthur Laffer the Presidential Medal of Freedom — Originator of the 'Laffer Curve," leading theorist of supply-side economics — WASHINGTON—President Trump will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist Arthur Laffer, one of the pioneers of the idea …
Carla Herreria / HuffPost:
Here Are The Companies Threatening To Leave Georgia Over Its New Abortion Law — Film and TV giants are threatening to take business away from the state over its so-called “heartbeat bill.” — Georgia's newly minted abortion law may have a dire effect on the state's economy.
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Golden retriever named Mueller is mayor of Southern California town — Mueller the golden retriever is almost as famous as special counsel Robert Mueller. Almost. — Maximus Mighty-Dog Mueller II, or Max for short, has been the mayor of the Southern California town of Idyllwild since 2014.
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