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5:30 PM ET, July 24, 2019

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New York Times:
Analysis of Mueller's Congressional Hearing  —  Mueller's Congressional Hearing  —  Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III testified before Congress after two years of near-total silence.  Our reporters provided context and analysis during the hearing.
Discussion: twitchy.com, NB Blog and CNSNews
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Welcome to our live analysis!  👋  —  As former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before Congress, watch our livestream, and follow POLITICO reporters Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein, Natasha Bertrand, Blake Hounshell and Eliana Johnson's latest analysis.
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘Euphoria’: White House, GOP exult after a flat Mueller performance  —  The tense opening moments of former special counsel Robert Mueller's much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill gave way to an early sense of relief at the White House, where aides were quietly celebrating what they viewed …
Discussion: Vox and FiveThirtyEight
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
LIVE UPDATES: Trump not exonerated, Mueller testifies, could be charged after leaving office  —  Former special counsel Robert Mueller is on Capitol Hill for historic testimony before lawmakers in back-to-back House hearings on his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Confused performance by Mueller raises questions about handling of investigation  —  It took just minutes for Robert Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee to turn into a painful exercise when it became clear the 74 year-old special counsel had difficulty handling …
Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
“A Bit Of A Dud” — Some Democrats Say The Mueller Hearings Didn't Live Up To Expectations  —  WASHINGTON — The day finally arrived: DC bars opened early, interns who had camped out in the Capitol overnight filled the room, and dozens of cameras were set.  All eyes were on former special …
NBC News:
How many times has Robert Mueller deflected, declined or deferred a question?  Live tracker  —  Follow along as the former special counsel delivers his testimony in front of House committees.  —  All eyes and ears are on former special counsel Robert Mueller today.
Washington Post:
Mueller says he could've subpoenaed Trump but declined because he knew Trump would fight it and prolong the Russia investigation  —  This story is being reported by Matt Zapotosky, Karoun Demirjian, Rachael Bade, Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger, Shane Harris, Devlin Barrett, John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez and Rachel Weiner.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How to think about today's Mueller extravaganza  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THERE'S NO WAY to adequately encapsulate the gravity of today's pair of hearings with ROBERT MUELLER.  They're absolutely huge politically, substantively and optically.
Discussion: National Review, Axios and Detroit News
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Mueller offers terse answers, uncertainty in testimony  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller paused.  He refused to speculate.  He made constant references to his report — but wasn't sure of a number of things in it.  —  The former special counsel's long-awaited, heavily-negotiated testimony Wednesday …
Discussion: FOX31 Denver, Fortune and KTLA
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Michael Cohen responds to Mueller testimony from prison: ‘The American people deserve more!’  —  Washington (CNN)Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, watched former special counsel Robert Mueller's highly anticipated testimony Wednesday in a packed common room of inmates a federal prison in New York.
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Republicans Take Their Shot at Mueller—And Narrowly Miss  —  The House Republicans just couldn't resist a rant.  —  They had been hammering Robert Mueller from afar for the better part of two years, accusing the former special counsel of politically motivated bias, of “a witch hunt,” …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:   Robert Mueller, Caught in the TV Spotlight
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mueller Reminds the Public: Trump Betrayed the United States
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Here's a little secret about Donald Trump's plans today
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, VICE, USA Today and The Root
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Mueller's team indicates to Democrats he will not read report's text if asked
Discussion: Axios and Politico
NBC News:
Live Blog / Mueller testimony: Live updates from the congressional hearing
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Justice Ginsburg: ‘I Am Very Much Alive’  —  Toggle more options  —  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in an interview Tuesday that she does not favor proposals put forth by some Democratic presidential candidates who have advocated changing the number of Supreme Court justices if the Democrats win the presidency.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN Seeks $300,000 Commitment To Buy Ads in Next Democratic Debate (EXCLUSIVE)  —  TV's latest emerging hit takes all the thrills of a traditional reality competition program and mixes in an awful lot of drama.  —  It's not a knock-off of “American Idol” or a new MTV series.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Democratic fundraising committees decline to say whether they will donate or give back Jeffrey Epstein contributions  —  KEY POINTS  — Two Democratic fundraising committees have remained silent since Jeffrey Epstein's arrest for alleged sex trafficking three weeks ago.
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Poll: Biden has 7-point lead over 2020 field, Warren follows in second place  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden has a 7-point lead over the Democratic presidential primary field, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, retaining his lead compared to the previous survey.
Discussion: Political Wire
Toby Young / Quillette:
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man: A Profile of Boris Johnson  —  I first set eyes on Boris Johnson in the autumn of 1983 when we went up to Oxford at the same time.  I knew who he was since my uncle Christopher was an ex-boyfriend of his mother's and he had told me to keep an eye out for him …
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Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Theresa May says Brexit ‘can be new beginning’ for UK as she steps down as PM
 
 
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
What If They're Not Coming for the Jews This Time?
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
China Hints Its Troops Could Be Used to Quell Hong Kong Protests
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
The United States won't feed 30,000 starving Syrians living under its protection
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
It's Time for an Impeachment Inquiry into Trump
Ben Strauss / Washington Post:
Dan Le Batard to meet Thursday with ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
Judge won't block US asylum restrictions at southern border
Discussion: TheBlaze and Axios
Washington Post:
The Washington Post establishes a computational political journalism R&D lab to augment its campaign 2020 coverage
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CNBC:
Bernie Madoff asks Trump to reduce his prison sentence for massive Ponzi scheme
Discussion: KTLA, Political Wire and New York Post
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Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
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Project Veritas:
Current Sr. Google Engineer Goes Public on Camera: Tech is “dangerous,” “taking sides”
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
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Elizabeth Warren's erroneous claim to have tried to help women with breast implant claims …
New York Sun:
Senator Franken Regrets
Elizabeth Spiers / New Republic:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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