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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP blocks election security bills after Mueller testimony — Senate Republicans blocked two election security bills and a cybersecurity measure on Wednesday in the wake of former special counsel Robert Mueller warning about meddling attempts during his public testimony before congressional lawmakers.
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
What comes after Mueller? Investigations, lawsuits and more
What comes after Mueller? Investigations, lawsuits and more
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Axios, Washington Examiner and Front Page Magazine
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Pelosi rebuffs Nadler on impeachment after Mueller flop
Pelosi rebuffs Nadler on impeachment after Mueller flop
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Corey Brettschneider / Washington Post:
Mueller just showed why impeachment proceedings should begin soon
Mueller just showed why impeachment proceedings should begin soon
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Slate, The Colorado Independent, 1A, Quartz and Vanity Fair
Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Actually, Robert Mueller Was Awesome
Actually, Robert Mueller Was Awesome
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Townhall, New York Post and RedState
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Mueller Testifies Russia Had Blackmail on Trump — The most interesting and newsworthy portion of Robert Mueller's six hours of testimony before the House yesterday came in the final two exchanges of the day, long after the narrative was set and the national media had grown bored.
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RedState and Wall Street Journal
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Why the Mueller Hearings Were So Alarming — For the past two and a half years of Donald Trump's Presidency, I have consoled myself with the argument that, despite all the chaos and narcissism and racial incitement and norm-shattering, the American system of government is holding itself together.
Washington Post:
A weary old man with a warning — As with many Washington sagas, it came down to this: an old man in a charcoal suit who didn't want to talk. A former Marine just shy of his 75th birthday, dragged into serving his country one last time, though there's little honor in it now.
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Sarah Kendzior / Globe and Mail:
Mueller acted like a man terrified to state the obvious. The question remains: Why?
Molly Jong-Fast / Washington Post:
Mueller wasn't the hero Democrats sought. But he reminded us that Trump is the villain.
Mueller wasn't the hero Democrats sought. But he reminded us that Trump is the villain.
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Media Matters for America, Salon and The Ringer
Washington Post:
How Trump ended up in front of a presidential seal doctored to include a Russian symbol — At first glance, there was nothing unusual about President Trump's introduction Tuesday at Turning Point USA's student summit. In many ways, it mirrored the production style that has become synonymous with Trump's campaign rallies.
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump appeared in front of this doctored seal and now a TPUSA aide is fired — (CNN)An audiovisual aide for conservative student group Turning Point USA was fired this week after President Donald Trump appeared on a stage in front of a parody image of the presidential seal at its Teen Student Action Summit.
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Nicholas Wu / USA Today:
Trump appears in front of altered presidential seal saying ‘45 is a puppet’ — WASHINGTON - Speaking on Tuesday at a student activist conference hosted by the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA, President Donald Trump walked onstage in front of a presidential seal that …
WNKY:
'Putin's Mitch' billboard grabs attention on Interstate 65 — HART COUNTY, Ky.- A new billboard along I-65 in Hart County is raising some eyebrows. — The sign reads, “Putin's Mitch” and features a photo of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. — Mad Dog Political Action Committee paid …
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Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Worst Part of the Mueller Hearings? Republican Conspiracy Theories.
Worst Part of the Mueller Hearings? Republican Conspiracy Theories.
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Hullabaloo and National Review
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Conspiracy theories, excusing Russians, attacking Mueller: How low can Republicans go?
Conspiracy theories, excusing Russians, attacking Mueller: How low can Republicans go?
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CNN, Talking Points Memo and Washington Press
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
The painful, pointless testimony of Robert S. Mueller III
The painful, pointless testimony of Robert S. Mueller III
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American Digest, Washington Examiner and New York Post
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Why Trump swallowed a budget deal that bleeds red ink
Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Jeffrey Epstein Found Injured in NYC Jail Cell After Possible Suicide Attempt or Assault: Sources — One source says an assault has not been ruled out, and that another inmate accused of murder has been questioned — No Bail for NYC Financier Jeff Epstein
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Polls:
Biden Holds Large Edge — African American support boosts former VP — West Long Branch, NJ - Former Vice President Joe Biden is the clear front-runner among likely Democratic primary voters in South Carolina in the first Monmouth University Poll here for the 2020 cycle.
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Political Wire, Washington Times and POLITICUSUSA
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Kamala Harris's Debate Bounce Is Fading
Kamala Harris's Debate Bounce Is Fading
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USA Today and Daily Wire
Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Jet-setter: Buttigieg leads 2020 Dems in private flights
Jet-setter: Buttigieg leads 2020 Dems in private flights
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NBC News, The Week, Daily Wire, Axios and Washington Free Beacon
U.S. Department of Justice:
Federal Government to Resume Capital Punishment After Nearly Two Decade Lapse — Attorney General William P. Barr Directs the Federal Bureau of Prisons to Adopt an Addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol and Schedule the Executions of Five Death-Row Inmates Convicted of Murdering Children
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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Sues Google for $50 Million — Representative Tulsi Gabbard, the long-shot presidential candidate from Hawaii, said in a federal lawsuit that Google infringed on her free speech when it briefly suspended her campaign's advertising account after the first Democratic debate in June.
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over alleged free speech infringement
Ilhan Omar / New York Times:
It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump's Racism — The nation's ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. — Ms. Omar is a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota. — Throughout history, demagogues have used state power to target minority communities and political enemies, often culminating in state violence.
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Jerry Mitchell / ProPublica:
We Found Photos of Ole Miss Students Posing With Guns in Front of a Shot-Up Emmett Till Memorial. Now They Face a Possible Civil Rights Investigation. — OXFORD, Miss. — Three University of Mississippi students have been suspended from their fraternity house and face possible investigation …
Obed Manuel / Dallas Morning News:
No shower for 23 days: U.S. citizen says conditions were so bad that he almost self-deported — Francisco Erwin Galicia, a Dallas-born U.S. citizen, spent 23 days in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in conditions that made him so desperate he almost opted to self-deport.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mueller didn't fail. The country did. — Being thousands of miles away from home in Portugal, a country that 45 years ago was in the grasp of a brutal dictatorship, gives me an interesting perspective on former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Wednesday testimony and on the now nearly forgotten …
Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Lawmaker says she's been told to back off call for probe of Jeffrey Epstein's work release — Florida Sen. Lauren Book has reached out to Capitol police after receiving an anonymous warning connected to her demand for a state inquiry into Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw's handling …
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Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Daily Caller
Caroline Haskins / VICE:
Amazon Requires Police to Shill Surveillance Cameras in Secret Agreement — The Lakeland, Florida police department is required to “encourage adoption” of Ring products as part of a secret agreement with the company. — Amazon's home security company Ring has enlisted local police departments around …
Laurence H. Tribe / Newsweek:
After Mueller's devastating testimony, the truth is beyond denying: Congress is failing us | Opinion — We are eye witnesses to the unraveling of the American project. Watching the old war hero stumble on the stage of history as he tried valiantly to overcome the limitations …
Washington Post:
Major automakers strike climate deal with California, rebuffing Trump on proposed mileage freeze — Agreement could have vehicles hit 50 miles per gallon on average by 2026 — Four automakers from three continents have struck a deal with California to produce more fuel-efficient cars …
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ThinkProgress, National Review, Mother Jones, Reuters, MIT Technology Review, The Verge, One America News Network and Axios
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
House Dems authorize subpoenas for senior White House aides' official communications — The House Oversight and Reform Committee voted on Thursday to authorize subpoenas for senior White House officials' communications via private email accounts and messaging applications …
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Axios, Washington Post, One America News Network and The Week
Alan I. Abramowitz / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The 2020 Congressional Elections: A Very Early Forecast — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — A forecasting model based on postwar electoral history along with the president's approval rating and the House generic ballot points to Democratic gains next fall.
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Trump Administration Considering ‘Travel Ban’ On Guatemalans After Asylum Snub — The Trump administration is actively investigating imposing a travel ban against Guatemala unless the Central American nation takes significant steps to curb illegal migration northwards.
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Daily Wire and Fox News