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Chairman Schiff Issues Subpoena for Whistleblower Complaint Being Unlawfully Withheld by Acting DNI from Intelligence Committees — f t # e — Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued a subpoena to the Acting Director …
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U.S. Political News … and Mother Jones
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Schiff accuses top intel official of illegally withholding ‘urgent’ whistleblower complaint — The nation's top intelligence official is illegally withholding a whistleblower complaint, possibly to protect President Donald Trump or senior White House officials, House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff alleged Friday.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Republicans are furious about — DRIVING THE DAY — Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) specifically raised concerns about data sharingSTATEMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT, released this morning: “Hamza bin Ladin, the high-ranking al-Qa'ida member and son of Usama bin Ladin …
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Miami Herald
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
McCarthy doubles down on denouncing Democrats and bets the House on Trump
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republicans clash with Trump-aligned operatives
Republicans clash with Trump-aligned operatives
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Raw Story and Washington Monthly
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Honor Team That Worked on Kavanaugh Confirmation Process — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will present one of its most prestigious awards to the lawyers who worked on the highly contentious Supreme Court nomination process of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.
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On the Mystery of the McCabe Grand Jury — Did a federal grand jury refuse to hand up an indictment of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe? — No media organization has reported that this is what happened Thursday, but something clearly happened when the grand jury met …
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Fox News, U.S. Political News …, POLITICUSUSA, RedState, Raw Story, CNN and Washington Post
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
DOJ cites Dems' mixed-up impeachment messages to undercut House probe — The Justice Department on Friday flatly rejected House Democrats' claim that they're in the midst of an “impeachment investigation” into President Donald Trump, pointing to the scattershot messaging by Democratic leaders …
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Mediaite and twitchy.com
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David Shortell / CNN:
DOJ argues House lawmakers should not gain access to Mueller grand jury materials
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
DOJ Inspector General Has Completed FISA Abuse Probe
DOJ Inspector General Has Completed FISA Abuse Probe
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Fox News and Daily Wire
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
What If the Only Democrat Who Isn't Too Radical to Win Is Too Old? — Here is a science-fiction scenario: Imagine a strange new virus that incapacitates everybody below the age of 75. The virus wipes out the entire political leadership, except one old man, who has survived on account of his age …
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Outside the Beltway, twitchy.com and Vox
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New York Times:
Biden and Warren Avoid Direct Conflict — But for How Long?
Biden and Warren Avoid Direct Conflict — But for How Long?
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Washington Post, Political Wire, Daily Kos and Bleeding Heartland
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
The three big winners of the Houston debate
The three big winners of the Houston debate
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Washington Post:
We are Trump's Republican challengers. Canceling GOP primaries is a critical mistake. — Mark Sanford was governor of South Carolina from 2003 to 2011. Joe Walsh represented Illinois's 8th Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. Bill Weld was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, Called Out for ‘My Favorite Dictator’ — Quip drew attention to uncomfortable facet of U.S.-Egypt relationship — Inside a room of the ornately decorated Hotel du Palais during last month's Group of Seven summit in Biarritz, France …
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Fox News, RedState, The Daily Caller, Progress Pond, Occupy Democrats, The Week, The Independent, Mediaite and The New Civil Rights Movement
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Report: Trump asked for “my favorite dictator”
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
New York Uncovers $1 Billion in Sackler Family Wire Transfers — In a court filing, the state attorney general's office says that it has found new account transfers by members of the family that owns Purdue Pharma, the maker of opioids. — The New York attorney general's office said on Friday …
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New York Times:
Notre-Dame's Toxic Fallout — PARIS — The April fire that engulfed Notre-Dame contaminated the cathedral site with clouds of toxic dust and exposed nearby schools, day care centers, public parks and other parts of Paris to alarming levels of lead. — The lead came from the cathedral's incinerated roof …
Associated Press:
Coming for your AR-15? O'Rourke scrambles Dems' gun message — WASHINGTON (AP) — Beto O'Rourke's “hell yes” moment at the Democrats' presidential debate is scrambling his party's message on guns. — The Democrats have long contended their support of gun control laws does not mean …
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Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Otto Warmbier's parents will have dinner at the White House — (CNN)The parents of Otto Warmbier, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, will have dinner at the White House on Saturday night with President Donald Trump and Richard Grenell, the US ambassador to Germany, according to two administration sources.
globalnews.ca:
RCMP intel director charged in major case was top adviser to former force head: sources — ABOVE: A high-level official with the RCMP has been arrested and is facing several charges under both the Criminal Code and Security of Information Act, according to multiple sources. Mercedes Stephenson reports.
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Catharine Tunney / CBC News:
RCMP intelligence director accused of violating secrets act
RCMP intelligence director accused of violating secrets act
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The Daily Beast
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
Trump uttered what many supporters consider blasphemy. Here's why most will probably forgive him. — President Trump has had trouble with a number of the Ten Commandments. — There's the adultery. There's the prohibition against giving false witness, for a man who has made more than 12,000 false …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Homeland Security investigating who drew a swastika inside one of its buildings — (CNN)A hand-drawn swastika was found on the third floor of a Department of Homeland Security building on Friday in Washington, a government official told CNN. — Some staffers in the building …
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U.S. Political News …, NBC4 Washington and Raw Story
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Trump makes six false claims in tweets on why he shouldn't be impeached — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump made a three-tweet argument Friday morning about why he should not be impeached, touting what he said were his accomplishments. Over the course of 139 words …
BostonGlobe.com:
METRO SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION RHODE ISLAND POLITICS LIFESTYLE MARIJUANA ARTS MAGAZINE CARS REAL ESTATE EVENTS — The MIT Media Lab's schedule was cleared on a Saturday afternoon in October 2015. There was a special guest and potential donor visiting then-director Joi Ito's office.
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Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE:
Famed Computer Scientist Richard Stallman Described Epstein Victims As ‘Entirely Willing’
Famed Computer Scientist Richard Stallman Described Epstein Victims As ‘Entirely Willing’
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The Daily Beast, New York Post and The Daily Dot
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
General Flynn Goes On Offense Against the Deep State — Several months ago, General Michael Flynn replaced his original defense team with Sidney Powell, a Texas lawyer who is a veteran of the Department of Justice and author of Licensed To Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice.
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Beto Blows Lid Off ‘No One Wants to Take Your Guns’ — Democrats and media members have pledged for years some version of “nobody wants to take your guns away” when gun control laws come up for debate. — Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D., Texas), in a reversal of a position he held last year …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Pennsylvania Trump voter shreds president for breaking promises to Rust Belt: ‘He pulled a Houdini on us’ — A Pennsylvania man who voted for President Donald Trump in 2016 told CNN on Friday that he's bitterly disappointed in how he's seen no progress in manufacturing jobs returning to his community.
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Felicity Huffman Gets Prison Time in College Admissions Scandal — The most famous person stung by ‘Operation Varsity Blues’ paid $15,000 to inflate her daughter's SAT score. Now she says she's sorry. — BOSTON—When Felicity Huffman finally received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012 …
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