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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
State Department probe of Clinton emails finds no deliberate mishandling of classified information — A multiyear State Department probe of emails that were sent to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton's private computer server concluded there was no systemic or deliberate mishandling …
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Associated Press:
38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
State Department Concludes Clinton Email Review, Says It Found Nearly 600 Security Violations — State Department investigators probing Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state discovered nearly 600 security incidents that violated agency policy …
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RedState and twitchy.com
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Pompeo lashes out at impeachment inquiry
Pompeo lashes out at impeachment inquiry
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Talking Points Memo and The Federalist Papers
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
'I didn't take this job to keep it': GOP Rep. Rooney hints he's open to impeachment — Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) said Friday that he has been increasingly concerned by revelations that have emerged regarding the Trump administration's dealings with Ukraine and did not rule out the possibility of voting to impeach the president.
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Marty Johnson / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker responds to Mulvaney: ‘Are we trying to exculpate Russia?’ — Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.) on Friday knocked unproven election interference allegations against Ukraine that have been floated by President Trump and his personal lawyer recently. — During an appearance on CNN …
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Washington Post, Associated Press and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria — A growing number of congressional Republicans expressed exasperation Friday over what they view as President Trump's indefensible behavior, a sign that the president's stranglehold on his party is starting …
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Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Why Firing Mick Mulvaney Is Riskier Than Keeping Him — Mick Mulvaney's job was in danger even before his disastrous press conference yesterday, and his equally disastrous attempt to walk that performance back. The fumble could not have been more poorly timed: According to multiple current …
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Raw Story
Ari Natter / Bloomberg:
Perry Won't Comply With Demand for Documents: Impeachment Update
Perry Won't Comply With Demand for Documents: Impeachment Update
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Axios
CNN:
Exclusive: Giuliani pushed Trump administration to grant a visa to a Ukrainian official promising dirt on Democrats — Washington (CNN)Career diplomat George Kent told congressional investigators in his closed-door testimony this week that Rudy Giuliani asked the State Department and the White House …
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Washington Post:
Diplomat tells investigators he raised alarms in 2015 about Hunter Biden's Ukraine work but was rebuffed
Diplomat tells investigators he raised alarms in 2015 about Hunter Biden's Ukraine work but was rebuffed
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Polina Ivanova / Reuters:
What Hunter Biden did on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma
What Hunter Biden did on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma
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The Nation
Christopher Keating / Hartford Courant:
Former Sen. Chris Dodd endorses Joe Biden for president
Mitch McConnell / Washington Post:
Withdrawing from Syria is a grave mistake — Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, is majority leader of the U.S. Senate. — Withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria is a grave strategic mistake. It will leave the American people and homeland less safe, embolden our enemies, and weaken important alliances.
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Bloomberg:
To Win Giuliani's Help, Oligarch's Allies Pursued Biden Dirt — Associates of a Ukrainian oligarch fighting extradition to the U.S. were working to dig up dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden last summer in an effort to get Rudy Giuliani's help in the oligarch's legal case …
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Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Hillary Clinton Backs Out of Fortune Event Co-Starring Kirstjen Nielsen — Tulsi Gabbard, Anita Hill are still on the bill with the child-caging former Homeland Security chief. — In a few days, Kirstjen Nielsen, the former secretary of homeland security best known for separating migrant children …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Filmmaker Pulls Out Of Women's Conference Because Kirstjen Nielsen Will Be Speaking
Filmmaker Pulls Out Of Women's Conference Because Kirstjen Nielsen Will Be Speaking
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The Daily Caller
Michelle Ruiz / Vogue:
3 Art Experts Analyze That Historic Nancy Pelosi vs. Donald Trump Photo — Some see Renaissance influences; others, hints of Norman Rockwell. Have you noticed the Benjamin Franklin bust in the background and the clock on the mantle bisecting the frame? The instantly iconic photo of Speaker …
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Nina Burleigh / NBC News:
Trump's Nancy Pelosi ‘meltdown’ tweet was the perfect self-own. Here's why.
Trump's Nancy Pelosi ‘meltdown’ tweet was the perfect self-own. Here's why.
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller, LifeZette and Fox News
Heather Digby Parton / Raw Story:
The week Donald Trump's presidency crashed and burned — and Republicans noticed
The week Donald Trump's presidency crashed and burned — and Republicans noticed
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Washington Post, Salon and The Intercept
Andrew Kugle / Washington Free Beacon:
A Tale of Two Fingers — Media praise Nancy Pelosi …
A Tale of Two Fingers — Media praise Nancy Pelosi …
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RedState, Liberty Unyielding, NB Blog and BizPac Review
New York Times:
Giuliani Mixes His Business With Role as Trump's Lawyer — Amid intensifying scrutiny of his own work, the former New York mayor met recently with senior Justice Department officials on behalf of a client in a foreign bribery case. — WASHINGTON — It is an extraordinary time in Washington …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump campaign to sue CNN over pro-impeachment bias, demands ‘substantial payment’ — Outraged by secretly-taped anti-Trump comments attributed to CNN President Jeff Zucker and others at the cable network, President Trump's campaign is vowing to sue the company for “a substantial payment of damages.”
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Writes Unhinged ‘Legal’ Letter Demanding That CNN Pay Him Money
Trump Writes Unhinged ‘Legal’ Letter Demanding That CNN Pay Him Money
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The Daily Beast
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
2014 photo of Trump and indicted Giuliani associate took place at Ivanka Trump hosted fashion show — 2 Giuliani associates arrested as they tried to leave US — (CNN)A March 2014 photograph showing Donald Trump with a recently indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani appears to have been taken …
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Ron DeSantis downplayed ties to Giuliani associates. Then we found them hugging.
Ron DeSantis downplayed ties to Giuliani associates. Then we found them hugging.
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Trump's decision to host G-7 at his golf club creates awkwardness for world leaders — BRUSSELS — Trump's decision to host next year's Group of Seven summit at the struggling Trump National Doral Miami golf resort has created an awkward situation for the world leaders who will have to channel …
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Washington Post:
Trump says he'll host G7 summit at cost at his resort — but provides few details
Trump says he'll host G7 summit at cost at his resort — but provides few details
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Breitbart, Fortune, Talking Points Memo, Democrats, Vox, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Emolumental: Mulvaney and Trump Like Doral for a G-7 Quid Pro Quo
Emolumental: Mulvaney and Trump Like Doral for a G-7 Quid Pro Quo
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New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, HuffPost, Daily Kos and UPI
Anthony Adragna / Politico:
First Republican calls for Rick Perry to answer House subpoena — Senior House Democrats say they won't let up on their demands for documents and testimony from outgoing Energy Secretary Rick Perry in the wake of his resignation announcement — and at least one Republican agrees with them.
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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
Perry rejects congressional subpoena, insists resignation not related to Ukraine
Perry rejects congressional subpoena, insists resignation not related to Ukraine
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HuffPost, CNBC and POLITICUSUSA
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton suggests Putin has kompromat on Trump, Russia will back Tulsi Gabbard third-party bid — At Tuesday night's Democratic presidential debate, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) hit back at critics who charged she's too close to Russia. “This morning, a CNN commentator …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Internal Democratic poll suggests a way to bleed Trump dry — One big question House Democrats face is whether they will opt for a quick, clean impeachment of President Trump, as opposed to broadening their impeachment inquiry to include other aspects of Trump's bottomlessly corrupt conduct.
Alex Kotch / Sludge:
As He Attacks Medicare for All, Mayor Pete Gets Campaign Cash From Health Care Executives — Buttigieg's recent transformation into explicit Medicare for All critic was accompanied by continued donations from pharmaceutical and health insurance interests. — EDITED BY
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Financial Times:
Verizon seeks buyer for HuffPost website — Verizon is sounding out potential buyers for the HuffPost website, in the latest phase of the US telecoms group's retreat from the digital media business. — In recent weeks Verizon has raised a HuffPost sale with potential acquirers, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court will decide constitutionality of consumer watchdog bureau — The Supreme Court on Friday said it will consider whether the creation of the watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by Congress in 2010 was unconstitutional, something the Trump administration and even the bureau's director say they now believe.
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Katy O'Donnell / Politico:
Supreme Court to review Trump-backed challenge to consumer bureau
Supreme Court to review Trump-backed challenge to consumer bureau
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Washington Post
Jennifer Van Laar / RedState:
CA Rep. Katie Hill Allegedly Involved Female Staffer in 2-Yr ‘Throuple’ Relationship — Freshman Rep. Katie Hill (D-CA), Vice Chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, shared with Elle in a June 2019 interview a quote from the late Rep. Elijah Cummings, Chairman of the Committee “that has stuck with her.”
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Wall Street Journal:
'Get the Hell out of Syria. It's Sand and Blood and Death': Inside America's Chaotic Retreat — President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops upended Middle East policy and empowered Washington's adversaries — America's humiliating exit from the war in Vietnam was marked …
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Washington Free Beacon
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Meet the most powerful woman in Washington not named Nancy — Get used to pronouncing Kristalina Georgieva's name (it's Gor-ghee-ava). She's the most powerful woman in Washington not named Nancy. — Her new job atop the International Monetary Fund — the 75-year-old institution that acts …
Scott Horsley / NPR:
White House Adviser Peter Navarro Calls Fictional Alter Ego An ‘Inside Joke’ — A publishing company plans to add an advisory note to future copies of a book written by White House adviser Peter Navarro, after it was revealed that Navarro fabricated one of the people he quoted.
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