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New York Times:
Review of Russia Inquiry Grows as F.B.I. Witnesses Are Questioned — The review, led by the prosecutor John Durham, has focused on former investigators who are frequent targets of President Trump. — WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors reviewing the origins of the Russia investigation …
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PJ Media Home and No More Mister Nice Blog
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NBC News:
AG Barr expands mysterious review into origin of Russia investigation — If U.S. Attorney John Durham is conducting a criminal investigation, it's not clear what allegations of wrongdoing are being examined. — NBC: AG Barr expands controversial review into origin of Russia investigation
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The Gateway Pundit, MSNBC and BizPac Review
Washington Post:
GOP congressman who won't rule out impeaching Trump announces retirement — A day after Rep. Francis Rooney (Fla.) became the first House Republican to say he would consider voting to impeach President Trump, he announced his retirement. — The two-term congressman from a reliably …
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Axios, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Francis Rooney, G.O.P. Lawmaker Who Won't Rule Out Impeachment, Is to Retire — A day earlier, Mr. Rooney became the first House Republican to indicate that he was willing to consider supporting articles of impeachment. — WASHINGTON — Representative Francis Rooney, Republican of Florida …
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Raw Story
Christian Vasquez / Politico:
GOP congressman who was open to impeachment calls it quits
GOP congressman who was open to impeachment calls it quits
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Washington Post
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Rep Francis Rooney announces retirement, wants to be a ‘model for term limits’
Rep Francis Rooney announces retirement, wants to be a ‘model for term limits’
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Roll Call and Florida Politics
New York Times:
U.K. Lawmakers Disrupt Boris Johnson's Brexit Plan — What was supposed to be a dramatic up-or-down vote on the British prime minister's deal with Brussels fizzled amid parliamentary maneuvers. — LONDON — Just as Britain appeared on the cusp of a history-making, up-or-down vote …
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Slate and The Guardian
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The Guardian:
MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with rebel amendment
MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with rebel amendment
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The National Interest, The Week and New York Post
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Why Boris Johnson may not get his big Brexit vote after all
Why Boris Johnson may not get his big Brexit vote after all
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The Sun, One America News Network, Associated Press and Jacobin
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Democrats introduce ‘THUG Act’ to block funding for G-7 at Trump resort — Democrats introduced legislation Friday that would block federal funding for next year's Group of Seven (G-7) summit at Trump National Doral Miami. — Democratic Reps. Lois Frankel (Fla.), Bennie Thompson (Miss.) …
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Hullabaloo and Washington Post
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Washington Post:
Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria
Growing number of Republicans struggle to defend Trump on G-7 choice, Ukraine and Syria
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Associated Press, Mother Jones, New York Times, USA Today, Raw Story, Axios, FOX6Now.com, Daily Kos and Slate
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Bannon Teams Up With Chinese Group That Thinks Trump Will Bring on End-Times — Steve Bannon made a fiercely anti-China movie for some of the Chinese government's biggest foes. — After trying to launch his own cryptocurrency and failing to turn an Italian monastery into a training camp …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump veterans see a presidency veering off the rails — Former Trump White House officials and other Republicans close to the White House are increasingly worried about President Trump's erratic behavior and say there are no longer enough safeguards around him to prevent self-inflicted disasters large and small.
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Raw Story, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, The Wrap, Washington Post and The Hill
BBC:
Turkey's Erdogan vows to ‘crush heads’ of Kurdish fighters — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey will “crush the heads” of Kurdish fighters if they do not withdraw from a planned safe zone area in northern Syria. — Turkey agreed on Thursday to suspend an offensive …
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Michael Bachelard / Sydney Morning Herald:
This Kurdish woman's death sparked a global outcry. Now we know how she died
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
Mike Pompeo briefs NATO on Turkey ‘ceasefire’
Mike Pompeo briefs NATO on Turkey ‘ceasefire’
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One America News Network, Raw Story and Sputnik International
New York Times:
The Crisis of the Republican Party — The G.O.P. will not be able to postpone a reckoning on Donald Trump's presidency for much longer. — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the publisher. It is separate from the newsroom and the Op-Ed section.
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Raw Story, Hullabaloo and Boston.com
Washington Post:
Sanders returns to the trail with a major rally: ‘To put it bluntly, I am back’ — NEW YORK — Sen. Bernie Sanders returned to the campaign trail Saturday with the support of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, making a comeback nearly three weeks after suffering a heart attack.
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Politico, Political Wire, Associated Press, Fox News and The Hill
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Bill Scher / Politico:
AOC's Sanders Endorsement Won't Change 2020. But It Might Change the Democratic Party.
AOC's Sanders Endorsement Won't Change 2020. But It Might Change the Democratic Party.
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Fox News, The Daily Caller and VICE
Jerome Hudson / Breitbart:
Barbra Streisand Shares Photo of Nancy Pelosi Killing Trump — Left-wing actor and Grammy-winning singer Barbra Streisand posted a photo to Twitter early Saturday depicting a bloodied President Donald Trump being impaled by the heel of a shoe with the word “Pelosi” emblazoned on it.
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Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
David Priess / Lawfare:
Impeachment, Elections and Bad History — Law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general John Yoo this week declared, “What the framers thought was that the American people would judge a president at the time of an election. They would never have wanted an impeachment within a year of an election.”
Joshua Jamerson / Wall Street Journal:
Some Warren Backers Want More Details on Her Health Plan — The senator has so far stuck to the broad principle that overall health-care costs will go down and the wealthy will pay more — NORFOLK, Va.—As Elizabeth Warren faces pressure from her rivals in the Democratic presidential primary …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A small crack in the GOP firewall — A SMALL CRACK IN THE GOP FIREWALL? — A few outliers in the Republican Party — Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), former Ohio governor John Kasich, who has contemplated launching a primary challenge — have begun to publicly speak out against President Donald Trump.
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Associated Press and Political Wire
Alana Goodman / Washington Examiner:
Elijah Cummings widow Maya Rockeymoore expected to run for his House seat — Rep. Elijah Cummings's widow Maya Rockeymoore is seen as the most likely successor to fill his congressional seat after his death on Thursday, sources told the Washington Examiner.
Dan Levin / New York Times:
When the Student Newspaper Is the Only Daily Paper in Town — As more than 2,000 newspapers across the country have closed or merged, student journalists from Michigan to Arizona have stepped in to fill the void. — ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Municipal committee meetings …
Sky Palma / DeadState:
Christian broadcaster: Elijah Cummings' death was God's revenge for his ‘demonic attempt’ to impeach Trump — During an interview with Maryland pastor Stacey Shiflett on his MC Files broadcast this Thursday, far-right conspiracy theorist Chris McDonald posited his theory as to why Democratic …