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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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MSNBC, The Gateway Pundit 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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Daily Kos, Political Wire and Axios
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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 …
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’
Discussion:
Roll Call and Florida Politics
The Guardian:
MPs put brakes on Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with rebel amendment — PM says he will press ahead with legislation next week, but is obliged to request extension — Play Video — MPs have inflicted a humiliating defeat on Boris Johnson by passing a backbench amendment withholding their support from his Brexit deal.
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Outside the Beltway, The National Interest, The Week and New York Post
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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
Washington Post:
Parliament votes to withhold approval of Brexit deal, postponing Boris Johnson's moment of reckoning
Parliament votes to withhold approval of Brexit deal, postponing Boris Johnson's moment of reckoning
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The Guardian, Hot Air, Al Jazeera and YouGov
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
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 …
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
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, The Hill and Washington Post
Michael Bachelard / Sydney Morning Herald:
This Kurdish woman's death sparked a global outcry. Now we know how she died — Duhok: Six days after Donald Trump announced his troops were abandoning the “endless war” in Syria, a Kurdish woman called Hevrin Khalaf was driving along the country's M4 highway when her armoured vehicle …
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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 …
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
Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton bails on DC event that Tulsi Gabbard is attending — It looks like the “Queen of Warmongers” blinked. — A face-to-face confrontation between Hillary Clinton and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard set for next week was averted when Clinton backed out of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington, DC.
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The Gateway Pundit, BizPac Review, Fox News and HuffPost
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Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Gabbard fundraises off Clinton attack: ‘I challenge her’ to ‘face me directly’
Gabbard fundraises off Clinton attack: ‘I challenge her’ to ‘face me directly’
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Breitbart
Christina Cauterucci / Slate:
Hillary Clinton Backs Out of Fortune Event Co-Starring Kirstjen Nielsen
Hillary Clinton Backs Out of Fortune Event Co-Starring Kirstjen Nielsen
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Townhall, Fox News, HuffPost, New York Post, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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.
Discussion:
Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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.”
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.