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Julia Macfarlane / ABC News:
‘Dossier’ author Chris Steele met Ivanka Trump years before Russia scandal, source says — Steele has been at the center of the Russia investigation firestorm — Nearly a decade before the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka met a British intelligence officer who ran …
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James Comey / Washington Post:
The truth is finally out. The FBI fulfilled its mission. — James Comey is a former director of the FBI and a former deputy attorney general. — For two years, the president of the United States and his followers have loudly declared that the FBI acted unlawfully in conducting …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Inspector General's Report of the Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation — Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement: — “Nothing is more important …
ABC News:
FBI Director Chris Wray reacts to DOJ watchdog report on Russia investigation: Exclusive — In a broadcast exclusive, Wray reacted to a Justice Department watchdog report. — FBI Director Christopher Wray offered mixed reactions to a Justice Department watchdog report that uncovered …
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CBS News, Politico, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime, Axios and Contemptor
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
US Attorney Durham objects to IG findings on Russia probe origins in stunning statement — The U.S. attorney who is conducting a wide-ranging investigation of the origins of the Trump-Russia probe released a rare statement Monday saying he disagrees with conclusions of the so-called FISA report …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Director Christopher Wray's Response to Inspector General Report — Director Christopher Wray provided the following letter to the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General in response to the report titled “Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects …
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Vox, Washington Post, HuffPost, National Review, Wired and New York Times
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Another Inquiry Doesn't Back Up Trump's Charges. So, on to the Next.
Another Inquiry Doesn't Back Up Trump's Charges. So, on to the Next.
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Mediaite
Washington Post:
In opening an investigation of the Trump campaign, the FBI felt it had reached a ‘tipping point,’ IG finds
In opening an investigation of the Trump campaign, the FBI felt it had reached a ‘tipping point,’ IG finds
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The Independent and Mediaite
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
How The DOJ Watchdog Forced Barr To Scramble To Undermine Trump-Russia Probe
John Solomon Reports:
Just how bad was the FBI's Russia FISA? 51 violations and 9 false statements
Just how bad was the FBI's Russia FISA? 51 violations and 9 false statements
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American Greatness and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
New York Times:
Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Finds Serious Errors but Debunks Anti-Trump Plot
Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Finds Serious Errors but Debunks Anti-Trump Plot
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
AG Barr condemns IG report's finding that FBI probe of Trump campaign was justified
AG Barr condemns IG report's finding that FBI probe of Trump campaign was justified
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MSNBC, Patterico's Pontifications, Big League Politics and Washington Times
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Horowitz report is damning for the FBI and unsettling for the rest of us
Jonathan O'Connell / Washington Post:
Attorney general reschedules Trump hotel holiday party. DOJ won't disclose the date.
Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
New report reveals past relationship between Ivanka Trump and Russia “pee tape” dossier author Christopher Steele
New report reveals past relationship between Ivanka Trump and Russia “pee tape” dossier author Christopher Steele
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
The inspector general report just blew up Trump's lies. So Barr is rushing to the rescue.
The inspector general report just blew up Trump's lies. So Barr is rushing to the rescue.
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Occupy Democrats, Vox and JustOneMinute
Katie Benner / New York Times:
Barr Allows for Release of Additional Details About Ex-Spy Behind Steele Dossier
Barr Allows for Release of Additional Details About Ex-Spy Behind Steele Dossier
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Washington Post:
Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment against Trump, focusing on abuse of power, obstruction of Congress — Democrats are expected to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday that will focus on abuse of power and obstructing Congress and would be voted …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Democrats to unveil 2 articles of impeachment Tuesday morning — House Democrats plan to unveil two articles of impeachment Tuesday, charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, according to multiple lawmakers and aides. — The Judiciary Committee plans …
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Susan Hennessey / Lawfare:
The One Episode From the Mueller Report That Democrats Must Include in Impeachment — Things are moving quickly. Just last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that House Democrats would begin drafting articles of impeachment against President Trump.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The GOP's bottom-line Trump defense: Get over it
The GOP's bottom-line Trump defense: Get over it
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The Hill, Breitbart and The Western Journal
Brent Lang / Variety:
Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’: Atlanta Newspaper Demands Disclaimer on Depiction of Female Reporter — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is asking Warner Bros. and the makers of “Richard Jewell” to release a statement acknowledging it took dramatic license when it portrayed journalist Kathy Scruggs as trading sex for tips.
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Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
AT WAR WITH THE TRUTH … A confidential trove of government documents obtained by The Washington Post reveals that senior U.S. officials failed to tell the truth about the war in Afghanistan throughout the 18-year campaign, making rosy pronouncements they knew to be false and hiding unmistakable evidence the war had become unwinnable.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Lies, Damned Lies and Washington — As President Trump faces impeachment by the House, it is the very concept of truth that often seems to be on trial. — WASHINGTON — There are days in Washington lately when it feels like the truth itself is on trial. Monday was one of those days.
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Fox News and New York Post
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Away replaces CEO Steph Korey after Verge investigation — Former Lululemon COO Stuart Haselden is stepping in — Away CEO Steph Korey is stepping down, just four days after an investigation from The Verge highlighted the company's toxic culture. Korey, one of the luggage brand's co-founders …
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Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Mashable and TechCrunch
Emily Stewart / Vox:
The dust-up over Elizabeth Warren's private legal work, explained — Elizabeth Warren at a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa in November 2019. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images — Elizabeth Warren being paid for her work is inexplicably controversial. — Sen. Bernie Sanders sold a lot …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
McKinsey Gives Pete Buttigieg Permission to Disclose Clients
McKinsey Gives Pete Buttigieg Permission to Disclose Clients
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Sludge, NBC News and Washington Post
Foreign Policy:
Desperate to Save Diplomacy, White House Blocks U.N. Meeting on North Korean Atrocities — As tensions rise between Washington and Pyongyang, Trump tries to avert a complete breakdown in relations. — The White House has killed off plans to convene a meeting of the United Nations Security Council …
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Wendy Fry / San Diego Union-Tribune:
CBP denies access to doctors seeking flu vaccinations for migrant children — A group of doctors, who last month pressured U.S. Customs and Border Protection to allow them to give flu vaccines to detained migrant children, have now taken their fight to the driveway of a detention facility …
Michelle Iracheta / Houston Chronicle:
Acevedo calls out Cornyn, Cruz, McConnell after Houston sergeant fatally shot by ‘domestic abuser’ — Just two days after a Houston police sergeant was fatally shot in the line of duty while responding to a domestic violence call, Chief Art Acevedo is once again challenging lawmakers …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Houston police chief rips ‘smug’ Cruz and McConnell, who 'don't want to piss off the NRA'
Houston police chief rips ‘smug’ Cruz and McConnell, who 'don't want to piss off the NRA'
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Axios, The Hill, The American Independent and CBS News
NPR:
Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Joe Biden — Morning Edition host Rachel Martin interviews former Vice President Joe Biden aboard his campaign bus en route to Decorah, Iowa, about his bid for the Democratic nomination and the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
New York Deepens Its Investigation Into the N.R.A. — The New York State attorney general has issued a new subpoena to the National Rifle Association, deepening her eight-month investigation and providing fresh clues about where it is headed, according to people with knowledge of the document.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
A Perennial Congressional Candidate Beloved by Trump World Was Just Arrested on Stalking Charges — “He would have stolen my cats,” Navarro's accuser alleges. — A perennial Republican House candidate whose doomed bids against Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) have become a cause celebre on the right …
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Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
NBA Ratings Are Down This Year And The Association Can't Figure Out Why. Here's A Theory. — Ratings for NBA games are down across the three major networks that show the games - ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV, and the National Basketball Association isn't totally sure why. Here's a theory: China.
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James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Yale Prof Estimates Faculty Political Diversity at ‘0%’ — Pressure to join the “herd groupthink” in New Haven. — Nobody looks to the Ivy League for balanced political discourse. But a new report suggests that on at least one campus, the stifling of conservative views among faculty members is nearly complete.
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David K. Li / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds Kentucky abortion law mandating ultrasounds — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Kentucky law, mandating doctors perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before they can perform abortions. — The high court declined, without comment …
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John Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Schiff Threatens Press Freedom — When the surveillance state exposes a journalist and his sources, there's an instant chilling effect. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide, the bible for agents, has long recognized that journalists …
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