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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Barr blasts Trump's tweets on Stone case: ‘Impossible for me to do my job’: ABC News Exclusive — The attorney general spoke with ABC News Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas. — LIVE NOW — In an exclusive interview, Attorney General Bill Barr told ABC News on Thursday that President Donald Trump …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
After Trump's Attacks on Justice Dept., Barr Says He Will Not ‘Be Bullied’ — The attorney general said that the president's attacks on prosecutors' handling of his friend Roger Stone's sentencing undermine the legal system and the Justice Department. — WASHINGTON — Attorney General William P. Barr …
Washington Post:
Barr pushes back against Trump's criticism of Justice Dept., says tweets ‘make it impossible for me to do my job’ — Attorney General William P. Barr pushed back hard Thursday against President Trump's criticism of the Justice Department, saying, “I'm not going to be bullied or influenced by anybody.”
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Everyone is focusing on the wrong part of William Barr's interview — Barr telling Trump to stop tweeting allows him to distract attention from more central issues. — Attorney General William P. Barr offered his first public comments Thursday since a controversy erupted at the Justice Department this week.
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
As sentencing approaches, Roger Stone turns to former mob lawyer for help
As sentencing approaches, Roger Stone turns to former mob lawyer for help
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Patrick Reis / Rolling Stone:
Roger Stone Knows Trump's Secrets. That's Why He'll Avoid Prison
Roger Stone Knows Trump's Secrets. That's Why He'll Avoid Prison
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Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
Political journalists are sounding the alarm. They mustn't stop.
Political journalists are sounding the alarm. They mustn't stop.
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Transcript of Attorney General Bill Barr's exclusive interview with ABC News
Transcript of Attorney General Bill Barr's exclusive interview with ABC News
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Investigating C.I.A. Resistance to Sharing Russia Secrets — The prosecutor was assigned by the attorney general to scrutinize the agents and analysts who sought to understand Russia's covert operation to help Donald J. Trump win the 2016 election.
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LasVegasWeekly.com:
Our 2020 Nevada caucus endorsement: Amy Klobuchar and Joe Biden — For all the talk of Democrats being divided along moderate-progressive ideological lines and for all the debate among party candidates on fractious issues like health care and immigration, poll after poll shows that the majority …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders Cements Front-Runner Status After New Hampshire Win
Sanders Cements Front-Runner Status After New Hampshire Win
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Politico:
Nevada's powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate
Nevada's powerful Culinary Union declines to endorse a 2020 candidate
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Washington Post:
Only two recent major party nominees have lost both Iowa and New Hampshire
Only two recent major party nominees have lost both Iowa and New Hampshire
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Powerful Nevada union declines to endorse a candidate in Dem race in major snub to Biden
Powerful Nevada union declines to endorse a candidate in Dem race in major snub to Biden
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Laura Bassett / GQ:
Why Is Bloomberg's Long History of Egregious Sexism Getting a Pass? — The surging Democratic presidential candidate has fielded some 40 sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuits brought against him and his organizations over decades. — In December 2015, employees at Everytown for Gun Safety …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The Price of a Bloomberg Nomination Is Too Damn High
The Price of a Bloomberg Nomination Is Too Damn High
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Limbaugh draws bipartisan condemnation for Buttigieg remarks — WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh drew bipartisan condemnation Thursday for saying the country won't elect Pete Buttigieg president because he's been “kissing his husband” on stage after debates.
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
The Queer Opposition to Pete Buttigieg, Explained
The Queer Opposition to Pete Buttigieg, Explained
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Documents reveal DNC was ‘intimately involved’ in development of troubled Iowa caucus app — While the Democratic National Committee over the last 10 days has tried to distance itself from the troubled app that through the results of the Iowa caucus into disarray, a copy of the contract …
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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Trump contradicts past denials, admits sending Giuliani to Ukraine — Washington (CNN)Emboldened after his impeachment acquittal, President Donald Trump now openly admits to sending his attorney Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine to find damaging information about his political opponents …
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Trump's story about veteran's comeback was not quite true — NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Rankins, a formerly homeless, drug-addicted Army veteran, got a standing ovation at the State of the Union after President Donald Trump described how he turned his life around thanks to a construction job …
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Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
The Big Roadblock For Bernie Sanders' Agenda — Moderates shouldn't be too scared of a Sanders presidency when all Republicans and most Democrats in Congress publicly oppose “Medicare for All.” — WASHINGTON ― It's no exaggeration to say the biggest flashpoint in the Democratic …
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Corey Dickstein / Stars & Stripes:
Esper defends stripping Stars and Stripes of all funding, says news organization is not a priority — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Thursday defended the Pentagon's effort to strip Stars and Stripes of all of its federal funding as part of its fiscal year 2021 budget request …
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
New Hampshire man arrested after allegedly assaulting pro-Trump teen at polling site — EXCLUSIVE: A New Hampshire man was arrested Thursday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old Trump supporter and two adults at a polling site during the state's first-in-the-nation primary earlier this week.
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
This latest trick from the Trump administration is one of the most despicable yet — SAN FRANCISCO — After Yolanda was raped, she ran. — She ran from the basement where her attacker had trapped her for three hours. She ran until she found her way to a police station …
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Mike Bloomberg Is Hacking Your Attention — Shamelessness and conflict equal attention. Attention equals power. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — Mike Bloomberg and his presidential campaign respect the fundamental equation governing the modern internet: Shamelessness and conflict equal attention.
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Washington Post:
Trump to headline a $580,600-per-couple fundraiser, the most expensive of his reelection bid — President Trump will be the guest of honor at a Saturday fundraiser at the palatial Palm Beach estate of billionaire Nelson Peltz. Trump's fellow guests: donors who gave $580,600 per couple …
Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Alabama lawmaker's bill would force men to get vasectomies at 50 — A state representative from Birmingham filed a bill Thursday that would require Alabama men to get a vasectomy once they reach 50 years old or father three children, “whichever comes first.”
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Rachel Maddow / MSNBC:
With the rule of law failing under Trump, just diagnosing the problem isn't enough. — Rachel Maddow looks at the importance of institutions in preserving democracy when the rule of law starts to fail, and asks what citizens should do when sounding the alarm about those failures isn't enough to stop them.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump accused of another quid pro quo, this time with New York — President Donald Trump appeared Thursday to link his administration's policies toward New York to a demand that the state drop investigations and lawsuits related to his administration as well as his personal business and finances.
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Washington Post:
The president's rhetoric has changed the way hundreds of children are harassed in American classrooms, The Post found — Left: Students at Royal Oak Middle School in Michigan chant “Build the wall!” the day after the 2016 election. Students' faces blurred in provided video (Storyful).
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Adele Ankers / IGN:
NASA Spots ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Rapidly Approaching Earth — Asteroid alert! — NASA has confirmed that an asteroid larger than the tallest man-made structure in the world is currently travelling towards Earth at a speed of almost 34,000 miles per hour.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
A President So Unhinged That Even Bill Barr Says He's Out of Control — Welcome to the post-acquittal Trump Presidency. — President Trump is not moving on. He is not getting over it. In the eight days since his acquittal by the Republican-controlled Senate, Trump has shown all too clearly …
Matthew Rozsa / Salon:
President Trump rehires Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer to White House roles — Since leaving the West Wing, Spicer competed on “Dancing With the Stars” and Priebus joined the U.S. Navy — President Donald Trump has rehired his former chief of staff Reince Priebus and former press secretary …
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Peter Beinart / Jewish Currents:
“The One Issue That Matters” — THE CRITICS who think Bernie Sanders isn't Jewish enough—or isn't Jewish in the right way—now have a clear alternative in the Democratic presidential race: Michael Bloomberg. Not only is the former New York mayor rising in the polls; he's also contrasting …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hope Hicks to Return to the White House After a Nearly Two-Year Absence — President Trump's former communications director will return as an aide to Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser. — Hope Hicks, a close aide to President Trump who resigned nearly two years ago …