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Source: Leaked Documents Show the U.S. Government Tracking Journalists and Immigration Advocates Through a Secret Database  —  The documents detail an intelligence-gathering effort by the United States and Mexican authorities, targeting more than 50 people including journalists, an attorney, and immigration advocates
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
U.S. officials made list of reporters, lawyers, activists to question at border  —  Several people on the list told NBC News they were questioned at the border as part of what U.S. border agents called a “national security investigation.”  —  WASHINGTON — Customs and Border Protection …
Discussion: Slate, New York Post and Townhall
New York Times:
Democrats Put Off Anti-Semitism Resolution After Fierce Backlash  —  WASHINGTON — House Democratic leaders have put off a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and bigotry after a backlash from rank-and-file lawmakers who said Representative Ilhan Omar, whose comments gave rise to the measure, was being unfairly singled out.
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The Daily Beast:
Democrats Plan to Condemn ‘All Hate’ After Backlash Over Planned Ilhan Omar Rebuke  —  Democrats originally moved to formally admonish the freshman lawmaker for her perceived anti-Semitic comments, but many lawmakers now want all forms of hate to be included.
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Hill
Washington Post:
House Democrats splinter over response to Rep. Omar's alleged anti-Semitism  —  House Democrats argued acrimoniously Wednesday over whether to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar for alleged anti-Semitic remarks, forcing party leaders to confront a growing rift over race and religion that threatened to hamstring the newfound majority.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
2020 Democrats normalize anti-Semitism by defending Ilhan Omar  —  Democrats seeking the party's 2020 presidential nomination are starting to come out in defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar, and in the process, they are normalizing anti-Semitism.  —  Leading Democratic candidates Sens. Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Daily Wire
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris Condemn Effort To Rebuke Ilhan Omar  —  The Vermont senator said he opposes anti-Semitism, but fears that targeting congresswoman Omar is a “way of stifling debate” over Israel and Palestine.  —  Two leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination …
Yascha Mounk / Slate:
Ilhan Omar Shouldn't Get a Pass
Matt Fuller / HuffPost:
Democrats Struggle To Find A Way Out Of The Ilhan Omar Mess
Power Line:   Do Dems Hate Hate?  No  —  As Scott has noted, the Democratic Party …
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Attorney Says Cohen Directed His Lawyer to Seek Trump Pardon, Contradicting Testimony  —  Michael Cohen, a former lawyer for President Trump, directed his attorney last spring to inquire about the possibility of a presidential pardon, weeks after federal agents raided his properties, Mr. Cohen's lawyer said Wednesday.
Discussion: Washington Times and Raw Story
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Eliana Larramendia / ABC News:
Lawyers claiming ties to Rudy Giuliani approached Michael Cohen after FBI raids; investigators looking at contacts  —  In the weeks following the federal raids on former Michael Cohen's law office and residences last April, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and confidant was contacted …
Discussion: Raw Story, Hullabaloo and Salon
New York Times:
Giuliani Says Lawyers Have Sought Trump Pardons for Their Clients  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's lead lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, said Wednesday that lawyers for several people facing scrutiny from the Justice Department in the investigations into the Trump campaign and presidency …
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Political Wire
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen discussed pardons with a second Trump lawyer, he tells Congress  —  Michael Cohen has claimed to the House Intelligence Committee that he discussed the subject of a pardon with President Trump's attorney Jay Sekulow, bringing another of Trump's representatives into an ongoing dispute …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
John Kelly differs with Trump on immigration, mum on security clearances  —  At Duke University, Trump's former chief of staff dodged questions about security clearances for Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.  —  DURHAM, N.C. — Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said he disagreed …
Discussion: Raw Story
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
‘It gets real personal, real fast’: Dems fear targeting Trump kids could backfire
Discussion: New York Times
The Daily Beast:   House Dems Discuss Whether to Go After Ivanka Trump
Los Angeles Times:
White House prepares for Robert Mueller's report — whatever it says
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Democratic National Committee rejects Fox News for debates, citing New Yorker article  —  The Democratic National Committee has decided to exclude Fox News Channel from televising any of its candidate debates during the 2019-2020 cycle as a result of published revelations detailing …
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Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Jeffrey Epstein, Alan Dershowitz and Pals Accused of Sex Trafficking Ring  —  A lawyer for one of Epstein's victims claims he was trafficking girls to Dershowitz and others—but the Harvard attorney says sealed documents will prove his innocence.  —  Kate Briquelet
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
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A Message From Alex Trebek |  JEOPARDY!  —  Jeopardy! … Add to  —  Share More  —  823 4  —  “Hi everyone, I have some news to share with all of you and it's in keeping with my longtime policy of being open and transparent with our Jeopardy! fan base.
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Sen. McSally, ex-Air Force pilot, says officer raped her  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Martha McSally, the first female fighter pilot to fly in combat, said Wednesday that she was raped in the Air Force by a superior officer.  —  The Arizona Republican, a 26-year military veteran …
Discussion: CNN, ABC News, twitchy.com, Slate and Axios
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Sen. Martha McSally reveals she was raped by superior officer while in the Air Force
Discussion: NPR and Daily Wire
The Daily Beast:
How Little Known Andrew Yang May End Up on the 2020 Debate Stage by Gaming the System  —  You've probably never heard of him.  And yet, he's about to bust through the DNC's debate entry threshold.  —  Some presidential candidates build their campaigns on grassroots support.  Others on personal wealth.
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Erica Orden / CNN:
DOJ appoints ex-Mueller prosecutor to run foreign influence unit  —  New Orleans (CNN)The Justice Department will boost its pursuit of foreign influence operations, in part by appointing a prosecutor who worked on special counsel Robert Mueller's team to lead a revamped unit that will crack …
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Justice Dept. to Step Up Enforcement of Foreign Influence Laws
Discussion: Raw Story
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg says he'll reorient the company toward encryption and privacy  —  The firm's focus will shift from a social network in which people broadcast information to large groups of people to one in which people communicate with smaller groups and their content disappears after a short period.
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook:
A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Trump Mar-a-Lago Buddy Wrote Policy Pitch.  The President Sent It to VA Chief.  —  In late 2017, on one of President Donald Trump's retreats to Mar-a-Lago, his private club in Palm Beach, Florida, he caught up with an old friend: Albert Hazzouri.  —  When Hazzouri is not at Mar-a-Lago …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:   Trump Cancels U.S. Report on Civilian Deaths in Drone Strikes
Hollywood Reporter:
“I Need to Be Careful”: Texts Reveal Warner Bros. CEO Promoted Actress Amid Apparent Sexual Relationship  —  Hundreds of leaked text messages between Kevin Tsujihara, actress Charlotte Kirk and partners Brett Ratner and James Packer show the powerful executive, under pressure …
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
CNN Leak During Michael Cohen Testimony Recalls Memories Of Network's Bungled Don Jr. Story  — CNN reported during Michael Cohen's House Intelligence testimony that the former Trump fixer provided documents showing Trump's lawyers edited congressional testimony in which Cohen admitted lying.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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CNN:
Cohen gives documents to House panel on Trump attorney alleged changes to 2017 testimony
Washington Post:
The president's sons entrusted their private hunting retreat to a caretaker.  He was working in the country illegally.  —  WINGDALE, N.Y. — One morning last May, Eric Trump sent a text message to the caretaker of the shooting range he and his brother own in Upstate New York.
Discussion: Slate, Daily Kos, CNN and Raw Story
Washington Post:
‘Not my fault’: Trump struggles to defend his record amid setbacks on immigration, trade, North Korea  —  President Trump proclaimed in a freewheeling speech to a conference of conservatives last weekend that “America is winning again.”  But his administration has been on a pronounced losing streak over the past week.
Associated Press:
Ahead of court ruling, Census Bureau seeks citizenship data  —  As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether the Trump administration can ask people if they are citizens on the 2020 Census, the Census Bureau is quietly seeking comprehensive information about the legal status of millions of immigrants.
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
 
 
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Andrew C. McCarthy / The Hill:
It's not about collusion; it's about obstruction ... and impeachment
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Justin Trudeau's scandal offers a key lesson for U.S. Democrats
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New York Times:
In the Middle of His Official Business, Trump Took the Time to Send Checks to Michael Cohen
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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
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CBS News:
R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: “I have been assassinated”