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New York Times:
Some on Mueller's Team See Their Findings as More Damaging for Trump Than Barr Revealed  —  WASHINGTON — Some of Robert S. Mueller III's investigators have told associates that Attorney General William P. Barr failed to adequately portray the findings of their inquiry and that they were more troubling …
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Washington Post:
Limited information Barr has shared about Russia investigation frustrated some on Mueller's team  —  Members of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team have told associates they are frustrated with the limited information Attorney General William P. Barr has provided about their nearly …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Prepare yourself — the Mueller redaction wars are coming  —  Next up in the fight over Robert Mueller's final report: the redaction wars.  —  House Democrats want to see everything related to the special counsel's nearly two-year-old investigation into Russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Mike Littwin / The Colorado Independent:
Michael Bennet has prostate cancer, but he still intends to run for president  —  When Michael Bennet's office called to say he had a big announcement to make, I assumed he would be confirming what everyone already knew — that the Colorado senator would be joining John Hickenlooper and the rest …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Senate Democrat Apologizes for Putting Too Little Trust in Mitch McConnell  —  Senate Republicans went “nuclear” Wednesday: In a party-line vote, Mitch McConnell's caucus changed the upper chamber's rules, so as to maximize the number of judges Donald Trump will get to appoint …
miamiherald:
Counterintelligence probe of Chinese activity focuses on Mar-a-Lago, Cindy Yang, intruder  —  Federal authorities are investigating possible Chinese intelligence operations targeting President Donald Trump and his private Palm Beach club, Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the never …
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New York Times:
Malware Arrest Exposes Security Gaps at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club  —  WASHINGTON — The arrest of a Chinese woman who carried a malware-laced device into Mar-a-Lago, President Trump's Florida resort, has exposed porous security at the private club and escalating tensions between Secret Service agents …
Discussion: Slate, The Verge and Shareblue Media
Washington Post:
‘You pay and you get in’: At Trump's beach retreat, hundreds of customers — and growing security concerns
Discussion: Observer and Defense One
Washington Post:
Democrats demand Mar-a-Lago security review after Secret Service arrests Chinese woman
Discussion: Mother Jones
David Pitt / Associated Press:
Iowa Sen. Grassley: Trump wind turbine comments ‘idiotic’  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Republican senator is expressing irritation at what he calls “idiotic” comments by President Donald Trump about wind energy.  —  Trump, at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual …
Discussion: Contemptor, Vanity Fair, Axios and Mediaite
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Lauren Fox / CNN:
First on CNN: Key House Democrat requests Trump's tax returns from IRS  —  (CNN)House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal has formally requested President Donald Trump's tax returns from the Internal Revenue Service, likely launching a battle with the administration that could stretch months …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
House Democrat Demands Six Years of Trump Tax Returns From I.R.S.
Ways and Means Committee:
Neal Statement on Requesting President Trump's Tax Returns
Discussion: Breitbart and Vox
Brian Faler / Politico:
House Democrats unleash bid for Trump's tax returns
Discussion: Common Dreams and RedState
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
House Democrats ask IRS for Trump's tax returns
Discussion: Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Salon
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials  —  The senior White House official whose security clearance was denied last year because of concerns about foreign influence, private business interests and personal conduct …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:   Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump under fresh scrutiny after whistleblower's account on security clearances
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Cummings: Tax firm asks for subpoena before providing Trump docs
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Stephanie Murray / Politico:
Buttigieg draws huge crowd at Northeastern U.  —  BOSTON — Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Ind., and a nascent presidential candidate, riled up a crowd of more than 1,000 college students at Northeastern University on Wednesday.  Part of his appeal, the students said, was that Buttigieg wasn't trying to appeal to them.
Discussion: Vanity Fair
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Washington Post:
Biden says he'll adjust his physical behavior as three more women come forward  —  Former vice president Joe Biden promised on Wednesday to adjust his physical behavior toward women, an effort to quell controversy over whether his intimate style is appropriate in the era of the #MeToo movement.
New York Times:
Attacks by White Extremists Are Growing.  So Are Their Connections.  —  U.K.  —  AUSTRALIA … U.S. … FRANCE  —  White extremist attacks, 2011-17  —  NEW  —  North America  —  Europe  —  Oceania  —  CANADA  —  RUSSIA  —  U.K.  —  AUSTRALIA … U.S.  —  White extremist attacks, 2011-17
USA Today:
You elected them to write new laws.  They're letting corporations do it instead.  —  An investigation by USA TODAY, The Arizona Republic and the Center for Public Integrity  —  Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
Beto O'Rourke Paid His And His Wife's Company $110,000 In Campaign Funds  —  EL PASO, Texas — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke paid roughly $110,000 in campaign funds to a web development company while either he or his wife owned it, public records show.
ABC News:
Trump's economic advisers want to exempt commercial trade if he closes border  —  Trump has said border security is more important than trade.  —  President Donald Trump has not yet made a decision about closing the southern border, the head of the National Economic Council said on Wednesday …
ABC News:
Sensor damaged by a foreign object on Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX triggered fatal crash: Sources  —  The preliminary crash findings are expected to be released on Thursday.  —  The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, which crashed in March and killed 157 people, suffered a damaged angle …
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
She Survived a Slave Ship, the Civil War and the Depression.  Her Name Was Redoshi.  —  It has long been believed that a man named Cudjo Lewis was the last living survivor of the trans-Atlantic slave trade in the United States.  Now a researcher at Newcastle University in Britain …
Discussion: theGrio
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Tim Ryan Is Expected To Announce A Presidential Campaign This Week  —  Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio is expected to announce a presidential campaign this week, several sources who have been informed of the Democrat's plans told BuzzFeed News.  —  Ryan is scheduled to appear Thursday on The View …
Discussion: Slate
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
Georgia GOP lawmakers want to open the door to more regulations on the press  —  Washington (CNN)A group of Republicans in the Georgia state assembly unveiled a bill earlier this week that could open the door to imposing regulations on members of the free press that include fining reporters …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Biden's Problem Is His Ego  —  Joe Biden wants us to believe that all his touching speaks to how deeply he cares about other people.  —  It's really a testament to how much regard he has for himself.  —  As everyone has always known, Biden is prone to weird and wildly over-familiar interactions …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:   Mayor Pete Is Plenty Gay
Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Trump got no bounce from Mueller.  That leaves him a narrow path back to the Oval Office.  —  Analysis: The president's approval rating has been a flatline, which means he may need a rival as unpopular as Hillary Clinton in 2016 to pull off a second term.  —  For President Donald Trump, it may prove to be the bounce that never comes.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Even After a Trade Deal, Be Wary of China  —  When an agreement is reached, President Trump may hail it as a triumph.  But other big problems need attention.  —  President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China will probably soon reach a trade agreement, but that won't solve the biggest problems.
Alan I. Abramowitz / Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Assessing Trump's Chances: Forecasting the 2020 Presidential Election  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — The author's “time for change” presidential forecasting model has a successful track record of projecting presidential elections.  In 2016, it showed Donald Trump as a favorite to win the national popular vote.
Jennifer Wright / Harper's BAZAAR:
The U.S. Is Tracking Migrant Girls' Periods to Stop Them From Getting Abortions  —  We still don't know where 1,488 migrant children are.  The U.S. government lost them.  They  —  admit as much  —  . Even though the court ordered a halt to the policy of family separation, 245 more children have been
 
 
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James LaPorta / Newsweek:
Top Marine General Let Emails Leak Amid Border Funding Fight so Service Families Would Not Be Forgotten: Sources
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Josh Hawley Calls for Third-Party Audit of Twitter
Discussion: Power Line, Daily Wire, NB Blog and Fox News
New York Times:
Alabama's Gruesome Prisons: Report Finds Rape and Murder at All Hours
Discussion: NPR and Splinter
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Donald Trump wrongly claims his father was born in Germany - again
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Monthly
CNN:
Pompeo names Morgan Ortagus as State Department spokeswoman
Discussion: Washington Times
 Earlier Items: 
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Hacker Eva Galperin Has a Plan to Eradicate Stalkerware
Discussion: Boing Boing and Motherboard
Rob Price / Business Insider:
Facebook is partnering with a big UK newspaper to publish sponsored articles downplaying 'technofears …
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Arizona Republic:
Senate hopeful Mark Kelly raised $4 million in first fundraising haul
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
New book details Trump's topsy-turvy relationship with Congress
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story and Mediaite
 

 
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Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times:
The Financial Times signs a deal with OpenAI to train AI models on the publisher's archived content and to let ChatGPT reply with short summaries of FT articles

The Hollywood Reporter:
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down; Brian Robbins, Chris McCarthy, and George Cheeks will run Paramount on an interim basis as an “Office of the CEO”

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Shari Redstone agreed to take less than $2B for her Paramount stake as part of Skydance's “best and final” offer, lower than what was initially offered

 
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