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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Pelosi accuses Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday accused Attorney General William Barr of committing a crime by lying to Congress, blasting him in a closed-door meeting and later at a news conference.  —  “We saw [Barr] commit a crime …
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The Daily Beast:
The Trump White House Is Loving Itself Some Bill Barr: He ‘Dismembered’ Democrats  —  He may not be the president's Roy Cohn.  But the attorney general is certainly winning plaudits from Trumpland.  —  Shortly after Attorney General William Barr's Senate testimony ended on Wednesday …
Discussion: Politico, Just Security, IJR and The Week
Benjamin Wittes / The Atlantic:
The Catastrophic Performance of Bill Barr  —  I was willing to give Bill Barr a chance.  Consider me burned.  —  When Barr was nominated, I wrote a cautious piece for this magazine declining to give him “a character reference” and acknowledging “legitimate reasons to be concerned about …
Wall Street Journal:
A Real Attorney General  —  Bill Barr gets smeared for refusing to duck and cover like Loretta Lynch.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Washington pile-ons are never pretty, but this week's political setup of Attorney General William Barr is disreputable even by Beltway standards.
CNN:
White House complained to Barr that Mueller should have decided on obstruction  —  Washington (CNN)The White House has accused special counsel Robert Mueller's team of playing politics with the investigation and wildly straying from their mission in a letter sent to Attorney General William Barr …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  May 2, 2019 - U.S. Voters Still …
Discussion: New York Times and Washington Post
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Empty chair and a prop chicken: Barr skips Mueller hearing
Discussion: Axios and Bangor Daily News
NBC News:
After Barr's testimony, what will Democrats do next?
Discussion: Politico, The Week and Daily Kos
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: Barr is acting as Trump's ‘defense lawyer’
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
William Barr's Mueller Report Testimony Has Everyone Wondering What Happened To Him
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: What Trump is saying behind closed doors about the Democratic field  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  TIGER COMING TO TOWN ... Trump administration sources tell us that TIGER WOODS is coming to the White House on Monday for a ceremony to celebrate his Masters win.
Discussion: CNN, Raw Story and The Week
Politico:
Trump attacks Biden despite Kushner directive to lay off Dem field
Matt Bai / Yahoo News:   Biden is right about Trump. Democrats should listen.
Angela Wright-Shannon / Washington Post:   Joe Biden doesn't owe me an apology. Clarence Thomas does.
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:   Trump's Biden Plan? It Could Get Dirty.
Julia Arciga / The Daily Beast:
Stephen Moore Withdraws as Trump's Federal Reserve Board Pick After Anti-Women Remarks Unearthed  —  The former Trump campaign advisor's views on women and other subjects sparked criticism from lawmakers, including Republicans.  —  Stephen Moore withdrew himself from consideration to sit …
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Stephen Moore, Trump's Fed pick, underpaid ex-wife's alimony for years
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Victoria Guida / Politico:
Trump Fed pick Stephen Moore withdraws amid GOP opposition
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — The conversation at a London bar in September 2016 took a strange turn when the woman sitting across from George Papadopoulos, a Trump campaign adviser, asked a direct question: Was the Trump campaign working with Russia?
Ellen McCarthy / Washington Post:
Chasten Buttigieg has been a homeless community-college student and a Starbucks barista.  Now, he could be ‘first gentleman.’  —  “Are you going to write about my meal?”  Chasten Buttigieg asks, scanning the breakfast menu of a Manhattan cafe last month.  —  He had oatmeal with a side of fresh fruit.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Beast
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Charlotte Alter / TIME:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Unlikely, Untested, Unprecedented Presidential Campaign  —  As Pete Buttigieg addressed supporters off a back porch in Marshalltown, Iowa, the Devil was whispering his name.  “Pete,” the Devil hissed into a microphone.  “You're sooo smart, Pete.”
Discussion: Fox News, Joe.My.God. and Daily Wire
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Authorities: Alleged Russian spy whale is refusing to leave and seeking Norwegians' devotion  —  BERLIN — An alleged Russian spy whale is refusing to leave a Norwegian port city, in what appears to be a high-profile defection after a week of global attention on the unnamed beluga.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Julia Harte / Reuters:
Exclusive: Foreign government leases at Trump World Tower stir more emoluments concerns  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent luxury condominiums in New York's Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress …
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Alt-Right Member's Message: Get Out While You Still Can  —  If you remember Katie McHugh, it's probably because of the tweets.  —  A short selection: “British settlers built the USA.  ‘Slaves’ built the country much as cows ‘built’ McDonald's.  Amateur...”
Julie Turkewitz / New York Times:
Michael Bennet, Senator From Colorado, Is Running for President  —  DENVER — Michael Bennet, the moderate, studious Democratic senator from Colorado known for his work on education and immigration reform, announced his candidacy for president on Thursday.  —  He joins a field so packed …
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Sen. Michael F. Bennet of Colorado becomes the latest Democratic presidential candidate
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Top House Republican says he agrees Trump was subject to a ‘coup’ attempt  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Thursday that he agrees with President Trump's assessment that he was the subject of an attempted “coup” during the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton: 'China, if you're listening, why don't you get Trump's tax returns?'
Washington Post:
Trump administration pushed to strip mention of climate change from Arctic policy statement  —  The Trump administration sought to remove references to climate change from an international statement on Arctic policy that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to endorse next week …
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Margaret Carlson / The Daily Beast:
Beto O'Rourke Blew It  —  Reacting to losing to Ted Cruz by running for president is like failing to land a role in a community theater production and deciding to take your talents to Broadway.  —  Margaret Carlson  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  Beto O'Rourke has flamed out.  It's not just me saying it.
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Health insurance deductibles soar, leaving Americans with unaffordable bills … Soaring deductibles and medical bills are pushing millions of American families to the breaking point, fueling an affordability crisis that is pulling in middle-class households with health insurance as well as the poor and uninsured.
Max Boot / Washington Post:
How conservatives rationalize their surrender to Trump  —  Former FBI director James Comey has published in the New York Times the most insightful analysis I have read of how President Trump corrupts those who work for him — such as Attorney General William P. Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein.
Phil Williams / WTVF-TV:
Did House Speaker's office attempt to frame activist?  DA asks for special prosecutor to investigate  —  Casada's chief of staff: ‘Black people are idiots’  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Did Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada's office try to frame a young activist who had challenged …
Discussion: THE TENNESSEE HOLLER and Splinter
 
 
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John Siciliano / Washington Examiner:
US natural gas exports to Europe surge nearly 300%
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Trump defends clinicians' right to refuse to do abortions
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
2021 Could Be a Nightmare for Democrats — Even If Trump Loses
Wall Street Journal:
Washington's Biggest Lobbyist, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Gets Shut Out
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Medicare-for-all plans get a reality check
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Democratic Candidates Are Preparing For A Contested Convention — By Courting Superdelegates
Dara Lind / Vox:
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‘Sweep out the trash’: Bevin blocks thousands on social media and records now detail why
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Former security clearance chief denies White House aides pressured him
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Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
‘The Mueller Report’ is officially a best-seller
Discussion: Axios and Splinter