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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Welcome to our live analysis!  👋  —  As former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies before Congress, watch our livestream, and follow POLITICO reporters Darren Samuelsohn, Josh Gerstein, Natasha Bertrand, Blake Hounshell and Eliana Johnson's latest analysis.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Live Analysis of Mueller's Congressional Hearing  —  Mueller's Congressional Hearing  —  Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III is testifying before Congress after two years of near-total silence.  Our reporters are providing instant context and analysis.
Discussion: NB Blog, twitchy.com and CNSNews
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
LIVE UPDATES: Trump not exonerated, Mueller testifies, could be charged after leaving office  —  Former special counsel Robert Mueller is on Capitol Hill for historic testimony before lawmakers in back-to-back House hearings on his probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election …
Washington Post:
Live: Mueller says he could've subpoenaed Trump but declined because he knew Trump would fight it and prolong the Russia investigation  —  This live story is being reported by Matt Zapotosky, Karoun Demirjian, Rachael Bade, Rosalind S. Helderman, Tom Hamburger, Shane Harris, Devlin Barrett, John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez and Rachel Weiner.
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Confused performance by Mueller raises questions about handling of investigation  —  It took just minutes for Robert Mueller's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee to turn into a painful exercise when it became clear the 74 year-old special counsel had difficulty handling …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How to think about today's Mueller extravaganza  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THERE'S NO WAY to adequately encapsulate the gravity of today's pair of hearings with ROBERT MUELLER.  They're absolutely huge politically, substantively and optically.
Discussion: Detroit News, Axios and Washington Post
NBC News:
How many times has Robert Mueller deflected, declined or deferred a question?  Live tracker  —  Follow along as the former special counsel delivers his testimony in front of House committees.  —  All eyes and ears are on former special counsel Robert Mueller today.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Caught in the TV Spotlight  —  By lunchtime on Wednesday, NBC News had a tracker going on its website: “How many times has Robert Mueller deflected, declined or deferred a question?”  (The count had ticked past 100 before noon.)  —  On CNN, the legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin called …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
10 key takeaways from Robert Mueller's testimony  —  (CNN)The big day is underway.  After months of legal wrangling — and more than 100 days after the release of his report detailing Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election — former special counsel Robert Mueller …
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
‘Euphoria’: White House, GOP exult after a flat Mueller performance  —  The tense opening moments of former special counsel Robert Mueller's much-anticipated testimony on Capitol Hill gave way to an early sense of relief at the White House, where aides were quietly celebrating what they viewed …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Mueller defends his investigation: ‘Not a witch hunt’  —  Former special counsel Robert Mueller offered halting defenses of his 22-month investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, rejecting claims that his investigators were biased against President Donald Trump …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Here's a little secret about Donald Trump's plans today  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, according to President Donald Trump, won't be watching former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees on Wednesday.  Unless he does.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, VICE, USA Today and The Root
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
How Bill Barr Ran Circles Around Bob Mueller  —  The special counsel is likely to wind up as just another person with good intentions who got body-slammed by a savvier political operative wearing a sheriff's badge.  —  Robert Mueller, an unusually honorable and admirable law-enforcement official …
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Robert Mueller's Testimony Has Been A Complete Disaster For Democrats  —  If Democrats believed Robert Mueller would provide them with additional ammunition to impeach Trump, they made an extraordinary miscalculation.  —  If Democrats believed that Robert Mueller would provide …
Discussion: USA Today, YouTube and Fortune
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:   Republicans Take Their Shot at Mueller—And Narrowly Miss
The Daily Beast:
Mueller to Congress: Trump Could Be Charged With a Crime After He Leaves Office
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mueller Reminds the Public: Trump Betrayed the United States
Discussion: Slate
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Robert Mueller said he was ‘not familiar’ with Fusion GPS. How is that possible?
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Mueller's team indicates to Democrats he will not read report's text if asked
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Mueller gives impeachment crowd little to work with
Discussion: Forbes, The Daily Beast and Fox News
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Mueller says he is ‘not familiar’ with Fusion GPS, the firm behind the Steele dossier
Discussion: IJR and Big League Politics
Washington Post:
The administration's last-minute attempt to bully Mueller is offensive
Discussion: Vox and The Guardian
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Justice Ginsburg: ‘I Am Very Much Alive’  —  Toggle more options  —  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in an interview Tuesday that she does not favor proposals put forth by some Democratic presidential candidates who have advocated changing the number of Supreme Court justices if the Democrats win the presidency.
Toby Young / Quillette:
Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man: A Profile of Boris Johnson  —  I first set eyes on Boris Johnson in the autumn of 1983 when we went up to Oxford at the same time.  I knew who he was since my uncle Christopher was an ex-boyfriend of his mother's and he had told me to keep an eye out for him …
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Scott Wolford / Washington Post:
With Boris Johnson in charge, will the U.K. face escalating international crises?
Discussion: Politico
Emilio Casalicchio / Politico:
Theresa May says Brexit ‘can be new beginning’ for UK as she steps down as PM
Elizabeth Spiers / New Republic:
Beyond Pelosi  —  Every time I see Nancy Pelosi patiently spell out the higher political wisdom of refraining from impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, I think of Alan Greenspan.  That's obviously not because the speaker of the House and the famously tight-lipped former Fed chair …
Steven Overly / Politico:
FTC strikes $5B Facebook settlement against fierce Democratic objections  —  The FTC on Wednesday officially unveiled its $5 billion data privacy settlement with Facebook — adding to the outrage of Democratic lawmakers and regulators who called the provisions far too mild to hold …
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CNBC:
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
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Discussion: Political Wire
Andrew Demillo / Associated Press:
Judge temporarily blocks new Arkansas anti-abortion laws
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Project Veritas:
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
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New York Sun:
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Democrats worry Mueller will be a ‘snooze fest,’ while Trump claims falsely he can ‘do whatever I want’
Discussion: Reason, Slate and Hullabaloo
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Chase Madar / BuzzFeed News:
Ilhan Omar's Anti-Semitism Is Becoming A Load-Bearing Myth For American Politics