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New York Times:
Analysis of Mueller's Congressional Hearing  —  Mueller's Congressional Hearing  —  Former Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III testified before Congress after two years of near-total silence.  Our reporters provided context and analysis during the hearing.
Discussion: twitchy.com, NB Blog and CNSNews
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Republicans Used Mueller's Conservatism to Discredit Him  —  Robert Mueller's performance in two House hearings must have badly shaken the bipartisan cult that had grown around him for two years.  Even accounting for the difficulty of precisely answering verbal questions about long text in real time …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Addy Baird / BuzzFeed News:
“A Bit Of A Dud” — Some Democrats Said The Mueller Hearings Didn't Live Up To Expectations  —  WASHINGTON — The day finally arrived: DC bars opened early, interns who had camped out in the Capitol overnight filled the room, and dozens of cameras were set.  All eyes were on former special …
Discussion: Vox
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 …
Discussion: Vox, Splinter, FiveThirtyEight and The Hill
Maria Bustillos / Columbia Journalism Review:
MSNBC public editor: The Chuck Todd show  —  After former Special Counsel Robert Mueller' testified before the House Judiciary Committee this morning, Chuck Todd managed to demonstrate, with uncharacteristic brevity, his basic misunderstanding of the requirements of his job:
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 …
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 …
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.
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
‘Bob Mueller is struggling’  —  House Democrats caught wind of Robert Mueller's reluctance earlier this year: the special counsel may not be “up to” testifying after he concluded his Russia probe.  —  The chatter was second-hand and cryptic.  Staffers negotiating to get Mueller to appear …
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:   Michael Cohen responds to Mueller testimony from prison: ‘The American people deserve more!’
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:   Republicans Take Their Shot at Mueller—And Narrowly Miss
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: How to think about today's Mueller extravaganza
Discussion: National Review, Axios and Detroit News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Mueller's finally done. Here's how his probe lives on.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Caught in the TV Spotlight
Discussion: NBC News
Politico:
Here's what surprised us during the Mueller testimony — and four other takeaways
Discussion: The Daily Beast
The Permanent Select Committee …:
July 24 Nunes Opening Statement for Mueller Hearing
Discussion: Breitbart
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mueller Reminds the Public: Trump Betrayed the United States
Washington Post:
Trump says ‘we had a very good day’ after Mueller hearings end
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Mueller, in occasionally halting testimony, points to foreign interference and offers some sharp criticism of Trump
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Fortune
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Here's a little secret about Donald Trump's plans today
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, VICE, USA Today and The Root
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.
Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg:
Trump Must Face Suit Over Alleged Multilevel Marketing Fraud  —  President Donald Trump, his company and three of his children must face a class-action lawsuit in which people claim they were scammed into spending money on fraudulent, multilevel marketing ventures and a dubious live-seminar program …
Discussion: Washington Press
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
CNN Seeks $300,000 Commitment To Buy Ads in Next Democratic Debate (EXCLUSIVE)  —  TV's latest emerging hit takes all the thrills of a traditional reality competition program and mixes in an awful lot of drama.  —  It's not a knock-off of “American Idol” or a new MTV series.
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Tensions Between Bernie Sanders and MSNBC Boil Over  —  The Vermont senator's campaign sees the cable news network as part of a brewing problem that allows vague and unverified claims to go unchecked on air.  —  The mounting tension between a leading progressive presidential campaign …
Discussion: Daily Wire and Common Dreams
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Poll: Biden has 7-point lead over 2020 field, Warren follows in second place  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden has a 7-point lead over the Democratic presidential primary field, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll released Wednesday, retaining his lead compared to the previous survey.
Discussion: Breitbart and Political Wire
David Frum / The Atlantic:
What If They're Not Coming for the Jews This Time?  —  It's becoming almost a daily occurrence: President Donald Trump denouncing anti-Semitism and expressing solidarity with the state of Israel.  —  Gone are the days when Trump tweeted out a Star of David atop stacks of money.
 
 
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