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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Horowitz report is damning for the FBI and unsettling for the rest of us  —  The analysis of the report by Justice Department inspector general Michael Horowitz greatly depends, as is often the case, on which cable news channel you watch.  Indeed, many people might be excused for concluding …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump blasts FBI director Wray for backing IG report that 2016 campaign probe was justified  —  “With that kind of attitude, he will never be able to fix the FBI,” the president tweeted.  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted his “current” FBI Director Christopher Wray …
Discussion: Washington Post, MSNBC and ABC News
Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Former top FBI lawyer: I want Trump ‘to apologize to me’  —  (CNN)The former top FBI lawyer when the Russia investigation began said Monday that President Donald Trump should apologize to him and the rest of the FBI for propagating conspiracy theories about the probe's origins …
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Watchdog: FBI Knew ‘Pee Tape’ Highly Dubious, Didn't Tell Trump  —  The “pee tape” has been debunked by Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz.  Further, his report released Monday makes clear, the FBI knew early in 2017 that it was a highly dubious story and kept Donald Trump in the dark.
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
IG Report Confirms Schiff FISA Memo Media Praised Was Riddled With Lies  —  Nearly two years later, the inspector general's report vindicates the Nunes memo while showing that the Schiff memo was riddled with lies and false statements.  —  The new inspector general report on FISA abuse settles …
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Director Christopher Wray's Response to Inspector General Report
Washington Post:
Trump lashes out at FBI director in wake of Justice Department inspector general's report
Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Vox and Mediaite
James Comey / Washington Post:
The truth is finally out. The FBI fulfilled its mission.
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:   IG Report: Here Are The 17 Specific ‘Inaccuracies And Omissions’ In The FBI's FISA Warrants Against Carter Page
Abigail Tracy / Vanity Fair:
“It Is Not What the Department of Justice Does”: Barr and Durham Go Rogue on the Inspector General's Report
Discussion: Daily Kos and Vox
Wall Street Journal:
A Trail of FBI Abuse
Discussion: Instapundit
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:   How The DOJ Watchdog Forced Barr To Scramble To Undermine Trump-Russia Probe
Washington Post:
Democrats expected to unveil articles of impeachment against Trump, focusing on abuse of power, obstruction of Congress  —  Democrats are expected to unveil two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Tuesday that will focus on abuse of power and obstructing Congress and would be voted …
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Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats unveil 2 articles of impeachment against Trump  —  House Democrats unveiled two articles of impeachment Tuesday morning charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, a historic step that will define Trump's presidency and plunge Washington even deeper into a state of partisan polarization.
Susan Hennessey / Lawfare:
The One Episode From the Mueller Report That Democrats Must Include in Impeachment
Discussion: NPR
Bloomberg:
Aide Says Trump to Address Charges in Senate: Impeachment Update
Discussion: Blue Virginia
Washington Post:
Memo from 1990s pollution case shows Elizabeth Warren in action as corporate consultant  —  The memo from then-Professor Elizabeth Warren was written on Harvard Law School letterhead, a symbol of gravitas for a scholar renowned as a champion for consumers victimized by predatory banks and other big businesses.
Discussion: Mediaite and Power Line
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Seeks a Second Act After Slip From the Top  —  She is taking on Pete Buttigieg directly, whacking at Mike Bloomberg and emphasizing her gender as the top woman left in the race.  —  BOSTON — Faced with questions about her viability in a general election and ceding ground …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
The mystery of Rudy Giuliani's spokeswoman  —  The gatekeeper to the lawyer for the most powerful man in the world is a 20-year-old conservative activist with a thin resume, an inflated biography and an impossible job.  —  For the past three months, Trumpworld has been both abuzz and baffled …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Bad for the Jews  —  There are things more important than your tax rate.  —  On Saturday Donald Trump gave a speech to the Israeli American Council in which he asserted that many in his audience were “not nice people at all,” but that “you have to vote for me” because Democrats would raise their taxes.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mic and Washington Post
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Cameron Polom / KNXV:
Mysterious lights hovering over Mesa skies Sunday night puzzle residents  —  MESA, AZ — Mysterious lights hovering above the east Valley have many wondering if we've had a close encounter.  —  “It was pretty bright, it was about straight up over here, and it went straight that way, stopped …
Ben Holland / Yahoo Finance:
A 5,000-Year-Old Plan to Erase Debts Is Now a Hot Topic in America  —  (Bloomberg) — Explore what's moving the global economy in the new season of the Stephanomics podcast.  Subscribe via Apple Podcast, Spotify or Pocket Cast.  —  In ancient Babylon, a newly enthroned king would declare a jubilee, wiping out the population's debts.
Axios:
Trump's fine with ditching USMCA prescription drug provision  —  As they took in Game 5 of the World Series together, President Trump told House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy he doesn't want to fight for the most prominent prescription drug component of the administration's trade pact …
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Ian Kullgren / Politico:
Trump, Pelosi ready to pass new NAFTA amid impeachment process
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Lies, Damned Lies and Washington  —  As President Trump faces impeachment by the House, it is the very concept of truth that often seems to be on trial.  —  WASHINGTON — There are days in Washington lately when it feels like the truth itself is on trial.  Monday was one of those days.
Foreign Policy:
Desperate to Save Diplomacy, White House Blocks U.N. Meeting on North Korean Atrocities  —  As tensions rise between Washington and Pyongyang, Trump tries to avert a complete breakdown in relations.  —  The White House has killed off plans to convene a meeting of the United Nations Security Council …
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Danny Hakim / New York Times:
New York Deepens Its Investigation Into the N.R.A.  —  The New York State attorney general has issued a new subpoena to the National Rifle Association, deepening her eight-month investigation and providing fresh clues about where it is headed, according to people with knowledge of the document.
Brent Lang / Variety:
Clint Eastwood's ‘Richard Jewell’: Atlanta Newspaper Demands Disclaimer on Depiction of Female Reporter  —  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is asking Warner Bros. and the makers of “Richard Jewell” to release a statement acknowledging it took dramatic license when it portrayed journalist Kathy Scruggs as trading sex for tips.
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge:
Away replaces CEO Steph Korey after Verge investigation  —  Former Lululemon COO Stuart Haselden is stepping in  —  Away CEO Steph Korey is stepping down, just four days after an investigation from The Verge highlighted the company's toxic culture.  Korey, one of the luggage brand's co-founders …
Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
The Millennials-Versus-Boomers Fight Divides the Democratic Party  —  The United States is a fortress of gerontocracy besieged by a youth rebellion.  America's leaders are old—very old.  The average age in Congress has never been higher, and our national leaders are all approaching 80.
Felix Salmon / Axios:
By blocking new appointments, Trump destroys WTO's top court  —  Internationalists have always dreamed of a court with jurisdiction over all the countries of the world.  In 1995, the World Trade Organization was created — allowing the world's countries to press claims against one another for the first time.
Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Stacey Abrams says she would consider being vice president: ‘I will not diminish my ambition’  —  For more conversations like this, subscribe to “Cape UP” on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and anywhere else you listen to podcasts.  —  Talk about fortuitous timing.
Ben Geman / Axios:
Warren wants a “blue new deal”  —  Elizabeth Warren is out with new plans to speed up offshore wind projects, expand marine sanctuaries, and bolster use of oceans to soak up carbon emissions.  —  Driving the news: Those are three pillars of the far wider “Blue New Deal” — a riff on the …
Discussion: Medium
 
 
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
How Are Republicans Going To Explain Voting Against an “Obstruction” Article of Impeachment?
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Huileng Tan / CNBC:
Scaramucci says Bloomberg would beat Trump in 2020 election if he clinches the Democratic nomination
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Dan Bongino:
EXCLUSIVE: Media Research Center Files FEC Complaint Against Bloomberg News
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
EU Moves Closer to Creating U.S.-Style Magnitsky Act
Brian Swint / Bloomberg:
U.K. Economy Fails to Grow Ahead of Brexit-Dominated Election
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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
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Wendy Fry / San Diego Union-Tribune:
CBP denies access to doctors seeking flu vaccinations for migrant children
John Solomon / Wall Street Journal:
Schiff Threatens Press Freedom
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Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
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A Perennial Congressional Candidate Beloved by Trump World Was Just Arrested on Stalking Charges
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