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James Comey says he is confused by Mueller's decision on obstruction — “The entire rationale for a special counsel is to make sure the politicals aren't making the key charging decisions,” the former FBI chief said. — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former FBI Director James Comey told an audience …
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MSNBC's Trump-Russia Ratings Fizzle: ‘Time to Pivot to 2020’ — The Mueller report and its potential implications have driven the network's coverage—and monster ratings—for two years. Now it's ended with a whimper, leaving execs in a bind. — Attorney General William Barr's short …
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Mueller's Investigation Erases a Line Drawn After Watergate — WASHINGTON — After Watergate, it was unthinkable that a president would fire an F.B.I. director who was investigating him or his associates. Or force out an attorney general for failing to protect him from an investigation.
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George Conway: Trump is guilty — of being unfit for office — George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York. — Very little was surprising about the conclusion of the special counsel's investigation. For one thing, it wasn't surprising that Robert S. Mueller III's probe prompted great commotion …
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Debunking Three Myths About Barr's Summary of the Mueller Report — William Barr's missive purporting to briefly summarize Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report was, as the Washington Post pointed out, mischaracterized by cable news. Given the language of Barr's carefully lawyered letter, this is somewhat to be expected.
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Expectations for the Mueller Report Were Set Too High
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Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:
How long has Mueller known there was no Trump-Russia collusion?
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“There Was No Market for Skepticism”: Surprise Mueller Ending Stuns MSNBC—But the Resistance Show Will Go On
“There Was No Market for Skepticism”: Surprise Mueller Ending Stuns MSNBC—But the Resistance Show Will Go On
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Rachel Maddow, the left's powerhouse on cable, won't let the Mueller probe go.
Rachel Maddow, the left's powerhouse on cable, won't let the Mueller probe go.
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‘Undoubtedly there is collusion’: Trump antagonist Adam Schiff doubles down after Mueller finds no conspiracy — President Trump, emboldened by the special counsel's determination he was not part of a criminal conspiracy to sway the 2016 election, has an early target as he seeks recompense from his critics …
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Almost half in new poll still say Trump, Russia colluded
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Despite report findings, almost half of Americans think Trump colluded with Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Despite report findings, almost half of Americans think Trump colluded with Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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JM Rieger / Washington Post:
The many times Democrats predicted Mueller-related doom for Trump
The many times Democrats predicted Mueller-related doom for Trump
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For Trump's Aides, Celebratory Dinners and a Hunger for Revenge
For Trump's Aides, Celebratory Dinners and a Hunger for Revenge
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Trump's Popularity Unchanged After Completion of Mueller Probe
Trump's Popularity Unchanged After Completion of Mueller Probe
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White House Obamacare reversal made over Cabinet objections — The Trump administration's surprising move to invalidate Obamacare on Monday came despite the opposition of two key cabinet secretaries: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Attorney General Bill Barr.
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‘WTF Is Wrong With Them’: Republicans Horrified as Trump Goes After Obamacare Again — Basking in the best week of his presidency, Trump decided to re-engage the issue that's vexed him the most. — Over the past 24 hours, Republican officials have watched in horror as the Trump administration …
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Barbara Bush: Did she still consider herself a Republican? 'I'd probably say no today.' — Barbara Bush, in a forthcoming book, had given up on the Republican Party. Susan Page expounds upon the story from her book, “The Matriarch.” — CONNECT — EXCLUSIVE: This story is adapted …
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For Michael Avenatti, a luxury lifestyle built on a purported house of cards — Long before he was Stormy Daniels' lawyer, well before he was accused of trying to shake down Nike for millions of dollars, Michael Avenatti was an Orange County plaintiff's attorney living a luxe life adorned with fast cars …

Indefensible: With no good explanation, prosecutors give Jussie Smollett a pass — Actor Jussie Smollett leaves the Leighton Criminal Court Building after all charges were dropped in his disorderly conduct case on March 26, 2019. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
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John Roberts, Legislator — A new book tells of political horse-trading at the Supreme Court. — During a 10-day break for the Supreme Court in April 2012, several justices left Washington to give lectures or take short vacations. But both John Roberts and Anthony Kennedy remained in Washington …
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Trump's Travel Ban Faces Fresh Legal Jeopardy

The op-ed that got Stephen Moore his Fed nomination is based on two major falsehoods — President Trump reportedly chose Stephen Moore for one of the vacancies at the Federal Reserve Board after reading a Wall Street Journal op-ed Moore wrote attacking the Fed.
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Trump's pick of Moore for Fed sparks concern among bankers
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How Frank Luntz went from Trump enemy to White House insider — Frank Luntz had long been a loyal Republican insider — until Donald Trump came along. During the 2016 campaign, Luntz openly criticized Trump, who attacked the storied pollster as a “low class snob” and called for Fox News to dump him from its airwaves.
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Betsy DeVos grilled in Congress over proposed elimination of Special Olympics funding — “What is it that we have a problem with, with children who are in special education?” a Democratic representative asked the education secretary. — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos struggled …
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EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Warren lays out plan to target corporate agriculture, support family farms — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is taking aim at some of the nation's largest agribusiness companies, such as Tyson and Bayer-Monsanto, continuing her campaign's assault on corporate consolidation.
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Can Staten Island's Max Rose Save The Democrats From Ocasio-Cortez? — Two freshmen in Congress from New York City represent a microcosm of the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party. Do Max Rose or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represent the future of the Democrats?
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Gillibrand Discloses 2018 Taxes, Pushing 2020 Rivals to Follow Suit — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York disclosed on Wednesday that she earned about $218,000 last year through her congressional salary and a book deal, becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to disclose …
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He's Trump's Point Man on Iran—and Under Investigation — Brian Hook is driving an aggressive Iran policy... while he and several other officials have to deal with a far-reaching probe into allegations of political reprisal. — This should be a good time to be Brian Hook.
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An Open Letter to Green New Dealers — I write this as a friend who wants your movement to succeed. Your cause is just and, due to decades worth of political inaction (some of which, I'm sorry to say, I have to personally account for), the hour is late. As the U.N.'s sixth Global …

Inside the Trump campaign's plan of attack — Some candidates haven't even formally announced their decision to run yet, but President Trump's re-election campaign is already gathering ammunition to use against his opponents and mapping out the regions where he is weakest.
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PBS chief: ‘I wish I knew’ why Trump wants to defund us — Paula Kerger, the longtime president and CEO of PBS, worries that local stations in underserved areas have the most to lose in the administration's latest budget cuts. … For the third year in a row, the Trump administration's …
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