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Mueller and Barr just did Democrats a gigantic favor
Roll Call - Patricia Murphy
Zealous congressional Dems were in danger of overreaching. Now they’ve been dealt a reality check OPINION — There’s a slippery slope in Washington …
Politics
Here's Republican Mo Brooks reading Hitler quotes on the floor of the House today
dailykos.com - Walter Einenkel
The Republican Party’s line since Donald Trump ascended to power and showed them that they need not pretend anymore has been to let their …
Politics
Democrats Reportedly Continue To Defend Schiff’s Unknown Collusion ‘Evidence’
dailycaller.com - David Krayden
The Democratic Party leadership continues to believe that California Rep. Adam Schiff has secret information proving President Donald Trump colluded …
Donald Trump
Mueller Did His Investigation for a World We Don’t Inhabit
slate.com - Dahlia Lithwick
Someday, when we’re sitting around the electronic campfires we’ve lit to pretend-warm the huts in our Mars colonies, we will tell our grandchildren …
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Pelosi says Barr believes Trump is 'above the law'
CNN - By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN
(CNN) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a private meeting Tuesday that Attorney General William Barr's words cannot be taken at face value, according to multiple sources in the meeting,
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U.S. Politics
Trey Gowdy: Media never asked key FISA process, Comey questions during Mueller investigation
Fox News - Caleb Parke
Former South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy slammed Democrats and the media for going after Republicans who pushed back against the Russia collusion investigation. Gowdy praised his former colleague,
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Politics
Dems cry foul as Trump calls for striking down 'Obamacare'
Associated Press - By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act struck down, an outcome that could leave millions uninsured and revive a winning political
Health Care
Bill Barr Makes Move to Destroy Obamacare and the Republican Party
politicususa.com - Leo Vidal
William Barr’s latest move as Trump’s attorney general is intended to destroy the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) but also may destroy the GOP. Last …
Conservative View
GOP Turns Fury on Schiff over Russian Collusion Claims
newsmax.com - LAURIE KELLMAN
"Damning evidence" of collusion with Russia. "More than circumstantial." A scandal of a size "beyond Watergate." For two years, Rep. Adam Schiff, the …
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House set for failure on vote to overturn Trump's border emergency veto
POLITICO - By MELANIE ZANONA
The House on Tuesday will try — and fail — to overturn President Donald Trump’s veto of a congressional resolution killing his national wall emergency, capping off a months-long congressional battle over
Maine Politics
Authorities say former Lewiston Mayor Shane Bouchard did not commit any crimes
wgme.com - WGME
LEWISTON (WGME) -- The Lewiston Police Department and the Maine Attorney General’s Office have concluded their investigation into the criminal …
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U.S. Politics
Democrats Push for Mueller Report to be Made Public as GOP Touts Victory
Cheddar
The much-anticipated Mueller report is making waves in Washington, D.C., with Republicans claiming victory and Democrats pushing for the public to …
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After Mueller report, Senate moves to investigate the Russia probe Trump called an 'illegal takedown'
USA TODAY - Bart Jansen
WASHINGTON – A day after Attorney General William Barr cleared President Donald Trump of conspiring with Russians to win the 2016 election, Republicans in Congress said they would open a new probe into
Kellyanne Conway
Pelosi defends Schiff after Republicans call for resignation
thehill.com - Juliegrace Brufke
Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office defended House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Monday as Republicans called for him to resign …
Colorado
Bolstered By Mueller Synopsis, Republicans Go On Offense Over Investigations
cpr.org - By Philip Ewing, NPR News Mar 26, 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller has given the Trump Train a shot of rocket fuel, the president's allies say, and now Republicans want to turn that …
Kellyanne Conway
Top House Republican calls on Democrat Adam Schiff to give up Intelligence Committee chair over false 'collusion' claims
dailymail.co.uk - Emily Goodin U.s. Political Reporter and David Martosko, U.S. Political Editor and Francesca Chambers, Senior White House Correspondent For Dailymail.com
Top Republican congressional leaders called on Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff to step down from his powerful perch as chairman of the House Intelligence …
National Review
Politics
Unsurprisingly, Mueller Comes Up Empty
National Review - Conrad Black
The ‘Russian collusion’ farce limps to an anticlimactic ending. No reader of my previous comments on the subject would expect surprise from me about …
Republicans
House Republicans Push Dems To Back Off Trump Probes
iheart.com - woai.iheart.com
House Republicans are pushing Democrats to back off investigations of President Trump. Talking with reporters at the Capitol today, House GOP Whip …
Liberal View
Powerless House Republicans Now Whining About Bipartisanship
splinternews.com - Libby Watson
Remember this? From Politico, October 28, 2010 (emphasis added): Right now, the tone is a lot different — with Republicans pledging to embrace an …
Fox News
U.S. Politics
Sen. Barrasso: Mueller report very thorough and complete, no conspiracy or collusion
Fox News
Dems demand full Mueller report be made public; Senate Republican Conference chairman John Barrasso weighs in on the Mueller report findings.
CNN
Robert Mueller
Democrats not yet ready to conclude there's no Russia conspiracy
CNN - By Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb, CNN
(CNN) — Special counsel Robert Mueller found that no one in the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government in 2016 -- but Democrats are not ready to accept that finding. In interviews since General
Conservative View
It’s Time For Trump’s Critics To Admit Russian Collusion Didn’t Happen
thefederalist.com - Collusion
With Robert Mueller’s report complete and the special counsel’s conclusion that neither President Trump nor anyone associated with his campaign …
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As Dems grapple with Omar fallout, GOP plugs more measures on anti-Semitism
NBC News - Rebecca Shabad
The latest push came via Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who planned to introduce a measure Tuesday that would directly condemn “all forms of anti-Semitism.” WASHINGTON — As Democrats grapple with divisions over
Los Angeles, CA
President Donald Trump to Attend Los Angeles Fundraiser
nbclosangeles.com - City News Service
President Donald Trump will attend a fundraising dinner for his re-election campaign next week in the Los Angeles area. Tickets are $15,000 for …
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Southern Poverty Law Center
Arizona Lawmaker Blamed Charlottesville Hate March On 'Deep State' And 'Democrat Mobs'
huffpost.com - HuffPost
Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem (R) claimed in a newly resurfaced 2017 blog post that the white supremacist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, …
South Carolina Politics
Dems give vulnerable Joe Cunningham a gift: A chance to deliver a top campaign pledge
thestate.com - Emma Dumain
Washington U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham won his seat in Congress in 2018 in large part by promising to fight to ban offshore drilling. As the Charleston …
Lehigh Valley
Proposed bills aimed to get students more involved with technical trades
wfmz.com - Justin Backover
Pennsylvania House Republicans took time Monday to tout their new "Good Jobs 4 PA" initiative at the state capital. It's designed to get more students …
Affordable Care Act
Trump moves to strike down entire Affordable Care Act, in tune with Leslie Rutledge
arktimes.com - Max Brantley
In an important legal shift, the Trump Administration is now asking the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Court to strike down the entire …
Marco Rubio
Senate GOP proposes constitutional amendment to keep Supreme Court at 9 seats
thehill.com - Jordain Carney
Senate Republicans are moving to keep the Supreme Court at nine justices as a growing number of Democratic 2020 contenders have expressed an openness …
News (South Africa)
MUELLER REPORT: US attorney general Richard Barr’s letter hands Trump a big political victory, for now
dailymaverick.co.za - www.dailymaverick.co.za
The report by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has apparently kicked the ball over to the US Congress to consider the next steps, rather than make …