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Senate Judiciary Committee
Mueller probed Sessions for perjury over Russia contacts
POLITICO - By BURGESS EVERETT
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions was investigated for perjury by special counsel Robert Mueller’s office for misstatements he made about contact with the Russians during his confirmation hearing,
Los Angeles Timesadded this to Nation
Robert Mueller
Read the redacted Mueller report
Los Angeles Times
The report from special counsel Robert S. Mueller III is the culmination of an investigation that began in mid-2016 as Russia was meddling in the presidential campaign. It’s been redacted by lawyers working
CNBC
Facebook
Facebook says it 'unintentionally uploaded' 1.5 million users' email contacts without permission
CNBC - Saheli Roy Choudhury
Social networking giant Facebook said on Wednesday evening it may have "unintentionally uploaded" the email contacts of up to 1.5 million users on …
Fast Companyadded this to Fast Company
Robert Mueller
Read Robert Mueller’s full report here, minus the redactions of course
Fast Company - Melissa Locker
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report into whether Donald Trump’s presidential campaign illegally colluded with the Russian government is finally here … sort of. A redacted version of the report was
Liberal View
John King Not Buying The 'Trump Was A Victim' Nonsense
crooksandliars.com - Frances Langum
More like this, please, John King.In this morning's presser, Bill Barr tried to paint Donald Trump as a victim. John King wasn't having it.JOHN KING: …
Robert Mueller
The redacted Mueller report has been released. Here's what's inside
pantagraph.com - Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Nearly a month after Special Counsel Robert Mueller submitted his findings on Russian election interference and possible coordination …
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Russia
Mueller's Report Shows All The Ways Russia Interfered In 2016 Presidential Election
NPR - Miles Parks
Special counsel Robert Mueller's report lays out all of the ways in which Russia interfered in the 2016 election, including hacking Democrats' emails and using social media to mobilize U.S. citizens.
Axiosadded this to Politics
Terry McAuliffe
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe rules out 2020 presidential bid
Axios
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who has been mulling a presidential run for months, told CNN's Chris Cuomo in an interview late Wednesday that …
Axios
Pete Buttigieg
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg confronted by protestor in Iowa about his sexuality
Axios - Rashaan Ayesh
Pete Buttigieg has openly discussed his sexuality before and during his presidential campaign, but was confronted by a protestor for defending …
Fox Newsadded this to Politics
FBI
William McGurn on FBI investigation into Trump campaign: ‘The key is the Attorney General needs a grand jury’
Fox News - Talia Kaplan
Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report is set to be publicly released, with some redactions, on Thursday but Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member William McGurn says the American people don’t
U.S. Politics
Mexican National Gets Light Sentence for Illegally Voting in Presidential Election
theepochtimes.com - The Daily Caller
A Mexican national was sentenced to one month in prison for illegally voting in the 2016 presidential election, a U.S. Attorney for the Eastern …
Seth Moulton
Seth Moulton’s seaside video shoot could mean decision to enter 2020 race is imminent
bostonglobe.com - By James Pindell
US Representative Seth Moulton decision to enter the 2020 presidential race as a Democrat may be imminent. The Globe has obtained a photo appearing to …
NPR
NPR
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
NPR
Pledges of hundreds of millions of euros are rolling in to pay for the planned reconstruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral. What are the biggest challenges when it comes to this rebuilding project? President
Bernie Sanders
Sanders fundraising on NY Times report that Dems are 'agonizing' over his momentum
thehill.com - Zack Budryk
Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign sent out a fundraising request Tuesday citing a report from The New York Times that establishment …
NPR
Federal Election Commission
Tracking The Money Race Behind The Presidential Campaign
NPR - Sean McMinn , Alyson Hurt
Raising money isn't just a necessity for candidates hoping to make it through the long and expensive presidential primary process — it's a way to measure candidates' credibility and staying power in a
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP News
Bill Weld
‘The greatest scam in political history’: Donald Trump steps up attacks on Russia probe, as fuller Mueller report looms
scmp.com - Associated Press
US president seeks to undermine potential disclosures on Russia and his 2016 campaign in redacted document set to be released on Thursday.
Inc Magazineadded this to Innovate
U.S. Elections
Send Out the Clowns
Inc Magazine - By Howard Tullman
What if you gave a party and nobody showed up? Chicago had a mayoral election pretty much like that a couple of weeks back. People still can't get over how disappointingly low the voter turnout was across
Pete Buttigieg
Chasten Buttigieg says husband Pete's presidential campaign message is 'love'
thehill.com - Rachel Frazin
Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, said his husband's campaign is about love. "This campaign is love and you are …
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg: Dems Shouldn't Focus Campaign on Trump
newsmax.com - Sandy Fitzgerald
Running against President Donald Trump in 2020 means having a message that doesn't revolve around him, Democratic president Pete Buttigieg said …
Green Bay, WI
Trump to rally supporters in Green Bay April 27
wispolitics.com - Briana Reilly
President Trump is planning to rally supporters in Green Bay later this month, his campaign announced today. The event is slated for April 27 at the …
Pete Buttigieg
America's first openly gay presidential candidate officially launches bid
gaytimes.co.uk - www.gaytimes.co.uk
Pete Buttigieg launched his official bid yesterday to be the Democratic Party nominee for the 2020 presidential election. Buttigieg, a 37-year-old …
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Jay Inslee
Inslee raised $2.25 million in first quarter of presidential campaign
POLITICO - By DANIEL STRAUSS
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee raised $2.25 million for his presidential campaign in the first quarter after jumping into the race on March 1, his campaign told POLITICO. The total comes in behind most of
Presidential Debate
Washington Democrats want third presidential debate in Seattle
komonews.com - Associated Press
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Democrats are making a push for the third presidential primary debate to be held in Seattle. The state …
Goldman Sachs
Trump has a better shot at winning in 2020 -- but not by much: analysts at Goldman Sachs
rawstory.com - Sarah K. Burris
President Donald Trump has a better chance of winning in 2020 according to one Goldman Sachs analyst. In a Bloomberg report said that Trump has a …
Observeradded this to Politics
U.S. Politics
NJ Politics Digest: Booker Kicks Off Presidential Campaign in Newark
observer.com - Observer Politics Team
Sen. Cory Booker has already announced he’s running for president. On Saturday, he officially kicked off his campaign. As NJ.com reports, Booker held …
NPR
NPR
Monday, April 15, 2019
NPR
The leaders of so-called sanctuary cities are rebuking a proposal floated within the White House to drop off asylum seekers in their communities. What triggered the president to promote an idea lawyers
Washington State
What would Seattle gain by hosting a presidential debate?
crosscut.com - Melissa Santos
Durkan has joined Tina Podlodowski, the chair of the Washington State Democrats, in urging the Democratic National Committee to hold a presidential …
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg Just Terrified Trump By Destroying The Myth Of MAGA
politicususa.com - Jason Easley
Mayor Pete Buttigieg wasted no time in destroying the myth behind Trump’s MAGA and making a real appeal to rural and Rust Belt communities. While …
Pete Buttigieg
WATCH: Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, to announce presidential bid
pbs.org - Sara Burnett, Associated Press
Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Indiana mayor who has risen to prominence in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, is expected …
The Wall Street Journal.added this to Politics
U.S. Politics
Buttigieg Launches Presidential Bid
The Wall Street Journal. - Kris Maher
SOUTH BEND, Ind.—For decades, the biggest symbol of this Midwestern city’s decline was the vacant Studebaker plant at one end of the city with its broken windows. Kevin Smith, a business owner in South