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May 02 2019
News
Leaked Mueller letter leads to Barr grilling in hyperpartisan hearing
It was a leak clearly designed to make William Barr's day on Capitol Hill far more unpleasant.
The source or sources who showed The Washington Post a letter of complaint that Bob Mueller had written Barr created a media explosion that reverberated all day yesterday, when the attorney general had been slated to testify before a Senate committee. Even before he took the hot seat, some
Howard Kurtz
May 02 2019
News
Lawmakers clash as Attorney General William Barr skips House hearing on Mueller report
Attorney General William Barr made good Thursday on his threat to skip a House hearing into Russian interference in the 2016 election, so lawmakers battled one another instead.
Barr refused to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report because the committee agreed to add an hour of questions by staff lawyers. The hearing was to have
USA TODAY
Oct 30 2019
Opinion
Trump’s Dark Assumption About America
The president is erasing the distinction between his political needs and the nation’s enduring interests, setting the stage for a potential crisis.
A dark assumption seems baked into Donald Trump’s effort to strong-arm foreign leaders into unearthing dirt on Joe Biden: that Trump’s reelection victory is in the nation’s interests, because he and the nation are one and the same.
The Atlantic
Jun 25 2019
News
Panel calls for House to hold Trump officials in contempt over Census
A U.S. House panel on Tuesday moved to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for defying lawmakers investigating whether the administration was seeking to discriminate against certain groups by adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
In a report, the Democratic-controlled House Oversight and Reform Committee called on the full U.S. House of
Reuters
Feb 09 2024
Headline Roundup
White House Accuses Special Counsel Hur of 'Playing Politics' With Biden Report
The White House is criticizing Thursday’s report from Special Counsel Robert Hur on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents and accusing Hur of “playing politics.”
For Context: Hur’s investigation centered on classified documents found in Biden's Delaware home and his Penn Biden Center office in Washington, D.C. Although no criminal charges were recommended, Hur’s report
NBC News (Online)
Newsweek
The Daily Caller 
Jan 23 2020
News
Impeachment Trial Begins
“Democrats accused President Donald Trump at his impeachment trial on Wednesday of a corrupt scheme to pressure Ukraine to help him get re-elected.” (Reuters)
The left criticizes Trump’s defense and argues that the Senate should call new witnesses.
The right is skeptical of the case against Trump and accuses Democrats of bad faith.
From the Left:
“Members of
The Flip Side
Jun 12 2012
News
Commerce secretary takes medical leave following weekend accidents
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce John Bryson, under investigation for possible felony hit-and-run after allegedly causing two weekend car accidents in California, will take a medical leave of absence "as he undergoes tests and evaluations," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday night.
CNN (Online News)
Nov 04 2018
Headline Roundup
Kemp Accuses Georgia Democrats of Hacking
Sunday, Kemp's office launched an investigation on the Democratic Party after an alleged attempt to hack the state's voter registration system. Kemp provided no evidence after he announced the investigation, but the Democratic Party has said the allegation is, "100 percent false."
USA TODAY
CNN (Online News)
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 30 2015
News
Hillary Clinton's Email Controversy Hasn't Changed Much For 2016
South Carolina Congressman Trey Gowdy's Benghazi Select Committee announced Friday in a statement that Hillary Clinton had wiped her private email server clean; the committee is getting no additional emails from her; it's leaving open the possibility of a third-party investigation; and Republicans are promising to bring Clinton in for more questioning.
Much of what the committee
NPR (Online News)
Jun 19 2019
News
As legal glare turns to Trump, his faith in Supreme Court may be tested
President Donald Trump’s fondness for the U.S. Supreme Court could be tested by a series of legal disputes targeting him personally – from his taxes and businesses to his 2016 election campaign – that ultimately may be decided by the justices.
Trump has viewed the court, whose 5-4 conservative majority includes two justices he appointed, as friendly territory, unlike certain lower
Reuters