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On Obstruction of Justice, Mueller Punted to Congress and the 2020 Electorate

Mueller strongly suggested that impeachment or electoral defenestration is the only remedy for the misconduct he documents.
Mitch McConnell’s New Campaign Ad is Brazenly Anti-Democracy

The McConnell campaign’s first campaign ad is about insisting that his various subversions of democracy are instances of “letting the people decide.”
Terry McAuliffe Won’t Run for President in 2020

The ebullient former Clinton money man will refocus on Virginia, where his party’s troubles may enable him to return to the governorship in 2021.
Sarah Sanders Told Mueller She Lied to Media About Comey

She told investigators that a remark about James Comey’s termination was based on nothing, later calling it a “slip of the tongue.”
Mueller Report Offers More Evidence That Erik Prince Lied to Congress

He told a congressional committee that he met a Russian oligarch in the Seychelles by accident. That doesn’t seem to be true.
Sorry, Peelievers: The Only Trump Tapes in the Mueller Report Sound Fake

The Mueller report reveals Team Trump was interested in compromising tapes believed to be in Russia’s possession — but it appears they weren’t real.
Mueller Report: Trump Said ‘I’m F***ed’ When Special Counsel Was Appointed

Turns out he was wrong about that.
Netflix Got Beyoncé’s Homecoming by Paying So Much Money

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How 2020 Democrats Are Reacting to the Release of the Mueller Report

The people vying to take on Trump weigh in on the long-awaited release of the special counsel’s report.
Trump Told Lewandowski to Do His Dirty Work, Thwart Mueller Probe

But Trump’s former campaign manager demurred.
Read the Full Mueller Report Document

The Justice Department released the redacted version of the Mueller Report today.
Very Normal President Celebrates Mueller Report With Game of Thrones Tweet

“NO COLLUSION,” the tweet reads in the show’s signature font.
What We Learned From William Barr’s Mueller Report Press Conference

Once again, Barr said the Mueller report found “no collusion” and that President Trump did not obstruct justice.
Man Shocks America With Unblinking Eyes

Rod Rosenstein didn’t move during William Barr’s press conference.
Barr Confirms White House Got a Sneak Peek at the Mueller Report

Seems that Barr helped Team Trump pre-spin the Mueller report — an effort that continued with his press conference spinning it just before release.
Venezuela’s Maduro Doesn’t Appear to Be Going Anywhere. What Now?

Generals are still standing with Maduro and the regime is finding ways around sanctions. Does the U.S. cut Juan Guaidó loose or tighten the screws?
Man Arrested With Gas and Lighters at Historic New York City Church

Just two days after the fire at Paris’s Notre-Dame Cathedral.
Measles Outbreak Hits Google Headquarters in Silicon Valley

Per a staff doctor’s email, someone who passed through the HQ has been diagnosed with measles.
Who Was the Bearded Man at Barr’s Mueller Press Conference?

His name is Edward O’Callaghan, and he once thwarted an investigation into another Republican politician: Sarah Palin.
Poll: 12 Percent of Americans Have ‘Never Heard’ of Mike Pence

He may not be the most publicly present vice-president in recent years, but that number still feels a little low.

4:19 P.M. Mueller Punted to Congress and the 2020 Electorate Mueller strongly suggested that impeachment or electoral defenestration is the only remedy for the misconduct he documents.
4:15 P.M. Mitch McConnell’s New Campaign Ad is Brazenly Anti-Democracy The McConnell campaign’s first campaign ad is about insisting that his various subversions of democracy are instances of “letting the people decide.”
3:56 P.M. Terry McAuliffe Won’t Run for President in 2020 The ebullient former Clinton money man will refocus on Virginia, where his party’s troubles may enable him to return to the governorship in 2021.
3:56 P.M. Sarah Sanders Told Mueller She Lied to Media About Comey She told investigators that a remark about James Comey’s termination was based on nothing, later calling it a “slip of the tongue.”
3:41 P.M. Mueller Offers More Evidence Erik Prince Lied to Congress He told a congressional committee that he met a Russian oligarch in the Seychelles by accident. That doesn’t seem to be true.
3:40 P.M. 2020 Democrats React to the Release of the Mueller Report The people vying to take on Trump weigh in on the long-awaited release of the special counsel’s report.
3:33 P.M. Congress Should Impeach William Barr The attorney general has proven himself an irredeemable hack at a time when the job demands independence.
3:05 P.M. The Most Redacted Sections of the Mueller Report What we know we don’t know about the blocked-out information in the Mueller report.
2:55 P.M. Renato Mariotti on Why Mueller Punted on Obstruction And William Barr’s “deceptive and highly misleading” performance this morning.
2:50 P.M. What Mueller Found Out About the Trump Tower Meeting Filling in some blanks in one of the most talked-about incidents of the 2016 presidential campaign.
2:44 P.M. Mueller Confirms Trump Runs White House Like It’s the Mob Trump repeatedly instructed his underlings to mislead authorities, and informed the White House counsel that “lawyers don’t take notes.”
2:11 P.M. Sorry, Peelievers: Trump Tapes in Mueller Report Sound Fake The Mueller report reveals Team Trump was interested in compromising tapes believed to be in Russia’s possession — but it appears they weren’t real.
1:45 P.M. 11 Areas of Possible Obstruction Mueller Investigated Mueller’s findings of fact about Trump’s behavior hardly seem “exonerating” at all.
1:36 P.M. Trump Said ‘I’m F***ed’ When Special Counsel Was Appointed Turns out he was wrong about that.
1:30 P.M. The Mueller Encyclopedia An index of who’s who and what’s what to help make sense of the Mueller report.
12:58 P.M. What We Learned About Jared and Ivanka in the Mueller Report The Mueller report’s most important details on the billionaire couple toying around in politics.
12:38 P.M. Trump Told Lewandowski to Do His Dirty Work, Thwart Mueller But Trump’s former campaign manager demurred.
12:21 P.M. Roy Moore Is Back. Can Black Alabamians Stop Him Again? Roy Moore, an accused child molester, is leading early polls in Alabama’s Republican primary for the 2020 U.S. Senate election.
11:50 A.M. Barr: Trump’s Obstruction Was Legal Because He Was Paranoid Trump believed the Russia investigation was a “witch hunt.” Therefore, his attempts to undermine it weren’t obstruction of justice, Barr explains.
11:41 A.M. At Long Last, Read the Full Mueller Report Document The Justice Department released the redacted version of the Mueller Report today.

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2:48 P.M. Here’s the Moment Sarah Sanders Admitted to Lying She told investigators that a remark about James Comey’s termination was a “slip of the tongue.”
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2:19 P.M. How to Help Someone With Depression A guide to keeping the friendship — and your own well-being — intact.
2:09 P.M. Why Is a Russian Fashion Influencer in the Mueller Report? Miroslava Duma can’t avoid a scandal.
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1:15 P.M. What We Learned About Jared and Ivanka in the Mueller Report The Mueller report’s most important details on the billionaire couple toying around in politics.
1:06 P.M. There Is No Way Trump Watches Game of Thrones Let me tell you why.
1:04 P.M. Behold, the Best Part of the Mueller Report It’s poetic.
11:16 A.M. Normal President Marks Mueller Day With Game of Thrones Meme “NO COLLUSION,” the tweet reads in the show’s signature font.
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2:07 P.M. HBO Would Prefer Trump Not Use GOT Imagery for His Memes Trump responded to the redacted version of the Mueller report with a Thrones meme.
1:39 P.M. Netflix Got Beyoncé’s Homecoming by Paying So Much Money How did the Beychella concert doc end up on Netflix? The same way everything else does.
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12:18 P.M. Ramy Isn’t Telling a Universal Story. That’s Why It’s Great. Ramy Youssef’s new Hulu comedy is fantastically adept at identifying the absurdities in its protagonist’s many overlapping, often conflicting roles.
12:16 P.M. James Holzhauer, the Jeopardy! Guy, Is Truly Unstoppable He won all the money.
11:18 A.M. How to Read Your Mueller Report From a no-frills mass-market edition to an audiobook to Alan Dershowitz, five ways to get the goods.
11:00 A.M. This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Anna Chlumsky on Without Fail Rounding up our favorite comedy podcast episodes of the week.
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