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that the campaign expected it would benefit electorally from information stolen and released through Russian efforts." According to Politico (7/11, Muller, 4.29M), the op-ed "was uncharacteristic for the former special counsel, who rarely spoke about the investigation publicly and whose office was know

e prosecution of Russia dossier author Christopher Steele. However, coverage of the President's remarks were overshadowed by former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's op-ed in the Washington Post asserting that Stone "remains a convicted felon, and rightly so," as well as criticism from lawmakers on both side of t

on to commute the prison sentence for his longtime associate and political confidant Roger Stone, claiming Stone was the victim of a `Witch Hunt." Mueller: Stone "Remains A Convicted Felon, And Rightly So." Bloomberg (7/11, Haubert, Krasny, 4.73M) reports that former Special Counsel Robert Mueller in a

ity is likely because struggling residents are forced to shoplift in order to 'feed their child." In a virtual town hall meeting she hosted, 0casio- Cortez said, "The fact that people are at a level of economic desperation that we have not seen since the Great Recession? Maybe this has to do with the fa

/circumstances-have-changed-doj- ready-for-more-mueller-report-declassiciations> (7/21, Dunleavy, 448K) reports that the DOJ "has determined more of Robert Mueller's report "can be declassified." DOJ Civil Division attorneys "filed a four-page submission to a Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday, providing

a four-page submission to a Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday, providing sealed responses to the judge's questions about the redactions in Mueller's 448-page report and noting willingness to reveal more after a judge's ruling." Graham Says Yates, Comey, McCabe Will Be Called To Testify Before E

tez-accosted-by-gop-lawmaker-over-remarks- that-kind-of> (7/21, Lillis, 2.98M) reports that Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) "challenged" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY) "in an unusual — and decidedly personal — confrontation on the Capitol steps." Yoho reportedly "told Ocasio-Cortez she was 'disgusting' for r

days, and Democrats are looking for ways to navigate land mines amid concerns over the hearing's format. CNN's Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb report: "Mueller's time before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees will be limited, with each panel currently expected to have roughly two hours back-to

side the Democratic caucus. "They're four people and that's how many votes they got," she said. The Squad — consisting of Omar, Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) — replied by calling Pelosi a bully. "The four are struggling with the speaker's moves to

after she won her upset last June in a Democratic congressional primary. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) -- Our Sunday magazine has a long profile of Ocasio- Cortez's chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti. (Read it here first.) -- New Yorker editor David Remnick interviewed AOC after she returned from her trip to

dividuals expected to be subpoenaed, with sources noting that both had faced scrutiny over anti-Trump text messages while working on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team. The article noted that CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred evidence of possible wrongdoing by Brennan to Director Patel for review, after whi

messages while working on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team. The article noted that CIA Director John

Shoalib). Back to Top INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Fugitive in Arizona Child Sex Case Captured in France Seventeen Years Later Arizona Family (11/07, Cortez) reported that Michael Wiseman, a fugitive wanted for child sex crimes in Scottsdale, has been captured in France, 17 years after the initial case i

R-CA), the ranking Republican on the House Intelligence Committee "issued a report last year that found no Russian-Trump conspiracy. Special counsel Robert Mueller confirmed the finding in March." Jonian Raises Questions About Dining Of Final Carter Page FISA Extension. The Washingom Examiner (7/18, Chaitin,

nal investigator and as a White House attorney in two Democratic administrations. As is "the lack of accommodation and compromise," he added. Though Mueller's report "does not discuss the classified intelligence gathered during the investigation," congressional investigators "believe the team was given

after it died down. News reports continue to use the word "racist" to describe the President's tweets about Omar and fellow Reps. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Two of the broadcast networks led with the story. Jonathan Karl reported on ABC World News

els of protection against the variant, called B.1.1.7, first identified in southeast England, officials said." Meanwhile, the New York Times (2/22, Mueller, 20.6M) reports the findings "reinforced and went beyond studies out of Israel, which has also reported that the vaccine developed by Pfizer and Bi

n science, not conspiracy theories." FDA Outlines Fast Path For New Vaccines, Booster Shots To Cover New Virus Variants. Bloomberg (2/22, Langreth, Cortez, 3.57M) reports, "Drugmakers won't have to perform massive trials for new vaccines or booster shots developed to combat worrisome new variants of t

days, and Democrats are looking for ways to navigate land mines amid concerns over the hearing's format. CNN's Manu Raju and Jeremy Herb report: "Mueller's time before the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees will be limited, with each panel currently expected to have roughly two hours back-to

w, half a year later, virtually all communication between the two women has ceased. "The two have not spoken one-on-one since February when Ocasio- Cortez declined Pelosi's personal request that she join her select committee on climate change. Just days after, during a private Progressive Caucus meeti

ing to provide new information or evidence against the president, I think many people will be very disappointed," said John Pistole, who served as Mueller's deputy for years when he was FBI director. "And then on the other side of the aisle, some may be disappointed to find out that he's not a demago

to a fake news story he posted to his personal Facebook page on Thursday at 1:51 p.m. The story's headline attributed a fabricated quote to Ocasio- Cortez saying, 'We pay soldiers too much.' The photo on the post is marked as `satire' and it had been labeled 'false' by the website snopes.com on Wednes

ns for a citizenship question on the 2020 census to blasting House Democrats ahead of a hearing next week with star witness former special counsel Mueller, Attorney General William Barr is busy. The president's battles over the census are noisily public (The Hill), while some experts believe Trump's s

sagree within the party, as evidenced by a high-profile back-and-forth skirmish between Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Cortez (D-N.Y.). The two Democratic heavyweights have clashed since the speaker made dismissive remarks about the influence of the freshman lawmaker in an