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Adam Schiff | Matthew Whitaker, We're Watching You 
Acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker, center, and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, right, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
Adam Schiff, The Washington Post
Schiff writes: "Only hours after the magnitude of Democratic gains in the House became apparent, President Trump ousted Attorney General Jeff Sessions, putting special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation in imminent danger. This represents the president's most direct challenge yet to the rule of law."
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Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who is demanding answers from the FBI regarding President Trump's claim that his offices were wiretapped, listens during a hearing on March. 7. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), who is demanding answers from the FBI regarding President Trump's claim that his offices were wiretapped, listens during a hearing on March. 7. (photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)

Lindsey Graham Backs Bill to Protect Mueller, Urges Vote
Chris Mills Rodrigo, The Hill
Rodrigo writes: "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday said that he would support a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller."
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A woman stands at a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
A woman stands at a memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue after a shooting there left 11 people dead. (photo: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

Hate Crimes Continue to Spike Under President Trump
Hannah Allam, BuzzFeed
Allam writes: "Extremism watchdogs say the latest FBI hate crime report confirms their worries about the rise of bias-motivated attacks across the board, with the numbers suggesting an outbreak of hatred targeting several groups rather than the isolated increases of previous years."
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Rick Scott. (photo: NY Post)
Rick Scott. (photo: NY Post)

More Irregularities Uncovered in Florida's Election Recount
Terry Spencer, Associated Press
Spencer writes: "Florida's election recount is chugging along as more irregularities are uncovered and a judge asked the warring sides to 'ramp down the rhetoric,' saying it erodes public confidence in the election for Senate and governor."
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Modell's Sporting Goods store. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Modell's Sporting Goods store. (photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

After Trump's Tax Cuts, Companies Eliminated More Jobs Than They Created
Sophie Weiner, Splinter News
Weiner writes: "Much of the 'growth' promised by the tax cuts has taken the form of companies like Google, Facebook, and Goldman Sachs investing their money in technology. As a way to boost hiring, the tax cuts have unequivocally been a bust."
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A Palestinian family walks next to a destroyed residential building hit by Israeli air attacks in Gaza City on Tuesday. (photo: Khalil Hamra/AP)
A Palestinian family walks next to a destroyed residential building hit by Israeli air attacks in Gaza City on Tuesday. (photo: Khalil Hamra/AP)

Gaza Homes, TV Station Bombed by Israel as Hope for a Ceasefire Fades
Al Jazeera
Excerpt: "Since 2008, Israel has launched three major assaults on Gaza that have heavily damaged the Strip's infrastructure and sources of livelihood."
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Jair Bolsonaro. (photo: Evaristo SA/Getty Images)
Jair Bolsonaro. (photo: Evaristo SA/Getty Images)

Why Brazil's New President Poses an Unprecedented Threat to the Amazon
Philip Fearnside, Yale Environment 360
Fearnside writes: "Newly elected Jair Bolsonaro, an authoritarian nationalist sometimes called the 'tropical Trump,' has staked out an environmental agenda that would open the Amazon to widespread development, putting at risk a region that plays a vital role in stabilizing the global climate."
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