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Amanda Marcotte | Bill Barr's Fake Mueller Report: Is This WMDs in Iraq All Over Again? 
Attorney General Bill Barr. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty)
Amanda Marcotte, Salon
Marcotte writes: "Now there's a report, but whether we'll actually get to see it is unclear, as the Republicans are rapidly working in formation to keep the actual contents of the report from public view."
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After Robert Mueller's departure, the deputy attorney general's office will handle any remaining responsibilities, including briefing members of Congress, 'in consultation' with Attorney General William Barr's team. (photo: AP)
After Robert Mueller's departure, the deputy attorney general's office will handle any remaining responsibilities, including briefing members of Congress, 'in consultation' with Attorney General William Barr's team. (photo: AP)

Why Did Mueller Bypass a Call on Obstruction? What We Know and Don't
Charlie Savage, The New York Times
Savage writes: "In the days since Attorney General William P. Barr wrote to Congress describing the still secret report by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, a mystery he introduced remains pressing: Why did Mr. Mueller take no position on whether President Trump obstructed justice?"
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Central American migrants wait in a pen erected by US immigration officials in El Paso, Texas. (photo: Nick Miroff/Twitter)
Central American migrants wait in a pen erected by US immigration officials in El Paso, Texas. (photo: Nick Miroff/Twitter)

Migrant Families Are Being Housed Under a Bridge as the Border Patrol Chief Warns of an Immigration "Breaking Point"
Hamed Aleaziz and Adolfo Flores, BuzzFeed News
Excerpt: "The head of Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday said his agency was facing a humanitarian crisis at the southern border, as migrant families are being held in a makeshift encampment under a bridge in El Paso, Texas, waiting to be processed by immigration officials."
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CEO of NRA Wayne LaPierre. (photo: AP)
CEO of NRA Wayne LaPierre. (photo: AP)

The NRA Now Opposes the Violence Against Women Act
Jack Crosbie, Splinter
Crosbie writes: "Amid pressure to act on gun control, GOP lawmakers have turned to their staunchest ally, the NRA, for backup on an issue near and dear to their hearts: voting down the Violence Against Women Act."
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The alleged New Zealand mosque shooter donated to the far-right Identitarian Movement, which is championed by Rep. Steve King, prosecutors said this week. (photo: Michelle Tantussi/Getty)
The alleged New Zealand mosque shooter donated to the far-right Identitarian Movement, which is championed by Rep. Steve King, prosecutors said this week. (photo: Michelle Tantussi/Getty)

Alleged New Zealand Mosque Gunman Linked to Far-Right Group Backed by Steve King
Luke Barnes, ThinkProgress
Barnes writes: "Austrian authorities announced Wednesday that they had discovered a financial link between the alleged New Zealand mosque shooter and a white nationalist group frequently championed by members of the U.S. far right, including Rep. Steve King (R-IA)."
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Protests in favor of opposition in Venezuela. (photo: Fernando Llano/AP)
Protests in favor of opposition in Venezuela. (photo: Fernando Llano/AP)

Trump Is Strangling Venezuela With Sanctions - and It's Not Working
Stephen Kinzer, The Boston Globe
Kinzer writes: "Deposing the government of Venezuela has become an urgent goal of American foreign policy."
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Interior Secretary nominee David Bernhardt. (photo: AP)
Interior Secretary nominee David Bernhardt. (photo: AP)

More Than 160 Groups Urge Senate to Reject Fossil Fuel Lobbyist David Bernhardt for Interior Secretary
Center for Biological Diversity
Excerpt: "More than 160 conservation groups sent a letter to U.S. senators today urging them to oppose the nomination of fossil fuel lobbyist David Bernhardt as Interior secretary, citing his efforts to enrich corporations at the expense of the environment. Bernhardt's confirmation hearing is set for Thursday before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."
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