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The new Washington brawl: Barr versus Mueller
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Day 2 Of William Barr Hearing Begins, With Empty Chair For Attorney General - NPR News

Attorney General Barr to be a no-show at House hearing, could face contempt charge, subpoena - Fox News US

The House Speaker criticized Attorney General Barr for the testimony he's previously given to Congress as she made the accusation. 'That's a crime,' she said - CNN Top Stories

Why House Democrats wouldn't budge with William Barr - CNN Top Stories

Pelosi says Attorney General Barr lied to Congress - CBS Top Stories

Barr testimony: attorney general refuses to appear for questioning ? live - The Guardian US News

House Judiciary Committee moves forward with hearing, sans Barr - NBC Top Stories

2020 Democratic candidate Rep. Seth Moulton: Attorney General Barr lied to Congress - CBS Top Stories

John Avlon: William Barr conveniently forgot a lot - CNN Top Stories

Top Democrat threatens to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt - Al Jazeera English

Speaker Nancy Pelosi accuses Attorney General Barr of lying to Congress - BBC World

Top Democrat threatens to hold Attorney General Barr in contempt - Reuters Top Stories

House chairman gives Barr more time to release full Mueller report - Reuters Top Stories

House panel chairman warns Barr over testimony, Mueller report - Reuters Top Stories

The Hearing that William Barr Didn?t Show Up To - NYTimes US

Read the letter White House counsel Emmet Flood wrote to AG Barr - NBC Top Stories

Opinion: William Barr gave a pathetic performance - CNN Top Stories

Barr expected to skip House hearing today - CBS Top Stories

Barr to skip House hearing Thursday - CNN Top Stories

Trump finds in Barr the attorney general ? and shield ? he long sought - Washington Post World

Read: The letter from Mueller to Attorney General Barr - CNN Top Stories

William Barr grilled by Congress after release of Mueller Report - USA Today Top Stories

News Analysis: Is an Attorney General Independent or Political? Barr Rekindles a Debate - NYTimes US

Joe Biden joins other 2020 Democratic candidates in calling for William Barr to resign - USA Today Top Stories

House Judiciary meets on Mueller report as Barr refuses to testify - CBS Top Stories

White House lawyer blasted Mueller in April letter to Barr - CBS US

What would it take to hold William Barr in contempt? - CBS US

Rep. Jerry Nadler opens Judiciary hearing after Barr refused to appear - CBS Top Stories

Barr was supposed to testify again today. Here's why that's not happening - CNN Top Stories

2020 candidates line up to call on Barr to resign - CNN Top Stories

Barr downplays Trump's effort to remove Mueller, but report contradicts the AG - CNN US

Congress displays political art of the empty chair after Barr no-show - Reuters Top Stories

Barr's vacant chair at House hearing wasn't the first empty seat to make waves in US politics - USA Today Top Stories

Graham: Pelosi should apologize to AG Barr - USA Today Top Stories

Pelosi says Barr 'lied to Congress' and 'that's a crime' - CNN Top Stories

Pelosi says Barr committed a crime by lying about Mueller report - The Guardian US News

Why Barr set a "dangerous precedent" and one senator "gets an A+" for her questioning - CBS Top Stories

Democrats amplify pressure on Trump as Pelosi accuses Barr of 'crime' - Reuters Top Stories

How Right, Left and Center Reacted to the Barr Testimony - NYTimes US

The new Washington brawl: Barr versus Mueller - CNN US

Pelosi accuses Barr of lying to Congress - CBS US

Democrats ramp up pressure on Trump as Pelosi accuses Barr of 'crime' - Reuters Top Stories

Corden deciphers Barr testimony, wants to move back to England - USA Today Top Stories

Pelosi accuses Barr of 'crime' as Democrats step up pressure on Trump - Reuters Top Stories

Nancy Pelosi accuses Barr of lying to Congress: 'That's a crime' - video - The Guardian US News

Nancy Pelosi: AG Barr 'lied to Congress,' that's a crime - USA Today Top Stories

Did Barr lie to Congress? - CNN Top Stories

Nancy Pelosi holds press conference after Barr Senate testimony - CBS Top Stories

With a wing and a drumstick, Democrat uses poultry props to chide Barr - Reuters Top Stories

A Democratic congressman ate KFC at today's hearing: 'Chicken Barr should have showed up' - CNN Top Stories

The new Washington brawl: Barr versus Mueller - CNN Top Stories

Pelosi says Barr committed a crime by lying to Congress - Reuters Top Stories

Pelosi says AG Barr committed a 'crime' by lying to Congress - NBC Top Stories

Sen. Michael Bennet calls on Barr to resign - CBS Top Stories

2020 presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet calls for Barr to resign - CBS Top Stories

Pelosi on Barr: He lied to Congress, that's a crime - CBS Top Stories

Clinton: Barr's argument for the President being able to fire investigators is 'the road to tyranny' - CNN US

A ?snitty? day: five takeaways from Barr's testimony on the Mueller report - The Guardian US News

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Trump now has an attorney general who sees few limits on presidential power and is willing to execute blocking movements on his behalf
CNN Top Stories
 

Stephen Moore withdraws from Fed consideration, Trump tweets - CBS US

CNN Poll: Trump's approval rating on the economy hits a new high - CNN US

Stephen Moore, Trump ally, withdraws from contention for Fed seat - LA Times US News

Trump defends clinicians' right to refuse to do abortions - Fox News US

Opinion: How Trump made hatred profitable for Milo Yiannopoulos - CNN Top Stories

Pelosi accuses Barr of 'crime' as Democrats step up pressure on Trump - Reuters Top Stories

F.B.I. Sent Investigator Posing as Assistant to Meet With Trump Aide in 2016 - NYTimes US

New Trump Rule Protects Health Care Workers Who Refuse Care For Religious Reasons - NPR News

Trump vows to defeat anti-Semitism at National Day of Prayer service - CBS US

Democrats are trying to block Trump from exiting Paris Agreement by pushing new climate bill - USA Today Top Stories

Trump invites Hungarian leader Orban to May 13 meeting - Washington Post World

With testimony on Trump and Mueller, William Barr sinks deeper into moral quicksand - USA Today Top Stories

Trump now has an attorney general who sees few limits on presidential power and is willing to execute blocking movements on his behalf - CNN Top Stories

Trump wants Venezuela?s military to remove its president. But Maduro has made that difficult. - Washington Post World

Barr downplays Trump's effort to remove Mueller, but report contradicts the AG - CNN US

Trump Fan Who Made Racist Death Threats to Obama and Maxine Waters Receives 46-Month Sentence - NYTimes US

Trump administration has separated hundreds of children from their migrant families since 2018 - USA Today Top Stories

Kamala Harris responds to President Trump calling her 'nasty' - CNN Top Stories

Trump Jr, Bolsonaro Jr ? beware the Adult Idiot Sons of unhinged presidents | Arwa Madhawi - The Guardian World News

State Dept. allowed foreign govts to lease luxury condos at Trump World Tower without Congress OK - NBC Top Stories

Trump marks National Day of Prayer with synagogue victims - Fox News US

Opinion: Tiger has never taken a stand on big issues, so hanging with Trump is no big deal - USA Today Top Stories

Democrats ramp up pressure on Trump as Pelosi accuses Barr of 'crime' - Reuters Top Stories

Mueller report on Trump shows Justice needs to amend special counsel rule - USA Today Top Stories

US Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen war - Al Jazeera English

Trump finds in Barr the attorney general ? and shield ? he long sought - Washington Post World

Senate fails to overturn Trump's veto of Yemen resolution - CBS World

Trump says he won't let McGahn testify to Congress: 'It's done' - USA Today Top Stories

"Would much rather be on the side of Guaidó," Trump admin. official says - CBS Top Stories

ACLU sues to stop Trump policy on jailing asylum seekers - The Guardian US News

Kamala Harris on Trump calling her 'nasty': I want to pursue justice 'and you can call that whatever name you want' - CNN Top Stories

Trump adviser compared proposal to Nazi Germany - CNN Top Stories

Democrats amplify pressure on Trump as Pelosi accuses Barr of 'crime' - Reuters Top Stories

In Nevada, Trump administration revives a radioactive campaign issue - CBS US

Woods to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump - BBC Top Stories

Trump announces 'conscience objection' rule for medical care is finalized - CNN Top Stories

Senate fails to overturn Trump's veto of Yemen resolution - CBS Top Stories

Hungary?s PM Viktor Orbán to meet Donald Trump at White House - The Guardian US News

Donald Trump to award Tiger Woods with Presidential Medal of Freedom - The Guardian US News

Trump rolls back rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill - Washington Post US

House Democrats pass bill directing Trump to stay in Paris climate deal - The Guardian US News

Clapper: What was the Trump campaign doing? - CNN Top Stories

Trump administration rules health staff can refuse care for religious reasons - The Guardian US News

The worst justification for Trump?s battle with China? The ?clash of civilizations? - Washington Post World

Senate fails to override Trump?s veto of resolution demanding end to U.S. involvement in Yemen - Washington Post World

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#3
Military sexual assaults increase sharply, Pentagon report finds
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Sexual assaults in U.S. military spike despite Pentagon attempts to crackdown - Reuters US News

Sexual assaults in the military spiked nearly 38 percent last year, Pentagon says - Washington Post World

Sexual assaults spike in U.S. military, hit new record: Pentagon - Reuters US News

Unreported military sexual assaults jump by 37%, anonymous survey shows - The Guardian US News

US military reports major spike in sex assaults - BBC World

China will build string of military bases around world, says Pentagon - The Guardian World News

Shanahan calls for reforms as military sexual assaults rise by 38%; highest for young women - USA Today Top Stories

Sexual assault in military spiked nearly 40 percent, Pentagon says - CBS Top Stories

Chinese forces are expanding to 'contest US military superiority,' Pentagon says - Fox News World

Reports of sexual assault in military spike, Pentagon survey says - NBC Top Stories

Trump wants Venezuela?s military to remove its president. But Maduro has made that difficult. - Washington Post World

Myanmar troops kill 6, detain scores in Rakhine over suspected rebel links: military spokesman - Reuters World News

Venezuela?s Maduro calls for military unity after clashes - Washington Post World

Myanmar troops kill six, detain scores in Rakhine over suspected rebel links: military spokesman - Reuters World News

Venezuela's Maduro calls for military unity after clashes - Fox News World

U.S. says military killed 120 civilians abroad in 2018, lower than watchdog estimates - Reuters World News

Venezuela's Maduro seeks to display military loyalty in political crisis - Reuters World News

Venezuelan rights group says 4 people died in street clashes this week after opposition call for military uprising - Washington Post World

Venezuela court issues warrant for opposition figure Lopez as Maduro seeks to show military loyalty - Reuters Top Stories

Kansas military school moves to keep property from founder - Fox News US

House Armed Services lawmaker says US military action in Venezuela would be in supporting, logistical capacity - Fox News World

Venezuela's Maduro seeks to show loyalty from military during crisis - Reuters World News

Venezuela court issues warrant for opposition figure Lopez as Maduro seeks to show military loyalty - Reuters World News

Venezuela's Maduro seeks to show loyalty from military during crisis - Reuters Top Stories

Venezuela's Maduro seeks to display military loyalty in political crisis - Reuters Top Stories

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Hundreds of thousands evacuated as powerful Cyclone Fani bears down on India
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Cruise ship under measles quarantine in St. Lucia asking for 100 vaccine doses
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