| No Images? Click here  Friday, April 19MUELLER: THE UGLY DETAILS The redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s long-awaited report on Russian interference in the 2016 election allows Congress and the public to read the findings for themselves. The report contains details of attempted but foiled obstruction, extensive Russian election interference, Trump’s curt response when told about Mueller’s appointment, and more. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share to Facebook]A LIE BY ANY OTHER NAME White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders now admits that she lied to reporters after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in 2017. But in Mueller’s report and on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show Thursday, she wouldn’t use the L-word. She claimed it was a “slip of the tongue.” [HuffPost]HOW BARR MISLED THE PUBLIC Trump has long wished for an attorney general who would act as his own private lawyer, protecting him from any potential legal damage. He finally found his man in William Barr. The Mueller report paints a much more complicated picture of whether Trump obstructed justice than Barr let on. [HuffPost]REPUBLICAN PASSED FBI INFO TO WHITE HOUSE Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr (R-N.C.) shared information with the White House about the FBI’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to Mueller’s report. The news is a blow to the notion that Burr has been relatively free from bias while leading his committee’s own investigation. [HuffPost]U.S. PRESS FREEDOM ‘PROBLEMATIC’ The U.S. has become a “problematic” place for journalists in the face of mounting threats and attacks on their safety, according to a new report about press freedom. “Never before have U.S. journalists been subjected to so many death threats or turned so often to private security firms for protection,” it said. [HuffPost]COURT UPHOLDS MOST CALIFORNIA SANCTUARY LAWS The Trump administration lost a court bid aimed at striking down California’s “sanctuary” statutes that prevent local law enforcement from helping the U.S. government’s crackdown on immigration. [Reuters]
 👋 Help tell crucial stories. Join HuffPost and help us report on important topics like extremism, voting rights, climate change, and inequality. CONGRESS WILL NOT BE SILENT House Speaker Nancy Pelosi organized a meeting with House Democrats after Easter weekend to discuss next steps following the release of the Mueller report. In her letter, Pelosi described the special counsel’s findings as a “grave matter.” [HuffPost]REPUBLICANS: TIME TO SUPPORT TRUMP Mueller’s report found evidence that Trump may have obstructed justice, but did not clear the president of “criminal conduct” and left the door wide open for Congress to investigate. Republican leaders rushed to say everything is fine, since Mueller didn’t find sufficient evidence of an election conspiracy with Russia. [HuffPost]CONWAY: TRUMP IS A CANCER Conservative attorney George Conway, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, called Trump a “cancer” ― and urged Congress to act “without delay” to remove him from office via impeachment. [HuffPost]ACLU CONDEMNS BORDER ‘VIGILANTES’ The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico on Thursday called for state authorities to investigate a small group of armed U.S. citizens allegedly illegally detaining migrants entering the U.S.. The United Constitutional Patriots, who claim to be mainly military veterans, have been patrolling in search of illegal crossings. [Reuters]NORTH KOREA WANTS ‘MATURE’ POMPEO REPLACEMENT North Korea said it no longer wanted to deal with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and said he should be replaced in talks by someone more mature, hours after it announced its first weapons test since nuclear talks broke down. [Reuters]PARIS CONSIDERS TEMPORARY CATHEDRAL French officials are planning to construct a temporary wooden cathedral on the esplanade in front of Notre Dame while it is being rebuilt. Notre Dame’s chief priest suggested an “ephemeral cathedral” would give faithful Catholics a place to congregate until the 850-year-old architectural treasure reopens. [HuffPost]
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