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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender — WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort and his former business associate Rick Gates were told to surrender to federal authorities Monday morning, the first charges in a special counsel investigation, according to a person involved in the case.
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Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller, source says — Source: Manafort to turn himself in to Mueller — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — Manafort is the first person in Trump's orbit charged in connection with the special counsel investigation — Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort …
New York Times:
How the Russia Investigation Entangled a Manafort Protégé — Nearly everywhere Paul Manafort went, it seemed, Rick Gates followed, his protégé and junior partner. Election campaigns in Eastern Europe and Africa. Business ventures with a Russian tycoon.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
How the Russia probe closed in on Paul Manafort — Paul Manafort was in the room when Donald Trump Jr. met with a Russian lawyer hoping for dirt on Hilary Clinton. One month later, he reportedly sent an email to a Russian billionaire offering private briefings on the campaign.
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Washington Post:
Manafort and former business partner asked to surrender in connection with special counsel probe — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former business partner Rick Gates will turn themselves in on charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation …
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Charged in Russia Probe — Paul Manafort expected to surrender to authorities later Monday — WASHINGTON—The former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign has been told to surrender to authorities on charges including tax fraud, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
How to Interpret Robert Mueller's New Charges
How to Interpret Robert Mueller's New Charges
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Mueller's looming indictment threatens Trump's big week
Mueller's looming indictment threatens Trump's big week
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Adam B. Vary / BuzzFeed:
Actor Anthony Rapp: Kevin Spacey Made A Sexual Advance Toward Me When I Was 14 — The Star Trek: Discovery actor says women speaking out about sexual misconduct in the entertainment industry has compelled him to come forward about the Oscar winner. — Last June, Anthony Rapp settled …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
John Boehner Unchained — WEST CHESTER, Ohio—He swings the golf club like a right-hander, which he is, but putts as a southpaw. Maybe it's a metaphor for a conservative politician who often turned to liberals in crunch time, but I'm too busy losing $20 on this hole to appreciate it.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker once held a knife to Boehner's throat
GOP lawmaker once held a knife to Boehner's throat
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Washington Post:
Puerto Rico moves to cancel contract with Whitefish Energy to repair electric grid — Puerto Rico's electric company moved Sunday to cancel a $300 million contract with a small Montana firm for repairs to the territory's hurricane-ravaged electrical grid, saying controversy surrounding …
Cristina Alesci / CNNMoney:
Maryland investigating Kushner Companies over apartments — What you need to know about Jared Kushner — The Maryland attorney general is investigating one of the Kushner family's real estate businesses after media reports surfaced earlier this year about allegedly abusive debt collection practices …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
Maryland AG investigating Kushner real estate business: report
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
‘The Russians Have Succeeded Beyond Their Wildest Expectations’ — Subscribe to The Global POLITICO on Apple Podcasts here. Subscribe via Stitcher here. — America's former top spymaster has a few things he'd like to clear up about the Russia investigation.
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BBC:
Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums — Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say. — Families will be able to enter the stadiums in three major cities - Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
As Mueller Pushes Ahead, Trump Distracts — On Friday, while prosecutors working for the special counsel, Robert Mueller, obtained their first grand-jury indictments in their investigation of potential collusion by the Trump campaign and Russia, the President of the United States was busy gaslighting.
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Michael Weiss / CNN:
Controversial Trump dossier: What really matters
Controversial Trump dossier: What really matters
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
The ‘dossier’ and the uranium deal: A guide to the latest allegations
The ‘dossier’ and the uranium deal: A guide to the latest allegations
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Lisa Miller / New York Magazine:
John Kasich's Campaign Against Trump Never Stopped. And It Won't Till 2020. — For the Ohio governor, the campaign against Trump never stopped. And it won't till 2020. — One year after his failed run at president, John Kasich is plotting his path to another, his third, for 2020.
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The Daily Beast:
Swamp Things: More Than 50% of President Trump's Nominees Have Ties to the Industries They're Supposed to Regulate … In August 2016, energy consultant Steven Gardner gave a presentation to the trade group Professional Engineers in Mining (PDF). In it, he hammered the Environmental Protection …
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