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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump's Longtime Lawyer Says He Paid Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket — Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, said on Tuesday that he paid $130,000 out of his own pocket to a pornographic-film actress who had once claimed to have had an affair with Mr. Trump.
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Orin Kerr / Reason:
Did Trump's Lawyer Pay Stormy Daniels Out of His Own Pocket? — This isn't the biggest story in the world, but I was interested in the statement by Trump's personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, about the payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. A month ago, the Wall Street Journal broke the story that began:
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
'By God, he's a loyal friend!': …
Washington Post:
White House reels as FBI director contradicts official claims about alleged abuser … The White House struggled Tuesday to contain a widening crisis over its handling of domestic violence allegations against a senior official, as it reeled from sworn testimony by the FBI chief …
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Axios:
Scoop: Trump threatens veto on immigration deal — A senior administration official said Tuesday night that President Trump “will veto any bill that doesn't advance his common-sense immigration reforms” — a hardening of the White House bargaining position as the Senate begins an epic debate.
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
House oversight investigating WH handling of Rob Porter — Washington (CNN)The House Oversight Committee is investigating the White House's handling of Rob Porter's employment, chairman Trey Gowdy told CNN Wednesday. — “We are directing inquiries to people that we think have access to information we don't have.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Gowdy: Oversight panel launched Porter investigation ‘last night’ — The House Oversight Committee is investigating the Trump administration's employment of Rob Porter, the former White House staff secretary accused of domestic abuse, committee chairman Trey Gowdy said Wednesday.
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Axios:
Trump creep: bad habits spread fast — All habits, good and bad — in all organizations, big and small — flow down fast from the top. This dynamic is particularly true in the White House, and unmistakably true in this Trump White House. — The big picture: Trump's lifelong habits …
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Emily Stephenson / Politico:
White House imposed a ban on new interim security clearances last fall
White House imposed a ban on new interim security clearances last fall
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Jared Kushner credit line debts increased in 2017
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Trump readies blame game if Senate fails on DACA
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Kushner has added millions in debt since joining White House
Kushner has added millions in debt since joining White House
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Zaid Jilani / The Intercept:
REPUBLICAN SCARE-MONGERING ON “SANCTUARY CITIES” BACKFIRES, DEMOCRATS WIN BIG UPSET IN FLORIDA SPECIAL ELECTION — In a special election on Tuesday, Florida's Republicans took a page from Ed Gillespie's playbook and deployed the threat of “sanctuary cities” to scare up the votes to win.
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Zac Anderson / Sarasota Herald:
Democrat Margaret Good wins upset victory in state House race
Democrat Margaret Good wins upset victory in state House race
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Democrat Margaret Good Flips Seat in Florida, the 36th Democratic Flip Since Trump's Inauguration
Democrat Margaret Good Flips Seat in Florida, the 36th Democratic Flip Since Trump's Inauguration
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
Wall Street might not like this: Inflation rises 2.1 percent, faster than expected … The Consumer Price Index, which measures how quickly prices are going up in the U.S. economy, rose at a faster than anticipated 2.1 percent in January compared to a year ago, triggering fears of another rocky run on Wall Street.
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HuffPost:
NY Times ‘Very Concerned’ Over Tweets By Its Nazi-Befriending Editorial Board Hire — Quinn Norton has tweeted that she's friends with neo-Nazis, and has used slurs on a regular basis. — The New York Times is investigating past tweets by Quinn Norton, a journalist who just joined the paper's editorial board, HuffPost has learned.
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Jim Windolf / New York Times:
After a Twitter Storm, The Times and a New Hire Part Ways
After a Twitter Storm, The Times and a New Hire Part Ways
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets
NY Times Hires, Quickly Fires Journalist With History of Homophobic Tweets
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Associated Press:
Suspect wounded, SUV stopped after shooting at NSA gate — FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — One person was wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning outside the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade. — Authorities surrounded a handcuffed man after a black SUV ran into a barrier outside the Maryland base.
David Abel / BostonGlobe.com:
After more than a year, Trump still doesn't have a science adviser — CAMBRIDGE — When the Ebola virus began sweeping through West Africa four years ago, killing thousands of people and threatening to spread beyond the continent, President Obama turned to his science adviser for options.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
ICE planned to deport a man whose child has leukemia. So he took sanctuary in a church. … PHOENIX — The notice that Jesus Berrones would be deported arrived on a Thursday, surprising his attorney, his wife who is a U.S. citizen and, perhaps most of all, Berrones himself.
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CBS News:
EPA's Scott Pruitt got waiver to fly business class on foreign carrier from Italy to U.S. — WASHINGTON — EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has been under fire for frequently flying in first and business class at taxpayer expense. CBS News has learned more about one of those flights …
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Carrie Battan / ELLE:
Louise Linton Is Super-Duper Sorry — Louise Linton has accomplished the near-impossible task of locating an ordinary meeting place in the most moneyed stretch of the Upper East Side, where she and her husband, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, own an apartment.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Dems: Bill Clinton too toxic to campaign in midterms — Democrats are looking to embrace the #MeToo moment and rally women to push back on President Donald Trump in the midterms—and they don't want Bill Clinton anywhere near it. — In a year when the party is deploying all their other big guns …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: GOP gains on generic ballot, Trump approval ticks upward — Republicans have erased the Democratic advantage on the generic congressional ballot in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll that, for the first time since April, also shows President Donald Trump's approval rating equaling …
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Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
GOP rep unveils ‘Crumbs Act’ to make bonuses tax-free, in swipe at Pelosi — A Republican lawmaker is set to unveil legislation that would make most bonuses given out as a result of President Trump's tax reform plan tax-free — and took a jab at House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi with the bill's name.
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Sean Martin / Daily Express:
Yellowstone ERUPTION: Supervolcano under ‘STRAIN’ - experts find magma chamber pressure — YELLOWSTONE is “under strain” according to a group of seismologists who are monitoring the potentially catastrophic volcano, prompting fears an eruption is imminent. — A process known as deformation …
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Miles Weiss / Bloomberg:
New Hedge-Fund Tax Dodge Triggers Wild Rush Back Into Delaware — Firms set up LLCs in plan to avoid carried-interest change — Congress may have stumbled in narrowing loophole for managers — Wall Street's fast-money crowd is returning to well-trodden ground to elude Trump-era tax laws: Delaware.
Christian Caryl / Washington Post:
Christopher Steele is a hero - and Americans owe him their thanks … Christopher Steele, the former British spy whose claims about Donald Trump's ties with Russia hold center stage in Washington right now, drives Republicans crazy. They have recommended that the Department of Justice open a criminal investigation into his work.
Ben Shapiro / Townhall.com:
This Isn't Normal — You've heard the phrase over and over again: “This isn't normal.” We've heard it about President Trump's rhetoric, and his Twitter usage. We've heard it about his attacks on the media, and we've heard it about his legislative ignorance.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Trump's ‘Harvest Box’ Isn't Viable in SNAP Overhaul, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offers about 46 million low-income Americans both sustenance and economic choice by providing an allowance to buy the fruit, meat, fresh vegetables, soda, ice cream and kind of bread they want to eat.
Shawn Musgrave / Politico:
Kelli Ward touts endorsement from fake-news site — It looked as if Arizona Senate candidate Kelli Ward had scored a big endorsement: On Oct. 28, she posted a link on her campaign website and blasted out a Facebook post, quoting extensively from a column in the Arizona Monitor.
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Reena Flores / Politico:
Duckworth: 'I can't technically take maternity leave' — Sen. Tammy Duckworth has a problem: How can a senator who needs to vote take time off to care for her newborn? — “I can't technically take maternity leave,” Duckworth said in the latest episode of the Women Rule podcast.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: A pragmatic Bernie Sanders seeks an immigration compromise to protect ‘dreamers’ … THE BIG IDEA: Democrats are so eager to shield young foreign-born “dreamers” from deportation that they're now offering to make compromises that would have been hard to imagine a year ago.
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Amber Athey / The Daily Caller:
Exclusive: James Comey's Post-FBI Life Has Him Leading A New Team — Exclusive: James Comey's Leading A New Team, And They're Crushing Opponents By Double Digits — Sarah Sanders Asked If White House Is Withholding Information - Her Response Is A Blowtorch — POLITICS | BENNY JOHNSON