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New York Times:
Trump Talks With Clinton Impeachment Lawyer About Aiding in Mueller Response — President Trump is in discussions with a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during the impeachment process about joining the White House to help deal with the special counsel inquiry, according to four people familiar with the matter.
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Former Trump aide speaks to Mueller, believes Russia probe is ‘not a witch hunt’ — Five and a half hours after testifying before a grand jury in the Russia probe, a former political adviser to Donald Trump told ABC News exclusively that he believes the investigation is “warranted.”
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, RedState, Washington Times, Politico and Shareblue Media
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump in talks with impeachment lawyer as aide reveals new concerns — As the reality of the Russia inquiry sets in, Trump is ominously looking to an impeachment lawyer for help. — Trump reportedly initiated discussions with an impeachment lawyer this week, signaling that he may be more worried …
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The Daily Caller and Splinter
Washington Post:
After once predicting quick end to Mueller probe, White House now looking to expand legal team … The White House has reached out to a veteran Washington lawyer with experience assisting presidents under investigation to see if he would join the legal team helping President Trump deal …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
How Stormy Daniels could impact the Russia investigation
How Stormy Daniels could impact the Russia investigation
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The Daily Caller
Hannah Seligson / The Intercept:
Ivanka Trump Backed Flynn and Manafort. She Discussed Firing Comey. How Has She Evaded Mueller's Investigation?
Ivanka Trump Backed Flynn and Manafort. She Discussed Firing Comey. How Has She Evaded Mueller's Investigation?
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Raw Story, Sunlight Foundation and Politico
Jeffrey Lewis / Foreign Policy:
The Trump-Kim Summit Won't End Well — This is no way to run nuclear diplomacy. — It's like Richard Nixon going to China, but if Nixon were a moron. — By now, you've heard that Donald Trump is meeting with Kim Jong Un by May. You've probably also seen the White House walking it back.
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New York Times:
Trump's Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
Trump's Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
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The Guardian, Al Jazeera English, Sputnik International, Axios, HeraldScotland and Mediaite
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Trump says he believes North Korea's missile test promise
Trump says he believes North Korea's missile test promise
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Bloomberg, Politico, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Sputnik International, Mediaite, Axios, RT, The Daily Caller, Consortiumnews.com and CNBC
Wall Street Journal:
Trump on Kim Talks: ‘Tell Him Yes’
Trump on Kim Talks: ‘Tell Him Yes’
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Bloomberg, Politico, Mediaite and Washington Post
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump to rally for endangered Republican in Pennsylvania — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is set to campaign on Saturday in Pennsylvania steel country for a Republican congressional candidate who is in a tight race in a district that Trump won resoundingly in the 2016 election.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The GOP's messages don't seem to be working in Pennsylvania. Is that a warning sign?
Jessica Kwong / Newsweek:
CAITLYN JENNER SAYS TRUMP HAS BEEN ‘WORST EVER’ FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, ‘SET OUR COMMUNITY BACK 20 YEARS’
CAITLYN JENNER SAYS TRUMP HAS BEEN ‘WORST EVER’ FOR TRANSGENDER RIGHTS, ‘SET OUR COMMUNITY BACK 20 YEARS’
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The Daily Caller
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House gearing up for Trump midterms blitz
White House gearing up for Trump midterms blitz
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Political Wire
Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Steve Bannon: ‘Let them call you racist ... Wear it as a badge of honor’ — Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon on Saturday told a crowd of far-right French politicians to let people label them as “racist,” and to consider it “a badge of honor.”
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Mother Jones and Reuters
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Steve Bannon Is Done Wrecking the American Establishment. Now He Wants to Destroy Europe's.
Steve Bannon Is Done Wrecking the American Establishment. Now He Wants to Destroy Europe's.
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France 24, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, Mediaite, CNN and Althouse
Sam Dolnick / New York Times:
The Man Who Knew Too Little — The most ignorant man in America knows that Donald Trump is president — but that's about it. Living a liberal fantasy is complicated. — GLOUSTER, Ohio — At first, the experiment didn't have a name. — Right after the election, Erik Hagerman decided …
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New York Times:
The Missing Obama Millions — Much of the political commentary since the presidential election has focused on two groups of party switchers: those who voted for Barack Obama in 2012 and Donald Trump in 2016 and those who voted for Mitt Romney in 2012 and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Virginia Social Worker: I Was Fired Over My Concealed Carry Permit — UPDATE: Storm Durham did a Facebook live video, where she gave her backstory, her upbringing, and said that most of the negative comments are from people who she doesn't know at all—typical of social media.
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New York Times:
Out of Public View, Trumps and Kushners Are Talking Business — LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Jared Kushner's family company recently began construction on an oceanfront development in this Jersey Shore city, a project that has the strong backing of local officials, who agreed to support it with $20 million in bonds.
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Raw Story
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Putin on U.S. election interference: 'I couldn't care less' — Russian President Vladimir Putin has told NBC News that he “couldn't care less” if Russian citizens tried to interfere in the 2016 American presidential election because, he claims, they were not connected to the Kremlin.
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New York Magazine, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Breitbart, Hullabaloo, RedState, Mother Jones, CNBC, RT and Balloon Juice
Amy La Porte / CNN:
California officer dead, another wounded as standoff continues — (CNN)A standoff between police and an armed suspect that resulted in one officer's death and the wounding of another remains underway Saturday morning in Pomona, California, near Los Angeles, more than 12 hours after it began.
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patribotics:
Did Carter Page Call Devin Nunes From Moscow? — Is Devin Nunes directly on an FBI intercept with Carter Page, receiving instructions for the Trump Transition team directly from Moscow? I believe he must be. Here's the evidence. — Carter Page Spoke to Both the Transition Team and Russian Government
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Christopher Liddell Is Front-Runner to Become Trump's Top Economic Adviser — President Trump is strongly considering Christopher P. Liddell, a White House official who was an executive at Microsoft and General Motors, to succeed his departing top economic adviser, Gary D. Cohn, according to two people briefed on the discussions.
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GeekWire, CNBC, Political Wire and Axios
Washington Post:
Trump administration studies seeking the death penalty for drug dealers — The Trump administration is studying new policy that could allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for drug dealers, according to people with knowledge of the discussions, a sign that the White House wants …
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The Hill, New York Magazine, TheBlaze, RedState and IJR
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
The Terror Continues: Walmart, Cox Comms Dole Out Bonuses To Workers Thanks To Trump's Tax Bill — On December 22, 2017, the world ended—if you're a Democrat. The Trump tax bill was signed into law. Every Democrat voted against it. They said it was the worst piece of legislation to ever come across Congress.