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Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels accuses Trump attorney of defamation … Stormy Daniels ramped up her legal battle against President Trump on Monday, alleging in court that his personal attorney Michael Cohen defamed her by insinuating that she lied about an affair with Trump more than a decade ago.
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Attracts 22 Million Viewers to ‘60 Minutes’  —  Stormy Daniels is a ratings blockbuster.  —  CBS's “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday night featuring the pornographic film actress, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, garnered the highest ratings for the program in almost a decade.
Discussion: his vorpal sword and Mediaite
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Anderson Cooper's Stormy Daniels interview draws highest ratings for ‘60 Minutes’ in 10 years  —  Stormy Daniels: ‘I have no reason to lie’  —  Anderson Cooper's interview with Stormy Daniels propelled “60 Minutes” to its highest-rated episode in 10 years, according to Nielsen ratings.
Jay Michaelson / The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels' Legal Strategy Strongly Suggests She Has Photos of Donald Trump … At first blush, the legal strategy of Stormy Daniels' attorney, Michael Avenatti, appears to make no sense.  —  Daniels is arguing that the October 26, 2016, agreement she signed accepting money in exchange …
James Poniewozik / New York Times:
How Stormy Daniels Out-Trumped Trump  —  “I don't think anyone's ever spoken to him like that.”  —  Stephanie Clifford was talking, on “60 Minutes,” about her alleged sexual encounter with Donald J. Trump in 2006.  Specifically, the pornographic-film actress and director …
USA Today:
Stormy Daniels on ‘60 Minutes’ makes Donald Trump's legal problems even worse
Fox News:
Michael Cohen's lawyer sends Stormy Daniels cease and desist letter after ‘60 Minutes’ interview
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why the Stormy Daniels agreement was a blackmail risk for Trump
Washington Post:
Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren't rejecting Trump. This is why.
Helen Carefoot / Washingtonian:
Stormy Daniels is Coming to DC in June
Discussion: The Week
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Why I changed my mind about John Bolton  —  In order to accommodate President Trump, the Republican Party has betrayed its principles on issues including Russia, immigration, free trade and fiscal austerity.  Yet to listen to the president's fans, the real hypocrites are Trump's conservative critics.
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CBS News:
Jimmy Carter says John Bolton as national security adviser is “worst mistake” Trump has made  —  Former President Jimmy Carter says President Trump's choice of John Bolton as his new national security adviser is “the worst mistake” Mr. Trump has made.  —  “I have been concerned at some of the things he's decided.
Discussion: Politico, IJR, Daily Wire and Mediaite
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed:
Trump Brings “Christmas For Neocons”
Wendy R. Sherman / New York Times:
Trump and Bolton's Plan to Isolate Allies and Encourage Enemies
Susan Page / USA Today:   Jimmy Carter calls Trump's decision to hire Bolton ‘a disaster for our country’
Sara Ganim / CNN:
Sources: Zinke tells employees diversity isn't important  —  Washington (CNN)Several employees at the Interior Department have told CNN that Secretary Ryan Zinke repeatedly says that he won't focus on diversity, an apparent talking point that has upset many people within the agency.
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VICE News:   How the spouses of Trump's Cabinet are spending your tax money
CNN:
CNN Poll: 42% approve of Trump, highest in 11 months  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating has rebounded to its highest level since the 100-day mark of his presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, even as his approval ratings for handling major issues remain largely negative.
Discussion: Political Wire, Mediaite and Daily Wire
Bloomberg:
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Visiting China, Sources Say  —  Kim Jong Un has made a surprise visit to Beijing on his first known trip outside North Korea since taking power in 2011, three people with knowledge of the visit said.  —  Further details of the visit, including how long Kim …
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Kevin McCullough / Townhall.com:
The Stupidity of the ‘March For Our Lives’  —  It was more irritating than anything else.  —  The virtue signaling over one's disagreement with “A March For Our Lives” reached fever pitch with the culmination of Saturday's event.  —  Yet a trend across social media seemed to be playing out.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
A fake photo of Emma González went viral on the far right, where Parkland teens are villains
Federal Trade Commission:
Statement by the Acting Director of FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection Regarding Reported Concerns about Facebook Privacy Practices  —  Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, issued the following statement regarding reported concerns about Facebook's privacy practices:
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Remington, Centuries-Old Gun Maker, Files for Bankruptcy as Sales Slow  —  Remington Outdoor, one of the oldest firearm manufacturers in the United States, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday amid mounting debt and declining sales.  —  The gun maker had said last month it was nearing …
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Leah Barkoukis / Townhall.com:
Remington Files For Bankruptcy
Discussion: Daily Wire
WKMG:
Motion reveals Pulse gunman's father was FBI informant  —  Omar Mateen shot, killed 49 inside Orlando nightclub in June 2016  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - Attorneys for Noor Salman are calling for a mistrial after they say new details from prosecutors reveal that Pulse gunman Omar Mateen's father …
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Lee Fang / The Intercept:
ICE Uses Facebook Data to Find and Track Immigrants, Internal Emails Show  —  Cambridge Analytica may have had access to the personal information of tens of millions of unwitting Americans, but a genuine debate has emerged about whether the company had the sophistication to put that data effectively …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Axios
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Concerns About Healthcare High; Energy, Unemployment Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifty-five percent of Americans worry “a great deal” about the availability and affordability of healthcare, topping concerns about 14 other issues Gallup tested.  Slim majorities also worry about crime and violence …
Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
Liberals refuse to face the left's growing anti-Semitism  —  Liberals' willful blindness to the anti-Semitism raging on the left is a dangerous game.  —  Recently the national co-chair of the Women's March, Tamika Mallory, attended a Nation of Islam event in which Louis Farrakhan called Jews his …
Discussion: Instapundit and New York Times
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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:   France Calls Arson That Killed Jewish Woman, 85, a Hate Crime
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Top Republican Lawyer: No One's Asking to Be on Trump's Legal Team  —  On Sunday, President Donald Trump reacted to news reports that he was having trouble recruiting lawyers for his legal team.  “Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case...don't believe …
GQ:
There's Something Funny About Tiffany Haddish  —  It took the world a ridiculously long time to realize the obvious: The breakout star of Girls Trip is fucking hilarious.  So GQ's Caity Weaver went whale watching with her.  —  Some people are better at being themselves than others are.
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Report: Democrats would need huge wave to win US House  —  A report released Monday suggests Democrats might have to temper their enthusiasm about climbing back to power during this year's midterm elections.  —  To win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats would need …
Discussion: Axios and Outside the Beltway
Associated Press:
Mueller probe witness secretly backed UAE agenda in Congress  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top fundraiser for President Donald Trump received millions of dollars from a political adviser to the United Arab Emirates last April, just weeks before he began handing out a series of large political donations …
Aaron Gell / Task & Purpose:
Paul Bremer, Ski Instructor: Learning To Shred With The Bush Administration's Iraq War Fall Guy  —  Lots of people want to be ski instructors at the Okemo Mountain Resort.  Nobody gets rich doing it, but there are perks, including a free season pass and half-price meals at the Sitting Bull Bar & Lounge.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Publisher Pal Puts Saudi Propaganda Magazine in U.S. Supermarkets
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New York Times:
In Cuomo-Nixon Showdown, Black Votes Are an Early Flashpoint
Tim Hrenchir / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Linda Brown, center of Brown v. Board case, dies at 76
Discussion: The Atlantic
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Putin remains overwhelmingly unpopular in the United States
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Lauren Pearle / ABC News:
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