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Trump's Lawyer Raised Prospect of Pardons for Flynn and Manafort as Special Counsel Closed In — WASHINGTON — A lawyer for President Trump broached the idea of Mr. Trump pardoning two of his former top advisers, Michael T. Flynn and Paul Manafort, with their lawyers last year …
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Miriam Rozen / National Law Journal:
John Dowd Calls Mueller ‘Terrific’ After Passing Trump Baton — Dowd said representing the president was hard work, and now he wants to “just take it easy, and get some rest.” — After 39 weeks and six days working for President Donald Trump, John Dowd figures he deserves a break.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Is Trump So Quiet? — It's quiet at the White House. Is it ... too quiet? — Trump-watching over the last few days, since about 1 p.m. on Friday, has been a strange experience. There are things happening, and even some big ones; the parade of occasional anonymously sourced West Wing stories continue.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Trump Aide Spoke During Campaign to Associate Tied to Russian Intelligence — WASHINGTON — A top Trump campaign official had repeated communications during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential race with a business associate tied to Russian intelligence, according to a document released …
Mukhtar M. Ibrahim / mprnews.org:
Minneapolis FBI agent charged with leaking classified information to reporter — A Minneapolis FBI agent who started his career with the agency as an intern in 2000 has been charged with leaking classified information to the news website The Intercept. — Terry James Albury …
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Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
Justice Dept. charges Minnesota FBI agent for leaking secret document to news outlet
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
A Top Lawyer At The Justice Department Is Quitting To Fight For LGBT Rights
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Carolyn McAtee Cerbin / USA Today:
5 things to know about VA nominee Ronny Jackson — President Donald Trump's overall health “is excellent” and he did “exceedingly well” on cognitive screening. That's according to his White House physician, Navy doctor Ronny Jackson. (Jan. 16) AP — President Trump announced Wednesday …
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Washington Post:
Trump ousts Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, nominates personal physician to replace him … President Trump on Wednesday ousted Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin after turmoil in the agency's senior ranks generated weeks of unflattering headlines, nominating his personal physician, Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson as his replacement.
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Osita Nwanevu / Slate:
It's Time to Stop Yammering About Liberal Bias — We're now several days into a roiling debate over whether liberals ought to be upset that the Atlantic hired a man who once argued that a quarter of American women should be executed. Predictably, both sides have progressed from that specific …
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On The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, and hiring men who want women dead
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David French / National Review:
The Sliming of Kevin Williamson
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Documents suggest possible coordination between CIA, FBI, Obama WH and Dem officials early in Trump-Russia probe: investigators — The political rhetoric over the FISA abuse memo took a new turn with the ranking Democrat drafting his own version; Catherine Herridge goes in-depth for ‘Special Report.’
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Joseph Curl / Daily Wire:
Gun Rights Provocateur David Hogg Rejected By Four Colleges To Which He Applied — David Hogg, a self-appointed spokesman for a generation, revealed on Tuesday that four universities he has applied to have rejected his application. — The Florida high school student …
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: ‘Roseanne’ Revival Skyrockets With Stunning Premiere — The ABC comedy returns nearly three decades after its original premiere, averaging a whopping 18.1 million and an unbelievable 5.1 rating in the key demo. — Roseanne returned Tuesday. The ABC sitcom, away from the air …
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James Hibberd / EW.com:
Roseanne revival premieres to massive ratings
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Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
White House staffers view post-Hope Hicks era with trepidation — The reign of Hope Hicks, the unflappable White House communications director and the right side of President Trump's brain, comes to an end this week, leaving a communications team bitterly divided and an impetuous president increasingly isolated.
BBC:
Julian Assange has internet cut at Ecuadorian embassy in London — Ecuador has cut Julian Assange's internet connection at its embassy in London, preventing him from communicating with the outside world. — The move is to prevent the WikiLeaks founder from interfering in other countries' affairs, Ecuador said.
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Andrew Harris / Bloomberg:
Trump Loses First Skirmish in Suit Over D.C. Hotel Profits — U.S. judge says joint Maryland-D.C. case goes forward for now — Justice Department argument seeking complete dismissal fails — President Donald Trump will have to contend for now with a lawsuit claiming he is improperly profiting …
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Leaked Memo: EPA Issues Approved Talking Points Downplaying Climate Change — Point 5: Suggest that humans are only responsible “in some manner.” — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday evening sent employees a list of eight approved talking points on climate change from its Office …
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Us Weekly:
Donald Trump Jr. and Aubrey O'Day ‘Were Trying’ to Have a Baby During Affair … Donald Trump Jr. and Aubrey O'Day's affair was much more than a one-night stand, so much so that they even considered the prospect of starting a family together, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.
Carly Wanna / Yale Daily News:
Jeb fires Trump barbs at Yale talk — Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's psychiatrist wants him to move past the 2016 presidential election. — “I'm not going to talk about the 2016 election,” Bush joked on Tuesday in a talk sponsored by the The William F. Buckley, Jr. Program at Yale.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump hates Amazon, not Facebook — Capitol Hill wants Facebook's blood, but President Trump isn't interested. Instead, the tech behemoth Trump wants to go after is Amazon, according to five sources who've discussed it with him. “He's obsessed with Amazon,” a source said. “Obsessed.”
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
Why Does Subway Construction Cost So Much? Congress Wants to Find Out — The astronomical costs of building the Second Avenue subway and other New York public transit projects are now the subject of a federal inquiry. — The Government Accountability Office said on Wednesday …
Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
‘Heartbroken’ Trump Critic Ann Coulter: He's a ‘Shallow, Lazy Ignoramus’ … Right-wing firebrand Ann Coulter, whose 2016 campaign book In Trump We Trust touted the many virtues of the Republican nominee, is having second, third, and possibly even fourth thoughts about Donald J. Trump.
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Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Nunes opponent raises $1 million in first quarter — (CNN)A Democratic candidate challenging House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes took in more than $1 million in the first quarter of 2018, a sign of Democrats' enthusiasm to oust the California congressman who has allied himself closely with President Donald Trump.
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
DOJ watchdog will investigate surveillance of Trump campaign aide
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Jessica Miller / Salt Lake Tribune:
Judge ‘beyond angry’ after Corrections workers withheld evidence, allowing Utah killer to avoid death penalty — Manti • A Utah prisoner — who was weeks away from a trial where jurors would have decided whether he should be executed for killing his cellmate — was instead sentenced Wednesday …
Luke Barnes / ThinkProgress:
The ‘crying Nazi’ from Charlottesville now says he's an FBI informant — Ever since white supremacist Chris Cantwell took part in last August's Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, his life has taken a turn for the worse. — First Cantwell posted a widely circulated video …
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Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Trump proposal would penalize immigrants who use tax credits and other benefits … Immigrants who accept almost any form of welfare or public benefit, even popular tax deductions, could be denied legal U.S. residency under a proposal awaiting approval by the Trump administration …
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Dana R. Fisher / Washington Post:
Here's who actually attended the March for Our Lives. (No, it wasn't mostly young people.) — In the days before and after more than two million Americans participated in the March for Our Lives, the gun-violence conversation has focused on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas survivors and their “student movement.”
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AJ Willingham / CNN:
Donations to the NRA tripled after the Parkland shooting — (CNN)In the days and weeks following the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the National Rifle Association saw a significant spike in donations. — In fact, reports from the Federal …
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Emily Flitter / New York Times:
Morgan Stanley Knew of a Star's Alleged Abuse. He Still Works There. — A top Morgan Stanley broker was repeatedly accused of violence against ex-wives and girlfriends. Bank managers were told. But he kept his job. — Over 15 years, four women in Lake Oswego, Ore., a wealthy Portland suburb …
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