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Raid on Trump's Lawyer Sought Records of Payments to Women — WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. agents who raided the office of President Trump's personal lawyer on Monday were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with Mr. Trump, and information related …
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Don Lemon / CNN:
Michael Cohen to CNN: FBI was ‘professional, courteous, respectful’ in raids, counter to Trump's depiction — New York (CNN)In his first comments since the FBI raid on his home and office, Michael Cohen said the FBI agents “were extremely professional, courteous and respectful.”
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He's Sitting There Bitching and Moaning”: Inside Trumpworld, Allies Fear the Boss Could Go Postal and Fire Mueller — Trump's friends say the president is “dry tinder” awaiting a match. Meanwhile, his latest hires are already creating new management nightmares for John Kelly.
Ken White / New York Times:
Why the F.B.I. Raid Is Perilous for Michael Cohen — and Trump — After a year of almost weekly revelations about Robert Mueller's investigation of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign, even indictments and guilty pleas of campaign officials have grown familiar. It's not that the special counsel …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
US Attorney, Trump appointee, recused from Michael Cohen investigation — ABC News has learned that Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, is recused from the Michael Cohen investigation. — Two sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News Berman …
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CNN:
FBI raid targeted records of payments to porn star, ex-Playmate — Washington (CNN)The FBI raid on President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen sought information that included payments allegedly made to keep women silent about affairs with Trump more than a decade ago.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Inside the West Wing with Trump enraged — Sources close to the president say that a political dispute with special counsel Robert Mueller has turned visceral and personal after the feds' raid on the New York offices of Michael Cohen, Trump's personal lawyer and fixer.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Michael Cohen Has a Big Problem — Whatever evidence federal prosecutors have collected concerning Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime attorney, it is most likely extraordinarily strong. — Before federal agents raided Cohen's home, hotel room, and office Monday afternoon …
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Michael Rothfeld / Wall Street Journal:
Feds Seek Stormy Daniels Documents Tied to Trump Organization — Request comes in connection with FBI raids of lawyer Michael Cohen — Federal prosecutors in New York asked the Trump Organization, President Donald Trump's flagship company, for records relating to a $130,000 payment …
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Alan M. Dershowitz / The Hill:
Targeting Trump's lawyer should worry us all — There is much speculation as to the significance of the search of the offices and hotel room of President Trump — 's lawyer, Michael Cohen. To obtain a search warrant, prosecutors must demonstrate to a judge that they have probable cause …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Cohen Raid — This is one of the rare moments in the Trump Wars …
The Cohen Raid — This is one of the rare moments in the Trump Wars …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Federal probe into Trump's lawyer seeks records about two women who alleged affairs with the president
Federal probe into Trump's lawyer seeks records about two women who alleged affairs with the president
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Many people have said’ I should fire Mueller
Trump: ‘Many people have said’ I should fire Mueller
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Bloomberg:
Trump Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert to Resign
Trump Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert to Resign
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CNN:
Trump ‘certainly believes he has the power’ to fire Mueller, White House says
Trump ‘certainly believes he has the power’ to fire Mueller, White House says
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Political Wire
John Santucci / ABC News:
President Trump ‘less inclined’ to sit down with special counsel for interview after raid on personal attorney: Sources
President Trump ‘less inclined’ to sit down with special counsel for interview after raid on personal attorney: Sources
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Melanie Schmitz / ThinkProgress:
The other woman central to the FBI raid on Trump's lawyer
The other woman central to the FBI raid on Trump's lawyer
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
The Facebook and Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained with a simple diagram — A visual of how it all fits together. — There is a complicated web of relationships that explains how the Trump campaign, via the help of a political consulting firm, was able to harvest raw data …
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Melissa Quinn / Washington Examiner:
Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Optimistic’ AI tools to flag, remove hate speech on Facebook will be developed in 5-10 years
Mark Zuckerberg: ‘Optimistic’ AI tools to flag, remove hate speech on Facebook will be developed in 5-10 years
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American Greatness
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gaslights Congress
Zuckerberg Gaslights Congress
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Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
European Commission raids Murdoch's Fox offices in London — The British offices of the Murdoch entertainment empire 21st Century Fox have been raided by investigators from the European Commission, The Daily Telegraph can reveal. — It is understood that competition watchdogs gained access …
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Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Fox Networks' U.K. Offices Raided by EC Competition Watchdog
Fox Networks' U.K. Offices Raided by EC Competition Watchdog
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Courtney Kube / NBC News:
Russia has figured out how to jam U.S. drones in Syria, officials say — WASHINGTON — The Russian military has been jamming some U.S. military drones operating in the skies over Syria, seriously affecting American military operations, according to four U.S. officials.
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Erin Banco / New Jersey Online:
The Trump Russia probe is expanding, as Mueller looks into new meetings in Seychelles: exclusive — Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is examining a series of previously unreported meetings that took place in 2017 in the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean …
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Talking Points Memo, Vox and The Gateway Pundit
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Harvard University:
Institute of Politics Spring 2018 Youth Poll — Spring 2018 marks the 35th National Youth Poll conducted by the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School examining the political opinions and civic engagement of young Americans ages 18 to 29. Since its conception …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Millennial poll: Historic youth wave coming in 2018, Dems outnumber GOP 2-1
Millennial poll: Historic youth wave coming in 2018, Dems outnumber GOP 2-1
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Washington Post
Sam Reilly / ABC News:
Tennessee college student defends her gun-toting ‘graduation’ photo — Amid a youth-driven gun control debate that has swarmed social media, a college senior in Tennessee is defending the provocative photo she posted of her packing a handgun with the caption, “I don't take normal graduation photos ...”
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Sinclair TV chairman to Trump: ‘We are here to deliver your message’ — The rightwing broadcaster met Trump at the White House to pitch a potentially lucrative new product to officials … The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met Donald Trump at the White House during a visit to pitch …
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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
T.J. Miller Arrested for Allegedly Calling in a Fake Bomb Threat — The former ‘Silicon Valley’ star was released on a $100,000 bond. — Todd Joseph “T.J.” Miller was taken into custody Monday night at LaGuardia Airport, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Pompeo asks Clinton for advice as he preps for confirmation battle — As a sharply partisan Republican member of Congress, CIA Director Mike Pompeo tormented former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over her response to the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, which Pompeo called “morally reprehensible.”
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
Under Trump, a voice for the American consumer goes silent — NEW YORK (AP) — In the 135 days since the Trump administration took control of the nation's consumer watchdog agency, it has not recorded a single enforcement action against banks, credit card companies, debt collectors or any finance companies whatsoever.
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Facebook told two women their pro-Trump videos were ‘unsafe’ … Two sisters famous for praising President Trump say Facebook has deemed their videos dangerous. — Lynette Hardaway and Rochelle Richardson are better known as “Diamond and Silk” to their hundreds of thousands of fans — one of whom is Trump.
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Marc Raimondi / MMA Fighting:
Paige VanZant opens up for the first time about being raped in new book — Paige VanZant fans will get new, emotional insights into her youth, life and ability to overcome adversity in her new book. — The UFC women's flyweight fighter writes in harrowing detail about being the victim …
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USA Today:
National Guard border deployment is political theater — Donald Trump's sending troops to the Mexico border doesn't match reality of illegal immigration: Our view — In the past three administrations, if a president needs to look tough on illegal immigration, he sends the National Guard to the Mexican border.
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Moby / Wall Street Journal:
Food Stamps Shouldn't Pay for Junk — SNAP is vital to the poor but too often bad for their health. — The Food Stamp Program started as a way to help people whose shelves were empty. It certainly helped my family. My mother was a single parent who struggled to make ends meet in wealthy Darien, Conn., during the 1970s.
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Hannah Allam / BuzzFeed:
State And Local Republican Officials Have Been Bashing Muslims. We Counted. — A BuzzFeed News analysis found that Republican officials in 49 states have openly attacked Muslims with words and proposed legislation since 2015, and few have faced repercussions. — Talal Ansari
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Fox News giving bigger role to ex-Bush aide Perino — NEW YORK (AP) — When Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg made the media rounds in advance of Mark Zuckerberg's congressional testimony this week, it was a telling sign that Dana Perino was chosen to question her for Fox News Channel.
Travis Fedschun / Fox News:
Los Angeles painting city streets white in bid to combat climate change — California officials are hoping their latest attempt to stem the rising tides of climate change leads to a more socially conscious — and cooler — summer. — Officials in Los Angeles have been painting streets white …
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Bias against conservatives works like any other prejudice — Everyone's angry about Kevin Williamson. The left that he was hired by the Atlantic despite having said that abortion should maybe be a capital offense; the right that he was quickly fired when it turned out that he really did believe …
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