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New York Times:
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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New York Times:
Mueller Investigating Ukrainian's $150,000 Payment for a Trump Appearance  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel is investigating a payment made to President Trump's foundation by a Ukrainian steel magnate for a talk during the campaign, according to three people briefed on the matter …
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 …
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.
CNN:
Cohen raids also sought info on his taxi medallion business  —  Who is Michael Cohen?  —  Washington (CNN)The search warrant behind Monday's raids on the office and hotel room of President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, included a request for documents related to Cohen's ownership …
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump attorney Cohen is being investigated for possible bank fraud, campaign finance violations … Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney of President Trump, is under federal investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations, according to three people with knowledge of the case.
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire and Reason
Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump's Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen  —  The F.B.I. on Monday raided the office of President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, seizing records related to several topics including payments to a pornographic-film actress.
John Santucci / ABC News:
President Trump ‘less inclined’ to sit down with special counsel for interview after raid on personal attorney: Sources  —  In the wake of an early morning FBI raid on his personal attorney, sources close to President Donald Trump and his legal team say the president is “less inclined” …
Discussion: Political Wire
The Daily Beast:
Feds Are Treating Michael Cohen Like a Mob Lawyer, Trump Allies Say … Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are treating Michael Cohen like he's a lawyer for the mob.  That's how seasoned white collar defense attorneys describe the raid on Cohen's office, home, and hotel room conducted on April.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Trump must beware the Cohen trap
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Cohen Raid  —  This is one of the rare moments in the Trump Wars …
Discussion: Washington Press and Instapundit
Washington Post:
'A bomb on Trump's front porch': FBI's Cohen raids hit home for the president
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
FBI Raid on Michael Cohen Is the Most Dangerous Day of Donald Trump's Life
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Grassley: ‘It would be suicide’ for Trump to talk of Mueller firing
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels lawyer predicts Cohen will ‘fold like a cheap deck of cards’
Discussion: Townhall, Althouse, Daily Wire and Breitbart
Associated Press:
Trump furious after FBI seizes documents from his lawyer
Discussion: Mediaite and Scared Monkeys
Bloomberg:
Trump Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert to Resign  —  Tom Bossert advised president on cybersecurity, hurricanes  —  Had served in White House since Trump's inauguration  —  President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, will resign at the request …
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
White House homeland security adviser Tom Bossert resigns
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
CNBC:
Trump's top homeland security advisor Tom Bossert resigns a day after John Bolton starts as national security advisor
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 ...”
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.
Discussion: Vox and Reuters
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Queen Elizabeth likens Trump to noisy helicopter  —  Queen Elizabeth II is comparing President Trump  —  to a noisy helicopter, quipping that the commander in chief goes “round and round when you want to talk.”  —  The British monarch made the crack while filming a documentary …
Discussion: The Independent, IJR and The Week
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Chris Ship / ITV:
‘It sounds like President Trump!’ …
Discussion: Politico and Mashable
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Republicans are worried about the quality of their Senate challengers  —  Republicans fear the party could blow a golden opportunity to pad its 51-49 Senate majority after watching a collection of underwhelming candidates emerge as the likely nominees in key contests.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate leadership shakeup looms for Republicans
Discussion: Political Wire
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.”
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.
Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:
Zuckerberg Gaslights Congress Before The Hearings Even Start … Facebook was warned five years ago that the “reverse-lookup” feature in its search engine could be used to harvest names, profiles, and phone numbers for virtually all its users.  But the company ignored the red flags until last week, after it happened.
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Breitbart
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Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed:
Facebook Has Been Accused Of Helping The Vietnamese Government Crack Down On Dissent
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.
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 …
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Sinclair commentator resigns after vulgar tweet about Parkland survivor David Hogg … A conservative commentator at a Sinclair Broadcast Group television station has resigned after a statement he made threatening to sexually assault Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg drew harsh criticism …
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.
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 …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
A Second Paul Manafort Associate Has Turned on Him … Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort has trouble in his own house.  According to court documents, one of Manafort's former employees led an FBI agent to a storage locker filled with paperwork on Manafort's businesses and finances.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
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
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 …
Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
One of America's least-favorite candies is suddenly its most sought after.  Here's why. … Word that the country's oldest continuously operating candy company might shut down has people suddenly hoarding Necco Wafers, despite the candy's unpopularity among, well, almost everyone.
Borys Kit / Hollywood Reporter:
Damian Lewis to Play Controversial Ex-Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in Drama  —  The movie, ‘Run This Town,’ also will star Ben Platt, Nina Dobrev and Mena Massoud.  —  Rob Ford, the controversial former mayor of Toronto, is getting the big-screen treatment.  —  Damian Lewis is portraying Ford …
Discussion: Boing Boing
CNN:
Roger Stone said in July 2016 Russians were ‘most likely’ behind WikiLeaks emails and doing it to help Trump  —  (CNN)Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone said several times in July 2016 that Russia was most likely the source for hacked emails released during the Democratic National Convention …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
 
 
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Discussion: HuffPost, WTOP and New York Magazine
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Discussion: AOL and Front Page Magazine
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