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Washington Post:
Trump's allies worry that federal investigators may have seized recordings made by his attorney … President Trump's personal attorney Michael D. Cohen sometimes taped conversations with associates, according to three people familiar with his practice, and allies of the president are worried …
New York Post:
Comey: Trump asked me to investigate ‘pee tape’ to reassure Melania  —  President Trump wanted then-FBI Director James Comey to investigate the infamous pee-tape allegations to reassure First Lady Melania Trump that he hadn't actually paid Russian hookers to urinate on a hotel bed, the former top G-man claims in his new book.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
James Comey's memoir: Trump fixates on proving lewd dossier allegations false … The nation's intelligence chiefs had just finished briefing Donald Trump on Russia's interference in the 2016 election when FBI Director James B. Comey stayed behind to discuss some especially sensitive material …
Associated Press:
In new book, Comey says Trump ‘untethered to truth’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey blasts President Donald Trump as unethical and “untethered to truth” and calls his leadership of the country “ego driven and about personal loyalty” in a forthcoming book.
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
FBI may have seized recorded conversations from Trump's attorney  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump's personal attorney often recorded telephone conversations both before and during the 2016 presidential campaign that likely have been scooped up in the FBI raid on attorney Michael Cohen's apartment …
Jen Kirby / Vox:
5 eye-popping revelations from James Comey's book excerpts  —  Trump was obsessed with the “pee tape,” and more.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey excoriates President Donald Trump in the first excerpts released from his new book, A Higher Loyalty.  Comey describes Trump's presidency as a …
Discussion: Bustle, HuffPost, The Week and Joe.My.God.
Washington Post:
FBI raid sought Trump lawyer's communications with bank that loaned him money against his taxi business
The Daily Beast:
James Comey: John Kelly Called Trump ‘Dishonorable’ for Firing Me
NBC News:
Trump, Mueller teams prepare to move forward without presidential interview  —  WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office and President Donald Trump's legal team are now proceeding with strategies that presume a presidential interview will likely not take place as part of the Russia investigation …
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CNN:
White House is prepping an effort to undermine Rosenstein  —  Washington (CNN)The White House is preparing talking points designed to undermine Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's credibility, according to sources familiar with the plan.  —  The plan calls on President Donald Trump's allies …
David Priess / Lawfare:
What I Learned From Briefing Robert Mueller  —  When Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Bob Mueller as special counsel to investigate Russian election interference, I found myself neither surprised that Mueller had been tapped nor shocked when he accepted the call to duty.
Ryan Struyk / CNN:
Republican voters are turning against the Mueller probe
Discussion: ThinkProgress and twitchy.com
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Before Learning of Raid, Trump's Legal Team Convened to Discuss Mueller Interview
Discussion: Washington Press
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
Fire the special counsel. Please.
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Mueller has the goods on Trump's 4 potential acts of obstruction
Discussion: Washington Press
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
President Trump poised to pardon Scooter Libby, Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, sources say  —  President Donald Trump is poised to pardon Scooter J. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, according to sources familiar with the president's thinking.
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New York Times:
Trump Plans to Pardon Scooter Libby  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to pardon I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby Jr., who as chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted of perjury in connection with the leak of a C.I.A. officer's identity, a person familiar with the decision said on Thursday.
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump, Having Denounced Amazon's Shipping Deal, Orders Review of Postal Service  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly issued an executive order on Thursday demanding an evaluation of the Postal Service's finances, asserting the power of his office weeks after accusing Amazon …
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Associated Press:
Trump convenes task force to study US Postal System
Discussion: Axios
Bloomberg:
Trump Orders Post Office Review After Attacks on Amazon
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
The Daily Beast:
Scott Pruitt's Lobbyist Landlord Being Pressured to Leave His Firm … The lobbyist who rented Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt a room in his Capitol Hill townhouse is being pressured to retire from his firm earlier than previously planned, The Daily Beast has learned.
Discussion: The Week and Splinter
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Lawmakers' Letter Claims Further Spending Abuses by the E.P.A. Head, Scott Pruitt
New York Times:
At E.P.A., Pruitt's ‘Sheriff’ Clashed With Critics of Spending
Discussion: Politico
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Reverses Course and Proposes Rejoining Trans-Pacific Partnership  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, in a stunning reversal, told a gathering of farm state lawmakers and governors on Thursday morning that he was directing his advisers to look into rejoining the multicountry trade deal known …
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David Chance / Reuters:
Trump says U.S. will only rejoin Pacific trade pact if terms are improved
Discussion: VICE News
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New York Daily News:
Ex-wife of former Trump building doorman who claimed the President has a love child says he's a liar
Washington Post:
Confirm Mike Pompeo  —  MIKE POMPEO'S confirmation hearing to become secretary of state arrived at a moment when the Trump administration is grappling with a chaotic confluence of actual and looming foreign crises — including some of its own making.  President Trump is contemplating military strikes …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Paul Ryan Story: From Flimflam to Fascism  —  Why did Paul Ryan choose not to run for re-election?  What will be the consequences?  Your guess is as good as mine — literally.  I can speculate based on what I read in the papers, but so can you.  —  On the other hand …
Discussion: Daily Kos
CBS Los Angeles:
Proposal To Break California Into 3 States Could Make November Ballot  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Voters could get a chance to decide whether California should be split into three states this November.  —  Venture capitalist Tim Draper, who authored an initiative to break up the Golden State …
Emma Platoff / The Texas Tribune:
Former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman found guilty of 23 felonies  —  A federal jury in Houston has ruled that Steve Stockman, a conservative former Texas congressman, is guilty of all but one charge in his federal fraud trial.  —  Steve Stockman, a former Texas congressman …
James Oliver Cury / Hollywood Reporter:
Charlie Rose's Life Now: “Broken,” “Brilliant” and “Lonely”  —  Before the devastating allegations of sexual misconduct hit, Rose was a legendary man-about-town.  Now, the former CBS and PBS star, one of TV's most feted journalists, is hiding out on Long Island with occasional …
Discussion: Mediaite
Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Diamond & Silk Claim Facebook Never Contacted Them.  Facebook Emails Prove Otherwise. … Pro-Trump vloggers Diamond & Silk found themselves the center of two high-profile congressional hearings this week lawmakers obsessed over claims the duo were “censored” by Facebook.
David Brooks / New York Times:
A Renaissance on the Right  —  What's bad for the gavel is good for the pen.  The Republican Party is in the midst of a cataclysmic transformation.  But all the political turmoil is creating a burst of intellectual creativity on the right.  —  Young, fresh writers are bursting on the scene …
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Vice President Pence departs for South America trip in Trump's place  —  With President Donald Trump skipping what was supposed to be his first trip to South America as president this weekend to instead focus on a potential military response to the suspected chemical attack in Syria …
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
How YouTube's Channel Recommendations Push Users To The Fringe  —  Researchers followed YouTube's channel recommendations wherever they led and often found Alex Jones and other fringe channels.  “Within the political communities, Alex Jones' channel is one of the most recommended ones,” they said.
Christina Anderson / New York Times:
In Nobel Scandal, a Man Is Accused of Sexual Misconduct.  A Woman Takes the Fall.  —  STOCKHOLM — The first woman to lead the body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature was forced out on Thursday, a stunning casualty in a sexual abuse and harassment scandal that has threatened to sully …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's new foreign policy team is looking a lot more Republican … After a year of ideological warfare and bureaucratic battles, the surviving members of President Trump's national security team are about to band together with newly arriving members to pursue a traditionally Republican and hawkish foreign policy agenda.
 
 
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Poll: Republican holds 10-point lead in Arizona special election
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Paul Nehlen Is Now The Frontrunner In His GOP Primary, Still A White Supremacist
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They called 911 to report a tiger in New York City, but that wasn't quite right
Brett Kelman / Desert Sun:
In secret recording, judge says licked envelope from HIV-positive murder suspect is ‘gross’
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Chicago Tribune:
Brain-damaging lead found in tap water in hundreds of homes tested across Chicago, results show
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Indiana GOP locked candidate out of database
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
Member of Trump's Voter Fraud Commission Sued for Voter Intimidation
The Right Scoop:
Former FEC Chairman tells Mark Levin why Stormy Daniels hush money CANNOT be an in kind campaign contribution
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Revealed: Secret rightwing strategy to discredit teacher strikes
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