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New York Times:
Judge Rejects Trump's Request to Review Seized Cohen Materials — A federal judge on Monday rejected an attempt by President Trump and his longtime personal lawyer, Michael D. Cohen, to block prosecutors in Manhattan from reviewing a trove of materials seized in F.B.I. raids last week on Mr. Cohen's office …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen did legal work for Fox News commentator Sean Hannity … BREAKING: Trump lawyer Michael Cohen did legal work for Fox News commentator Sean Hannity. — President Trump's longtime lawyer, Michael Cohen, told a federal judge Monday that he had three legal clients in the past year …
Jeffrey Grocott / Bloomberg:
Judge Slows U.S. Review of Trump Lawyer's Records: Cohen Update — After an afternoon of pitched arguments over who should have the right to vet documents seized from President Donald Trump's personal attorney, a federal judge in New York delayed a decision on whether to appoint an impartial “special master” to conduct the review.
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Under Siege, Michael Cohen Is Vacillating Between a New Level of Exasperation and Trumpian Business-As-Usual — Cohen has been dismayed by the silence from Trump's inner-circle in Washington. One person familiar with his thinking said that he's gotten messages from thousands of people since last Monday …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sean Hannity has few rules, and now Fox News has a problem — Hannity: Cohen has never represented me — Sean Hannity operates at Fox News with few rules. He seemingly says and does whatever he wants, even when it embarrasses his own colleagues. — With his high ratings come huge headaches for Fox.
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Michael Cohen's mystery third client is Sean Hannity — New York (CNN)Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen also represents Fox News host Sean Hannity, Cohen's attorneys said Monday afternoon. — Cohen had told the court earlier he had at least 10 clients between 2017 and 2018 …
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The Daily Beast:
Judge Hands Defeat to Trump and Cohen Over FBI Raid: 'You've Miscited the Law' … President Donald Trump and his longtime attorney Michael Cohen both lost a court challenge related to the FBI's seizure of Cohen's documents they both claim are protected by attorney-client privilege.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump lawyer Cohen did secret legal work for Sean Hannity, attorney says — The legal battle over federal investigators' raids on President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen took an unexpected turn Monday as an attorney identified Fox News host Sean Hannity as one of Cohen's legal clients.
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Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
Sean Hannity Was a Client of Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen — The Fox News commentator's name is ordered revealed by a federal judge — NEW YORK—Fox News commentator Sean Hannity was revealed in federal court Monday to have been represented by President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer …
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The Daily Caller:
Here's Why You Should Be Skeptical Of That Michael Cohen Prague Story — McClatchy reporters Peter Stone and Greg Gordon rocked the political world Friday when they reported special counsel Robert Mueller has evidence Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, visited Prague in the summer of 2016.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Cohen Isn't the Biggest Catch from Trump World
Cohen Isn't the Biggest Catch from Trump World
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James Fanelli / New York Daily News:
Michael Cohen case is being heard by Judge Kimba Wood — aka the ‘Love Judge’
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What to make of the dramatic court fight over Michael Cohen's documents
What to make of the dramatic court fight over Michael Cohen's documents
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CNBC:
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's mystery client is Fox News host Sean Hannity
Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's mystery client is Fox News host Sean Hannity
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CNN:
Today in politics — updated less than 1 min ago5:32 p.m. ET, April 16, 2018
Today in politics — updated less than 1 min ago5:32 p.m. ET, April 16, 2018
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Forced to Reveal His Mystery Client Is Sean Hannity
Michael Cohen Forced to Reveal His Mystery Client Is Sean Hannity
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Washington Post:
Trump puts the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley's announcement — President Trump on Monday put the brakes on a preliminary plan to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia, walking back a Sunday announcement by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Over Support for Syria
Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Over Support for Syria
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Haley says U.S. preparing new sanctions against Russia, rules out talks with Assad
Haley says U.S. preparing new sanctions against Russia, rules out talks with Assad
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Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
Kellyanne Conway slams Comey: He always diverts ‘the spotlight to him’ — President Donald Trump's senior counselor, Kellyanne Conway, slammed former FBI Director James Comey as a publicity hound who is trying to promote his new book. — “The president is very confounded that this person …
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Jana Winter / The Daily Beast:
James Comey's ABC Interview Has Furious FBI Insiders Lashing Out
James Comey's ABC Interview Has Furious FBI Insiders Lashing Out
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Nightmare scenario: Here's how Trump can bury Mueller's findings
Nightmare scenario: Here's how Trump can bury Mueller's findings
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USA Today:
Exclusive: James Comey strikes back against ‘morally unfit’ Donald Trump in scathing interview
Exclusive: James Comey strikes back against ‘morally unfit’ Donald Trump in scathing interview
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Comey rips Obama for comments on Clinton case: He ‘jeopardized’ DOJ
Comey rips Obama for comments on Clinton case: He ‘jeopardized’ DOJ
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Ren LaForme / Poynter:
Here are the winners of the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes — Winners of the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes were announced at Columbia University in New York City on Monday. The Pulitzers are highly revered and mark the best in journalism in 14 categories. — Neil Brown, Poynter's president, is a member of the Pulitzer Prize board.
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
This photojournalist won a Pulitzer for an image he made on his last day in the newsroom
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Pulitzer Prizes honor reporting on Trump-Russia, sexual misconduct scandals
Pulitzer Prizes honor reporting on Trump-Russia, sexual misconduct scandals
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Goes to The New York Times and The New Yorker
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Goes to The New York Times and The New Yorker
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'We just went at it like she just didn't exist.' Former Playmate reveals she had sex with Donald Trump in front of her friend during a steamy six-month affair while his then-fiancée Marla Maples was pregnant with Tiffany — Barbara Moore, 49, told DailyMail.com …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Democrats in Good Position to Nab Republican House Seats — Trump, tax reform drag down GOP prospects — West Long Branch, NJ - Democrats have a 19 point advantage over Republicans in the generic House ballot among all registered voters in the Garden State.
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Washington Post:
Poll: Democrats' advantage in midterm election support is shrinking
Poll: Democrats' advantage in midterm election support is shrinking
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John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP tax cuts have gotten less popular with voters, new NBC/WSJ poll says
GOP tax cuts have gotten less popular with voters, new NBC/WSJ poll says
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Page Six:
George Stephanopoulos is having more sex than you — It seems James Comey isn't the only one being thoroughly probed by George Stephanopoulos. — Apparently the bijou broadcaster — whose blockbuster interview with the former FBI director aired Sunday — is as relentless in the bedroom as he is in the newsroom.
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Matthew Luxmoore / New York Times:
Russian Journalist Who Reported on Secretive Paramilitary Dies — MOSCOW — A Russian journalist who had reported recently on clandestine Russian paramilitary groups in Syria died on Sunday after falling from the balcony of his fifth-floor apartment in Yekaterinburg, the authorities there said.
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: California rejects border duties for troops — SAN DIEGO (AP) — California has rejected terms of the federal government's initial plans for sending National Guard troops to the border because the work is considered too closely tied to immigration, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press.
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
EPA broke spending law on Pruitt phone booth: government watchdog — A government watchdog agency concluded that the Environmental Protection Agency violated federal law in spending more than $43,000 to install a private phone booth in EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's office, according to a report obtained by ABC News.
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Arizona special election in dead heat: poll — The special election for an Arizona House seat is in a statistical dead heat in the final week of the race, according to a poll released on Monday. — A poll from Emerson College found physician Hiral Tipirneni (D) narrowly leading with 46 percent …
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Philly.com:
Starbucks CEO apologizes for arrests of 2 black men at Philadelphia store; manager has left company — Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson apologized Monday for the arrests of two black men at a Center City Starbucks, saying what happened to the pair was “reprehensible.” — RELATED COVERAGE
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Alert (TA18-106A) — Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Targeting Network Infrastructure Devices — Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE) Enabled Devices — Cisco Smart Install (SMI) Enabled Devices — Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Enabled Network Devices
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