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Wall Street Journal:
Cohen Would Turn Against President if Charged, Counselor Warned Trump — Former prosecutor Jay Goldberg says he cautioned president that his personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, could be compelled to cooperate with prosecutors — One of President Donald Trump's longtime legal advisers …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump allies worry Cohen will flip — President Donald Trump and his outside advisers are increasingly worried that his longtime personal attorney might be susceptible to cooperating with federal prosecutors. — Two sources close to the president said people in Trump's inner circle …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Lawyer Forgets to Pretend He's Innocent, Also Compares Him to Mobster — One of the ways in which the scandals around President Trump have come to resemble a mob movie, other than the nature of the crimes themselves, is that nobody involved is putting up much of a pretense that Trump is innocent.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Ex-Playboy Model, Let Out of Tabloid Contract, Can Freely Discuss Alleged Trump Affair — The tabloid news company American Media Inc. agreed to let a former Playboy model out of a contract that had kept her from talking freely about an alleged affair with Donald J. Trump, her lawyer said.
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Holds Kobach In Contempt Of Court — A federal judge has ordered that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach be held in contempt of court for disobeying her orders in the proof-of-citizenship voter registration case. — Judge Julie Robinson in her decision Wednesday bashed Kobach's failure …
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Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
Federal judge finds Kris Kobach in contempt of court in voting rights case
Federal judge finds Kris Kobach in contempt of court in voting rights case
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NPR
Sherman Smith / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Federal judge finds Kris Kobach in contempt of court
Federal judge finds Kris Kobach in contempt of court
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Balloon Juice, Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
Trump Voter Fraud Investigator Kris Kobach Found in Contempt of Court
Trump Voter Fraud Investigator Kris Kobach Found in Contempt of Court
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The Week
Politico:
Haley sets a red line for Trump — The U.N. ambassador made crystal clear after initially being blamed for ‘confusion’ on Russia sanctions that she will not tolerate public humiliation quietly. — In the span of 24 hours, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has done what none of her colleagues …
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Washington Post, Politico, Breitbart, ABC News, One America News Network, Axios and Political Wire
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Trump After Dark: Haley's Comet edition
Trump After Dark: Haley's Comet edition
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Associated Press, Politico and Breitbart
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Haley's retort shows why she's unique in Trump's White House
Haley's retort shows why she's unique in Trump's White House
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Daily Wire and TheBlaze
Washington Post:
Trump allies press Rosenstein in private meeting in latest sign of tensions … Two of President Trump's top legislative allies met with Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein this week to press him for more documents about the conduct of law enforcement officials involved in the Russia probe …
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump on possibility of firing Mueller and Rosenstein: 'They're still here'
Trump on possibility of firing Mueller and Rosenstein: 'They're still here'
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Associated Press, One America News Network and Breitbart
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House Republicans preparing to subpoena Comey memos
House Republicans preparing to subpoena Comey memos
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CNN, ABC News, Breitbart, Washington Press, TheBlaze, Hot Air, twitchy.com, Washington Post and Political Wire
New York Times:
New York Attorney General Seeks Power to Bypass Presidential Pardons — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York is moving to change New York state law so that he and other local prosecutors would have the power to bring criminal charges against aides to President Trump who have been pardoned …
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Raw Story, Politico, New York Magazine, Washington Press, NY State of Politics and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
How Tony Podesta, a Washington Power Broker, Lost It All — The Democratic lobbyist had money, connections and a rarified art collection. Then came a divorce, Paul Manafort and Donald Trump, and his world came crashing down — Brody Mullins and Julie Bykowicz — Tony Podesta was in line to be king of K Street.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton's popularity has plunged since election, poll finds — Rep. Mark Meadows calls on DOJ to hand over documents showing coordination with FBI in 2016 election; chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge reports. — Hillary Clinton, well over a year after she lost …
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The Daily Caller, Fox News Insider and Mediaite
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Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Comey Claims Nobody Asked About Clinton Obstruction Before Today
Comey Claims Nobody Asked About Clinton Obstruction Before Today
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NewsBusters and Instapundit
Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
BREAKING: Lawmakers Make Criminal Referral on Clinton, Comey, Lynch to DOJ on Steele Dossier
BREAKING: Lawmakers Make Criminal Referral on Clinton, Comey, Lynch to DOJ on Steele Dossier
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Breitbart and Sean Hannity
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Whaa! Some senators worry about babies on the floor — WASHINGTON (AP) — Who doesn't like babies? — That question quietly wound through back channels in the Senate this week after a proposal to allow tiny humans, the progeny of senators, into the tradition-bound, male-dominated chamber.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Senate votes to allow Duckworth's baby on the floor
Senate votes to allow Duckworth's baby on the floor
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ABC News, Axios, NPR and The Daily Caller
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel moving ahead with Mueller bill despite McConnell opposition — (R-Iowa) said his committee will take up legislation to protect special counsel Robert Mueller — despite opposition from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — (R-Ky.). — “They got together …
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Vox, Washington Press, IJR and Axios
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mitch McConnell plans longer weeks to keep vulnerable Democrats off campaign trail
Mitch McConnell plans longer weeks to keep vulnerable Democrats off campaign trail
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The Hill, Splinter and The Daily Caller
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Harper's Editor Insists He Was Fired Over Katie Roiphe Essay — James Marcus wants the world to know that he was fired from his job as the editor of Harper's Magazine. He is not stepping down voluntarily to work on a book, which he said was the face-saving “official narrative” …
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Ronald.Hansen / Arizona Republic:
With McCain in hospital, Arizona lawmakers push bill that would delay vote to replace him — Sen. John McCain has been hospitalized since Sunday dealing with diverticulitis, an intestinal issue. Republic reporter Craig Harris reports from Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix. Michael Chow/azcentral.com
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Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
AZ GOP Appears To Back Off Attempt To Rig Rules For McCain's Senate Seat
AZ GOP Appears To Back Off Attempt To Rig Rules For McCain's Senate Seat
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Political Wire
Robert P. Jones, PhD / PRRI:
White Evangelical Support for Donald Trump at All-Time High — A new PRRI survey finds white evangelical support for President Trump at an all-time high, with 75 percent holding a favorable view of the president and just 22 percent holding an unfavorable view.
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Religion News Service
CBS Pittsburgh:
Pittsburgh Police Prepare For Possible Riots In Event Trump Fires Mueller — PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh Police are gearing up for possible protests in the event President Donald Trump fires special counsel Robert Mueller. — A memo went out to the police department from Victor Joseph …
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Washington Free Beacon and Talking Points Memo
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Pittsburgh police told to prepare for protests over potential Mueller firing: report
Pittsburgh police told to prepare for protests over potential Mueller firing: report
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Raw Story, Fox News, ThinkProgress, Splinter, Sean Hannity, Washington Times and twitchy.com
New York Times:
Treaty to Formally End Korean War Is Being Discussed, South Confirms — SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea confirmed on Wednesday that it had been in talks with American and North Korean officials about negotiating a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War after more than 60 years …
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Pompeo nomination runs into more U.S. Senate Democrat opposition
Pompeo nomination runs into more U.S. Senate Democrat opposition
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Nikkei, Fox News Insider, Mediaite, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, ThinkProgress, Bangor Daily News, The National Interest and Daily Wire
Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
‘Nerves of steel’: She calmly landed the Southwest flight, just as you'd expect of a former fighter pilot … The pilot's voice was calm yet focused as her plane descended with 149 people on board. — “Southwest 1380, we're single engine,” said Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot with the U.S. Navy.
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Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Death of H.R. McMaster's father under investigation, reportedly ‘suspicious’ — Authorities in Philadelphia are reportedly looking into the “suspicious” death of the father of former National Security Adviser Gen. H.R. McMaster. — The Philadelphia Police Department confirmed to Fox 29 …
Stephen Losey / Air Force Times:
Colonel demoted, immediately retired from Air National Guard over dinosaur puppet video — The Tennessee Air National Guard colonel who led a re-enlistment ceremony in which a senior noncommissioned officer recited her oath using a dinosaur puppet has been demoted and retired.
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VICE News, Tennessee National Guard, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, CNN and IJR
HuffPost:
Right-Wing Extremists Guilty In Terror Plot Against Muslim Refugees — Attorneys argued the Trump-backing trio had were radicalized by “chaos news,” and wrongfully targeted by the feds for “locker room talk.” — WICHITA, Kan. Three right-wing militiamen from rural Kansas were found guilty …
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Washington Press and Splinter
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Outrageous Outing of Sean Hannity, Cont'd — It violated longstanding, judicially endorsed standards. — In yesterday's column, I contended that it was outrageous for federal district judge Kimba Wood to direct that talk-radio and Fox News host Sean Hannity be publicly identified as Michael Cohen's third client.
Kansas City Star:
Gov. Greitens asks court to issue restraining order against AG Hawley — Gov. Eric Greitens' attorneys have asked a Cole County judge to issue a restraining order blocking Attorney General Josh Hawley from investigating the governor. — The motion was filed the night before Hawley announced …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Urban Housing Crisis Is a Test for Progressive Politics — Several years ago, a fired-up young activist came to my door asking me to sign a petition opposing the construction of a new apartment building in the neighborhood. The new building was to occupy what had been, for many years, a vacant lot along a major thoroughfare.
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New York Times, CityLab and San Francisco magazine
The Daily Beast:
How Trump's NASA Nominee Used a Nonprofit He Ran to Benefit Himself … Rep. James Bridenstine (R-Okla.) is a former Navy pilot with virtually no management experience in any large organization. But the Oklahoma Republican has been tapped by President Donald Trump to take over the National Aeronautics …
Mara Gay / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon Gets Cuomo to Play to Type — So far, running for a third term as governor of New York has been a little harder than Andrew Cuomo expected. — Governor Cuomo has a huge lead in the polls, a $30 million war chest and a political operation that can put the fear of God into the toughest foes.
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Splinter, The Nation and Washington Free Beacon
Ashley Gurbal Kritzer / Tampa Bay Business Journal:
Tampa Bay Times to slash dozens of jobs — The Tampa Bay Times is cutting “approximately” 50 jobs after new tariffs sent the price of newsprint skyrocketing. — Paul Tash, the newspaper's chairman and CEO, had warned of the potential for job cuts in a March 23 column …
Damien Sharkov / Yahoo! Finance:
Edward Snowden Slams ‘Totalitarian’ Kremlin Over Telegram App Ban — Whistleblower Edward Snowden has backed a prominent critic of the Kremlin in a tense standoff between Russian authorities and a private messaging app used by millions. — The National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower …
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New York Times, The Moscow Times and The Guardian
Bob Ward / WFXT:
Rape victim outraged after Uber driver posted bail, fled country — A local woman is outraged after she says an Uber driver raped her and then left the country. — That suspect was arraigned on Friday, posted bail and is believed to have fled the country.
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Fox News, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘No Remorse’ Former Evan McMullin Campaign Worker Sounds Off — Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin owes his former campaign staff members tens of thousands of dollars and most believe he has no intention of ever paying them, a former campaign worker tells The Daily Caller News Foundation.
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David Ingram / Reuters:
Exclusive: Facebook to change user terms, limiting effect of EU privacy law — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people's online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc users around the world would be protected by it.
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Bryant-Jon Anteola / Fresno Bee:
Fresno State professor stirs outrage, calls Barbara Bush an ‘amazing racist’ — A Fresno State professor called former first lady Barbara Bush an “amazing racist” who raised a “war criminal,” and expressed no concern that she could be fired or reprimanded for her outspokenness on social media.