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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 …
Discussion: IJR and ABC News
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.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's “great man” play on North Korea  —  President Trump views the North Korean crisis as his “great man” of history moment.  —  The big picture: He came into office thinking he could be the historic deal maker to bring peace to the Middle East.  He's stopped talking about that.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
If North Korea Talks Are Not Fruitful, ‘I Will Respectfully Leave,’ Trump Says
New York Times:
Treaty to Formally End Korean War Is Being Discussed, South Confirms
Associated Press:
Trade issues expose the limits of Trump-Abe ‘bromance’
Hunter Woodall / Kansas City Star:
Federal judge finds Kris Kobach in contempt of court in voting rights case  —  TOPEKA  —  A federal judge on Wednesday found Secretary of State Kris Kobach in contempt of court in a case involving Kansas voting laws, her latest rebuke of the Republican candidate for governor.
Discussion: NPR
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:   Kris Kobach, Face of Trump's Voter Fraud Panel, Is Held in Contempt by Judge
Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
Trump Voter Fraud Investigator Kris Kobach Found in Contempt of Court
Discussion: The Week
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Kobach helped lead Trump's election panel. A judge just found him in contempt in a voter ID case
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 …
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6abc.com:
Former Trump advisor's father's death in Philadelphia labeled ‘suspicious’: multiple agencies investigate  —  According to sources, the Philadelphia police homicide unit, the Philadelphia district attorney, the Attorney General's office and the health department are all investigating the death …
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:
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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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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KNXV:   ABC15 POLL: Kyrsten Sinema takes lead in race for U.S. Senate seat in Arizona
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
AZ GOP Appears To Back Off Attempt To Rig Rules For McCain's Senate Seat
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Political Wire
Manu Raju / CNN:
Trump declared he's running again.  Many Republicans aren't ready to back him.  —  Washington (CNN)A wide array of House and Senate Republicans are not yet ready to endorse President Donald Trump's bid for a second term, a reflection of the deep uncertainty on Capitol Hill …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Times
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 …
Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Three Kansas militiamen who plotted to bomb Muslims are found guilty on terrorism charges … A federal jury in Kansas on Wednesday convicted three right-wing extremists of plotting to massacre Muslim refugees living in an industrial town on the west side of the state.
Discussion: The Week and The Guardian
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HuffPost:
Right-Wing Extremists Guilty In Terror Plot Against Muslim Refugees
Discussion: Washington Press and Splinter
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.
Discussion: Religion News Service
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
A Guide to the Investigations Faced by Scott Pruitt, E.P.A. Chief  —  Calls for Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, to resign escalated on Wednesday when nearly 170 congressional Democrats demanded his departure.  —  A resolution, sponsored by Senator Tom Udall …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:   Scott Pruitt's Moroccan calendar draws blanks
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.
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Republicans fear political risk in Senate races as House moves to extend tax cuts … Heading into a contentious campaign for control of Congress, Republicans are increasingly divided over how to bolster their signature legislative achievement — a $1.5 trillion tax cut …
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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Cohen drops libel suits against BuzzFeed, Fusion GPS  —  Embattled attorney Michael Cohen has dropped a pair of much-touted libel suits against BuzzFeed and the private investigation firm Fusion GPS over publication of the so-called dossier detailing alleged ties between President Donald Trump and Russia.
Heidi Blake / BuzzFeed:
The UK Refused To Raid A Company Suspected Of Money Laundering, Citing Its Tory Donations  —  “It is of note that they are the biggest corporate donor to the Conservative party led by Prime Minister Theresa May and donated 1.25m Euros to the Prince Charles Trust.”
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” …
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Behind James Comey's ‘A Higher Loyalty’  —  The first time I had lunch with James Comey at the FBI, it was still early in his tenure as director.  We walked from his office to the bureau's cafeteria one floor up to get a sandwich for him and a salad for me.  The director walking into the cafeteria was a big deal.
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding and The Ringer
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Kathryn Blackhurst / LifeZette:
Comey Claims Nobody Asked About Clinton Obstruction Before Today
Discussion: NewsBusters and Instapundit
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Week, HuffPost and Splinter
Alex Castellanos / Politico:
Trumpism Without Trump  —  A little more than six months from now, on November 7, the sun will rise on a political landscape wrecked by President Donald Trump's first midterm election.  Thanks to a map that puts more Democratic than Republican seats at risk, our party will still cling …
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Here's The Check Donald Trump's Company Sent To The US Treasury  —  The payment to the Department of the Treasury represents what the Trump Organization says are profits it earned in 2017 from doing business with foreign governments.  —  Donald Trump's company sent the Department of the Treasury …
Penguin Random House:
NeverAgain  —  Buy the Audiobook Download:  — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com  —  ABOUT #NEVERAGAIN  —  From two students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School comes a declaration for our times, and an in-depth look at the making of the #NeverAgain movement that arose after the Parkland, Florida, shooting.
Elena Schneider / Politico:
'Some people just can't be saved'  —  House Republicans told themselves 2018 would be better after getting swamped by Democratic cash in 2017.  But Republican incumbents are actually in worse financial shape now than at the end of last year.  —  A whopping 43 House Republicans raised less money …
 
 
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
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Josh Delk / The Hill:
Police group withdraws endorsement of GOP state candidate over fundraiser attacks on Parkland students
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Rape victim outraged after Uber driver posted bail, fled country
The Daily Beast:
How Trump's NASA Nominee Used a Nonprofit He Ran to Benefit Himself
Discussion: USA Today and Vox
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel moving ahead with Mueller bill despite McConnell opposition
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