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Democratic Party files lawsuit alleging Russia, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks conspired to disrupt the 2016 campaign — The Democratic National Committee filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit Friday against the Russian government, the Trump campaign and the WikiLeaks organization alleging …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Responding to James Comey, New York Times's Baquet says key Russia-Trump story was ‘NOT inaccurate’ … The James Comey book tour, at some collective psychological level, is another excuse for the country to indulge a hangover obsession with the 2016 presidential election.
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton on Election Night: ‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ … “No one in modern politics, male or female, has had to withstand more indignities, setbacks and cynicism. She developed protective armor that made the real Hillary Clinton an enigma.
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
‘They Were Never Going to Let Me Be President’ — Covering Hillary Clinton's campaign from before it started to the very last moment. — Things were already looking bad when, several people told me, Chelsea Clinton popped the Champagne. It was just after 9 p.m. on election night …
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Philippe Reines Responds to Clinton Book, Tells Jezebel He Has ‘Tapes’ — New York Times reporter Amy Chozick has a new memoir out called Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns, and One Intact Glass Ceiling, and in it she recalls being gaslit and harassed by Clinton's male press aides, whom she refers to as “The Guys.”
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Carlos Lozada / Washington Post:
Amy Chozick covered Hillary Clinton for a decade. Here's what she learned — and what she endured.
Amy Chozick covered Hillary Clinton for a decade. Here's what she learned — and what she endured.
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Washington Post:
Sessions told White House that Rosenstein's firing could prompt his departure, too — Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently told the White House he might have to leave his job if President Trump fired his deputy, Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the investigation into Russian interference …
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Charges Sought in Eric Garner's Death, but Justice Officials Have Doubts
Charges Sought in Eric Garner's Death, but Justice Officials Have Doubts
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New York Times:
Michael Cohen Has Said He Would Take a Bullet for Trump. Maybe Not Anymore. — For years, a joke among Trump Tower employees was that the boss was like Manhattan's First Avenue, where the traffic goes only one way. — That one-sidedness has always been at the heart of President Trump's relationship …
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Stormy Daniels's former lawyer said to be cooperating with federal probe of Michael Cohen — Keith Davidson, the former attorney for two women who were paid to keep quiet about their alleged affairs with Donald Trump, has been contacted by federal authorities investigating Trump attorney Michael Cohen …
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department Watchdog Probes Comey Memos Over Classified Information — Former FBI director has said he considered the memos, which he gave to a friend to release to media, personal documents — WASHINGTON—At least two of the memos that former FBI Director James Comey gave …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Comey memos reveal (surprise!) Republicans have blundered again … If you did not know better, you'd think House Republicans were trying to sink President Trump. — We had the fake “unmasking” scandal, including a clandestine visit to the White House by Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.).
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
New revelations shed light on Comey, Trump, and that ‘loyalty’ demand
New revelations shed light on Comey, Trump, and that ‘loyalty’ demand
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Comey Memos: Clear Proof Trump Repeatedly Lied About His Trip To Moscow
Comey Memos: Clear Proof Trump Repeatedly Lied About His Trip To Moscow
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Why Were Republicans So Desperate To Release the Embarrassing Comey Memos? Here's One Explanation.
Why Were Republicans So Desperate To Release the Embarrassing Comey Memos? Here's One Explanation.
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korean leader suspends nuclear and missile tests, shuts down test site — TOKYO — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared he will suspend nuclear and missile tests starting Saturday, and that he will shut down the site where the previous six nuclear tests were conducted.
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Associated Press:
North Korea Suspends Nuclear, Long-Range Missile Tests and Plans to Close Nuclear Test Site — Central Committee makes decisions ahead of meeting between North, South Korean leaders — SEOUL—North Korea said it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site.
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Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
North Korea announces end to missile testing as Trump cites ‘big progress’
North Korea announces end to missile testing as Trump cites ‘big progress’
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Christopher Mele / New York Times:
Allison Mack of ‘Smallville’ Is Charged With Sex Trafficking — An actress from the television series “Smallville” was charged on Friday with sex trafficking for her involvement in an organization promoting itself as a self-help group for women that forced its members to have sex with its leader, federal prosecutors said.
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Jonathan Greenberg / Washington Post:
Trump lied to me about his wealth to get onto the Forbes 400. Here are the tapes. — Posing as ‘John Barron,’ he claimed he owned most of his father's real estate empire. — In May 1984, an official from the Trump Organization called to tell me how rich Donald J. Trump was.
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Kansas City Star:
Greitens charged with second felony after AG investigation into veterans charity — ST. LOUIS — Gov. Eric Greitens was charged Friday with felony computer tampering stemming from his use of a veterans charity's donor list ahead of the 2016 election. — The charge — which is essentially …
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Kevin D. Williamson / Wall Street Journal:
When the Twitter Mob Came for Me — Recently hired by the Atlantic and then promptly fired, the conservative writer Kevin D. Williamson discusses the social-media outrage that made the celebrated magazine retreat — In early March, I met up with Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of the Atlantic …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Appeals court: Indiana abortion law signed by Mike Pence unconstitutional — Indiana's ban on “selective abortions,” which was signed into law in 2016 by then-Gov. Mike Pence — (R), is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday. — The law banned women from having abortions based …
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Holly V. Hays / Indianapolis Star:
Indiana abortion law signed by former Gov. Mike Pence is ruled unconstitutional
Indiana abortion law signed by former Gov. Mike Pence is ruled unconstitutional
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
McCabe to sue Trump admin for defamation, wrongful termination — Former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe — is planning to sue the Trump administration for defamation and wrongful termination, according to multiple media reports Friday. — McCabe's lawyer Michael Bromwich told reporters …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Andrew McCabe fights back
Andrew McCabe fights back
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Ali Rogin / ABC News:
Coons announces opposition to Pompeo, cuts off path to favorable committee vote — Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat, announced Friday that he will not vote to support the nomination of Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state, officially closing the door on Pompeo's chances …
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
E. coli outbreak warning expands to all romaine lettuce … Public health officials are now telling consumers to avoid all types of romaine lettuce because of an E. coli outbreak linked to the vegetable that has spread to at least 16 states and sickened at least 60 people, including eight inmates at an Alaska prison.
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Jem Aswad / Variety:
Avicii Dead at 28 — Artist, DJ and producer Tim Bergling, a.k.a. Avicii, died this afternoon in Oman, according to a statement from his rep. He was 28. — “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii,” the statement reads.
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Anna Merlan / Splinter:
The CIA Says Mike Pompeo Didn't Fight in the Gulf War — In the frenzied game of musical chairs that is the Trump administration, CIA Director Mike Pompeo is set to become the next Secretary of State. It's an ideal time, then, to clarify details of his biography, including a rather major one …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump shuns Democrats and media at first state dinner — For once, President Donald Trump is opting to go smaller. — The president who delights in bigness — of his buildings, his crowd sizes, his hands — is opting for a slimmed-down affair when he hosts French President Emmanuel Macron for his first state dinner on Tuesday.
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Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Exclusive: Flickr bought by SmugMug, which vows to revitalize the photo service — These are the best underwater photos in the world... Buzz60 — SAN FRANCISCO — Flickr has been snapped up by Silicon Valley photo-sharing and storage company SmugMug, USA TODAY has learned.
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Ken Sweet / Associated Press:
Big banks saved $3.6B in taxes last quarter under new law — NEW YORK (AP) — An analysis by The Associated Press shows the nation's six big Wall Street banks saved at least $3.59 billion in taxes last quarter, thanks to the recently enacted Trump tax law. — Banks typically kick off …
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Melissa Chan / TIME:
‘The Time Is Now.’ This New Coalition of Celebrities and Activists Just Pledged to Take on the NRA — A new coalition of celebrities and activists, including actor Alyssa Milano and Parkland student David Hogg, announced plans Friday to take on the National Rifle Association and elected officials …
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Katie Kilkenny / Hollywood Reporter:
Alyssa Milano, Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer Help Launch Anti-NRA Campaign
Alyssa Milano, Alec Baldwin, Amy Schumer Help Launch Anti-NRA Campaign
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
U.S. Said to Investigate AT&T and Verizon Over Wireless Collusion Claim — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an antitrust investigation into potential coordination by AT&T, Verizon and a telecommunications standards organization to hinder consumers from easily switching wireless carriers …
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Fenit Nirappil / Washington Post:
D.C. lawmaker accused of anti-Semitism donated to event where Farrakhan denounced Jews … D.C. campaign finance officials have asked council member Trayon White Sr. for more information about a $500 donation he made to a Nation of Islam event in Chicago where leader Louis Farrakhan declared “powerful Jews are my enemy.”
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Senators worry Koch brothers have too much influence in Trump administration — WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators is asking the administration to explain its ties to Charles and David Koch after the conservative, wealthy brothers bragged to donors that they were responsible …
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The Intercept:
Trump Fundraiser Offered Russian Gas Company Plan to Get Sanctions Lifted for $26 Million — Photo: Alexey Druzhinin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS/Getty Images — Shortly after President Donald Trump was inaugurated last year, top Republican fundraiser Elliott …