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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
New Allegations Emerge Against Ronny Jackson as White House Digs In — WASHINGTON — Dr. Ronny L. Jackson, the White House physician nominated to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, provided “a large supply” of Percocet, a prescription opioid, to a White House military office staff member …
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VA nominee Ronny Jackson faces explosive new allegations of drinking, wrecking government vehicle — White House physician Ronny L. Jackson, President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, wrecked a government vehicle after getting drunk at a Secret Service going away party …
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CNN:
White House prepares for possible Jackson withdrawal — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is beginning to wonder aloud whether his embattled Veterans Affairs nominee should step aside “before things get worse” and White House aides are now preparing for that possibility, White House officials told CNN.
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
HUD Secretary Ben Carson to propose rent increases for low-income Americans receiving federal housing subsidies … U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson on Wednesday will propose to increase the amount low-income households are expected to pay for rent as well as require …
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President Trump will personally review documents in Cohen case — President Trump will personally review documents in Cohen case — Trump administration fights federal judge's ruling that DACA must continue — The judge delayed the order so DHS can 'better explain" why DACA is “unlawful.
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New York Times:
Michael Cohen to Take Fifth Amendment in Stormy Daniels Lawsuit — Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal lawyer, will invoke his Fifth Amendment right in a lawsuit filed against the president by Stephanie Clifford, the pornographic film star better known as Stormy Daniels.
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Michael Cohen to invoke Fifth Amendment right in Stormy Daniels case … Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney of President Trump, told a federal judge on Wednesday that he will invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself in a lawsuit brought by adult entertainer Stormy Daniels.
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Cohen to plead the Fifth in Stormy Daniels lawsuit
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Trump's lawyers say President will be available ‘as needed’ to review Cohen raid materials
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Washington Post:
Giuliani reopens negotiations about presidential interview with Mueller, but cautions special counsel that Trump remains resistant — Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's new personal lawyer dealing with the ongoing probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Seek to Determine Whether Mueller Has ‘Open Mind’ — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani met with special counsel's team this week to discuss interview with president — President Donald Trump's lawyers are seeking to determine whether special counsel Robert Mueller has an …
New York Times:
Robert Mueller's Last Resort — It's a nightmare scenario, but it's not hard to imagine: President Trump, growing tired of the Russia investigation as it closes in on him, fires Robert S. Mueller III and moves to dismantle the Office of Special Counsel. — This would be a serious assault on the rule of law in the United States.
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The Daily Beast:
Joy Reid's Lawyer: FBI Now Investigating Alleged ‘Hack’ — MSNBC weekend host Joy Reid's lawyer claimed Wednesday evening that the FBI has opened a probe into her claim that her old blog was hacked to make her appear homophobic. “We have received confirmation the FBI has opened an investigation …
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Media Matters Says No Boycott for Joy Reid, Blasts ‘Right-Wing Chicanery’
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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
The Evidence Is Not With Joy Reid
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Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Joy Reid's ‘Cyber Security Expert’ Bragged About Affiliations With Neo-Nazis
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New York Times:
Inside the Confidential N.F.L. Meeting to Discuss National Anthem Protests — N.F.L. owners, players and league executives, about 30 in all, convened urgently at the league's headquarters on Park Avenue in October, nearly a month after President Trump began deriding the league and its players over protests during the national anthem.
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Macron Says Trump Will Likely Kill The Iran Deal — US flip-flops on treaties are “insane,” says the French president. — BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief — French President Emmanuel Macron believes President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal as part of “a strategy of increasing tension …
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Kelly Cohen / Washington Examiner:
Steve Bannon ordered messaging tested about Putin in 2014: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower — Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie told Democrats on the House Judiciary and House Oversight and Government Reform committees that Steve Bannon directed staff to test messaging …
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Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Tina Brown wants no part of Charlie Rose's #MeToo redemption series — Disgraced CBS anchor Charlie Rose is being slated to star in a show where he'll interview other high-profile men who have also been toppled by #MeToo scandals. — The move was revealed by editor, writer and women's advocate Tina Brown …
CNN:
Exclusive: Expelled spies included Russians suspected of tracking compatriots who resettled in US — Trump expels 60 Russian diplomats over UK attack — Washington (CNN)Among the dozens of Russian diplomats the US expelled last month were suspected spies who US law enforcement …
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Wall Street Journal:
Classified Report Slams Military Over October Deaths in Niger — Culture of excessive risk is faulted in ill-fated mission against Islamists in West Africa — WASHINGTON—Poor training, complacency and a culture of excessive risk contributed to the deaths of four U.S. soldiers during …
New York Times:
How Scott Pruitt Plans to Defend Himself on Capitol Hill: Spread the Blame — WASHINGTON — As Scott Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, prepares to testify before Congress on Thursday amid a series of spending and ethics investigations, an internal E.P …
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Argument analysis: Travel ban seems likely to survive Supreme Court's review — It has been nearly 15 months since President Donald Trump first issued an order that banned travel to the United States by nationals of seven countries, all of which have overwhelmingly Muslim populations.
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New York Times:
Don Blankenship, West Virginia Candidate, Lives Near Las Vegas and Mulled Chinese Citizenship — KEYSER, W.Va. — Don Blankenship is running for the United States Senate as a proud West Virginian with Appalachian roots, but his primary residence is a $2.4 million villa with palm trees and an infinity pool near Las Vegas.
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The Daily Beast:
Top Trump Fundraiser Caught Working for Assad Ally … Brian Ballard, viewed by some as the lobbyist closest to President Donald Trump, is working for an ally of Syria's brutal dictator, Bashar al-Assad. — Ballard's firm, Ballard Partners, disclosed on March 15 that it has taken …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
US falls to 45th on press freedom index, Trump labeled ‘media-bashing enthusiast’ — Reporters Without Borders has dropped the United States to No. 45 in its annual ranking of press freedom for 180 countries around the world. — In the report released Wednesday, the United States received a …
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
In Trump's first year, FISA court denied record number of surveillance orders — More surveillance orders were denied during President Donald Trump's first year in office than in the court's history. — In its first year, the Trump administration kept one little-known courtroom in the capital busy.
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
NBC Bet $69 Million on Megyn Kelly—Then Viewers Vanished — The former Fox News star was supposed to bring a bigger audience for ‘Today,’ but ratings declines and high costs have dragged down a critical franchise — Megyn Kelly was supposed to bring star power to NBC News and a bigger …
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Kirsten Gillibrand Unveils A Public Option For Banking — The idea would provide a low-cost alternative to payday loans — and it might just save the Postal Service, too. — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is introducing legislation Wednesday that would require every U.S. post office …
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Merseyside Police:
We've issued the following statement following reports of social media posts being made in relation to Alder Hey Hospital and the ongoing situation with Alfie Evans: — Chief Inspector Chris Gibson said: “Merseyside Police has been made aware of a number of social media posts …
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Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Judge: Bars are allowed to throw out Trump supporters — SEE ALSO — Cheers, Trump haters. — A Manhattan judge ruled Wednesday that there's nothing “outrageous” about throwing the president's supporters out of bars — because the law doesn't protect against political discrimination.
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Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in Golden State killer case is arrested after decades of searching — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of being one of California's most prolific serial killers and rapists — the Golden State killer. — According to law enforcement sources who were unauthorized …
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Carol Rosenberg / miamiherald:
Navy hires firm that rebuilt the World Trade Center to expand the Gitmo war court complex — The Pentagon has awarded a nearly $19 million contract to expand Guantánamo's war court complex with Top Secret office space for lawyers defending the accused plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Another Special Election, Another Really Bad Sign For The GOP — One might describe Arizona's 8th Congressional District as ... nondescript. Covering portions of Phoenix's northern and western suburbs, including the Arizona Cardinals' home stadium, the district isn't all that geographically …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Louisiana GOP pushes back on anti-bestiality bill over fears it could undo sodomy ban — Some Louisiana state Republicans are pushing back against a measure in the Baton Rouge Legislature to toughen bestiality laws over fears it could lead to the repeal of the state's unconstitutional ban on sodomy.
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