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New York Times:
Bill Cosby Found Guilty of Sexual Assault After Years of Accusations — NORRISTOWN, Pa. — A jury found Bill Cosby guilty Thursday of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home near here 14 years ago, capping the downfall of one of the world's best-known entertainers …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Cosby accusers' lawyer: ‘Justice has been done’
The Latest: Cosby accusers' lawyer: ‘Justice has been done’
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Nicole Weisensee Egan / The Daily Beast:
Bill Cosby Found Guilty in Sexual-Assault Trial, the First Major Conviction of #MeToo Era
Bill Cosby Found Guilty in Sexual-Assault Trial, the First Major Conviction of #MeToo Era
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
In Warning to Trump, Senators Advance Bill to Protect Mueller — WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee fired a political warning shot at the White House on Thursday, advancing on a bipartisan vote long-stalled legislation to allow special counsels such as Robert S. Mueller III to appeal …
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Senate panel advances bill to protect Mueller from firing — but it's unlikely to become a law
Senate panel advances bill to protect Mueller from firing — but it's unlikely to become a law
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National Review and MSNBC
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on ‘life of its own’
U.S. Attorney General Sessions says Mueller probe has taken on ‘life of its own’
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Political Wire
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel approves bill to protect special counsel
Senate panel approves bill to protect special counsel
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump says he may change his mind on not getting involved in DoJ's Russia probe
Trump says he may change his mind on not getting involved in DoJ's Russia probe
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New York Times:
Senate Confirms C.I.A. Chief Mike Pompeo to Be Secretary of State — WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday easily confirmed Mike Pompeo as the nation's 70th secretary of state, elevating the current C.I.A. director and an outspoken foreign policy hawk to be the nation's top diplomat.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state — The Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo to be President Donald Trump's secretary of state on Thursday, after a handful of Democrats facing difficult reelection challenges joined every Republican in backing the CIA director.
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Secretly Taped Audio Reveals Democratic Leadership Pressuring Progressive to Leave Race — Steny Hoyer, the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives, has for years been a prolific campaigner on behalf of current and potential members of Congress. It was no surprise, then …
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Washington Post, Politico, Common Dreams, Washington Free Beacon and Breitbart
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump says Cohen ‘represented me’ in Stormy Daniels scandal — Donald Trump said Thursday that attorney Michael Cohen “represented me” by cutting a deal with porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, after the president previously said he didn't know about the “hush money” payment.
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Washington Post:
Federal judge appoints special master to review material seized from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
Federal judge appoints special master to review material seized from Trump lawyer Michael Cohen
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump says for first time that Cohen represented him in Stormy Daniels case
Trump says for first time that Cohen represented him in Stormy Daniels case
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Business Insider, Mother Jones and Above the Law
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Attorney Michael Avenatti hints $1.6 million abortion payout was for Trump — not GOP donor
Attorney Michael Avenatti hints $1.6 million abortion payout was for Trump — not GOP donor
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The Root
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
In Bonkers Interview, Trump Threatens to Seize Control of Justice Department — While many reporters have described President Trump's aggrieved psychology, his phone call this morning on Fox & Friends gave outsiders unfiltered access to the sorts of rants he routinely imposes upon his staff.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump says Comey ‘guilty of crimes,’ warns DOJ he won't ‘stay away’ forever
Trump says Comey ‘guilty of crimes,’ warns DOJ he won't ‘stay away’ forever
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: Tester has a ‘big price to pay’ over VA nominee's withdrawal — President Donald Trump said Thursday that Sen. Jon Tester should “have a big price to pay” with voters this November for his role in the controversy surrounding Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, who earlier in the day withdrew …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Diamond and Silk say under oath they weren't paid by Trump campaign; FEC filings say otherwise — The conservative social media personalities known as Diamond and Silk claimed under oath at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday that they were never paid for their consulting work by President Trump
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Pro-Trump social media stars Diamond and Silk offer inaccurate testimony under oath — live updates
Pro-Trump social media stars Diamond and Silk offer inaccurate testimony under oath — live updates
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ThinkProgress, Splinter, The Daily Beast and Chicks On The Right
Ashley Gold / Politico:
'We've been censored,' Diamond and Silk tell Congress
'We've been censored,' Diamond and Silk tell Congress
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Wall Street Journal:
‘Boss, I Miss You So Much’: The Awkward Exile of Michael Cohen — Donald Trump's self-described ‘fixer’ brooded about failing to get a White House post; now under criminal investigation, he has the president's attention — In the 15 months since Donald Trump shut him out of a White House job …
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Political Wire
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Amid Trump's diplomatic thaw, Otto Warmbier's parents sue North Korea for having ‘brutally tortured and murdered’ their son — The family of Otto Warmbier filed an extraordinary lawsuit against North Korea in federal court Thursday alleging that the 22-year-old college student was …
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Axios
Rachel Bishop / Mirror.co.uk:
BREAKING: Alfie Evans' father calls on 'Alfie's Army to ‘stand down’ and praises Alder Hey staff for ‘dignity and professionalism’ — Tom Evans' statement outside the hospital this evening is a dramatic turn around from an interview earlier today — Alfie Evans' father has called …
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NBC News:
Trump's biggest problem might be the competency question — First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter — WASHINGTON — This morning, President Trump's pick to head the Department …
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The Hill:
House chaplain forced out by Ryan — House Chaplain Patrick Conroy's sudden resignation has sparked a furor on Capitol Hill, with sources in both parties saying he was pushed out by Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.). — Conroy's own resignation announcement stated that it was done at Ryan's request.
Lawrence Ferber / New York Post:
New Yorkers are flocking to this Midwest sanctuary — The year was 2012. A native of Columbus, Ohio's Worthington suburb, Bryan Williamson had studied interior design and learned furniture-making in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, while his NJ-born wife, Catherine, miserably slaved away at a public accounting firm.
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Bush 41, Trump, and American Decline — George H.W. Bush once vomited on the prime minister of Japan. It was a mortifying but innocent incident, the result of a nasty stomach bug. Donald Trump has spent the last couple of days effectively doing likewise on France's Emmanuel Macron.
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Instapundit
Kevin D. Williamson / Washington Post:
Kevin Williamson: The punishment I favor for abortion — Kevin D. Williamson is a Texas-based writer. — As a libertarian, I fully accept the motto that what a woman chooses to do with her own body is her business. As someone who can count, I believe that abortion involves two bodies.
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The Montgomery Advertiser:
Our shame: The sins of our past laid bare for all to see — We were wrong. — On the day when people from across the globe come to our capital city to consider the sordid history of slavery and lynching and try to reconcile the horrors of our past, the Montgomery Advertiser recognizes …
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The Root
RealClearInvestigations:
Unpacking the Other Clinton-Linked Russia Dossier — A copy of the little-publicized second dossier in the Trump-Russia affair, acquired by RealClearInvestigations, raises new questions about the origins of the Trump investigation, particularly about the role of Clinton partisans and the extent …
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Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Raising the Ceiling, but Not the Floor, on Potential Democratic House Gains — Playing field widens even as odds of turnover don't change — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The number of potentially vulnerable Republican seats is growing, and we're adding an extra 10 GOP-held seats to the Likely Republican column this week.
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New York Times
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Here's The White House Questionnaire For GOP Candidates Who Want Trump's Backing — It asks about immigration, Pakistan and trade. — The White House has a few questions for candidates in Republican primaries hoping for President Donald Trump's endorsement. — Do you support ending foreign aid to Pakistan?
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Washington Monthly
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
A farewell to free journalism — Bloomberg, my former employer, is reportedly moving to a paywall. If that turns out to be true, I can't say I'll be surprised. — When I announced that I was leaving Bloomberg View for the Post Opinion section in February, many longtime readers gently reproached …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's unwieldy ‘Fox and Friends’ interview, annotated … President Trump gave his first interview in months Thursday morning on “Fox and Friends,” weighing in on topics from Ronny Jackson to Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels to James Comey to Kanye West. Trump was often factually inaccurate …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Exclusive poll: GOP Senate seats threatened in Arizona, Nevada — Data: SurveyMonkey poll conducted April 2-23, 2018. Poll Methodology; Note: “No answer” responses not shown; Chart: Axios Visuals — Democrats have a real shot at winning two of the three Senate seats where Republicans …
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Zaid Jilani / The Intercept:
Jill Stein Defies Senate Intelligence Document Request, Calling It “Overbroad” — The Jill Stein campaign is refusing to comply fully with a Senate intelligence committee request for documents and other correspondence, made as part of the committee's probe into Russian activities in the 2016 election …
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