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Feds monitored Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones — EDITOR'S NOTE: Earlier today, NBC News reported that there was a wiretap on the phones of Michael Cohen, President Trump's longtime personal attorney, citing two separate sources with knowledge of the legal proceedings involving Cohen.
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Washington Post:
‘I was going to get this over with’: Inside Giuliani's explosive Stormy Daniels revelation — He may have had a strategy, but Rudolph W. Giuliani hatched it almost entirely in secret. — The White House counsel had no idea. Neither did the White House chief of staff …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Giuliani calls for Sessions to ‘step in’ on Cohen investigation — Rudy Giuliani called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions — to intervene in the Michael Cohen case and put the people behind the probe “under investigation” in a phone call with The Hill on Thursday.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Giuliani: I Don't Believe That Michael Cohen Was Wiretapped … President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said on Thursday he doubted the veracity of a bombshell NBC News report from earlier in the day that federal authorities wiretapped the president's longtime counsel, Michael Cohen.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Sarah Huckabee Sanders basically just blamed Trump for misleading her … Almost nobody was aware Rudolph W. Giuliani was going to blow up the Stormy Daniels situation Wednesday night, and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Thursday that this included her.
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Politico and New Century Times
Anna North / Vox:
Donald Trump just tweeted out the rich man's guide to buying women's silence — His tweets make clear how men with money can avoid any repercussions for their actions. — If anyone in America still needed an explanation of how rich people use their money to silence others, President Donald Trump has you covered.
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CNN:
Trump, Giuliani strategizing leaves White House in the dark
Trump, Giuliani strategizing leaves White House in the dark
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump and his attorney didn't tell the truth, if Giuliani is right. Will that change anything?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Rudes in Twilight — I've heard from a lot of people …
Rudes in Twilight — I've heard from a lot of people …
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Fox News Insider:
Judge Nap: Giuliani's Claim That Trump Didn't Know About Stormy Daniels Payment Is ‘Unworthy of Belief’
Judge Nap: Giuliani's Claim That Trump Didn't Know About Stormy Daniels Payment Is ‘Unworthy of Belief’
Washington Post:
Giuliani: Trump repaid attorney Cohen for Stormy Daniels settlement
Giuliani: Trump repaid attorney Cohen for Stormy Daniels settlement
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Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Supplements Criminal, Ethics Complaint on Stormy Daniels Payment
CREW Supplements Criminal, Ethics Complaint on Stormy Daniels Payment
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
CNN does live segment on Stormy Daniels at White House prayer event
CNN does live segment on Stormy Daniels at White House prayer event
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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump Says Payment to Stormy Daniels Did Not Violate Campaign Laws
Trump Says Payment to Stormy Daniels Did Not Violate Campaign Laws
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Giuliani follows up disastrous Hannity appearance with equally damaging Fox & Friends spot
Giuliani follows up disastrous Hannity appearance with equally damaging Fox & Friends spot
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
White House's Sanders says she learned ‘last night’ that Trump repaid Michael Cohen
White House's Sanders says she learned ‘last night’ that Trump repaid Michael Cohen
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Feds are monitoring phones of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, and spotted one call with White House - NBC News
Feds are monitoring phones of Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, and spotted one call with White House - NBC News
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The Atlantic, New York Times, Raw Story and IJR
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
A Pruitt Aide's Attack on Zinke Angers the White House — As Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt faces a seemingly endless stream of scandal, his team is scrambling to divert the spotlight to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. And the White House isn't happy about it.
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New York Times:
Pruitt's Coziness With Lobbyists Includes Secretly Buying a House With One — Since moving to Washington, Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, has attracted the attention of federal investigators because of his unusual association with lobbyists …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Another Top EPA Official Is Leaving, Sources Say
Another Top EPA Official Is Leaving, Sources Say
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Political Wire
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
House chaplain rescinds resignation after furor over his ouster by Ryan … The Rev. Patrick J. Conroy, the House chaplain who announced his resignation under pressure last month, informed Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) Thursday that he wanted to rescind his offer and remain in his position at least through the end of this year.
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Washington Post:
House chaplain rescinds resignation after furor over Speaker Paul D. Ryan's decision to force out the Catholic priest — In a two-page letter, the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy informed Ryan that he gave in to pressure from the speaker's staff when he agreed in mid-April to resign …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Special counsel Robert Mueller focusing sharply on links between Trump confidant Roger Stone and former campaign official Rick Gates, sources say — Special counsel Robert Mueller is focusing intensely on alleged interactions between former top Trump campaign official Rick Gates and political operative Roger Stone.
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Brandi Buchman / courthousenews.com:
Mueller Seeks 70 Blank Subpoenas in Manafort Case — Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Thursday filed a request for 70 blank subpoenas in the Virginia court presiding over one of two criminal proceedings involving former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. — Strike Ends as Arizona Raises Teacher Pay
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Twitter:
Keeping your account secure — When you set a password for your Twitter account, we use technology that masks it so no one at the company can see it. We recently identified a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log. We have fixed the bug, and our investigation shows no indication of breach or misuse by anyone.
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Heather Kelly / CNNMoney:
Twitter says all 336 million users should change their passwords
Twitter says all 336 million users should change their passwords
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CNN:
Pruitt reimbursed himself $65,000 from Oklahoma attorney general campaign — Pruitt target of at least 11 federal probes — (CNN)A CNN analysis has found that embattled Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt paid himself nearly $65,000 in reimbursements from his two campaigns …
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Leak: The Atlantic Had A Meeting About Kevin Williamson. It Was A Liberal Self-Reckoning. — In a staff meeting, Jeffrey Goldberg and Ta-Nehisi Coates discussed the hiring and firing of a conservative writer. But it wound up being about a lot more than that.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Alan Dershowitz Hired as Harvey Weinstein Consultant — The Harvard Law professor is helping the embattled movie mogul get “exclupatory” emails from The Weinstein Co. — Alan Dershowitz may not want to jump aboard Donald Trump's legal team, but apparently, he has no qualms with advising Harvey Weinstein's legal team.
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Eric Swalwell / USA Today:
Ban assault weapons, buy them back, go after resisters: Ex-prosecutor in Congress — Ban assault weapons and buy them back. It might cost $15 billion, but we can afford it. Consider it an investment in our most important right, the right to live. — Gary Jackson never stood a chance.
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump eyes Lewandowski for Kelly's job amid White House infighting — ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on the possibility of Corey Lewandowski returning to the Trump team, perhaps as the next chief of staff. — There are growing whispers that if John Kelly is eased out or bails …
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Kelly Mclaughlin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Corey Lewandowski's lawyers fire off demand letter to New York Magazine claiming …
EXCLUSIVE: Corey Lewandowski's lawyers fire off demand letter to New York Magazine claiming …
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Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Blankenship goes after McConnell's ‘China family’ in new ad — West Virginia GOP Senate hopeful Don Blankenship is amping up his racial attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with a new ad declaring, “Swamp captain Mitch McConnell has created millions of jobs for China people.”
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Washington Post:
Rep. Tony Cárdenas denies lawsuit's allegations of child sex abuse in 2007 — Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) identified himself as the subject of a lawsuit in Los Angeles County claiming a local politician sexually abused a 16-year-old girl in 2007, and he vehemently denied the allegations through his attorney.
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Political Wire
Ron Elving / NPR:
Exclusive Audio: In New Memoir, Sen. John McCain Rests His Case — EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: John McCain Reads From ‘The Restless Wave’ — Anyone who has followed the saga of Sen. John McCain or ever reacted with emotion to his words or actions will recognize the man speaking in this valedictory volume.
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Charles V. Bagli / New York Times:
Trump Place Does Not Have to be a Forever Name, Judge Says — Over the opposition of lawyers for a company owned by President Donald J. Trump, State Supreme Court Judge Eileen Bransten ruled Thursday that a condominium on the Upper West Side could remove the bronze letters spelling out his name from its 46-story building.
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Washington Post:
Charlie Rose's misconduct was widespread at CBS and three managers were warned, investigation finds … Incidents of sexual misconduct by Charlie Rose were far more numerous than previously known, according to a new investigation by The Washington Post, which also found three occasions …
The Texas Tribune:
Hysteria over Jade Helm exercise in Texas was fueled by Russians, former CIA director says — Gov. Greg Abbott's decision in 2015 to ask the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military exercise prompted significant criticism. A former CIA director said Wednesday that the move emboldened Russians to next target elections.
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Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm To Obstruct an FBI Hostage Raid — And that's just one of the ways bad guys are putting drones to use, law enforcement officials say. — DENVER, Colorado — Last winter, on the outskirts of a large U.S. city, an FBI Hostage Rescue Team set …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A New Book On Hillary Clinton Has Reporters Angry At The New York Times — Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images — At a book party Tuesday evening, reporters and editors at the New York Times toasted the publication of Chasing Hillary, a rollicking new memoir by Amy Chozick …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dems +8 On House Ballot — McConnell, Schumer, Ryan, Pelosi viewed negatively — West Long Branch, NJ - Democrats hold an 8 point lead over Republicans in the generic House ballot as public opinion on the new tax reform law continues to be divided. The Monmouth University Poll also finds …
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Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Whoops! Jared Kushner Made Even More Mistakes in His Federal Filings — It keeps happening. Jared Kushner filed the wrong information about two of his loans in Brooklyn. He has had to update his disclosure form at least 40 times. — Jared Kushner's ethics disclosure filing misstated …