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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's team questions Russian oligarch about payments to Cohen — (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators have questioned a Russian oligarch about hundreds of thousands of dollars in payments his company's US affiliate made to President Donald Trump's personal attorney …
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New York Times:
Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael Cohen — A shell company that Michael D. Cohen used to pay hush money to a pornographic film actress received payments totaling more than $1 million from an American company linked to a Russian oligarch and several corporations with business …
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Noah Shachtman / The Daily Beast:
Michael Cohen Took Cash From Russian Oligarch After Election — The Daily Beast can confirm that Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a company controlled by Putin-aligned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
Trump's Two Biggest Scandals Converge In a Single Tweet — The attorney for adult-film performer Stormy Daniels made an explosive claim on Tuesday, merging the two biggest scandals of Donald Trump's presidency in a single tweet—and setting off a frenzy of fresh speculation about the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
The Porn Star's Lawyer Maps the Trump Money Trail — Michael Cohen's clients included a firm linked to a Russian oligarch and a South Korean aerospace company. — There may be any number of reasons why a management firm linked to a powerful Russian oligarch favored by the Kremlin paid …
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NBC News:
Daniels' lawyer: Cohen got $500K from Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg — Michael Avenatti provided no documentation for his claims, which he posted on Twitter — Stormy Daniels' attorney claimed Tuesday that President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen received $500,000 …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Tonight's Staggering Revelations — Tonight we have what I'd say may be the most staggering revelations since the tangle of “Trump/Russia” investigations began almost two years ago. This is not hyperbole. — Late this afternoon Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti posted what he called a …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
AT&T confirms it paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for ‘insights’ on administration
AT&T confirms it paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for ‘insights’ on administration
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Drew FitzGerald / Wall Street Journal:
AT&T Paid Trump Lawyer for ‘Insights’ on Administration
AT&T Paid Trump Lawyer for ‘Insights’ on Administration
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Washington Post:
Why Trump torpedoed Obama's Iran deal … The lobbying campaign to save the Iran nuclear agreement was intense and took months. British Prime Minister Theresa May raised the deal with President Trump in more than a dozen phone calls. French President Emmanuel Macron pressed him on it during an elaborate state visit.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
No Longer Held Back by His Advisers, Trump Puts His Imprint on Foreign Policy
No Longer Held Back by His Advisers, Trump Puts His Imprint on Foreign Policy
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Jennifer Williams / Vox:
Read: Trump's Iran nuclear deal speech full text
Read: Trump's Iran nuclear deal speech full text
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Barack Obama:
There are few issues more important to the security of the United States …
There are few issues more important to the security of the United States …
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Politico:
Trump ‘unleashes general rage’ in scrapping Iran deal
Trump ‘unleashes general rage’ in scrapping Iran deal
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consilium.europa.eu:
Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU following US President Trump's announcement …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Courageous Trump Call on a Lousy Iran Deal
A Courageous Trump Call on a Lousy Iran Deal
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Karen Deyoung / Washington Post:
Trump scuttles Iran nuclear deal but offers no plan for what comes next
Trump scuttles Iran nuclear deal but offers no plan for what comes next
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Pacific Standard, USA Today and The White House
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
9/11 Planner, Tortured by C.I.A., Asks to Tell Senators About Gina Haspel — WASHINGTON — President Trump's nomination of Gina Haspel to lead the C.I.A. has revived debate over the agency's post-Sept. 11 interrogation program and still-murky questions about her involvement.
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Washington Post:
Haspel to pledge never to restart CIA's brutal interrogation program
Haspel to pledge never to restart CIA's brutal interrogation program
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Oh, to be a House Republican
Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
9/11 alleged mastermind comes out against Haspel's nomination as next CIA chief
9/11 alleged mastermind comes out against Haspel's nomination as next CIA chief
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Fatima Boudchar / New York Times:
I Have a Few Questions for Gina Haspel
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Why I Support Gina Haspel for CIA Director—Despite a Big Reservation
Why I Support Gina Haspel for CIA Director—Despite a Big Reservation
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New York Times:
West Virginia Primary Election Results — A tight three-way primary race is underway in West Virginia for the Republican nomination for Senate. — Read more — President Trump on Monday intervened and pleaded with voters to oppose one of the candidates, Don Blankenship …
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Halimah Abdullah / ABC News:
LIVE UPDATES: Big stakes in West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio bellwether primaries
LIVE UPDATES: Big stakes in West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio bellwether primaries
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Patrick Morrisey pulls off upset in West Virginia Senate primary, beats Blankenship and Jenkins
Patrick Morrisey pulls off upset in West Virginia Senate primary, beats Blankenship and Jenkins
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New York Times:
Russia Tried to Undermine Confidence in Voting Systems, Senators Say — WASHINGTON — Russia was preparing to undermine confidence in the United States' voting process when its hackers surveilled around 20 state election systems in the run-up to the 2016 elections, the Senate Intelligence Committee concluded …
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Washington Post:
Risk to intelligence source who aided Russia investigation at center of latest showdown between Nunes and Justice Dept. — Last Wednesday, senior FBI and national intelligence officials relayed an urgent message to the White House: Information being sought by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes …
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Katie Jane Fernelius / News, Indy Week:
A Duke University VP Walked Into the Campus Joe Van Gogh, Heard a Rap Song, Demanded That the Employees Be Fired — On Monday, two employees of Duke University's Joe Van Gogh location had their contracts terminated after vice president for student affairs Larry Moneta and executive director …
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Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
Challenger Mark Harris on verge of upsetting U.S. Rep. Pittenger of NC — Former Charlotte pastor Mark Harris was leading Rep. Robert Pittenger in Tuesday's primary in North Carolina's 9th District, threatening to make him the first incumbent in the country to lose this year.
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G. Elliott Morris / The Crosstab:
Democrats Scored a Big, Unexpected Win in the May 8 Primaries
Democrats Scored a Big, Unexpected Win in the May 8 Primaries
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Yonhap News Agency:
N. Korea to release 3 U.S. captives: Cheong Wa Dae official … North Korea is expected to release three U.S. citizens held in the communist state on Wednesday, an official from Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, in an apparent goodwill gesture ahead of a historic meeting between …
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Donald Kirk / The Daily Beast:
Trump Signals Tough on Iran Means Tough on North Korea
Trump Signals Tough on Iran Means Tough on North Korea
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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
Rachel Crooks, who accused Trump of sexually assaulting her, wins uncontested Ohio House primary … Rachel Crooks, one of at least 19 women who have publicly accused President Trump of sexual assault, won an uncontested primary Tuesday for a seat in the Ohio state House of Representatives, her campaign manager confirmed.
Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
Woman details nightmare date with ‘repulsive’ Schneiderman — She says their blind date started off like a dream, with him bearing flowers as he picked her up in a luxury car to take her to dinner at Bette Midler's trendy New Leaf restaurant in Fort Tryon Park.
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Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
I went back to the man who hit me. Why?
I went back to the man who hit me. Why?
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US Department of State:
Background Briefing on President Trump's Decision To Withdraw From the JCPOA — Special Briefing — Senior State Department Officials — Washington, DC — MODERATOR: All right, thanks everybody. So we are glad to have with us today two folks to talk about the President's decision today to withdraw from the JCPOA.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Is This How Avenatti Found Out? — TPM Reader TH thinks he knows where Michael Avenatti got his amazingly specific details. And it sounds right to me ... I have no idea who leaked this or whether it was a leak per se. But this is extraordinarily detailed information. It all seems accurate.
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
MSNBC Under Fire After Host Hugh Hewitt Helped Broker Meeting With EPA Leader — “We'll get back to you,” an MSNBC spokesman told THR when asked about the host's role in brokering a meeting between EPA head Scott Pruitt and lawyers at his firm representing a California water district.
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