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New Yorker:
Four Women Accuse New York's Attorney General of Physical Abuse — Eric Schneiderman has raised his profile as a voice against sexual misconduct. Now, after suing Harvey Weinstein, he faces a #MeToo reckoning of his own. — Update: Three hours after the publication of this story, Schneiderman resigned from his position.
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New York Times:
Eric Schneiderman, New York Attorney General, Quits After Assault Claims — Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general who rose to prominence as an antagonist of the Trump administration, abruptly resigned on Monday night hours after The New Yorker reported that four women had accused him of physically assaulting them.
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Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
Ex: Schneiderman called me his ‘brown slave,’ would slap me until I called him ‘Master’ — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called his Sri Lankan girlfriend his “brown slave” and wanted her to refer to him as “Master,” the woman says. — Harvard-educated activist writer Tanya Selvaratnam told …
New York Times:
Him, Too — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board …
Him, Too — The editorial board represents the opinions of the board …
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National Review, Breitbart and CNN
Joe Simonson / The Daily Caller:
What Did Gov. Cuomo Know About His Attorney General?
What Did Gov. Cuomo Know About His Attorney General?
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CNN, Splinter, The Week, New York Times and The Daily Beast
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
As headlines swirl, Trump grows frustrated with Giuliani — NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is growing increasingly irritated with lawyer Rudy Giuliani's frequently off-message media blitz, in which he has muddied the waters on hush money paid to porn actress Stormy Daniels and made claims …
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CBS News:
Mueller rejects Trump request to answer questions in writing — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who is now on President Trump's legal team, told CBS News correspondent Paula Reid Monday afternoon that special counsel Robert Mueller's office has rejected proposals to allow Mr. Trump …
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ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Shareblue Media
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump grows frustrated with Giuliani as Stormy Daniels drama rages on
Trump grows frustrated with Giuliani as Stormy Daniels drama rages on
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Week and Mediaite
CNN:
Trump not sold on Giuliani defense
Trump not sold on Giuliani defense
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Washington Post, The Right Scoop, HuffPost, PressThink and IJR
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyers Aim to Decide by May 17 Whether President Testifies in Mueller Probe
Trump Lawyers Aim to Decide by May 17 Whether President Testifies in Mueller Probe
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
State Dept.: Giuliani doesn't speak for US on foreign policy
State Dept.: Giuliani doesn't speak for US on foreign policy
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HuffPost and Shareblue Media
New York Times:
Meet the Renegades of the Intellectual Dark Web — An alliance of heretics is making an end run around the mainstream conversation. Should we be listening? — Here are some things that you will hear when you sit down to dinner with the vanguard of the Intellectual Dark Web …
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Patterico's Pontifications and Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Opponents of Iran Deal Hired Investigators to Dig Up Dirt on Obama Aide — WASHINGTON — For years, opponents of the nuclear deal with Iran have accused Benjamin J. Rhodes, a top national security aide to President Barack Obama, of scheming to sell the diplomatic agreement on false pretenses to the American people.
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New York Times:
Trump Is Expected to Leave Iran Deal, Allies Say — WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is withdrawing the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, European diplomats said after concluding that they had failed to convince him that reneging on America's commitment …
Axios:
Pompeo signaled Iran deal withdrawal to European colleagues
Pompeo signaled Iran deal withdrawal to European colleagues
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Washington Post, Weekly Standard, The American Conservative, The Moderate Voice and Vox
Grace Sparks / CNN:
Majority say US should not withdraw from Iran nuclear agreement
Majority say US should not withdraw from Iran nuclear agreement
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Times and The Week
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The dishonest case against the Iran deal
The dishonest case against the Iran deal
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Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
Paul Campos / New York Magazine:
Here's a Theory About That $1.6 Million Payout From a GOP Official to a Playboy Model — On May 2, Rudy Giuliani revealed that the Trump administration has been lying for months about the fact that Donald Trump reimbursed his personal attorney Michael Cohen for the $130,000 he fronted …
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New York Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New York Times:
White House Aides Are Urging President Trump to Fire Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. Chief — WASHINGTON — Senior White House staff members are encouraging President Trump to fire Scott Pruitt, his embattled Environmental Protection Agency chief, according to two top administration officials.
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Politico:
Pruitt fast-tracked California cleanup after Hugh Hewitt brokered meeting — EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt placed a polluted California area on his personal priority list of Superfund sites targeted for “immediate and intense” action after conservative radio and television host Hugh Hewitt brokered …
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Raphael Satter / Associated Press:
US military wives threatened by Russian hackers posing as IS — PARIS (AP) — Army wife Angela Ricketts was soaking in a bubble bath in her Colorado home, leafing through a memoir, when a message appeared on her iPhone from hackers threatening to slaughter her family. — “Dear Angela!” the Facebook message read.
Kate Conger / Special Projects Desk:
Univision Is A Fucking Mess — Kate Conger, David Uberti, and Laura Wagner — This is the story of how corporate raiding, complacency, excess, and incompetence are gutting a media company that matters to tens of millions of people. It's not a novel story, and perhaps not even scandalous …
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Democratic Meddling In West Virginia And 4 Other Things To Watch This Election Day — North Carolina, West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio all have high-profile primary fights. — It's not surprising that the spotlight is on Don Blankenship's campaign for the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in West Virginia.
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
7 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries
7 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries
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Townhall, Talking Points Memo and ABC News
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The West Virginia primary shows Trump's election was no aberration
The West Virginia primary shows Trump's election was no aberration
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National Review, Vox, ABC News and Daily Kos
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Meyers: Trump Wanted Me To Apologize On-Air for Making Fun of Him — Four years after the ‘Late Night’ host torched Trump at the WHCD, he says Michael Cohen was sent to negotiate Trump's appearance on his show—with one big demand. … NEW YORK—It wasn't all porn star hush money …
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
The Two Rod Rosensteins — Limiting Congress but letting the special counsel do pretty much what he pleases. — In federal court last Friday, Robert Mueller's prosecutors claimed it was no big deal if they didn't abide by the Justice Department's own regulations in their prosecution of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.
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Alan Dershowitz / The Hill:
Federal judge rightly rebukes Mueller for questionable tactics
Federal judge rightly rebukes Mueller for questionable tactics
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Politico and JONATHAN TURLEY
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I'd Die for My Wife and My Kids. And This Is All Ruining Their Lives”: After Rudy's Meltdown, Michael Cohen Grapples with His New Reality — Besieged by the media and legal bills, and feeling abandoned by Washington, friends say Cohen is in a “dangerous place.”
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Talking Points Memo, The Week, Los Angeles Times, The Root and Washington Post
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Hannity Goes On a Tear Against Sessions: ‘Are You Part of the Swamp?’ — Sean Hannity tonight went off on Attorney General Jeff Sessions over Justice Department “stonewalling.” — Republican frustrations with the DOJ have reached a boiling point, with plans to impeach Rod Rosenstein …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Gina Haspel is tainted by her torture involvement. But she understands Russia. … The argument against Gina Haspel's nomination to be CIA director is simple and, in some ways, compelling: The Senate shouldn't approve someone who was involved, however tangentially, in the torture …
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Undercover to under scrutiny: Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, to face Senate grilling
Undercover to under scrutiny: Gina Haspel, nominee to head CIA, to face Senate grilling
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Washington Times, HuffPost and ABC News
Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Leaders of Turning Point USA bail on college kids to hang out with Kanye West — Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens of Turning Point USA, the influential conservative student group with more than 350 chapters on college and high school campuses nationally, canceled a speaking engagement hosted …
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The Political Insider and John Hawkins' Right Wing News