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New York Times:
How Michael Cohen, Denied White House Job, Was Seen as Its Gatekeeper — After paying off a pornographic film actress and doing other tasks to help his boss win the presidency, Michael D. Cohen was surprised to find that the doors to the White House were mostly closed to him.
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Avenatti Accuses The Wrong Michael Cohens Of Making ‘Fraudulent’ Payments — Michael Avenatti, porn star Stormy Daniels' lawyer, released a seven-page dossier on Tuesday containing a list of payments purportedly made to Michael Cohen, the lawyer for President Donald Trump.
CNN:
Inside Michael Cohen's aggressive pitch promising access to Trump — Analyst: This is the swampiest of swampy — (CNN)Michael Cohen served loyally as Donald Trump's right-hand man for more than a decade, taking care of anything and everything the New York real estate baron needed to get done.
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Justin Elliott / ProPublica:
Russian Oligarch-Linked Firm That Paid Michael Cohen Was Also Represented by Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz — The news on Tuesday that the same shell company that Michael Cohen, a longtime personal lawyer for Donald Trump, had used to pay $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels had also received …
Ed Silverman / STAT:
Trump's lawyer pitched himself as a fixer to Novartis and got paid $1.2 million — T — he curious relationship between one of the world's biggest drug makers and President Trump's personal lawyer began early last year when Michael Cohen, a longtime fixer for the president …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Helped Recruit Corporate Client With Ties to Kushner Probe
Trump Lawyer Helped Recruit Corporate Client With Ties to Kushner Probe
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NBC News:
Michael Cohen says Stormy Daniels' lawyer mixed him up with namesakes
Michael Cohen says Stormy Daniels' lawyer mixed him up with namesakes
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Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Russia-linked company that hired Michael Cohen registered alt-right websites during election
Russia-linked company that hired Michael Cohen registered alt-right websites during election
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Helen Branswell / STAT:
WHO officials fear latest Ebola outbreak in Congo could spread to big cities
WHO officials fear latest Ebola outbreak in Congo could spread to big cities
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Oliver Holmes / The Guardian:
Israel retaliates after Iran ‘fires 20 rockets’ at army in occupied Golan Heights — Iranian forces stationed in Syria fired about 20 rockets at Israeli military positions in the Golan Heights just after midnight on Thursday, according to Israel's army, which appeared to retaliate with multiple strikes across Syria.
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Yonah Jeremy Bob / Jerusalem Post:
Liberman: We hit almost all Iranian infrastructure in Syria
Laurent Lozano / Yahoo:
Israel in major raids on ‘Iran’ targets in Syria after rocket fire
Associated Press:
Trump gives freed Americans flag-waving, wee-hours welcome — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — Staging a made-for-TV, still-of-the-night arrival ceremony, President Donald Trump welcomed home three Americans freed by North Korea and declared their release a sign of promise toward his goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
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John Bolton / Washington Post:
The Iran deal was betrayed by its own abysmal record
The Iran deal was betrayed by its own abysmal record
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The American Conservative
Brian Flood / Fox News:
New York Times slams AWOL Pompeo, then learns he was rescuing Americans
New York Times slams AWOL Pompeo, then learns he was rescuing Americans
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Washington Post:
Trump offers hero's welcome to three Americans freed by North Korea
Trump offers hero's welcome to three Americans freed by North Korea
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
New York Times embarrasses itself in hit piece on Pompeo
New York Times embarrasses itself in hit piece on Pompeo
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Trump is no longer the worst person in government … Donald Trump, with his feral cunning, knew. The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America's most repulsive public figure. And Pence, who has reached this pinnacle …
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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
Why the Democrats Just Lost the Senate — While Nancy Pelosi is shopping for speaker's gavels, Chuck Schumer should be preparing for another term as minority leader. — For Democrats, the Don Blankenship dream is over. The coal-mining baron and ex-con was a pleasant diversion …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr. plans big midterm role
Donald Trump Jr. plans big midterm role
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Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump calls Blankenship after pushing for his loss in West Virginia
Trump calls Blankenship after pushing for his loss in West Virginia
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Political Wire and Talking Points Memo
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE NOMINATION OF GINA HASPEL TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the nomination of Gina Haspel to be Director of the CIA:
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Tom Cotton bests Ted Cruz as the most-disliked lawmaker
Tom Cotton bests Ted Cruz as the most-disliked lawmaker
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Washington Free Beacon and Clayton Cramer
Doug Donovan / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore County Executive, Democratic candidate for governor Kevin Kamenetz dies — Kevin Kamenetz, Baltimore County Executive and Democratic candidate for governor died this morning of cardiac arrest. — Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz — a Democratic candidate for governor …
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Washington Post and Political Wire
Associated Press:
Pence says it's time for Mueller to wrap it up — WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says it's time for special counsel Robert Mueller to conclude his probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. — He says: “In the interests of the country, I think it's time to wrap it up.”
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Political Wire and Joe.My.God.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Pence on Mueller probe: 'It's time to wrap it up'
Pence on Mueller probe: 'It's time to wrap it up'
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Brian Bennett / TIME:
Trump Told His Lawyers He Knows Nothing About Michael Cohen's Business
Trump Told His Lawyers He Knows Nothing About Michael Cohen's Business
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Don Jr. moving on from Vanessa with Fox host Kimberly Guilfoyle — Amid his divorce from his wife of 12 years, Donald Trump Jr. has started dating stunning Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle. — Multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six that Don Jr. and Guilfoyle, a co-host of “The Five …
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Joe.My.God., Washington Press, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
McCain Confirms He Gave Trump Dossier to Comey: ‘Duty Demanded I Do’ It … In his new book, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) confirms that he gave a controversial dossier about President Trump to former FBI chief James Comey. — “I agreed to receive a copy of what is now referred to as 'the dossier …
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Washington Press, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Times and Mediaite
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Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
John McCain warns that Republicans are on wrong side of immigration debate
John McCain warns that Republicans are on wrong side of immigration debate
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, The Hill and Big League Politics
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“People Get Subpoenas, Shit Gets Real”: What John Edwards Should Teach the Media About Covering Trump — If you were in Las Vegas and could win $1 million by placing a simple prop bet on whether Trump enjoyed some pee play with Russian hookers in Moscow in 2013, would you bet yes or no?
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
‘Defective at its core’: How Trump opted to scrap Iran deal — WASHINGTON (AP) — It was all there on paper in black and white, down to the precise number of centrifuges: the terms of a potential “fix” that President Donald Trump had demanded for the United States to stay in the Iran nuclear deal.
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How Europe can save the Iran deal
How Europe can save the Iran deal
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Politico:
Adelson gives $30 million to help GOP save the House — The donation to the Congressional Leadership Fund is a big boost to Republicans facing a tough midterm environment. — Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has cut a $30 million check to the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund …
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Political Wire and Washington Times
CNNMoney:
Salem executives pressured radio hosts to cover Trump more positively, emails show — Executives at Salem Media Group, a conservative media company that syndicates some of the country's most recognized talk radio hosts and operates a batch of popular commentary websites …
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David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Obama Legacy Deserves To Be Destroyed — Smash the rickety legacy of executive abuse! — It's strange that a president who had such a transformative effect on our national discourse will leave such a negligible policy legacy. But Barack Obama, whose imperial term changed …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Eric Greitens takes aim at Republicans, leaves liberal measures on midterm ballot — Embattled Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a Republican, is declining to block from the November ballot three initiatives that could boost Democratic turnout in the midterm. — Greitens faces possible impeachment …
CNN:
CNN poll: Democrats' 2018 advantage is nearly gone — CNN Poll: Trump approval holding steady — Washington (CNN)The generic congressional ballot has continued to tighten, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with the Democrats' edge over Republicans within the poll's margin of sampling error for the first time this cycle.