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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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Ed Silverman / STAT:
‘Not a good day for Novartis’: CEO tries to reassure employees amid fury over payments to Trump's lawyer — T — he chief executive of Novartis sent employees an email Thursday seeking to contain intensifying political and business fallout over the revelation that the drug maker paid $1.2 million …
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CNN:
Giuliani says Trump 'wasn't aware' of Cohen pitch promising access
Giuliani says Trump 'wasn't aware' of Cohen pitch promising access
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The Daily Beast:
To ‘Cash In’ on Trump's Presidency, Michael Cohen Sold Clients on Secrecy and Access
To ‘Cash In’ on Trump's Presidency, Michael Cohen Sold Clients on Secrecy and Access
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CNN:
Inside Michael Cohen's aggressive pitch promising access to Trump
Inside Michael Cohen's aggressive pitch promising access to Trump
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Erin Mershon / STAT:
Novartis paid Trump's lawyer's firm far more than any of its actual lobbyists
Novartis paid Trump's lawyer's firm far more than any of its actual lobbyists
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New York Times:
Giuliani Resigns From Law Firm Amid Tensions Over Comments About Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump's personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, abruptly resigned from his law firm after weeks of tensions over his public comments. — Mr. Giuliani took a leave of absence last month from the firm …
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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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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Grassley tries to nudge Supreme Court justices into early retirement
Grassley tries to nudge Supreme Court justices into early retirement
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Axios, New York Magazine, Shakesville and Political Wire
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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NBC News:
Prisoner release event highlights the best and worst of Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump's tarmac greeting of the three American prisoners that North Korea released was a definite achievement for the White House ahead of the upcoming summit over North Korea's nuclear program.
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Margaret Coker / New York Times:
Five Top ISIS Officials Captured in U.S.-Iraqi Sting — BAGHDAD — Five senior Islamic State officials have been captured, including a top aide to the group's leader, in a complex cross-border sting carried out by Iraqi and American intelligence, two Iraqi officials said Wednesday.
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Maher Chmaytelli / Reuters:
Exclusive: Iraq used Baghdadi aide's phone to capture Islamic State commanders
Exclusive: Iraq used Baghdadi aide's phone to capture Islamic State commanders
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NBC News:
Fans of Sean Hannity, Black Lives Matter among targets of Russian influence campaign — The ads highlight how Russia's efforts focused on divisive cultural issues — Russian propaganda efforts used ads on Facebook and Instagram to push divisive messages to fans of a variety …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Dick Cheney: Restart enhanced interrogation programs — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said the U.S. should restart its enhanced interrogation techniques — often considered torture — after the issue was thrust to the forefront during Gina Haspel's confirmation fight to become CIA director.
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE NOMINATION OF GINA HASPEL TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE NOMINATION OF GINA HASPEL TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Tom Cotton is filled with rage. Thank God he wasn't tapped as CIA director.
Tom Cotton is filled with rage. Thank God he wasn't tapped as CIA director.
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Washington Monthly, Hullabaloo, Washington Free Beacon and Clayton Cramer
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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TMZ.com:
Pamela Anderson Reaches Out to Kanye West to Help Julian Assange — Pamela Anderson's throwing a Hail Mary to Kanye West to help her friend, Julian Assange — who she claims is being tortured. — The former “Baywatch” star penned a letter, which TMZ obtained, to the rapper asking …
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sheldon Adelson kicks in $30M to stop Democratic House takeover — Las Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson has cut a $30 million check to the House GOP-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund, a massive cash infusion that top Republicans hope will alter the party's electoral outlook six months before Election Day.
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Washington Post:
Israel launches massive military strike against Iranian targets in Syria … MOUNT BENTAL, Golan Heights — The Israeli military said Thursday that it had bombed dozens of Iran-linked military facilities in Syria, as tensions between the three countries soared.
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Laurent Lozano / Yahoo:
Israel in major raids on ‘Iran’ targets in Syria after rocket fire
Israel in major raids on ‘Iran’ targets in Syria after rocket fire
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Daily Mail:
'I think it's time to wrap it up': Pence tells Mueller he's had a year to run his Russia probe but won't say it's a ‘hoax’ — Vice President Pence says it's time for Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be done with his year-long investigation into Russia's election meddling in 2016
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Jonathan Van Meter / Vogue:
Georgina Chapman on Life After Harvey Weinstein — “I have moments of rage. I have moments of confusion. I have moments of disbelief!” says Chapman. — Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Vogue, June 2018 — On the day in late February when I arrive at Georgina Chapman's town house …
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The Charlotte Observer:
GOP strategist says ‘fall may be brutal’ for party after North Carolina primary upset — Tuesday's surprising upset in the 9th District Republican primary sets the stage for not only one of North Carolina's most competitive congressional elections but one of the most closely watched in the country.
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 …
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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Allison De Jong / ABC News:
Protestants decline, more have no religion in a sharply shifting religious landscape (POLL) — The nation's religious makeup has shifted dramatically in the past 15 years, with a sharp drop in the number of Americans who say they're members of a Protestant denomination …
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Mother Jones, Friendly Atheist and Political Wire
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
WATCH: Policy Advisor For Trump-Tied ‘America First’ Group Praises Nazis: They Should've Kept ‘Going’ (Exclusive) — Last December, in a Florida hotel room just three miles from President Donald Trump's “Winter White House,” a policy advisor for the Trump-tied nonprofit America …
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John McCain / Wall Street Journal:
‘Vladimir Putin Is an Evil Man’ — In an excerpt from his new memoir, Sen. McCain discusses his longstanding opposition to the Russian strongman—and his own role in receiving ‘the Steele dossier’ about Donald Trump — I regularly attend an annual security conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Media Matters for America:
Military analyst on Fox advocates for torture: “It worked on John [McCain]. That's why they call him ‘Songbird John’” — VIDEO ››› May 10, 2018 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF — From the May 10 edition of Fox Business' Varney & Co.: — Loading the player reg...
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Medium abruptly cancels the membership programs of its 21 remaining subscription publisher partners — “Could we have a better metaphor for the way Silicon Valley considers local journalism?” fumed the owner of one of these remaining publications. — Medium has informed publishers using …
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Kenneth Lovett / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Acting state AG Barbara Underwood will be ‘very happy’ to hold job until end of the year — ALBANY — Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood says she wants to keep her new job through the end of the year. — Underwood told the Daily News Thursday that she will submit her name …
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Resource Center — Home » Resource Center » Financial Sanctions » OFAC Recent Actions » Counter Terrorism Designations; Iran Designations — Counter Terrorism Designations; Iran Designations — OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL — Specially Designated Nationals List Update
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Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Miami Police Union Says Head-Kicking Cop “Used Great Restraint,” Shouldn't Be Charged … Hours after Miami Police Officer Mario Figueroa was charged with misdemeanor assault today after film surfaced of the cop trying to kick a handcuffed man in the head, the city's police union released …
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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 …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Which Side Are You On? — Should taxes on households making $250,000 or more a year be raised? When you ask Democrats this question, you get a very interesting answer: Those on the bottom of the income distribution appear to want lower taxes on high earners than those on the top do.
Matthew Walther / The Week:
The humorless media has learned nothing — President Trump sent many journalists into hysterics on Wednesday when he tweeted that he might “take away” press credentials from unspecified purveyors of “Fake News.” “Why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt?” …
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Kate Taylor / Business Insider:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer once bought a coffee chain for $9 million with a famous Hollywood actor — and all the shops mysteriously closed earlier this year amid dozens of lawsuits — Michael Avenatti, whose public profile has skyrocketed as Stormy Daniels' attorney, purchased …
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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?