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Tantalizing Testimony From a Top Trump Aide Sets Off a Search for Proof — WASHINGTON — The White House official had a startling assertion: He thought he had received an email in the first half of 2016 alerting the Trump campaign that Russia had damaging information about Hillary Clinton.
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Washington Post:
Thousands of pages of Congressional testimony shed light on 2016 Trump Tower meeting — A music promoter who promised Donald Trump Jr. over email that a Russian lawyer would provide dirt about Hillary Clinton in June 2016 made the offer because he had been assured the Moscow attorney was …
Glenn Simpson / United States Senate Committee …:
Materials from Inquiry into Circumstances Surrounding Trump Tower Meeting — As a part of its oversight of the Justice Department's enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and federal investigations into potential improper influence during the 2016 presidential election …
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Associated Press:
Trump Jr: Can't recall discussing Russia probe with father — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he couldn't remember whether he had discussed the Russia investigation with his father, according to transcripts released Wednesday of his interview with the panel.
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Cohen ‘asked Qatari investor for millions of dollars’ which he said he would ‘pass to Trump family members’ at Trump Tower meeting - and Qatar's foreign minister was there too … - Donald Trump's personal attorney is facing new claims that he asked for millions in cash …
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Glenn Simpson / United States Senate Committee …:
Materials from Inquiry into Circumstances Surrounding Trump Tower Meeting — As a part of its oversight of the Justice Department's enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act and federal investigations into potential improper influence during the 2016 presidential election …
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
Did Democrats Just Have Their First Tea Party Moment Of The 2018 Primaries? — The Democratic Party woke up this morning with a clear signal from Tuesday's primary elections: The #Resistance means business. The more progressive candidate won in Democratic primaries around the country.
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New York Times:
Pennsylvania Primary Election Results — Tuesday's primaries are the first test of Pennsylvania's new districts, drawn in response to a court order that deemed the old map unconstitutional for its gerrymandering in favor of Republicans. The new map is more favorable to Democrats …
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Politico:
Top takeaways from a wild primary night — Women candidates won big, but moderate Democrats took it on the chin. — One thing was clear after the latest round of primaries on Tuesday: Democrats will be spending the next four months fighting among themselves along the familiar battle lines of ideology and identity.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Pennsylvania Primaries Deliver Strong Wins for Democratic Women — A state representative, an Air Force veteran and two high-powered lawyers — all women — won Democratic House primaries on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, where a record number of women ran for House seats in a year of intense political enthusiasm among female Democrats.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Poll: Voters more confident in Trump on North Korea — Voters' confidence in President Donald Trump when it comes to North Korea is increasing ahead of a possible meeting next month with Kim Jong Un, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. — A combined 50 percent of voters have either …
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Heather Long / Washington Post:
Just about everything is odd about Trump's support of Chinese firm ZTE
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Mediaite, New York Times, Vox and USA Today
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump team ready to ‘pressure’ Mueller at probe's one-year mark — In an interview, Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, even cited James Comey's mid-2016 exoneration of Hillary Clinton as a model for the Russia special counsel. — President Donald Trump's attorney has an unlikely new role model …
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Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
Trump to Use Mueller One-Year Mark to Blast Probe, Giuliani Says
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HuffPost, National Review and Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Novartis Top Lawyer Departs Over Cohen Payments — Felix Ehrat was a co-signatory of the agreement to hire Trump's personal lawyer for $100,000 a month — ZURICH—A top executive at Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG NVS -1.12% is stepping down as the global fallout widens from the recent disclosure …
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New York Times:
Justice Department and F.B.I. Are Investigating Cambridge Analytica — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and the F.B.I. are investigating Cambridge Analytica, the now-defunct political data firm, and have sought to question former employees and banks that handled its business …
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Matthew Stewart / The Atlantic:
The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy — 1. — The Aristocracy is Dead ... For about a week every year in my childhood, I was a member of one of America's fading aristocracies. Sometimes around Christmas, more often on the Fourth of July, my family would take up residence …
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Putting ‘White House’ on the resume is less of a boost — WASHINGTON — Listing a White House gig on your resume used to be considered a sparkling credential, reflecting a stint at the apex of the country's political power. — But as with so many other things about Donald Trump's …
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Alex Johnson / NBC News:
Trump eliminates job of national cybersecurity coordinator
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New York Times:
Tom Wolfe, Author of ‘The Right Stuff’ and ‘Bonfire of the Vanities,’ Dies — Tom Wolfe, an innovative journalist and novelist whose technicolor, wildly punctuated prose brought to life the worlds of California surfers, car customizers, astronauts and Manhattan's moneyed status-seekers in works like …
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Tom Wolfe captured and caricatured New York City better than anyone
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David M. Drucker / Vanity Fair:
“Pence Is Not Stupid”: As Trump Sinks, G.O.P. Insiders See a Shadow Campaign Taking Shape — Could Pence's ambition make him the president's next mortal enemy? Or will his well-oiled political operation allay Trump's concerns—at least for now? — “There is no shadow campaign,” …
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Daily Kos, Jezebel, Outside the Beltway and IJR
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
The Newest Star Of The Trump Movement Ran A Trump-Bashing Publication — Less Than Two Years Ago — A rising star on the right, Owens was CEO of a site that compared Trump to Hitler and speculated that he has a small penis. — Even by the whiplash-inducing standards of Trumpworld, Candace Owens' rise has been fast.
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James Hill / ABC News:
Michael Avenatti casts himself as anti-Trump avenger — Michael Avenatti, the telegenic attorney for adult-film star Stormy Daniels, has demonstrated an uncanny knack for commanding national media attention, first making headlines in early March when he filed a lawsuit against President Trump …
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Politico
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Lorraine Woellert / Politico:
Trump files ethics disclosure, which could shed light on Stormy Daniels payment
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Associated Press:
Following U.S. lead, Guatemala moves embassy to Jerusalem — JERUSALEM — Guatemala festively opened its new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so after the United States, and giving Israel a diplomatic boost as it faces international criticism for the deadly violence on the Gaza border.
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Maher Chmaytelli / Reuters:
Iran's Soleimani holds talks about future Iraqi cabinet — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani is holding talks with politicians in Baghdad to promote the formation of a new Iraqi cabinet which would have Iran's approval, two people familiar with the political process underway in Iraq said on Wednesday.
Paul Gattis / al.com:
Gay Alabama lawmaker suggests governor is lesbian; Ivey calls it ‘disgusting lie’ — Patricia Todd, Alabama's only openly gay state legislator, posted comments on social media Tuesday night suggesting that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is gay. — Todd, who is not seeking re-election to office this year …
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Joe.My.God. and PinkNews
Sara Fischer / Axios:
The rise of the pro-Trump media machine — Pro-Trump media is spreading across the U.S., disseminating Trumpian rhetoric about fake news and mainstream media bias through every medium. — The big picture, from Rodney Benson, chair of NYU's Department of Media, Culture, and Communication …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, AOL and Page Six
Kendra Pierre-Louis / New York Times:
The World Wants Air-Conditioning. That Could Warm the World. — More than crickets and fireflies, more than baseball and cookouts, perhaps nothing signals the arrival of summer in the United States like the soft familiar whir of air-conditioning. — But there is growing concern …
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Stephen Hobbs / Sun-Sentinel:
Parkland school cop Scot Peterson gets $8,702 a month in pension — Broward Sheriff's deputy Scot Peterson resigned after public criticism from Sheriff Scott Israel for not confronting the Florida school gunman on Feb. 14. — South Florida Sun Sentinel — Privacy Policy
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