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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
Exclusive: Manafort's former son-in-law cuts plea deal, to cooperate with government: sources — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The former son-in-law of Paul Manafort, the one-time chairman of President Donald Trump's campaign, has cut a plea deal with the Justice Department that requires him to cooperate …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Giuliani says Mueller has agreed to narrow scope of potential Trump interview — Washington (CNN)Rudy Giuliani said Friday that special counsel Robert Mueller has agreed to narrow the scope of a potential interview with President Donald Trump from five topics to two.
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
‘Unfair!’ Rudy Giuliani explodes when CNN's Cuomo plays clip of him saying presidents must obey subpoenas — Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani went on an angry tirade against Chris Cuomo on Friday after the CNN host played an old clip of him saying that presidents must comply with subpoenas to testify.
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Erin Banco / New Jersey Online:
As Mueller probes Seychelles meetings, details emerge on Russian plane: exclusive
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Federal judge who ripped Mueller team obtains ‘scope memo’ detailing Russia probe
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Washington Post:
‘Bigger than Watergate’: Trump joins push by allies to expose role of an FBI source … President Trump's allies are waging an increasingly aggressive campaign to undercut the Russia investigation by exposing the role of a top-secret FBI source. The effort reached new heights Thursday …
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
Was Trump's Campaign ‘Set Up’? — At some point, the Russia investigation became political. How early was it? — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes appeared on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday, where he provided a potentially explosive hint at what's driving his demand …
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miamiherald:
Man firing gun and ranting about Trump shot by police inside Trump National Doral resort — A gunman ranting about President Donald Trump walked into the lobby of Trump National Doral Miami resort early Friday morning, draped an American flag on the counter and began firing.
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Freida Frisaro / Associated Press:
Gunman arrested after police shootout at Trump resort — DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted early Friday at President Donald Trump's golf resort, as a man shouting anti-Trump rhetoric draped a flag over a lobby counter and exchanged fire with officers in what one official called an “ambush” before being arrested, police said.
Doug Phillips / Sun-Sentinel:
Doral resident shouting ‘anti-President Trump rhetoric,’ shot in police firefight at Trump National Resort
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Scrapped Training Exercise With South Korea Involving B-52s — South Korea expressed concern in advance of U.S.-North Korea summit, officials say — A training exercise involving U.S. B-52 bombers and South Korean planes was scrapped earlier this week after the South Korean government …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Maximum pressure on North Korea is gone, and it isn't coming back
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New York Times:
Trump Administration to Tie Health Facilities' Funding to Abortion Restrictions — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to announce on Friday a new policy barring Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations from providing or mentioning abortions at any facility …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Trump to Cut Planned Parenthood Funding, Administration Will Announce Friday
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David Smith / The Guardian:
Bill Gates: Trump twice asked me the difference between HIV and HPV — Microsoft co-founder tells foundation meeting it was ‘kind of scary’ how much Trump knew about what Gates' daughter looked like — Bill Gates, the billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, has claimed Donald Trump twice asked …
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Doha Madani / HuffPost:
Bill Gates Says Trump Didn't Know The Difference Between HPV And HIV
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Joanna Chiu / Foreign Policy:
Sexpat Journalists Are Ruining Asia Coverage — Newsroom predators in foreign bureaus hurt their colleagues — and their stories. — Today, I'm known as a strong advocate in my social circles, promoting women's and minorities' voices in media. But when I first moved to China seven years ago …
New York Times:
Responding to Leaks, White House Limits Number of Staff in Daily Meeting — WASHINGTON — The White House communications office has canceled a large daily morning meeting in response to the leak of a joke about Senator John McCain being close to death that a staff member made at one of those meetings …
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New York Times:
Congressional Candidates, Not Mueller, Could Decide Trump's Future — For months, the political world has treated Robert S. Mueller III as the arbiter of President Trump's fate: Hopeful Democrats have theorized about the damage Mr. Mueller's investigation might inflict.
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BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About Aaron Schlossberg, The Racist New York Lawyer Who Berated People For Speaking In Spanish — Aaron M. Schlossberg, the Manhattan attorney who was caught in a viral racist rant against people speaking Spanish, has been caught on video and in photos being a bigot in at least four more instances over two years.
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Sources Say Cohen Financial Records Not Missing, Just Restricted — Three sources told BuzzFeed News that Treasury Department officials have taken the highly unusual step of restricting access to suspicious activity reports. — Records pertaining to the financial activities …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Did China Just Bribe Trump to Undermine National Security? — Did the president of the United States just betray the nation's security in return for a bribe from the Chinese government? — Don't say that this suggestion is ridiculous: Given everything we know about Donald Trump …
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Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Dems increase effort to avoid California catastrophe — The political arm of House Democrats is undertaking a late push to drive up voter turnout in a handful of marquee California congressional districts where the party now faces the possibility of not even having a Democrat make it onto the November ballot.
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Fredreka Schouten / USA Today:
Millions flow to fast-growing lobbying firms with ties to the Trump administration — Editorial Page writer George Hager discusses how one becomes a lobbyist, what they do and why they matter in his answer to this reader question. Have a question? Send it using #askusatoday on Twitter or e-mail askusatoday@usatoday.com.
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BuzzFeed:
The Definitive Story Of How Trump's Team Worked The Trump Moscow Deal During The Campaign — On the day of the third Republican presidential debate, Trump personally signed the letter of intent. — All through the hot summer campaign of 2016, as Donald Trump and his aides dismissed talk …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is the Trump Tower meeting really proof of collusion? — If there is an Exhibit A in the case that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to fix the presidential election, it is the June 9, 2016, meeting in Trump Tower between three top campaign officials — Donald Trump Jr., Paul Manafort …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Is Trump the Second Coming of Reagan? — Fox News's Bret Baier wants you to think he just might be. — Bret Baier, chief political anchor of Fox News, President Trump's favorite network, insists he isn't living in some alternate reality. He knows that our current President is louder …
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Craig Gilbert / USA Today:
Support for Donald Trump a constant theme in Republican ads for midterms — USA Today's Craig Gilbert looks at 2018 GOP primary campaign ads and finds a lot of love for President Trump USA TODAY — WASHINGTON — President Trump has appeared in nearly four out of every ten GOP ads for Congress this year.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The Trump era is a renaissance of half-witted intolerance … In West Virginia, Republican Senate candidate Don Blankenship accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) of creating jobs for “China people” and getting donations from his “China family.” (McConnell's wife, Elaine Chao, was born in Taiwan.)
TMZ.com:
Jay-Z Convinced Meek Mill to Cancel White House Visit with Trump — Meek Mill bailed on a visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Friday after a late-night call from Jay-Z ... TMZ has learned. — TMZ broke the story ... Meek agreed to travel to the White House to discuss prison reform.
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
An Arizona PAC Appears to Have Blatantly Ripped Off Donors. Now, the Feds Are Coming After It. … The Department of Justice on Thursday brought federal criminal charges against two Arizona men accused of using fake political groups to defraud thousands of unwitting donors out of millions of dollars.
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Lee Roop / al.com:
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks hit for blaming rising seas on falling rocks — North Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks is making headlines again for blaming sea level rise on rocks falling into the ocean and silt washing from major rivers. — Brooks was one of several Republican lawmakers sparring …
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Politico:
When Trump attacks, Democrats shut their mouths and pray — Vulnerable senators up for reelection have adopted a strategy of silence in response to the president's putdowns. — Jon Tester was on his farm in rural Montana when his phone rang with the news: It was his chief of staff …
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