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New York Times:
Michael Cohen's Business Partner Agrees to Cooperate as Part of Plea Deal — A significant business partner of Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's personal lawyer, has quietly agreed to cooperate with the government as a potential witness, a development that could be used as leverage to pressure …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: EPA bars AP, CNN from summit on contaminants — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on a hearing with EPA chief Scott Pruitt on a widespread contaminant in drinking water (all times local): — The Environmental Protection Agency is barring The Associated Press …
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Miranda Green / The Hill:
Media push back against EPA limiting reporters at chemical summit — A number of media outlets are pushing back at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for limiting the reporters allowed to cover part of its chemical summit on Tuesday — including one reporter who says she was forcibly removed from the event.
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney hit with $10-million judgment — The law firm of Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti was hit with a $10-million judgment Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court after he broke his promise to pay $2 million to a former colleague.
Paul Campos / New York Magazine:
Hey, Look: More Evidence That Broidy May Have Been Covering for Trump in That Playmate Affair — was a big day for David Dennison. Dennison — as Donald Trump was called in his hush-money agreement with Stormy Daniels — was taking a break from the golfing trips that had dominated his weekends for that entire fall.
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Get to know Elliott Broidy, the next major Trump scandal figure — Like any good drama, the Trump omni-scandal, a story of corruption and greed that crosses years and continents, has a collection of colorful supporting players. It can be hard to keep up with them all …
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Heather Timmons / Quartz:
An actual sinkhole has opened on the White House lawn. It's growing — Construction on the US White House began in 1792. It has been almost continuously occupied by US presidents since 1800, barring a few years after the British set it on fire in 1814. — But that doesn't mean …
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Sinkhole develops on White House lawn — A sinkhole has developed on the White House's North Lawn, reporters observed Tuesday. — Voice of America's Steve Herman and Breitbart's Charlie Spiering shared photos on Twitter of the sinkhole, which is located just outside the entrance to the briefing room.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Jimmy Carter: Trump Has a Shot At a Nobel Prize — President Jimmy Carter believes that under Trump, democracy is threatened and moral leadership is lacking. But if Korea goes well, he says there could be a Nobel Prize in Trump's future. … LYNCHBURG, Va. — Jimmy Carter thinks Donald Trump …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Pompeo says NK could benefit from US investment
The Latest: Pompeo says NK could benefit from US investment
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Bloomberg:
Mueller Asked About Money Flows to Israeli Social-Media Firm, Source Says — PSY Group's work included fake personas, firm's documents show — Founder is reported to have met with Donald Trump Jr. in 2016 — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has asked about flows of money …
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CNN:
Trump's lawyers seek to narrow scope of special counsel interview — (CNN)Donald Trump's legal team is trying to narrow the scope of the President's potential interview with special counsel Robert Mueller to questions on Russia-related matters that occurred before Trump's election, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Amber Ferguson / Washington Post:
Proud mom orders ‘Summa Cum Laude’ cake online. Publix censors it: Summa ... Laude. — Saturday was Jacob Koscinski's big day. His whole family, many from out of town, saw the Charleston, S.C., student graduate from his Christian-based home-school program with a 4.89 grade-point average and the coveted honor of summa cum laude.
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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
‘Shame on you, Jared Kushner’: Harvard alumni tear apart classmate in 15th reunion notes — WASHINGTON — Graduates of the Harvard class of 2003 are making known their displeasure with the current White House administration in an unusual way, using the platform of their 15th reunion alumni notes …
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Huma email horror returns to haunt FBI brass, in IG report on Clinton case — Ever since she lost the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton has repeatedly blamed her defeat on the FBI's decision to reopen the probe into her email use after messages were found on the laptop of confidante Huma Abedin's estranged husband.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Is Doing Same Thing He Demanded Clinton Be Locked Up For
Trump Is Doing Same Thing He Demanded Clinton Be Locked Up For
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Trump's Email . . . Er, Cellphone, Scandal
Trump's Email . . . Er, Cellphone, Scandal
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Costas Paris / Wall Street Journal:
Father of Accused Texas Shooter Believes Bullying Was Behind Rampage — Antonios Pagourtzis says 17-year-old son was a ‘good boy’ who had been ‘mistreated at school’ — The father of the 17-year-old charged with killing 10 people at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas, said Monday that his son was a …
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Associated Press:
Texas school shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied
Texas school shooting suspect's father thinks he was bullied
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
We asked every member of the House of Representatives about the Parkland gun policy agenda.
We asked every member of the House of Representatives about the Parkland gun policy agenda.
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Ratings Changes: GOP Fortunes Improve in Four Districts — After a rough start to year, House Republicans are suddenly feeling less pessimistic about their fall prospects. At the “macro” level, robust economic data and positive developments on the Korean peninsula …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Real Origination Story of the Trump-Russia Investigation — The Trump-Russia investigation did not originate with Carter Page or George Papadopoulos. It originated with the Obama administration. — E — xactly when is the “late Spring”? — Of all the questions that have been asked …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Feds Seized a Fortune From #Resistance Icons Accused of Boosting Online ‘Ponzi Schemes’ … In late 2016, federal agents showed up at the Fort Myers, Florida, homes of brothers Brian and Edward Krassenstein, seizing computers and financial records, and hauling off with “at least 20 to 30 bundles of stuff.”
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“That Psychopath Is Going Down”: Inside Trumpworld, a Bizarre Counter-Narrative Takes Hold — People in Trump's orbit have become convinced that anti-Trump forces in the F.B.I. entrapped his advisers using informants to plant evidence about Russian collusion—and that former C.I.A. director John Brennan is somehow behind the plot.
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Albert Breer / Sports Illustrated:
NFL's Proposed National Anthem Rules: Penalties for Kneeling Being Considered — Created with Sketch. — The league continues to grapple with how to handle players demonstrating during the national anthem — ATLANTA — On Tuesday, NFL owners put three hours aside for a privileged session to speak …
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Mystery in Mueller probe: Where's the hacking indictment? — In the year since the start of special counsel Robert Mueller — 's investigation, one thing has been notably absent: a public indictment of any Russians for the hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
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Emily Badger / New York Times:
Rural and Urban Americans, Equally Convinced the Rest of the Country Dislikes Them — Country and city voters have been increasingly polarized in recent presidential elections, yet a new survey finds many points of similarity. — For all the ways Americans are divided today along urban and rural lines …
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MYPANHANDLE:
Shots Fired While Reporter is on Air — Panama City, Fla. - Multiple agencies are dealing with an active shooter situation at Beck Avenue and 23rd Street. Shots were fired while we were live on air.
Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
The US is running out of bombs — and it may soon struggle to make more — WASHINGTON The Pentagon plans to invest more than $20 billion in munitions in its next budget. But whether the industrial base will be there to support such massive buys in the future is up in the air …
Politico:
DHS chief reignites debate over Russian election meddling findings — ‘I do believe that Russia did and will continue to try to manipulate Americans perspective on a whole variety of issues,’ Nielsen said Tuesday. — Confusion and anger briefly reigned on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning …
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Vincent Boucher / Hollywood Reporter:
Print Press Corps to TV Pundits: Style Makeovers for the Trump News Cycle — As all eyes lock on cable news, newspaper reporters upgrade their wardrobes for on-camera duty: “Maggie Haberman is developing great style.” — The hourly barrage of headlines generated by President Trump's administration (Mueller!
Zach Berman / Philly.com:
Carson Wentz plans to make White House visit; Doug Pederson leaving decision up to individuals — The Eagles will visit the White House on June 5, coach Doug Pederson confirmed Tuesday. Pederson added that he'll let each player make an individual decision about whether to attend.
Washington Post:
Congress passes rollback of banking rules put in place after financial crisis, sending bill to Trump to sign — By Washington Post Staff May 22 at 5:41 PM — The House voted to exempt small and regional banks from some of the most stringent rules put in place after the financial crisis …
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Adrianne Haney / WXIA-TV:
Actresses claim they were wrongfully arrested after using Atlanta Houston's bathroom — Video shows an Atlanta Police officer trying to handcuff the women. — ATLANTA — There are renewed calls for customers to #BoycottHoustons after the police had to be called on three women …
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Harley-Davidson took its tax cut, closed a factory, and rewarded shareholders — The motorcycle maker in January told Kansas City workers it would close a plant there. Days later, it announced a nearly $700 million stock buyback plan. — In September 2017, House Speaker Paul Ryan traveled …
James Kirchick / Washington Post:
An independent pole isn't plausible. — James Kirchick is a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of “The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age.” — Donald Trump ascended to the presidency challenging the basic precepts of America's relationship with Europe …
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ACLU of Virginia:
U.S. District Court Rules for Trans Activist Gavin Grimm in Suit Against Gloucester School Board — The U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia has denied the school board's motion to dismiss the case of Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board and held that Title IX …
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Associated Press:
Congress OKs letting terminal patients try unapproved drugs — A bill helping people with deadly diseases try experimental treatments sailed through Congress on Tuesday, a victory for President Donald Trump and foes of regulation and a defeat for patients' groups and Democrats who argued …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Senate panel overwhelmingly approves amendment blocking Trump on ZTE — A Senate panel on Tuesday rebuked President Trump — 's efforts to ease sanctions on the Chinese telecom firm ZTE, which the intelligence community and trade regulators have warned poses a national security risk for the U.S.
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Associated Press:
Washington lobbyists put on notice over foreign agent law — WASHINGTON (AP) — A recent and rare prosecution of a Pakistani man in Maryland under a relatively obscure lobbying law has many in the multimillion dollar world of foreign influence in Washington bracing for more.
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg hearing shows it's Europe — not America — Facebook should be worried about — Europe has a lot of tough questions for Mark Zuckerberg, and he doesn't have good answers. — European lawmakers had much better questions for Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg than their American counterparts …
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Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Donald Trump's Words Are a Green Light to Dictators and Torturers Around the World — Donald Trump's words are no laughing matter. They get people in faraway countries tortured, raped, and killed. — Consider the case of Bahrain, home not just to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet …
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump's tweets include grammatical errors. And some are on purpose — WASHINGTON — The hallmark of President Trump's Twitter feed is that it sounds like him — grammatical miscues and all. — But it's not always Trump tapping out a Tweet, even when it sounds like his voice.
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Wall Street Journal:
Banned From Amazon: The Shoppers Who Make Too Many Returns — Customers say their accounts were closed without warning; it happens when 'you're creating a lot of headaches for Amazon' — Even Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -0.16% has its limits. — The e-commerce giant bans shoppers from the site …