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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Mueller Accuses Paul Manafort of Attempted Witness Tampering — Federal prosecutors on Monday accused President Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, of attempting to tamper with witnesses in his federal tax and lobbying case. — In court documents, prosecutors working for the special counsel …
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Eric Beech / Reuters:
Manafort attempted to tamper with potential witnesses: U.S. special counsel — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, who has been indicted by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller, attempted to tamper with potential witnesses, Mueller said in a court filing on Monday.
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Prosecutors From Mueller's Team Accused Paul Manafort Of Trying To Tamper With Potential Witnesses
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Robert Mueller just accused Paul Manafort of attempted witness tampering
Robert Mueller just accused Paul Manafort of attempted witness tampering
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller accuses Manafort of witness tampering
Mueller accuses Manafort of witness tampering
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Philly.com:
Trump cancels Eagles' White House celebration on eve of visit after fewer than 10 players planned to attend — President Trump on Monday abruptly rescinded an invitation to host the Eagles at the White House, citing the “smaller delegation” that was planning to attend and again stoking …
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Deana Gamble / Mayor Kenney's Statement …:
Mayor Kenney's Statement on Eagles Cancelled White House Visit — For immediate release: June 04, 2018Published by: Office of the Mayor Contact: Deana Gamble press@phila.gov (215) 686-6210 — Mayor Kenney released the following statement on the recent decision of President Trump to disinvite …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Melania Trump emerges at White House after weekslong absence — Melania Trump emerged on Monday after more than three weeks out of the public eye, ending an absence that inspired wild conspiracy theories about her health and well-being. — She appeared at a closed-door Memorial Day reception …
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Richard Primus / Politico:
Trump's Travel Ban Is in Trouble at the Supreme Court — Justice Kennedy's ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case suggests the court's next big decision might go badly for the president. — In a much-anticipated decision Monday morning, the Supreme Court ruled - by a vote of 7 to 2 …
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Ilya Somin / Reason:
How the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Strengthens the Case Against Trump's Travel Ban
How the Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision Strengthens the Case Against Trump's Travel Ban
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple
In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Baker Over Same-Sex Couple
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Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:
Trump Team Pushed False Story Line About Meeting With Kremlin-Tied Lawyer, Memo Shows — WASHINGTON — For nearly a year, the denials from President Trump's lawyers and spokeswoman were unequivocal. No, the president did not dictate a misleading statement released in his son's name.
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Washington Post:
Trump's legal team readies for fraught showdown with Mueller, even as president declares broad powers — Despite President Trump's declarations that he has expansive powers that could blunt the special-counsel investigation, his legal team is preparing for the possibility of a presidential interview …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Trump and His Lawyers Embrace a Vision of Vast Executive Power
Trump and His Lawyers Embrace a Vision of Vast Executive Power
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Howard Schultz to Step Down as Starbucks Executive Chairman — SEATTLE — Howard Schultz, the outspoken executive chairman of Starbucks, will leave the company at the end of the month, bringing to an end the tenure of a socially conscious entrepreneur who turned a local Seattle coffee chain …
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Sarah Whitten / CNBC:
Howard Schultz, architect of modern Starbucks, to step down as executive chairman
Howard Schultz, architect of modern Starbucks, to step down as executive chairman
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
California Will Have Clues for the Nation: How to Watch the Primary — The vote shares in top-two congressional primaries like those in California have tended to be similar to general election House results. — The California primary elections on Tuesday might give us a better idea …
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Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Today is make or break for Democrats in California's House races
Today is make or break for Democrats in California's House races
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NBC News:
Hundreds of migrant kids separated from parents are stuck at border stations — WASHINGTON — Border agents and child welfare workers are running out of space to shelter children who have been separated from their parents at the U.S. border as part of the Trump administration's new …
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Political Wire
Dominique Jackson / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz awkwardly pauses for 20 seconds before refusing to answer question on Trump's pardon tweets — President Donald Trump tweeted Monday morning that he has the constitutional right to pardon himself. — This statement caused mass controversy over the president asserting that he is above the law.
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President of Russia:
Interview with Austrian ORF television channel … Moscow — Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) news presenter Armin Wolf: Mr President, your first foreign visit takes you to Austria. Is this is a kind of incentive for a benevolent policy towards Russia on the part of the Austrian Government …
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CNN:
Bolton sidelined as Trump readies for North Korea — Pompeo: Kim Jong Un's ex-spy to deliver letter — Washington (CNN)As President Donald Trump huddled in the Oval Office on Friday with Kim Jong Un's right-hand man, he was accompanied by only one other US official: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Ken Klippenstein / The Daily Beast:
Inside the Mysterious Intelligence Firm Now in Mueller's Sights … In the fall of 2016, Donald Trump Jr. and other key aides to the future president reportedly met in Trump Tower with Joel Zamel, the founder of a company called Wikistrat. — Wikistrat bills itself as a “crowdsourced” …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant — On the evidence of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's CNN interview over the weekend, the likely next speaker of the House is a mindless sycophant and a threat to the constitutional order. — Confronted with a simple …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Lawmakers to question FBI officials in review of Clinton probe — Lawmakers on Tuesday are scheduled to interview the first of three current and former FBI officials set to appear before the House Judiciary and Oversight committees this month as part of their ongoing review of how the Department …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
Time's Up, Bill — Bright and early Monday morning, Bill Clinton launched a book tour in support of a political thriller he wrote with the best-selling author James Patterson called The President Is Missing. And sometime before 8 a.m., it had become clear that it had not occurred …
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Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Bill Clinton's #MeToo Defense Is Shocking
Bill Clinton's #MeToo Defense Is Shocking
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“This Was Lachlan's Revenge”: As a Murdoch Son Moves to Consolidate His Power, Rupert Says “I'm Still Here” — Rupert thwarted the revenge firing of an old Lachlan adversary—and it's not the new Fox News's only problem. “The pro-Trump thing isn't working,” says an insider.
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Media Matters for America
Washington Post:
Post-U. Md. poll: Jealous, Baker lead in Democratic race overshadowed by Hogan — Three weeks before their primary, Maryland Democrats remain largely undecided about who to nominate for governor, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll, in a race overshadowed …
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Political Wire
Coleman Hughes / Quillette:
The High Price of Stale Grievances — In the fall of 2016, I was hired to play in Rihanna's back-up band at the MTV Video Music Awards. To my pleasant surprise, several of my friends had also gotten the call. We felt that this would be the gig of a lifetime: beautiful music, primetime TV …
David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. appeals ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday that it would appeal a federal judge's ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block Twitter users from his account on the social media platform based …
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Pentagon watchdog officially launches investigation into White House doctor — The Pentagon's inspector general has officially launched an investigation into allegations of misconduct by former physician to the president Ronny Jackson, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday.
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