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George Stephanopoulos / ABC News:
Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources say — As attorneys for Michael Cohen rush to meet Judge Kimba Wood's Friday deadline to complete a privilege review of over 3.7 million documents seized in the April 9 raids of Cohen's New York properties …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen's Attorneys Expected to Quit His Case — Firm expected to cease representation after review of seized documents for client-attorney privilege — The attorneys for Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal lawyer, are expected to stop representing …
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Washington Post:
Pressure on Michael Cohen intensifies as Mueller stays focused on the Trump attorney — Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, is facing mounting pressure from two active federal investigations, contending with skyrocketing legal bills and planning to change lawyers in the near future …
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New York Times:
Michael Cohen, Trump's Fixer, Parting With Lawyers as Federal Investigation Continues
Michael Cohen, Trump's Fixer, Parting With Lawyers as Federal Investigation Continues
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
What Could Michael Cohen Tell Mueller about Russia Collusion?
What Could Michael Cohen Tell Mueller about Russia Collusion?
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CNN:
Trump's personal attorney splits with his own legal team
Trump's personal attorney splits with his own legal team
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Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Michael Cohen's lawyers just jumped ship as he prepares to blindside Trump with the ultimate betrayal
Michael Cohen's lawyers just jumped ship as he prepares to blindside Trump with the ultimate betrayal
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Feel Like Don Quixote”: Michael Cohen's Legal Shake-Up Foretells a Possible Battle with Trump
“I Feel Like Don Quixote”: Michael Cohen's Legal Shake-Up Foretells a Possible Battle with Trump
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Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah planning to depart the White House — Two of the most visible members of the Trump administration are planning their departures, the latest sign of upheaval in a White House marked by turmoil. — Press secretary Sarah Sanders and principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah …
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Wolf Blitzer: ‘We Are Not the Enemy of the American People, We love the American People’ — 'Everybody's always criticizing us' — CNN host Wolf Blitzer said on behalf of the media “we love the American people” on Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump's latest broadside against the profession.
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Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Trump, in Fox News interview, says of Kim Jong Un: ‘We understand each other’ — President Trump, in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, indicated he is willing to set aside concerns over Kim Jong Un's human rights abuses in pursuit of a denuclearization deal but said he will only consider …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Former Pentagon Deputy: His Korea ‘War Games’ Comments Play Into Russian Hands
Trump's Former Pentagon Deputy: His Korea ‘War Games’ Comments Play Into Russian Hands
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Two Norwegian lawmakers nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Two Norwegian lawmakers nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
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Washington Post:
Trump's most offensive statement on North Korea
Trump's most offensive statement on North Korea
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William Saletan / Slate:
The Kim Con — Trump isn't trying to win over North Korea's leader.
The Kim Con — Trump isn't trying to win over North Korea's leader.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Pompeo calls questions about gaps in Trump-Kim statement ‘insulting and ridiculous’
Pompeo calls questions about gaps in Trump-Kim statement ‘insulting and ridiculous’
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
‘Harebrained’: National Security Council owns up to widely derided Trump video
‘Harebrained’: National Security Council owns up to widely derided Trump video
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP senators' frustration with Trump — and each other — boils over — GOP infighting reached a new level on Wednesday, with Sen. Lindsey Graham berating Sen. Bob Corker for pushing his amendment that would allow Congress to block President Donald Trump's tariffs, according to attendees and people briefed on the exchange.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
‘This is the new Republican Party’ — The final GOP holdouts …
‘This is the new Republican Party’ — The final GOP holdouts …
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Washington Post:
Republicans embrace the ‘cult’ of Trump, ignoring warning signs
Republicans embrace the ‘cult’ of Trump, ignoring warning signs
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
He's Not a ‘Firebrand,’ and He's Not a ‘Far-Right Activist’
He's Not a ‘Firebrand,’ and He's Not a ‘Far-Right Activist’
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National Review:
Scott Pruitt Should Go — When President Donald Trump nominated Scott Pruitt for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, he looked like he would be a bright spot for the administration: a smart and tough advocate for deregulation and the rule of law.
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Washington Post:
EPA chief Scott Pruitt tapped aide, donors to help wife land job at conservative group — Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt last year had a top aide help contact Republican donors who might offer his wife a job, eventually securing her a position at a conservative political group …
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Foreign Policy:
Trump Appointee Compiles Loyalty List of U.S. Employees at U.N., State — Mari Stull's arrival at the State Department's International Organization Bureau is triggering an exodus of top career staffers. — A senior advisor to the State Department appointed just two months ago …
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
It's a really big deal that SF elected London Breed as mayor — For a week, San Francisco political insiders huddled every afternoon in the bland basement of City Hall to get the latest vote counts in the mayor's race, crunch data and make colorful precinct maps showing who was winning where.
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Dominic Fracassa / San Francisco Chronicle:
London Breed wins SF mayor's race
CNN:
She says federal officials took her daughter while she breastfed the child in a detention center — 500+ immigrant children separated from parents — McAllen, Texas (CNN)The undocumented immigrant from Honduras sobbed as she told an attorney Tuesday how federal authorities took her daughter …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Man charged with threatening to kill Sens. Sanders, Harris — A man has been indicted on charges of threatening to murder two prominent liberal senators — Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders and California Democrat Kamala Harris — as well as to harm participants in the “March for Our Lives” …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge green-lights ‘kill list’ lawsuit
Associated Press:
Nevada pimp Dennis Hof wins GOP primary, ousts incumbent — Pimp Dennis Hof, the owner of half a dozen legal brothels in Nevada and star of the HBO adult reality series “Cathouse,” won a Republican primary for the state Legislature on Tuesday, ousting a three-term lawmaker.
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Jeff Zucker Renews at CNN Through the 2020 Election — Donald Trump's old boss, and favorite media adversary, is back for a rematch. — BY - JOE POMPEOJune 13, 2018, — With AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner now poised to close in a matter of days, it's come …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House counsel McGahn recused his office from Mueller probe — White House Counsel Don McGahn recused his entire staff last summer from working on the Russia investigation because many of his office's lawyers played significant roles in key episodes at the center of the probe, former White House attorney Ty Cobb said on Wednesday.
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Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Antarctic ice loss has tripled in a decade. If that continues we are in serious trouble. — Antarctica's ice sheet is melting at a rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually and raising sea levels a half millimeter every year, a team of 80 scientists reported Wednesday.
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Kendra Pierre-Louis / New York Times:
Antarctica Is Melting Three Times as Fast as a Decade Ago
Antarctica Is Melting Three Times as Fast as a Decade Ago
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Mercury News:
California woman ‘in shock’ after ICE agents detain father, a legal resident, outside home — The daughter of a Los Angeles man who was detained Sunday outside his home by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents spoke out this week about his treatment and the immigration policies …
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CNN:
British political operatives met with Russian ambassador days after Trump visit — By Donie O'Sullivan, Nina dos Santos and Drew Griffin, CNN — London (CNN)Two British political operatives were in regular contact with the Russian ambassador in London while they campaigned for, and met with …
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Philip Wegmann / Washington Examiner:
Young Americas Foundation warns Charlie Kirk could cause ‘long-term damage’ — The conservative kids are not okay. That's the assessment of Turning Pointing USA offered by Kimberly Begg, vice president and general counsel of Young Americas Foundation, according to an internal memo obtained by the Washington Examiner.
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Ellis Clopton / Variety:
Millie Bobby Brown Leaves Twitter After Becoming Homophobic Meme — A week after trolls from the “Star Wars” fanbase harassed and bullied “The Last Jedi's” Kelly Marie Tran off Instagram, 14-year-old “Stranger Things” actress Millie Bobby Brown has deleted her Twitter account …
WSVN-TV:
Suspected Walmart robber tries to carjack two different cars, both drivers pull out guns — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — Police say a man who tried to carjack two people was thwarted after the victims both pulled out guns to protect themselves. — According to Fox 30 …
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Antonia Noori Farzan / Phoenix New Times:
Arizona Legislator: 'There Aren't Enough White Kids to Go Around' in State Schools — Arizona Representative David Stringer, speaking at the Yavapai County Republican Men's Forum on Monday, called immigration an “existential threat” to the United States, warning that it will change the face of the country.
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Jennifer Harper / Washington Times:
Andrew McCarthy joins Fox News as a regular contributor — It is known in the industry as a good get. — Andrew C. McCarthy has joined Fox News Channel as a contributor. A network spokesperson confirmed to The Washington Times that Mr. McCarthy will provide legal analysis during daytime …
Sarah McBride / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk's Boring Co. Wins Chicago Airport High-Speed Train Bid — Elon Musk's Boring Co. is the winner in a bid to build a multibillion-dollar high-speed express train to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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