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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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Talking Points Memo
CNN:
Trump's personal attorney splits with his own legal team — (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has split with the legal team that has shepherded him through a criminal investigation that included a high-profile FBI raid, a source familiar with the change said Wednesday.
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Iran deal comparisons cloud Trump's North Korea summit — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's triumphant assertions about the success of the unprecedented Singapore summit are being met with skepticism and outright derision from critics seizing on the contradiction between his withdrawal …
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Troy Patterson / New Yorker:
The Sensational Idiocy of Donald Trump's Propaganda Video for Kim Jong Un — In Singapore, on Tuesday, reporters covering the summit between President Trump and the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, were surprised with a screening of what appeared to be a movie trailer.
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Washington Post, IJR, Raw Story and Althouse
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Negotiating Style Is Pure Art of the Moron … I'm often on the receiving end of the Trumpentariat's criticisms of Never Trump conservatives. — Don't I get it? Don't I love how Trump is achieving the impossible, and soaring to heights to which no other president could aspire?
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Raw Story
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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The Atlantic, Mediaite, New York Times, MelaniePhillips.com and Talking Points Memo
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Pompeo Sees North Korean Denuclearization in Trump's First Term
Pompeo Sees North Korean Denuclearization in Trump's First Term
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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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AOL, Financial Times and Roll Call
Alex Wayne / Bloomberg:
Trump Had a Movie Made Just for Kim Jong Un
Trump Had a Movie Made Just for Kim Jong Un
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Fox News, The White House, The Intercept and NK News
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's World Tour Is All About Him
Trump's World Tour Is All About Him
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NPR, The Atlantic and New York Times
Andrew Buncombe / The Independent:
Donald Trump has agreed to lift sanctions on North Korea, claims nation's state media
Donald Trump has agreed to lift sanctions on North Korea, claims nation's state media
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Wall Street Journal, Defense One, Breitbart, IJR and New York Times
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With North Korea
Trump Is Playing a Dangerous Game With North Korea
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The Atlantic, New Republic and Washington Monthly
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
He's Not a ‘Firebrand,’ and He's Not a ‘Far-Right Activist’ — How are reporters still struggling to call people like Corey Stewart what they are? — The Republicans in Virginia, like their co-religionists in Alabama, have picked themselves a real winner to run against incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine in the fall.
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New York Times:
Republican Voters Embrace Trump-Style Candidates — Republican voters lashed out against traditional party leaders Tuesday, ousting Representative Mark Sanford of South Carolina and nominating a conservative firebrand for Senate in Virginia, the latest illustration that fealty to President Trump …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sanford's fatal sin: Crossing Donald Trump
Sanford's fatal sin: Crossing Donald Trump
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RedState, Power Line, The Resurgent, Breitbart, ABC News, The Week, Vox, Raw Story, Jamie Dupree - AJC, The Gateway Pundit, Axios and Mediaite
Dylan Scott / Vox:
4 winners and 3 losers from the June 12 primary elections
4 winners and 3 losers from the June 12 primary elections
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Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Axios, ABC News, BuzzFeed, One America News Network and Politico
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Winner of Virginia Republican Senate Primary Immediately Suggests His Opponent Should Be Put in Jail
Winner of Virginia Republican Senate Primary Immediately Suggests His Opponent Should Be Put in Jail
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Talking Points Memo, MSNBC and Washington Post
Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Mark Sanford concedes to Katie Arrington in SC District 1 race, losing his first election
Mark Sanford concedes to Katie Arrington in SC District 1 race, losing his first election
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ABC News, RedState, Shareblue Media, Fox News, Wall Street Journal and New York Magazine
Eric Boehm / Hit & Run:
Mark Sanford Is a Libertarian Republican Who Took on Trump. He Just Lost His Primary.
Mark Sanford Is a Libertarian Republican Who Took on Trump. He Just Lost His Primary.
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National Review, New York Times, CNN, IJR and The Hill
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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CNN, Talking Points Memo, MSNBC, Balloon Juice, AOL, The Week, Splinter and Political Wire
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Pruitt had aide, GOP donors help wife find job: report — Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief Scott Pruitt — enlisted a top aide and Republican donors in an effort to help his wife find a job, according to a report in The Washington Post. — The Post reported Wednesday …
Washington Post:
Customs and Border Protection examining agent's questioning of national security reporter — The actions of a Customs and Border Protection agent who allegedly confronted a reporter covering national security issues about her confidential sources are being examined by the CBP's Office …
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Splinter, Politico, HuffPost and CNN, more at Mediagazer »
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
New York Times Examines Work History of Reporter in Leak Case — The New York Times is reviewing the work history of Ali Watkins, a Washington-based reporter at the newspaper whose email and phone records were seized by prosecutors in a leak investigation case that has prompted an outcry among press advocates.
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New York Post, Talking Points Memo, Breitbart and Daily Caller News Foundation, more at Mediagazer »
Mercury News:
California woman ‘in shock’ after ICE agents detain father, a legal resident, outside home — The daughter of an Arleta 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 that appear …
Axios:
Giuliani's son loses West Wing access — Several months ago, Donald Trump ordered the promotion of Rudy Giuliani's son. But instead of getting promoted, he has lost his West Wing pass. — Details: Trump ordered junior White House staffer Andrew Giuliani's promotion after dining at Mar …
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Radical plan to split California into three states earns spot on November ballot … California's 168-year run as a single entity, hugging the continent's edge for hundreds of miles and sprawling east across mountains and desert, could come to an end next year — as a controversial plan …
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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 …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Poll shows Mueller's public image at all-time low — Special counsel Robert Mueller's public image has sunk to an all-time low since he began his probe into possible collusion between the Trump 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Daily Caller, Scared Monkeys, Axios, twitchy.com, The Week, National Review and Washington Times
John Nolte / Breitbart:
‘Daily News’ Writer Tells Puerto Rican Kimberly Guilfoyle to ‘Pick Grapes’ — New York Daily News columnist Linda Stasi wants Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is Puerto Rican, fired from Fox News and says “she'd be better off picking grapes.” — The far-left Stasi, whose mean-girl column is titled …
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Democrats Score Special Election Upset In Wisconsin District Trump Won Big — A court had to order Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) to call the special election because he tried to block it. — Wisconsin Democrats scored a major upset victory Tuesday night, winning a state Senate seat …
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The Week
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Noah Michelson / HuffPost:
If You Really Love LGBTQ People, You Just Can't Keep Eating Chick-fil-A — When I was growing up, there were few things as exciting to me as a trip to the Regency Mall in Racine, Wisconsin, for lunch at Chick-fil-A. — My family didn't have much money then so eating out was a rare treat.
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The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, NewsBusters and USA Today
Paris Martineau / The Outline:
How alt-right Twitter tricks the media into panicking @thebradfordfile has been cited as evidence of the rise of the alt-right, but its popularity is faked through power-engagement groups and networks of sockpuppets. — A year ago, @thebradfordfile didn't exist.
New York Times:
World Cup 2026 Is Awarded to United States, Canada and Mexico — MOSCOW — A combined bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada won the hosting rights for soccer's 2026 World Cup on Wednesday, bringing the tournament to North America for the first time since the 1994 event on a pledge of record crowds …
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ThinkProgress, The Moderate Voice, New Republic, HuffPost, The Week, Al Jazeera English and IJR
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Steven Goff / Washington Post:
U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup, topping Morocco in FIFA vote
U.S., Mexico and Canada win joint bid for 2026 World Cup, topping Morocco in FIFA vote
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Power Line and New York Times