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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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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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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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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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Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Plays Up U.S. Concessions to Kim Jong Un
North Korea Plays Up U.S. Concessions to Kim Jong Un
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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sanford's fatal sin: Crossing Donald Trump — The South Carolina congressman and former governor stuck to his principles in taking on the president til the bitter end. — In the end, it wasn't the Appalachian Trail that brought down Mark Sanford. It was President Donald Trump.
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
4 winners and 3 losers from the June 12 primary elections — The stuff you should know after the Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina primary elections. — The June 12 primary elections in Virginia, Nevada, Maine, and South Carolina kept many of 2018's narratives alive and well …
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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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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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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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Politico:
Top takeaways from Tuesday's Trumped-up primaries
Top takeaways from Tuesday's Trumped-up primaries
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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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 …
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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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Stormy Daniels' crowdfunding cash could be seized in Avenatti firm bankruptcy — An Orange County lawyer has asked a bankruptcy judge to seize much of the $577,000 donated to porn star Stormy Daniels to pay legal bills in her suit against President Trump. — The lawyer, Jason Frank …
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Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
A Day in the Life of George and Simona Papadopoulos — Talking foreign spies, federal agents and romantic drama with the newlyweds waiting out the Mueller probe — Over a recent lunch in Chicago, George Papadopoulos searches for words strong enough to describe the importance of his wife, Simona Mangiante Papadopoulos.
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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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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Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: Trump looking to erect tent cities to house unaccompanied children — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking to build tent cities at military posts around Texas to shelter the increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children being held in detention.
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