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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani says Mueller probe ‘might get cleaned up’ with ‘presidential pardons’ in light of Paul Manafort going to jail — In one of his most forceful attacks on the special counsel yet, Rudy Giuliani on Friday claimed the Russia investigation could get “cleaned up” …
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Manafort ordered to jail after witness-tampering charges — A federal judge ordered Paul Manafort to jail Friday over charges he tampered with witnesses while out on bail — a major blow for President Trump's former campaign chairman as he awaits trial on federal conspiracy and money-laundering charges next month.
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David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Manafort Heads to Jail After Judge Criticizes Witness Tampering — Paul Manafort was ordered locked up ahead of his two trials for bank fraud and money laundering. — U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington revoked Manafort's bail Friday after prosecutors said Manafort …
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Paul Manafort = Evidence of Collusion
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Judge Orders Manafort Jailed Before Trial, Citing New Obstruction Charges
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump sounds off on FBI report: “Doesn't get any lower than that!” — President Trump is sounding off on the Justice Department's inspector general report, released Thursday, about the FBI's conduct in the lead up to the 2016 presidential election. — FBI Agent Peter Strzok …
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 49 wildest quotes from Donald Trump's bananas interview with Fox News — (CNN)Just before 8 a.m. ET Friday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted this: “Wow, the highest rated (by far) morning show, @foxandfriends, is on the Front Lawn of the White House. Maybe I'll have to take an unannounced trip down to see them?”
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The FBI Hates Trump—and His Voters, Too — During his recent book tour, ex-FBI Director James Comey made it clear that he detests Donald Trump. — Comey mocked Trump's appearance—commenting on his “orange skin” and the bags under his eyes—and compared the president to a mob boss.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The IG's Report May Be Half-Baked
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New York Times:
Trump, Riding a North Korea High, Unloads on the F.B.I., Comey and Obama
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Lee Smith / American Greatness:
Tying Hillary's Emails to the Russian ‘Collusion’ Probe
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John Carreyrou / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Files Criminal Charges Against Theranos's Elizabeth Holmes, Ramesh Balwani — Indictments allege leaders of blood-testing company defrauded investors, doctors and patients — Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes …
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Theranos Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer Charged In Alleged Wire Fraud Schemes — Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani Are Alleged To Have Perpetrated Multi-million Dollar Schemes To Defraud Investors, Doctors, and Patients. — SAN JOSE - A federal grand jury …
Washington Post:
After forging new ties with North Korea, Trump administration turns to Russia — Days after a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Trump administration is forging ahead with new engagements with another longtime adversary: Russia. — President Trump is expected to meet …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“There's No Stopping Him”: Trump Insists on a Putin Summit — After Singapore, the President is pressing ahead with the meeting that he's always wanted. — Fresh off his closely watched Singapore summit with the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, President Trump is pushing his team …
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Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Trump told Shinzo Abe he'd ship 25 million Mexicans to Japan
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump praises Kim's authoritarian rule, says ‘I want my people to do the same’
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump says he wants “my people” to sit at attention for him like people do for Kim Jong Un
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: About 2k minors separated from families — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says almost 2,000 children have been separated from their families at the border over a six-week period under a policy cracking down on illegal entry. — The tally is from April 19 through May 31.
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Joel Rose / NPR:
Doctors Concerned About ‘Irreparable Harm’ To Separated Migrant Children — In South Texas, pediatricians started sounding the alarm weeks ago as migrant shelters began filling up with younger children separated from their parents after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
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Kara Scannell / CNN:
Cohen signals openness to cooperating with federal investigators — (CNN)President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has indicated to family and friends he is willing to cooperate with federal investigators to alleviate the pressure on himself and his family, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Cohen looks to force Michael Avenatti to stop talking about Stormy Daniels case
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
White House walks back Trump's rejection of immigration compromise — in fact supports both of the House GOP immigration bills expected to receive votes next week and misspoke earlier Friday when he said that he would oppose a compromise measure between centrists and conservatives, a White House official told The Hill.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Steve King: Republican House Members Considering Forcibly Removing Paul Ryan from Speakership
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Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Lawsuit Says — Harvard consistently rated Asian-American applicants lower than any other race on personal traits like “positive personality,” likability, courage, kindness and being “widely respected,” …
New York Times:
For Pruitt Aides, the Boss's Personal Life Was Part of the Job — WASHINGTON — Senior staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency frequently felt pressured by Scott Pruitt, the administrator, to help in personal matters and obtain special favors for his family …
Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
AP: Trump 2020 working with ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers — WASHINGTON (AP) — A company run by former officials at Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm brought down by a scandal over how it obtained Facebook users' private data, has quietly been working …
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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
“The Waiver Process Is Fraud” — Any day now, the Supreme Court will issue its ruling in Trump v. Hawaii, weighing in on the legality of President Donald Trump's third travel ban. That ban, which was instituted via executive order in September, prevents nearly all individuals …
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A.B. Stoddard / Real Clear Politics:
The Unconfined Life of Charles Krauthammer — Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP — Charles Krauthammer once told me, “The way I look at life is that it's all an accident. Everything.” We were in the lobby of the Hall of States, blocks from the Capitol, having finished the …
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
TX-32: Sessions Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up — Multiple Republican operatives familiar with Texas polling data are convinced GOP Rep. Pete Sessions (TX-32) is, at the moment, the most vulnerable incumbent in the Lone Star State. The powerful House Rules Committee chair's rapidly …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's tariffs are already backfiring — Before steel and aluminum tariffs alienated our allies, before President Trump suggested car imports threatened our “national security,” before that 1,000-plus-item list of Chinese goods targeted for new tariffs, there were washing machines.
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CNN:
Emails show former Sheriff David Clarke's tense and protracted process to retain master's degree — (CNN)Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke has retained his master's degree in security studies from the Naval Postgraduate School after a lengthy revision process to correct multiple instances of plagiarism in his thesis.
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Clapper: ‘We had a suspect’ in Kremlin-WikiLeaks transfer — WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence officials last year identified a “suspect” who served as the “cut-out” for Russian intelligence to funnel thousands of Democratic National Committee emails and documents to WikiLeaks …
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