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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Trump's Former Fixer, Michael Cohen, Reaches a Plea Agreement Over Payments to Women  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, reached a plea agreement with prosecutors investigating payments he made to women for Mr. Trump, a person familiar with the matter said.
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New York Times:
A One-Two Punch Puts Trump Back on His Heels  —  WASHINGTON — In two courtrooms 200 miles apart on Tuesday, President Trump's almost daily attempts to dismiss the criminal investigations that have engulfed his White House all but collapsed.  —  Mr. Trump has long mocked the investigations as …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
After two convictions, pressure mounts on Trump  —  No day during President Trump's 19 months in office could prove as dangerous or debilitating as Tuesday.  Everything that happened in a pair of courtrooms hundreds of miles apart strengthened the hand of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III …
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
Michael Cohen's Guilty Plea Directly Implicates Donald Trump in a Felony  —  For the first time since the Trump presidency began, President Donald Trump is in some real legal jeopardy, providing potential grounds for his eventual impeachment, if not indictment.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Manafort convicted of 8 counts, judge will declare mistrial in 10 others  —  A jury has found former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty after a three-week trial on tax and bank fraud charges — a major if not complete victory for special counsel Robert S. Mueller III as he continues to investigate the president's associates.
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
With the Manafort Convictions and Cohen Plea, President Trump Has Been Implicated in a Criminal Conspiracy  —  The President of the United States is now, formally, implicated in a criminal conspiracy to mislead the American public in order to influence an election.
Discussion: Washington Post
NBC News:
Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen discussing plea deal with prosecutors  —  The deal could come as early as today, say sources familiar with the matter.  —  Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal attorney, is discussing a possible guilty plea with federal prosecutors in Manhattan …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“Donald Trump Directed Him to Commit a Crime”: Michael Cohen Nails the Casket Shut on His Former Boss  —  The president's former attorney wanted to avoid a perp walk at all costs, according to people familiar with his thinking.  But he did not hesitate to take Trump down with him.
Discussion: Vox and HuffPost
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Bad Day In Court  —  Some years ago, a lawyer was kicked to death by a moose in the parking lot of the federal courthouse in Anchorage, Alaska.  That's how the story goes, anyway.  Local lawyers said, that's a really bad day in court.  —  President Trump didn't have that bad a day in court today, but it wasn't great.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Paul Manafort Convicted in Fraud Trial  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, was convicted on Tuesday in his financial fraud trial, bringing a dramatic end to a politically charged case that riveted the capital.  —  The verdict was a victory …
Bloomberg:
Cohen Says He Violated Law at Behest of Candidate: Plea Update  —  President Donald Trump's longtime lawyer and fixer Michael D. Cohen is in federal court pleading guilty to federal charges stemming from hush payments to women who claimed to have had affairs with the president.
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
The only reason that Trump hasn't been indicted is that he's the president  —  The debate over indicting presidents, explained.  —  Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney for President Donald Trump, has pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges.  Two of the charges are campaign finance …
Bre Payton / The Federalist:
Federal Jury Fails To Convict Paul Manafort On Majority Of Counts, Finds Him Guilty On 8 Counts Of Fraud  —  A federal jury found former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort guilty this afternoon on eight of 18 counts in the first trial brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
Discussion: Politico, Mother Jones and twitchy.com
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Trump's company approved $420,000 in payments to Cohen, relying on ‘sham’ invoices, prosecutors say
Discussion: Political Wire
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Manafort split verdict says nothing on Trump, Russia, and the 2016 election
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Cohen attorney: If these hush payments are crimes, Trump is guilty
Discussion: Breitbart
Kara Scannell / CNN:
Michael Cohen surrenders to FBI, plea deal expected soon
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Cohen's claim about Trump may spark calls for impeachment but is unlikely to lead to charges
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife indicted in use of campaign funds for personal expenses  —  (CNN)Rep. Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, were indicted Tuesday on charges related to the misuse of $250,000 worth of campaign funds for personal expenses and the filing of false campaign finance records.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on charges of misusing campaign funds
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Breitbart
Morgan Cook / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Rep. Duncan Hunter and wife indicted on fraud and campaign finance charges
Discussion: Boing Boing
Associated Press:   US Rep Duncan Hunter, wife indicted on corruption charges
Kelly Thornton / U.S. Department of Justice:
Rep. Duncan D. Hunter and Wife Indicted for Converting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars …
Discussion: Axios
Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:
Investigators: Suspect in Mollie Tibbetts death is in custody, subject to immigration detainer  —  More than a month after Mollie Tibbetts went out for a jog and disappeared — and days after investigators searching for the missing Iowa college student said they were focusing their efforts …
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Des Moines Register:
Mollie Tibbetts case: Undocumented immigrant charged with murder
Discussion: GV Wire, NewsWars and twitchy.com
CNN:
Undocumented immigrant faces murder charge in Mollie Tibbitts case
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump adviser Larry Kudlow hosted publisher of white nationalists at his home  —  The publisher of a website that serves as a platform for white nationalism was a guest last weekend at the home of President Trump's top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow.  —  Peter Brimelow attended the gathering …
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Darren J. Beattie / American Greatness:   Read the Paper CNN Says Is ‘White Supremacist’
Facebook:
Taking Down More Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior  —  Today we removed multiple Pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior on Facebook and Instagram.  Some of this activity originated in Iran, and some originated in Russia.  These were distinct campaigns and we have not identified …
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MapLight:
Top Republican on Tax Subcommittee Received Yacht Loan From Foreign Bank Lobbying on 2017 Tax Bill  —  As Republicans were finalizing tax cut legislation in late 2017, a foreign-owned bank seeking to shape the bill gave a seven-figure yacht loan to a top GOP lawmaker on the committee writing the measure …
Discussion: Florida Politics
WPIX 11 New York:
Mystery shooter is firing at luxury Upper East Side apartment building: police  —  UPPER EAST SIDE — Residents of a luxury high-rise building on the Upper East Side are living in fear after a mystery shooter fired bullets into apartment windows twice in the last week.
Luke Harding / The Guardian:
Author of Trump-Russia dossier wins libel case in US court  —  Suit against Christopher Steele by three Russian oligarchs thrown out by judge  —  The former MI6 officer Christopher Steele has won a legal battle in the United States against three Russian oligarchs who sued him over allegations …
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and New Republic
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Squeezing Don Jr. Right Now”: As the Mueller Siege Tightens, Trump's Twitter Rage Crests  —  White House counsel Don McGahn's interviews with Mueller have rattled Trump to his core.  “Total meltdown,” one outside adviser said of his mood, while a Republican ally described him as “extremely frustrated.”
Discussion: emptywheel and Hill Reporter
 
 
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Trump holds ‘MAGA’ rally in West Virginia
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Michael Cohen Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Eight Counts, Including Criminal Tax Evasion …
Discussion: TalkLeft and HuffPost
Alex Pappas / Fox News:
Ex-Dem IT aide Imran Awan avoids jail time after attorneys complain about Trump
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Natalie Delgadillo / DCist:
Surprise, Surprise: D.C. Is Home To Way Too Many Mosquitoes
Sandra E. Garcia / New York Times:
U.S. Man Gets 17 Years in Prison for Traveling to Dominican Republic to Prey on Girls
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Radical Anti-Corruption Platform
Elizabeth A. Harris / New York Times:
Hunter High School Is 9 Percent Black or Hispanic. Why Isn't It Part of the Diversity Debate?
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Brett Kavanaugh's prurient 1998 Clinton memo: GOP scandal-mongering at its worst
Discussion: Power Line and SCOTUSblog
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Two Republicans want to be called farmers on the ballot. Democrats say they're not
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Fact checkers have a Medicare-for-all problem
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Megan Keller / The Hill:
Flynn sentencing hearing delayed
Discussion: Vox
Steven L. Hall / Washington Post:
CIA officers learn to keep quiet. Why are so many of us speaking out about Trump?
Amanda Macias / CNBC:
Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a failed test
Discussion: Task & Purpose and The Verge
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users on a scale from zero to one
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A.'s New Coal Pollution Rules Will Lead to More Deaths, Agency's Numbers Show
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
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