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Bloomberg:
Cohen Will Talk After Mueller Probe Is Complete, Lawyer Says — Michael Cohen, the former lawyer and fixer for President Donald Trump, is willing to reveal publicly what he knows about his former client once Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is complete and findings are released, Cohen's lawyer said Wednesday.
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Michael Cohen Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison — U.S. Attorney's Office Also Announces Non-Prosecution Agreement with American Media, Inc., Related to Its Payment of $150,000 to a Woman to Influence 2016 Presidential Election — Robert Khuzami, Attorney for the United States, Acting Under Authority Conferred by 28 U.S.C.
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New York Times:
Michael Cohen Sentenced to 3 Years After Implicating Trump in Hush-Money Scandal — Michael D. Cohen, the former lawyer for President Trump, was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday morning for his role in a hush-money scandal that could threaten Mr. Trump's presidency by implicating …
Renato Mariotti / Politico:
Did Trump Just Move a Step Closer to Unindicted Co-conspirator? — Michael Cohen got three years in prison Wednesday for his role in what the judge called “a smorgasbord” of crimes, including hush money payments that violated campaign finance rules. But the most consequential development …
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Josh Campbell / CNN:
The most damning revelation from the Cohen case — Michael Cohen sentenced to 3 years in prison — Josh Campbell is a CNN analyst covering national security issues. He previously served as a supervisory special agent with the FBI, special assistant to the bureau's director …
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The Daily Beast:
Trump-Friendly AMI Admits to Playmate Hush Payment to Influence 2016 Election — Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. (AMI) has entered into a non-prosecution agreement related to the hush-money payment to former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
While Working for Trump, Giuliani Courts Business Abroad — Ethics experts say Rudolph W. Giuliani risks blurring lines by seeking contracts with foreign governments while remaining Mr. Trump's lawyer. — Cohen, Trump's Ex-Lawyer, Sentenced to 3 Years in Hush Money Scandal
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Dan Desai Martin / Shareblue Media:
Another Trump ally cuts deal after breaking the law to help Trump win — The Department of Justice announced even more corroboration that Trump himself committed crimes to influence the 2016 election. — More and more evidence is emerging that Trump himself, not just members of his campaign …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The campaign finance threat to Trump just got more severe — In a pair of statements, one in a courtroom and the other in a news release, attorneys working for the Justice Department made a case for the importance of the campaign finance violations in which President Trump has been implicated …
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
A ‘loud gong’: National Enquirer's surprise deal could imperil Trump
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Bloomberg:
Tabloid Company's Admission Shows New Peril for Trump's Circle
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump: People will ‘revolt’ if he's impeached
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Washington Post:
Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison for crimes committed while working for Trump
Tom Kludt / CNN:
National Enquirer publisher AMI strikes deal with prosecutors in Michael Cohen probe
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Mark Meadows Out of Running for White House Chief of Staff — President Trump has told Rep. Mark Meadows, considered one of the front-runners for the White House chief of staff job, that he wants him to remain in Congress, a White House official said.
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Charles Dunst / The Atlantic:
Trump Moves to Deport Vietnam War Refugees — The Trump administration is resuming its efforts to deport certain protected Vietnamese immigrants who have lived in the United States for decades—many of them having fled the country during the Vietnam War. — This is the latest move …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A top cardinal's sex-abuse conviction is huge news in Australia. But the media can't report it there. — The front page of Thursday's Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is dominated by a single word in huge white type, all caps, on a black background: CENSORED.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Pelosi strikes deal with rebels, will step aside by 2022 to win speaker votes — Rep. Nancy Pelosi promised on Wednesday to step aside no later than 2022 as party leader in a deal with Democratic rebels, clearing a major obstacle in her bid to be House speaker.
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Natalie Allison / The Tennessean:
Tennessee U.S. Rep.-elect Mark Green, a doctor, falsely claims vaccines cause autism, denies CDC evidence — A soon-to-be congressman from Tennessee told constituents Tuesday he believed vaccines may be causing autism, denying data from the Centers for Disease Control and other institutions disproving such a theory.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Tribune, Tronc And Beyond: A Slur, A Secret Payout And A Looming Sale — Several months after taking control of the troubled Tribune Publishing Co. in 2016, Chicago investor Michael Ferro convened a session of corporate leaders from within his own news empire, including chief news executives …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Incoming New York attorney general plans wide-ranging investigations of Trump and family — Just-elected Letitia James, who takes office next month, tells NBC she will probe real estate deals, Trump Tower meeting, emoluments, Trump Foundation and more. — New York Attorney Gen.-elect Letitia James …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Sen. James Inhofe Bought Defense Stock Days After Pushing For Record Pentagon Spending—Then Dumped It When Asked About It — Ethics experts say the purchase underscores the moral hazard of lawmakers owning assets in areas of industry affected by legislation they are in positions to author
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Investor's Business Daily and Political Wire
Courier-Journal:
Courier Journal and ProPublica to launch state government investigation — The Courier Journal and the national nonprofit news outlet ProPublica will partner in a yearlong investigation of a Kentucky state government program, the news organizations announced Wednesday.
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
Everybody's Wrong: Donald Trump Won the Chuck-n-Nancy Meeting, and Here's Why — All that in-front-of-the-cameras civility is fake anyway. Trump dispensed with it. It was refreshing, and his people will love it, shutdown or no shutdown. — Matt Lewis
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Playing by His Own Rules, Trump Flips the Shutdown Script
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Pelosi Nears Deal With Dissident Democrats to Limit Her Speakership to 4 Years
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Brzezinski apologizes after backlash over homophobic remark about Pompeo — MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski is apologizing after she used a homophobic remark to describe Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday morning on “Morning Joe.” — Brzezinski was speaking about Pompeo's interview on cable news rival …
The Guardian:
Theresa May survives confidence vote with a majority of 83 - Politics live — Prime minister defeats leadership challenge after Conservative MPs vote to back her by 200 to 117 — Play Video — Some more reaction coming in from senior Tories, who are backing the prime minister:
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Theresa May Survives Leadership Challenge, but Brexit Plan Is Still in Peril
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John R. Kasich / Washington Post:
When will we stop ignoring that 21 trillion-pound gorilla sitting in plain sight? — John R. Kasich, a Republican, is governor of Ohio. He served as a member of Congress from 1983 to 2001 and was chairman of the House Budget Committee from 1995 to 2001. — Do deficits matter?
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Jay Senter / Shawnee Mission Post:
Sen. Barbara Bollier Changes Party Affiliation To Democrat, Says Republican Party ‘morally Not Going Where My Compass Resides’ — Mission Hills Sen. Barbara Bollier This Morning Officially Changed Her Party Affiliation From Republican To Democrat. — Citing “Frustrations That Have Been Ongoing …
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Lauren Theisen / The Concourse:
Conservative Gays Need To Shut The Fuck Up — On Tuesday, conservative rag The Federalist—a website perhaps best known for its endorsement of statutory rape and its former use of a “Black Crime” tag—published an opinion blog by a gay guy named Chad Felix Greene titled …
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Jon Murray / Denver Post:
Departing U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman reflects on Donald Trump and eyes the Aurora mayor's office — After 11-point loss, suburban Denver congressman hasn't decided on his next move. But he has ideas. — Mike Coffman was seemingly invincible — until he wasn't.
Jack Crowe / National Review:
Los Angeles Mayor Shouted Down by Protesters During Speech — Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti was forced to end a speech at the University of Southern California on Monday prematurely after protesters began shouting over him about his administration's treatment of the city's homeless population.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Introducing The Cook Political Report's 2020 House Ratings — The 116th Congress hasn't even been sworn in yet, and there's still no resolution in sight to one North Carolina race tainted by election fraud. But already, the 2020 battle for the House is shaping up to be highly competitive.
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Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
Macron Just Doesn't Get It — He and others on the left are being swept along by world-historical forces they do not fully understand. — The sorry truth is that both progressives and neoliberals still don't get it, and that seems true in France most of all.
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