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New York Times:
Michael Cohen Plans to Call Trump a ‘Con Man’ and a ‘Cheat’ in Congressional Testimony — WASHINGTON — Michael D. Cohen plans to testify on Wednesday that President Trump is a “con man” and a “cheat” who knew a longtime adviser was communicating with WikiLeaks — and who implicitly instructed …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Cohen testimony on Trump: ‘He is a racist. He is a conman. He is a cheat.’ — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, will provide documents to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he says prove Trump committed “illicit” acts, according to prepared congressional testimony obtained by POLITICO.
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Trump Ally Rep. Matt Gaetz Insists He's Not Threatening Michael Cohen, Just ‘Witness Testing’ — Gaetz told The Daily Beast that he was simply ‘challenging the veracity and character of a witness,’ and not trying to intimidate a witness. — One day before Michael Cohen appears …
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New York Times:
On Eve of Michael Cohen's Testimony, Republican Threatens to Reveal Compromising Information — WASHINGTON — In an atmosphere of high drama and low tactics, Michael D. Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, prepared for his potentially explosive public testimony about the president …
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Washington Post:
As Trump meets Kim in Vietnam, he's undermined and distracted by Michael Cohen — HANOI — On President Trump's first full day here Wednesday, he sought to project American power. He announced billions of dollars in Vietnamese aircraft purchases, basked in the crowds lining the highways …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rep. Matt Gaetz's very witness-tamper-y Michael Cohen tweet — A Republican member of Congress on Tuesday suggested without evidence that Michael Cohen engaged in affairs with multiple “girlfriends” and suggested his wife might cheat on him while he's in prison — all on the eve of Cohen's public testimony.
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Michael Cohen will testify that Trump knew Roger Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC email dump
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
A high-profile Trump ally in Congress just straight-up threatened Michael Cohen
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Axios:
Scoop: Check signed by Trump to be displayed at Cohen hearing
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Television networks planning special reports for Michael Cohen's testimony
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP unloads border angst on Pence — Vice President Mike Pence faced a wall of resistance from Senate Republicans on Tuesday as he tried to sell President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border, according to multiple GOP sources.
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
House rejects Trump emergency declaration, setting up potential veto showdown
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Washington Post:
House passes resolution to nullify Trump's national emergency declaration
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Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
House Votes to Block Trump's National Emergency Declaration About the Border
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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Overdue Death of Democratic “Pragmatism” — Centrism in disguise is the wrong strategy for stopping Trump. — It's an unwritten rule in political journalism today that Amy Klobuchar, the Minnesota senator and Democratic candidate for president, must be described as “pragmatic.”
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Maria Abi-Habib / New York Times:
Pakistani Military Says It Shot Down 2 Indian Fighters, Capturing Pilots — NEW DELHI — Pakistan's military said Wednesday that it shot down two Indian fighter jets that had entered Pakistani airspace, capturing two pilots, in an escalation of hostilities just a day after Indian fighter jets crossed …
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CNN:
Pakistan shot down two Indian jets inside its airspace, government claims, as border crisis escalates — New Delhi, India (CNN)India has disputed Pakistan's claims that its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets inside Pakistani airspace on Wednesday amid a potentially dangerous border crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers.
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Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
The Humiliation of the Freedom Caucus — A majority of those who fought back against Obama's imperial presidency just voted to support Trump's. — The House of Representatives voted Tuesday evening to block President Trump's declaration of a state of emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border …
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Lawmakers seek to limit president's national emergency authority
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Martin Longman / Washington Monthly:
The Republicans Stoop to New Lows in Congress
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Andrew Bast / CBS News:
North Korea finding new ways to evade sanctions, secret U.N. report reveals — North Korea is using increasingly sophisticated technology to evade sanctions while continuing to raise money by selling arms to Syria, according to a confidential United Nations report obtained by CBS News.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
White House sours on Kris Kobach for Senate, Cabinet — Republican hardliner Kris Kobach's inner circle is hinting that he has President Donald Trump's support for either a Senate run or Cabinet position. — They're wrong. — White House officials have grown frustrated enough …
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Raw Story
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Conservative Christians Just Retook the United Methodist Church — The United Methodist Church has fractured over the role of LGBT people in the denomination. At a special conference in St. Louis this week, convened specifically to address divisions over LGBT issues, members voted …
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Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:
Public Advocate: Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election in New York City — [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] — Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night …
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Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun-Times:
Is Chicago ready for reform? Lightfoot, Preckwinkle poised for mayoral runoff — Lori Lightfoot once accused Toni Preckwinkle of trying to “bully” her out of the race for mayor. Now, the two political adversaries will face off against each other in the April 2 runoff with the winner becoming …
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Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago poised to elect first African-American female mayor after Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle advance
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Dustin Volz / Wall Street Journal:
Whitaker Agrees to Request to Return to House to Clarify Testimony — Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has agreed to meet a second time with House lawmakers to clarify public testimony he gave earlier this month, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Two GOP senators said to express concerns over Trump's nominee for appeals court — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is privately raising questions about Neomi Rao, President Trump's nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and how she would potentially rule …
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NBC News:
Twitter suspends conservative activist Jacob Wohl after he admits to making fake accounts — “It is not illegal, unethical, or untoward for Americans to steer an American election,” he said. “I'm an American.” — Jacob Wohl, a conservative activist who infamously attempted …
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CNBC:
Gary Cohn is writing a memoir of his career, including his tenure in the Trump White House — Former National Economic Council director Gary Cohn is in the early stages of writing a memoir that will highlight large portions of his career, including his reign at Goldman Sachs and his time as a member …
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Why Did Senate Democrats Refuse to Protect Infants? — They believe that unwanted human beings have no moral status, even after birth — A moral catastrophe unfolded on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday. Forty-four Democratic senators voted against legislation that would have required doctors …
Wall Street Journal:
Wynn Resorts to Pay $20 Million Fine Related to Sexual Misconduct Investigation — Nevada gambling regulators impose record fine after company ignored allegations against founder and former CEO Steve Wynn — Nevada gambling regulators levied their largest fine in the state's history …
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