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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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Washington Post:
Michael Cohen to testify that Trump knew of WikiLeaks plot. He will also call him ‘a racist’ and ‘a cheat.’ — Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, will tell Congress on Wednesday that Trump knew his longtime adviser Roger Stone was communicating with WikiLeaks about publishing stolen emails …
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Television networks planning special reports for Michael Cohen's testimony — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. — A pivotal moment for the Trump presidency — Michael Cohen will be everywhere on Wednesday.
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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 explosive public testimony about the president on Wednesday …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Michael Cohen will testify that Trump knew Roger Stone talked with WikiLeaks about DNC email dump — (CNN)Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen is prepared to testify that Trump was aware of longtime adviser Roger Stone's efforts to reach out to WikiLeaks in advance of its release …
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Washington Post:
As Trump meets Kim in Vietnam, he's undermined and distracted by Michael Cohen
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's explosive opening statement about Trump, annotated
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Raw Story
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Rep. Matt Gaetz's very witness-tamper-y Michael Cohen tweet
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Politico, ABC News, Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Roll Call, The Week and POLITICUSUSA
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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump believes the investigations against him weaken his standing with foreign leaders
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David Brown / Politico:
How Trump and Kim could succeed in Hanoi
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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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Maria Abi-Habib / New York Times:
Pakistani Military Says It Shot Down 2 Indian Fighters, Capturing Pilot — Pakistani Military Says It Shot Down 2 Indian Warplanes — The country's military also said it had captured a pilot from the downed planes. — The event escalated hostilities just a day after Indian fighter jets crossed …
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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Biden's Family Is Urging Him to Run in 2020 — NEWARK, Del. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Tuesday that there's “a consensus” in his family that he should run for president, but Mr. Biden said he did not want to embark on “a fool's errand” and was still deliberating …
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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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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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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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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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Juicy Ecumenism, RedState and The American Conservative
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
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.
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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Politico
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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James Pindell / BostonGlobe.com:
More than half of Mass. delegation holds off on backing Warren's White House bid — As Senator Elizabeth Warren jets off to Iowa, California, Georgia, and Puerto Rico looking for support for her budding presidential campaign, she may have some unfinished business back home.
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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 …
Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Overdue Death of Democratic “Pragmatism” — 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.” — There isn't much mystery as to what the press means by this.
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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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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
More than 100 House Democrats to unveil ‘battle-ready’ Medicare-for-all plan as 2020 election looms — More than 100 House Democrats plan to unveil a new “Medicare-for-all” plan Wednesday to provide government health insurance to every American, according to a copy of the bill provided …
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