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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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Axios:
Scoop: Check signed by Trump to be displayed at Cohen hearing — A $35,000 check signed by Donald Trump on Aug. 1, 2017 (after he became president) will be displayed during Michael Cohen's testimony to the House Oversight Committee today, a source close to Cohen tells Axios.
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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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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Television networks planning special reports for Michael Cohen's testimony
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump believes the investigations against him weaken his standing with foreign leaders
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
A high-profile Trump ally in Congress just straight-up threatened Michael Cohen
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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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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 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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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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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 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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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.
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 …
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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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 …
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.
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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Judith Mischke / Politico:
EU27 citizens see no big Brexit hit for them, but think Brits will be ‘worse off’: poll — BERLIN — Citizens across the EU27 generally reckon their countries will “not be much affected” by the U.K.'s exit from the bloc, and more think Britain will be “worse off” after the divorce, according to newly released data.
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