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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.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's explosive opening statement about Trump, annotated  —  Michael Cohen is set to deliver a stemwinder of an opening statement Wednesday morning to the House Oversight Committee in his debut public testimony.  Cohen will say his former boss President Trump is “racist” and a “conman.”
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump believes the investigations against him weaken his standing with foreign leaders  —  President Trump's advisers say one of his more frequent gripes about the scandals and investigations — both by Mueller and the Hill — is that they weaken his standing with foreign leaders.
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Trump Ally Rep. Matt Gaetz Insists He's Not Threatening Michael Cohen, Just ‘Witness Testing’
New York Times:
On Eve of Michael Cohen's Testimony, Republican Threatens to Reveal Compromising Information
Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's testimony: Trump's former personal lawyer expected to allege the president knew …
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 …
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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.
Discussion: BBC, Washington Post and Al Jazeera
Washington Post:
White House bans four journalists from covering Trump-Kim dinner because of shouted questions  —  HANOI — The White House abruptly banned four U.S. journalists from covering President Trump's dinner here Wednesday with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un after some of them shouted questions at the leaders during their earlier meetings.
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Andrew Bast / CBS News:
North Korea finding new ways to evade sanctions, secret U.N. report reveals
Discussion: CNBC and Axios
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:   Can Trump Avoid Caving to Kim in Vietnam?
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
9th Circuit gets another Trump-picked judge, after White House bypasses consultation with Dems
Discussion: Townhall
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
House poised to pass first major gun bill in a generation  —  Legislation to strengthen background checks is expected to face stiff opposition in the Senate.  —  WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, for the first time in a generation, the U.S. House is poised to pass new gun control legislation.
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Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
House to vote on guns background check bill with bipartisan support
Discussion: The Federalist
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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New York Daily News:
Jumaane Williams wins special election for NYC public advocate
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Bill Ruthhart / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago poised to elect first African-American female mayor after Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle advance  —  The field of Chicago's mayoral candidates narrows from 14 to two as Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle head to a runoff.  —  Privacy Policy  —  Chicago will elect …
Discussion: theGrio, NPR, CBS Chicago and Political Wire
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Fran Spielman / Chicago Sun-Times:   Is Chicago ready for reform? Lightfoot, Preckwinkle poised for mayoral runoff
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.
Discussion: Althouse
Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Conservative Christians Just Retook the United Methodist Church  —  The United Methodist Church has fractured over the role of LGBTQ people in the denomination.  At a special conference in St. Louis this week, convened specifically to address divisions over LGBTQ issues …
Samantha Harris / New York Daily News:
Harvard attacks a defense attorney for doing his job: Ronald Sullivan could be penalized for daring to represent Harvey Weinstein  —  Harvard Law Prof. Ronald Sullivan, the university's first African-American faculty dean, is a criminal defense attorney who has devoted his life to the pursuit of justice …
Discussion: Instapundit
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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.
Discussion: Politico
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Politico
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Josh Hawley used a state-owned car for campaign travel while attorney general  —  An employee of the Missouri attorney general's office occasionally drove Josh Hawley to campaign-related events in a state-owned car, an arrangement that raises new questions about Hawley's use of taxpayer-funded resources …
 
 
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
“Spend less or raise more revenue”: Jerome Powell tells Congress that the national debt matters
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Democrats Issue Subpoenas on Trump's Migrant Family Separations
Discussion: AOL
Judith Mischke / Politico:
EU27 citizens see no big Brexit hit for them, but think Brits will be ‘worse off’: poll
Donald Trump Jr / American Greatness:
Media Prove They Don't Care About Violence Against Trump Supporters
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
More than 100 House Democrats to unveil ‘battle-ready’ Medicare-for-all plan as 2020 election looms
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Why Did Senate Democrats Refuse to Protect Infants?
Wall Street Journal:
Wynn Resorts to Pay $20 Million Fine Related to Sexual Misconduct Investigation
Discussion: CNBC
 Earlier Items: 
Will Thorne / Variety:
Barack and Michelle Obama Appoint Co-Heads for Higher Ground Productions
Discussion: Daily Wire and Breitbart
CNBC:
Gary Cohn is writing a memoir of his career, including his tenure in the Trump White House
Washington Post:
Sanders parts ways with top strategists
Discussion: Breitbart
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
US general says no military threat on southern border
John Kruzel / PunditFact:
Three questions that could entangle Jared Kushner's security clearance
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
For Kamala Harris, a Strong Start, but With Some Notable Stumbles
Discussion: Front Page Magazine and CNN
NBC News:
Twitter suspends conservative activist Jacob Wohl after he admits to making fake accounts
 

 
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Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
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Financial Times:
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Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
Biden admin finalizes its $6.6B CHIPS Act grant to TSMC; money will be disbursed in stages and TSMC is expected to receive at least $1B by the end of 2024
 
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