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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘I was happy to do it for you’: Matt Gaetz overheard making stunning admission to Trump about Cohen threat — Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has fallen under investigation for an apparent threat against Michael Cohen — which he may have made at President Donald Trump's request.
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Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Crazy, Dumb, Paranoid, Liar’ - these things have been said about my boss...NONE of it is true!' Inside Michael Cohen's ‘$750,000’ book deal and how he pitched the proposal praising Trump just weeks before the FBI raided his office — Michael Cohen has turned on Trump now …
Alex Daugherty / Tampa Bay Times:
Rick Scott calls actions by Matt Gaetz ‘disgusting’ — Gaetz denies reports he spoke with Trump or anyone at the White House this week about Cohen. “Not this week. Wait I take that back, I had an unrelated conversation about trade with someone. Nothing about Cohen or any of that.”
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Associated Press:
Fordham confirms that Trump team threatened the school if his grades became public — Fordham University is confirming it received a letter from Donald Trump's then-lawyer threatening legal action if Trump's academic records became public. — Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has testified …
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump lambastes Cohen, pointing to reportedly favorable book proposed by his former lawyer
Trump lambastes Cohen, pointing to reportedly favorable book proposed by his former lawyer
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Michael Cohen's perjury problem: Witnesses refute testimony about not wanting White House job
Michael Cohen's perjury problem: Witnesses refute testimony about not wanting White House job
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Went to Vietnam, and Michael Cohen Made It Hell
New York Times:
Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance — WASHINGTON — President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, a top-secret security clearance last year, overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials …
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Axios:
House Democrats plan to turn their Trump investigations into a ongoing public spectacle — Even before Robert Mueller has delivered his final communiqué, Democrats have activated a new phase in the Trump-Russia wars that ultimately could prove more damaging to the president than the special counsel's investigation.
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
House Intel Will Call Trump Org Moneyman Allen Weisselberg To Testify
House Intel Will Call Trump Org Moneyman Allen Weisselberg To Testify
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HuffPost:
Behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Masterful Interrogation Of Michael Cohen — The questions that won the New York congresswoman praise were the combined product of committee staff expertise, collaboration and oratory skills. — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) went viral again yesterday.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
House Democrats explode in recriminations as liberals lash out at moderates — House Democrats exploded in recriminations Thursday over moderates bucking the party, with liberal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez threatening to put those voting with Republicans “on a list” for a primary challenge.
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Alex Shephard / New Republic:
The Sensible Politics of Soaking the Rich
The Sensible Politics of Soaking the Rich
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump learns the limits of personal power, at home and beyond — Analysis: It may have been one of the worst weeks of Trump's presidency, concentrated in just a few harrowing days. — HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump touched down in Washington a few hours ago having endured …
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Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
Officials say Trump overstated Kim's demand on sanctions — HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Korea's delegation called …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump got played by Kim Jong Un — again
Trump got played by Kim Jong Un — again
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The GOP performance at the Cohen hearing was a study in moral corruption
The GOP performance at the Cohen hearing was a study in moral corruption
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Forget Hanoi. Trump has already done irreparable damage to America's reputation.
Forget Hanoi. Trump has already done irreparable damage to America's reputation.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Inside the Chaotic Early Days of Trump's Foreign Policy — The day after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, White House national security adviser Susan Rice gathered her staff for a pep talk. — About a third of the room was crying. Everyone was in shock.
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Joe Biden responds to criticism after calling Pence a ‘decent guy’ — Biden faces criticism after calling Pence a ‘decent guy’ — Omaha, Nebraska (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden responded to criticism Thursday after he called Vice President Mike Pence a “decent guy” during a speech in Omaha …
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Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
A family couldn't pay the bills, so the city took their dog and sold it on eBay — The family could not pay its debts, so their German town council went looking for assets to seize. — Officials, armed with a search warrant, found a laptop, a coffee machine and the wheelchair of one family member …
New York Times:
After Cohen Testimony, Top Democrats Shy From Impeachment — WASHINGTON — Michael D. Cohen's explosive testimony this week about President Trump's potentially felonious conduct has not moved House Democratic leaders closer to initiating impeachment proceedings against the president …
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Lukas Mikelionis / Fox News:
Ilhan Omar says she does not recognize Venezuelan interim president, defying Dem leadership, Western governments — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is under fire for previously attending a travel delegation sponsored by ‘Witness for Peace’ — Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar said she does …
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John F. Harris / Politico:
What's So Funny About Amy Klobuchar's Bad Temper? — Amy Klobuchar, by some accounts, is a tyrannical boss, prone to paroxysms of anger and frustration that have her hurling insults and even physical objects toward staff — a management style that has left a trail of shaken and humiliated former employees.
Michael Brice-Saddler / Washington Post:
An 11-year-old pleaded for an abortion after she was raped. She was forced to give birth. — An 11-year-old rape victim gave birth in Argentina on Tuesday after she was apparently denied an abortion by authorities, infuriating women's rights advocates in the country who have fought to legalize the procedure.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump recruitment failure sets off alarms over 2020 — President Donald Trump wants to raise $1 billion for his reelection. But his top advisers worry that the super PAC at the center of that effort is hurting, lacking a high-wattage leader who can cajole millionaire and billionaire donors to fork over huge sums.