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The Daily Beast:
Matt Gaetz Under Investigation by Florida State Bar Over Michael Cohen Threat — The Florida congressman tells The Daily Beast he is unaware of the inquiry. — The Florida Bar has opened an investigation into whether Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) violated professional conduct rules …
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Peter Wehner / New York Times:
Republicans Sink Further Into Trump's Cesspool — What they left out of their questioning of Michael Cohen says more about the degradation of my former party than anything they said. — Michael Cohen's testimony before Congress on Wednesday revealed as much about the Republican Party …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Republican Party Completely and Utterly Disgraced Itself at Michael Cohen's Hearing — The questioning from these products of the conservative bubble world was so bad it made a career hoodlum look good. — WASHINGTON—On July 24, 1974, a congressman named Thomas Railsback leaned …
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
How'd the Cohen Hearing Go? That Depends on Your Filter Bubble — DONALD TRUMP'S FORMER attorney, Michael Cohen, is a flawed man with nothing left to lose, charting a path to redemption by finally coming clean about crimes and misdeeds allegedly committed by the president of the United States.
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Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Billionaire Phil Ruffin says he's the Kansan mentioned at Michael Cohen hearing — Billionaire Phil Ruffin said Wednesday that he is the anonymous Kansas businessman mentioned during the marathon questioning of President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen.
Ken White / The Atlantic:
Republicans Committed the Classic Cross-Examination Blunder — Everyone involved in the House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday needed a good lawyer. — Michael Cohen, the convicted felon, disbarred lawyer, and former fixer to Donald Trump, needed a trial lawyer to rein …
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Uncontradicted — Michael Cohen's testimony to the House Oversight Committee was uncontradicted. The former personal attorney of the president of the United States today accused him of a litany of crimes, improprieties, immoralities, and betrayals of national security.
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Cohen testimony suggests NY prosecutors pose major danger to Trump
Cohen testimony suggests NY prosecutors pose major danger to Trump
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Michael Cohen's pathetic ‘Cry for Me, Argentina’ performance
Michael Cohen's pathetic ‘Cry for Me, Argentina’ performance
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Wall Street Journal:
Cohen Erroneously Identifies Donald Trump Jr. as Executive Cited by Federal Prosecutors
Cohen Erroneously Identifies Donald Trump Jr. as Executive Cited by Federal Prosecutors
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Noah Rothman / Commentary:
Michael Cohen's Morality Play
Michael Cohen's Morality Play
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Byline Times and The American Conservative
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Pelosi and top Dems won't bite on impeachment despite Cohen bombshells
Pelosi and top Dems won't bite on impeachment despite Cohen bombshells
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NBC News:
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz apologizes for tweet targeting Michael Cohen
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz apologizes for tweet targeting Michael Cohen
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NBC News:
Trump Org's Weisselberg not cooperating with feds, sources say
Trump Org's Weisselberg not cooperating with feds, sources say
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The Guardian:
Michael Cohen: if Trump loses in 2020 ‘there will never be a peaceful transition of power’ - as it happened
Michael Cohen: if Trump loses in 2020 ‘there will never be a peaceful transition of power’ - as it happened
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump allies assault ‘worthless’ Cohen testimony as president stays quiet
Trump allies assault ‘worthless’ Cohen testimony as president stays quiet
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USA Today, Washington Post and The American Spectator
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Testimony From Cohen Could Compound Legal Issues for Trump
Testimony From Cohen Could Compound Legal Issues for Trump
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NBC News:
U.S. drops demand for full accounting of N. Korea nuclear program ahead of talks — Negotiators focus in on Yongbyon reactor, the “heart” of North Korea's nuclear program. — HANOI, Vietnam — U.S. negotiators are no longer demanding that North Korea agree to disclose a full accounting …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump's Talks With Kim Jong-un Collapse After North Korea Demands End to Sanctions — HANOI, Vietnam — President Trump and Kim Jong-un, North Korea's leader, abruptly ended their second summit meeting on Thursday when negotiations collapsed after the two sides failed to agree on even the first steps …
Washington Post:
Trump and Kim abruptly cut short summit after failing to reach nuclear deal — HANOI — President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly cut short their two-day summit here Thursday after the two leaders failed to reach an agreement to dismantle that country's nuclear weapons.
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Associated Press:
Trump, Kim summit collapses amid failure to reach deal — HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The nuclear summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un collapsed Thursday after the two sides failed to reach a deal due to a standoff over U.S. sanctions on the reclusive nation …
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
‘Sometimes you have to walk’: Why Trump bailed on North Korea — HANOI - In the end, President Trump did the unexpected: He walked away. — A visibly deflated Trump began the press conference wrapping up his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by talking about anything else.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Bloomberg eyeing Manhattan office space for campaign
POLITICO Playbook: Bloomberg eyeing Manhattan office space for campaign
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
North Korea nuclear summit ends abruptly with no deal
North Korea nuclear summit ends abruptly with no deal
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Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump, at North Korea summit, distracted by Cohen
Trump, at North Korea summit, distracted by Cohen
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Axios, Washington Post and New York Magazine
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Beto O'Rourke won't challenge John Cornyn for Senate, paving way for presidential bid — Beto O'Rourke has decided not to run for Senate next year against Republican incumbent John Cornyn and likely will announce a campaign for president soon, confidants close to the former El Paso congressman told …
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Washington Post:
Virginia first lady under fire for handing cotton to African American students on mansion tour — A Virginia state employee has complained that her eighth-grade daughter was upset during a tour of the historic governor's residence when first lady Pam Northam handed a ball of cotton …
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Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Mueller's Team Acknowledges New Information in Allegations That Manafort Lied — WASHINGTON — The special counsel's office, citing new information from a cooperating witness, appeared on Wednesday to correct one element of its earlier allegations that Paul Manafort, President Trump's former …
Wall Street Journal:
Cohen in the Colosseum — The legal fixer unloads on his former boss, with little new information.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: A new conservative media company — Jonah Goldberg is leaving National Review in the coming months to start a new conservative media company with Steve Hayes, who was editor-in-chief of The Weekly Standard when its owner shut it down in December. — Details: Goldberg and Hayes tell …
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