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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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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.”
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
Associated Press:
Fordham confirms that Trump team threatened the school if his grades became public
Discussion: Chalkbeat
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump lambastes Cohen, pointing to reportedly favorable book proposed by his former lawyer
Discussion: fox13now.com
Alex Wagner / The Atlantic:
Michael Cohen's Made-for-TV Mea Culpa
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Otto Warmbier's family responds to Trump's defense of Kim Jong Un, saying Kim's ‘evil regime’ is responsible for their son's death  —  The parents of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who died after being detained for 17 months in North Korea, on Friday directly blamed leader Kim Jong Un …
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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 …
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:   Trump learns the limits of personal power, at home and beyond
USA Today:   At North Korea summit, flattery got Trump nowhere
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump got played by Kim Jong Un — again
Discussion: Vox, Defense One, Breitbart and FDD
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.
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
House Intel Will Call Trump Org Moneyman Allen Weisselberg To Testify
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells / New Yorker:
Jay Inslee Wants to Be a Presidential Candidate for the Climate-Change Era
Discussion: Shakesville and Vox
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
‘Climate warrior’ jolts 2020 presidential field
Washington Post:
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee joins 2020 Democratic presidential field
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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.
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.
Discussion: The Week
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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New York Times:
Michael Cohen's Testimony Opens New Phase of Political Turbulence for Trump
Discussion: Above the Law
The Daily Beast:
CPAC 2019: Turning Point USA's Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens Are the New King and Queen of the GOP Ball  —  In years past, Breitbart and Fox News dominated the annual conservative confab.  But this year, a notoriously far-right student organization runs the show.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Right Wing Watch
Jon Miltimore / from FEE:
New York City Experienced Worst Decline in Restaurant Jobs since 9/11 After $15 Minimum Wage Win  —  The Big Apple's fast-food industry, The New York Times recently reported, has long served as a laboratory for progressive politicians and the nation's labor machine.
Discussion: Daily Wire
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 …
Discussion: USA Today and NPR
Tracy Jan / Washington Post:
How a HUD official turned the Michael Cohen hearing into a reality TV audition  —  Her cameo appearance at the Michael Cohen hearing — a bit of stagecraft intended to dispel accusations of racism against President Trump — provoked an instant backlash from black politicians and the public.
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 …
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 …
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.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Pence likens Democratic health-care and energy agenda to socialism  —  Vice President Pence warned Friday that “socialist” policies embraced by Democrats, including presidential candidates, risk throwing the country into the kind of economic free-fall and autocratic grip ravaging Venezuela.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
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.
Discussion: The Guardian
 
 
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Katie Glueck / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Warren's big test: Prove to Democrats she can take on Trump
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Kate Smith / CBS News:
Infants as young as 5 months old are being detained by ICE, groups claim
Discussion: Splinter
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Ted Cruz: GOP wouldn't have lost the House if border funding had passed
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
John Frank / The Colorado Sun:
John Hickenlooper nears decision on presidential bid, campaign has permit for March 7 event
Axios:
Americans think of Big Tech companies as more Democratic and big banks as more Republican
Discussion: Political Wire
Bjarke Smith-Meyer / Politico:
EU countries revolt against Commission's dirty money list
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James Politi / Financial Times:
US takes tough line with UK on post-Brexit trade talks
Discussion: Sky News and Breitbart
Bloomberg Law:
Labor Dept. Official Represented Steel Co. in Court While on Job
Politico:
HHS demands apology from House Ethics chair for comments on abuse of migrant children
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Disclosing Subpoena for Testimony, Chelsea Manning Vows to Fight
Discussion: VICE News
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Greta Van Susteren Joins Gray Television As Political Analyst
Adam Entous / New Yorker:
How a Private Israeli Intelligence Firm Spied on Pro-Palestinian Activists in the U.S.
Discussion: Corey Robin
Page Six:
Brian Williams may score top time slot after late-night rating success
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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