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New York Times:
Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses — Newly obtained tax information reveals that from 1985 to 1994, Donald J. Trump's businesses were in far bleaker condition than was previously known. — By the time his master-of-the-universe memoir “Trump …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Trump Faces Pressure From N.Y. Lawmakers Over His Tax Returns and Pardons — The State Senate passed bills to create a path to release Mr. Trump's state tax returns, and to curtail the impact of presidential pardons in New York. — Taking aim at President Trump, New York lawmakers voted …
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Dan M. Clark / New York Law Journal:
NY Senate Approves ‘Double Jeopardy’ Bill to Sidestep Possible Trump Pardons — The State Senate approved a bill Wednesday to eliminate what's called the “double jeopardy loophole,” which currently prevents state prosecutors in New York from bringing similar charges against someone who's been pardoned by the president.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
New York legislature advances bill that would allow release of Trump's state tax returns
New York legislature advances bill that would allow release of Trump's state tax returns
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Alison Durkee / Vanity Fair:
Donald Trump May Be One of the Biggest Losers in America
Donald Trump May Be One of the Biggest Losers in America
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Noah Bookbinder / USA Today:
Mnuchin defies the law by withholding Trump tax returns. Congress can't let this stand.
Mnuchin defies the law by withholding Trump tax returns. Congress can't let this stand.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Keeping Trump's Tax Returns Secret Is an Insanely Huge Security Risk
Keeping Trump's Tax Returns Secret Is an Insanely Huge Security Risk
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain's Husband Ben Domenech Goes on Unhinged Homophobic Rant Against ‘Cuck’ Seth Meyers — The conservative writer and founder of The Federalist later deleted the tweets in which he called the ‘Late Night’ host a ‘piece of sh*t’ for grilling his wife. — Matt Wilstein
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
Seth Meyers Grills Meghan McCain: Your Rep. Ilhan Omar Comments Are ‘Dangerous’
Seth Meyers Grills Meghan McCain: Your Rep. Ilhan Omar Comments Are ‘Dangerous’
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Meghan McCain Gets Super-Testy with Seth Meyers Over Ilhan Omar: ‘Are You Her Publicist?’
Meghan McCain Gets Super-Testy with Seth Meyers Over Ilhan Omar: ‘Are You Her Publicist?’
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Axios:
Scoop: Senate Intel subpoenas Trump Jr. over Russia matters — The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators in relation to the Russia investigation, sources with direct knowledge told Axios.
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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump fixer Cohen says he helped Falwell handle racy photos — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Months before evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr.'s game-changing presidential endorsement of Donald Trump in 2016, Falwell asked Trump fixer Michael Cohen for a personal favor, Cohen said in a recorded conversation reviewed by Reuters.
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Michael Cohen just got caught up in a prominent evangelical's sex photo scandal
Michael Cohen just got caught up in a prominent evangelical's sex photo scandal
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Robert Pear, a Mainstay Times Reporter in Washington, Dies at 69 — Robert Pear, a reporter whose understated demeanor belied a tenacious pursuit of sources and scoops during his 40 years at The New York Times covering health care and other critical national issues, died on Tuesday in Rockville, Md. He was 69.
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Further investigation into Matt Gaetz is needed for tweet at Michael Cohen, Florida Bar determines. — The Panhandle Republican faces discipline for a message he posted the day before Trump's former lawyer testified to Congress. — An investigation into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz will proceed …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Trump Asserts Executive Privilege Over Full Mueller Report — WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted executive privilege on Wednesday in an effort to shield hidden portions of Robert S. Mueller III's unredacted report and the evidence he collected from Congress.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Trump's claim that the Mueller report is protected by executive privilege is hot garbage
Trump's claim that the Mueller report is protected by executive privilege is hot garbage
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Nadler: Trump claim of executive privilege could delay Mueller testimony
Nadler: Trump claim of executive privilege could delay Mueller testimony
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Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
Kendrick Castillo, killed in STEM School shooting, sacrificed himself to save others, his father says — 18-year-old senior killed at school during Tuesday's shooting — A robotics aficionado. A lover of fishing, hunting and automobiles. And a hero whose father says threw himself at an armed student so his classmates could live.
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New York Times:
School Shooting Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured
School Shooting Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Nearly half of white Republicans say it bothers them to hear people speaking foreign languages — A new survey finds white Republicans are far more likely to be put off by foreign language speakers than their Democratic counterparts. — According to Pew Research Center …
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Juliana Menasce Horowitz / Pew Research Center:
Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country's Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Americans See Advantages and Challenges in Country's Growing Racial and Ethnic Diversity
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Pelosi says Trump is ‘becoming self-impeachable’ — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday said President Trump is “becoming self-impeachable,” pointing to his efforts to fight all subpoenas from congressional investigations and prevent key aides from testifying before Congress.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Pelosi: Trump is becoming ‘self-impeachable’
Pelosi: Trump is becoming ‘self-impeachable’
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Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
John Kelly Says Trump Family Must Be ‘Dealt With’ in White House
John Kelly Says Trump Family Must Be ‘Dealt With’ in White House
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Only one 2020 Democrat fully grasps the threat Trump poses — Is President Trump an aberration whose defeat in 2020 would allow the nation to begin rebounding toward normalcy? Or does his ascendance reflect long-running national pathologies and deeply ingrained structural economic …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
How Joe Biden is eating into Bernie Sanders' coalition
How Joe Biden is eating into Bernie Sanders' coalition
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Washington Post
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
From the border, more frustrating immigration numbers for President Trump — The number of border-crossers taken into U.S. custody topped 100,000 for the second consecutive month in April, U.S. border officials said Wednesday, deepening the crisis that has derailed President Trump's immigration agenda …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
By protecting Trump, Republicans risk limiting their ability to hold future Democratic presidents accountable — Republicans ready to go to bat for President Trump in his ongoing battle to deny the requests of House Democrats risk limiting the ability of Republicans in Congress to hold future Democratic presidents accountable.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Clash Between Trump and House Democrats Poses Threat to Constitutional Order
Clash Between Trump and House Democrats Poses Threat to Constitutional Order
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Law & Crime
New York Times:
Kamala Harris Is Trying to Reset Her Campaign by Taking On Trump — DETROIT — Senator Kamala Harris of California structures her stump speech around two themes — “truth” and “justice” — meant to evoke her career as a barrier-breaking prosecutor and cultivate a reputation as a fearless public advocate.
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
“All I'm Thinking Is, 'I'm Going to Die'”: Howard Stern Reveals Cancer Scare, Trump Regrets and Details of a Dishy New Book — After a health crisis that had him “scared s***less,” the $90 million-a-year radio legend opens up about retirement, the one time he lied to his listeners …
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Robert Griffin / Democracy Fund Voter Study Group:
Two Years In — How Americans' Views Have — and Have Not — Changed During Trump's Presidency — TABLE OF CONTENTS: — Americans More Optimistic About Direction of the Country, Though Large Split Between Partisans — Key Findings — President Trump's favorability ratings have been stable over his presidency.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Goes to Bat for His Pal Matt Schlapp's Casino Client — The two even used the same language to fight the legislation: tying it to Elizabeth Warren. — President Donald Trump on Wednesday weighed in on an obscure piece of legislation granting rights to a Native American tribe seeking a casino in Massachusetts.
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The Daily Beast:
Howard Schultz Has Largely Stopped His Presidential Prep Work — Back surgery has sidelined the former Starbucks CEO. But even his social-media presence is virtually gone. — When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz first declared that he was entertaining the idea of running for president …
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Amy Zimmerman / The Daily Beast:
Stormy Daniels' Shocking Confession: I'm Not Sure Trump Is Worse Than Avenatti — The porn actress/director delivered an entertaining performance at Stand Up NY, riffing on her alleged affair with Trump and severed ties with indicted attorney Michael Avenatti. — Amy Zimmerman
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Mark I. Pinsky / Poynter:
THE APOLOGISTS — In January, the Orlando Sentinel posted an impassioned apology for inflaming racial tensions decades ago in a 1949 case called “The Groveland Four.” Four young African American men were accused of raping a white woman, charges that resulted in the extra-judicial killings …
Sasha Watson / Washington Post:
Beto + Sasha — The bizarre experience of watching my college boyfriend run for president — On an afternoon in January, I sat in the library of the school in Boston where I teach, gathering my things after a faculty meeting and checking my email one last time.
Maeve Kennedy McKean / Politico:
RFK Jr. Is Our Brother and Uncle. He's Tragically Wrong About Vaccines. — Americans have every right to be alarmed about the outbreak of measles in pockets of our country with unusually high rates of unvaccinated citizens, especially children. Right now, officials in 22 states are grappling …
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David Jesse / Detroit Free Press:
Betsy DeVos: It would be ‘inappropriate’ to talk to Larry Nassar survivors — Michigan State interim President Satish Udpa apologizes to Nassar victims — U.S. Education Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos won't meet with any survivors of Larry Nassar's sexual abuse, despite having proposed major changes …
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