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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
As impeachment talk escalates, Pelosi says Trump is engaged in a ‘cover-up’ — The House speaker's comments come as calls by Democrats to open an impeachment inquiry grow louder. — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Wednesday that President Donald Trump is engaged …
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
After Pelosi says he's ‘engaged in a cover-up,’ Trump says angrily 'I don't do cover-ups' — President Donald Trump responded angrily on Wednesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's claim earlier in the day that he's 'engaged in a cover-up. “I don't do cover-ups,” Trump said in spur-of-the-moment remarks in the White House Rose Garden.
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
Pelosi's Strategy Is Working, and Trump Is One Step Closer to Being F*cked — Democrats who want impeachment yesterday aren't paying attention. Between McGahn, the ruling on taxes, and Cohen, the Resistance has had a banner week. — Rick Wilson — I've been a deep skeptic of impeachment …
New York Times:
Trump Walks Out on Pelosi and Schumer After 3 Minutes — WASHINGTON — President Trump abruptly blew up a scheduled meeting with Democratic congressional leaders on Wednesday, lashing out at Speaker Nancy Pelosi for accusing him of a cover-up and declaring that he could not work with them until they stopped investigating him.
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Washington Post:
Trump abruptly ends infrastructure meeting with Democrats after Pelosi says he is ‘engaged in a coverup’ — President Trump abruptly ended a meeting with Democratic leaders on Wednesday, saying he was unable to work with them on legislation following comments by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that he was “engaged in a coverup.”
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Don Jr. to pen book ... Inside Pelosi's impeachment battle plan
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: Don Jr. to pen book ... Inside Pelosi's impeachment battle plan
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
As Trump Sics Velociraptors on House, Pelosi Warns Impeachment Would Be a Distraction
As Trump Sics Velociraptors on House, Pelosi Warns Impeachment Would Be a Distraction
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Pelosi says Trump ‘engaged in a cover-up’ as she urges against impeachment
Pelosi says Trump ‘engaged in a cover-up’ as she urges against impeachment
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Elizabeth Thomas / ABC News:
Trump, Pelosi, Schumer meet, looking to find common ground on infrastructure funding
Trump, Pelosi, Schumer meet, looking to find common ground on infrastructure funding
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Politico:
Pelosi preaches caution on impeachment as pressure builds
Pelosi preaches caution on impeachment as pressure builds
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Why Democrats — and pundits — shouldn't assume impeachment will backfire
Why Democrats — and pundits — shouldn't assume impeachment will backfire
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
The impeachment dam isn't breaking on Pelosi — yet
The impeachment dam isn't breaking on Pelosi — yet
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump and Pelosi face-to-face after Speaker's cover-up charge
Trump and Pelosi face-to-face after Speaker's cover-up charge
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Tucker Higgins / CNBC:
Harriet Tubman $20 bill no longer coming in 2020: Mnuchin says redesign postponed — KEY POINTS — The redesign of the $20 bill featuring Harriet Tubman will no longer be unveiled in 2020, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday. — The unveiling had been timed to coincide …
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Washington Post:
Confidential draft IRS memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless president invokes executive privilege — A confidential Internal Revenue Service legal memo says tax returns must be given to Congress unless the president takes the rare step of asserting executive privilege …
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
New York Passes Bill Giving Congress a Way to Get Trump's State Tax Returns — Tax officials would be authorized to hand over his state returns to any one of three congressional committees, opening a new front in a heated battle. — ALBANY — Even before he was elected president …
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Donna Borak / CNN:
Mnuchin: ‘I am not violating the law’ by refusing to hand over Trump's tax returns
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Mnuchin says he's never discussed Trump's tax returns with White House
Mnuchin says he's never discussed Trump's tax returns with White House
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Toby Eckert / Politico:
Mnuchin dismisses IRS memo saying Congress must be given Trump's tax returns
Mnuchin dismisses IRS memo saying Congress must be given Trump's tax returns
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Dem wants Trump officials jailed for not turning over tax returns
Dem wants Trump officials jailed for not turning over tax returns
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Matthew S. Schwartz / NPR:
Nevada Poised To Become 15th State To Ditch Electoral College — President Hillary Clinton? — That would have been the result of the 2016 presidential election — if the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact were in effect. — With a state Senate vote Tuesday …
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
Nevada Senate passes bill that would give Electoral College votes to winner of national popular vote
Nevada Senate passes bill that would give Electoral College votes to winner of national popular vote
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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Nevada passes National Popular Vote bill in bid to upend Electoral College
Nevada passes National Popular Vote bill in bid to upend Electoral College
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Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:
Hamas-Obsessed NJ Man Spoke of NYC Terror Attacks, Sent Money to Militants and Polled Instagram Audience ‘Should I Bomb Trump Tower?,’ Court Documents Say — The 20-year-old suspect has been identified as Jonathan Xie, of Basking Ridge — New Jersey Man Arrested on Terror Charges
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Virginian-Pilot:
EVMS probe could not determine whether Northam was in racist photo, but school knew about it for years — A photo from Gov. Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook shows two people, one in blackface and one in a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood. A half-page from the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook …
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Washington Post:
Investigators could not determine if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is in racist yearbook photo
Investigators could not determine if Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is in racist yearbook photo
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Virginia medical school could not ‘conclusively determine’ whether Northam depicted in racist photo
Virginia medical school could not ‘conclusively determine’ whether Northam depicted in racist photo
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Kaitlyn Folmer / ABC News:
Feds expected to charge Avenatti in dealings with Stormy Daniels: Sources — Federal prosecutors are expected to charge Michael Avenatti with additional financial crimes Wednesday, sources briefed on the case told ABC News. — The new charges will accuse Avenatti of misappropriating money …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Flew Too Close to the Sun. No Question. Icarus”: Inside the Epic Fall of Michael Avenatti
“I Flew Too Close to the Sun. No Question. Icarus”: Inside the Epic Fall of Michael Avenatti
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Ellie Cambridge / The Sun:
Nigel Farage ‘trapped on Brexit bus due to people armed with milkshakes’ — NIGEL Farage was reportedly trapped on his Brexit Party bus today over fears people gathered around it were carrying milkshakes. — It comes days after the party leader was covered in a caramel milkshake while campaigning in Newcastle.
CNN:
Schiff cancels ‘enforcement’ meeting after Justice Department offers to share Mueller documents — Barr makes Dems an offer to stave off ‘enforcement action’ — Washington (CNN)House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff is scrapping a Wednesday morning meeting intended to take an …
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HuffPost:
Trump's Golf Costs: $102 Million And Counting, With Taxpayers Picking Up The Tab — Trump promised never to golf. Instead, he's spent more than twice as many days golfing as Obama at the same point, costing taxpayers over three times as much. — Donald Trump's golf habit has already cost taxpayers …
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Jack Ewing / New York Times:
Deutsche Bank Says Software to Detect Money Laundering Had a Bug — Deutsche Bank acknowledged on Wednesday that it had used faulty software to screen customer transactions for suspicious activity, another blow to the lender's reputation as top executives prepare to face restive shareholders at its annual meeting.
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Amanda Fitzsimons / New York Times:
How ‘The View’ Became the Most Important Political TV Show in America — Not long ago, politicians didn't take the daytime talk show seriously. Now it's an essential campaign stop for Democrats and Republicans alike. — On a weekday in March, less than two months before his three-year sentence …
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David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
Senior military officers rebel against Trump plan to pardon troops accused of war crimes … Current and former military officers urged the White House not to pardon service members and security contractors implicated in war crimes, warning that forgiving their offenses would send a dangerous signal …
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Terrible Idea’: Senators Slam Trump Plan To Pardon Vets Accused Of War Crimes
‘Terrible Idea’: Senators Slam Trump Plan To Pardon Vets Accused Of War Crimes
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Winnie Hu / New York Times:
Rats Are Taking Over New York City — Gentrifying neighborhoods are a key reason behind the vermin outbreak, which extends beyond New York — Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles are also confronting issues. — So many rats regularly lurk on a sidewalk in Brooklyn that it is the humans who avoid the rats, not the other way around.
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
U.S. Wall Funding of $1.57 Billion Yields 1.7 Miles of Fence — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has put up just 1.7 miles of fencing with the $1.57 billion that Congress appropriated last year for President Donald Trump's wall along the Mexican border, a federal judge was told.
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Kevin R. Brock / The Hill:
Attorney General Barr puts former intel bosses on notice — Things seem to be moving quickly now. It has been a remarkable few weeks in American history. Momentum is building toward uncovering the distasteful possibility that the targeting of a U.S. presidential campaign was actually …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
The Democrats' 100-year flood — The midterm elections may have been a sign of what's ahead for the 2020 presidential election: experts say the voter turnout could be the highest in a century. — The big picture: According to Michael McDonald, an elections expert at the University of Florida …
Bloomberg:
Michael Cohen Filings Show 950 Messages With Russian Oligarch's Cousin — President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, exchanged more than 230 phone calls and 950 text messages over eight months with the chief executive of a U.S. money-management firm with ties to a Russian oligarch …
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