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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sean Hannity has few rules, and now Fox News has a problem  —  Hannity: Cohen has never represented me  —  Sean Hannity operates at Fox News with few rules.  He seemingly says and does whatever he wants, even when it embarrasses his own colleagues.  —  With his high ratings come huge headaches for Fox.
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's make-it-go-away guy  —  Michael Cohen has spent his career making Donald Trump's problems disappear.  Now he's the problem Trump can't possibly make vanish.  —  The big picture: Cohen, unlike Ivanka or the other kids, is the only person on earth intertwined in Trump's professional …
Discussion: The Week, HuffPost and Bloomberg
New York Times:
Judge Says Trump and Cohen Can't Yet Review Materials Seized by F.B.I.  —  A federal judge on Monday held off on deciding who should get the first look at a trove of materials seized in the F.B.I. raids last week on President Trump's personal lawyer's office, home, hotel room and safe deposit box.
Michael Calderone / Politico:
Hannity's ethics under fire  —  Sean Hannity has wavered over the years on whether he is a journalist or conservative activist, but ethics specialists say that whichever hat the Fox News host was wearing last week when he condemned the FBI raid on attorney Michael Cohen's office, he should have disclosed that he's a client of Cohen's.
New York Post:
How Cohen's day in court turned into the Stormy Daniels show  —  Porn star Stormy Daniels turned a hotly anticipated court appearance by President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen into a three-ring circus on Monday, creating a media frenzy when she rolled up to the hallowed hall of justice in black stiletto heels.
Ken White / Popehat:
Lawsplainer: Michael Cohen's Attempt To Delay The Stormy Daniels Litigation  —  Oh my God.  Oh my God.  Ohmigod ohmigod OMG.  —  Now what?  —  This Michael Cohen thing.  —  You're going to have to be way more specific. … Well.  Sort of.  —  Isn't that huge?  —  Yes and no.
CNN:
Judge OKs Cohen's request for review of documents seized in raid  —  New York (CNN)A US judge said President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen could review materials seized when the FBI raided his home, office and hotel room last week for any communications with the President …
Emily Goodin / ABC News:
The Note: Trump world a nexus of spider web connections
Associated Press:
What's in those seized records? Trump's biggest new worry
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Transcript: James Comey's Full Interview With Steve Inskeep And Carrie Johnson  —  Nearly a year after President Trump fired James Comey, the former FBI director is out with a new memoir, A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, And Leadership. … Steve Inskeep: You recount a number of instances …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:   So we're just going to ignore that an ex-Clinton staffer interviewed Comey on the Clinton email scandal?
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   Colluders on the Loose  —  Comey, McCabe, Clapper, Brennan …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Scraps New Sanctions Against Russia, Overruling Advisers  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump rejected for now imposing a fresh round of sanctions against Russia on Monday, a course change that underscored the schism between the president and his national security team.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Washington Post:
Trump puts the brakes on new Russian sanctions, reversing Haley's announcement  —  President Trump on Monday put the brakes on a preliminary plan to impose additional economic sanctions on Russia, walking back a Sunday announcement by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Why President Trump can't get the best people … More than a year into his administration, President Trump still won't let go of primary-campaign grudges against foreign policy-minded Republicans who want to serve.  And as qualified and patriotic Republicans watch how Trump treats those who do sign up …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: 'We just went at it like she just didn't exist.' Former Playmate reveals she had sex with Donald Trump in front of her friend during a steamy six-month affair while his then-fiancée Marla Maples was pregnant with Tiffany  — Barbara Moore, 49, told DailyMail.com …
Discussion: Washington Press and RedState
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Emma Roller / Splinter:   Another Former Playboy Playmate Says She Had a Torrid Love Affair With Donald Trump
Erica Pandey / Axios:
Trump and Abe's scandal-stained summit  —  The Mar-a-Lago summit beginning today between President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe brings together two leaders mired in scandal — and itching for political wins.  —  The bottom line: By all appearances, this is a summit …
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Allison De Jong / ABC News:
Majorities back Trump summits, tougher sanctions on Russia (POLL)
Discussion: Washington Times
Jessica Taylor / NPR:
NPR/NewsHour Marist Poll: Republicans Sour On Mueller, FBI; See Bias In Russia Probe
Maya Salam / New York Times:
Harry Anderson, ‘Night Court’ Actor Who Bottled Magic On Screen and Off, Dies at 65  —  Harry Anderson, an actor who starred as the kindhearted, zany Judge Harry Stone on the long-running NBC comedy “Night Court,” was found dead early Monday at his home in Asheville, N.C. He was 65.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and NBC News
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WSPA-TV:
‘Night Court’ actor Harry Anderson dies in Asheville
Sara Ganim / CNN:
Ryan Zinke refers to himself as a geologist.  That's a job he's never held.  —  Washington (CNN)Defending his decision to shrink the Bears Ears national monument to lawmakers last week, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke fell back one of his favorite credentials.  —  “I'm a geologist,” he said.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Bob Corker is free to speak his mind about Donald Trump, if he could only make it up … CHATTANOOGA — It took Bob Corker 21 seconds to begin answering the question.  —  If the election were held today, would you vote for Donald Trump?  —  The retiring Republican senator from Tennessee sat silently …
Politico:
Cambridge Analytica created own quizzes to harvest Facebook data  —  LONDON — Cambridge Analytica created its own Facebook quizzes and questionnaires to collect reams of data on users using the social networking giant, according to a former senior official at the data mining company.
Nick Statt / The Verge:
Broadband advisor picked by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai arrested on fraud charges  —  Elizabeth Pierce allegedly tricked investors into pouring $250 million into a fiber optic scheme by forging revenue agreements  —  A broadband advisor selected by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai …
Discussion: Engadget, Gizmodo and Eschaton
Michael R. Gordon / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Seeks Arab Force and Funding for Syria  —  Under plan, troops would replace American military contingent after ISIS defeat and help secure country's north; proposal faces challenges  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is seeking to assemble an Arab force to replace …
Vladimir Kogan / Wiley Online Library:
Election Timing, Electorate Composition, and Policy Outcomes: Evidence from School Districts … We thank the Spencer Foundation for providing generous funding that enabled us to execute this project (2015 Lyle Spencer Research Grant, “The Education Governance and Accountability Project") …
Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed:
Tesla Is Temporarily Shutting Down Model 3 Production.  Again.  —  Just a few days after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he's feeling optimistic about his ability to speed up production on the company's vehicles, the assembly line for the Model 3 in the company's Fremont, California, plant has been temporarily shut down — again.
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Power to the party: Why political reforms can be bad for democracy  —  The Democratic committee man from Michigan had something to say about punctuation.  —  “At the end of that paragraph,” said Barry Goodman, a member of the DNC's rules and bylaws committee, “the P for public should be capitalized if party is capitalized with a P.”
Discussion: Axios
John Harwood / CNBC:
GOP tax cuts have gotten less popular with voters, new NBC/WSJ poll says  — The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that the tax cuts, never broadly popular, have sagged in public esteem lately — just 27 percent of Americans call them a good idea.
Discussion: New York Times
Ynetnews:
Israeli intelligence: Objectives of Western strike in Syria not achieved  —  Israeli officials say Assad's remaining chemical weapons stockpiles did not suffer a fatal hit in the strike, nor was the Syrian president deterred from using them again; 'only a partial damage was caused …
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Video shows police punching a Harvard student after he was found naked in the street … Police in Cambridge, Mass., are being criticized for the arrest of a black Harvard student in which the 21-year-old was pinned down and struck in the stomach repeatedly by an officer.
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
No service on Metro's Red Line in downtown D.C. due to report of smoke … Metro riders have no rail service on the Red Line between the Farragut North and Judiciary Square stops.  —  There is “fire department activity” outside the Farragut North station.  Buses have been requested.
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles  —  The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis … Scientists have created a mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic drinks bottles - by accident.
Discussion: Engadget
Julia Preston / Politico:
Trump Administration Wants to Shut Door on Abused Women  —  A woman from Honduras, who shall be identified only by her initials, L.C., was granted asylum in an immigration court in Chicago early this year.  She came to the United States with her teenage daughter, fording the Rio Grande in Texas …
Discussion: Raw Story
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
I was one of the first people on Facebook.  I shouldn't have trusted Mark Zuckerberg  —  Fourteen years later I see how wrong we were … Fourteen years, two months, and eight days ago, I made a mistake.  Like a lot of mistakes made at the age of 20 inside a college dorm room …
Facebook:
Hard Questions: What Data Does Facebook Collect When I'm Not Using Facebook, and Why?  —  Last week, Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of the US Congress.  He answered more than 500 questions and promised that we would get back on the 40 or so questions he couldn't answer at the time.
Associated Press:
The Latest: Macron calls for freeze on adding new EU members  —  The Latest on French President Emmanuel Macron's speech to the European Parliament (all times local):  —  French President Emmanuel Macron says the European Union shouldn't accept any new member countries until the 28-nation bloc …
Jacqueline Alemany / CBS News:
New Hampshire governor didn't want his state used by Trump as a prop in fight against opioids  —  When the president comes to unveil a national initiative, it usually means attention that's welcomed by governors.  In March, President Trump traveled to New Hampshire for his first visit since …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Beth Elderkin / io9:
Someone's Making Handmaid's Tale-Inspired Lingerie Which Seems Like a Very Bad Idea Indeed
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Will You Soon Have To Pay Sales Tax On Every Online Purchase?
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Queens party boss angles to succeed Pelosi as speaker
Discussion: Political Wire
Vivian Wang / New York Times:
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Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Mueller's warning: ‘Many’ news stories on Trump-Russia probe are wrong
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Cohen crisis shows short-handed Trump legal team's scramble
Discussion: Shareblue Media, The Hill, IJR, RedState and CNN
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
This photojournalist won a Pulitzer for an image he made on his last day in the newsroom
VICE:
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Discussion: Montreal Gazette and Raw Story
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Comey Is Trump's Ultimate Victory
Discussion: Politico, Hot Air and Washington Post