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Ed Silverman / STAT:
Trump's lawyer pitched himself as a fixer to Novartis and got paid $1.2 million  —  T  —  he curious relationship between one of the world's biggest drug makers and President Trump's personal lawyer began early last year when Michael Cohen, a longtime fixer for the president …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Avenatti Accuses The Wrong Michael Cohens Of Making ‘Fraudulent’ Payments  —  Michael Avenatti, porn star Stormy Daniels' lawyer, released a seven-page dossier on Tuesday containing a list of payments purportedly made to Michael Cohen, the lawyer for President Donald Trump.
CNN:
Inside Michael Cohen's aggressive pitch promising access to Trump  —  Analyst: This is the swampiest of swampy  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen served loyally as Donald Trump's right-hand man for more than a decade, taking care of anything and everything the New York real estate baron needed to get done.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer Helped Recruit Corporate Client With Ties to Kushner Probe  —  U.S. Immigration Fund LLC, which supplied Chinese investors to Kushner Cos., is among clients Michael Cohen delivered to Squire Patton Boggs  —  President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen helped a law …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Novartis paid Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen more than $1 million for work he was unable to do, company says  —  Drug giant Novartis paid President Donald Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen more than $1 million for work that he actually ended up being “unable” to do, the company said Wednesday.
Washington Post:
Treasury inspector general launches probe into possible leak of Michael Cohen's banking records  —  The Treasury Department's inspector general is investigating whether confidential banking information related to a company controlled by President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen may have been leaked, a spokesman said.
Brian Bennett / TIME:   Trump Told His Lawyers He Knows Nothing About Michael Cohen's Business
Eli Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Russia-linked company that hired Michael Cohen registered alt-right websites during election
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
'I'm crushing it': How Michael Cohen, touting his access to President Trump, convinced companies to pay millions
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
The Porn Star's Lawyer Maps the Trump Money Trail
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Law Firm That Partnered With Michael Cohen Says Shell Company Work Was A Side Hustle
Discussion: Fight for the Future
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Giuliani Says Trump Was ‘Unaware’ of Cohen's Consulting Income
Discussion: Washington Press
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Special Counsel's Office Has Been Looking Into Payments To Michael Cohen's Company Since Last Year
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON THE NOMINATION OF GINA HASPEL TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE CIA  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the nomination of Gina Haspel to be Director of the CIA:
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The Hill:   McCain urges Senate to reject Haspel's nomination
Mattias / Leah Vukmir:
While 9/11 mastermind calls for obstruction of Haspel nomination, Baldwin stays silent
Discussion: ThinkProgress and New York Times
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
McCain: Senate Should Reject Gina Haspel Over Torture Involvement
Discussion: Townhall, Feeds and CNN
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Trump is no longer the worst person in government … Donald Trump, with his feral cunning, knew.  The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America's most repulsive public figure.  And Pence, who has reached this pinnacle …
Brian Flood / Fox News:
New York Times slams AWOL Pompeo, then learns he was rescuing Americans  —  As the New York Times was bashing Mike Pompeo for being missing in action while President Trump tore up the Iran nuclear deal, it turned out the secretary of state was busy rescuing three Americans who have been held captive in North Korea.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:   Americans were freed 1 hour before flight out of Pyongyang
CNNMoney:
Salem executives pressured radio hosts to cover Trump more positively, emails show  —  Executives at Salem Media Group, a conservative media company that syndicates some of the country's most recognized talk radio hosts and operates a batch of popular commentary websites …
Loveday Morris / Washington Post:
Iranian forces fire rockets at Israeli military in first direct attack ever, Israel's army says  —  TIBERIAS, Israel — Confrontation between Israel and Iranian forces in Syria sharply escalated in the early hours of Thursday as Israel said Iran launched a barrage of 20 missiles toward its positions on the Golan Heights.
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Haaretz:   Iranian Force Launches Missiles at Golan; Syria Says Intercepted Rockets Launched by Israel
Joyce Karam / The National:   US wary of Iran-Israel confrontation risk and seeks “collective response”
Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
McCain Confirms He Gave Trump Dossier to Comey: ‘Duty Demanded I Do’ It … In his new book, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) confirms that he gave a controversial dossier about President Trump to former FBI chief James Comey.  —  “I agreed to receive a copy of what is now referred to as 'the dossier …
Washington Post:
Nunes sought all documents on person described as longtime intelligence source  —  A subpoena that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) issued to the Justice Department last week made a broad request for all documents about an individual who people close to the matter …
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CNN:
CNN poll: Democrats' 2018 advantage is nearly gone  —  CNN Poll: Trump approval holding steady  —  Washington (CNN)The generic congressional ballot has continued to tighten, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with the Democrats' edge over Republicans within the poll's margin of sampling error for the first time this cycle.
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“People Get Subpoenas, Shit Gets Real”: What John Edwards Should Teach the Media About Covering Trump  —  If you were in Las Vegas and could win $1 million by placing a simple prop bet on whether Trump enjoyed some pee play with Russian hookers in Moscow in 2013, would you bet yes or no?
Phil Owen / The Wrap:
Colbert Goes Off on Trump Over Iran Nuclear Deal: ‘You Literally Just Backed Out of an American Promise’ (Video)  —  Host was not having Trump's excuses on Tuesday's episode of “The Late Show”  —  Tuesday was a fairly routine day for the Trump administration, and when I say that I mean …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:   No, Iran Wasn't Going To Toss Its Nukes Thanks To The Iran Deal. Here's Why.
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's new Iran strategy succeeds or fails in Syria
Discussion: Brookings, BBC and Common Dreams
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Special Counsel Mueller's Team Questioned Blackwater Founder Erik Prince … Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team has spoken with Blackwater founder Erik Prince, two sources familiar with the matter tell The Daily Beast.  It was not immediately clear what questions Mueller's team …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Don Jr. moving on from Vanessa with Fox host Kimberly Guilfoyle  —  Amid his divorce from his wife of 12 years, Donald Trump Jr. has started dating stunning Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle.  —  Multiple sources exclusively tell Page Six that Don Jr. and Guilfoyle, a co-host of “The Five …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and People.com
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Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
Philippe Reines and the pornography of our political hatred
Emily Peck / HuffPost:
Town & Country Magazine Uninvited Monica Lewinsky From An Event Because Of Bill Clinton  —  Lewinsky seemingly referred to the situation in a tweet Wednesday.  —  Town & Country magazine disinvited Monica Lewinsky from its annual philanthropic summit on Wednesday because Bill Clinton was attending, HuffPost has learned.
Eric Geller / Politico:
Bolton pushing to eliminate White House cyber job  —  The move could send the message ‘that the U.S. is taking the gas pedal off of cybersecurity,’ one former NSC official says.  —  President Donald Trump's national security team is weighing the elimination of the top White House cybersecurity job …
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Is Krystal Ball's PAC a fresh approach or a get-rich scheme?  —  A new Democratic group — one with support from Democratic congressmen and three of the biggest names in the tech industry — is testing the boundary between a new approach to politics and a self-enriching scam.
 
 
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Osita Nwanevu / Slate:
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Congresswoman close to soldier killed in Niger raises suspicions about Pentagon investigation
Lauren Weber / HuffPost:
Head Of White House Global Health Security Leaves Amid Ebola Outbreak
Discussion: Splinter
Daily Mail:
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J. J. McCullough / National Review:
Time for a Compromise on Transgenderism
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Republicans move to force DACA vote in defiance of Ryan
Discussion: CNN, ABC News and Axios
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ResistanceHole:
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House Democrats obtain new documents from estate of GOP operative in Russia inquiry
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