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New York Times:
Trump Pushes for Interview With Mueller Against Lawyers' Advice  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump pushed his lawyers in recent days to try once again to reach an agreement with the special counsel's office about him sitting for an interview, flouting their advice that he should not answer …
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Special counsel Mueller wants to ask Trump about obstruction of justice: Sources  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office wants to ask President Donald Trump about obstruction of justice, sources close to the White House tell ABC News.  According to sources, the president learned within …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
PHOTOS: Manafort's Fancy Clothes, Including The Ostrich Jacket  —  If there was anything prosecutors at Paul Manafort's trial were trying to impress on the jury Wednesday, it's that he liked to spend money wired from his foreign bank accounts on fancy things — items that could not conceivably …
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
A Hell of a Performance by Paul Manafort  —  Paul Manafort lumbered into the courtroom, his movements as stiff as you would expect of a man who now sleeps on a concrete bed.  Over the years, Manafort constantly explored novel methods for preserving his youth, for tending to the details of his appearance.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The deep cynicism of Bernie Sanders's chief strategist  —  Tad Devine, during his run as chief strategist for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, railed against the corrupting influence of money in politics.  —  He repeatedly echoed the Sanders message that “our economy is rigged,” …
Discussion: HuffPost, The Guardian and Axios
Associated Press:
Trump urges end to probe ‘right now,’ setting off new storm  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump bluntly declared on Wednesday his attorney general should terminate “right now” the federal probe into the campaign that took him to the White House, a newly fervent attack …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump mulls a pre-election shutdown with Rush, and a pre-election anti-Pelosi ad
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:   Mueller's Digging Exposes Culture of Foreign Lobbying and Its Big Paydays
Washington Post:
Mueller offers to limit investigators' questions for Trump in special counsel's latest effort …
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:   The Judge In Paul Manafort's Case Is Pissed At Prosecutors For Focusing Too Much On His “Luxury” Lifestyle
CNN:
Mueller offers to reduce obstruction questions but still wants to interview Trump in person
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Times
Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Former Ohio State wrestling coach urged Rep. Jim Jordan's accusers to recant, texts show  —  Former coach Russ Hellickson told wrestlers he could help them release a statement in support of Jordan, according to texts shared with NBC News.  —  Retired Ohio State wrestling coach Russ Hellickson reached …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Gap Narrows in CD12 Special  —  Motivated base and gains among independents boost Dem  —  West Long Branch, NJ - The race to fill the open seat in Ohio's 12th Congressional District has shifted from a Republican advantage last month to a toss-up now, according to the Monmouth University Poll.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘The Most Accurate Bellwether:’ GOP fears mount over Ohio special election  —  WASHINGTON  —  It's time for Republicans to start worrying again.  —  A special election next week in Ohio's 12th Congressional District is the last big electoral test before November's election …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Kirsten Gillibrand Pays The Price For Speaking Out Against Al Franken  —  A number of Democratic donors are furious at her for calling for Franken's resignation and may not support her in 2020.  —  No one in Congress is more associated with the Me Too movement than Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).
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Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed News:   Kirsten Gillibrand Helped End Al Franken's Career. That Could End Hers — Or Make Her President.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Says You Need an ID to Buy Groceries.  Shoppers Say, ‘Huh?’  —  WASHINGTON — Just when it seemed like Tuesday's “Make America Great Again” rally in Florida would end with the typical punch list — Democrats, journalists, immigrants — President Trump added new spice …
Discussion: Washington Post
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump says he is looking forward to meeting again ‘soon’ with Kim Jong Un  —  President Trump said early Thursday that he is looking forward to meeting again soon with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, despite satellite imagery that suggests the North is constructing new missiles.
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Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Pence Says Return of Soldiers' Remains Shows U.S. Progress on North Korea
Washington Post:
As midterm elections approach, a growing concern that the nation is not protected from Russian interference  —  Two years after Russia interfered in the American presidential campaign, the nation has done little to protect itself against a renewed effort to influence voters …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senate approves release of documents regarding alleged Russian agent
Discussion: Axios
Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Massachusetts woman enraged by Trump bumper sticker intentionally rammed into car, police say  —  A Massachusetts woman was reportedly taken into custody on Monday after she allegedly drove into a car sporting a Trump bumper sticker.  —  The arrest of Chloe Wright, 25 …
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Kristen Young / capecodtimes.com:   Woman accused of hitting car in Hyannis after confrontation over bumper sticker
Elisabetta Povoledo / New York Times:
Pope Declares Death Penalty Inadmissible in All Cases  —  ROME — Pope Francis has declared the death penalty inadmissible in all cases “because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person,” the Vatican announced on Thursday, in a shift in Roman Catholic teaching on the issue.
Los Angeles Times:
CBS board knew about Leslie Moonves' sexual harassment allegations, sources say  —  CBS board members learned several months ago that the Los Angeles Police Department had investigated an alleged sexual assault by CBS Chairman and Chief Executive Leslie Moonves, according to two people familiar …
Rush Limbaugh / Rush Home:
President Trump Calls the Show!  —  RUSH: So I have this note on the call screener computer: “On the hotline...” We don't have a hotline.  “On the hotline, you're receiving a phone call in recognition of your anniversary broadcast.  You'll want to take this immediately.”  Okay.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Taken to Supreme Court in Potential Blockbuster Case  —  In an application to the high court, TVEyes says it is presenting an “exceptionally important question” about how to balance copyright with the First Amendment right to criticize and comment.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court may soon …
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Senate Rejects Additional Funding for Election Security Despite Intel Warnings … The Senate on Wednesday rejected a bid by Democrats to appropriate an additional $250 million in grants to individual states to bolster the security of their voting systems.  —  The rejection of new funding comes less …
Discussion: HuffPost and Gizmodo
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Associated Press:   The Latest: Senate Rejects New Money for Election Security
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Sanders claim about Osama bin Laden's phone use and journalists is untrue  —  See what Osama bin Laden had on his computer  —  (CNN)White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday falsely blamed journalists for thwarting US spying on Osama bin Laden just years before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Associated Press:
Donor helping fraudsters, offshore bettors backs Trump  —  NEW YORK (AP) — One customer was a debt collector that threatened to jail people if they didn't pay back loans that they never took out.  Another was an offshore gambling operation that hid bets behind innocuous-sounding websites, including one dedicated to orange cats.
Bill Scher / Politico:
Why the Smart Move for Never-Trumpers Is to Become Democrats  —  There's a new debate inside the #NeverTrump movement about how to respond to a president they loathe and the Republican Party that loves him.  Some #NeverTrump conservatives, like New York Times columnist David Brooks …
Discussion: RedState and American Greatness
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
A Record Number of Democratic Challengers Are Outraising GOP Opponents  —  For the November 2018 vote, the party's candidates are hoping to ride a green wave of cash.  —  Democrats are hoping a blue wave of support will carry them to victory in this fall's elections.
Fred Thys / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Capuano Maintains 13-Point Lead Over Pressley  —  Ayanna Pressley has yet to make inroads into Rep. Michael Capuano's lead in the race for the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District.  —  That's the finding of a new WBUR poll (topline results, crosstabs) of registered voters likely to vote in the Democratic primary there.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Hollywood Reporter:
Margot Robbie Joins Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron in Fox News Movie (Exclusive)  —  Theron will take on the role of former Fox News host Megyn Kelly and Kidman will portray Gretchen Carlson.  —  Annapurna has tapped another A-list actress for its untitled movie about the women of Fox News.
Axios:
Trump's stealth attack on Obama's legacy  —  While many of us have been distracted by Rudy Giuliani's latest legal theories — and President Trump's latest tweets — the Trump administration is making two big moves that will get him closer to his goal of erasing President Obama's biggest policies.
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Lawyers Want Removal of Stanford Resident Assistant Who Threatened Violence On Jews
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
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A.J. Katz / TVNewser:
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Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Times
Associated Press:
Pastor praises Trump as ‘pro-black’ at prison reform event
Discussion: ABC News
Doug Sosnik / Politico:
Why Congress Rolls Over for Trump
Angela Giuffrida / The Guardian:
‘Fake news’ journalist rejected as Italian state broadcaster's president
Discussion: Politico
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
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Ciaran McGrath / Daily Express:
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Discussion: ecns and The Daily Caller
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
White House, GOP Erase Trump Nominee's Role At LGBTQ Rights Group
Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
Pure Ignorance: Nets Push Fake News About 3D Printed Guns
Discussion: National Review
Wall Street Journal:
Local Resistance Builds to Google's ‘Smart City’ in Toronto
Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
News Outlets Are Prewriting Stories About Officials Getting Fired to Keep Up with the Trump Era
Discussion: Breitbart
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Attorney group: Child died ‘soon after’ release from ICE family detention facility
New York Times:
Facing Losses, Condé Nast Plans to Put 3 Magazines Up for Sale