Friday, 11 May 2018

Politics A.M.: Cohen’s $600,000 deal with AT&T specified he would advise on Time Warner merger, internal company records show

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Cohen's $600,000 deal with AT&T specified he would advise on Time Warner merger, internal company records show
The telecom giant paid Cohen to provide guidance on a wide portfolio of issues before the federal government.
The Fix • Analysis
The fight between Devin Nunes and the Justice Department over a spy, explained
Specifically for those of us who aren't spies
 
Menendez questions Trump, his business about letter to Panama president in hotel row
The top Democrat in Senate Foreign Relations Committee also wrote Commerce Department and U.S. Embassy about the request for top-level intervention.
 
 
Fact Checker • Analysis
CIA director nominee Haspel and the destruction of interrogation tapes: Contradictions and questions
The nominee for CIA director insists she did not realize the tapes would be destroyed. But questions and contradictions linger.
 
At Indiana rally, Trump stays on message with an eye on midterms
President backs "great businessman" Mike Braun, and warns against reelection of Democrat "Sleepy Joe" Donnelly.
 
White House official derides McCain over Haspel opposition: 'He's dying anyway'
Kelly Sadler, a special assistant to the president, made the comment about McCain, who is fighting brain cancer, during a closed-door meeting of White House communications staffers.
 
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Ryan aims to quash GOP-led rebellion trying to force votes on immigration
House Republican leaders have quietly cajoled rank-and-file lawmakers not to sign on to a petition, arguing it could create a free-for-all in the middle of an election year.
 
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Lawmakers takes step toward nullifying nuclear arms treaty with Russia
The measure would give President Trump one year to declare Russia is in compliance with the INF Treaty, or declare that the U.S. considers the 1987 pact defunct.
 
Trump announces June 12 summit in Singapore with North Korean leader, U.S. prisoners released
The meeting will be the highest-stakes step in the president's bid to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
 
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Group of GOP senators calls for canceling August recess
The Senate has just 67 working days left before the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30, with limited time to address must-pass spending bills and nominations.
 
Candidate can use campaign funds to pay for babysitter, FEC rules
Women's rights advocates hailed the decision as a sign of progress for women, particularly those with small children, who want to run for political office.
 
PowerPost • Perspective
Trump's aides defend pay freeze and retirement cuts, but raise unanswered questions
Officials discuss the need to attract the young and talented, with no acknowledgment that freezing pay and cutting benefits might do just the opposite.
 
 
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Lindsey Graham is encouraged after visiting John McCain: 'No talking about funerals'
Sen. McCain's close friend paid him a recent visit in Arizona.
 
A brief recent history of political prisoners and hostages
The men released this week are the most recent examples of using American citizens as chess pieces.
 
Analysis
These are the most popular stealth Russian Facebook ads from each month
And whom they were targeting.
 
 
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