Breaking News From CNN

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House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler says Robert Mueller will not testify before his committee next week. “We're negotiating with him,” Nadler says. https://t.co/lskXl2f19M pic.twitter.com/IKUy5aKCfL — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 10, 2019

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Former FBI Director James Comey answers questions two years after being fired by President Trump. Follow live updates: https://t.co/fT6M4dPLck pic.twitter.com/Bo7qU1TgZb — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 10, 2019

Breaking: Senate Intel Committee Subpoenas Donald Trump Jr.

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Axios is reporting that the Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. to answer questions about his previous testimony before Senate investigators in relation to the Russia investigation. This is huge and unique as it is REPUBLICANS who lead the committee. It is the first congressional subpoena — that we know about — of one of President Trump’s … Read More

Breaking: White House Declares Executive Privilege Over Unredacted Mueller Report

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NY Times: WASHINGTON — President Trump asserted executive privilege on Wednesday in an effort to shield hidden portions of Robert S. Mueller III’s unredacted report and the evidence he collected from Congress. The assertion, Mr. Trump’s first use of the secrecy powers as president, came as the House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Wednesday morning to recommend the House … Read More

Breaking: Russian Gun Rights Activist Maria Butina Sentenced To 18 Months After Conspiring To Infiltrate The NRA

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Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina was sentenced to an 18-month prison term Friday in Washington after failing to register as a foreign agent for conspiring to infiltrate conservative U.S. political circles for the Kremlin. Butina, 30, pleaded guilty in December to conspiring with a senior Russian official to access the National Rifle Association among other groups from 2015 until she was … Read More

Breaking: Notre Dame Burning Down

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Just happening. Cause unknown, but it may be related to renovations. Idiot chimes in… AFP’s reporting on the fire’s origins doesn’t seem to be making it into English language media (it started in the attic in connection with ongoing renovation work, according to firefighters). Hit that translate button, CNN. https://t.co/nH02Ojoji7 — southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) April 15, 2019 Fire coming through the … Read More

Document Dump: Cohen Sues Trump

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Former Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen is suing the Trump Orginization for over $1.9 million in attorneys’ fees for past work done, as well as an additional $1.9 million that he was ordered to pay for crimes committed while working for Trump. Cohen claims Trump Org breached a July 2017 agreement which agreed to cover costs incurred while participating in ongoing … Read More

Breaking: Nope, He’s Declaring A “National Emergency”

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Rule of thumb: Never underestimate the stupidity of this President and his unique ability to do the worst thing. Know what's a national emergency? Having a president so stupid he can be goaded into a series of constitutional crises by the voices he hears on his tv set. — Hunter (@HunterDK) February 14, 2019 Bloomberg: President Donald Trump will sign … Read More

Amazon Not Going To NYC

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BREAKING: Amazon says it has canceled plans to build a headquarters in NYC. pic.twitter.com/6BPPEE1MDF — MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 14, 2019 The online retailer faced opposition from some politicians, who were unhappy with the tax incentives Amazon was promised. No matter what you think of the decision, what’s fascinating about the Amazon news is what it says about 1. The surging … Read More

Breaking: Trump To Speak On Shutdown; Will He Invoke A National Emergency?

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The White House is now making plans for an afternoon event today, where President Trump is poised to make an announcement about the border and the government shutdown, per @jeffzeleny @kaitlancollins. Invoking national emergency has been on the table — Manu Raju (@mkraju) January 25, 2019 People I’ve been talking to this morning are convinced, following the arrest of Roger … Read More

Breaking — Day 35 Of Government Shutdown Brings Stoppage of Flights Into LaGuardia

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NBC New York reports: A ground stop has been ordered at LaGuardia airport due to staffing related issues, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The stop was ordered shortly before 10 a.m. Some arriving flights are also being delayed. The government shutdown has entered its 35th day, the longest federal shutdown over. CNN reports that Newark and Philadelphia are also affected. … Read More

Breaking: Trump Suborned Perjury According To Buzzfeed Report

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A bombshell from Buzzfeed, which, if true, is grounds for impeachment: President Donald Trump directed his longtime attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, according to two federal law enforcement officials involved in an investigation of the matter. Trump also supported a plan, set up by Cohen, to visit Russia during … Read More

Breaking: Mystery Foreign Company Gets No Help From SCOTUS

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A few weeks ago, there was a super-secret hearing in DC Court regarding a subpeona issued to an unknown foreign company from the Mueller investigation. The company was fighting the subpoena. This just happened: "(Bloomberg)—The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield a mystery company from having to provide information in what’s believed to be the criminal investigation being conducted by … Read More