Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Tuesday to eight charges, including campaign finance violations that he said he carried out in coordination with the president.
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Suspect in Iowa college student’s slaying used fake name at work
Co-workers at a dairy farm are stunned to learn that Cristhian Bahena Rivera is charged in Mollie Tibbetts’ death.
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Trump criticizes Fed chief over rising interest rates
He wants to keep a lid on borrowing costs and asserts that other central banks have acted to help their own governments during trade disputes with the U.S.
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Pleading guilty, Michael Cohen says he worked with Trump to pay hush money to 2 women before election
The president’s longtime ‘fixer,’ who arranged a payment to Stormy Daniels in October of 2016, admits to crimes he says he committed ‘for the principal purpose of influencing the election.’
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Ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort found guilty on 8 counts of tax fraud
The jury was weighing 18 counts against former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, who is accused of hiding millions of dollars in foreign income from Ukraine and of lying on loan applications.
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Trump plan scales back Obama’s coal emissions standards
Combined with earlier White House proposals, the move could increase the nation’s carbon emissions.
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First lady warns about cyberbullying as Trump tears into ex-CIA chief on Twitter
First lady Melania Trump on Monday attended a conference on cyberbullying, while the president on Twitter called John Brennan ‘the worst CIA Director in our country’s history.’
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Trump warns he’ll revoke clearance of Justice Dept. official
Trump tweeted that it was a “disgrace” for Bruce Ohr to be in the Justice Department.
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Trump asks SEC to consider ending required quarterly finance reports
The SEC’s chairman said the agency already is studying the issue.
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Turkey’s finance chief tries to reassure wary investors
Berat Albayrak’s remarks on the currency crisis cap off a week where the lira hit a record low of 7.24.