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Michael Cohen's shell company has reportedly moved to vacate a 2016 nondisclosure agreement with adult-film star Stormy Daniels, requesting that she return the $130,000 she received as part of the deal. Cohen's lawyer Brent Blakely said Friday that California law requires Daniels to return the money that Cohen paid her in 2016 to stay quiet about her alleged affair with CNN reports. "Today, Essential Consultants LLC and Michael Cohen have effectively put an end to the lawsuits filed against them by Stephanie Clifford aka Stormy Daniels," Blakely told CNN. "The rescission of the Confident

Former President Obama ripped MORE on the economy and a laundry list of other issues during a fiery address on Friday. Here are seven of the most prominent examples. Taxes The former president tore into Trump and the Republicans for offering tax cuts to wealthy Americans, while neglecting the impact that the reduced duties would have on the nation’s deficit. “With Republicans in control of Congress and the White House, without any checks or balances whatsoever, they’ve provided another $1.5 trillion in tax cuts to people like me, who I promise don’t n

Brett Kavanaugh is in good shape for winning confirmation to the Supreme Court following a week of hearings and some tough questioning from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. MORE’s second nominee, who could significantly shift the court’s balance to the right by replacing retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy with a more solid conservative, avoided major landmines that might have threatened his support. Senate Majority Leader MORE (R-Ky.) appeared confident that Kavanaugh would be on the court before a new term starts on Oct.

“They’re stifling and censoring our free speech,” declared Diamond to Breitbart News’ Neil Munro on the topic of Big Tech. “Back in the day, people used to be discriminated against based on the color of their skin, now they’re being discriminated against based on the color of their politics.” “I don’t know what we can do, but we are going to have to do something. Now, I am not for big government, but in this instance, because they can create dictatorship and tyranny, I think the government should step in and start regulating these social media platforms,” she continued.

“They’re stifling and censoring our free speech,” declared Diamond to Breitbart News’ Neil Munro on the topic of Big Tech. “Back in the day, people used to be discriminated against based on the color of their skin, now they’re being discriminated against based on the color of their politics.” “I don’t know what we can do, but we are going to have to do something. Now, I am not for big government, but in this instance, because they can create dictatorship and tyranny, I think the government should step in and start regulating these social media platforms,” she continued.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein It will all be on full display – in a fight the Democratic base craves, even if the outcome is all but certain – on Wednesday when Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing turns to questions from senators. Kavanaugh’s confirmation is unlikely to be determined by concerns over documents or transparency.

The TAKE with Rick Klein It does not get, in matters of state, much deeper than this. The extraordinary anonymous New York Times op-ed by a “senior official in the Trump administration” would be worthy of its own firestorm.

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