AT&T paid Michael Cohen $600,000 for information on its pending merger with Time Warner

The phone giant said it had hired “several consultants” to understand the president’s approach No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Friday, May 11  MERGER MOLE Phone giant AT&T paid Trump attorney Michael Cohen $600,000 in the days after the president was sworn in for information, including advice on a pending $85 billion merger with Time Warner. Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Michael Avenatti added to Cohen’s woes Thursday, warning the embattled fixer he still has more emails and text messages to release. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] ‘HE’S DYING ANYWAY’ Cindy McCain, the wife of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), hit back at the White House aide who reportedly mocked her husband’s ailing health during a meeting about Trump’s controversial pick for CIA chief, Gina Haspel. Over on Fox Business, Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney backed Haspel and defended the use of torture, saying it worked on “songbird” McCain. [HuffPost] RUDY RESIGNS Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani abruptly quit his law firm Greenberg Traurig following a week of increasingly unglued media appearances. A law firm spokeswoman later distanced the firm from Giuliani’s comments defending the hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels. [HuffPost] STEALING O’S SEAT The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Michael Brennan to a lifetime seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ― a vacancy that Republicans prevented President Barack Obama from filling for six years. [HuffPost] VEEP SHOW Vice President Mike Pence urged special counsel Robert Mueller to “wrap up” his probe into possible collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia, but refused to say whether he thinks the investigation is a “hoax.” [HuffPost] 'GRAVE MISTAKE' The Trump administration has quietly eliminated funding for NASA’s research program that tracks greenhouse gases around the world. [HuffPost]         DORM DISCRIMINATION A white Yale student claimed she had “every right” to call the cops on a black schoolmate who was napping in the common room. [HuffPost] GOV CANDIDATE DIES Kevin Kamenetz, one of seven major Democratic contenders in Maryland’s gubernatorial race, died after suffering cardiac arrest. [HuffPost] ‘HORRIFIC SITUATION’ Seven people were killed in what appears to be Australia’s worst mass shooting since 1996. [Reuters] TROLL TROVE Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released the 3,000 Facebook ads that Russia paid to run on the social network before, during and after the 2016 election. [HuffPost] DATE WITH A DESPOT Trump announced that his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place on June 12 in Singapore. [HuffPost]       These new “Avengers 4” Reddit “leaks” seem to chime with an old interview given by the Marvel directors. Singer-songwriter Teddy Geiger has made a public appearance for the first time since coming out as transgender. Comedian Michelle Wolfe won’t stop taking swings at White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. This Texas woman took home two cute kittens — only to find they were wild bobcats after she was bitten. Can Snapchat survive its “cataclysmic” redesign? This little boy has the most heartwarming reaction to his mom's pregnancy. “Avengers: Infinity War” is expected to remain top at the box office this weekend, as it pushes toward $550 million domestically. After five seasons, Fox has canceled Andy Samberg’s New York cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” A billboard in Maryland has been slammed for warning liberals to “get your guns” before trying to impeach Trump. “Rick and Morty” has been renewed for a staggering 70 more episodes. Here are the three (yes, three!) complaints received by the FCC about the “60 Minutes” interview with porn star Stormy Daniels. This is absolutely everything we know about the volcanic eruptions in Hawaii. Just 38 easy ways to eat eggs for dinner. And these model moms all had kids who strutted in their footsteps.     HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25th 2018 we will be introducing a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. Check out HuffPost Politics for more of the good stuff. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe     - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe