Michael Avenatti, the former attorney for adult film star Stormy Daniels, is accused of stealing $300,000 his client was owed for a book deal. According to court papers, Avenatti forged her signature and diverted her book advance. Paula Reid reports. Source
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A 10-year-old migrant girl died last year in government care, officials acknowledge
Six children have died after being apprehended by Border Patrol in the past eight months Source
Hope of bipartisanship fades after Trump ends infrastructure meeting with Democrats
President Trump walked out of an infrastructure meeting with top Democrats Wednesday, telling them he won’t work with their party until they drop investigations of him in half a dozen house committees. CBS News chief Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN to discuss what happened. Source
N.Y. lawmakers pass bill to let Congress obtain Trump’s tax returns
New York lawmakers gave final passage to legislation Wednesday that would allow President Trump’s state tax returns to be released to congressional committees that have, so far, been barred from getting the president’s federal filings. The Democrat-led Senate and Assembly both approved the measures Wednesday, sending them to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat. A spokesman has said the governor supports the principle behind the legislation but will review the bill carefully before deciding whether to sign it. Source
New York passes bill letting Congress access Trump tax returns
The bill now must be signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a frequent critic of President Trump Source
5/22/19: Red and Blue
Talks between Trump and Dems breaks down; Author Tony Schwartz on ‘The Takeout’. Source
Investigation into Northam’s racist yearbook photo inconclusive
The photo in question showed one person in blackface and another in KKK regalia Source
Probe into Ralph Northam’s yearbook photo deemed inconclusive
Lawyers who investigated how a racist photo appeared on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page say he initially apologized to for being in the picture out of an abundance of caution, but he didn’t believe he was in the photo. Investigators on behalf of Eastern Virginia Medical School said Wednesday they couldn’t “conclusively determine” the identities of either person in the 35-year-old photo. Source
McDonald’s workers say restaurants are a magnet for crime
Employees of the fast-food chain report gun-toting customers, assaults and other threats in urging OSHA to investigate Source
Gretchen Carlson speaks on the evolution of #MeToo as McDonald’s workers protest sexual harassment
Former Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson shown a light on workplace harassment at McDonald’s in her documentary “Breaking the Silence.” As demonstrators took to the streets to protest the company Wednesday, Carlson joins CBSN to discuss the evolution of the #MeToo movement since she sued and won a harassment case against her former boss Roger Ailes in 2016. Source