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1:45 AM ET, March 17, 2016

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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Why Would Obama Nominate an Old White Guy to the Supreme Court?  —  There are a few reasons.  Political calculation isn't one of them.  —  President Barack Obama's decision to nominate Merrick Garland, a 63-year-old white moderate and perennial short-lister, to the Supreme Court …
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Chuck Grassley:
Grassley Statement on the President's Nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court  —  Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senators split with leadership on SCOTUS  —  A small group of Senate Republicans is breaking with its party's Supreme Court strategy, with lawmakers saying they're willing to meet with President Obama's pick to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia.  —  Seven Republicans so far have said they are open …
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
No hearing for Obama's Supreme Court nominee, McConnell says … (R-Ky.) on Wednesday shot down the idea of Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland getting a hearing.  —  McConnell insisted in a floor speech that the vacancy should be filled by the next president.
Sarah Almukhtar / New York Times:
Why Obama Nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court
Josh Israel / ThinkProgressPage Array:
6 Quotes From Senate Republicans About Merrick Garland That Are Really Awkward Now
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Who Is Merrick Garland?  —  Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Garland's lack of standout opinions a boon in confirmation fight
Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post and The Hill
Rose Garden / The White House:
Remarks by the President Announcing Judge Merrick Garland as his Nominee to the Supreme Court
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
Associated Press:
CONGRESSIONAL SOURCES: OBAMA TO NOMINATE MERRICK GARLAND
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The Economist rates Trump presidency among its top 10 global risks  —  A Donald Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the U.S. and heighten security risks for the United States, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
David French / National Review:
Keep Fighting — There Is No Other Choice  —  Trump greets supporters after Tuesday's primary results.  (Win McNamee/Getty)  —  There is no sugar-coating tonight's results.  Even the one, small bright spot — John Kasich denying Donald Trump Ohio's delegates — may end up presenting …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary slams the door on Bernie
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
We choose the nominee, not the voters: Senior GOP official  —  Headed towards a contested convention: Unbound delegate  —  Curly Haugland, RNC Rules Committee, and Gary Emineth, former chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party, talk about Republican convention rules and why it could lead to a contested convention.
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Republicans Enter a Shadow Campaign to Sew Up Delegates
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Harper Neidig / The Hill:   GOP official: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner backs Paul Ryan for president
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Warns of ‘Riots’ if Party Blocks Him at Convention
Discussion: Mashable and American Prospect
Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
GOP presidential debate in SLC canceled  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Monday's GOP presidential debate scheduled here in Utah has been canceled, FOX 13 News has confirmed.  —  The decision to cancel the debate followed Donald Trump's announcement on “FOX & Friends” that he would not be appearing.
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Gavin Jackson / Post and Courier:
Gov. Nikki Haley siding with Ted Cruz in GOP race
Nick Gass / Politico:
Nikki Haley backs Ted Cruz
Discussion: The Right Scoop
TMZ.com:
Jared Fogle — Beaten and Bloodied in Prison Yard Ambush  —  BEATEN AND BLOODIED  —  in Prison Yard Ambush … Jared Fogle got a surprise beatdown in federal prison from an inmate who has major issues with child molesters ... TMZ has learned.  —  According to docs, Fogle got jumped …
Discussion: Fox 59, New York Post and KFOR-TV
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Nicole Hensley / New York Daily News:
Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle attacked in bloody Colorado prison brawl
Jordan Sargent / Gawker:
PBS News Story on First-Time Trump Voters Prominently Displays Longtime White Power Tattoos  —  Last night, PBS NewsHour ran a story on the Tilly family of Fayetteville, North Carolina.  The Tillys do not have a history of being active in politics, but various members of the family …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager Denies Blacklisting Reporters  —  “I have a great relationship with these people.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Donald Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, denied on Wednesday that the Trump campaign blacklists reporters who write critical stories about the candidate.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Outspoken Trump Supporter: 'Riots Aren't Necessarily a Bad Thing'  —  Scottie Nell Hughes, an adamant Donald Trump supporter, defended the GOP frontrunner's comments (warnings?) about riots at the convention by saying that riots aren't necessarily that bad.  —  Trump warned of riots …
Discussion: NBC News, Hot Air and Washington Post
Jonathan V. Last / Weekly Standard:
Why Rubio Lost  —  It wasn't immigration.  Or anger.  —  With Marco Rubio dropping out tonight, you're going to hear a lot of theorizing about why he lost.  It was the Gang of Eight.  It was Trump.  It was the anger.  It was the out-of-touch elites.  None of this is correct.
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Carson: You Have To Admit Trump Calling Me A Child Molester ‘Did Work’  —  After his surprising endorsement of Donald Trump, former candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday that he understands why Trump attacked him during his campaign, even calling him a child molester, saying “it did work.”
Discussion: Daily Kos
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Waukegan man calls 911 claiming to have killed 19 children  —  Share Update: … WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Authorities arrested a man after he called them claiming to have killed 19 children in Lake County, Illinois.  —  According to a statement by the Lake County Sheriff's Office …
Discussion: WREG-TV and fox8.com
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months.  Household spending has been increasing …
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Ylan Q. Mui / Washington Post:
Federal Reserve expected to leave key interest rate unchanged
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Trump Appears To Have Heavily Plagiarized Op-Ed From Carson  —  An op-ed penned this month by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and published online appears to be blatantly plagiarized from an article written days earlier under former rival Ben Carson's name, The Daily Caller has determined.
Salena Zito / Greensburg Tribune-Review:
Kasich's Pennsylvania ballot challenge withdrawn; clears way to primary  —  John Kasich will appear on the ballot in Pennsylvania, giving him the ability to compete against frontrunner Donald J. Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in the April 26th Republican presidential primary.
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Caller and Hot Air
 
 
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Donald Trump / Syracuse Post-Standard:
A 2nd New York congressman endorses Donald Trump for president
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
House Unanimously Votes to Declare ISIS Extermination of Christians a Genocide, State Department Drags Its Feet
Discussion: RedState
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
China, Russia Planning Space Attacks on U.S. Satellites
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump ad: Clinton not tough enough to face Putin, ISIS
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Andrew Rosati / Bloomberg Business:
Venezuela to Shut Down for a Week to Cope With Electricity Crisis
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Daily Mail:
Dear Harry, If you are really thinking about going to Yale, you must be nuts. …
Discussion: Power Line
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M.L. Nestel / The Daily Beast:
Virginia Jails People for Even Smelling Like Alcohol
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
NBC News:
Game Over? Clinton, Trump Surge Ahead of Rivals
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Washington Post
Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
Anti-Trump Groups Threaten ‘Largest Civil Disobedience Action of the Century’
Discussion: Bookworm Room, Weasel Zippers and WND
Darcie Loreno / fox8.com:
Polar bear ‘contained’ after escaping area at Cincinnati Zoo
Discussion: WGN-TV
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
The Syrian war just taught Putin to worry about Iran
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
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Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
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