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10:50 AM ET, March 5, 2017

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Jon Schwarz / The Intercept:
If Trump Tower Was Wiretapped, Trump Can Declassify That Right Now  —  If in fact Trump Tower was wiretapped during the 2016 presidential campaign, as President Trump claimed in several tweets Saturday morning, he can do much more than say so on twitter: Presidents have the power …
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Ted Mann / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Faces Furor Over Unsubstantiated Claim Obama Wiretapped Him  —  President adds meeting with attorney general and homeland security secretary as allies and foes react to his claims on Twitter  —  PALM BEACH, Fla.—President Donald Trump called together several top advisers Saturday …
Robert Barnes / LawNewz:
Yes, There Could Be Serious Legal Problems if Obama Admin Involved in Illegal Surveillance  —  President Trump recently tweeted claiming that former President Obama wiretapped him during his campaign.  One can only imagine how nuts the media would have gone if the roles had been reversed …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and The Last Refuge
New York Times:
Trump Seeks Inquiry Into Allegations That Obama Tapped His Phones  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump, a day after leveling a widely disputed allegation that President Barack Obama had ordered the tapping of his phones, demanded a congressional inquiry into whether Mr. Obama abused …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Russia is the slow burn of the Trump administration, and it's not going away  —  Russia has become the slow burn of President Trump's administration.  It is the issue that he and his team cannot get beyond.  —  They cannot get beyond it because they are skittish about accepting what is already known.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Obama Camp's Disingenuous Denials on FISA Surveillance of Trump  —  President Trump's early Saturday morning tweeting has exploded to the forefront an uncovered scandal I've been talking about since early January (including in this weekend's column): The fact that the Obama Justice Department …
CNN:
Trump plans to sign updated travel ban early next week
Discussion: RedState and ImmigrationProf Blog
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Associated Press Springs to Obama's Defense
CNN:
Trump falsely accuses Obama of wiretapping his phone
Brian Barrett / Wired:
If the Feds Did Wiretap Trump Tower, It's Not Obama Who Should Worry
Kristina Webb / Palm Beach Post:
Trump mingles with Mar-a-Lago guests outside charity ball  —  President Donald Trump mingled with guests outside a charity ball at his Mar-a-Lago Club on Saturday night.  —  As attendees danced inside the ballroom where the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute held its gala, the president was spotted nearby …
Discussion: Politico
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
It's literally pay to play at Mar-a-Lago  —  If you pay $200,000 a year to the company Donald Trump owns, you too can have access most weekends to the president and his top officials.  As an alternative, your organization could cut a $150,000 check to bring in a couple of hundred people …
CNN:
Trump angry and frustrated at staff over Sessions fallout  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is extremely frustrated with his senior staff and communications team for allowing the firestorm surrounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions to steal his thunder in the wake of his address to Congress, sources tell CNN.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Balloon Juice
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
SNL has a blockbuster in search of a hero: The Republican who stands up to Trump  —  “Saturday Night Live” just ran a two-minute liberal's dream sequence disguised as a movie trailer.  —  The trailer for “Republican” features a notable omission: a title character.
Daily Mail:
Revealed: Tony Blair's secret White House summit as he launches astonishing bid to work for Donald Trump... as his Middle East peace envoy  —  Tony Blair has attended a secret meeting at the White House to discuss working for Donald Trump, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Discussion: The Guardian and CANNONFIRE
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
EXCLUSIVE Netanyahu offered opposition leader to push together for regional peace initiative - and then backtracked  —  Netanyahu and Herzog reached dramatic understandings six months ago; a joint declaration in Cairo, including readiness for territorial compromise and curb on settlement building …
Discussion: Israpundit
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Ivanka Trump Tours Holocaust Museum as Father Considers Visit  —  The first daughter visited the Washington museum on Monday  —  The president has said it's ‘very important’ that he visit  —  Ivanka Trump took a private tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum this week without her father …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump expected to sign new travel order Monday: reports  —  President Trump is slated to sign a new executive order on immigration and travel into the U.S. on Monday, according to reports. … Trump is expected to sign the new order at the Department of Homeland Security, according to Politico …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump expected to sign new executive order on travel ban on Monday
Discussion: TheBlaze, Mediaite, Political Wire and Axios
 
 
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Charles Peters / New York Times:
I Remember When Appalachia Wasn't Trump Country
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Vivian Yee / New York Times:
Migrants Confront Judgment Day Over Old Deportation Orders
Liam Deacon / Breitbart:
FAKE NEWS: Sweden's Integration Minister Admits Lying to BBC About Rape Stats
Reuters:
In day of pro-Trump rallies, California march turns violent
Discussion: The Week
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Pentagon plan to seize Raqqa calls for significant increase in U.S. participation
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Obama's State Department Sponsored 2016 Meeting of Russian Ambassador with Sen. Sessions
Discussion: The Guardian
Bradley P. Moss / Politico:
Trump's Wiretap Rant Betrays Ignorance of the Law
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Breitbart:
Violent Alien Escapes After Attacking Border Agent, Tucson Police Refuse To Help
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Meaning of Murray at Middlebury
Discussion: National Review
AP Story / Associated Press:
Pence fought against releasing records as Indiana governor
Discussion: Washington Examiner, Mashable and IJR
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Deportation Arrest Highlights Tensions in Los Angeles on Immigration
Discussion: Associated Press
Cass R Sunstein / Bloomberg:
Trump's Safe and Sane ‘Regulatory Reform’ Idea
Johnathan Silver / The Texas Tribune:
Health care sets tone for Texas congressman's contentious town hall
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Donald Trump vs. the Food Snobs
 

 
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New York Times:
Sources: Sony Pictures and Apollo Global formally express interest in acquiring Paramount for ~$26B; Paramount's negotiating period with Skydance ends May 3

Tom McArthur / BBC:
RSF publishes its World Press Freedom Index and places Norway, Denmark, and Sweden in the top three, the US down 10 spots at 55, and Eritrea in last place

Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Fubo reports 1.51M FuboTV subscribers at the end of Q1, down from 1.61M in Q4, revenue up 24% YoY to $394M, and a $56.1M loss, down from $83.6M a year ago
 
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