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8:15 AM ET, March 17, 2017

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Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Watch |  Spicer: GCHQ may have helped Obama spy on Trump  —  The US has made a formal apology to Britain after the White House accused GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump in the White House.  —  Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's press secretary, repeated a claim on Thursday evening …
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Bloomberg:
British Complain After Trump Spokesman Cites Wiretapping Report  —  Multiple high-level government contacts after Spicer briefing  —  Press secretary cited Fox report U.K. calls ‘nonsense’  —  British officials complained to the White House Thursday after press secretary Sean Spicer cited …
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
'It's stupefying to watch': Jim Acosta and Jake Tapper stunned by White House's ‘depressing’ wiretap defense  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN's Jim Acosta spoke with “The Lead” host Jake Tapper after Sean Spicer's contentious press briefing on Thursday.
Discussion: Reuters
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Spicer says Trump ‘stands by’ unproven allegation that Obama ordered wiretapping of Trump Tower
Discussion: Political Wire
Austin Wright / Politico:
Congress' wiretap slap leaves White House fuming
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Chalian: Trump ‘looked like a third-grader’ in Fox interview
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert Barnes / LawNewz:
Five 9th Circuit Judges Dish Out Ruthless Take Down to Anti-Trump Travel Ban Decision  —  In one of the most ruthless opinions issued of fellow panel judges, five judges from across the political spectrum in the Ninth Circuit went out of their way to issue an opinion about a dismissed appeal …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com, Reuters and IJR
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Hawaii judge's ruling could lead to constitutional crisis  —  When a Ninth Circuit panel issued a decision striking down President Trump's original travel ban, I described its opinion as “limited in impact, but full of mischief.”  The biggest piece of mischief, I thought …
Discussion: Constitution Daily
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
A Time to Choose for the Supreme Court
Discussion: SCOTUSblog, NPR and Bangor Daily News
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Judge Considers Ordering President Donald Trump to Double 50,000 Refugee Inflow to the United States
Discussion: Power Line
Washington Post:
Tillerson says diplomacy has failed as North Korea warns of nuclear war  —  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida at the end of a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 16, 2017.  Tillerson called on North Korea to abandon its nuclear …
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Associated Press:
AP Analysis: In Asia, Tillerson ponders US-N. Korea reboot  —  Back in 1976, all it took to bring the Korean Peninsula back to the brink of a war was a brawl over an attempt to trim a poplar tree.  That escalated quickly into the death of two American GIs by ax-wielding North Korean soldiers.
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
Tillerson on North Korea: Military action is ‘an option’
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Tillerson: Military action against North Korea is an option
Discussion: ABC News
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: Sean Hannity once pulled a gun on Juan Williams  —  Sean Hannity is surrounded by jackasses.  —  The Wall Street Journal columnist who called Hannity the “dumbest anchor” on Fox News is a “jackass,” according to Hannity.  The forensic psychologist who suggested a blood vessel had popped inside Hannity's brain is a “jackass.”
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
White House Says Cutting Meals on Wheels Is ‘Compassionate’  —  President Trump's new budget would increase defense spending by $54 billion — while slashing funding for medical research, climate science, public housing, education, aid to the indigent, infrastructure, and many, many other things.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney: Proposed cuts to Meals on Wheels are compassionate to taxpayers
Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:   Rural voters lose in Trump's budget plan
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Budget Director Suggests Meals On Wheels Doesn't Show Results
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Reuters
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A day in the life of a poor American under Trump's proposed budget
Joe Lawlorstaff / Press Herald:
Sen. Susan Collins says she can't support House ACA replacement in current form  —  The moderate Republican says ‘Older people living in rural America would be really left behind.’  —  Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said Thursday that she opposes the House Republican health care bill being debated in Congress.
Phil Archer / Click2Houston.com:
Former Texas Congressman Steve Stockman accused of violating federal election law  —  HOUSTON - Steve Stockman, who served two stints in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent part of Friday in federal court.  —  Stockman, a Tea Party favorite who courted controversy thorough two congressional terms …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and TheBlaze
CNN:
Health care bill: Ryan counting votes as Republicans lobby for changes  —  Tom Price: Republican plan is much better  —  Washington (CNN)House Republicans on both ends of the ideological spectrum are clamoring to be heard by GOP leaders pushing forward on a possible vote on health care legislation next week.
Discussion: Business Insider
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Freedom Caucus aligns with Bannon in risky Obamacare gambit  —  Steve Bannon was furious.  —  Last weekend, the Washington Examiner published a story claiming that President Donald Trump had vowed to back primary challengers to run against Republicans who oppose the GOP's health care plan.
Discussion: The Week
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Whom to trust when it comes to health-care reform?  Trump supporters put their faith in him.  —  NASHVILLE — Soon after Charla McComic's son lost his job, his health-insurance premium dropped from $567 per month to just $88, a “blessing from God” that she believes was made possible by President Trump.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Suspected Hack Attack Snagging Cell Phone Data Across D.C.  —  An unusual amount of highly suspicious cellphone activity in the Washington, D.C., region is fueling concerns that a rogue entity is surveying the communications of numerous individuals, likely including U.S. government officials …
Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air
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Hamza Shaban / BuzzFeed:   A Security Expert Warned Congress That T-Mobile's DC Cell Network Has Been Hacked
Martha Ross / Mercury News:
Pro-Trump radio host Michael Savage claims he was assaulted outside Marin County restaurant  —  TIBURON — Michael Savage, the popular right-wing radio personality and fierce Donald Trump supporter, says he was assaulted by a man as he was leaving a Marin County restaurant Tuesday night.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Power Line, IJR and TheBlaze
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Aaron Klein / Breitbart:
EXCLUSIVE - Michael Savage Following Alleged Assault: ‘It Is Clearly Open Season on Prominent Trump Supporters’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Politico:
Sources: Trump expected to tap Wheeler as EPA deputy  —  President Donald Trump is expected to tap Andrew Wheeler, a coal lobbyist and former aide to Sen. Jim Inhofe, to be deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sources familiar with the hiring process told POLITICO.
Discussion: The Hill
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USA Today:
Trump fiddles while Earth burns: Our view
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Stephanie Allen / Orlando Sentinel:
Gov. Scott appoints special prosecutor after Ayala says she won't pursue death penalty
Discussion: The Root and Naked Politics
The California Courts Newsroom:
Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Objects to Immigration Enforcement Tactics at California Courthouses  —  Expresses concerns in letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary Kelly  —  Dear Attorney General Sessions and Secretary Kelly:  —  As Chief Justice of California responsible …
Lauren Goode / The Verge:
Netflix is ditching five-star ratings in favor of a thumbs up  —  And it will show a percentage to “match” you with shows  —  Netflix vice president of product Todd Yellin said in a press briefing today that the video streaming company would be changing its ratings system …
 
 
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Kristin Tate / The Hill:
Violent threats against the president are OK now?
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Associated Press:
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Yashar Ali / Mother Jones:
White House Official May Have Violated Campaign Finance Laws
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP leaders want details before funding Trump's border wall
Discussion: Political Wire
CBS Los Angeles:
ICE Agents Now Going To Courthouses To Arrest Undocumented Immigrants
Discussion: The Root
Washington Post:
Capitol Hill Republicans not on board with Trump budget
Discussion: Politico and The Week
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Lack of Oxford Comma Costs Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Liel Leibovitz / Tablet Magazine:
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