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Erin McPike / IJR:
Transcript: Independent Journal Review's Sit-Down Interview with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — In his first sit-down interview since becoming secretary of state, Rex Tillerson spoke with Independent Journal Review's Erin McPike about the challenges of American diplomacy with China …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Tillerson rebuts ‘fatigue’ reports: South Korea ‘never invited us for dinner’ — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson denied reports in South Korean media outlets that he did not dine with the country's officials due to “fatigue” on a leg of his Asia trip, according to an interview published Saturday.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Trump administration ramps up efforts to block media — President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration “can get around the media when the media doesn't tell the truth, so I like that.” — The president was referring to his Twitter account. But recently he has taken steps to control news coverage.
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A Top Adviser To Mike Pence Is An Investor In Favored Media Outlet
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump's America — Not your star, perhaps. But that's the point. — On the third floor of the West Wing, one flight past the stairwell portrait of President Donald Trump talking on his Android phone, is an office once occupied by Valerie Jarrett …
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Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Rundle Won't Charge Prison Guards Who Allegedly Boiled Schizophrenic Black Man to Death … On June 23, 2012, Darren Rainey, a schizophrenic man serving time for cocaine possession, was thrown into a prison shower at the Dade Correctional Institution. The water was turned up top 180 degrees …
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Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Prosecutors find no wrongdoing in shower death at Dade Correctional mental health unit — A 101-page investigation released Friday concludes that corrections officers who locked a schizophrenic inmate in a hot shower at Dade Correctional Institution and left him there for nearly two hours …
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Hit & Run
Osita Nwanevu / Slate:
Paul Ryan: I've Been Dreaming About Kicking Poors Off Medicaid Since I Was a Drunk Frat Boy — At the National Review Institute's Ideas Summit on Friday, House Speaker Paul Ryan had an interesting exchange with National Review editor Rich Lowry about the AHCA's changes to Medicaid:
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Robert King / Washington Examiner:
Scalise: GOP won't wait for new CBO score on health bill
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Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Is His Own Kind of Trump — Donald Trump Jr. is the Trump who has not always seemed at ease with being a Trump. He grew up in the penthouse of Trump Tower but was happy to escape the gilded trappings of his Manhattan childhood to spend parts of the summers hunting and fishing …
Christiaan Triebert / bellingcat:
CONFIRMED: US Responsible for ‘Aleppo Mosque Bombing’ — This is a developing investigation, which will be updated as soon as there are new findings. We are currently waiting for a reaction from CENTCOM and the Pentagon with regards to our findings. Last update: March 18, 2017, 14:44 UTC.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
White House cites satire column to tout budget — The White House included a satirical column in its list of news stories meant to promote Trump agenda — apparently ignoring the fact that the column actually savages Trump's new budget. — Friday's edition of the “1600 Daily” …
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Reuters:
Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings — A Reuters review found that at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida.
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Political Wire
Erin Corbett / Raw Story:
WATCH: Fox host upset over anti-Trump video says Secret Service should ‘kill’ Snoop Dogg and Bow Wow — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Conservatives have been freaking out over Snoop Dogg's recent music video portraying a mock assassination of President Donald Trump.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
This West Virginia newspaper front page should scare Republicans — President Trump unveiled his budget on Thursday, an outline of federal spending that puts heavy emphasis on defense and calls for major cutbacks virtually everywhere else. — It, um, didn't go over so well in West Virginia.
Washington Post:
Two Rockville High students arrested for allegedly raping classmate at school … A 14-year-old girl was pushed into a boys bathroom at Rockville High School on Thursday morning and raped by two other students during school hours, according to Montgomery County District Court records filed Friday.
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Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
Apache Helicopter Guns Down Boat Full of Somali Refugees Fleeing Yemen — Refugees crossing oceans to flee war and famine have to contend with the risks drowning, dehydration and other perils on their journey. Now add Apache helicopters to the list. — On Friday, an Apache military …
Mark Bridge / The Times & The Sunday Times:
Google lets antisemitic videos stay on YouTube — Advertisers revolt after web giant's failure — Google is failing to remove virulent antisemitic content from its YouTube video platform in an apparent breach of its own guidelines and the law. — Havas, one of the world's biggest …
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Molly Harbarger / Oregonian:
Multnomah County offers incentives for homeowners to house homeless in backyards — With more than $300,000 and volunteer homeowners, Multnomah County has a new idea to fight homelessness: Build tiny houses in people's backyards and rent them out to families with children now living on the street.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Resistance Cheers Tactics Trump Will Likely Use Against Them — Monday will be a moment of truth for the assortment of President Donald Trump's critics who like to call themselves “the resistance.” FBI director James Comey and National Security Agency head Admiral Michael Rogers …
Dale R. Durran / Salon:
Whose votes count the least in the Electoral College? It's not California or Texas — The largest states in the U.S. aren't the ones who are hurt most by our presidential electoral system — In the days following the 2016 presidential election, many pundits and voters alike were stunned …
New York Times:
Trump Budget Cuts Put Struggling Americans on Edge — Regina Feltner, a retired nurse, was recovering from side effects of radiation therapy when she got the notice that her heat would be cut off. It was a bone-cold January day. The snow was so high that her daughter had to come over to take the dog out.
Michael Patrick Leahy / Breitbart:
Trump Budget Includes ‘Significant Funding of . . . Refugee Program’ — The blueprint for the Trump administration's FY 2018 budget released on Thursday “allows for significant funding of humanitarian assistance, including food aid, disaster, and refugee program funding” in the State Department.
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
White House Fence Jumper Was on Grounds 17 Minutes Before Detection — WASHINGTON — A California man who climbed over the White House fence last week managed to roam undetected on the grounds for about 17 minutes, as Secret Service agents appeared to ignore several alarms, officials said Friday.
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CNN:
DOJ provides wiretap documents to Congress — Cooper: We know Trump has no wiretapping facts — The House Intelligence Chairman and ranking member have said Trump Tower was clearly not wiretapped — (CNN)The Justice Department delivered documents Friday to House and Senate investigators …
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