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11:50 AM ET, March 7, 2018

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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's dangerously thin red line  —  In early February, after President Trump's well-received State of the Union address and Davos trip, economic adviser Gary Cohn was having lunch with the president and Chief of Staff John Kelly, in the small dining room off the Oval Office.  —  “I've got to tell you.
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New York Times:
Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser  —  Gary D. Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday.  —  The officials insisted …
Washington Post:
How the Washington establishment is losing out to little-known Trump advisers on trade … Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson privately warned senior trade officials on Tuesday that President Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum could endanger …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Four unfolding events that show the crazy times we're in  —  THE STEP BACK: FOUR UNFOLDING EVENTS THAT SHOW WE'RE LIVING IN RIDICULOUSLY CRAZY TIMES ...  REASON 1: THE SPEAKER IS WAGING A VERY PUBLIC WAR WITH THE PRESIDENT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'LL LOSE: SPEAKER PAUL RYAN has privately …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump is producing the greatest reality show ever  —  (CNN)You can leave reality TV.  But reality TV never leaves you.  —  That's the lesson — or at least one of the lessons — the first 13-plus months of Donald Trump's presidency has taught us.  Again and again …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Trump wants to start his trade war tomorrow
Associated Press:   Wave of exits from West Wing sparks talk of brain drain
Sruthi Shankar / AOL:   Dow opens lower as Gary Gohn's White House exit sparks trade fears
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump blames past presidents as far back George H.W. Bush for economic woes
Weekly Standard:   Navarro Proposal Takes Cronyism to a New Level
Wall Street Journal:   Gary Cohn Resigns as White House Economic Adviser After Losing Tariffs Fight
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says ‘hush agreement’ invalid because he never signed  —  Adult film star Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump Tuesday, alleging that he never signed the nondisclosure agreement that his lawyer had arranged with her.  —  The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court …
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Washington Post:
Porn actress Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says hush agreement is null because he didn't sign it
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and Mediaite
Danny Cevallos / NBC News:
Porn star Stormy Daniels didn't sue Trump for money, but for the right to speak out
Discussion: Vox
Eric Bradner / CNN:
With primary ending, Cruz takes opening shot at Beto O'Rourke's name  —  Cruz, O'Rourke respond to name-mocking ad  —  Washington (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's first shot at his expected Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O'Rourke?  Mocking his name.  —  As Tuesday's primaries were closing …
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YouTube:
If You're Gonna Run in Texas |  Ted Cruz for Senate Statewide Radio Ad  —  Stand with Ted: http://www.tedcruz.org Follow Ted: http://twitter.com/tedcruz Like Ted: http://fb.com/tedcruzpage Donate: http://tedcruz.org/donate
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers.  Here's What I Learned.  —  I first got news of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., via an alert on my watch.  Even though I had turned off news notifications months ago, the biggest news still somehow finds a way to slip through.
New York Times:
Adviser to Emirates With Ties to Trump Aides Is Cooperating With Special Counsel  —  WASHINGTON — An adviser to the United Arab Emirates with ties to current and former aides to President Trump is cooperating with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and gave testimony last week to a grand jury …
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement  —  It will no longer reference “inclusive” communities “free from discrimination.”  —  WASHINGTON Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is changing the mission statement of his agency …
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Influence Campaign Extracted Americans' Personal Data  —  Operators used social media to pitch fake business directories, petitions in return for information  —  All the Facebook account Black4Black asked for was some personal information about Ajah Hales and other Cleveland-area small-business owners.
Discussion: Engadget
Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser's Email Breach Shows Risks Before Midterms  —  Broidy learned of hack last week from reporter, lawyer says  —  Emails show his moves in GOP finance, foreign affairs circles  —  A top Republican fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign learned last week that his email accounts …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Marjory Stoneman Douglas families to Florida House: Pass the gun bill  —  TALLAHASSEE — The families of the 17 people murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are calling on Florida House lawmakers to pass a gun and school safety bill amid opposition from Democrats as well as the National Rifle Association.
Discussion: The Resurgent
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Carli Teproff / miamiherald:
Teen shot five times at Stoneman Douglas High plans to sue BSO, school system
Nigel Jaquiss / Willamette Week:
In 2011, Portland Police Investigated a Sexual Assault Complaint Against Billionaire Mark Cuban.  He Wasn't Charged.  Here's What Happened.  —  WW has obtained the transcript of a Portland Police detective's interview with Cuban.  “Oh my Lord,” Cuban said.  “Oh my f***ing Lord.”
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
Exodus from Puerto Rico grows as island struggles to rebound from Hurricane Maria … SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — There have been three muses in Ramoncito “El Andino” Rodríguez's life: love, lament and la isla, Puerto Rico.  —  The founder of one of the oldest musical acts here …
Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo Is the Go-To Bank for Gunmakers and the NRA  —  San Francisco-based firm inherited its relationship with NRA  —  Banks arrange for weapons companies to access loans and bonds  —  Wells Fargo & Co. has emerged as the preferred financier for the U.S. gun industry.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Give me a break, Axios … Late October saw the news that George Papadopoulos had pleaded guilty in special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's Russia probe.  George who? asked the media when the announcement came down.  The answer: Papadopoulos was a former Trump campaign adviser who'd admitted …
Poynter:
New report shows lack of progress for women of color in the media  —  WASHINGTON — Fifty years after the Kerner Commission criticized the news media for not sufficiently covering race issues, a new special report shows that women of color continue to be underrepresented in U.S. newsrooms …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jenn Bernstein / FOX 61:
Gov. Malloy: ‘NRA has become a terrorist organization’  —  HARTFORD — A war of words has erupted between two Connecticut lawmakers and the National Rifle Association.  —  “The idea that the NRA should be recognized as a voice for gun safety is ridiculous,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said Tuesday night.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA knew for years about problems at Washington, D.C., hospital that left patients in danger  —  Patients at the D.C. VA Hospital are believed to be in danger because of poor conditions and lack of resources.  Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).  Buzz60  —  CONNECT
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
U.S. Holocaust Museum Revokes Award to Aung San Suu Kyi  —  The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has revoked a prestigious human rights award it had given to the Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, now Myanmar's civilian leader, faulting her for failing to halt or even acknowledge …
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Trumpism Is a Psychology, Not an Ideology  —  Trump presents an insurmountable challenge an intellectual approach to politics because his decisions aren't based on any coherent body of ideas.  —  For the last couple of years I've been banging my spoon on my high chair about how Trumpism …
Elizabeth Bruenig / Washington Post:
It's time to give socialism a try  —  In the United States, we've arrived at a pair of mutually exclusive convictions: that liberal, capitalist democracies are guaranteed by their nature to succeed and that in our Trumpist moment they seem to be failing in deeply unsettling ways.
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Tom Perez's claim that DNC broke fundraising records in January … “We raised more money in January, for instance, of 2018 than any January in our history.  So if the question is, ‘Do we have enough money to implement our game plan?’  Absolutely.”  —  Perez has been dogged by questions …
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson's ‘Confession’ on FOX Special ‘If I Did It’  —  This never-before-seen video is the smoking gun in the upcoming FOX special, ‘If I Did It’ ... and it provides the reason O.J. Simpson went to Nicole Brown Simpson's house the night she was murdered.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
NME to close print edition after 66 years  —  Publisher of music magazine consulting about redundancies, while title will continue online … The NME is to cease publication in print after 66 years, the weekly music title joining a growing list of once mighty magazine brands that now only exist online.
 
 
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
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Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Saving Speaker Ryan?
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Private-sector jobs grow by 235,000 in February, vs 195,000 expected: ADP/Moody's Analytics
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Hoyer suggests Dems won't demand DACA on spending bill
Discussion: Breitbart
CNN:
Ethics experts: The problem with Jared Kushner in the White House
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Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: Vox and The Diplomat
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

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Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

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