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1:35 PM 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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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
New York Times:
Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump is producing the greatest reality show ever
Associated Press:
Wave of exits from West Wing sparks talk of brain drain
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Ayanna Alexander / Politico:
White House: Tariffs announcement expected this week
Discussion: Axios, FiveThirtyEight and Politico
Emily Stewart / Vox:
The latest White House resignation has spooked Wall Street
Weekly Standard:   Navarro Proposal Takes Cronyism to a New Level
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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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 …
Danny Cevallos / NBC News:
Porn star Stormy Daniels didn't sue Trump for money, but for the right to speak out
Discussion: The Root and Vox
The Guardian:
Police confirm Sergei Skripal was poisoned with nerve agent  —  Scotland Yard also say first responding police officer now ‘seriously ill’ in hospital … The former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was deliberately poisoned with a nerve agent in a case that police are now treating as attempted murder …
Discussion: Raw Story and Balloon Juice
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Putin praises Trump, says US political system eating itself  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin lavished praise on President Donald Trump on Wednesday, but added that he was sorely disappointed with the U.S. political system, saying that it has been “eating itself up.”
Discussion: Politico, The Daily Beast and Daily Kos
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Former Russian Spy Poisoned by Nerve Agent, British Police Say  —  LONDON — A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent in England this week, the British authorities said on Wednesday, heightening suspicions that the episode was an assassination attempt by a national government …
Discussion: Washington Post
Misha Glenny / Coffee House:   The targeting of Sergei Skripal might have been McMafia, not the Kremlin
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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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.
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 …
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Andrew Hollinger / ushmm.org:
Press Contacts  —  Dear State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi,
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Elizabeth Castillo / Politico:
Holocaust Museum rescinds human rights award from Myanmar's leader
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Erica Pandey / Axios:
The scale of the U.S.-China trade deficit  —  President Trump previewed a plan of action this morning to reduce the U.S.-China trade deficit on Twitter, saying, “China has been asked to develop a plan for the year of a One Billion Dollar reduction in their massive Trade Deficit with the United States.”
Discussion: Politico, Vox and Mother Jones
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump blames past presidents as far back George H.W. Bush for economic woes
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer: Trump must back down from ‘sweeping’ tariffs
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
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.”
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
Why is Paul Allen building the world's largest airplane?  Perhaps to launch a space shuttle called Black Ice. … A massive airplane being built by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen moved a step closer to flight last week, when it crept out of its hangar in Mojave, Calif. …
Discussion: Daily Mail
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.
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
Blue-Collar Trump Voters Are Shrugging at Their Tax Cuts  —  DAYTON, Ohio — At Slyder's Tavern, Matt Kazee, a machinist, drank a couple of beers as he waited for burgers to take home for dinner.  His tab was about equal to the increase in his take-home pay after President Trump's tax cut found its way into the nation's paychecks.
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Sarah Jones / New Republic:
Requiem for a Strike  —  West Virginia teachers have a deal.  On Tuesday, a compromise reached by a conference committee composed of Democratic and Republican members of the state House and Senate raised public worker pay by 5 percent.  Teachers and union representatives said the deal …
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 …
Discussion: Shakesville
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.
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.
Tae Kim / CNBC:
Carl Icahn: Any suggestion of insider trading on Manitowoc is ‘categorically untrue’  — “We don't generally comment on rumors, but the recent media speculation regarding our sale of Manitowoc stock calls for a response.  We state for the record: Any suggestion that we had prior knowledge …
Discussion: checkyourfact.com and Mediaite
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson's ‘Confession’ on FOX Special  —  This never-before-seen video is the smoking gun in the upcoming FOX special, ‘The Lost Confession?’ ...  and it provides the reason O.J. Simpson went to Nicole Brown Simpson's house the night she was murdered.  —  Simpson is interviewed …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Reddit Says It's Cooperating With Russia Investigations.  They've Handed Over Zero Documents. … After a long public silence, the Internet giant Reddit has finally acknowledged the presence of Russian propaganda on its platform—and indicated it's working with the Congressional probes …
Discussion: The Outline
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer to Pay $60 Million in Settlement  —  Movie was allegedly financed with stolen Malaysian funds  —  Lawsuits are part of wider U.S. probe of stolen 1MDB funds  —  The producer of the “Wolf of Wall Street” agreed to pay $60 million to settle claims it financed …
 
 
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‘Sex and the City’ actress threatens Cuomo's 2020 ambitions
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