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2:05 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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John Santucci / ABC News:
Several White House staffers terminated or reassigned for security clearance issues: Sources  —  Several White House staffers have been terminated or reassigned for issues related to their security clearances — with at least one individual employed in the Office of the First Lady relieved of duty …
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
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump is producing the greatest reality show ever
New York Times:
Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser
Associated Press:
Wave of exits from West Wing sparks talk of brain drain
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump blames past presidents as far back George H.W. Bush for economic woes
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
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 …
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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
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
Misha Glenny / Coffee House:   The targeting of Sergei Skripal might have been McMafia, not the Kremlin
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
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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: RedState
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:   WaPo Columnist: You Know What Time It Is, Kids? Socialism Time!
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the 26th Annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day Hosted by the California Peace Officers' Association  —  Remarks as prepared for delivery.  —  Thank you, Mark for that kind introduction, for your leadership with the CPOA, and most all for your 22 years of service in law enforcement.
Discussion: RedState, Vox and Splinter
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Associated Press:
Sessions: California immigration policy defies common sense
Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
DeVos says school districts could arm teachers trained to high standards  —  Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Wednesday that school districts could opt to arm teachers by following the example of programs in Texas and Polk County, Fla., that stress extensive training and safety.
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Erin Dooley / ABC News:
Arming teachers ‘an oversimplification,’ Education Secretary says
Discussion: RedState, Splinter and twitchy.com
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.
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 …
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 …
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
Vladimir Kara-Murza / Washington Post:
Washington pays tribute to a Russian statesman.  So why did Russian diplomats stay away?  —  Last week, on the third anniversary of the assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, his family, friends, and colleagues gathered in Washington to unveil the world's first official memorial to him.
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.
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
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 …
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
Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Geek Squad's Relationship with FBI Is Cozier Than We Thought  —  After the prosecution of a California doctor revealed the FBI's ties to a Best Buy Geek Squad computer repair facility in Kentucky, new documents released to EFF show that the relationship goes back years.
 
 
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New York Times:
Keeping With Tradition, Trump Awards Jobs to Campaign Workers and Allies
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Reddit Says It's Cooperating With Russia Investigations.  They've Handed Over Zero Documents.
Discussion: The Outline
Meghan McCarron / Eater:
Everything You Know About Tex-Mex Is Wrong
Charles E. Schumer / CNN:
Chuck Schumer: Trump, you broke DACA, now fix it
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - PBP
Washington Post:
Trump's ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea is working. Now what?
Erica Pandey / Axios:
The scale of the U.S.-China trade deficit
Discussion: Politico, Vox and Mother Jones
Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
‘Sex and the City’ actress threatens Cuomo's 2020 ambitions
Discussion: Daily Wire
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer to Pay $60 Million in Settlement
 Earlier Items: 
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA knew for years about problems at Washington, D.C., hospital that left patients in danger
Discussion: RedState
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
Saving Speaker Ryan?
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
NME to close print edition after 66 years
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Democrats to unveil $1 trillion infrastructure plan, seek reversal of GOP tax cuts to finance it
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Trumpism Is a Psychology, Not an Ideology
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Give me a break, Axios