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9:45 PM ET, March 14, 2018

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Tied to Deal to Keep Ex-Porn Star Quiet  —  An assistant general counsel at the president's flagship holding company intervened in arbitration proceeding in California to enforce a nondisclosure deal with former porn star  —  Documents marked “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDING” …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BuzzFeed maneuver could free Stormy Daniels to speak on Trump  —  BuzzFeed may have found a legal opening to allow the porn actress Stormy Daniels to discuss her alleged relationship with President Donald Trump and a $130,000 payment she received just before the 2016 election as part …
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Another Trump attorney involved in Stormy Daniels case  —  (CNN)New documents obtained by CNN's “Anderson Cooper 360” on Wednesday suggest a deeper link than previously known between the Trump Organization and the company that Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen …
Dallas Morning News:
‘I would vote for him every time’: Stormy Daniels' mother hopes alleged affair doesn't hurt Trump
Discussion: thecut
New York Times:
Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a Map for Trump Country  —  Conor Lamb, a Democrat and former Marine, scored a razor-thin but extraordinary upset in a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania after a few thousand absentee ballots delivered Democrats a win …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Could Turn A Democratic Wave Into A Tsunami  —  It's a busy time of year, so we'll keep this relatively short.  But I wanted to echo and underscore a point made by FiveThirtyEight contributor Nathaniel Rakich in his article on Tuesday's special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Three big takeaways from Trump's humiliating Pennsylvania failure
HuffPost:
GOP Blames ‘Lackluster’ Candidate And His ‘Porn Stache’ For Pennsylvania Setback
New York Times:
Andrew McCabe, a Symbol of Trump's F.B.I. Ire, Faces Possible Firing  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a recommendation to fire the former F.B.I. deputy director, Andrew G. McCabe, just days before he is scheduled to retire on Sunday, people briefed on the matter said.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI disciplinary office recommends firing former deputy director Andrew McCabe … The FBI office that handles employee discipline has recommended firing the bureau's former deputy director over allegations that he authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter …
Discussion: Towleroad
CNN:
Sessions considering whether to fire McCabe
Discussion: Mediaite and IJR
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Wants Them Out of There”: After Swinging the Axe at Tillerson, Trump Mulls What to Do with McMaster, Sessions, Jared, and Ivanka  —  With tariffs done, Trump's sights are now on the Iran deal—and, possibly, the Russia investigation.  “The president is finally realizing he is the president …
CNBC:
Trump plans to name Larry Kudlow his top economic advisor, replacing Gary Cohn: Sources  —  President Donald Trump plans to name Larry Kudlow as his top economic advisor, sources told CNBC.  —  Trump could announce his decision to choose Kudlow as his National Economic Council director as soon as Thursday.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. and wife headed for divorce, friends say  —  Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, are struggling through marital problems and friends say they are heading for divorce, multiple sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six.  —  Vanessa and the eldest son …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios PM  —  Subscribe  —  1 big thing: “The most toxic working environment on the planet”  —  In 14 months covering this White House, Axios' Jonathan Swan emails, he's never registered such a mood of acute anxiety from within the West Wing.  —  What we're hearing: Nobody knows what exactly …
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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Axios:
“The most toxic working environment on the planet”  —  Never in the 14 months of the Trump White House has there been such a mood of acute anxiety from within the West Wing.  —  What we're hearing: Nobody knows what exactly is happening, who's about to be fired, or which staffer will next …
The Guardian:
Russia threatens retaliation after Britain expels 23 diplomats  —  May says Kremlin responded with ‘sarcasm, contempt and defiance’ to 24-hour deadline set by UK … Play Video  —  Britain is braced for retaliation from Moscow after Theresa May blamed the Russian state for the Salisbury poisoning …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump, Pressured to Criticize Russia for Poisoning, Leaves Comment to Aides
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and IJR
rusemb.org.uk:
Statement of the Russian Embassy
Discussion: The Atlantic and Oxford Mail
Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Toys R Us to close all 800 of its U.S. stores … Toy store chain Toys R Us is planning to sell or close all 800 of its U.S. stores, affecting as many as 33,000 jobs as the company winds down its operations after six decades, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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CNN:
First on CNN: Emails show Ben, Candy Carson selected $31,000 dining set  —  Washington (CNN)Newly released emails cast doubt on claims by Secretary Ben Carson and his spokesman that he had little or no involvement in the purchase of a $31,000 furniture set for his Department of Housing and Urban Development dining room.
New York Times:
Beware of Devin Nunes's Next Move  —  This week Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced that they will be ending their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, having found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the Trump administration.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CNN:
Exclusive: Defense Dept. charged nearly $140,000 at Trump branded properties  —  (CNN)Defense Department employees charged just over $138,000 at Trump branded properties in the first eight months of Donald Trump's presidency, according to a CNN review of hundreds of records.
Amy Larson / KSBW:
Seaside High teacher accidentally fires gun in class, students injured  —  SEASIDE, Calif. —  A teacher who also serves as a reserve police officer accidentally fired a gun inside a Seaside High School classroom Tuesday, police said, and three students were injured.
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New York Times:
U.S. Kept Silent About Its Role in Another Firefight in Niger  —  WASHINGTON — Green Berets working with government forces in Niger killed 11 Islamic State militants in a firefight in December, the American military acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday.
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump's lawyer in Mueller probe, John Dowd, cited for Trump campaign contribution above the legal max  — President Donald Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, contributed more money last year to the president's re-election campaign than is legally permissible.  — A March letter from the Federal …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rand Paul opposes Pompeo nomination for secretary of state  —  Rand Paul is vowing to do everything he can to stop Mike Pompeo from becoming secretary of state.  —  The libertarian-leaning GOP senator said Wednesday that Pompeo's earlier support for the Iraq War and defense …
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Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner:
Rand Paul vows to block Trump's nominees to run State and CIA
Discussion: RedState
Rebecca Shapiro / HuffPost:
24 Pets Died Flying With U.S. Carriers Last Year.  18 Were On United.  —  Department of Transportation data show that 18 pets died last year in United's cargo program.  —  News that a dog died aboard a United Airlines flight on Monday has renewed interest in the airline's track record of safely transporting animals.
Discussion: CBS Chicago and IJR
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Sources: Trump Wants Army Veteran Pete Hegseth to Replace VA Secretary Shulkin  —  President Donald Trump is expected to fire VA Secretary David Shulkin and is strongly considering replacing him with U.S. Army Veteran Pete Hegseth, according to three sources who spoke to Townhall under the condition of anonymity.
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems are angry over Hillary Clinton's latest comments  —  Democrats are angry that Hillary Clinton  —  continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Trump  —  Even some of Clinton's own former aides and surrogates say the former Democratic presidential nominee …
New York Times:
National School Walkout: Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S.  —  A month ago, hundreds of teenagers ran for their lives from the hallways and classrooms of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and staff had been shot to death.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charged With Massive Fraud  —  Holmes Stripped of Control of Company for Defrauding Investors  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Silicon Valley-based private company Theranos Inc., its founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes …
 
 
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
In rare Republican rebuke, Grassley blasts Scott's DCF
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Oil group to lobby president after stay at Trump hotel
Discussion: Raw Story
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Facebook Quietly Hid Webpages Bragging of Ability to Influence Elections
Discussion: Boing Boing
Colleen Flaherty / Inside Higher Ed:
‘A Different Kind of University’
Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
South Carolina governor: Student walkouts are ‘shameful’
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Shareblue Media and CNN
Associated Press:
Senate passes bill easing Dodd-Frank rules for banks
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Professor Notes Men Are Taller Than Women On Average, SJWs Storm Out Angrily
 Earlier Items: 
Chicago Tribune:
Tribune exclusive: Pritzker's secret offshore holdings revealed in Chicago duck boat land deal
Discussion: Capitol Fax.com and WGN-TV
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
All that optimism for hot first-quarter economic growth is rapidly fading away
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Brotherly love: Mike Pence to raise money for Greg Pence
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
A pardon expert emailed me his life's work. Then he killed his two sons and himself.
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
An Unwanted Kiss on ‘American Idol’
Discussion: Althouse and ABC News
 

 
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