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9:40 AM ET, March 16, 2018

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Washington Post:
Trump decides to remove national security adviser, and others may follow … President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plans to Oust National Security Adviser McMaster  —  President has conveyed his decision to chief of staff John Kelly; senator lobbies for Sessions to remain attorney general  —  Washington girded for further change in President Donald Trump's administration, as national security …
CBS News:
White House shake-up: Chief of staff John Kelly may also be on the way out, sources say
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Sources: Trump ready to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser
Discussion: fox8.com
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Six women have come forward to Stormy Daniels' lawyer with similar stories  —  Stormy Daniels' lawyer said on Thursday that he has been approached by six other women with stories about President Trump  —  similar to that of the adult-film actress.  —  Michael Avenatti cautioned in an appearance …
Discussion: RedState, thecut and New York Magazine
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Louis Nelson / Politico:   Stormy Daniels' attorney says she has been threatened with physical harm
Washington Post:
CBS tentatively sets March 25 for airing ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Stormy Daniels
John Bowden / The Hill:
CBS will air Stormy Daniels ‘60 Minutes’ interview: report
Discussion: Grabien News and Joe.My.God.
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Interview to Air on ‘60 Minutes’ This Month
Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr.  —  Vanessa Trump filed for divorce against her husband Donald Trump Jr. late Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Court.  —  The president's daughter-in-law filed for an uncontested proceeding, meaning she's not expecting a legal battle …
Emily Goodin / ABC News:
The Note: More political shock waves possible  —  The ground shook for Republicans on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue this week with signs there may be more tremors to come.  —  On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Discussion: Political Wire and Breitbart
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Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
To Retake Washington, Democrats Need to Inspire New Voters
Discussion: Law & Liberty and New Republic
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
GOP asks voters for Pa. voting irregularities ahead of potential challenge
Discussion: CNN, ABC News and ThinkProgress
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
NRA lawyer said to have had concerns about group's ties to Russia  —  WASHINGTON  —  Congressional investigators have learned that a longtime attorney for the National Rifle Association expressed concerns about the group's ties to Russia and possible involvement in channeling Russian money …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Republicans fear they botched Russia report rollout  —  House Republicans are privately venting that they've fumbled the release of their own Russia probe report.  —  The blaring headline the GOP wanted from this week's rollout was clear: After a year of searching, Republicans …
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miamiherald:
FIU pedestrian bridge collapses days after installation; people, cars trapped underneath
New York Times:
Florida Bridge Collapses; at Least 6 Are Dead
Discussion: Oxford Mail and Orlando Weekly
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Flake eyes 2020 primary challenge to stop Trump  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump.  And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 …
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Ashley Killough / CNN:   Republican Jeff Flake: ‘My party might not deserve to lead’
New York Times:
Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization, Demanding Documents About Russia  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has subpoenaed the Trump Organization to turn over documents, including some related to Russia, according to two people briefed on the matter.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
In a first, an undocumented immigrant is appointed to a statewide post in California … A 33-year-old woman has become the first undocumented immigrant named to a statewide post in California.  —  Lizbeth Mateo, an attorney and immigrant rights activist, was appointed to an advisory committee …
Discussion: CBS Sacramento and FOX40
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Sacramento Bee:
Undocumented immigrant appointed to state post in California
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Comey to come out hot on book tour, correct lies  —  Look for fired FBI Director James Comey to come out hot on the book tour that begins 30 days from now for “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” out April 17 from Flatiron Books.  —  We're told: Comey has been quiet …
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
US housing department adviser quits amid questions of fraud and inflated biography  —  Naved Jafry, who called for radical privatization to fix America's cities, steps down following inquiry from the Guardian about his record … He said he was a multimillionaire - an international property developer …
Martin Feldstein / Project Syndicate:
The Real Reason for Trump's Steel and Aluminum Tariffs  —  The current technology theft takes a different form.  American firms that want to do business in China are often required to transfer their technology to Chinese firms as a condition of market entry.
NBC News:
Possible Russian trolls try to register for Texas Democratic convention  —  Next Saturday, March 24, hundreds of Texas Democratic Party activists will gather at the Austin Hyatt Regency to nominate candidates for political office in Travis County, a kick-off event leading up to the 2018 midterm elections.
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Federal court tosses out Obama-era rule requiring financial advisers to act in customers' best interests  —  A divided federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out an Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) rule that required financial investment advisers to act in the best interest of their clients.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Associated Press:
Trump wildlife protection board stuffed with trophy hunters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family.
Discussion: The Week and Axios
New York Times:
Cyberattacks Put Russian Fingers on the Switch at Power Plants, U.S. Says  —  The Trump administration accused Russia on Thursday of engineering a series of cyberattacks that targeted American and European nuclear power plants and water and electric systems, and could have sabotaged or shut power plants off at will.
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Let our airlines compete: Maybe more dogs will reach their destinations  —  Why shouldn't the best foreign airlines be able to carry passengers between American cities?  —  CONNECT  —  So United Airlines has apologized for killing a passenger's dog.  Reportedly, a flight attendant ordered …
Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
A plane's door flew open during takeoff, raining gold and silver over 16 miles of Siberia … One of the coldest regions of the world saw some rain Thursday — a shower of silver and gold, that is.  —  A plane carrying 9.3 tons of precious metals lost part of its cargo Thursday as it was taking off …
Discussion: WREG-TV, KTLA and WGN-TV
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cabinet shakeups give Democrats a chance to block Trump picks  —  The White House was hoping for a smooth 2018 on Capitol Hill.  Instead, President Donald Trump is staring at two bitter confirmation fights — and the possibility emboldened Democrats could block his new Cabinet nominees.
Discussion: Climate Home News
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘God Made Me Black on Purpose’  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — At the end of Forest Avenue, a narrow artery slicing through blocks of muddy lots and decaying one-story homes, Tim Scott kicks at the gravel and waits.  He had shared a table Saturday night with the world's wealthiest man …
Washington Post:
Trump's personal aide apparently lost White House position over gambling habit  —  President Trump's personal assistant, John McEntee, lost his White House job this week because an investigation found he was a frequent gambler whose habit posed a security risk, according to two people familiar with his departure.
Hartford Courant:
Boughton Collapses At GOP Event; Opponent Srinivasan Comes To His Aid  —  AVON — Mark Boughton, a top GOP contender for governor, collapsed at a candidates' event in Avon and required CPR before he was rushed to the hospital.  —  Boughton, mayor of Danbury, fell ill during a candidate meet-and-greet at the North House in Avon.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Team Obama settles score with Lipinski  —  CHICAGO — Congressman Dan Lipinski was no friend to President Barack Obama when his fellow Chicago Democrat occupied the White House.  —  On Thursday, Lipinski got his comeuppance.  —  A collection of former Obama aides and supporters banded together …
Pete Madden / ABC News:
Soviet-born Donald Trump adviser Felix Sater: 'Send ‘em to jail’ if Robert Mueller finds collusion  —  Felix Sater is a lot of things.  One of them, he says, is misunderstood.  —  The Soviet-born American businessman, who once billed himself as a “senior advisor to Donald Trump,” …
Discussion: Mediaite and Associated Press
 
 
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James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Los Angeles barred from enforcing nearly all gang injunctions, federal judge rules
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Kate Snow / NBC News:
Trump to roll out opioid plan Monday, including tougher punishment
Politico:
Google funds EU academics and research groups, says report
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Britain Hints at Tougher Blow Against Russia: Stripping Tycoons' Assets
Discussion: The Week and Al Jazeera English
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
The Protectionist's Protectionist  —  Peter Navarro overcomes the globalists.
Daily Express:
Rip World Cup out of Putin's grasp: MPs call for MASS BOYCOTT as Russia hit with sanctions
Discussion: Politico
Ryan Lenz / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes' wife alleges widespread abuse in petition for restraining order
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Mattis downplays significance of Tillerson's firing as ‘a Washington, D.C., story’
 Earlier Items: 
Siobhan McAndrew / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Reno man, who had lived in sanctuary, to be deported Friday
Jennifer Earl / Fox News:
Six Flags Batman roller coaster glitch leaves riders dangling ‘virtually upside down’ atop 12-story drop
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats' civil war flares after Lamb's upset win
Discussion: The Week and Outside the Beltway
CNN:
Trump accuses Japan of using ‘bowling ball test’ on cars; White House says he was joking
Molly Osberg / Splinter:
Here Is Ryan Zinke Making a Complete Fool of Himself
 

 
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
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