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8:30 PM ET, March 15, 2018

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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.
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Fox News assures Trump that subpoena from Mueller is the good kind
Discussion: IJR and Talking Points Memo
Philip Bump / Washington Post:   Why hasn't Mueller talked to Donald Trump Jr. yet?
Pew Research Center:
Public Confidence in Mueller's Investigation Remains Steady
Discussion: Political Wire
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 …
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miamiherald:
FIU pedestrian bridge collapses days after installation; people, cars trapped underneath  —  A pedestrian bridge under construction collapsed Thursday less than a week after crews dropped the elevated span in place over the Tamiami Trail in an effort to provide Florida International Univeristy students …
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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.
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CBS Sacramento:
California High School Teacher On Leave After Questioning School Shooting Walkout  —  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A Rocklin High School teacher is on paid administrative leave over her views about the national school walk out.  The teacher says all she did was open up a debate about the politics of the protest in her classroom.
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Chuck Grassley:
Grassley, Graham, Cornyn, Tillis Seek Special Counsel to Work with Inspector General on Handling of Russia Investigation  —  “We have the utmost confidence in the Inspector General's integrity, fairness, and impartiality, and trust that he will complete these reviews in a thorough, unbiased …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI official Andrew McCabe, hoping to retire, asks Justice Dept. not to fire him
Discussion: RedState, NewsBusters and Above the Law
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 …
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 …
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Gets Mnuchin Travel Documents  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has billed taxpayers for the most expensive flight options available at every turn, appearing to never even consider flying commercial as his predecessors did, according to previously unreleased …
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New York Times:
‘There Will Always Be Change,’ Trump Says as More Personnel Shake-Ups Loom  —  WASHINGTON — In his first full cabinet meeting last June, President Trump invited a chorus of gushing praise from his top aides by boasting that he had assembled a “phenomenal team of people, a great group of talent.”
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Exclusive: Trump finalizing opioid plan that includes death penalty for dealers  —  The Trump administration is finalizing a long-awaited plan that it says will solve the opioid crisis, but it also calls for law enforcement measures — like the death penalty for some drug dealers …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Heitkamp on when Hillary Clinton will go away: ‘Not soon enough’  —  Washington (CNN)North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said on a radio show this week that it's past time for Hillary Clinton to exit the political landscape.  —  Heitkamp, who is facing a tough re-election race …
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Philippe Reines / Washington Post:
Trump is a freak of political nature. Here's how you can beat him.
Page Six:
Matt Damon moving family to Australia because of Trump  —  Matt Damon is moving his family to Australia — in part because the liberal star's fed up with President Trump.  —  Damon, 47, reportedly has purchased a property in Byron Bay, New South Wales, according to Sydney's Sunday Telegraph.
James Andrew Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
John Skipper Details His ESPN Exit and a Cocaine Extortion Plot  —  The former network chief goes public in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the real reason behind his abrupt departure from Disney after 27 years, a confession to Bob Iger and his hope to work in sports media again.
Molly Osberg / Splinter:
Here Is Ryan Zinke Making a Complete Fool of Himself  —  It's been a dreadful week for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a close personal friend of Exxon and BP and a noted personal flag enthusiast.  In a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Zinke defended himself against charges of ethics violations related …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Emails reveal conservative alarm over ‘Obama holdovers’ in Trump administration  —  Two months into the Trump administration, a distraught State Department Iran expert named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh asked her new boss for help.  —  A conservative website had published an article depicting Nowrouzzadeh …
CNN:
Trump accuses Japan of using ‘bowling ball test’ on cars; White House says he was joking  —  WaPo: Trump admits he gave Trudeau false info  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused Japan of using a “bowling ball test” to cheat US auto companies out of selling cars to Japanese consumers.
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 …
Alexander Panetta / National Post:
‘I had no idea’: Trump says he made up facts about trade in meeting with Trudeau  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump boasted in a fundraising speech that he made up details about trade in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a recording of the commen...
NBC News:
U.S. officials: Saudi crown prince has hidden his mother from his father, the king  —  WASHINGTON — When Saudi Arabia's crown prince visits the White House next week, he's expected to be welcomed as a reformer who's expanded women's rights in one of the most restrictive countries in the world …
Discussion: NPR and ThinkProgress
Dave McNary / Variety:
Ava DuVernay to Direct DC's Superhero Epic ‘New Gods’  —  Ava DuVernay is stepping into the superhero universe.  —  The filmmaker has come on board to direct “New Gods” at Warner Bros. as part of the studio's DC Extended Universe.  “New Gods,” based on the DC Comics series of the same name …
Discussion: Deadline, The Root, Forbes and Polygon
Washington Post:
Trump's personal aide 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.
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Say Forced Labor Is Good for Detained Immigrants in Letter Defending Private Prison … Private-prison companies that force undocumented immigrant detainees to work for little or no money have a powerful new group of advocates: Eighteen members of Congress.
Discussion: Axios
 
 
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Colum Lynch / Foreign Policy:
Haley: Vote With U.S. at U.N. or We'll Cut Your Aid
Emily Goodin / ABC News:
Republican Rep. Ryan Costello considering retirement
Discussion: Political Wire
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump pick for UN migration job shared tweets warning of creeping Sharia, pushed fringe view of Islam
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Cuomo calls out Hannity, Maddow: 'I don't know where their partisan fights are getting us'
Discussion: NewsBusters and Mediaite
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Trump eyes ‘Fox & Friends’ personality Pete Hegseth to take over Veterans Affairs
Shaun King / The Intercept:
Mail Bombs Are Killing People in Texas but Donald Trump Hasn't Said a Thing.  There's a Reason for That.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Vox: We'll Have to Confiscate Guns To Reach Those Low ‘European Levels Of Violence’
Discussion: Vox
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
She found a dating app on her boyfriend's phone. Then she bought a samurai sword.
Discussion: Columbian, CBS Dallas and Gizmodo
Maura Ewing / Slate:
Philadelphia's New Top Prosecutor Is Rolling Out Wild, Unprecedented Criminal Justice Reforms
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Russian Cyber Actors for Interference with the 2016 U.S. Elections and Malicious Cyber-Attacks
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Larry Kudlow may have been more wrong about the economy than anyone alive