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11:35 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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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump and John Kelly Reach Truce  —  White House chief of staff had made cryptic comments suggesting he may have been the next senior adviser to step down  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff John Kelly have settled on a truce, at least temporarily …
Associated Press:
Trump jokes 'who's next?' as tumult engulfs his White House  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump consumed Thursday morning's TV headlines with amusement.  Reports of tumult in the administration were at a feverish pitch — even on his beloved Fox News — as the president reflected …
Discussion: Shareblue Media
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump may hire multiple cable news personalities as part of shake-up  —  THE BIG IDEA: Donald Trump's reality television presidency may be getting more star power for season two.  —  Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser …
Wall Street Journal:   Trump Plans to Oust National Security Adviser McMaster
Washington Post:
Trump's personal aide apparently lost White House position over gambling habit
CNN:
Sources: Trump ready to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser
Discussion: The Root and fox8.com
CBS News:
White House shake-up: Chief of staff John Kelly may also be on the way out, sources say
Discussion: NBC News and Mediaite
Sean Lahman / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter dies at 88  —  Democratic Congresswoman Lousie Slaughter, who had represented the Rochester area in Congress since 1987, has died.  She was 88.  —  Three sources confirmed the death to the Democrat and Chronicle Friday morning.
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Politico:
Rep. Louise Slaughter dies
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
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: CNN, RedState, IJR, thecut and New York Magazine
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Stormy Daniels' attorney says she has been threatened with physical harm
Discussion: Politico and NBC News
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Stormy Daniels' attorney claims she was physically threatened
Discussion: Political Wire and Hollywood Life
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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Ashley Killough / CNN:   Republican Jeff Flake: ‘My party might not deserve to lead’
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 …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:   Republicans fear they botched Russia report rollout
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
Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg:
Why Toys ‘R’ Us Is More Than a Business Story  —  Its vast inventory prepared us for an age of infinite choice.  —  I wasn't a Toys ‘R’ Us kid.  —  By the time the big box wonderland arrived in my hometown, I was a 25-year-old business reporter living 900 miles away.
Discussion: CBS Boston
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Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:   Toys R Us's baby problem is everybody's baby problem
Daniel Oberhaus / Motherboard:
This City Just Passed the First Bitcoin Mining Ban in the US  —  Plattsburgh, New York has imposed an 18-month moratorium on Bitcoin mining to prevent miners from using all the city's cheap electricity.  —  On Thursday evening, the city council in Plattsburgh, New York unanimously voted …
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.
New Yorker:
Barry Blitt's “Exposed”  —  Barry Blitt's latest cover for the magazine is his fifteenth to feature Donald Trump.  ("The gift that keeps on grifting," in Blitt's words.)  The image of Trump at the lectern, poised nude and cross-legged, recalls the prophet Bob Dylan, who once noted, in …
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
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
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 …
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 …
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
Tre'vell Anderson / Los Angeles Times:
Inside Fox's strategy to market ‘Love, Simon,’ the first film of its kind from a major studio  —  Perched above Beverly Boulevard near Fairfax Avenue, a cherry red billboard commands attention.  In chunky white letters, a message is written to the city.  —  “Dear LA,” it reads, “Which way to WeHo?
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 …
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 …
Associated Press:
Romanian Court Rejects Man's Claim That He's Alive  —  BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court has rejected a man's claim that he is alive after his wife officially registered him as dead, saying that the decision cannot be reversed.  —  A spokeswoman for the court told local news outlets …
Discussion: The Week
Yonhap News Agency:
(2nd LD) Moon holds phone talks with Trump on N. Korea, trade … South Korean President Moon Jae-in assured his American counterpart Donald Trump on Friday that his government will be in lockstep with Washington on summit diplomacy with North Korea.  —  In his 35-minute phone conversation with Trump …
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: Splinter and Climate Home News
Haley Byrd / Weekly Standard:
This Is Fine: House Republicans Open to Trump's ‘Drug Dealer Death Penalty’  —  Not much resistance from the House GOP caucus.  —  Republicans in Congress appeared open to President Donald Trump's proposal to use the death penalty to crack down on drug dealers on Thursday night …
Discussion: Vox, CBS News, Political Wire and The Hill
The Daily Beast:
Steve Bannon: Benito Mussolini Had ‘Amazing Fashion Sense,’ ‘Virility’  —  During a stop on his European tour, former White House chief strategist and ex-Breitbart boss Steve Bannon admitted that he is a big fan of Benito Mussolini—and he no longer speaks to President Trump.  “He was clearly loved by women.
Discussion: Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and Breitbart
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
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: The Hill, Political Wire and Breitbart
 
 
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
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Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
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James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
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Martin Feldstein / Project Syndicate:
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Discussion: The Week and Al Jazeera English
Ryan Lenz / Southern Poverty Law Center:
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Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Hartford Courant:
Boughton Collapses At GOP Event; Opponent Srinivasan Comes To His Aid
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Miami New Times:
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