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11:40 AM ET, March 15, 2018

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Washington Post:
In fundraising speech, Trump says he made up trade claim in meeting with Justin Trudeau … President Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up information in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S. ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
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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” …
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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 …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:   Trump lawyers prepping for potential Mueller interview
Dallas Morning News:
‘I would vote for him every time’: Stormy Daniels' mother hopes alleged affair doesn't hurt Trump
Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Caller and thecut
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Trump administration sanctions Russian spies, trolls over U.S. election interference, cyber attacks … The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh financial sanctions on Russian government hackers and spy agencies to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Time's Up: Trump Can't Have It Both Ways on Russia  —  It will be damning if the president continues to equivocate about Russia's role in the death of a former spy.  —  For the first 14 months of the Donald Trump administration, a fair analysis of its handling of Russia had to include some important caveats.
CNN:
Trump administration finally announces Russia sanctions  —  Putin's ‘chef,’ the man behind the troll factory  —  Washington (CNN)The Trump administration announced Thursday it is enacting new sanctions on Russia for its election meddling, a month-and-a-half after missing a congressionally mandated deadline.
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions Against Russia over Election Meddling … The Treasury Department on Thursday announced that it would roll out sweeping new sanctions against Russia and Kremlin-aligned entities over Moscow's election-meddling, including …
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.
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump Says a Democrat Won in Pennsylvania Because He's ‘Like Trump’  —  If Donald Trump is worried about Democrats using an upset victory in Pennsylvania as a blueprint for winning big in the midterms, he didn't let on.  —  Trump broke his silence on the election at a private fundraiser …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Administration Sanctions Russians for Election Meddling and Cyberattacks  —  The actions came at the same time the Trump administration joined a collective statement with Britain, France and Germany denouncing Russia for its apparent role in a nerve-gas attack.  —  March 15, 2018
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and New Republic
New York Times:
Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a Map for Trump Country
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Larry Kudlow may have been more wrong about the economy than anyone alive  —  It was the eve of the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression.  Many on Wall Street worried that a recession loomed and that the housing bubble was bursting.  —  And then there was Larry Kudlow …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
In Trumpworld, nobody knows anything
Discussion: Raw Story
Sheelah Kolhatkar / New Yorker:   Larry Kudlow, Trump's New Economic Adviser, Talks About Making Peace with Tariffs
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
Dylann Roof's sister arrested for carrying weapons to school on day of national walkout  —  COLUMBIA — The sister of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof was arrested Wednesday for carrying weapons at her affluent Columbia-area high school, authorities said.
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Warren Stocker / WIS-TV:
Sister of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof given $5,000 bond, not allowed to return to SC school
Discussion: NBC News, theGrio, WGN-TV and CNN
U.S. Department of the Treasury:
CAATSA - Russia-related Designations; Cyber-related Designations and Designations Updates; Russia/Ukraine-related Designations Updates  —  Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending Cyber General License No. 1, “Authorizing Certain Transactions …
Discussion: RT and VICE News
Marty Lederman / Just Security:
How Trump Might Replace Sessions with Pruitt as Attorney General  —  Gabriel Sherman of Vanity Fair reports of “two Republicans in regular contact with the White House” who say that President Trump “has discussed a plan to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions” and to replace him with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Wants Them Out of There”: After Swinging the Axe at Tillerson, Trump Mulls What to Do …
David Roberts / Vox:
The real problem with the New York Times op-ed page: it's not honest about US conservatism  —  It wants to challenge its readers, but not with the ugly truth.  —  The New York Times editorial page has come in for a great deal of criticism since it fell under the leadership of James Bennet …
Philippe Reines / Washington Post:
Trump is a freak of political nature.  Here's how you can beat him.  —  Philippe Reines has been a spokesman and adviser to Hillary Clinton since 2002, including during the 2016 campaign.  —  Campaigned in the wrong states.  Ineffective message.  Uninspiring orator.  Represented all that is wrong with Washington.
Discussion: New Republic
The Guardian:
Dog gone: United Airlines mistakenly flies family German shepherd to Japan … United Airlines is investigating after mistakenly flying a Kansas family's dog to Japan.  —  KCTV reports that Kara Swindle and her two children flew from Oregon to Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday on a United flight.
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Michael Sasso / Bloomberg:
Outcry Over Dead Dog Intensifies Pressure on United CEO
Discussion: Common Dreams and HuffPost
Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Amazon didn't kill Toys ‘R’ Us.  Here's what did  —  You won't be hearing the Toys ‘R’ Us jingle anymore  —  Don't blame Amazon for the death of Toys “R” Us.  —  It's true, online shopping didn't help matters, but the struggles of Toys “R” Us predate the boom in online shopping.
Peter Schweizer / New York Post:
Inside the shady private equity firm run by Kerry and Biden's kids  —  “My frustration,” writes Peter Schweizer in his new book, “Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends,” “is not that the solid reporting on Trump has been too tough …
Discussion: Breitbart
US Food and Drug Administration:
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on pivotal public health step to dramatically reduce smoking rates by lowering nicotine in combustible cigarettes to minimally or non-addictive levels  —  For Immediate Release  —  When I returned to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year …
Discussion: Vox, NBC News and Balloon Juice
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
White Supremacists Are Increasingly Spreading Their Message With Public Banners  —  White supremacists are increasingly hanging banners in public places, such as from highway overpasses and rooftops, to promote their views, according to a report released on Thursday by the Anti-Defamation League.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Extreme secrecy surrounds Comey book manuscript  —  James Comey's book is getting the Harry Potter treatment.  —  “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership,” the upcoming memoir from former FBI Director James Comey, is set for publication on April 18 — and with anticipation rivaling …
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
This Is What Record-Low Unemployment Looks Like in America  —  What will happen when the U.S. unemployment rate falls below 4 percent, which is expected to occur by this summer?  One way to tell is to look at cities where joblessness is already lower than that.  Bloomberg News reporters traveled to Iowa, Georgia, and Maine.
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
What If Pompeo Talked About Jews the Way He Talks About Muslims?  —  Try this simple experiment.  Take Mike Pompeo's statements about Muslims, and his alliances with anti-Muslim bigots.  Then imagine that he had made similar statements about Jews, and forged similar ties to anti-Semites.
Harry Enten / CNN:
Pennsylvania 18 is a reminder that polls are far from perfect.  And that's OK.  —  Conor Lamb claims victory in PA House race  —  (CNN)After watching the polling and results from Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District special election, I'm worried that our collective conversation …
Discussion: Vox, Axios and Washington Post
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Without Rex Tillerson's protection, a top State Department Asia nominee is in trouble … Outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson struggled for months to secure the nomination of the State Department's top Asia official, who hawks have accused of being too soft on China.
Discussion: Breitbart
Aaron Mehta / Defense News:
Fortress Sweden: Inside the plan to mobilize Swedish society against Russia  —  WASHINGTON — Roughly 220 miles of ocean separates Sweden from the heavily militarized Russian port of Kaliningrad.  The country's long, narrow shape leaves it vulnerable to air assault from multiple sides.
 
 
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Erica Pandey / Axios:
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Washington Post:
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Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
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Discussion: Political Wire
Media Matters for America:
Limbaugh questions Stephen Hawking's promotion of the Big Bang Theory: “Since nobody could see it …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Colleen Flaherty / Inside Higher Ed:
‘A Different Kind of University’
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
New York Times:
U.S. Kept Silent About Its Role in Another Firefight in Niger