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6:30 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  —  The Trump subpoena might even be good news if you ask Fox.  —  A Fox News correspondent laughably suggested on Thursday that special counsel Robert Mueller's new subpoena of the Trump Organization could signal that the end …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump Organization ‘negotiated with sanctioned Russian bank in 2016’
Discussion: Vox, Axios, The Gateway Pundit and IJR
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 …
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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Lauren Meltzer / CBS News:
Several dead in bridge collapse at Florida International University
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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Alexander Panetta / National Post:
‘I had no idea’: Trump says he made up facts about trade in meeting with Trudeau
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
So, uh, what's this bowling-ball test that Trump was talking about?
Bloomberg:
Russian Hackers Attacking U.S. Power Grid and Aviation, FBI Warns  —  U.S. officials warn of attacks, including on nuclear plants  —  Cyber-attacks underway since at least March 2016, U.S. says  —  Russian hackers are conducting a broad assault on the U.S. electric grid, water processing plants …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Trump administration sanctions Russian spies, trolls over U.S. election interference, cyber attacks
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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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.”
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.
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
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CREW:
The Travels of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
McMaster calls for further U.S. punishment of Russia over ‘atrocities’ in Syria
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
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 …
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.  —  I've written this story before - many times, in fact.  It's a story of white privilege and black pain.  It's a story of Islamophobia and bigotry.  It's a story about the United States of America.
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
 
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI official Andrew McCabe, hoping to retire, asks Justice Dept. not to fire him
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Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
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Team Obama settles score with Lipinski
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 Earlier Items: 
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Trump eyes ‘Fox & Friends’ personality Pete Hegseth to take over Veterans Affairs
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New York Times:
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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.
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

 
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