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6:40 PM ET, March 16, 2018

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Kelly says Trump probably contributing to staff chaos stories  —  John Kelly acknowledged in an off-the-record session with reporters today that his boss, Donald Trump, is likely speculating about staff moves to people outside the White House and that reporters are then talking to those people.
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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 …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump gives McMaster the Tillerson treatment
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump may hire multiple cable news personalities as part of shake-up
Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Vanessa Trump hires criminal defense attorney for Donald Jr. divorce  —  Vanessa Trump hired a criminal defense attorney to represent her in her divorce from Donald Trump Jr. just as special counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed the president's family business, The Post has learned.
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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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
‘Tough, unfailingly gracious, and unrelenting’: Tributes to Louise M. Slaughter come from both sides of the aisle
Discussion: nrdc.org and thecut
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Daniels' lawyer says some alleged incidents took place during Trump presidency  —  Lawyer: Stormy Daniels was physically threatened  —  Washington (CNN)The lawyer representing the adult film star Stormy Daniels alleges that some of the accusations she's making against President Donald Trump occurred while Trump was in office.
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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: Mashable, IJR, CBS Miami and Mediaite
Brett Stevens / Splinter:
The Smearing of Gina Haspel  —  In 1942, Virginia Hall, the notorious Allied spy, fled France, with Nazi spyhunter Klaus Barbie hot on her trail, hiking the snowy mountains that make up the border with Spain.  The opportunity presented itself to get word to her handlers in London.
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John Kiriakou / Washington Post:
I went to prison for disclosing the CIA's torture. Gina Haspel helped cover it up.
CNN:
Pro-Trump group hires Carl Higbie, who shared N-Word laden post on Facebook in 2014  —  (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  The new advocacy director at a nonprofit group aligned with President Donald Trump shared an N-word laden post written by someone else on Facebook in December 2014.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mic and Raw Story
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Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:   Nikolai Glushkov: Russian exile murdered at London home by ‘compression to neck’, police say
Tim Graham / The Buffalo News:
The O.J. Simpson interview: On prison, ‘retirement’ and football  —  In his first substantial interview in a decade and his first extensively about football since the 1990s, Simpson spoke to The Buffalo News earlier this week.  He talks about his time in prison, his life since his release, football, CTE and more.
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TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson Rips Colin Kaepernick, ‘Bad Choice Attacking the Flag’  —  O.J. Simpson says he agrees with Donald Trump — Colin Kaepernick “made a mistake” taking a knee during the national anthem ... and completely disrespected the American flag.  —  “I think Colin made a mistake,” …
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
Black man beaten in Charlottesville found not guilty of assaulting white supremacist … A black man brutally beaten at last year's white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville — and who was later charged with assaulting a white nationalist — was acquitted Friday.
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
Trump's CIA Has Set Up Teams To Kill Terrorists  —  “Small teams are locating and killing bad guys.  That's what we are doing.”  The official in charge of the hit teams was a senior aide to CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who Trump just nominated to be secretary of state.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Task & Purpose and The Week
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Hacker Adrian Lamo dies at 37  —  The coroner confirmed Lamo's death, but the circumstances of his passing are not yet known.  —  Adrian Lamo, a well-known hacker, has died at 37.  —  His father, Mario, posted a brief tribute to his son in a Facebook group on Friday.
Discussion: RT and The Verge
Jeff Spross / The Week:
How vulture capitalists ate Toys ‘R’ Us  —  Just a few years ago, Toys ‘R’ Us was an iconic American retailer.  Six months ago, it filed for bankruptcy.  Two days ago, it announced that all 800 of its American stores, and all 100 of its British ones, are closing or being sold.
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Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg:
Why Toys ‘R’ Us Is More Than a Business Story
Discussion: CBS Boston
Paul Rosenzweig / Lawfare:
The Trump Malignancy and the Book That Will Not Be Written  —  The malignant deviancy of the Trump Administration and Trumpist supporters in Congress continues apace.  The decision of the House Intelligence committee Republicans to close their investigation into Russian interference …
Jordan Valinsky / CNNMoney:
Snapchat stock loses $800 million after Rihanna responds to offensive ad  —  Rihanna slams Snapchat for mocking her assault  —  Rihanna is the latest celebrity to send Snap's stock sliding.  —  The singer tore into the app on Thursday for allowing an offensive ad to appear on its platform.
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Academy President John Bailey Under Investigation for Sexual Harassment (EXCLUSIVE)  —  John Bailey, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment.  —  The Academy received three harassment claims on Wednesday …
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
REVEALED: Peter Strzok Had Personal Relationship With Recused Judge In Michael Flynn Case  —  Newly discovered text messages obtained by The Federalist reveal two key federal law enforcement officials conspired to meet with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) judge who presided over the federal case against Michael Flynn.
Ryan C. Brooks / BuzzFeed:
This Is B-A-D: Some Democrats Are Sick Of A DIRE Email Strategy  —  Millions of Americans routinely receive desperate emails from campaigns, perpetually on the edge of catastrophe and asking for just one more dollar to help bring the campaign back from complete ruin before an ominous midnight fundraising deadline.
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Georgia GOP pushes elimination of Sunday voting to suppress black turnout  —  Georgia Republicans are advancing a bill through the state legislature that would suppress African-American turnout by eliminating Sunday voting and cutting the hours that polls are open in Atlanta.
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.
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
How a Poisoned Russian Spy Could Cost Putin the World Cup … ROME—It would seem that Russian president Vladimir Putin stopped at nothing to win the bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.  Now it appears he may have to do everything he can to keep it, as a steady drumbeat builds to boycott …
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
Capitol Police Arrested Male Dem Operative For Assaulting Female Trump Admin Official  —  U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a male Democratic operative for assaulting a female Interior Department communications official following a House budget hearing Thursday.
Rana Moussaoui / Yahoo:
Hollywood director Gilliam hits out at #MeToo ‘mob rule’  —  Paris (AFP) - Hollywood director Terry Gilliam said Friday that the #MeToo movement has morphed into “mob rule”, claiming that while some women suffered, others used Harvey Weinstein to further their careers.
Wall Street Journal:
Andrew McCabe and Consequences  —  The FBI recommends firing its former deputy director.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces a decision that will be controversial no matter what he does: Fire former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, or overrule the recommendation of the FBI's own internal investigators.
Discussion: National Review
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Democrats May Seek Prosecution of Witnesses Who Misled House Intelligence Committee  —  Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are reviewing transcripts of interviews conducted during the panel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and plan to refer any witnesses …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jon Wiener / Los Angeles Times:
A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today  —  Everybody's heard of the My Lai massacre — March 16, 1968, 50 years ago today — but not many know about the man who stopped it: Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot.  When he arrived, American soldiers …
Jason Howerton / IJR:
Ohio Student Suspended for Refusing to Leave Classroom During Gun Control Walkout  —  A high school student in Hilliard, Ohio, didn't want to pick sides in the contentious gun debate surrounding Wednesday's “National Walkout,” so he stayed in class instead of joining the largely anti-gun protest or an alternative “study hall.”
 
 
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Edwin Rios / Mother Jones:
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Michael Flynn campaigning for California congressional candidate
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David French / National Review:
The NRA Makes a Wise, Principled Decision to Support Gun-Violence Restraining Orders
Jacob Heilbrunn / Politico:
No, Really, This Is Normal. Did You Forget Bush-Cheney?
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
The Kochs have a message for Hispanics: Not all Republicans are like Trump
Gianluca Mezzofiore / CNN:
Ski-lift failure in Georgia sends people flying into the air
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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Assaults Increased When Cities Hosted Trump Rallies, Study Finds
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Wall Street Journal:
Navarro's Ties to Nucor Highlight Trump Advisers' Steel-Industry Connections
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Tarkanian drops out of U.S. Senate race, jumps into 3rd Congressional District at Trump's request
Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
'They'll squash you like a bug': how Silicon Valley keeps a lid on leakers
Shiho Fukada / Bloomberg:
Japan's Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women
Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy. The rest of us shouldn't
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Intellectual We Deserve  —  Jordan Peterson's popularity …
Discussion: The Guardian and Crooked Timber
Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
Now Hillary Clinton fractures her wrist after slipping in a palace bathtub during trip to India
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Federal court tosses out Obama-era rule requiring financial advisers to act in customers' best interests
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money