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New York Times:
McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton  —  WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the battle-tested Army officer tapped as President Trump's national security adviser last year to stabilize a turbulent foreign policy operation …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
McMaster firing upends plan to oust other top Trump officials  —  President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly fire national security adviser H.R. McMaster surprised senior White House aides who had been preparing a single statement announcing the departure of multiple top Trump officials …
Bloomberg:
Inside Trump's Snap Decision to Oust McMaster  —  McMaster Ousted Days After His Briefing to Trump on Putin Call  —  Trump names ex-U.S. envoy Bolton as national security adviser  —  President Donald Trump made a snap decision to oust H.R. McMaster as national security adviser …
Discussion: Politico
Cory Bennett / Politico:
Bolton, McMaster present contrast on Russian hacking  —  John Bolton, President Donald Trump's pick to replace H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser, could bring a vastly different approach on Russia's election meddling to the White House.  —  In their public comments …
Discussion: israpundit.org
NBC News:
Amid White House turmoil, Trump mused about life without a chief of staff  —  WASHINGTON — In the midst of a Cabinet shake-up and a possible staff upheaval, President Donald Trump considered firing his chief of staff this month and not naming a successor, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
It's Time to Panic Now  —  It's time to push the panic button.  —  John Bolton's appointment as national security adviser—a post that requires no Senate confirmation—puts the United States on a path to war.  And it's fair to say President Donald Trump wants us on that path.
Mark Davis / Townhall.com:
John Bolton: The Wisdom of This Choice Is Made Clear in the Panic of Liberals  —  With one presidential decision, America gained one of its boldest National Security Advisers, and lost one of its best cable news guests.  —  Roughly an hour after John Bolton, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump finally pulled the trigger to oust McMaster  —  The reason John Kelly and White House communications officials insisted late last week that McMaster wasn't going anywhere for now — despite a WaPo story saying he was done — was because the president told them to say that.
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
John Bolton, Trump's ultra-hawkish new national security adviser, explained
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Nobody Is Left to Save the World From Trump Now
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:   Trump's Appointment of John Bolton Raises Concern in Asia
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
President Trump hires a talking head - again
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Bolton pick underscores Trump's foreign policy confusion
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CANNONFIRE and Axios
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   Why Trump Hasn't Fired Mattis
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Trump names former ambassador John Bolton as his new national security adviser
The Daily Beast:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer … Guccifer 2.0, the “lone hacker” who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee, was in fact an officer of Russia's military intelligence directorate …
The Sun:
The shooter is believed to be holed up in a Super U store in Trèbes, near Carcassonne  —  A SUSPECTED ISIS gunman has killed two and wounded a dozen others as he took eight hostages at a French supermarket, according to police.  —  The attacker, who screamed “Vengeance for Syria!” …
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BBC:
France hostage taking: ‘One dead’ in Trèbes supermarket  —  A gunman is believed to have killed at least one person during a hostage-taking at a supermarket in Trèbes, southern France.  —  Elite police have rushed to the Super U shop, and there are unconfirmed reports of another death.
Discussion: The Week and The Daily Caller
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Idaho senator holds up bill over political rivalry with deceased governor  —  Congress facing government shutdown, yet again  —  (CNN)As Congress raced toward another spending deadline, most were watching Sen. Rand Paul's objections to a proposed spending plan.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Congress Approves $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill, Averting a Shutdown
National Review:   The Omnibus Disgrace  —  The omnibus spending bill was crafted …
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Karen McDougal tells CNN Trump tried to pay her after sex  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump once tried to offer Karen McDougal money after they had been intimate, the former Playboy model told Anderson Cooper Thursday in an exclusive interview on CNN.  —  “After we had been intimate …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser Offered to Help Lift Sanctions on Russian Firms  —  Elliott Broidy proposed work for clients of Moscow lawyer  —  Pre-inauguration discussions didn't lead to Broidy's hiring  —  Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, offered last year to help …
The Guardian:
Our manifesto to fix America's gun laws  —  After the massacre at our high school, our lives have changed forever - so we're proposing these changes to halt mass shootings  —  by The editorial staff of the Eagle Eye … As a student publication, the Eagle Eye works to tell the stories of those who do not have a voice.
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Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Analysis: Will current leaders believe gun lobby fiction or the truth of youth?
Discussion: Politico
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stormy, Summer and Karen are the GOP's worst nightmares  —  Greg Sargent had a good piece this morning about how the Stormy Daniels hurricane might trip Trump up more than he realizes.  It's a thought I've had as well: … It's impossible to know for sure whether women as a group will rise to the occasion.
Discussion: New York Times
David Freedlander / Politico:
Sam Nunberg Is Still Talking  —  First, Sam Nunberg made plans to meet me for lunch, but canceled at the last minute.  So now we've made plans for dinner at his favorite Vietnamese spot near his Upper East Side apartment, but when he arrives 20 minutes late, Nunberg says he has already eaten …
Wall Street Journal:
John Dowd Resigns as Trump's Top Lawyer in Russia Probe  —  Departure comes after he called for end to special counsel's investigation  —  John Dowd, the lead lawyer representing President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation, left the legal team on Thursday partly …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Katie Langin / Science:
Exclusive: 'I've never seen anything like it.' Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists  —  Anglerfish, with their menacing gape and dangling lure, are among the most curious inhabitants of the deep ocean.  Scientists have hardly ever seen them alive in their natural environment.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Gizmodo
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
De Blasio Donor Says He Steered Thousands in Bribes to Mayor's Campaigns  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A Long Island restaurateur testified under oath on Thursday that he steered tens of thousands of dollars to Mayor Bill de Blasio's political campaigns in return for favorable treatment by the city.
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US dropped charges against Turkish bodyguards over DC brawl before Tillerson trip  —  Erdogan watches brawl outside Turkish embassy  —  Washington (CNN)The US has dropped charges against 11 of the 15 bodyguards for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who were indicted after a brawl …
Nyshka Chandran / CNBC:
- China on Friday announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on 128 U.S. products that include pork, wine, fruit and steel.  — Beijing said it will take measures against the U.S. goods in two stages if it cannot reach an agreement with Washington.  —  The world's second-largest economy …
 
 
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Associated Press:
EU wants temporary exemptions to US tariffs to be permanent
Economist:
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Amy L. Wax / Wall Street Journal:
The University of Denial  —  Aggressive suppression of the truth …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple Tries to Win Back Students and Teachers With Low-Cost iPad
Fox News:
Scott Eastwood doesn't talk politics like his famous dad
Discussion: Breitbart
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Gov. Baker Maintains Big Leads Over Democratic Challengers 06:24
Discussion: Political Wire
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) / FDNY:
It is with deep regret that FDNY announces the death of Firefighter Michael R. Davidson.
Discussion: CBS New York and ABC News
Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:
Eric Holder wins lawsuit against Scott Walker: Judge rules Wisconsin must hold special elections
 Earlier Items: 
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
John Brennan Shouldn't Be Lecturing America, He Should Be The Focus Of A Congressional Inquiry
Discussion: Mediaite
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Decline and Fall of Elizabeth Warren
David Edwards / Raw Story:
White House sources leak details from meeting where new anti-leaking edict was imposed
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Atlantic
Los Angeles Times:
Amazon patents delivery drones that can react to people screaming and flailing
Discussion: Daily Mail
Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
16-year-old victim of Maryland school shooting to be taken off life support, family says
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon and the Degradation of Experience
Discussion: CNN, New York Post and Mashable
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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