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8:30 AM ET, March 23, 2018

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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 …
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.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
John Bolton, Trump's ultra-hawkish new national security adviser, explained  —  Bolton has recently called for war with both Iran and North Korea.  —  President Donald Trump finally jettisoned National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday afternoon.  His replacement is John Bolton …
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
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
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come  —  Sources close to President Trump say he feels John Bolton, hurriedly named last night to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, will finally deliver the foreign policy the president wants — particularly on Iran and North Korea.
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
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
New York Times:   Trump's Appointment of John Bolton Raises Concern in Asia
Mark Davis / Townhall.com:   John Bolton: The Wisdom of This Choice Is Made Clear in the Panic of Liberals
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Bolton pick underscores Trump's foreign policy confusion
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CANNONFIRE and Axios
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
President Trump hires a talking head - again
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   How To Succeed in Trump's Cabinet Without Getting Fired
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Bannon: If Kelly leaves White House, Trump won't replace him
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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 …
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Political Wire
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe
Discussion: Mediaite and Fox News Insider
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
McDougal says she was intimate with Trump ‘many dozens’ of times  —  Washington (CNN)Karen McDougal confirmed to CNN in an interview on Thursday that she had a 10-month sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was President, saying they were together “many dozens of times.”
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Former Playmate alleges Trump tried to pay her after sex
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
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
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Judge orders Gov. Scott Walker to hold special elections for open legislative seats in Eric Holder suit  —  MADISON - Dealing a setback to Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans, a judge ruled Thursday the governor must call special elections to fill two vacant seats in the Legislature.
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Sophia Tesfaye / Salon:   Eric Holder wins lawsuit against Scott Walker: Judge rules Wisconsin must hold special elections
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
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
CNBC:
Trump slaps China with tariffs on up to $60 billion in imports: ‘This is the first of many’  — The Trump administration says China's trade practices involve stealing American companies' intellectual property.  — China recently argued that it should not be punished if it doesn't want to buy what the U.S. is selling.
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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 …
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 …
Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
16-year-old victim of Maryland school shooting to be taken off life support, family says  —  The 16-year-old victim of Tuesday's shooting at Great Mills High School will be taken off life support, her family announced Thursday night.  —  Jaelynn Willey was one of two students who were injured …
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.
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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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
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
John Brennan Shouldn't Be Lecturing America, He Should Be The Focus Of A Congressional Inquiry
Discussion: Mediaite
Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser Offered to Help Lift Sanctions on Russian Firms
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Decline and Fall of Elizabeth Warren
National Review:
The Omnibus Disgrace  —  The omnibus spending bill was crafted …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stormy, Summer and Karen are the GOP's worst nightmares
Discussion: New York Times
CNN:
EPA spent $30,000-plus on security detail for Administrator Scott Pruitt's Italy trip
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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
 Earlier Items: 
Los Angeles Times:
Amazon patents delivery drones that can react to people screaming and flailing
Discussion: Daily Mail
Nyshka Chandran / CNBC:
- China on Friday announced plans for reciprocal tariffs …
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
House Probe Accuses Clapper of Misleading Congress
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Congress Snuck New Russia Sanctions Into Spending Bill
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Fox News
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon and the Degradation of Experience
Discussion: CNN, New York Post and Mashable
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Video suggests huge problems with Uber's driverless car program
Discussion: Eschaton
The Atlantic:
The Atlantic Announces Ideas Columnists Ibram X. Kendi, Annie Lowrey, Alex Wagner, and Kevin D. Williamson
Discussion: Splinter and National Review
 

 
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Gaby Del Valle / The Verge:
NYC is partnering with Evolv, a weapons detection company that has faced scrutiny over its machines' accuracy, to test AI-based gun detectors on the subway

Sam Kim / Bloomberg:
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Meredith Whittaker / LPE Project:
The TikTok divestment bill will not offer any meaningful privacy protection from China, but it will further entrench the dominance of US-based social networks

 
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