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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“It Got Back to Trump That Kelly Was Bad-Mouthing Him”: After Firing John Kelly on Impulse, Trump Learned He Had No Plan B  —  Hyper-ambitious wunderkind Nick Ayers led Trump on, then left him in the lurch.  So who now?  Meadows?  Mnuchin?  Bossie?  Berman?  Reince Priebus!?!
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
‘The bottom is going to fall out’: White House reporter says Republicans are privately discussing abandoning Trump  —  Donald Trump is facing “looming problem” as Republicans contemplate abandoning the president as more evidence of wrongdoing comes to light, Los Angeles Times White House …
Washington Post:
‘There was no Plan B’: Trump scrambles to find chief of staff after top candidate turns him down  —  President Trump had no Plan B.  —  After announcing the exit of his chief of staff, John F. Kelly, and being turned down by his pick to replace him, Nick Ayers, Trump found himself Monday …
Discussion: CNN, New York Post, Fox News Insider, NPR and IJR
Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Amid chief of staff search, Trump increasingly anxious over political future  —  Washington (CNN)While President Donald Trump and Nick Ayers were still in the middle of negotiations about him replacing John Kelly as chief of staff, Trump had already given Ayers a task, according to a source familiar with the discussion.
Wall Street Journal:   Thank You, John Kelly
Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed News:
Who Will Be Trump's Next Chief Of Staff? It Doesn't Really Matter.
Rahm Emanuel / The Atlantic:   Trump Doesn't Want a Chief of Staff
Pete Madden / ABC News:
Maria Butina, accused Russian agent, reaches plea deal with prosecutors that includes cooperation  —  Maria Butina, a 30-year-old Russian gun rights activist who stands accused developing a covert influence operation in the United States, has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and cooperate with federal …
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CNN:
Accused Russian spy Maria Butina appears to reach plea deal  —  Washington (CNN)Accused Russian spy Maria Butina appears to have reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.  —  Butina is accused of trying to infiltrate Republican political circles and party leaders during the 2016 campaign …
Discussion: Vox
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Maria Butina Agrees to Cooperate With U.S.  —  Butina has inked an agreement with prosecutors and becomes the first Russian since the 2016 election to confess to a crime connected to efforts to influence American politics.  —  Betsy Woodruff  —  Maria Butina, a Russian national …
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
Anna Massoglia / OpenSecrets.org:
NRA leader, Jack Abramoff and GOP operative tied to alleged Russian spy Maria Butina have long history as foreign agents lobbying together  —  Alleged Russian spy Maria Butina has changed her plea to guilty, according to a new joint motion filed by her attorneys this morning.
Discussion: Shakesville
Washington Post:
We are former senators.  The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy — and must again.  —  By 44 Former U.S. Senators  —  As former members of the U.S. Senate, Democrats and Republicans, it is our shared view that we are entering a dangerous period, and we feel an obligation to speak …
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Political Wire
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Jared Kushner did what?  —  The New York Times reports: … As a preliminary matter, we should recognize this as yet another example of why a president should not put a relative in a position of power — especially if the relative possesses questionable judgment and is utterly unqualified for the job.
Discussion: Shareblue Media, CNN and Mediaite
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Associated Press:   Lithuania blacklists Saudi officials over Khashoggi slaying
Sarah Aziza / Washington Post:   Saudi Arabia's brutal treatment of female reformers should have woken us up long ago
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's latest rage-tweets expose the depth of his own corruption  —  The news contained in the fusillade of new legal filings relating to President Trump can be summed up this way: Federal prosecutors are now alleging that Trump personally directed a criminal conspiracy that helped get him elected …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Sudden shift in get-Trump talk; now it's campaign finance, not Russia
Discussion: Hit & Run and Shareblue Media
Streiff / RedState:
President Trump Is Going To Be Impeached the Question Is How Much Damage It Does
Discussion: Feeds and New York Times
CNN:   GOP shrugs at Trump's involvement in Cohen payments
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Everybody Says Mueller Is Almost Done.  What If He Isn't?  —  In late 2015, the British spy agency GCHQ, and then other Western intelligence agencies, learned of suspicious interactions between Russian agents and Donald Trump's inner circle.  By the summer of 2016, James Comey testified Friday …
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Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:   Defeat and the Dossier Explain Everything
David French / National Review:
Republicans Must Reject ‘Russia Hoax’ Conspiracies and Examine the Evidence
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and Raw Story
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Dan Bongino Out at NRATV  —  Trump loves the guy.  But the gun rights group is downsizing its media operation and his show appears to be a casualty of those plans.  —  The National Rifle Association's media arm has dropped pro-Trump firebrand Dan Bongino from its lineup …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Dan Bongino Out at NRATV
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump Prepares to Unveil a Vast Reworking of Clean Water Protections  —  The proposed new rule would chip away at wetlands safeguards put in place during the administration of President George H.W. Bush.  —  TRUMP ADMINISTRATION  —  Trump Lays Out a Defense for Potential Campaign-Finance Crimes
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Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:   Trump administration poised to strip protections from up to 80% of California waters, millions of acres nationwide
Tablet Magazine:
In an email to Tablet the Women's March wrote: … But whatever concerns were popping up were ultimately no match for the steamroller of the event's progress.  And when the day came, the reality far exceeded expectations.  Estimates for the March on Washington range between half a million …
miamiherald:
Epstein sex abuse victims press judge for decision on tossing his lenient plea deal  —  Victims of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who have waged a decade-long fight for justice, on Monday pressed a federal judge to finally take action on their motion to throw out a controversial plea agreement …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Establishment looks to crush liberals on Medicare for All  —  The united front that helped Democrats save Obamacare just a year ago is falling apart over single-payer health care.  —  Deep-pocketed hospital, insurance and other lobbies are plotting to crush progressives' hopes of expanding …
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Post
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Alex Thompson / Politico:   LinkedIn co-founder backs $35 million voter data project in ‘existential threat’ to Democratic Party
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Academy Looks Warily at Oscar Host Options As Board Meeting Looms  —  Kevin Hart's abrupt departure as Oscars host has left the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences scrambling to find someone to take the gig.  As of now, the situation remains fluid as the group's leadership explores options …
Gary Fineout / Associated Press:
Thousands of mailed ballots in Florida were not counted  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials say thousands of mailed ballots were not counted because they were delivered too late to state election offices.  —  The Department of State late last week informed a federal judge …
Discussion: Splinter and Seymour Tribune
Harry Enten / CNN:
An insane amount of people turned out to vote in the midterm elections  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump solved a problem that no other president before him could: Getting people to vote in a midterm election.  —  Whether they were voting for or against his agenda, it is now clear that voters turned out in record numbers in 2018.
Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Talk About Pizzagate  —  The former Clinton campaign chairman is among the victims still recovering from a vile conspiracy theory that ended in gunfire  —  WASHINGTON — John Podesta has given it a lot of thought and believes the best way to deal with the trolls is to ignore them.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Cornyn under fire from GOP as criminal justice reform falters  —  John Cornyn is facing a grievous insult during a last-ditch effort to pass criminal justice reform: Senate Republicans can't trust their own whip's count.  —  The Texas Republican and Senate majority whip has worked on the issue …
Discussion: Washington Post
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
A Former Trump Campaign Staffer Was Ordered To Pay $25,000 For Violating Her Nondisclosure Agreement  —  WASHINGTON — Jessica Denson, a former staffer for President Donald Trump's campaign, is fighting an order to pay nearly $25,000 for violating a nondisclosure agreement, according to court papers.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
F.H. Buckley / New York Post:
Why ‘No Hate Here’ signs are actually pretty hateful  —  My walks with my dog take me to a quiet off-street, with middle-class houses made expensive because they're inside the Beltway.  Their owners are mostly youngish attorneys who work as assistant-deputy-director-somethings in some government department or other.
NBC News:
Beto O'Rourke sounding out prominent black Democrats as he ponders presidential bid  —  Barack Obama and Andrew Gillum are among those the 2018 senate candidate has talked with in recent days.  —  WASHINGTON — Beto O'Rourke hasn't made up his mind about a possible presidential run in 2020 …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
YouTube Bans Proud Boys Founder Gavin McInnes  —  YouTube banned Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes on Monday, marking the latest social-media blow for the man who started the far-right men's group.  McInnes had amassed more than 220,000 subscribers on YouTube before the ban …
 
 
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David Badash / Alternet:
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Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal:
China Detains Leading Activist Pastor and Scores of Worshipers
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
YouTube's Biggest Personality Promoted an Anti-Semite
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Elizabeth Warren, other key Democratic senators investigate Fox News bonus payments to Trump aide Bill Shine
Discussion: Mediaite
Suyin Haynes / TIME:
TIME Announces 2018 Person of the Year Shortlist on Today Show
David Dayen / The Intercept:
The Remarkable Tale of the Corporate Lobbyist Sworn In as a Temporary U.S. Senator
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Paul Ryan's long con