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5:50 PM ET, March 13, 2019

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William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
New York Charges Paul Manafort With 16 Crimes.  If He's Convicted, Trump Can't Pardon Him.  —  [What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.]  —  Paul J. Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, has been charged in New York with mortgage fraud …
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Bailey Stonecipher / Manhattan District …:
District Attorney Vance Announces Indictment of Paul Manafort  —  Manhattan Grand Jury Charges Manafort with Residential Mortgage Fraud, Other New York State Crimes, Amid D.A. Investigation Commenced in March 2017  —  Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. today announced the indictment …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
The Wacky Tale of Paul Manafort, Anne Hathaway's Fraudster Ex-Boyfriend, and a Vatican Land Scam
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Paul Manafort indicted on fraud charges by Manhattan prosecutors
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Tom Winter / NBC News:   Paul Manafort indicted by Manhattan prosecutors in mortgage fraud scheme
Condé Nast / Vanity Fair:
Riding around with Beto O'Rourke as he comes to grips with a presidential run.  —  It's nine P.M. on a Thursday night and Beto O'Rourke is trying to manage a couple of life-altering and possibly world-historical political events while also driving his family home from a Mexican restaurant.
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
Chiara Sottile / NBC News:
Twitter reveals big changes to conversations and new camera features  —  The changes are meant to make good on the company's promise to promote “healthy conversation.”  —  Twitter is teasing some of the biggest changes to its social media service since it first launched in 2006 …
CNN:
Exclusive: Lawyer said Michael Cohen could ‘sleep well tonight’ after speaking to Rudy Giuliani  —  Washington (CNN)An attorney who said he was speaking with President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani reassured Michael Cohen in an April 2018 email that Cohen could “sleep well tonight” …
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
House Oversight chairman declines further investigation of Michael Cohen — ‘at least at this time’
David Wasserman / New York Times:
Trump May Have an Unlikely Re-election Ally  —  The Democratic Party's crowded field and messy rules could lead to months of infighting and an ugly convention.  —  Mr. Wasserman is the House editor at The Cook Political Report.  —  Donald Trump's low approval ratings have attracted a crush …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Philippe Reines / New York Times:
Why Impeaching Trump Is ‘Worth It’
Discussion: Power Line
New York Times:
Trump Announces Ban of Boeing 737 Max Flights  —  President Trump announced that the United States was grounding Boeing's 737 Max aircraft, reversing an earlier decision by American regulators to keep the jets flying in the wake of a second deadly crash involving one of the jets in Ethiopia.
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David French / National Review:
The Astonishing Hypocrisy of Media Matters  —  If there's one thing we can absolutely count on in our post-ethical partisan era, it's that for every scandal, there is, in short order, a similar — sometimes astoundingly similar — scandal on the other side.  Sometimes, the comparisons …
Discussion: Townhall and Instapundit
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Ashley Turner / CNBC:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she has ‘zero’ sympathy for parents caught in college admissions scam  — Sen. Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC that she has “zero” sympathy for the dozens of parents charged in what the Justice Department says is the biggest college admissions scandal it's ever prosecuted.
Rainesford Stauffer / New York Times:
I Learned in College That Admission Has Always Been for Sale  —  The bribery scandal is no more abhorrent than the completely legal industry that helps many wealthy kids get into the schools of their dreams.  —  Ms. Stauffer is a writer.  —  Shortly after my freshman year of college …
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Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
The College Admissions Scandal Is About More Than Just Bribery
Discussion: New York Post and Vox
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lee, fifth GOP senator, to vote against Trump's border declaration  —  GOP Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) says he will vote for a resolution disapproving of President Trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border, becoming the fifth Senate Republican to announce his support for the measure.
Discussion: TheBlaze and POLITICUSUSA
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senate GOP confirms Kavanaugh's replacement, Trump's 36th pick for powerful appeals courts
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Axios
Axios:
Exclusive: Excerpt from “Kushner Inc” details Comey firing  —  Here's a sneak peek for Axios readers at “Kushner, Inc.,” by investigative reporter Vicky Ward, out next Tuesday from St. Martin's Press:
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Lucien Bruggeman / ABC News:
Alleged perils of crossing White House power couple, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, detailed in new book
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Inside the Shadowy, Totally Legal World of High-Priced College Consultants  —  For prices up to $1.5 million, parents can buy a five-year, full-service package of college admissions consulting from a company in New York City called Ivy Coach.  —  The service begins as early as eighth grade …
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Contributor Salaries Revealed In Financial Disclosures  —  At least 10 members of the Trump administration have served as on-air contributors for the network.  —  Across cable news, the salaries paid to on-air contributors remain shrouded in mystery, ranging by network and by market demand for the contributor's expertise.
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Georgetown Rich Kid ‘Gloated’ After Allegedly Cheating SATs  —  Isabelle Henriquez is one of the only students accused of willingly participating in the fraud—and now her degree may be in jeopardy.  —  Scott Bixby  —  According to her LinkedIn page, Isabelle Henriquez is “a rapid learner” …
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP megadonor Mercer family donated to nonprofit conservative group that focuses on historic values of ‘English-speaking peoples’  — The Republican megadonor family led by billionaire Robert and daughter Rebekah Mercer once donated to the Anglosphere Society, a group of conservative activists that promotes …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Faked Death Threats Against Himself  —  One came from a phony account the wingnut provocateur created and ran just before he was banned from Twitter. … Right-wing personality Jacob Wohl appears to have faked death threats against himself.  —  Wohl and fellow provocateur Laura Loomer went …
Discussion: Contemptor and Raw Story
Matt Levine / Bloomberg:
You Have to Pay the Right Person  —  Also SSG and pattern matching.  —  Matt Levine is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering finance.  He was an editor of Dealbreaker, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz …
Discussion: New York Times
Shayna Jacobs / New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani and wife Judith Nathan ripped by judge for making divorce trial ‘unpleasant’  —  It's getting ugly.  —  A Manhattan divorce judge said Wednesday that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and his estranged wife Judith Nathan are headed toward a bitter matrimonial trial.
Washington Post:
THE FENTANYL FAILURE  —  Despite mounting deaths and warnings, the Obama administration did not take extraordinary measures to confront an extraordinary crisis, experts say.  —  SCROLL DOWN  —  In May 2016, a group of national health experts issued an urgent plea in a private letter …
United States Senator Mike Lee:
Sen. Lee Introduces ARTICLE ONE Act to Reclaim Congressional Power  —  WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the ARTICLE ONE Act today, a bill that would take back significant legislative powers given to the executive branch by the National Emergencies Act of 1976.
 
 
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz vows to reject partisan bills as president
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Eric Holthaus / Grist:
Ilhan Omar's 16-year-old daughter is co-leading the Youth Climate Strike
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
5 Things to Know About DOD's New Policy on Military Service by Transgender Persons and Persons With Gender Dysphoria
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Stephen Kalin / Reuters:
Saudi women's rights activists stand trial in criminal court
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Bipartisanship in 2020? Not so fast, some Democrats say
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
GOP House candidate blamed marriage equality for rising crime rates
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Merica / CNN:
Little-known Florida mayor to announce 2020 exploratory committee
Discussion: Axios and The Miami Times
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Wall Street Journal:
DOJ Probes Whether Fugitive Financier Supplied Donation to Trump Re-Election Effort
Discussion: CNBC and Fortune
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
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