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8:25 PM ET, March 21, 2019

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Molly O'Toole / Los Angeles Times:
Marine Corps commandant says deploying troops to the border poses ‘unacceptable risk’ … The commandant of the Marines has warned the Pentagon that deployments to the southwest border and funding transfers under the president's emergency declaration, among other unexpected demands, have posed …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Cummings demands docs on Kushner's alleged use of encrypted app for official business  —  House Democrats are raising new concerns about what they say is recently revealed information from Jared Kushner's attorney indicating that the senior White House aide has been relying …
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
White House official caught using AOL email to discuss sensitive sale of nuclear technology to the Saudis
Discussion: Axios
James Comey / New York Times:
What I Want From the Mueller Report  —  I am rooting for a demonstration to the world that the United States justice system works.  —  Mr. Comey is a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  —  The country is eagerly awaiting the special counsel Robert Mueller's report.
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Letter from deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein offers potential road map to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe  —  Sources familiar with the probe believe there are no more indictments expected.  —  There's no shortage of speculation on the special counsel Robert Mueller's report, much of it totally uninformed.
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:   Some Advice to Robert Mueller on How to Finish That Big Writing Assignment
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Biden advisers debate Stacey Abrams as out-of-the-gate V.P. choice  —  Close advisers to former Vice President Joe Biden are debating the idea of packaging his presidential campaign announcement with a pledge to choose Stacey Abrams as his vice president.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Skeptical Democratic donors tell Joe Biden they will not raise funds for him at the start of the 2020 campaign
New York Times:   Biden Weighing Unique Steps to Reassure Voters Concerned About His Age
Anna Merlan / Jezebel:
We Should Probably Talk About Lauren Duca  —  In the thousand years since Donald Trump sailed down an escalator and crash-landed with a wet thump in the Oval Office, a lot of Americans have changed, for good or ill. Many of us are more political or more cynical, impassioned or deflated, hopeful or entirely gutted.
NBC News:
Several 2020 Democrats to skip AIPAC conference after call to boycott  —  Liberal group MoveOn.org asked all 2020 presidential candidates to steer clear of the event.  —  Several Democratic presidential candidates will skip the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's policy conference …
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Associated Press:   Multiple 2020 Democrats say they won't attend AIPAC summit
Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
The 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates as Michael Scott Quotes
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
For Trump, attacking McCain is a way to appeal to his political base  —  Republican leaders gasped again this week at President Trump's conduct, expressing horror at his scathing criticism of John McCain, the late Arizona senator and former GOP presidential nominee.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Trump's free speech executive order isn't about free speech  —  It's actually about power — specifically, the conservative attempt to seize it on college campuses.  —  President Donald Trump gleefully pressed on another culture war hot button Thursday afternoon, issuing an executive order that's supposed …
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Josh Hasten / JNS.org:   Conservative activist Charlie Kirk speaks of ‘eye-opening’ stint in Israel
Financial Times:
How Theresa May decided she was willing to accept a no-deal Brexit  —  In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Theresa May made a momentous choice.  After a day of acrimonious debate in her cabinet and inner circle, the prime minister decided that she was willing to take Britain out of the EU without a deal.
Discussion: National Review and OpenMarket
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Politico:
EU leaders grant Brexit extension with strings attached
miamiherald:
Cindy Yang helped Chinese tech stars get $50K photos with Trump.  Who paid?  —  President Donald Trump poses with two Chinese executives at a Dec. 2, 2017, fundraiser.  He is pictured with tech startup CEO Lucas Lu (left), and cryptocurrency giant Ryan Xu (right).
Steven Shepard / Politico:
How Trump is on track for a 2020 landslide  —  President Donald Trump has a low approval rating.  He is engaging in bitter Twitter wars and facing metastasizing investigations.  —  But if the election were held today, he'd likely ride to a second term in a huge landslide …
Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Redistricting Edge Saved GOP From Deeper Midterm Losses  —  JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democrats won more votes, regained control of the U.S. House and flipped hundreds of seats in state legislatures during the 2018 elections.  It was, by most accounts, a good year for the party.
Discussion: Splinter
Charlotte Alter / TIME:
‘Change Is Closer Than We Think.’ Inside Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Unlikely Rise  —  Every 10 minutes or so, someone knocks on the big wooden door of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's office on Capitol Hill.  The noise makes staffers stiffen.  It's almost always a harmless fan …
Ernie Suggs / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Jimmy Carter gets new title: oldest living former president  —  At 94 years, 172 days the 39th president passes George H.W. Bush  —  When Jimmy Carter left office in 1980, the return home to Plains was not easy.  His once flourishing farming business was more than $1 million dollars in debt …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on a Florida man charged with mailing explosives to critics of President Donald Trump (all times local):  —  A Florida man has pleaded guilty to sending a wave of pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Splinter
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Washington Post:
Cesar Sayoc pleads guilty to mailing explosive devices to Trump critics
Discussion: Reuters, Slate, NPR and The Week
New York Times:
Doomed Boeing Jets Lacked 2 Safety Features That Company Sold Only as Extras  —  As the pilots of the doomed Boeing jets in Ethiopia and Indonesia fought to control their planes, they lacked two notable safety features in their cockpits.  —  One reason: Boeing charged extra for them.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
South Carolina Republican Endorses QAnon: 'They're Legit'  —  Lin Bennett, who represents a Charleston-area district, has been posting about QAnon on Facebook since at least last year, even helping to ‘decode’ QAnon ‘clues.’ … The wacko pro-Trump QAnon conspiracy theory has some friends …
Michael Wilner / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
‘We all found out by tweet’: Trump's Golan Heights surprise  —  President Donald Trump's tweet on Thursday recognizing the Golan Heights as Israeli territory surprised members of his own Middle East peace team, the State Department, and Israeli officials.  —  U.S. diplomats and White House aides …
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Nic Garcia / Denver Post:
Colorado's Sen. Michael Bennet near presidential announcement, sources say  —  U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is taking the final steps toward becoming the second Colorado Democrat in the 2020 race for president, with a possible announcement coming soon, sources familiar with his plan have told The Denver Post.
Daily Mail:
Yang agreed to a debate with conservative radio host Ben Shapiro on the issue of circumcision, which he opposes  —  ‘Terrific!  Look forward to it,’ Shapiro replied.  —  No date has been announced yet.  —  Shapiro discussed Yang's long-shot candidacy on his radio show Tuesday …
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Reporter Loses Job After Right-Wing Activist Laura Loomer's Legal Threats Over CPAC Coverage (Exclusive)  —  Zachary Petrizzo, a writer for the pro-life media organization Live Action, says he was forced to resign after he tweeted about right-wing activist Laura Loomer “verbally tormenting” …
Indianapolis Star:
‘It hurt so bad’: Indiana teachers shot with plastic pellets during active shooter training  —  An active-shooter training exercise at an Indiana elementary school in January left teachers with welts, bruises and abrasions after they were shot with plastic pellets by the local sheriff's office conducting the session.
Daniel Rutledge / Newshub:
Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life removed from Whitcoulls following Christchurch terror attack  —  A Jordan Peterson book is no longer for sale from Whitcoulls in New Zealand following the Christchurch terror attack.  —  The controversial Canadian professor visited Aotearoa in February …
Steve Cortes / Real Clear Politics:
Trump Didn't Call Neo-Nazis ‘Fine People.’ Here's Proof  —  News anchors and pundits have repeated lies about Donald Trump and race so often that some of these narratives seem true, even to Americans who embrace the fruits of the president's policies.  The most pernicious and pervasive of these lies is the …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Bob Moser / New Yorker:
The Reckoning of Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center  —  In the days since the stunning dismissal of Morris Dees, the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, on March 14th, I've been thinking about the jokes my S.P.L.C. colleagues and I used to tell to keep ourselves sane.
Discussion: Instapundit
Deconstructed / The Intercept:
Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Trump, Islamophobia, and His Presidential Bid  —  Photo illustration: Soohee Cho/The Intercept, AP  —  Subscribe to the Deconstructed podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, and other platforms.  New to podcasting?  Click here.
Benjamin Hall / Fox News:
ISIS has officially crumbled and last stronghold liberated  —  BAGHOUZ, Syria — The caliphate has crumbled, and the final offensive is over.  While the official announcement hasn't yet been made - Fox News has been told that this village, the last ISIS stronghold, is liberated.
 
 
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Jennie Willoughby / Washington Post:
Is there life after disgrace? My ex-husband Rob Porter shows that is hard to answer.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Deanna Paul / Washington Post:
Dozens of Jewish graves vandalized with swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs
Discussion: Herald News
New York Times:
New Zealand to Ban Military-Style Semiautomatic Guns, Jacinda Ardern Says
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Facebook knew of Cambridge Analytica data misuse earlier than reported - court filing
New York Times:
A New Age of Warfare: How Internet Mercenaries Do Battle for Authoritarian Governments
Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo:
Leaked Memo Shows Kickstarter Senior Staffers Are Pushing Back Against Colleagues' Union Efforts
Discussion: Recode
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Former Murdoch Executive Says He Quit Over Fox's Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
Discussion: Raw Story, The Wrap, The Week and Vox
New York Times:
Faster Tax Cuts Could Be Backfiring on Republicans
 Earlier Items: 
Shadi Hamid / Foreign Policy:
White Supremacism Isn't Insanity
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Facebook Stored Hundreds of Millions of User Passwords in Plain Text for Years
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
If Trump is a national emergency, it's time for Democrats to act like it
Discussion: Eschaton
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Katie Couric Reflected On That Controversial 2008 Interview With Sarah Palin
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
Palestinian Lives Don't Matter*
Jordan Peterson:
Cambridge University Rescinds my Fellowship