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11:00 AM ET, March 6, 2017

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Axios:
Towergate: Trump's great gamble  —  I have learned that some — though definitely not all — members of President Trump's inner circle share his belief that the Obama administration tapped his Trump Tower phones in October.  And a White House official told me President Trump not only doesn't regret …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
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Reuters:
Why Trump might suspect Obama bugged Trump Tower  —  President Trump's claim that his predecessor bugged Trump Tower during the election has sent the media into fits, wondering where on earth he could've gotten such an idea.  But it's all-too-obvious why Trump would be suspicious.
New York Times:
A Conspiracy Theory's Journey From Talk Radio to Trump's Twitter  —  WASHINGTON — It began at 6 p.m. Thursday as a conspiratorial rant on conservative talk radio: President Barack Obama had used the “instrumentalities of the federal government” to wiretap the Republican seeking to succeed him.
Media Matters for America:
Right-Wing Media Scramble To Recast Obama As Trump-Era Villain  —  In science, nature abhors a vacuum.  On cable news, Fox News abhors not having a Democratic villain.  So the network is trying to bring back former President Barack Obama for the starring role.
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air and Washington Post
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Chaffetz: I've seen no evidence Obama ordered wiretap of Trump  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz said Monday that he has seen no evidence that would support President Donald Trump's accusation that former President Barack Obama had ordered an illegal wiretap …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Fox News:
Conway challenges Comey to release info on Trump's wiretap allegation
Discussion: The Hill and BizPac Review
Louis Nelson / Politico:
White House spokeswoman: Trump doesn't believe Comey that Obama didn't wiretap
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Here's the List: More Than a Dozen Proven Victims of Obama's Many Wiretaps
Discussion: Daily Wire
Michael Edison Hayden / ABC News:
WH spokeswoman doesn't think Trump accepts FBI's reported denial of alleged wiretapping
Discussion: Daily Kos and Hot Air
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-5-17: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Josh Earnest, and Sen. Al Franken
Discussion: Washington Post
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
FBI asked Justice Department to reject Trump claim: report
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations  —  President Trump spent the weekend at “the winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, the secluded Florida castle where he is king.  The sun sparkles off the glistening lawn and warms the russet clay Spanish tiles …
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Knives are out for Reince  —  With the White House struggling to gain its footing almost two months into Donald Trump's presidency, administration officials are increasingly putting the blame on one person: Reince Priebus.  —  In interviews, over a dozen Trump aides, allies …
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:   The Eight Power Centers Of The Trump Administration
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal U.S. Groups  —  Post-election crime wave by attackers demanding bitcoins  —  Center for American Progress said to be among victims  —  Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks …
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: David Letterman … Since retiring after 33 years on the late night television, David Letterman has kept a low public profile — aided by the growth of a truly impressive beard.  But that doesn't mean he hasn't been as fixated on politics as the rest of us.
Jana Winter / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Warned of Foreign Intel Operations After Russian Met With Team Trump at RNC  —  The day Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak mingled with Trump campaign advisers—including then-Sen. Jeff Sessions—at a conference near the Republican National Convention, the Department of Homeland Security began preparing …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Pause This Presidency!  —  The American people must immediately demand a cessation of all consequential actions by this “president” until we can be assured that Russian efforts to hack our election, in a way that was clearly meant to help him and damage his opponent, did not also include collusion …
Discussion: Liberty Unyielding and Raw Story
Associated Press:
Supreme Court scraps case on transgender bathroom rights  —  The Supreme Court is handing a transgender teen's case back to a lower court without reaching a decision.  —  The justices said Monday they have opted not to decide whether federal anti-discrimination law gives high school senior Gavin Grimm …
Discussion: RedState, twitchy.com and The Resurgent
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Won't Hear Major Case on Transgender Rights
Discussion: Politico
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
State Dept. staffers have one question: Where's Rex?  —  The State Department resumes its formal press briefing on Monday — an event that offers Secretary of State Rex Tillerson an ideal setting to assert to the world that America remains a diplomatic force and reassure his jittery employees …
Discussion: The Week and Washington Examiner
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Bloomberg:
Fox Anchor Heather Nauert Said to Land Spokeswoman Job at State
Adam Davidson / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's Worst Deal  —  The President helped build a hotel in Azerbaijan that appears to be a corrupt operation engineered by oligarchs tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.  —  Heydar Aliyev Prospekti, a broad avenue in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, connects the airport to the city.
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘We are in crisis’: Morning Joe warns president's Twitter meltdown has ‘shaken this government to the core’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A deadly serious Joe Scarborough lambasted President Donald Trump on Monday morning over his outrageous accusations that President Barack Obama …
New York Times:
Trump Expected to Issue New Travel Ban Excluding Iraq on Monday  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to issue on Monday a new version of his executive order on immigration that excludes Iraq, a key ally in the fight against the Islamic State, from a list of predominantly Muslim …
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ABC News:
President Trump expected to sign new travel ban executive order today
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Eli Rosenberg / New York Times:
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Discussion: The Week and Associated Press
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Discussion: Axios
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Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Just Security
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Chertoff on Trump's ability to handle a crisis: 'I'd be guessing'
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post
Jacob Bojesson / The Daily Caller:
Merkel Allegedly Changed Her Mind On Closing Borders Last Minute, Then 1 Million Refugees Arrived
Discussion: Hot Air and Associated Press
Paulina Neuding / Weekly Standard:
The Truth About Sweden  —  As Saul Bellow said, 'A great deal …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Kremlin distances itself from Trump's claim
Discussion: Politico
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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