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2:05 PM ET, March 16, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump federal budget 2018: Massive cuts to the arts, science and the poor  —  President Trump on Thursday will unveil a budget plan that calls for a sharp increase in military spending and stark cuts across much of the rest of the government including the elimination of dozens …
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Trump's budget calls for seismic disruption in medical and science research  —  President Trump's budget calls for a seismic disruption in government-funded medical and scientific research.  The cuts are deep and broad.  —  They also go beyond what many political observers expected.
Discussion: Vox, Daily Kos, NPR and Common Dreams
Bloomberg:
Trump Budget Plan Declares War on ‘War on Poverty’ Programs
Discussion: Business Insider and Raw Story
The Forward:
EXCLUSIVE: Nazi-Allied Group Claims Top Trump Aide Sebastian Gorka As Sworn Member  —  Sebastian Gorka, President Trump's top counter-terrorism adviser, is a formal member of a Hungarian far-right group that is listed by the U.S. State Department as having been “under the direction …
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Worked for Several Russian Companies, Was Paid More Than $50,000, Documents Show  —  Former Trump national security adviser had business connections with Russia beyond RT that hadn't been previously known  —  President Trump's former national security adviser, Mike Flynn …
Discussion: Mediaite and Defense One
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
Moscow paid $45,000 for Flynn's 2015 talk, documents show  —  RT, the Russian state-owned television network described by U.S. intelligence officials as “the Kremlin's principal international propaganda outlet,” paid $45,386 for former Defense Intelligence Agency Director Michael Flynn to fly …
Discussion: CNBC and Raw Story
CNN:   Former top Trump aide Flynn paid over $30,000 by Russian TV, top House Dem says
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump to Tucker Carlson: “I know” counties that voted for me will lose under the Republican health plan  —  “A lot of things aren't consistent.”  —  Tucker Carlson's sit-down with Donald Trump Wednesday night was not exactly a hard-hitting interview, but the Fox News host did speak …
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Fox News:
Trump says he will submit evidence of wiretapping to House committee ‘very soon’  —  President Trump discussed his tweeted accusation that President Obama ordered “wires” at Trump Tower tapped during last year's presidential campaign in an exclusive interview with Fox News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday.
Nivea Serrao / EW.com:
Chelsea Clinton announces new picture book, She Persisted  —  Count Chelsea Clinton among the many people whom Elizabeth Warren inspired when she refused to be silenced in the Senate.  —  Clinton, the daughter of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former U.S. President Bill Clinton …
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
McDonald's tweets to Trump: ‘You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President’  —  McDonald's' in a tweet on its corporate account called President Trump “a disgusting excuse of a President” on Thursday morning.  —  The tweet, which was briefly pinned to the top of the account before being deleted …
The Hill:
Conservative RSC says it's close to backing ObamaCare repeal bill  —  The conservative Republican Study Committee (RSC) says it is very close to supporting the House GOP's healthcare plan if changes are made to its Medicaid provisions.  —  Vice President Pence met with members …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Obamacare repeal bill survives narrow committee vote
Discussion: Vox
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Mulvaney justifies budget: We can't ask a coal miner to pay for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting  —  As they fleshed out the budget blueprint released Thursday morning by the White House, Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney said officials from the administration …
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Lizzie Dearden / The Independent:
Dutch elections: Turkish minister claims ‘holy wars will soon begin in Europe’ after Geert Wilders beaten  —  Minister claims there is no difference between liberal politicians and ‘fascist’ far-right leader  —  A Turkish minister has claimed “holy wars will soon begin” in Europe …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Reuters:
Europe headed for ‘religion wars’ despite Wilders' stumble, Turkish minister says
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Clinton Ally Says Smoke, But No Fire: No Russia-Trump Collusion  —  Former Acting CIA Director Michael Morell, who endorsed Hillary Clinton and called Donald Trump a dupe of Russia, cast doubt Wednesday night on allegations that members of the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.
J. D. Vance / New York Times:
Why I'm Moving Home  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — In recent months, I've frequently found myself in places hit hard by manufacturing job losses, speaking to people affected in various ways.  Sometimes, the conversation turns to the conflict people feel between the love of their home and the desire to leave in search of better work.
Discussion: Althouse
Yashar Ali / Mother Jones:
Secret Service Agents Under Investigation for Taking Photos of Donald Trump's Sleeping Grandson  —  A source with knowledge of the information tells Mother Jones that two Secret Service agents who were assigned to protect Donald Trump III, President Donald Trump's grandson, took selfies with the eight year old while he was sleeping.
Discussion: IJR, Death and Taxes, Mediaite and RedState
CNN:
Paul Ryan: ‘No such wiretap existed’  —  Ryan: Trump ‘bridging gaps’ in bill process  — The House Intelligence Committee has requested any evidence of a wiretap from the Justice Department  —  Washington (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday that “no such wiretap existed,” …
Sara Chodosh / Popular Science:
Humpback whales are organizing in huge numbers, and no one knows why  —  It flies in the face of typical humpback behavior  —  The world is ending and only the whales know.  At least, that's one explanation.  Humpback whales are normally pretty solitary—scientists used to call groups of 10 to 20 “large.”
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and AOL
Elaine Lies / Reuters:
Tillerson says State Department spending ‘simply not sustainable’  —  U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday the State Department's current spending was “not sustainable,” and he willingly accepted the “challenge” President Donald Trump had given in proposing to cut more than a quarter of his agency's budget.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Increasing Significance of the Decline of Men  —  At one end of the scale, men continue to dominate.  —  In 2016, 95.8 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs were male and so were 348 of the Forbes 400.  Of the 260 people on the Forbes list described as “self-made,” 250 were men.
Sam Knight / The Guardian:
Operation London Bridge: the secret plan for the days after the Queen's death  —  She is venerated around the world.  She has outlasted 12 US presidents.  She stands for stability and order.  But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign will ever end.
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dem lawmaker: Trump might've leaked classified information  —  The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee suggested Thursday President Trump disclosed classified information during a Fox News interview the night before.  —  “In his effort to once again blame Obama …
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
Trump nominates Boeing VP for deputy Defense secretary  —  President Trump on Thursday nominated a top Boeing executive to be the second-highest-ranking civilian at the Pentagon.  —  Trump announced Patrick Shanahan's nomination to be deputy Defense secretary, along with nominations for five …
Discussion: RedState and Shakesville
Sylvan Lane / The Hill:
Debt ceiling returns, creating new headache for GOP  —  The legal limit on how much the United States government can borrow returns on Thursday, potentially setting up an intense political battle in Congress.  —  Lawmakers will have until sometime this autumn to raise the debt ceiling …
Discussion: Political Wire
Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post:
Immigrants are now canceling their food stamps for fear that Trump will deport them  —  Luisa Fortin sometimes sits up at night, wondering what her clients are eating.  She is the SNAP Outreach Coordinator for the Chattanooga Food Bank — but lately she has done less outreaching.
Rich Lowry / Politico:
How the GOP Crackup Happens  —  Less than two weeks after the unveiling of the GOP Obamacare replacement, the party is already staring into the abyss.  —  The bill has had the worst rollout of any major piece of legislation in memory, and failure is very much an option.
Amanda Whiting / Washingtonian:
Trump Places Personal Call To Tomi Lahren, Thanking Her After Hannity Appearance  —  Turns out, if you want a personal phone call from the President of the United States, say something nice about him on Hannity.  That's precisely what Tomi Lahren did on February 7, when she appeared …
Discussion: Mediaite and New York Magazine
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Obama chief of staff: ‘The president cannot order a wiretap’ … Former President Barack Obama  —  's chief of staff on Thursday pushed back against President Trump's wiretapping allegations.  —  “The president cannot order a wiretap, president does not order a wiretap, the president did not order a wiretap,” Denis McDonough
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
2 Federal Judges Rule Against Trump's Latest Travel Ban  —  A federal judge in Hawaii issued a nationwide order Wednesday evening blocking President Trump's ban on travel from parts of the Muslim world, dealing a stinging blow to the White House and signaling that Mr. Trump will have to account …
CBS News:
Pentagon warns employees: Don't stream March Madness games at work  —  The Defense Department sent a notice to its workforce on Wednesday telling employees not to stream March Madness games on Pentagon computers, warning the department's network could be overwhelmed.
 
 
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Snejana Farberov / Daily Mail:
Pro-Trump radio host Michael Savage claims he was assaulted while having dinner with his toy poodle Teddy
Discussion: IJR, TMZ.com and TheBlaze
Philip Kennicott / Washington Post:
Trump wants to cut the NEA and NEH. This is the worst-case scenario for arts groups
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Neil Gorsuch Helped Defend Disputed Bush-Era Terror Policies
Louis Jacobson / @politifact:
Is being in the United States unlawfully a ‘crime’?
Discussion: Hot Air
Jon Ward / Yahoo:
Health care fight raises concerns about Paul Ryan's political skills
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
No criminal charges for New York mayor de Blasio
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mark Finkelstein / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Paul: McCain “makes a really, really strong case for term limits”
Discussion: The Week
 Earlier Items: 
CBS Miami:
MDCPS Superintendent: ‘Over My Dead Body’ Will Immigration Agents Enforce On School Grounds
Discussion: The Root
CNBC:
600+ companies are bidding to build Trump's ‘border wall’ — including one from Mexico
Discussion: Washington Post and Axios
BuzzFeed:
How Trump's Lawyer Placed A Big Casino Bet That Left Dozens Empty-Handed
Michael Paulson / New York Times:
Justin Trudeau Brings Ivanka Trump to Broadway Show on Welcoming Outsiders
Discussion: The Guardian, Refinery29 and AOL
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
UN Ambassador Nikki Haley on TODAY: ‘I will never support a Muslim ban’
Discussion: Politico and NBC News
Tristan Hallman / Dallas Morning News:
Dallas city leaders, T-Mobile vow to find solutions as 2nd death is publicly connected to 911 ‘ghost calls’
Discussion: CBS Dallas and Engadget
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Perceptions are that Trump's policies are working
Discussion: Shot in the Dark and Instapundit
 

 
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