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9:45 PM ET, March 17, 2017

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Steven Swinford / Telegraph:
Watch |  Spicer: GCHQ may have helped Obama spy on Trump  —  The US has made a formal apology to Britain after the White House accused GCHQ of helping Barack Obama spy on Donald Trump in the White House.  —  Sean Spicer, Mr Trump's press secretary, repeated a claim on Thursday evening …
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New York Times:
Trump Offers No Apology for Claim on British Spying  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump refused to back down on Friday after his White House aired an unverified claim that Britain's spy agency secretly monitored him during last year's campaign at the behest of President Barack Obama …
CNN:
DOJ provides wiretap documents to Congress  —  Cooper: We know Trump has no wiretapping facts  — The House Intelligence Chairman and ranking member have said Trump Tower was clearly not wiretapped  —  (CNN)The Justice Department delivered documents Friday to House and Senate investigators …
Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump drags key foreign allies into controversy over unproven wiretap claims
Discussion: Politico
CNN:
White House apologizes to British government over spying claims
Wall Street Journal:
Kellyanne Conway's Husband Is Set to Lead Justice Department Division
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Conway: No one can take a joke in Washington
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Paul Ryan says he fantasized about cutting health care for the poor at his college keggers  —  Meet the most insufferable frat boy in human history.  —  Oh, college!  It's a time when young adults discover their professional interests, when they live alone for the first time …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Paul Ryan says he's been “dreaming” of Medicaid cuts since he was “drinking out of kegs”
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Ezra Klein / Vox:   Does Donald Trump know what the GOP health bill does?
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Can Steve Bannon Save Trumpcare?
Rocco Parascandola / New York Daily News:
Laptop holding Trump Tower floor plans, Hillary Clinton email investigation info stolen from Secret Service agent  —  A laptop computer containing floor plans for Trump Tower, information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation and other national security information was stolen …
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency … Last month, when President Donald Trump toured a Boeing aircraft plant in North Charleston, South Carolina, he saw a familiar face in the crowd that greeted him: Patrick Caddell, a former Democratic political operative and pollster who …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
The Mercers and Stephen Bannon: How a populist power base was funded and built  —  The wealthy GOP donors and Trump's chief strategist collaborated on at least five ventures.  —  The champagne was flowing as hedge fund executive Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah hosted a reception during …
Vicky Ward / Highline:
The blow-it-all-up billionaires
Discussion: Axios
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Trump's budget makes perfect sense and will fix America, and I will tell you why  —  Some people are complaining that the budget proffered by the Trump administration, despite its wonderful macho-sounding name, is too vague and makes all sorts of cuts to needed programs in favor of increasing military spending by leaps and bounds.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A Top Adviser To Mike Pence Is An Investor In Favored Media Outlet
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program
Madeline Conway / Politico:
In awkward exchange, Trump seems to ignore Merkel's handshake request  —  President Donald Trump, who made headlines for shaking hands with Japan's prime minister in front of reporters for a full 19 seconds, seemed to ignore German Chancellor Angela Merkel when she suggested that they exchange …
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Reuters:
Russian elite invested nearly $100 million in Trump buildings  —  A Reuters review found that at least 63 individuals with Russian passports or addresses have bought at least $98.4 million worth of property in seven Trump-branded luxury towers in southern Florida.
Discussion: Political Wire
Media Matters for America:
NY Times Public Editor Helps Out An “Alt-Right” Harassment Campaign  —  What is wrong with Liz Spayd?  —  This morning, The New York Times' public editor fell for an “alt-right” harassment campaign against a reporter of color for the paper, devoting her entire column to scolding the writer over a tweet.
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Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Snoop Dogg, Bow Wow and an Ill-Advised Retweet
Discussion: BizPac Review
Donna Brazile / TIME:
Donna Brazile: Russian DNC Narrative Played Out Exactly As They Hoped  —  Brazile is a Democratic political strategist  —  For weeks now, we've seen a steady stream — not just leaks — of information about possible contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russians.
Lawfare:
The Revolt of the Judges: What Happens When the Judiciary Doesn't Trust the President's Oath  —  It's been a busy 24 hours in the increasingly fascinating relationship between President Trump and the federal judiciary.  —  First, a federal district judge in Hawaii entered …
Dakin Campbell / Bloomberg:
Cohn Offers Plan to Sell China Bank Stake to Avoid Conflict  —  Former Goldman president owns 23.4 million shares of ICBC  —  Stake is valued at more than $15 million, disclosure shows  —  Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, disclosed a plan to sell his stake …
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Trump cracks the whip on Obamacare, fueling GOP momentum  —  Rep. Robert Aderholt was among a bloc of conservatives threatening to tank the Republican health care plan when President Donald Trump summoned him to the White House on Friday.  —  At a meeting with more than a dozen other lawmakers wary …
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Trump administration rolls back protections for people in default on student loans  —  Days after a report on federal student loans revealed a double-digit rise in defaults, President Trump's administration revoked federal guidance Thursday that barred student debt collectors from charging high fees on past-due loans.
Discussion: The Atlantic and Occupy Democrats
Liz Farmer / Dallas Morning News:
FBI arrests man accused of trolling Dallas journalist Kurt Eichenwald with seizure-inducing tweet  —  The FBI arrested a man accused of sending Dallas reporter Kurt Eichenwald a tweet that triggered an epileptic seizure.  —  The name of the suspect has not yet been released …
Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Tomi Lahren to The View: 'I'm Pro-Choice'  —  On Friday morning conservative mirror-yeller Tomi Lahren made an appearance on The View, a show that is still on.  At the end of her appearance, she and the gals spent several seconds discussing why she is pro-choice.
Discussion: OUTSET, RedState, Daily Wire and twitchy.com
 
 
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Clinton: 'I'm ready to come out of the woods'
Yahoo:
Turkey threatens to send Europe ‘15,000 refugees a month’
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Lewandowski raising money for PAC to ‘drain the swamp’
Discussion: Axios
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump optimistic on new health law
Discussion: Washington Post
Fox News:
Amy Schumer: Alt-right Internet trolls behind Netflix special's bad reviews
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Military nude photo investigation expands into gay porn websites
Discussion: Washington Post and Towleroad
Erik Sherman / Forbes:
Liberals: Stop Saying That Trump Will Kill All Meals On Wheels
Nathan Diament / Wall Street Journal:
What Gorsuch Sees That Scalia Didn't
Discussion: National Review and SCOTUSblog
 Earlier Items: 
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Judge denies request to apply previous travel ban block to Trump's revised order
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and IJR
Madeline Conway / Politico:
GOP Rep. Tom Cole: Trump owes Obama an apology for wiretapping claim
Discussion: Bloomberg
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Ernst calls for Trump to release his tax returns
Discussion: Political Wire
WTVR-TV:
Paralyzed Virginia Marine walks for first time in 33 years
David Brooks / New York Times:
Let Bannon Be Bannon!  —  I continue to worry about Steve Bannon.
Jim Wyss / miamiherald:
Venezuela has a bread shortage. The government has decided bakers are the problem.
Ari Berman / The Nation:
In E-mails, Neil Gorsuch Praised a Leading Republican Activist Behind Voter Suppression Efforts
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

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

Stephen Alpher / CoinDesk:
Rumble announces a $775M investment from Tether and plans to use $525M to fund a tender offer for ~70M shares of its common stock; RUM jumped 50%+ after hours
 
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