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11:10 PM ET, March 17, 2017

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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 …
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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 …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Kellyanne Conway's Husband Is Set to Lead Justice Department Division
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
CNN:
White House apologizes to British government over spying claims
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump drags key foreign allies into controversy over unproven wiretap claims
Discussion: Politico
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Judge denies request to apply previous travel ban block to Trump's revised order
Discussion: RedState, Politico, ABC News and IJR
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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Ezra Klein / Vox:   Does Donald Trump know what the GOP health bill does?
Osita Nwanevu / Slate:
Paul Ryan: I've Been Dreaming About Kicking Poors Off Medicaid Since I Was a Drunk Frat Boy
Discussion: Washington Post
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
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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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
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A Top Adviser To Mike Pence Is An Investor In Favored Media Outlet  —  Nick Ayers, a top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence, is an investor in Independent Journal Review, a social media-geared site for young conservatives.  IJR got special access to the Secretary of State this week.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Rex Tillerson Rejects Talks With North Korea on Nuclear Program
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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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 …
Discussion: Highline
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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 …
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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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Clinton: 'I'm ready to come out of the woods'  —  spoke at the Society of Irish Women's 19th Annual St Patrick's Day dinner in Scranton, Pa., Friday and encouraged people not to let politics divide them.  —  “I do not believe that we can let political divides harden into personal divides …
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
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 …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump Organization: First Treasury donation on hotel stays to come in 2018  —  The Trump Organization will wait until 2018 to make its first annual donation to the U.S. Treasury on any profits it earns from foreign government officials who stay at one of President Donald Trump's luxury hotels, a company official said Friday.
Discussion: The Hill
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Steve Reilly / USA Today:   Trump hasn't donated hotel profits from foreign governments yet
Erik Sherman / Forbes:
Liberals: Stop Saying That Trump Will Kill All Meals On Wheels  —  There is much about the Trump administration's actions and decisions that could reasonably concern one.  The latest block of information to digest has been the budget blueprint, which is an unrealistic fiction of what the country needs …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Meals on Wheels reports surge in donations after WH's proposed cuts
Discussion: The Resurgent and Mashable
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 …
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
16-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Fremont police was pregnant, authorities says  —  A 16-year-old girl who was fatally shot by Fremont police during a robbery investigation was pregnant, authorities say.  —  The girl, who was a passenger in a stolen vehicle linked to a series of robberies …
Discussion: The Root
 
 
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Danielle Douglas-Gabriel / Washington Post:
Trump administration rolls back protections for people in default on student loans
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Military nude photo investigation expands into gay porn websites
Discussion: Washington Post and Towleroad
Erin Gloria Ryan / The Daily Beast:
Tomi Lahren to The View: 'I'm Pro-Choice'
Discussion: OUTSET, RedState, Daily Wire and twitchy.com
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sen. Ernst calls for Trump to release his tax returns
Discussion: Political Wire
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Reach Across the Aisle, Mr. President
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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.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Democrats slam DHS secretary after closed-door meeting
Discussion: Common Dreams
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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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

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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