memeorandum: Dude says he slipped Secret Service, got a selfie in Trump's Mar-a-Lago study (New York Post)

8:45 PM ET, March 19, 2017

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Kailani Koenig / NBC News:

Rep. Schiff: ‘Circumstantial Evidence of Collusion’ Between Trump Campaign, Russia — WASHINGTON — Despite denials from some top intelligence officials that there was any evidence of collusion between associates of Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russian operatives while Moscow tried …

Discussion: KTLA, Business Insider and CNBC

Jennifer Vanlaar / Townhall.com:

Devin Nunes' “Fox News Sunday” Interview Was Far More Nuanced Than Reported — Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday: “Was there a physical wiretap of Trump Tower? No, there never was.” — That quote is the one getting the most play in stories about his …

Discussion: RedState and Scripting News

Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
'It never hurts to say you're sorry,' a GOP House member advises Trump

Discussion: Politico and CANNONFIRE

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
House Intelligence chairman: ‘No evidence of collusion’ between Trump camp, Russia

Discussion: twitchy.com

Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
Top intel Dem: “circumstantial evidence of collusion” and direct evidence “of deception” on Russia

Discussion: Mediaite

Emily Q. Hazzard / ThinkProgress:

Ryan announces major changes to Trumpcare, wants vote before Congress learns its impact on Americans — Passing a bill of this size before letting the CBO assess it is unprecedented. — Speaker Paul Ryan announced Sunday he would be willing to make major changes to the Republican health care bill …

Discussion: Hullabaloo

New York Times:

G.O.P.'s Health Care Tightrope Winds Through the Blue-Collar Midwest — DEFIANCE, Ohio — James Waltimire, a police officer on unpaid medical leave, has been going to the hospital in this small city twice a week for physical therapy after leg surgery, all of it paid for by Medicaid.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

Ian Kullgren / Politico:
Ryan: Health care bill must do more for older people

Discussion: ACASignups.net

Cleve R. Wootson Jr / Washington Post:

A California waiter refused to serve 4 Latina women until he saw ‘proof of residency’ — It was girls' day out, and Diana Carrillo had abandoned her desire to eat healthy well before she, her sister and two friends got to the Southern California restaurant.

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, IJR and AOL

Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times:
Waiter fired after asking Latinas for ‘proof of residency’ at upscale Huntington Beach eatery

Discussion: The Guardian

Simon Denyer / Washington Post:

In China debut, Tillerson appears to hand Beijing a diplomatic victory — BEIJING — While his boss was goading China over Twitter, new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has been trying to build a constructive and “results-oriented” relationship with the leadership in Beijing.

Discussion: Daily Kos

Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:

Democrats: Don't Use Republican Playbook on Gorsuch — Democrats long complained about the way Republicans treated President Barack Obama. When Republicans refused to cooperate on legislation, when they threatened to shut down the government, when they stonewalled his Supreme Court nominee …

Carl Hulse / New York Times: Gorsuch Confirmation Presents Democrats With 2 Difficult Paths

Jeff Greenfield / Politico: What the Senate Should Ask Judge Gorsuch

Michelle Moons / Breitbart:

40% Drop in Tech Companies Opposing Trump's Revised Travel Order — Apple, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Spotify, and Uber are missing from a group of 58 tech companies now signed onto an amicus brief protesting President Donald Trump's travel delay executive order on immigration.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Geller Report

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hawaii judge declines to narrow travel ban injunction

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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:

White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to be Trump's eyes and ears — The political appointee charged with keeping watch over Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and his aides has offered unsolicited advice so often that after just four weeks on the job …

Olivia Beavers / The Hill:

Ex-intelligence official: Napolitano's British wiretapping claim 'didn't get it right' … Larry Johnson, a former intelligence officer, said he served unknowingly as a source of Fox News senior analyst Andrew Napolitano, who incorrectly used his information to back the claim that British intelligence wiretapped Trump Tower.

Discussion: RedState

Dean Balsamini / New York Post:

Guy wearing Trump hat sues bar for refusing to serve him — Greg Piatek says his pro-Trump hat got him bounced from The Happiest Hour in the Village. — Angel Chevrestt — Bartenders at a West Village hot spot served up discrimination — with a liberal twist — refusing to serve …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Fox News Insider and The Last Tradition

Kara Swisher / Recode:

Uber president Jeff Jones is quitting as management turmoil at the ride-hailing company deepens — He is leaving after apparently deciding the current controversies are too much to handle. — Jeff Jones, the president of Uber, is quitting the car-hailing company after less than a year.

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myajc:

Trump voters in South Georgia come to terms with GOP health plan — ATLANTA-NEWS By Craig Schneider and Misty Williams - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Kenneth Peek had a rough year. The South Georgia farm where he and his wife grow corn, wheat and soybeans faced a drought and lost money in 2016.

Discussion: Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Hassan Aden:

Details of my CBP Detention at JFK Int. Airport: — After spending a lovely weekend in Paris celebrating my mom's 80th birthday, I happily boarded my flight to return to the United States-something I have done countless times for 42 years after becoming a U.S. citizen.

Discussion: Occupy Democrats, Hullabaloo and Raw Story

New York Post:

Dude says he slipped Secret Service, got a selfie in Trump's Mar-a-Lago study … A guest at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago manse claims he gave Secret Service agents the slip to snap a selfie in Trump's private study — but the president's security detail insists there was no breach.

Discussion: Daily Kos, TMZ.com, New York Times, Hot Air, twitchy.com and BizPac Review

Erin Dooley / ABC News:

Trump approval rating sinks to new low — President Trump's approval rating has fallen to 37 percent — the lowest of his fledgling presidency, according to Gallup. His disapproval rating rose correspondingly, hitting 58 percent. — At this point in his first term …

Discussion: Politicus USA, Business Insider, CNBC, RedState, Hullabaloo and Daily Kos