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9:40 PM ET, March 21, 2017

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Jed Handelsman Shugerman / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch and the “Frozen Trucker”  —  The judge's infamous dissent reveals he may not have the temperament to serve on the Supreme Court.  —  I have tried to be balanced in reviewing Judge Neil Gorsuch's record.  In a post right after his nomination, I called his decision criticizing …
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Schumer calls for delaying Gorsuch vote because of Trump-Russia probe  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called for a delay of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's confirmation Tuesday given the ongoing FBI investigation into potential collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian officials.
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
The Russians Did Not ‘Hack The Election.’ Repeat.  The Russians Did Not ‘Hack The Election’  —  After FBI Director James Comey confirmed the existence of an investigation into potential ties between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia, conspiracy theorists rejoiced.  Yet it's almost certain they won't get what they desire.
Paul Callan / CNN:
Judge Gorsuch and the frozen truck driver
Discussion: Raw Story and electionlawblog.org
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Republican Opposition To Health Care Bill Cracks Open Door To Negotiations  —  And there's a long list of members who appear opposed to the bill.  —  WASHINGTON Faced with the increasingly clear reality that House conservatives will vote down the Republican health care bill …
Discussion: Vox
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Trump to GOP critics of health care bill: 'I'm gonna come after you'  —  President Trump went to Capitol Hill on Tuesday morning to sell the House GOP leadership's plan to overhaul the health-care system as the legislation races toward an expected vote on the House floor by the end of this week.
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump to Republicans: Vote for Obamacare repeal or lose your seat  —  President Donald Trump arrived on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning with a stern message for Republicans who've been wobbly about dismantling Obamacare: Give me your vote or you may lose your seat in 2018.
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Top House Dem: Backers of GOP's health plan putting their seats at risk
Discussion: RedState
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spicer: Trump ‘had some fun’ with Mark Meadows comment
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
The Huffington Post:
Trump Fails To Close Deal On Health Care Repeal
New York Times:
Devices Banned on Planes From 10 Countries Over ISIS Fears  —  WASHINGTON — Intelligence showing that the Islamic State is developing a bomb hidden in portable electronics spurred the United States and Britain on Tuesday to bar passengers from airports in 10 Muslim-majority countries …
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Department of Homeland Security:
Fact Sheet: Aviation Security Enhancements for Select Last Point of Departure Airports …
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
How the White House Got James Comey Wrong  —  Early on Monday morning, a couple of hours before the start of the first House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia's involvement in the Presidential election, one of Donald Trump's closest White House advisers made a startling …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Nixon counsel during Watergate: Trump WH ‘in cover-up mode’  —  The former White House counsel to President Nixon who was charged for helping cover up the Watergate scandal says he thinks President Trump's White House is “in cover-up mode.”  —  “In fact [the White House] is in cover-up mode …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
IJR suspends three over Obama conspiracy post
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Julia Horowitz / CNNMoney:
Trump's first pick for labor secretary is out as fast food CEO  —  Andrew Puzder in 60 seconds  —  President Trump's first pick to lead the Labor Department was forced to bail last month.  Now he's lost his old job, too.  —  CKE Restaurants, which owns the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. fast food chains …
Lawrence Richard / SARAH PALIN:
CONTROVERSY: Check Which Major Foundation FBI Director Has Connections To..  —  During his congressional hearing yesterday, Director James Comey of the Federal Bureau of Investigation did not face any heat from regarding a review which was released of his “professional history and relationships.”
Discussion: Raw Story, Sarah Palin and AOL
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Palin: Comey is ‘tainted’
Discussion: RedState
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
How Sean Spicer lost his credibility  —  Sean Spicer's credibility problem  —  The White House press secretary has always been a spin artist.  —  Spinning is not lying, Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers once said, but rather “marshaling the facts in service of an argument.”
Fox News:
Chicago girl apparently gang-raped on Facebook Live, police say  —  A 15-year-old Chicago girl appeared to be the victim of a horrifying gang rape — by a group who streamed the attack on Facebook Live.  —  None of the roughly 40 people who watched the video called police about the attack, investigators said.
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Brian Ross / ABC News:
Russian mafia boss still at large after FBI wiretap at Trump Tower  —  There, indeed, was an FBI wiretap involving Russians at Trump Tower.  —  But it was not placed at the behest of Barack Obama and the target was not the Trump campaign of 2016.  For two years ending in 2013 …
Leah McElrath / Shareblue:
Republicans find themselves damned by 2016 attacks on Hillary Clinton  —  Donald Trump and the GOP repeatedly declared that Hillary Clinton should not be president because of an FBI investigation into her email practices.  Now that James Comey has revealed an investigation exists …
The Guardian:
Bank that lent $300m to Trump linked to Russian money laundering scam  —  Deutsche Bank among western institutions that processed billions of dollars in cash of ‘criminal origin’ through Latvia  —  The German bank that loaned $300m (£260m) to Donald Trump played a prominent role …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Gorsuch refuses Whitehouse's request to ask shadowy backers to reveal themselves  —  Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday pointedly refused Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse  —  's (D-R.I.) request that he publicly ask conservative donors funding …
Discussion: Hit & Run, Common Dreams and RedState
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump's penchant for vengeance casts shadow on health care vote  —  Donald Trump didn't have to issue his threat seriously — “I'm gonna come after you,” he said jokingly Tuesday to a ringleader of House GOP hard-liners opposing his health care bill — to be taken seriously by the 200 Republicans gathered in the Capitol basement.
Peter Grant / Wall Street Journal:
Jared Kushner's White House Role Complicates Skyscraper Deal  —  Adviser's father talks to other investors for Manhattan building as China buyer teeters  —  More than two years ago, Charles Kushner had a vision to convert his family's trophy Manhattan office and retail skyscraper …
Discussion: CNBC and Mashable
Erin Corbett / Raw Story:
Michigan Republican caught plotting with aide to smear constituents as ‘un-American’ for booing him  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Michigan Rep. David Trott (R), who represents the state's 11th district, was met with nearly 1,000 constituents ready to confront him at a Town Hall meeting on March 18.
Robert Jimison / CNN:
US infant mortality rates down 15%  —  (CNN)Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.  —  From 2005 to 2014, the infant mortality rate in the US dropped 15%, from 6.86 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 5.82.
Discussion: AOL, Refinery29 and New York Magazine
 
 
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Natalie Kitroeff / Los Angeles Times:
Black workers in Los Angeles face a ‘jobs crisis,’ UCLA report says
Discussion: LAist, KTLA and The Republic
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
De Blasio: We Are Preparing NYC Schools to Resist ICE Agents
Discussion: The College Fix
Morgan Watkins / Courier-Journal:
5 takeaways from Trump's visit to Louisville
Discussion: Politicus USA
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
LAPD says Latinos are reporting fewer sexual assaults amid a climate of fear in immigrant communities
Reuters:
Immigration provision cut from Obamacare rollback, angering conservatives
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Senate GOP Holdouts Split Into Camps on Obamacare Overhaul
Discussion: Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Seth A. Richardson / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Sharron Angle announces bid for Congress
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Towleroad
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Gorsuch Defends His ‘Unkind’ Opinion In So-Called Frozen Trucker Case
Discussion: Daily Kos
Philly.com:
D.A. Seth Williams indicted on corruption, bribery-related charges
Discussion: RedState and Eschaton
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Fewer Americans Would Be Insured With G.O.P. Plan Than With Simple Repeal
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Trump didn't lie, Jeffrey Lord says on CNN. He just speaks a different language — ‘Americanese.’
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
Monasteries of the Mind
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads

 
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