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7:50 PM ET, February 28, 2018

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hope Hicks to Resign as White House Communications Director  —  Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and one of President Trump's longest-serving advisers, said Wednesday that she was resigning.  —  Ms. Hicks, 29, a former model who joined Mr. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign without …
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Bloomberg:
More Than 30 White House Aides Lose Top Secret Clearance, Sources Say  —  More than 30 aides to President Donald Trump have been stripped of access to top secret intelligence, two people familiar with the move said.  —  The officials have been notified that they will be downgraded to a lower-level …
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Stuns Lawmakers With Seeming Embrace of Gun Control Measures  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday repeatedly embraced a series of gun control measures, telling a group of lawmakers at the White House to pursue bills that have been opposed for years by the vast majority …
Discussion: Jezebel and Instapundit
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Hope leaving matters  —  President Trump trusted nobody like Hope (or “Hopey” as he calls her.)  It's become a cliche that he views her like a daughter, but those who've watched them together say it's true.  —  Why it matters: Trump will miss her in the same way he misses former bodyguard Keith Schiller.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump is now on pace to have 11 communications directors in his first term … Saying that President Trump's communications directors average 88 days on the job is to misrepresent the tenures of Trump's communications directors.  One of the three who've actually held the position formally lasted 85 days, about on the mark.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump family v. John Kelly  —  The Trump family — and the president's oldest son, Don Jr., in particular — was angry about the overwhelmingly negative TV coverage about Jared Kushner last night, and feels White House Chief of Staff Kelly is hanging Jared out to dry, a source familiar with the situation tells Axios.
Betsy Klein / CNN:   The White House chief calligrapher has a higher clearance than Jared Kushner
Karen Freifeld / Reuters:
New York Regulator Asks Deutsche Bank, Others About Kushner Loans
Discussion: Washington Post
Axios:
Hope Hicks to resign as White House communications director
Discussion: New York Magazine and Mediaite
Kara Scannell / CNN:   Regulator seeks information about Kushner's ties to 3 banks
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Meet the 29-year-old WH communications director
Discussion: Politico
Marcy Wheeler / New York Times:
Has Jared Kushner Conspired to Defraud America?
Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and Infowars
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:   Kushner bombshell: Fox buries unflattering story for Trump White House...again
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump top communications aide, trusted adviser Hicks resigns: White House
Discussion: Althouse
Bloomberg:   Regulator Seeks Kushner Loan Details From Deutsche Bank, Two Others
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Files Hatch Act Complaint Against Jared Kushner
Discussion: Vox, CNN and MarketWatch
Washington Post:
Mueller investigation examining Trump's apparent efforts to oust Sessions in July … Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III has been investigating a period of time last summer when President Trump seemed determined to drive Attorney General Jeff Sessions from his job, according to people familiar …
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Sessions defends himself after Trump bashed him on Twitter
Washington Post:
Trump lashes out at Sessions over alleged surveillance abuses
news.walmart.com:
Walmart Statement on Firearms Policy  —  In light of recent events, we've taken an opportunity to review our policy on firearm sales.  Going forward, we are raising the age restriction for purchase of firearms and ammunition to 21 years of age.  We will update our processes as quickly as possible to implement this change.
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Julie Creswell / New York Times:
Dick's, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles  —  One of the nation's largest sports retailers, Dick's Sporting Goods, said Wednesday morning it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.  —  The retailer also said that it would no longer …
Christine Wang / CNBC:
Walmart says it will raise age restriction to 21 for gun purchases, remove items resembling assault-style rifles from website  —  Walmart announced Wednesday that it is raising its age restriction to 21 for firearm and ammunition purchases.  —  The company said in its statement …
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
NBC News:
Mueller asking if Trump knew about hacked Democratic emails before release  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller's team is asking witnesses pointed questions about whether Donald Trump was aware that Democratic emails had been stolen before that was publicly known, and whether he was involved …
David Bauder / Associated Press:
PBS launching new conservative political talk show  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Columnist Michael Gerson and commentator Amy Holmes are teaming to start a conservative-oriented talk show on PBS that takes its cue from William F. Buckley's “Firing Line,” which aired from 1966 to 1999.
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’  —  on Wednesday voiced support for confiscating guns from certain individuals deemed to be dangerous, even if it violates due process rights.  —  “I like taking the guns early, like in this crazy man's case that just took place in Florida …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Trump in Bipartisan Meeting: ‘Take the Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second’
CNN:
‘Surreal’ Trump meeting on guns left Republicans reeling, Democrats optimistic  —  Trump: Take guns first, then go to court  —  (CNN)Nobody knew quite what to think.  —  After a wide-ranging, televised meeting Wednesday at the White House, Democrats walked away stunned and with some tepid optimism …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Wait-Did Trump Just Give Pro-Gun Control Democrats Everything They Wanted?
Discussion: Mother Jones and Politico
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Fired Infowars staffers at war with Alex Jones - one claiming he was teased as the site's ‘resident Jew’ while African American worker says she was ‘mocked’ for her skin tone and Jones ‘grabbed her behind’  — Two former Infowars staffers have filed complaints …
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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:   Ex-Infowars staffers accuse Alex Jones of groping and calling them racist and anti-Semitic names
Stephen Maloney / WGNO:
Armed social studies teacher arrested after shooting at Georgia high school  —  DALTON, GA. - An armed social studies teacher has been arrested after shots were fired at a high school in a small town in northern Georgia.  —  Fifty-three-year-old Jesse Randall Davidson …
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CNN:
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's NRA visit among several trips being questioned  —  (CNN)In September, women gun owners and enthusiasts from the National Rifle Association headed to a plush Four Seasons resort in Texas for an annual retreat and clay shooting at the Dallas Gun Club …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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CNN:   Political appointee at Interior resigns after KFile inquiry into birther, anti-Muslim comments
Associated Press:
AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans say Trump is racist  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — More than half of Americans, including large majorities of blacks and Hispanics, think President Donald Trump is a racist.  More than half think his policies have made things worse for Hispanics and Muslims …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Axios
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA Secretary David Shulkin's top PR aide asked Congress to help get him fired  —  He says he's eager to move forward and focus on fixing the VA. USA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON — One of the top deputies to VA Secretary David Shulkin has actively lobbied Capitol Hill to demand his boss's resignation …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Cyber chief says Trump has given him no new authority to strike at Russian interference threat … The head of U.S. Cyber Command warned lawmakers that penalties and other measures have not “changed the calculus or the behavior” of Russia as it seeks to interfere with this year's midterm elections.
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Why Trump Is Reluctant to Escalate the Cyber War With Russia
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
Ben Schreckinger / GQ:
Steve Bannon Is Hatching His Comeback  —  In a wide-ranging and challenging conversation, Donald Trump's former strategist tells GQ's Ben Schreckinger why the #MeToo movement amazes him, why the Chinese enrage him, and why his secret new venture—a project to “weaponize ideas”—excites him.
People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Reveals the One Thing That Could Make Her Run for President  —  There's only one thing that could make Oprah Winfrey run for president in 2020.  —  Amid calls for her to consider a run for the White House — from fans as well as her closest friends — “I went into prayer,” …
 
 
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Eliza Shapiro / Politico:
Miami schools chief Alberto Carvalho will be New York City's next chancellor
Discussion: WSVN-TV
Washington Post:
We studied thousands of anonymous posts about the Parkland attack — and found a conspiracy in the making
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
In Arizona, Joe Arpaio's Senate bid tests the strength of Trumpism
Sam BordenESPN Senior / ESPN:
United States-led 2026 World Cup bid in jeopardy to Morocco's - sources
Hollywood Reporter:
Young Harvey Weinstein: The Making of a Monster
Discussion: Jezebel
 Earlier Items: 
OCCRP:
The Model, the Mafia, and the Murderers
Discussion: VICE News and Politico
Danny Vinik / Politico:
Press secretary quits FEMA, citing ‘boys club’
Discussion: thecut and Axios
Alex Daugherty / miamiherald:
Rubio bill would let young adults in D.C. purchase the AR-15
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Daily Kos
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Why I'm Writing Captain America
New York Times:
With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops
Discussion: twitchy.com and The Daily Caller
 

 
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Kaya Yurieff / The Information:
Source: Trump plans to announce a company called TikTok America, with a 50% stake for US investors and 19.9% for ByteDance, which would license the algorithm

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Tortoise Media names Times journalist Rachel Sylvester as The Observer's political editor; a source says 50%+ of Observer staff have decided to leave

Bron Maher / Press Gazette:
Newsquest's editorial development director says it now employs 36 “AI-assisted” reporters, freeing up the rest of the newsroom to “be out pounding the beat”
 
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