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Associated Press:
Ex-Trump aide says he'll likely cooperate with Mueller  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Trump campaign aide spent much of Monday promising to defy a subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller, even throwing down the challenge to “arrest me,” then backed off his defiance by saying he would probably cooperate in the end.
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg called before grand jury, says he will refuse to go … Former Trump aide Sam Nunberg said Monday that he has been subpoenaed to appear in front of a federal grand jury investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election but that he will refuse to go.
The Daily Beast:
‘What The F*ck?’  Former Trump Aide Sam Nunberg's Mueller Meltdown Leaves Friends Petrified … Sam Nunberg, an early political adviser to Donald Trump, had a very public meltdown on Monday afternoon, repeatedly daring special counsel Robert Mueller to greenlight his arrest and insinuating that his old boss …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ex-Trump Aide Says He'll Probably Cooperate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — THE Latest on former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg, who has said he will defy a subpoena in the Russia meddling investigation (all times local):  —  Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg says that he'll probably end …
Discussion: Washington Press and The Atlantic
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Former Trump aide refusing Mueller subpoena: ‘Screw that’  —  Washington (CNN)In a defiant pair of CNN interviews, former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg said Monday he refuses to comply with a grand jury subpoena in the Russia investigation.  —  “Screw that,” Nunberg told CNN's Gloria Borger.
Axios:
Nunberg now says he'll cooperate with investigators  —  Sam Nunberg, the former Trump campaign aide involved in a series of bizarre interviews today (including 2 on live television), now tells the Associated Press he's probably “going to end up cooperating” with the Mueller probe.
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 42 craziest quotes from Sam Nunberg's absolutely bonkers CNN interviews  —  (CNN)Former Trump campaign official Sam Nunberg thought it was a good idea to a) ignore an apparent subpoena from special counsel Robert Mueller and b) go on CNN and talk all about it.  —  The legal soundness of that decision is, um, questionable.
Lawfare:
Sam Nunberg's Media Meltdown—and What He Might Want to Remember About Special Prosecutors' Powers
MSNBC:
Watch: Ex-Trump aide defying Mueller gets cross-examined on live TV
Discussion: The Hill and YouTube
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:   Sam Nunberg: Lou Dobbs, Jeanine Pirro, and Hannity Will ‘Be Very Embarrassed’ Over Trump/Russia
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Sam Nunberg to Vox: “I have no special knowledge” about the Trump Tower meeting
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Is Willing to Discuss Giving Up Nuclear Weapons, South Says  —  SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has told South Korean envoys that his country is willing to begin negotiations with the United States on abandoning its nuclear weapons and that it would suspend …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Associated Press:
Analysis: Summit would be rite of passage for Kim Jong Un
Benjamin Haas / The Guardian:
Kim Jong-un wants to ‘write new history’ with South Korea
Discussion: Yonhap News Agency, Bustle and RT
TheHill:
Australian diplomat whose tip prompted FBI's Russia-probe has tie to Clintons  —  The Australian diplomat whose tip in 2016 prompted the Russia-Trump investigation previously arranged one of the largest foreign donations to Bill and Hillary Clinton's charitable efforts, documents show.
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Fox News:
FBI agent Peter Strzok was told of possible breach into Clinton's server but didn't follow up, sources say
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump, facing an angry chorus of protests from leaders of his own party, including the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, insisted on Monday that he would not back down from his plan to impose across-the-board tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
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Bloomberg:
EU Raises Stakes for Trump With Tariffs Targeting GOP Heartland
Discussion: Axios and CNBC
James Gordon Meek / ABC News:
Flynn selling house to pay legal bills in Trump probe  —  Michael Flynn, the retired Army general and ex-Trump national security adviser who pleaded guilty last year to lying to FBI agents about his Russian contacts, has put his Virginia home up for sale to pay mounting legal fees, friends and family members told ABC News.
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
If Andrew McCabe lied, could he be charged like Michael Flynn?  —  BY JONATHAN TURLEY, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 03/05/18 04:00 PM EST THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL  —  The Justice Department's inspector general is reportedly close to releasing …
Discussion: Instapundit
Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:
Mike Espy announces run for Thad Cochran Senate seat  —  Former U.S. Rep. Mike Espy on Monday announced his “strong intention to run” for the U.S. Senate seat Thad Cochran announced he'll leave April 1.  —  “I just learned of the pending resignation of Sen. Cochran — a person I admire and respect …
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Emily Wagster Pettus / Associated Press:
AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Cochran resigns effective April 1
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Lawyer's Payment to Porn Star Was Reported as Suspicious by Bank  —  First Republic alerted Treasury Department about Michael Cohen's $130,000 wire transfer to former adult-film actress Stormy Daniels  —  The bank used by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer to wire $130,000 …
ABC News:
Police enter lobby of Trump Hotel in Panama, attempt to evict Trump staff  —  More than a dozen police wearing bulletproof vests entered the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Panama on Monday morning after weeks of simmering tensions over control of the property.
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Washington Post:
Trump's name stripped from Panama hotel as showdown appears to end
Discussion: Bustle, Daily Kos and Politico
New York Times:
Panama Hotel Owner Declares Victory and Trump's Name Is Removed
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Mashable
NBC News:
Florida school removes teacher who hosted white nationalist podcast  —  A Florida school district removed a middle school teacher from her classroom after it was revealed that she had secretly hosted a white nationalist podcast, raising concerns that she may have exposed her students to such ideology.
Discussion: HuffPost, Vox, Orlando Weekly and Raw Story
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Michael O'Connell / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Oscars Drop to All-Time Low 26.5 Million Viewers  —  The telecast stumbles an unfortunate 19 percent from 2017.  —  A comparatively uneventful Oscar telecast led the way on TV Sunday night — though updated numbers have the telecast somewhat predictably stumbling to an all-time low.
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Robert Mendick / Telegraph:
Russian spy fighting for life after being ‘poisoned’ by unknown substance in Salisbury
Discussion: AOL and NPR
Alex Nichols / The Outline:
Premium Twitter feeds are for suckers  —  I know, because I read them.  —  Facebook and Twitter have both pledged never to charge users a monthly fee for their basic services, partly in response to persistent hoaxes claiming otherwise.  And why would they?
 
 
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
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Discussion: The Daily Beast and Political Wire
Mark Galeotti / Foreign Policy:
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New York Times:
Trump's Hopes of Being the ‘Neutral Guy’ in the Mideast Seem Long Gone
Washington Post:
Senior EPA press official has a side job as an outside media consultant
 Earlier Items: 
Jessica Miller / Salt Lake Tribune:
The Utah State Bar emailed a photo of a topless woman to lawyers — and now it is investigating how it happened
Discussion: Gizmodo
Turkish Minute:
US Special Counsel Mueller investigating Jared Kushner's links to Turkey
Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Washington Governor Signs First State Net Neutrality Bill
CNN:
Jailed Russian ‘sex coaches’ offer to trade election info for US asylum
Associated Press:
The Latest: GOP lawmaker pushes for vote on immigrant bill
Discussion: Politico
Media Matters for America:
Fox News keeps running columns from the same guy explaining, “I'm a Democrat but [insert agreement with GOP]”
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

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Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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