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5:10 PM ET, March 5, 2018

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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.
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Katy Tur / MSNBC:
Sam Nunberg interview: Former Trump aide refusing to comply with Mueller subpoena  —  Sam Nunberg, a former aide to President Trump, has been subpoenaed by Robert Mueller's special counsel.  However, Nunberg says he refuses to cooperate, citing he sees no reason to spend hours digging up emails of his from 2015 that are requested.
Discussion: Vox and Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Special counsel wants documents from Trump, numerous campaign associates  —  WASHINGTON — The grand jury investigating alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign has issued a subpoena seeking all documents involving the president and a host of his closest advisers …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Former Trump Adviser Says “Screw” Mueller Subpoena In Intense TV Interviews
Discussion: Washington Press and Daily Kos
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 …
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Christopher Steele, the Man Behind the Trump Dossier  —  How the ex-spy tried to warn the world about Trump's ties to Russia.  —  In January, after a long day at his London office, Christopher Steele, the former spy turned private investigator, was stepping off a commuter train in Farnham …
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
Ryan splits with Trump on trade as GOP lawmakers move to block planned tariffs … Congressional Republicans are maneuvering to stop President Trump from levying harsh tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, arguing the move runs counter to the core of their economic agenda …
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Josh Bivens / New York Times:
Don't Worry About Trump's Tariffs
Discussion: National Review and Cafe Hayek
CNBC:
Dow rises 250 points as worries about a trade war ease
Kevin McCullough / Townhall.com:   Six Simple Reasons ‘They’ Are Wrong On Tariffs
Bethany Mandel / New York Times:
I Wanted to Be a Good Mom. So I Got a Gun.
Discussion: National Review and RedState
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump says Obama administration investigated campaign's alleged Russia ties to help Clinton  —  President Donald Trump questioned Monday morning why the Obama-era Justice Department launched an investigation into his campaign in the midst of the 2016 election, positing that then-President Barack Obama …
Mimi Montgomery / Washingtonian:
Why It's Hard for Conservatives to Date in DC Right Now  —  Fewer people are hooking up across party lines, and Republicans say it's because Democrats are too quick to dismiss their dating-app profiles.  —  Most Americans think today's strongest tensions lie between Democrats and Republicans, according to a Pew Research study.
BBC:
Critically ill man is former Russian spy  —  A man who is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance in Wiltshire is a Russian national convicted of spying for Britain, the BBC understands.  —  Sergei Skripal, who is 66, was granted refuge in the UK following a “spy swap” between the US and Russia in 2010.
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The Guardian:
Salisbury incident: critically ill man is ‘former Russian spy’
Discussion: BBC
ProPublica:
‘Trump, Inc.’ Podcast Extra: The Trump Organization Ordered Golf Course Markers With the Presidential Seal.  That May Be Illegal.  —  President Donald Trump loves putting his name on everything from ties to steaks to water — and, of course, his buildings.  But now the Trump Organization appears …
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Aicha El Hammar / 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.
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Richard C. Paddock / New York Times:
Escort Says Audio Recordings Show Russian Meddling in U.S. Election  —  BANGKOK — A Belarusian escort with close ties to a powerful Russian oligarch said from behind bars in Bangkok on Monday that she had more than 16 hours of audio recordings that could help shed light on Russian meddling in United States elections.
BuzzFeed:
Secret NYPD Files: Officers Can Lie And Brutally Beat People — And Still Keep Their Jobs  —  Internal NYPD files show that hundreds of officers who committed the most serious offenses — from lying to grand juries to physically attacking innocent people — got to keep their jobs, their pensions …
Discussion: Hit & Run, Axios, Splinter and Raw Story
Emerson College Polling / PR Newswire:
Emerson College ePoll: Statistical Dead Heat in PA 18th Congressional Special Election  —  Democrat Conor Lamb leads Republican Rick Saccone 48% to 45%, 10 days out from election  —  A new Emerson College poll finds Pennsylvania's 18th District Special Congressional election with Conor Lamb …
Discussion: Politicus USA
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Dorm Living for Professionals Comes to San Francisco  —  SAN FRANCISCO — In search of reasonable rent, the middle-class backbone of San Francisco — maitre d's, teachers, bookstore managers, lounge musicians, copywriters and merchandise planners — are engaging in an unusual experiment in communal living: They are moving into dorms.
Discussion: Eschaton
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley  —  “Oh my god, this is so cute!”
NBC News:
What to watch in Texas: Can Democrats maintain their enthusiasm advantage?  —  First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter  —  Can Texas Democrats really turn the Lone Star State blue?
Discussion: Haaretz and American Prospect
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Jay Solomon / Columbia Journalism Review:
The source  —  How hacked emails and a yacht in Monaco ended my career  —  Off the coast of Monaco in the summers of 2014 and 2015, I discovered what I thought was a sort of journalistic nirvana for my job as The Wall Street Journal foreign affairs correspondent, in the form of a yacht, the Conquistador.
Associated Press:
With Roles Reduced, Kushner And Ivanka Trump's Fate Uncertain  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — They spent their first year in Washington as an untouchable White House power couple, commanding expansive portfolios, outlasting rivals and enjoying unmatched access to the president.
Discussion: Politicus USA
Mike Allen / Axios:
Democrats may have already won the House  —  Top Republicans sound increasingly resigned to losing a special House election in Pennsylvania Trump Country a week from today, after party-affiliated groups spent more than $9 million on a race that should be a “gimme.”
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
EXCLUSIVE: Meet the Conservative Parkland Massacre Survivor the Media Has Largely Ignored  —  PARKLAND, FLORIDA — On the afternoon of February 14, 2018, Kyle Kashuv found himself in the midst of a waking nightmare, huddled in a classroom closet for two harrowing hours, attempting to console and reassure terrified fellow students.
 
 
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CBS Los Angeles:
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