memeorandum: Gary Cohn resigning as top White House economic adviser (Cristiano Lima/Politico)

7:30 PM ET, March 6, 2018

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Gary Cohn to Resign as Trump's Top Economic Adviser — Gary D. Cohn, President Trump's top economic adviser, plans to resign, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile departures from the Trump administration, White House officials said on Tuesday. — The officials insisted …

CNN:

Trump complicit with Scaramucci attacks on Kelly — Trump in tweet: I have people I want to change — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump publicly derided reports Tuesday that chaos is engulfing the West Wing, but in private, the man who thrives on discord seems to be sowing some of it himself.

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Bloomberg:

Trump Believes Cohn Will Leave If Tariffs Instituted, Sources Say — President says turnover, debate are part of governing strategy — Economic adviser Cohn has mounted effort to thwart tariffs — President Donald Trump has told advisers that he believes economic adviser Gary Cohn …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Bustle, IJR, RedState, Dealbreaker and Political Wire

Zeeshan Aleem / Vox:

Trump wants a trade war. Some of his advisers are desperately trying to stop it. — Gary Cohn is making a last-minute bid to change Trump's mind on tariffs. — There's a war raging in the White House over President Donald Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as early as this week.

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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg: Trump Confronted Cohn on Trade Hours Before Resignation, Sources Say

Axios: Gary Cohn to quit Trump White House

Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: Stock futures point to sharply lower opening after Wall Street-friendly Cohn resigns

Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Gary Cohn resigning as top White House economic adviser

Discussion: Vox, Talking Points Memo, Bustle, One America News Network and Associated Press

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Top economic adviser Gary Cohn leaves White House in wake of tariff rift

Discussion: Tribunist

Washington Post: Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, resigns amid differences on trade policy

CNN:
Trump talks staffing and North Korea, says tariffs will be applied ‘in a loving way’

Discussion: KTLA

Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Swedish leader warns tariffs ‘will hurt us all,’ as Trump doubles down

Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and One America News Network

CNBC:
Gary Cohn resigns as Trump's top economic advisor

Discussion: Tennessee Star

New York Times:

Adviser to Emirates With Ties to Trump Aides Is Cooperating With Special Counsel — WASHINGTON — An adviser to the United Arab Emirates with ties to current and former aides to President Trump is cooperating with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, and gave testimony last week to a grand jury …

Discussion: Raw Story

Axios:

Awful scandal porn: Nunberg gone wild — MSNBC dubbed it “a historic interview.” CNN's Jake Tapper called it “a wild edition of ‘The Lead.’” Drudge's banner headline, with a cable screengrab: “cRaZy!” — Here's what it was: A sad, epic meltdown — a troubled Trump flunky …

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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Doesn't Have a Best-and-Brightest Problem

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Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Nunberg Apologizes To Sarah Sanders, Is Complying With Mueller And Thinks The Media Was Fair To Him

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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Sam Nunberg's Spectacular Stunt

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The Daily Beast:

Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Received Inside Info From Russia Probe … On Dec. 19, 2017, a former staffer for Sen. John McCain named David Kramer testified before the House intelligence committee behind closed doors. He'd played a role in bringing the salacious and unverified Steele dossier …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Press, The Federalist, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Politicus USA

John Bowden / The Hill:

Kellyanne Conway found to have violated Hatch Act — violated the Hatch Act on two occasions, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) informed the Trump administration Tuesday. — Appearing in her official capacity, Conway endorsed and advocated against political candidates, the watchdog said, referring its findings to President Trump

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MJ Lee / CNN:
Office of Special Counsel: Conway violated Hatch Act

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Peter Overby / NPR:
Kellyanne Conway Violated Federal Ethics Rules, Watchdog Agency Says

Discussion: Boing Boing and The Root

Natalie Neysa Alund / Tennessean.com:

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is expected to announce her resignation Tuesday morning — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry speaks to the press in Old Hickory after a ribbon cutting ceremony Michael Schwab — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is expected to announce her resignation at a press conference Tuesday morning.

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Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Nashville mayor resigns after affair, pleads guilty to theft

Discussion: Tennessean.com and Women in the World

Adam Weinstein / Washington Post:

The NRA and its allies use jargon to bully gun-control supporters — If you don't know what the “AR” in AR-15 stands for, you don't get to talk. — The phenomenon isn't new, but in the weeks since the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. …

Discussion: twitchy.com, NewsBusters and Hit & Run

Harry Enten / CNN:

Can a blue wave take down Ted Cruz in Texas? — Washington (CNN)The first primaries of the 2018 midterms election season have arrived in Texas. — There probably won't be any surprises in the Senate race there: Incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrat Rep. Beto O'Rourke are clear favorites to win their respective primaries.

Discussion: Washington Post

Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Senate hopeful's radio show listed pro-southern secession group as a ‘favorite’ website

Discussion: The Clarion Ledger

Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
How Things Could Go Wrong For Republicans In Mississippi's New Senate Race

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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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Washington Post:

Special counsel has examined episodes involving Michael Cohen, Trump's longtime lawyer … Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has requested documents and interviewed witnesses about incidents involving Michael Cohen, the longtime lawyer for President Trump whose wide-ranging portfolio …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, CNBC and Political Wire

Silvia Foster-Frau / MySanAntonio.com:

Pair arrested after harassing pastor in Sutherland Springs — Two conspiracy theorists who have pushed the idea that the mass shooting at Sutherland Springs on Nov. 5 didn't happen were arrested Monday at First Baptist Church, the site of the massacre, after the church's pastor accused them of repeatedly harassing the community.

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Michael Gordon / The Charlotte Observer:

Charlotte activists were ‘duped’ by Russians, feds say - and it started on Facebook — The alleged Russian conspiracy to infiltrate a 2016 political rally in uptown Charlotte began with a friend request on Facebook. — The message to Andrew Fede came from a woman who identified herself …

Discussion: Washington Times

Charlotte Hamlyn / ABC:

Oldest-known message in a bottle found on WA beach 132 years after being tossed overboard — A Perth family has made an extraordinary historical discovery after becoming bogged on a West Australian beach. — Tonya Illman was walking across sand dunes just north of Wedge Island …

Discussion: WTKR-TV and The Daily Caller

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Trump vows to counteract any Russian interference in 2018 elections … President Trump on Tuesday made his most forceful comments to date about Russia's campaign to disrupt U.S. elections, warning Moscow that his administration would counteract any attempts to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.

Discussion: Axios, Politico, CBC News and No More Mister Nice Blog

Kevin Love / The Players' Tribune:

Everyone Is Going Through Something — On November 5th, right after halftime against the Hawks, I had a panic attack. — It came out of nowhere. I'd never had one before. I didn't even know if they were real. But it was real — as real as a broken hand or a sprained ankle.

John Bacon / USA Today:

Hero student in Florida shooting rampage to sue school system — The lawyer for a Florida teen shot five times in the bloody rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has given notice of what would be the first lawsuit filed against Broward County officials stemming from the Feb. 14 tragedy.

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Michael Levenson / BostonGlobe.com:

Deval Patrick says a 2020 presidential run is ‘on my radar screen’ — Deval Patrick, the former governor of Massachusetts who has largely shunned politics since leaving office and joining Bain Capital in 2015, is using some of his most direct language to date to acknowledge his interest in a presidential run in 2020.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Political Wire

Brett Stevens / Splinter:

The Folly of Prediction — In 1969, the United States Naval Supply Command commissioned a panel of experts, dubbed “Delphi,” to produce “A 15 Year Forecast of Information Processing Technology.” The document is a testament to what the computing pioneer Gordon Bell calls “The Folly of Prediction.”

Aimee Green / Oregonian:

Oregon man, 20, sues Dick's, Walmart over new gun sale policies — A 20-year-old southern Oregon man filed suit Monday against Dick's Sporting Goods and Walmart after he says both national retailers refused to sell him a rifle in recent days. — Tyler Watson's lawsuit could be the first of its kind …

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CNN:

West Virginia lawmakers reach deal to give striking teachers pay raise — Charleston, West Virginia (CNN)West Virginia lawmakers said Tuesday morning that a deal has been reached to deliver a 5% pay raise for all state employees, including striking teachers, according to the state committee meeting on the matter.