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1:30 PM ET, March 6, 2018

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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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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.
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Sam Nunberg on Mueller, His Media Spree, and His Message for Trump  —  At 11:30 on Monday night, Sam Nunberg returned a call from New York.  Usually easy to get ahold of, Nunberg had been tied up for hours, busy creating absolute mayhem of a variety not enjoyed by American media consumers since the brief era of Anthony Scaramucci.
Saagar Enjeti / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Sam Nunberg Apologizes To Sarah Sanders, Is Complying With Mueller And Thinks The Media Was Fair To Him  —  Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg told The Daily Caller he is sorry for attacking White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, will comply with special counsel …
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Sam Nunberg's Spectacular Stunt
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump Doesn't Have a Best-and-Brightest Problem
Discussion: Daily Wire, CNN 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  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Mayor Megan Barry resigned Tuesday and pleaded guilty to a felony theft charge, a month after the rising Democratic star admitted to an affair with her bodyguard.
New York Times:   Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Pleads Guilty to Theft and Agrees to Resign
Natalie Neysa Alund / Tennessean.com:
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry pleads guilty to felony theft
Discussion: NPR
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry Resigns Over Scandalous Affair With Ex-Bodyguard
Discussion: ABC News and 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 …
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
North Korea says it will halt nuclear and missile tests while talking with U.S., Seoul says
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?
Discussion: ABC News and Instapundit
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
GOP Senate hopeful's radio show listed pro-southern secession group as a ‘favorite’ website  —  (CNN)The radio show hosted by Republican Senate candidate Chris McDaniel listed a group that advocates for southern secession among a list of ‘favorite websites’ featured on the show's website.
Discussion: The Clarion Ledger
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Can a blue wave take down Ted Cruz in Texas?
Discussion: Washington Post and CNBC
Bloomberg:
EU Raises Stakes for Trump With Tariffs Targeting GOP Heartland  —  Tit-for-tat tariffs of 25% to hit $3.5 billion of U.S. goods  —  Retaliatory list includes jeans, cosmetics, bourbon, boats  —  The European Union is preparing punitive tariffs on iconic U.S. brands produced …
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New York Times:
Trump Reaffirms Commitment to Tariffs but Opens Door to Compromise
Associated Press:
The Latest: Ryan urges Trump toward more ‘surgical’ tariffs
Discussion: Breitbart
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.
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Jake Zuckerman / Charleston Gazette-Mail:
Gov. Justice says WV teacher strike is over, teachers want to see bill signed
Discussion: The Daily Beast and WOWK-TV
Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
EPA appointee gets approval to consult for outside clients  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A key aide to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been granted permission to make extra money moonlighting for private clients whose identities are being kept secret.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
Man hired to sweep Scott Pruitt's office for bugs is in business with a top EPA security official
Discussion: Politico
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.
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 …
Miranda Green / The Hill:
Trump to consider elephant trophy imports on ‘case-by-case’ basis  —  The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last week that it will now consider all permits for importing elephant trophies from African nations on a “case-by-case basis,” breaking from President Trump
Discussion: HuffPost, Common Dreams and KTLA
Caitlin Ryan / The BeeHive:
Bumble Bans Guns Across Platform  —  Bumble was founded with safety in mind.  From the start, our mission has been to build a social network rooted in respect and kindness.  —  Online behavior can both mirror and predict how people treat each other in the real world.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Chaos After Trump  —  What happens to American politics after Donald Trump?  Do we snap back to normal or do things spin ever more widely out of control?  —  The best indicator we have so far is the example of Italy since the reign of Silvio Berlusconi.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
'It's almost nasty': Dems seek crackdown on sleeping in the Capitol  —  A bloc of House Democrats is calling for an ethics investigation into the widespread practice of lawmakers sleeping in their offices, arguing it's an abuse of taxpayer funds.  —  More than two dozen members …
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
The lemongrass burrito is the new America.  Can either party keep up?  —  Irvine, California (CNN)If recent population trends continue at their current pace, it's likely that by Election Day this November, minorities will constitute the majority of the population in the Congressional District centered …
Discussion: Axios
Mike Konczal / New York Times:
Why Are Democrats Helping Trump Dismantle Dodd-Frank?  —  This week, the Senate begins debate on the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, known as the Crapo bill for its primary sponsor, Mike Crapo, a Republican senator from Idaho.  The bill would roll back or eliminate parts of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Discussion: Vox
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 …
Matt Finn / Fox News:
Broward sheriff's captain who gave initial order to ‘stage’ not enter Stoneman Douglas is ID'd  —  The Broward County Sheriff's Office has identified to Fox News the captain who, according to sources, directed responding deputies and units to “stage” or form a “perimeter” …
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Scott Dance / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland Senate passes bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns
Discussion: Political Wire and NPR
Gizmodo:
Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
Correcting Krugman  —  Paul Krugman has written a column …
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Times
MJ Lee / CNN:
Office of Special Counsel: Conway violated Hatch Act
Discussion: RedState
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Warren slams senators for backing bank deregulation bill
Discussion: Associated Press
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Instead Of Thoughts And Prayers, Oregon Passes New Gun Safety Law
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune and Axios
New York Times:
New Foils for the Right: Google and Facebook
Bonnie Malkin / The Guardian:
Tiangong-1: Chinese space station will crash to Earth within months
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 Earlier Items: 
Adam Goldman / New York Times:
He Turned on Al Qaeda and Aided the U.S. Now He's on Food Stamps and Needs a Job.
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
The Trump presidency could cost the nation more than we realize
Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times:
Humans slapped and shouted at robot cars in two of six DMV crash reports this year
Discussion: Daily Mail
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
“He Can Go from a B Player to an A Player”: At Rolling Stone, Ryan Lizza Is Writing …
Mark Galeotti / Foreign Policy:
I'm Sorry for Creating the ‘Gerasimov Doctrine’
Discussion: RT
Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
The ‘anti-Trump’ Oscars were a ratings disaster. Conservatives are delighted.
 

 
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