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6:15 PM ET, March 14, 2018

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New York Times:
Andrew McCabe, a Symbol of Trump's F.B.I. Ire, Faces Possible Firing  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing a recommendation to fire the former F.B.I. deputy director, Andrew G. McCabe, just days before he is scheduled to retire on Sunday, people briefed on the matter said.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI disciplinary office recommends firing former deputy director Andrew McCabe … The FBI office that handles employee discipline has recommended firing the bureau's former deputy director over allegations that he authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter …
Discussion: Sara A. Carter
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Three big takeaways from Trump's humiliating Pennsylvania failure … THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Democrat Conor Lamb is clinging to a lead of around 600 votes in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, but most news organizations have refrained from calling the race.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Could Turn A Democratic Wave Into A Tsunami  —  It's a busy time of year, so we'll keep this relatively short.  But I wanted to echo and underscore a point made by FiveThirtyEight contributor Nathaniel Rakich in his article on Tuesday's special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.
HuffPost:
GOP Blames ‘Lackluster’ Candidate And His ‘Porn Stache’ For Pennsylvania Setback
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Republicans prepare for recount in Pennsylvania special election
CNBC:
Trump plans to name Larry Kudlow his top economic advisor, replacing Gary Cohn: Sources  —  President Donald Trump plans to name Larry Kudlow as his top economic advisor, sources told CNBC.  —  Trump could announce his decision to choose Kudlow as his National Economic Council director as soon as Thursday.
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Washington Post:   Kudlow to be top White House economic adviser as Trump adds longtime loyalist
Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP balks as White House floats new Dreamers deal
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios PM  —  Subscribe  —  1 big thing: “The most toxic working environment on the planet”  —  In 14 months covering this White House, Axios' Jonathan Swan emails, he's never registered such a mood of acute anxiety from within the West Wing.  —  What we're hearing: Nobody knows what exactly …
Discussion: miamiherald
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New York Times:
National School Walkout: Mass Student Protests Against Gun Violence Across the U.S.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Five Lies About the Student ‘Walkout’ for Gun Control
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Stuart Winchester / Viacom Corporate:
Viacom to Support Courageous Youth Activists Who Have Had Enough of Gun Violence
Axios:   “The most toxic working environment on the planet”
Amy Larson / KSBW:
Seaside High teacher accidentally fires gun in class, students injured  —  SEASIDE, Calif. —  A teacher who also serves as a reserve police officer accidentally fired a gun inside a Seaside High School classroom Tuesday, police said, and three students were injured.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Donald Trump Jr. and wife headed for divorce, friends say  —  Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Vanessa Trump, are struggling through marital problems and friends say they are heading for divorce, multiple sources have exclusively confirmed to Page Six.  —  Vanessa and the eldest son …
CNN:
First on CNN: Emails show Ben, Candy Carson selected $31,000 dining set  —  Washington (CNN)Newly released emails cast doubt on claims by Secretary Ben Carson and his spokesman that he had little or no involvement in the purchase of a $31,000 furniture set for his Department of Housing and Urban Development dining room.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charged With Massive Fraud  —  Holmes Stripped of Control of Company for Defrauding Investors  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Silicon Valley-based private company Theranos Inc., its founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes …
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Theranos chief executive Elizabeth Holmes charged with massive fraud
Discussion: Breitbart
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump's lawyer in Mueller probe, John Dowd, cited for Trump campaign contribution above the legal max  — President Donald Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, contributed more money last year to the president's re-election campaign than is legally permissible.  — A March letter from the Federal …
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:
Exclusive: Defense Dept. charged nearly $140,000 at Trump branded properties  —  (CNN)Defense Department employees charged just over $138,000 at Trump branded properties in the first eight months of Donald Trump's presidency, according to a CNN review of hundreds of records.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:   Pentagon Spent $17,000 at Panama Trump Hotel
New York Times:
Beware of Devin Nunes's Next Move  —  This week Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee announced that they will be ending their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, having found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the Trump administration.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN Moves Chris Cuomo to Prime Time  —  CNN is turning to one of its morning anchors to shore up prime time.  —  Chris Cuomo, the outspoken co-host of “New Day” who has gained prominence — and received some right-wing blowback — for his coverage of the Trump administration …
Facebook:
Taking Action Against Britain First  —  People come to Facebook to express themselves freely and share openly with friends and family, sometimes this can include their political views.  Some political opinions might be controversial, but it is important that different views can be shared …
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Dems are angry over Hillary Clinton's latest comments  —  Democrats are angry that Hillary Clinton  —  continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Trump  —  Even some of Clinton's own former aides and surrogates say the former Democratic presidential nominee …
Rebecca Shapiro / HuffPost:
24 Pets Died Flying With U.S. Carriers Last Year.  18 Were On United.  —  Department of Transportation data show that 18 pets died last year in United's cargo program.  —  News that a dog died aboard a United Airlines flight on Monday has renewed interest in the airline's track record of safely transporting animals.
Discussion: CBS Chicago, Washington Post and IJR
Washington Post:
Scott Pruitt's $25,000 soundproof phone booth?  It actually cost more like $43,000. … Before Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt could install a secure, soundproof phone booth in his office last fall, officials had to create space for the addition in a nearby closet area.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
A pardon expert emailed me his life's work.  Then he killed his two sons and himself.  —  A White House correspondent tries to reconcile a professor's valuable contribution to the study of the presidential mercy with his horrific final acts.  —  EDITOR'S NOTE: A version of this essay also appears in the Columbia Journalism Review.
 
 
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Toys R Us to close all 800 of its U.S. stores
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Brotherly love: Mike Pence to raise money for Greg Pence
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
rusemb.org.uk:
Statement of the Russian Embassy
Discussion: The Atlantic and Oxford Mail
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump, Pressured to Criticize Russia for Poisoning, Leaves Comment to Aides
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and IJR
CBS News:
Trump may not be finished with staff shakeup
 Earlier Items: 
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Preference for Stricter Gun Laws Highest Since 1993
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Hearing set in Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against Trump
Discussion: IJR, Politicus USA and Mashable
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Steve Bannon is a parasite abroad in search of a new host to ruin
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
Team of Sycophants
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
How a Ransom for Royal Falconers Reshaped the Middle East
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
An Unwanted Kiss on ‘American Idol’
Discussion: ABC News and Althouse
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rand Paul opposes Pompeo nomination for secretary of state
Discussion: Hit & Run and Political Wire
Patrick Blanchfield / Splinter:
The Market Can't Solve a Massacre
 

 
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