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1:15 AM ET, March 15, 2018

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Washington Post:
In fundraising speech, Trump says he made up facts in meeting with Justin Trudeau … President Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up facts in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the United States runs …
Discussion: Mother Jones, CNBC and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Tied to Deal to Keep Ex-Porn Star Quiet  —  An assistant general counsel at the president's flagship holding company intervened in arbitration proceeding in California to enforce a nondisclosure deal with former porn star  —  Documents marked “HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL PROCEEDING” …
Discussion: Vox, JONATHAN TURLEY and Raw Story
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BuzzFeed maneuver could free Stormy Daniels to speak on Trump  —  BuzzFeed may have found a legal opening to allow the porn actress Stormy Daniels to discuss her alleged relationship with President Donald Trump and a $130,000 payment she received just before the 2016 election as part …
CNN:
Another Trump attorney involved in Stormy Daniels case  —  (CNN)New documents obtained by CNN's “Anderson Cooper 360” on Wednesday suggest a deeper link than previously known between the Trump Organization and the company that Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen …
Discussion: Axios, VICE News and Splinter
Dallas Morning News:
‘I would vote for him every time’: Stormy Daniels' mother hopes alleged affair doesn't hurt Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller and thecut
Jim Dalrymple II / BuzzFeed:
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Says More Women Are Exploring Legal Cases Against President Trump
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
NBC News:
Another Trump lawyer signed Stormy Daniels gag-order documents
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CNBC and CNN
New York Times:
Conor Lamb Wins Pennsylvania House Seat, Giving Democrats a Map for Trump Country  —  Conor Lamb, a Democrat and former Marine, scored a razor-thin but extraordinary upset in a special House election in southwestern Pennsylvania after a few thousand absentee ballots delivered Democrats a win …
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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.
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump Says a Democrat Won in Pennsylvania Because He's ‘Like Trump’  —  If Donald Trump is worried about Democrats using an upset victory in Pennsylvania as a blueprint for winning big in the midterms, he didn't let on.  —  Trump broke his silence on the election at a private fundraiser …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House says Dem's upset win came from embracing Trump policies
Discussion: Politicus USA and RedState
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: Towleroad and Sara A. Carter
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Trump Wants Them Out of There”: After Swinging the Axe at Tillerson, Trump Mulls What to Do with McMaster, Sessions, Jared, and Ivanka  —  With tariffs done, Trump's sights are now on the Iran deal—and, possibly, the Russia investigation.  “The president is finally realizing he is the president …
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Reuters:   Differences on North Korea key to Trump's Tillerson decision: sources
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
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Associated Press:
Ex-Trump campaign chairman asks judge to dismiss charges
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:   Paul Manafort Takes Another Crack At Challenging Robert Mueller's Appointment As Special Counsel
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 …
CNBC:
Larry Kudlow to replace Gary Cohn as Trump's top economic advisor  —  Larry Kudlow will take the job of top economic advisor to President Donald Trump, replacing Gary Cohn.  —  On Wednesday, Kudlow and the White House confirmed the economist and senior CNBC contributor accepted the post of National Economic Council director.
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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 …
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Toys R Us to close all 800 of its U.S. stores … Toy store chain Toys R Us is planning to sell or close all 800 of its U.S. stores, affecting as many as 33,000 jobs as the company winds down its operations after six decades, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Laura Koran / CNN:
Haley slams Russia over spy poisoning in Britain  —  (CNN)US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Wednesday the Trump administration “stands in absolute solidarity with Great Britain” following a nerve agent attack against a Russian double agent and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury last week.
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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.
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Morgan Gstalter / The Hill:
South Carolina governor: Student walkouts are ‘shameful’  —  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) on Wednesday blasted the national student walkout as a “shameful” attempt by left-wing groups to push their own political agenda.  —  “It appears that these school children, innocent school children …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Shareblue Media and CNN
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Joseph Kosten / American Enterprise Institute:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  —  CONTACT: [email protected], 202.862.5829  —  Washington, DC (March 14, 2018) — Tully Friedman and Daniel D'Aniello, co-chairs of AEI's Board of Trustees, announced that Arthur C. Brooks intends to step down as president in the summer of 2019, after a decade of distinguished service.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Politico
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 and IJR
Colleen Flaherty / Inside Higher Ed:
‘A Different Kind of University’  —  “Shocked, dismayed and angry”: faculty members at Wisconsin Stevens Point react to a plan to cut 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology, and expand more job-oriented programs.  —  Many professors in Wisconsin saw their fears …
New York Times:
U.S. Kept Silent About Its Role in Another Firefight in Niger  —  WASHINGTON — Green Berets working with government forces in Niger killed 11 Islamic State militants in a firefight in December, the American military acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday.
Media Matters for America:
Limbaugh questions Stephen Hawking's promotion of the Big Bang Theory: “Since nobody could see it, how the hell do they know it really happened?”  —  RUSH LIMBAUGH (HOST): If there are questions we can ask to which we will never have the answers, then that gives me confidence that there is more than just life on Earth.
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Sources: Trump Wants Army Veteran Pete Hegseth to Replace VA Secretary Shulkin  —  President Donald Trump is expected to fire VA Secretary David Shulkin and is strongly considering replacing him with U.S. Army Veteran Pete Hegseth, according to three sources who spoke to Townhall under the condition of anonymity.
 
 
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Sam Schechner / Wall Street Journal:
France Targets Apple, Google for ‘Abusive Commercial Practices’
Discussion: Breitbart
Kelly Mclaughlin / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Penn's debut novel calls for the assassination of a president identical to Trump …
Discussion: Breitbart
Bill Higgins / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert De Niro Slams Trump's “World of Dishonesty and Greed”
Marc Caputo / Politico:
In rare Republican rebuke, Grassley blasts Scott's DCF
Ben Lefebvre / Politico:
Oil group to lobby president after stay at Trump hotel
Discussion: Raw Story
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
Facebook Quietly Hid Webpages Bragging of Ability to Influence Elections
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 Earlier Items: 
Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:
Gov. Phil Bryant slams Chris McDaniel for switch to Cochran race
Discussion: Political Wire
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Professor Notes Men Are Taller Than Women On Average, SJWs Storm Out Angrily
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
All that optimism for hot first-quarter economic growth is rapidly fading away
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump's lawyer in Mueller probe, John Dowd, cited for Trump campaign contribution above the legal max
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
A pardon expert emailed me his life's work. Then he killed his two sons and himself.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
Theranos, CEO Holmes, and Former President Balwani Charged With Massive Fraud
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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