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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump and John Kelly Reach Truce — White House chief of staff had made cryptic comments suggesting he may have been the next senior adviser to step down — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff John Kelly have settled on a truce, at least temporarily …
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Trump decides to remove national security adviser, and others may follow … President Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing potential replacements, according to five people with knowledge of the plans, preparing to deliver yet another jolt …
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Associated Press:
Trump jokes 'who's next?' as tumult engulfs his White House — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump consumed Thursday morning's TV headlines with amusement. Reports of tumult in the administration were at a feverish pitch — even on his beloved Fox News — as the president reflected …
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump may hire multiple cable news personalities as part of shake-up — THE BIG IDEA: Donald Trump's reality television presidency may be getting more star power for season two. — Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump gives McMaster the Tillerson treatment
Trump gives McMaster the Tillerson treatment
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Sean Lahman / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Congresswoman Louise Slaughter dies at 88 — Democratic Congresswoman Lousie Slaughter, who had represented the Rochester area in Congress since 1987, has died. She was 88. — Three sources confirmed the death to the Democrat and Chronicle Friday morning.
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Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Rep. Louise Slaughter, N.Y. Democrat who championed women's rights, dies at 88
Rep. Louise Slaughter, N.Y. Democrat who championed women's rights, dies at 88
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Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Vanessa Trump hires criminal defense attorney for Donald Jr. divorce — Vanessa Trump hired a criminal defense attorney to represent her in her divorce from Donald Trump Jr. just as special counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed the president's family business, The Post has learned.
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The Guardian:
Police launch murder inquiry over death of Nikolai Glushkov — Met announces move after pathologist's report on death of Russian exile in London this week … Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of the Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov.
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TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson Rips Colin Kaepernick, ‘Bad Choice Attacking the Flag’ — O.J. Simpson says he agrees with Donald Trump — Colin Kaepernick “made a mistake” taking a knee during the national anthem ... and completely disrespected the American flag. — “I think Colin made a mistake,” …
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Tim Graham / The Buffalo News:
The O.J. Simpson interview: On prison, ‘retirement’ and football — In his first substantial interview in a decade and his first extensively about football since the 1990s, Simpson spoke to The Buffalo News earlier this week. He talks about his time in prison, his life since his release, football, CTE and more.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Six women have come forward to Stormy Daniels' lawyer with similar stories — Stormy Daniels' lawyer said on Thursday that he has been approached by six other women with stories about President Trump — similar to that of the adult-film actress. — Michael Avenatti cautioned in an appearance …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Stormy Daniels' attorney claims she was physically threatened
Stormy Daniels' attorney claims she was physically threatened
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Tarkanian drops out of U.S. Senate race, jumps into 3rd Congressional District at Trump's request — Conservative businessman Danny Tarkanian is dropping his insurgent bid against incumbent Sen. Dean Heller and will instead run in the state's open 3rd Congressional District at President Donald Trump's behest.
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James DeHaven / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Tarkanian won't run against Heller after Trump asks him to switch to U.S. House race
Tarkanian won't run against Heller after Trump asks him to switch to U.S. House race
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
REVEALED: Peter Strzok Had Personal Relationship With Recused Judge In Michael Flynn Case — Newly discovered text messages obtained by The Federalist reveal two key federal law enforcement officials conspired to meet with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) judge who presided over the federal case against Michael Flynn.
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Sara Carter / Sara A. Carter:
New Text Msgs Reveal FBI Agent was Friends with Judge in Flynn Case
New Text Msgs Reveal FBI Agent was Friends with Judge in Flynn Case
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New Yorker:
Barry Blitt's “Exposed” — Barry Blitt's latest cover for the magazine is his fifteenth to feature Donald Trump. ("The gift that keeps on grifting," in Blitt's words.) The image of Trump at the lectern, poised nude and cross-legged, recalls the prophet Bob Dylan, who once noted, in …
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
Black man beaten in Charlottesville found not guilty of assaulting white supremacist … A black man brutally beaten at last year's white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville — and who was later charged with assaulting a white nationalist — was acquitted Friday.
Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
Trump's CIA Has Set Up Teams To Kill Terrorists — “Small teams are locating and killing bad guys. That's what we are doing.” The official in charge of the hit teams was a senior aide to CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who Trump just nominated to be secretary of state.
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Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
Now Hillary Clinton fractures her wrist after slipping in a palace bathtub during trip to India — The former Secretary of State was forced to cancel her appearances in Jodhpur, India this week when she slipped in a palace bathtub and hurt her wrist — Doctors advised the 70-year-old to rest …
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Times of India:
Injury forces Hillary Clinton to stay indoors
Injury forces Hillary Clinton to stay indoors
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Virginia Postrel / Bloomberg:
Why Toys ‘R’ Us Is More Than a Business Story — Its vast inventory prepared us for an age of infinite choice. — I wasn't a Toys ‘R’ Us kid. — By the time the big box wonderland arrived in my hometown, I was a 25-year-old business reporter living 900 miles away.
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Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
Toys R Us's baby problem is everybody's baby problem
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
‘Scumbags’: Conservative Super-Lawyer Blasts Schiff, Media Over NRA-Russia Story — A former lawyer for the National Rifle Association says she's “totally outraged” over a report that she expressed concerns about the gun group's ties to Russia and possible use of Russian money to help Donald Trump's 2016 campaign
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Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Intellectual We Deserve — Jordan Peterson's popularity is the sign of a deeply impoverished political and intellectual landscape... If you want to appear very profound and convince people to take you seriously, but have nothing of value to say, there is a tried and tested method.
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The Siberian / Siberian Times:
Plane loses its $368 million cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds on takeoff — Gems and precious metals rain over Russia's coldest region as police and secret services stage emergency search. — The plane with ten tons of gold, platinum and diamonds lost part of its cargo after taking off from Yakutsk airport today.
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John Kiriakou / Washington Post:
I went to prison for disclosing the CIA's torture. Gina Haspel helped cover it up. … I was inside the CIA's Langley, Va., headquarters on Sept. 11, 2001. Like all Americans, I was traumatized, and I volunteered to go overseas to help bring al-Qaeda's leaders to justice.
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Bernie Sanders / The Guardian:
The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy. The rest of us shouldn't — The rapid rise of oligarchy and wealth and income inequality is the great moral, economic, and political issue of our time. Yet, it gets almost no coverage from the corporate media.
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Lisa Respers France / CNN:
Rihanna criticizes Snapchat for ad referencing domestic violence — Rihanna slams Snapchat for mocking her assault — (CNN)Rihanna does not think much of Snapchat's apology for an advertisement that appeared to mock her domestic violence incident with her former boyfriend, Chris Brown.
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Associated Press:
Trump wildlife protection board stuffed with trophy hunters — WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family.
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Wall Street Journal:
Andrew McCabe and Consequences — The FBI recommends firing its former deputy director. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces a decision that will be controversial no matter what he does: Fire former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, or overrule the recommendation of the FBI's own internal investigators.
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Zahra Hirji / BuzzFeed:
A Member Of Trump's Cabinet Actually Said “Konnichiwa” When Asked About Japanese Internment Camps — When asked whether the US would keep giving grants for preserving the history of Japanese-American confinement, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke responded with a Japanese greeting, “Konnichiwa.”
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Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Federal court tosses out Obama-era rule requiring financial advisers to act in customers' best interests — A divided federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out an Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) rule that required financial investment advisers to act in the best interest of their clients.
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NBC News:
Possible Russian trolls try to register for Texas Democratic convention — Next Saturday, March 24, hundreds of Texas Democratic Party activists will gather at the Austin Hyatt Regency to nominate candidates for political office in Travis County, a kick-off event leading up to the 2018 midterm elections.