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7:15 PM ET, March 16, 2018

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Kelly says Trump probably contributing to staff chaos stories  —  John Kelly acknowledged in an off-the-record session with reporters today that his boss, Donald Trump, is likely speculating about staff moves to people outside the White House and that reporters are then talking to those people.
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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 …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Trump may hire multiple cable news personalities as part of shake-up
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump gives McMaster the Tillerson treatment
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Daniels' lawyer says some alleged incidents took place during Trump presidency  —  Lawyer: Stormy Daniels was physically threatened  —  Washington (CNN)The lawyer representing the adult film star Stormy Daniels alleges that some of the accusations she's making against President Donald Trump occurred while Trump was in office.
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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 …
Discussion: IJR, Mashable, Mediaite and CBS Miami
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.
Brett Stevens / Splinter:
The Smearing of Gina Haspel  —  In 1942, Virginia Hall, the notorious Allied spy, fled France, with Nazi spyhunter Klaus Barbie hot on her trail, hiking the snowy mountains that make up the border with Spain.  The opportunity presented itself to get word to her handlers in London.
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John Kiriakou / Washington Post:
I went to prison for disclosing the CIA's torture. Gina Haspel helped cover it up.
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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CNN:
Pro-Trump group hires Carl Higbie, who shared N-Word laden post on Facebook in 2014  —  (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  The new advocacy director at a nonprofit group aligned with President Donald Trump shared an N-word laden post written by someone else on Facebook in December 2014.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mic and Raw Story
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.
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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TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson Rips Colin Kaepernick, ‘Bad Choice Attacking the Flag’
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
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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.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Task & Purpose and The Week
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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Judge Recused From Michael Flynn Case Is Friends With Peter Strzok
Zack Whittaker / ZDNet:
Hacker Adrian Lamo dies at 37  —  The coroner confirmed Lamo's death, but the circumstances of his passing are not yet known.  —  Adrian Lamo, a well-known hacker, has died at 37.  —  His father, Mario, posted a brief tribute to his son in a Facebook group on Friday.
Discussion: RT and The Verge
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Academy President John Bailey Under Investigation for Sexual Harassment (EXCLUSIVE)  —  John Bailey, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment.  —  The Academy received three harassment claims on Wednesday …
Jacob Heilbrunn / Politico:
No, Really, This Is Normal.  Did You Forget Bush-Cheney?  —  President Donald Trump may have reached a temporary truce with his chief of staff, John Kelly, but Rex Tillerson and, maybe, H.R. McMaster are out.  Mike Pompeo and Gina Haspel are in and so, perhaps, is John Bolton.
Paul Rosenzweig / Lawfare:
The Trump Malignancy and the Book That Will Not Be Written  —  The malignant deviancy of the Trump Administration and Trumpist supporters in Congress continues apace.  The decision of the House Intelligence committee Republicans to close their investigation into Russian interference …
Jordan Valinsky / CNNMoney:
Snapchat stock loses $800 million after Rihanna responds to offensive ad  —  Rihanna slams Snapchat for mocking her assault  —  Rihanna is the latest celebrity to send Snap's stock sliding.  —  The singer tore into the app on Thursday for allowing an offensive ad to appear on its platform.
Jason Howerton / IJR:
Ohio Student Suspended for Refusing to Leave Classroom During Gun Control Walkout  —  A high school student in Hilliard, Ohio, didn't want to pick sides in the contentious gun debate surrounding Wednesday's “National Walkout,” so he stayed in class instead of joining the largely anti-gun protest or an alternative “study hall.”
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Fox News Insider:
VIRAL Teacher Put on Paid Leave for Questioning Student Walkout: School ‘Basically Targeted Me’
Discussion: Breitbart
Jeff Spross / The Week:
How vulture capitalists ate Toys ‘R’ Us  —  Just a few years ago, Toys ‘R’ Us was an iconic American retailer.  Six months ago, it filed for bankruptcy.  Two days ago, it announced that all 800 of its American stores, and all 100 of its British ones, are closing or being sold.
Barbie Latza Nadeau / The Daily Beast:
How a Poisoned Russian Spy Could Cost Putin the World Cup … ROME—It would seem that Russian president Vladimir Putin stopped at nothing to win the bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.  Now it appears he may have to do everything he can to keep it, as a steady drumbeat builds to boycott …
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Georgia GOP pushes elimination of Sunday voting to suppress black turnout  —  Georgia Republicans are advancing a bill through the state legislature that would suppress African-American turnout by eliminating Sunday voting and cutting the hours that polls are open in Atlanta.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ryan C. Brooks / BuzzFeed:
This Is B-A-D: Some Democrats Are Sick Of A DIRE Email Strategy  —  Millions of Americans routinely receive desperate emails from campaigns, perpetually on the edge of catastrophe and asking for just one more dollar to help bring the campaign back from complete ruin before an ominous midnight fundraising deadline.
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.
Michael Bastasch / The Daily Caller:
Capitol Police Arrested Male Dem Operative For Assaulting Female Trump Admin Official  —  U.S. Capitol Police have arrested a male Democratic operative for assaulting a female Interior Department communications official following a House budget hearing Thursday.
Rana Moussaoui / Yahoo:
Hollywood director Gilliam hits out at #MeToo ‘mob rule’  —  Paris (AFP) - Hollywood director Terry Gilliam said Friday that the #MeToo movement has morphed into “mob rule”, claiming that while some women suffered, others used Harvey Weinstein to further their careers.
Daniel Friedman / Mother Jones:
Democrats May Seek Prosecution of Witnesses Who Misled House Intelligence Committee  —  Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are reviewing transcripts of interviews conducted during the panel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and plan to refer any witnesses …
Discussion: Raw Story
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs / The Cornell Daily Sun:
FBI and Ithaca Police Find AR-15, Bomb-Like Devices in Former Cornell Student's Apartment  —  This post will be updated.  —  FBI agents and local police seized an unassembled AR-15 rifle, bomb-like devices, a bulletproof vest, large quantities of ammunition, a homemade silencer …
 
 
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Edwin Rios / Mother Jones:
Steve Mnuchin Spent Nearly $1 Million in Taxpayer Dollars on Eight Flights
Discussion: Fortune, CNBC and USA Today
John Santucci / ABC News:
Michael Flynn campaigning for California congressional candidate
Discussion: The Daily Beast
David French / National Review:
The NRA Makes a Wise, Principled Decision to Support Gun-Violence Restraining Orders
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
The Kochs have a message for Hispanics: Not all Republicans are like Trump
Gianluca Mezzofiore / CNN:
Ski-lift failure in Georgia sends people flying into the air
Discussion: thecut and WIS-TV
Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Assaults Increased When Cities Hosted Trump Rallies, Study Finds
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Common Dreams
Wall Street Journal:
Navarro's Ties to Nucor Highlight Trump Advisers' Steel-Industry Connections
Discussion: Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Matthew Lee / Talking Points Memo:
Tillerson Three Days After Firing: ‘I Will Continue To Pray For Our Country’
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
A Bold, Divisive Plan to Wean Californians From Cars
Wall Street Journal:
Andrew McCabe and Consequences
Discussion: National Review
Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
'They'll squash you like a bug': how Silicon Valley keeps a lid on leakers
Jon Wiener / Los Angeles Times:
A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today
Shiho Fukada / Bloomberg:
Japan's Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
The Intellectual We Deserve  —  Jordan Peterson's popularity …
Discussion: The Guardian and Crooked Timber
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
Federal court tosses out Obama-era rule requiring financial advisers to act in customers' best interests
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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