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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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Washington Post:
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 …
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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, a folksy New York liberal who championed women's rights and American manufacturing for more than three decades as a Democratic congresswoman, and who became a top lieutenant …
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Vox, The Buffalo News, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and IJR
Heather Caygle / Politico:
Rep. Louise Slaughter dies — Rep. Louise Slaughter died early Friday morning, leaving behind a legacy as a liberal stalwart who broke down barriers for female lawmakers during her more than 30 years in Congress. — The 88-year old New York Democrat, who was the first woman to chair …
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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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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Julia Marsh / Page Six:
Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr.
Vanessa Trump files for divorce from Donald Trump Jr.
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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 …
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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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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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
REVEALED: Peter Strzok Had Personal Relationship With Recused Judge In Michael Flynn Case — Text messages obtained by The Federalist show that Peter Strzok and Lisa Page conspired to collude with Judge Rudolph Contreras, a FISA judge who presided over Michael Flynn's guilty plea and was later removed from the case.
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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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Front Page Magazine and The Gateway Pundit
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
NRA lawyer said to have had concerns about group's ties to Russia — WASHINGTON — Congressional investigators have learned that a longtime attorney for the National Rifle Association expressed concerns about the group's ties to Russia and possible involvement in channeling Russian money …
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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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Emily Goodin / ABC News:
The Note: More political shock waves possible
The Note: More political shock waves possible
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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
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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Marwa Eltagouri / Washington Post:
A plane's door flew open during takeoff, raining gold and silver over 16 miles of Siberia … One of the coldest regions of the world saw some rain Thursday — a shower of silver and gold, that is. — A plane carrying 9.3 tons of precious metals lost part of its cargo Thursday as it was taking off …
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The Siberian / Siberian Times:
Plane loses its $368 million cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds on takeoff
Plane loses its $368 million cargo of gold, platinum and diamonds on takeoff
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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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Front Page Magazine
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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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Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘God Made Me Black on Purpose’ — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — At the end of Forest Avenue, a narrow artery slicing through blocks of muddy lots and decaying one-story homes, Tim Scott kicks at the gravel and waits. He had shared a table Saturday night with the world's wealthiest man …
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The Week
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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National Review
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.
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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Shiho Fukada / Bloomberg:
Japan's Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women — Every aging society faces distinct challenges. But Japan, with the world's oldest population (27.3 percent of its citizens are 65 or older, almost twice the share in the U.S.), has been dealing with one it didn't foresee: senior crime.
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Flake eyes 2020 primary challenge to stop Trump — MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Jeff Flake has a direct message for the Republicans of New Hampshire: Someone needs to stop Donald Trump. And Flake, a Republican senator from Arizona, may stand up against the Republican president in 2020 …
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The Gateway Pundit
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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WBNS-TV
Will Garbe / daytondailynews:
Ohio lawmaker: Allow students age 18-plus to carry guns in high school — Law-abiding high school students age 18 years or older should be able to carry long guns inside public high schools, state Rep. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, told the Dayton Daily News in an interview Thursday.
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Raw Story
Mike Allen / Axios:
Exclusive: Comey to come out hot on book tour, correct lies — Look for fired FBI Director James Comey to come out hot on the book tour that begins 30 days from now for “A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership,” out April 17 from Flatiron Books. — We're told: Comey has been quiet …