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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 …
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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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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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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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Politico, The Daily Beast, RedState and The Week
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
The O.J. Simpson interview: On prison, ‘retirement’ and football
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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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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Judge Recused From Michael Flynn Case Is Friends With Peter Strzok
Judge Recused From Michael Flynn Case Is Friends With Peter Strzok
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The Last Refuge
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.
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Andrew Van Dam / Washington Post:
Toys R Us's baby problem is everybody's baby problem
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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Task & Purpose and The Week
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.
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, The Week and The Root
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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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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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 …
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ThinkProgress, Axios and IndieWire
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.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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.
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.
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The Gateway Pundit, Washington Free Beacon and NTK Network
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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Mother Jones:
Democrats May Seek Prosecution of Witnesses Who Misled House Intelligence Committee — Erik Prince, Carter Page, and Roger Stone are among their top targets. … Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are reviewing transcripts of interviews conducted during the panel's investigation …
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Wall Street Journal:
Navarro's Ties to Nucor Highlight Trump Advisers' Steel-Industry Connections — White House trade expert arranged documentary film financing from steel giant via a nonprofit—an arrangement that was reviewed in an FBI probe — WASHINGTON—When Peter Navarro needed financing for a documentary film …
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Daily Kos
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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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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Jon Wiener / Los Angeles Times:
A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today — Everybody's heard of the My Lai massacre — March 16, 1968, 50 years ago today — but not many know about the man who stopped it: Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot. When he arrived, American soldiers …
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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