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10:50 PM ET, March 21, 2018

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Mark Zuckerberg:
I want to share an update on the Cambridge Analytica situation — including the steps we've already taken and our next steps to address this important issue.  —  We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can't then we don't deserve to serve you.
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Recode:
Mark Zuckerberg says he's ‘open’ to testifying to Congress, fixes will cost ‘many millions’ and he ‘feels really bad’  —  In a wide-ranging interview, the Facebook CEO admitted the social networking giant may have made mistakes in opening up its network so much a decade ago.
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Cambridge Analytica was offered politicians' hacked emails, witnesses say  —  Hackers offered personal data about future Nigerian president and future PM of St Kitts and Nevis, sources say … The data analytics firm that worked on the Donald Trump election campaign was offered material …
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Special Counsel studies Trump campaign ties to Cambridge Analytics, sources say  —  As questions have mounted about data firm Cambridge Analytica's alleged misuse of Facebook data from up to 50 million user profiles, it has not only caught the eye of Congressional investigators …
New York Times:
A Q&A With Mark Zuckerberg About Data Privacy
Sara Salinas / CNBC:
Zuckerberg on Cambridge Analytica: 'We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we …
BuzzFeed:
Republicans Say Their Campaigns Were Also Cambridge Analytica's Victims
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Bolster Privacy Amid Cambridge Analytica Crisis
Discussion: BuzzFeed
The Intercept:
Saudi Crown Prince Boasted That Jared Kushner Was “In His Pocket”  —  Until he was stripped of his top-secret security clearance in February, presidential adviser Jared Kushner was known around the White House as one of the most voracious readers of the President's Daily Brief …
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New York Times:
How a Witness for Mueller and a Republican Donor Influenced the White House for Gulf Rulers  —  A cooperating witness in the special counsel investigation worked for more than a year to turn a top Trump fund-raiser into an instrument of influence at the White House for the rulers of Saudi Arabia …
Discussion: Axios and Politicus USA
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Mueller probe witness who met Jared Kushner and was ‘best friends’ with Steve Bannon flees the country after being revealed as a pedophile  — Robert Mueller co-operating witness George Nader has fled the United States for the United Arab Emirates, DailyMail.com reveals
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:   Jared Kushner's Dreams of Mideast Peace Are Alive
Mike Levine / ABC News:
EXCLUSIVE: Fired FBI official authorized criminal probe of Sessions, sources say  —  Nearly a year before Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired senior FBI official Andrew McCabe for what Sessions called a “lack of candor,” McCabe oversaw a federal criminal investigation into whether Sessions lacked candor …
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New York Times:   F.B.I. Investigated Sessions for Possible Perjury Over Russia Denials
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Defends Congratulating Putin: ‘Getting Along ... Is A Good Thing’  —  In the wake of a report that he ignored his national security team's advice not to congratulate Russian president Vladimir Putin on Putin's recent re-election, President Donald Trump defended the exchange Wednesday.
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New York Times:
Why Is Trump So Afraid of Russia?  —  The former C.I.A. director John Brennan pulled no punches on Wednesday when he was asked why President Trump had congratulated his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for his victory in a rigged election, even after Mr. Trump's national security staff warned him not to.
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Washington Post:
Trump's remark to Putin that they could meet soon caught White House advisers by surprise … President Trump's senior advisers were thrown when he told Russian President Vladi­mir Putin on Tuesday that he expected to meet with him soon, as briefings before the call to Moscow included …
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump Vents His Anger Over Border-Wall Funding
Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and Shareblue Media
Jeff Zeleny / CNN:
Kelly furious over leak of warning to Trump to not congratulate Putin
Associated Press:
Lawmakers release huge budget; big military, domestic boosts
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
White House Job Requirement: Signing a Nondisclosure Agreement
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Ex-Chief of C.I.A. Suggests Putin May Have Compromising Information on Trump
Discussion: Fox News Insider
BuzzFeed:
Here's What We Know About The Austin Package Bomber  —  Mark Anthony Conditt from Pflugerville, Texas, has been identified as the package bomber who rocked Austin.  He died when he detonated an explosive during a confrontation with police on Wednesday.  —  Authorities on Wednesday identified …
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Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
THE INVESTIGATION: Authorities clear Austin bombing suspect's home of explosives, officials say
Travis Fedschun / Fox News:
Austin serial bomber may have other devices ‘out there,’ cops uncover ‘treasure trove of information’
CNN:
Mueller team so far has indicated 4 main areas it wants to ask the President about  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has so far discussed with President Donald Trump's lawyers four main topics they want to talk about with the President.
Megan Cerullo / New York Daily News:
Unarmed black man shot to death in own backyard after police mistake cell phone for weapon  —  Sacramento police fatally shot a 22-year-old black man holding a cell phone that was mistaken for a weapon.  —  Stephon Clark was in the backyard of the home he shared with his grandparents …
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Gideon Resnick / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep: The ‘Deep State’ is Responsible for Ordering Ben Carson's Dining Set … Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) appeared to blame the nefarious “Deep State” for ordering a costly dining set for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson.  —  During a recent appearance on Talk!
Jane Coaston / Vox:
Watch: Tucker Carlson rails against America's demographic changes  —  “This is more change than human beings are designed to digest,” he said.  “How would you feel if that happened in your neighborhood?”  —  On his top-rated Fox News show Tuesday night, conservative pundit Tucker Carlson opined …
Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker: ‘Mueller should be fired’  —  (R-Texas) said Wednesday that special counsel Robert Mueller  —  should be fired from his position investigating Russia's election meddling and the Trump campaign.  —  “I think Mueller should be fired,” Gohmert said during the monthly “Conversation with Conservatives” meeting on Wednesday.
Washington Post:
Congressional negotiators reach deal on $1.3 trillion spending bill ahead of Friday government shutdown deadline … Congressional leaders reached a tentative $1.3 trillion spending deal Wednesday to keep government agencies operating through September, unveiling legislation …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Breitbart, Politico and NPR
Sam Levine / HuffPost:
Pennsylvania GOP Moves To Impeach Supreme Court Democrats For Gerrymandering Ruling  —  A Republican leading the impeachment drive says it's about separation of powers.  —  A dozen GOP Pennsylvania lawmakers filed legislation on Tuesday to impeach four Democratic state Supreme Court justices …
Mary Spicuzza / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Thousands of Milwaukee voters have been dropped from rolls, including some erroneously  —  Thousands of Milwaukee voters have been dropped from voter rolls — including some erroneously — through the state's registration system, city officials said Wednesday.
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
YouTube Bans Firearm Sales and How-To Videos, Prompting Backlash  —  Google's new policy prohibits promotion of guns, bump stocks  —  At least one video gun blogger ditched YouTube for PornHub  —  YouTube, a popular media site for firearms enthusiasts, this week quietly introduced tighter restrictions …
 
 
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
Read: Congress's new omnibus spending bill to avert a government shutdown
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee …:
Government-Wide Funding Legislation Released
Discussion: Axios
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