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New York Times:
McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton — WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the battle-tested Army officer tapped as President Trump's national security adviser last year to stabilize a turbulent foreign policy operation …
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Eliana Johnson / Politico:
McMaster firing upends plan to oust other top Trump officials — President Donald Trump's decision to abruptly fire national security adviser H.R. McMaster surprised senior White House aides who had been preparing a single statement announcing the departure of multiple top Trump officials …
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
It's Time to Panic Now — It's time to push the panic button. — John Bolton's appointment as national security adviser—a post that requires no Senate confirmation—puts the United States on a path to war. And it's fair to say President Donald Trump wants us on that path.
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Tim Mak / NPR:
John Bolton's Curious Appearance In A Russian Gun Rights Video — Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton recorded a video used by the Russian gun rights group The Right to Bear Arms in 2013 to encourage the Russian government to loosen gun laws. — The episode, which has not been previously reported …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
John Bolton, Trump's ultra-hawkish new national security adviser, explained — Bolton has recently called for war with both Iran and North Korea. — President Donald Trump finally jettisoned National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday afternoon. His replacement is John Bolton …
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Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
China slaps reciprocal tariffs on U.S. imports — China announced plans to impose reciprocal tariffs on $3 billion of imports from the U.S., hours after President Trump ordered levies on a range of Chinese goods. — The details: China's plan includes a 25% tariff on U.S. pork imports …
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Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
H.R. McMaster Out as National Security Adviser as Trump's Purge Continues
H.R. McMaster Out as National Security Adviser as Trump's Purge Continues
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
With Bolton, Trump Creates a Historically Hard-Line Foreign Policy Team
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Bannon: If Kelly leaves White House, Trump won't replace him
Bannon: If Kelly leaves White House, Trump won't replace him
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Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
McMaster Out As National Security Adviser; Bolton In
McMaster Out As National Security Adviser; Bolton In
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Uri Friedman / The Atlantic:
McMaster Is Out, an Even Bigger North Korea Hawk Is In
McMaster Is Out, an Even Bigger North Korea Hawk Is In
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Michele Kelemen / NPR:
Bolton Brings Hawkish Perspective To North Korea, Iran Strategy
Bolton Brings Hawkish Perspective To North Korea, Iran Strategy
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The Daily Beast:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer … Guccifer 2.0, the “lone hacker” who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee, was in fact an officer of Russia's military intelligence directorate …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Now I'm F—ing Doing It My Way”: Jubilant and Self-Liberated, the President Prepares for War with Mueller — With John Dowd out, John Kelly and Ty Cobb marginalized, Joseph diGenova on board, and Marc Kasowitz possibly returning, the next battle comes into focus.
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New York Times:
John Dowd Resigns as Trump's Lead Lawyer in Special Counsel Inquiry — WASHINGTON — The president's lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, John Dowd, resigned on Thursday, according to two people briefed on the matter, days after the president called for an end to the inquiry.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe
Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe
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Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyer Resigned After Friction Over DiGenova, Sources Say
Trump Lawyer Resigned After Friction Over DiGenova, Sources Say
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
Karen McDougal tells CNN Trump tried to pay her after sex — Washington (CNN)Donald Trump once tried to offer Karen McDougal money after they had been intimate, the former Playboy model told Anderson Cooper Thursday in an exclusive interview on CNN. — “After we had been intimate …
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Rachel Wolfe / Vox:
How to watch the 60 Minutes interview with Stormy Daniels — This is the first time Daniels will appear on national television since the story broke. — Stormy Daniels, the adult film actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump in 2006 and is currently suing him, is speaking out.
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Haley Britzky / Axios:
Former Playmate alleges Trump tried to pay her after sex
Former Playmate alleges Trump tried to pay her after sex
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
McDougal says she was intimate with Trump ‘many dozens’ of times
McDougal says she was intimate with Trump ‘many dozens’ of times
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CNBC:
Trump slaps China with tariffs on up to $60 billion in imports: ‘This is the first of many’ — The Trump administration says China's trade practices involve stealing American companies' intellectual property. — China recently argued that it should not be punished if it doesn't want to buy what the U.S. is selling.
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Shawn Donnan / Financial Times:
Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on $60bn of Chinese imports
Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on $60bn of Chinese imports
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Katie Langin / Science:
Exclusive: 'I've never seen anything like it.' Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists — Anglerfish, with their menacing gape and dangling lure, are among the most curious inhabitants of the deep ocean. Scientists have hardly ever seen them alive in their natural environment.
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Judge orders Gov. Scott Walker to hold special elections for open legislative seats in Eric Holder suit — MADISON - Dealing a setback to Gov. Scott Walker and other Republicans, a judge ruled Thursday the governor must call special elections to fill two vacant seats in the Legislature.
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Geoffrey Skelley / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Exit Stage Left or Right: Midterm Retirements and Open Seats in the House From 1974 to 2018 — Republicans already have many abandoned districts to defend this November. Are there more to come? — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — By multiple measures — such as retirements, “pure” …
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
De Blasio Donor Says He Steered Thousands in Bribes to Mayor's Campaigns — CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A Long Island restaurateur testified under oath on Thursday that he steered tens of thousands of dollars to Mayor Bill de Blasio's political campaigns in return for favorable treatment by the city.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon and the Degradation of Experience — You wouldn't want to be operated on by a physician with only a few surgeries under his or her belt, and the assurance that this doctor brought a fresh perspective to anesthesia and incisions wouldn't thrill you.
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Dow plunges 724 points as trade war fears rock Wall Street — U.S. trade moves could spark Chinese retaliation — Trade war fears rocked Wall Street on Thursday after President Trump launched a crackdown on China. — The Dow plummeted 724 points, or 2.9%, underlining mounting concerns among investors …
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Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
16-year-old victim of Maryland school shooting to be taken off life support, family says — The 16-year-old victim of Tuesday's shooting at Great Mills High School will be taken off life support, her family announced Thursday night. — Jaelynn Willey was one of two students who were injured …
NBC News:
Amid White House turmoil, Trump mused about life without a chief of staff — WASHINGTON — In the midst of a Cabinet shake-up and a possible staff upheaval, President Donald Trump considered firing his chief of staff this month and not naming a successor, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
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Kelly Mclaughlin / Daily Mail:
The Clintons have ‘at least a one-way open marriage’, pollster says — Mark Penn, who served as a pollster for Bill Clinton in the 1990s and chief strategist for Hillary's 2008 presidential campaign, says that the couple's open marriage was possibly ‘not by choice’.
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The Atlantic:
The Atlantic Announces Ideas Columnists Ibram X. Kendi, Annie Lowrey, Alex Wagner, and Kevin D. Williamson — Washington, D.C. (March 22, 2018)—The Atlantic has named the first four contributors to its forthcoming section for ideas, opinion, and commentary at TheAtlantic.com …
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Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Congress Snuck New Russia Sanctions Into Spending Bill … Buried in the massive $1.3 trillion spending bill that Congress is considering this week are strict new punishments against Russia, in what lawmakers and aides say is a message to President Donald Trump to reconsider his relaxed posture toward Moscow.
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Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica:
Video suggests huge problems with Uber's driverless car program — Video of the fatal driverless car crash in Tempe is damning for Uber. — There's something very wrong with Uber's driverless car program. — On Wednesday night, police released footage of Sunday night's deadly car crash in Tempe …
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