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Matthew Waxman / Lawfare:
The John Bolton I Knew  —  Most of the commentary about John Bolton's appointment as national security advisor has focused on his extreme policy views, especially with regard to military strikes against North Korea and Iran.  I want instead to offer here a few firsthand thoughts about his formidable skills …
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Foreign Policy:
John Bolton Is a National Security Threat  —  John Bolton wants regime changes in North Korea and Iran, and he'll do whatever it takes to get them.  —  Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster is out as Trump's national security adviser and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (and current Fox News contributor) John Bolton is in.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come  —  Sources close to President Trump say he feels John Bolton, hurriedly named last night to replace H.R. McMaster as national security adviser, will finally deliver the foreign policy the president wants — particularly on Iran and North Korea.
New York Times:
McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:   John Bolton's appointment is a fitting coda to conservatism's failures
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
It's Time to Panic Now  —  It's time to push the panic button.
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
John Bolton Chairs an Actual “Fake News” Publisher Infamous for Spreading Anti-Muslim Hate
Discussion: AOL, Right Wing Watch and Common Dreams
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Bolton Was Early Beneficiary of Cambridge Analytica's Facebook Data  —  WASHINGTON — The political action committee founded by John R. Bolton, President Trump's incoming national security adviser, was one of the earliest customers of Cambridge Analytica, which it hired specifically …
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The Guardian:
Leaked: Cambridge Analytica's blueprint for Trump victory  —  Exclusive: Former employee explains how presentation showed techniques used to target voters … The blueprint for how Cambridge Analytica claimed to have won the White House for Donald Trump by using Google, Snapchat, Twitter …
The Guardian:   Cambridge Analytica misled MPs over work for Leave.EU, says ex-director
The Daily Beast:
Mark Zuckerberg Invited to Testify Before House Panel on Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Discussion: The Guardian, Axios and Politico
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Trump threatens to veto omnibus spending bill over DACA and the border wall  —  President Donald Trump threatened to veto the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill already passed by Congress on Friday.  —  The about-face comes a day after White House officials issued public assurances …
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump threatens veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill, risking government shutdown  —  President Trump sparked fears of an impending government shutdown Friday by threatening to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress, citing the lack of a deal that would include protection …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Trump signs spending bill after earlier veto threat  —  President Donald Trump signed the $1.3 trillion spending bill Friday, averting a government shutdown and ending a panic that briefly gripped official Washington.  —  A few hours after stunning even his closest advisers by tweeting that he was …
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Trump is threatening to shut down the government — and blame Democrats for DACA
ABC News:
President Trump threatens to veto $1.3 trillion spending bill
Discussion: Politico
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House lawyer McGahn eager to exit  —  President Donald Trump's top White House lawyer, Don McGahn, is expected to step down later this year, though his resignation is contingent on the president finding a replacement and several other factors, according to four sources familiar with McGahn's thinking.
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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 …
Bloomberg:
Inside Trump's Snap Decision to Oust McMaster  —  McMaster Ousted Days After His Briefing to Trump on Putin Call  —  Trump names ex-U.S. envoy Bolton as national security adviser  —  President Donald Trump made a snap decision to oust H.R. McMaster as national security adviser …
Discussion: NBC News and Politico
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   Why Trump Hasn't Fired Mattis
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump finally pulled the trigger to oust McMaster
Discussion: Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
U.S. Department of Justice:
Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein Delivers Remarks Announcing Nine Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  —  Remarks as prepared by delivery.  —  Good morning.  —  For many decades, the United States has led the world in science …
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Eric Geller / Politico:
U.S. busts ‘massive’ Iranian hacking scheme
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
America Takes the Next Step Toward Tyranny  —  Every now and again, when I find myself buried in the latest blizzard of invariably disturbing news emanating from the Trump White House, I go back and remind myself of the core narrative.  I read Plato's Republic again, the prism through …
Discussion: The Week
Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser Offered to Help Lift Sanctions on Russian Firms  —  Elliott Broidy proposed work for clients of Moscow lawyer  —  Pre-inauguration discussions didn't lead to Broidy's hiring  —  Elliott Broidy, a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, offered last year to help …
Amy L. Wax / Wall Street Journal:
The University of Denial  —  Aggressive suppression of the truth is a central feature of American higher education.  —  'Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away," observed Philip K. Dick in “I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon.  Somewhere deep in a file drawer …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   How to win friends and influence people
Former U.S. Senator Al Franken:
“Lack of candor.”  —  That's one of the reasons that Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to justify his decision to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe last week, just two days before Mr. McCabe was set to retire from a distinguished 21-year career with the Bureau.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
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 …
Cardinal Timothy Dolan / Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats Abandon Catholics  —  If you value religious education or life's sanctity, you're not welcome in the party.  —  A couple of events over the past few weeks brought to mind two towering people who had a tremendous effect on the Archdiocese of New York and the U.S. more broadly.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'Oh my God...It's fake': Far right falls for hoax about Broward County sheriff  —  In the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, the far-right fever swamps buzzed with false information and conspiracy theories about student “crisis actors” who were paid to lie about the mass shooting.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple Tries to Win Back Students and Teachers With Low-Cost iPad  —  Company holding rare education-focused event next week  —  Lower-cost and Pro models have recently reignited iPad sales  —  Apple Inc. is preparing to introduce new low-cost iPads and education software next week in a bid …
Oshrat Carmiel / Bloomberg:
The Manhattan Luxury-Home Market Is Screaming: I'm Overpriced!  —  Luxury homes in Manhattan are selling at the biggest discounts on record as owners grow tired of waiting for buyers to match their price.  —  Homes priced at $4 million or more that went into contract in the first 12 weeks …
 
 
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David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
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Gerrit De Vynck / Bloomberg:
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John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
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Cincinnati.com:
University of Cincinnati pays $250k to ex-cop who killed Sam DuBose
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller and The Root
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities:
2018 Funding Bill Falls Short for the IRS
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Michael Grunwald / Politico:
Here's What's in the Budget Bill Nobody's Bothered to Read
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
McCain asks CIA director nominee Haspel to explain role in post-9/11 interrogations
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