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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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Bloomberg:
Mattis Holds Firm as Chaos Engulfs Trump's National Security Team — Pentagon chief's influence shown in Trump move to sign budget — 'He'll be the last man standing,' analyst Eaglen says — President Donald Trump's shakeup of his national security team adds to the burden on one man …
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.
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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.
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Add another zealot to the White House
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Washington Post:
The return of John Bolton, a hawk on North Korea and Iran, sparks concerns around the world
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
John Bolton's appointment is a fitting coda to conservatism's failures
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump aides are ‘at their wits’ end'
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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 …
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica's Rise and Fall — 1. “I can't stand lying to you every day” — In the late summer of 2015, Chris Wilson, the director of research, analytics, and digital strategy for Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, had a conversation with a contractor that left him furious.
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Facebook had a closer relationship than it disclosed with the academic it called a liar
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Incoming national security adviser among Cambridge Analytica's wide portfolio of GOP clients
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Washington Post:
‘You should do it.’ Trump officials encouraged George Papadopoulos's foreign outreach, documents show. … When a Russian news agency reached out to George Papadopoulos to request an interview shortly before the 2016 election, the young adviser to then-candidate Donald Trump made sure to seek approval from campaign headquarters.
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Washington Post:
Attorney says Roy Moore supporters offered him $10,000 to drop client who accused the Senate candidate of sexual impropriety … BIRMINGHAM — Days after a woman accused U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual impropriety, two Moore supporters approached her attorney with an unusual request.
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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 …
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump threatens veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill, risking government shutdown
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Frances Langum / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Trump Blames Democrats For ‘Forcing’ Him To Sign Spending Bill
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Trump is threatening to shut down the government — and blame Democrats for DACA
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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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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 …
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The Intercept:
Joshua Kushner Met with Government of Qatar to Discuss Financing in the Same Week Father Charles Kushner Did — Joshua Kushner, a venture capitalist and the younger brother of White House adviser Jared Kushner, met with Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi the same week as his father …
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.
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Shannon Vavra / Axios:
Elon Musk deletes Facebook accounts for Tesla, SpaceX — Elon Musk appears to have deleted the Facebook accounts for his companies Tesla and SpaceX. This comes amidst cries to delete Facebook in response to Cambridge Analytica's role in the misuse of data on Facebook of millions of Americans.
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Gerrit De Vynck / Bloomberg:
Musk Takes Down the Tesla and SpaceX Facebook Pages
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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 …
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Politico
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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CNN:
DiGenova role on President's legal team in flux — Washington (CNN)Veteran Washington attorney Joseph diGenova's role as part of President Donald Trump's legal team is still in question, according to two sources familiar with the matter. — DiGenova's hiring was announced on Monday by Jay Sekulow, counsel to the President.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Virginia Beach Man Arrested for Threatening a Member of Congress — NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach man was arrested today on charges of threatening to murder and assault a member of Congress. — According to court documents, Wallace Grove Godwin, 69, visited the Virginia Beach Office of Congressman Scott Taylor yesterday.
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CNN:
Girl critically wounded in Maryland school shooting dies — (CNN)The 16-year-old girl wounded by an armed student at Great Mills High School in southern Maryland early this week has died, her family and authorities said Friday. — Jaelynn Willey was taken off life support on Thursday …
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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.
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Ruth Reader / Fast Company:
Exclusive: As Grocery Wars Rage, Target And Kroger Mull A Merger — Retailers are considering new alliances as they combat an Amazon/Whole Foods behemoth. — Target and Kroger are discussing a possible merger, several people with knowledge of the matter tell Fast Company.
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The Daily Beast:
Liberal PAC Wants Unreleased Footage From Netflix's Roger Stone Doc After Daily Beast Report — The liberal PAC American Bridge 21st Century is seeking unused footage from the Netflix documentary on long-time Trump adviser Roger Stone, following revelations that the DNC hacker …
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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 …
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