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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 …
CNN:
John Bolton has decade-long association with anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller  —  (CNN)John Bolton, Donald Trump's pick to be the next national security adviser, has a decade-long history of associating with anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller.  —  The former UN ambassador wrote the foreword …
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Michelle Kosinski / CNN:
Trump's National Security Council recommends expelling Russian diplomats  —  Former Russian spy poisoned by nerve agent  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump is expected to receive a recommendation from his National Security Council on Friday that he expel a yet-to-be-determined number …
Foreign Policy:
John Bolton Is a National Security Threat
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
John Bolton's appointment is a fitting coda to conservatism's failures
Discussion: CNN, Axios, HuffPost and The Week
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.
Discussion: Splinter, Mediaite, WHNT-TV and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Hannah Summers / The Guardian:
Investigators raid offices of Cambridge Analytica after search warrant granted
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Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica's Rise and Fall
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:   Facebook had a closer relationship than it disclosed with the academic it called a liar
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump aides are ‘at their wits’ end'  —  Forget senior White House staffers, outside advisers, friends and others “close” to the president.  There's only one person who truly knows what Donald Trump is thinking at any given moment: Donald Trump.  —  The president's surprise Friday morning tweet threatening …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump rides solo to Air Force One, again  —  (CNN)The day after a CNN interview with a former Playboy model who claims to have had a 10-month affair with her husband, first lady Melania Trump opted to leave President Donald Trump alone for the ride from the White House to Andrews Air Force Base.
Discussion: Political Wire
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.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   Why Trump Hasn't Fired Mattis
Bloomberg:
Inside Trump's Snap Decision to Oust McMaster
Discussion: Politico, Shakesville and NBC News
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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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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Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared victory on the omnibus spending bill Thursday …
Discussion: twitchy.com
Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Schumer's Flack: ‘I, for one, am Tired of all the Winning’
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump threatens veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill, risking government shutdown
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
Washington Post:
Trump administration hits Iranian hacker network with sanctions, indictments in vast global campaign … The Trump administration on Friday announced sanctions and criminal indictments against an Iranian hacker network it said was involved in “one of the largest state-sponsored hacking campaigns” …
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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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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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Lauretta Brown / Townhall.com:   Parkland Survivor David Hogg: 'Our Parents Don't Know How To Use a F**king Democracy So We Have To'
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.
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 …
Discussion: Politico
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.
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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Wall Street Journal:
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Tae Kim / CNBC:
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