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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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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 …
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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come
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James S. Robbins / USA Today:
John Bolton will finally let Donald Trump be Donald Trump on foreign policy
John Bolton will finally let Donald Trump be Donald Trump on foreign policy
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Foreign Policy:
John Bolton Is a National Security Threat
John Bolton Is a National Security Threat
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Add another zealot to the White House
Add another zealot to the White House
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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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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
Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica's Rise and Fall
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Hannah Summers / The Guardian:
Investigators raid offices of Cambridge Analytica after search warrant granted
Investigators raid offices of Cambridge Analytica after search warrant granted
Andrew McCabe / Washington Post:
Not in my worst nightmares did I dream my FBI career would end this way — Andrew McCabe served in the FBI from 1996 until March 16. He was the bureau's deputy director from 2016 to January, including time as acting director from May to August 2017. — On March 16, I spent …
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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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.
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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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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
White House lawyer McGahn eager to exit
White House lawyer McGahn eager to exit
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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 …
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) declared victory on the omnibus spending bill Thursday …
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Neil Munro / Breitbart:
Schumer's Flack: ‘I, for one, am Tired of all the Winning’
Schumer's Flack: ‘I, for one, am Tired of all the Winning’
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump talked out of shoving government into a shutdown
Trump talked out of shoving government into a shutdown
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CNN:
Trump signs spending bill, blasts Congress
Trump signs spending bill, blasts Congress
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Hannah Hilyard / KCCI-TV:
Iowa family of 4 found dead in Mexican resort condominium — Family previously reported missing before bodies found — CRESTON, Iowa (KCCI) — An Iowa couple and their two young children were found dead in a rented condominium in Mexico, authorities said.
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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 …
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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Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times:
Uber's Self-Driving Cars Were Struggling Before Arizona Crash — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber's robotic vehicle project was not living up to expectations months before a self-driving car operated by the company struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Ariz. — The cars were having trouble driving …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Stocks End Worst Week in Years — A rocky stretch of trading amplified investors' concerns about a possible trade war — U.S. stocks tumbled Friday, capping off a rocky stretch of trading that ignited fears that the market could be headed for a deeper downturn.
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Sarah Ponczek / Bloomberg:
Stocks Tumble in Biggest Weekly Decline Since 2016: Markets Wrap
Stocks Tumble in Biggest Weekly Decline Since 2016: Markets Wrap
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Jason Jones / Sacramento Bee:
Former Kings star DeMarcus Cousins offers to pay for Stephon Clark's funeral — Former Kings All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has reached out to the family of Stephon Clark to cover the cost of the funeral, a source told The Bee. — Clark, 22, was shot and killed by Sacramento police …
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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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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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