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George F. Will / Washington Post:
The second-most dangerous American — Because John Bolton is five things President Trump is not — intelligent, educated, principled, articulate and experienced — and because of Bolton's West Wing proximity to a president responsive to the most recent thought he has heard emanating …
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Foreign Policy:
Bolton Expected to ‘Clean House’ — The incoming national security advisor aims to ax dozens of White House officials as he dismantles McMaster's NSC. — Incoming National Security Advisor John Bolton and people close to him are expected to launch a massive shake-up at the National Security Council …
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The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Outside the Beltway, Political Wire and Mediaite
Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs Expulsion of Russian Envoys Over U.K. Attack — National Security Council has prepared recommendations — White House has been divided over how to respond to Putin — President Donald Trump is preparing to expel dozens of Russian diplomats from the U.S. in response …
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Mediaite
New York Times:
After Another Week of Chaos, Trump Repairs to Palm Beach. No One Knows What Comes Next.
After Another Week of Chaos, Trump Repairs to Palm Beach. No One Knows What Comes Next.
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Axios, No More Mister Nice Blog, CNBC, The Daily Caller, New York Post, NewsBusters and Splinter
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Reaction to Bolton: Stunned, worried, horrified
Reaction to Bolton: Stunned, worried, horrified
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New York Times, Crooked Media, National Review, The Federalist, New York Magazine, The Guardian, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Vox
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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Defense One, CNBC and CNN
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Relishes Off-Script Approach — President showcases a more unilateral style, relying on his sense of what the moment requires — WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill early Friday afternoon, but not before leaving both his staff and lawmakers on edge …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump aides are ‘at their wits’ end'
Trump aides are ‘at their wits’ end'
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Steve Annear / BostonGlobe.com:
Parkland, Fla., students and families flew to Washington, D.C., on the Patriots' plane — Students and families from Parkland, Fla., were transported to Washington, D.C., ahead of the “March for Our Lives” against gun violence this Saturday with the help of the New England Patriots.
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Shannon Watts / The Hill:
March for Our Lives means time is up for Congress to act on guns — Students attending March for Our Lives this weekend have a message for lawmakers: Stand up to the gun lobby and pass meaningful legislation or we'll throw you out of office. — But they're not just marching on Washington.
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Sophie Tatum / CNN:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer: Disc tweet is ‘warning shot’ to Trump — Washington (CNN)The lawyer representing the porn star suing President Donald Trump called a tweet he posted of an apparent data disc a “warning shot” to the President. — On Thursday night, Michael Avenatti tweeted an image …
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Bryan Bender / Politico:
Trump moves to ban most transgender troops — President Donald Trump on Friday issued orders to ban transgender troops who require surgery or significant medical treatment from serving in the military except in select cases — following through on a controversial pledge last year …
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New York Times:
Trump Approves New Limits on Transgender Troops in the Military — WASHINGTON — Transgender troops who are currently in the United States military may remain in the ranks, the White House said late Friday, but the Pentagon could require them to serve according to their gender at birth.
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Outside the Beltway, Washington Monthly and Common Dreams
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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Olivia Solon / The Guardian:
‘A grand illusion’: seven days that shattered Facebook's facade — Revelations about the depths of Facebook's failure to protect our data has finally pulled back the curtain, observers say … “Dumb fucks.” That's how Mark Zuckerberg described users of Facebook for trusting him with their personal data back in 2004.
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New York Times:
March for Our Lives: Students Protesting Guns Say ‘We Just Have Our Lives to Lose’ — Tens of thousands of people, outraged by a recent massacre at a South Florida school and energized by the students who survived, prepared to spill out in public protest in Washington and communities across …
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Political Wire, The Trace, NPR, CBS Miami, Mediaite, Mashable, CBS Los Angeles, VICE News, CBS Chicago and Common Dreams
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Saul Cornell / Politico:
The Lessons of a School Shooting-in 1853 — This weekend, thousands of people are expected to gather in cities and towns across America for the “March for Our Lives,” a national response to the horrifying school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Will it change policy?
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Raw Story
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Revives Push to Mandate a Way to Unlock Phones — WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials are renewing a push for a legal mandate that tech companies build tools into smartphones and other devices that would allow access to encrypted data in criminal investigations.
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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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
In new memoir, a top Clinton aide says campaign was ‘foolish’ not to address email issue more forcefully — Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was “foolish” not to mount a louder and longer defense of her government email troubles in its last weeks, when the FBI had suddenly reopened …
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Political Wire
Joe Cunningham / RedState:
With Omnibus Signing, Trump Formally Surrenders To The Swamp — In the hours leading up to the signing of the omnibus spending deal - a bill that adds way more money to the nation's deficit, and one that was orchestrated largely by Congressional Republicans who campaigned for the last decade …