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8:25 AM ET, March 23, 2018

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New York Times:
McMaster to Resign as National Security Adviser, and Will Be Replaced by John Bolton  —  WASHINGTON — Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster, the battle-tested Army officer tapped as President Trump's national security adviser last year to stabilize a turbulent foreign policy operation …
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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 …
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
John Bolton, Trump's ultra-hawkish new national security adviser, explained  —  Bolton has recently called for war with both Iran and North Korea.  —  President Donald Trump finally jettisoned National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday afternoon.  His replacement is John Bolton …
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
It's Time to Panic Now  —  It's time to push the panic button.  —  John Bolton's appointment as national security adviser—a post that requires no Senate confirmation—puts the United States on a path to war.  And it's fair to say President Donald Trump wants us on that path.
Cory Bennett / Politico:
Bolton, McMaster present contrast on Russian hacking  —  John Bolton, President Donald Trump's pick to replace H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser, could bring a vastly different approach on Russia's election meddling to the White House.  —  In their public comments …
Discussion: israpundit.org
Bryan Bender / Politico:
Bolton pick underscores Trump's foreign policy confusion  —  For the Donald Trump who preaches an “America First” foreign policy with little patience for international treaties and organizations, John Bolton is a logical choice for national security adviser.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, CANNONFIRE and Axios
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: Politico
New York Times:   Trump's Appointment of John Bolton Raises Concern in Asia
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton bombshell: the clashes to come
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Mark Davis / Townhall.com:   John Bolton: The Wisdom of This Choice Is Made Clear in the Panic of Liberals
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump finally pulled the trigger to oust McMaster
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
President Trump hires a talking head - again
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   How To Succeed in Trump's Cabinet Without Getting Fired
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Bannon: If Kelly leaves White House, Trump won't replace him
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Trump names former ambassador John Bolton as his new national security adviser
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
John Dowd Resigns as Trump's Top Lawyer in Russia Probe  —  Departure comes after he called for end to special counsel's investigation  —  John Dowd, the lead lawyer representing President Donald Trump in the special counsel's Russia investigation, left the legal team on Thursday partly …
NBC News:
Amid White House turmoil, Trump mused about life without a chief of staff  —  WASHINGTON — In the midst of a Cabinet shake-up and a possible staff upheaval, President Donald Trump considered firing his chief of staff this month and not naming a successor, according to three people familiar with the discussions.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Political Wire
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe
Discussion: Mediaite and Fox News Insider
Shannon Pettypiece / Bloomberg:
Trump Lawyer Resigned After Friction Over DiGenova, Sources Say
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
McDougal says she was intimate with Trump ‘many dozens’ of times  —  Washington (CNN)Karen McDougal confirmed to CNN in an interview on Thursday that she had a 10-month sexual relationship with Donald Trump before he was President, saying they were together “many dozens of times.”
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Former Playmate alleges Trump tried to pay her after sex
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Amy Russo / Mediaite:   Karen McDougal: Trump Said ‘I Was Beautiful Like’ His Daughter Ivanka
The Guardian:
Our manifesto to fix America's gun laws  —  After the massacre at our high school, our lives have changed forever - so we're proposing these changes to halt mass shootings  —  by The editorial staff of the Eagle Eye … As a student publication, the Eagle Eye works to tell the stories of those who do not have a voice.
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Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Analysis: Will current leaders believe gun lobby fiction or the truth of youth?
Discussion: Politico
Ryan Saavedra / Daily Wire:
WATCH: In Profanity-Laced Interview, Parkland Student Says NRA Could Have Children's Blood …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
CNBC:
Trump slaps China with tariffs on up to $60 billion in imports: ‘This is the first of many’  — The Trump administration says China's trade practices involve stealing American companies' intellectual property.  — China recently argued that it should not be punished if it doesn't want to buy what the U.S. is selling.
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Shawn Donnan / Financial Times:
Donald Trump to impose 25% tariffs on $60bn of Chinese imports
Daniel Shane / CNNMoney:   China plans to hit US with tariffs following Trump trade sanctions
Katie Langin / Science:
Exclusive: 'I've never seen anything like it.' Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists  —  Anglerfish, with their menacing gape and dangling lure, are among the most curious inhabitants of the deep ocean.  Scientists have hardly ever seen them alive in their natural environment.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Gizmodo
Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
16-year-old victim of Maryland school shooting to be taken off life support, family says  —  The 16-year-old victim of Tuesday's shooting at Great Mills High School will be taken off life support, her family announced Thursday night.  —  Jaelynn Willey was one of two students who were injured …
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US dropped charges against Turkish bodyguards over DC brawl before Tillerson trip  —  Erdogan watches brawl outside Turkish embassy  —  Washington (CNN)The US has dropped charges against 11 of the 15 bodyguards for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who were indicted after a brawl …
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
De Blasio Donor Says He Steered Thousands in Bribes to Mayor's Campaigns  —  CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A Long Island restaurateur testified under oath on Thursday that he steered tens of thousands of dollars to Mayor Bill de Blasio's political campaigns in return for favorable treatment by the city.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser Offered to Help Lift Sanctions on Russian Firms
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
The Decline and Fall of Elizabeth Warren
National Review:
The Omnibus Disgrace  —  The omnibus spending bill was crafted …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stormy, Summer and Karen are the GOP's worst nightmares
Discussion: New York Times
CNN:
EPA spent $30,000-plus on security detail for Administrator Scott Pruitt's Italy trip
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Edwards / Raw Story:
White House sources leak details from meeting where new anti-leaking edict was imposed
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Atlantic
Los Angeles Times:
Amazon patents delivery drones that can react to people screaming and flailing
Discussion: Daily Mail
David Freedlander / Politico:
Sam Nunberg Is Still Talking
 Earlier Items: 
Nyshka Chandran / CNBC:
- China on Friday announced plans for reciprocal tariffs …
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
House Probe Accuses Clapper of Misleading Congress
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Maria LaMagna / MarketWatch:
Your Facebook data is only worth $5.20 on the dark web
Discussion: Daily Mail and The Daily Caller
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
Congress Snuck New Russia Sanctions Into Spending Bill
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Fox News
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Cynthia Nixon and the Degradation of Experience
Discussion: CNN, New York Post and Mashable
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

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