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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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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 …
Discussion: The Guardian
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 …
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.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
John Bolton, Trump's ultra-hawkish new national security adviser, explained
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
It's Time to Panic Now  —  It's time to push the panic button.
Mark Davis / Townhall.com:   John Bolton: The Wisdom of This Choice Is Made Clear in the Panic of Liberals
New York Times:   Trump's Appointment of John Bolton Raises Concern in Asia
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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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 …
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
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   Why Trump Hasn't Fired Mattis
Cory Bennett / Politico:
Bolton, McMaster present contrast on Russian hacking
Discussion: Shakesville and israpundit.org
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
How Trump finally pulled the trigger to oust McMaster
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump threatens veto of $1.3 trillion spending bill, risking government shutdown  —  President Trump sparked fears of an impending government shutdown Friday by threatening to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress, citing the lack of a deal that would include protection …
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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 …
Rachael Bade / Politico:   Trump threatens to veto spending bill, risking shutdown
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 …
George Clooney / The Guardian:
George Clooney to Parkland students: ‘You make me proud of my country again’  —  When student journalists from the Parkland high school newspaper requested an interview with George and Amal Clooney, this is what he wrote back … embed  —  Dear Emma, Lauren and Rebecca,
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Denise Petski / Deadline:
George Clooney's Letter To Parkland Students: “You Make Me Proud Of My Country Again”
Discussion: IndieWire
The Guardian:   Our manifesto to fix America's gun laws
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 …
Discussion: Mashable and CNBC
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 …
Amy L. Wax / Wall Street Journal:
The University of Denial  —  Aggressive suppression of the truth is a central feature of American higher education.  —  'Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away," observed Philip K. Dick in “I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon.  Somewhere deep in a file drawer …
Discussion: Instapundit
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Paul Campos / Lawyers, Guns & Money:   How to win friends and influence people
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Karen McDougal tells CNN Trump tried to pay her after sex  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump once tried to offer Karen McDougal money after they had been intimate, the former Playboy model told Anderson Cooper Thursday in an exclusive interview on CNN.  —  “After we had been intimate …
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Joe McDonald / Associated Press:
China may hike tariffs on US pork, aluminum, other goods  —  BEIJING (AP) — China announced a $3 billion list of U.S. goods including pork, apples and steel pipe on Friday that it said may be hit with higher tariffs in a spiraling trade dispute with President Donald Trump that companies …
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Caller
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stormy, Summer and Karen are the GOP's worst nightmares  —  Greg Sargent had a good piece this morning about how the Stormy Daniels hurricane might trip Trump up more than he realizes.  It's a thought I've had as well: … It's impossible to know for sure whether women as a group will rise to the occasion.
Discussion: New York Times and CBS News
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer posts photo of mystery disc in a safe
Nick Schwartz / USA Today:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic announces move to L.A. with epic full-page ad: 'You're welcome'  —  One of the world's most decorated soccer players - Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic - is heading to the Los Angeles Galaxy at the age of 36, and he's got a message for his new city: “You're welcome.”
David Brooks / New York Times:
Speaking as a White Male ...  How much are you in control of your own opinions?  I ask this sincerely because, as you'll see, I'm trying to think this through and I'm not sure how.  —  If you go back to the intellectuals of the 1950s, you get the impression that they thought individuals could very much determine their own beliefs.
Discussion: Splinter
Phil Mattingly / CNN:
Idaho senator holds up bill over political rivalry with deceased governor  —  Congress facing government shutdown, yet again  —  (CNN)As Congress raced toward another spending deadline, most were watching Sen. Rand Paul's objections to a proposed spending plan.
Daily Mail:
'I want to know what the f*** you're doing with my f***ing money!':  Cardi B flies into rage over paying 40% in taxes in expletive filled Instagram post  —  It's tax season, and Cardi B is not a happy camper.  —  The New York City native, 25, took to social media on Thursday launching …
Discussion: Althouse
Peggy Lee / WNEP-TV:
Superintendent Says Students Are Armed with Rocks In Case of a School Shooting  —  SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — There's a rocky controversy when it comes to school safety in Schuylkill County.  —  The superintendent of the Blue Mountain School District is in the spotlight after telling lawmakers …
Eric Geller / Politico:
U.S. busts ‘massive’ Iranian hacking scheme  —  The Justice Department on Friday revealed charges against an Iranian hacking ring that prosecutors say spent years pilfering research and documents from over 100 American universities and government agencies.  —  Geoffrey Berman …
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
 
 
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
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Deconstructed / The Intercept:
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Sarah Larimer / Washington Post:
George Mason lands $5 million Koch Foundation donation for Department of Economics
Paul Taylor / Politico:
Brexit: A managed surrender
Marc Caputo / Politico:
'Oh my God...It's fake': Far right falls for hoax about Broward County sheriff
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 Earlier Items: 
Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
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Discussion: Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
John Dowd Resigns as Trump's Top Lawyer in Russia Probe
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
David Freedlander / Politico:
Sam Nunberg Is Still Talking
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US dropped charges against Turkish bodyguards over DC brawl before Tillerson trip
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
De Blasio Donor Says He Steered Thousands in Bribes to Mayor's Campaigns
Katie Langin / Science:
Exclusive: 'I've never seen anything like it.' Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists
Discussion: Daily Mail, BGR, Gizmodo and thecut