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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 …
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Washington Post:
The return of John Bolton, a hawk on North Korea and Iran, sparks concerns around the world
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Nobody Is Left to Save the World From Trump Now
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Fred Kaplan / Slate:
It's Time to Panic Now — It's time to push the panic button.
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
John Bolton, Trump's ultra-hawkish new national security adviser, explained
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Add another zealot to the White House
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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
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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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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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U.S. Department of the Treasury:
Treasury Sanctions Iranian Cyber Actors for Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities Targeting Hundreds of Universities — Washington - Today, in a coordinated action with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) …
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Eric Geller / Politico:
U.S. busts ‘massive’ Iranian hacking scheme
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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 …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Stormy Daniels' lawyer posts photo of mystery disc in a safe — Stormy Daniels's attorney hinted on Thursday that he may have hard evidence that the adult-film actress had an affair with President Trump — , posting a photo on Twitter of what appeared to be a compact disc in a safe.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Stormy, Summer and Karen are the GOP's worst nightmares
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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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Eli Watkins / CNN:
McDougal says she was intimate with Trump ‘many dozens’ of times
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Former U.S. Senator Al Franken:
“Lack of candor.” — That's one of the reasons that Attorney General Jeff Sessions used to justify his decision to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe last week, just two days before Mr. McCabe was set to retire from a distinguished 21-year career with the Bureau.
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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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 …
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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.
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Nyshka Chandran / CNBC:
- China on Friday announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on 128 U.S. products that include pork, wine, fruit and steel. — Beijing said it will take measures against the U.S. goods in two stages if it cannot reach an agreement with Washington. — The world's second-largest economy …
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Joe McDonald / Associated Press:
China may hike tariffs on US pork, aluminum, other goods
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