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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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CNN, New York Magazine, Vox, The Nation, The Daily Caller and IJR
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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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Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Mediaite
New York Times:
After Another Week of Chaos, Trump Repairs to Palm Beach. No One Knows What Comes Next. — PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump decamped to his oceanfront estate here on Friday after a head-spinning series of presidential decisions on national security, trade and the budget that left …
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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
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New York Times, National Review, Crooked Media, 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
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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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JONATHAN TURLEY, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, Raw Story, AOL and Axios
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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RedState, The Hill, Political Wire, thecut and Mediaite
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Trump aides are ‘at their wits’ end'
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ThinkProgress, ABC News, Washington Post, RedState, Breitbart, CBS New York and The Daily Caller
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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AOL, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, Splinter, National Review, WHNT-TV, Mediaite and Joe.My.God.
Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
“The President May Be Able to Fire Mueller, but He Can't Fire Me”: Stormy Daniels's Attorney Relishes His Role as Trump Nemesis du Jour — On the eve of the porn star's 60 Minutes appearance, Michael Avenatti insists the show is only just beginning. — With only 48 hours until Stormy Daniels appears …
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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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The Root
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Obama sex accuser panned as a liar urges Stormy Daniels scrutiny
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Daily Wire and Daily Caller News Foundation
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 …
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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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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NPR, AOL, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Mediaite, The Atlantic and 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 …
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Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
BROKEN PROMISE: Trump, GOP Congress Give Planned Parenthood $500 Million In Taxpayer Funds
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CNBC and The Gateway Pundit
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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Mother Jones, Mashable, Bloomberg, Engadget, East Bay Times and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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
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
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The (likely) last major act of an anti-spending Congress: A $1.3 trillion budget-busting bill — CORRECTION : An earlier version of this story misstated the size of the budget bill. It is $1.3 trillion, not $1.3 billion. — Is a budget-busting bill boosting just about every federal agency …
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Political Wire and Politico
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Austin bombing victim had that Rembrandt light — Draylen Mason, the 17-year-old musician killed by the Austin bomber, had a light about him “like a Rembrandt painting.” — It was late afternoon when I heard that coming over the TV as I was walking through the kitchen.
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The Root
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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 …
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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BBC:
Cambridge Analytica offices searched over data storage — The London offices of Cambridge Analytica have been searched by enforcement officers from the UK's information commissioner. — The High Court granted the data watchdog a warrant amid claims the firm amassed information about millions …
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Politico, The Week, The Guardian, 89.3 KPCC and Gizmodo, more at Mediagazer »
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