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2:55 PM ET, March 24, 2018

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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 …
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 …
Discussion: CNBC, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
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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Teen Vogue:
Emma González on Why This Generation Needs Gun Control
USA Today:
March for our Lives rallies happening in every U.S. state: 'We're here and coming to make a change'
Discussion: The Week
Steve Israel / New York Times:   First, March. Then, Follow This Gun Reform Battle Plan.
Shannon Watts / The Hill:
March for Our Lives means time is up for Congress to act on guns
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 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:
“Confused and Distracted”: McCabe Uses Flynn Defense Against False Statement Allegation  —  Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe penned an op-ed for The Washington Post to contest the allegation of his “lack of candor” with federal investigators.  I have been writing (here and here and here) …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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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Bloomberg:
Apple's Tim Cook Calls for More Regulations on Data Privacy  —  Cook speaks at Beijing forum following Facebook controversy  —  Situation is so dire well-crafted regulation is needed: Cook  —  Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook has called for stronger privacy regulations that prevent …
Discussion: Engadget and The Verge
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
U.K. Watchdog Gets Warrant to Search Cambridge Analytica
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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 …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, IJR and The Root
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Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:   “The President May Be Able to Fire Mueller, but He Can't Fire Me”: Stormy Daniels's Attorney Relishes …
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
Obama sex accuser panned as a liar urges Stormy Daniels scrutiny
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump infuriates his base with tweeted veto bluff  —  A former White House official tells me that online conservative ire (Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter, Mark Levin, etc.). about the spending bill President Trump signed yesterday — after a puzzling tweeted veto feint — “is the hardest I've seen ever seen …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump rides solo to Air Force One, again
Discussion: Political Wire
Joshua Rhett Miller / New York Post:
Father blocked from taking daughter to her senior prom  —  There's no such thing as a daddy-daughter prom.  —  At least that's the stance taken by school officials in Fayette County, Georgia, where a high school senior's wish to take her father to her prom has been rejected, WSB-TV reports.
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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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General Sessions Announces Regulation Effectively Banning Bump Stocks  —  Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice is proposing to amend the regulations of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, clarifying that bump stocks fall within …
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department proposes banning bump stocks, branding them machine guns
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?
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Were the Austin Bombings Acts of Terrorism?  Why Law Enforcement Says No  —  He used explosive devices to kill others and, eventually, himself.  In a 25-minute recording, he detailed the weapons he had made and confessed to the crimes.  He terrorized the residents of Austin, Tex.
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Austin bombing victim had that Rembrandt light
Discussion: The Root
 
 
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Media Matters for America:
Fox Business guest criticizes Parkland students for acting “like they're bulletproof”
Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal:
New FCC Rule Would Step Up U.S. Fight Against China's Huawei
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Gizmodo and The Verge
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Revives Push to Mandate a Way to Unlock Phones
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
The (probably) last major act of an anti-spending Congress: A $1.3 trillion budget-busting bill
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
In new memoir, a top Clinton aide says campaign was ‘foolish’ not to address email issue more forcefully
Joe Cunningham / RedState:
With Omnibus Signing, Trump Formally Surrenders To The Swamp
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
John Bolton Is Right About the U.N.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Axios PM
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Republicans make six-figure investment in deep-red Arizona district
Discussion: Political Wire
 

 
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