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9:35 AM ET, March 26, 2018

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Anderson Cooper / CBS News:
Stormy Daniels describes her alleged affair with Donald Trump  —  The adult-film star and director is being threatened with financial ruin, but she wants to set the record straight about her alleged affair with Donald Trump  —  A week and a half before the 2016 election …
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Fox News:
Michael Cohen's lawyer sends Stormy Daniels cease and desist letter after ‘60 Minutes’ interview  —  The lawyer for Michael Cohen, President Trump's personal attorney, sent adult film star Stormy Daniels a cease and desist letter late Sunday following her interview with “60 Minutes” …
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Why the Stormy Daniels story matters, in one paragraph  —  Her 60 Minutes interview shows it's not about sex.  It's about the abuse of power.  —  You don't have to be a jaded cynic to wonder why the Stormy Daniels scandal matters.  Yes, the president having an affair with an adult performer seems scandalous.
Discussion: Bustle, Common Dreams and New Republic
Andrew L. Whitehead / Washington Post:
Despite porn stars and Playboy models, white evangelicals aren't rejecting Trump.  This is why.  —  A porn actress says she had sex with Donald Trump, only a few months after his wife had given birth to a son.  A former Playboy model says she had an affair with him, too.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Cohen's Lawyer Sends Stormy Daniels Cease And Desist After CBS Interview
Discussion: Daily Kos
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
The Note: Stormy weather ahead?
Discussion: Associated Press
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Stormy Daniels interview adds to “60 Minutes” legacy of big hits
Discussion: Bustle
New York Times:
Fund-Raiser Held Out Access to Trump as a Prize for Prospective Clients  —  WASHINGTON — For Elliott Broidy, Donald J. Trump's presidential campaign represented an unparalleled political and business opportunity.  —  An investor and defense contractor, Mr. Broidy became a top fund-raiser …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Associated Press:
Mueller probe witness secretly backed UAE agenda in Congress  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top fundraiser for President Donald Trump received millions of dollars from a political adviser to the United Arab Emirates last April, just weeks before he began handing out a series of large political donations …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump administration expels 60 Russian officers, shuts Seattle consulate in response to attack on former spy in Britain … The Trump administration on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian intelligence and diplomatic officers in New York and Washington and the closure of the Russian consulate …
Discussion: Politico
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New York Times:   Trump Orders Expulsion of 60 Russians Over Poison Attack in Britain
Wendy R. Sherman / New York Times:
Trump and Bolton's Plan to Isolate Allies and Encourage Enemies  —  John R. Bolton, President Trump's new national security adviser, has never met a war he didn't want.  —  Mr. Bolton defends the 2003 invasion of Iraq and he advocates attacking North Korea, too.
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:   'It's Very Difficult to Overestimate the Potential Danger John Bolton Could Put Us In'
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Mattis isn't sure he can work with Bolton: report
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Remington, Centuries-Old Gun Maker, Files for Bankruptcy as Sales Slow  —  Remington Outdoor, one of the oldest firearm manufacturers in the United States, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday amid mounting debt and declining sales.  —  The gun maker had said last month it was nearing …
Discussion: Bustle
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Scott Neuman / NPR:
Remington Declares Chapter 11 Amid ‘Trump Slump’ In Gun Sales
Discussion: USA Today
Aaron Smith / CNNMoney:   Remington, one of America's oldest gun makers, files for bankruptcy
Michael Rellahan / Daily Local News:
BREAKING!  Citing political environment, Costello says he will not seek re-election in 6th District  —  WEST CHESTER >> Ending weeks of speculation in local and national political circles, U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello, R-6 of West Goshen, confirmed to the Daily Local News Sunday that he will not be a candidate for another term in Congress.
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Tim Stelloh / NBC News:
Republican Rep. Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania won't seek re-election
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Former Cambridge Analytica workers say firm sent foreigners to advise U.S. campaigns … LONDON — Cambridge Analytica assigned dozens of non-U.S. citizens to provide campaign strategy and messaging advice to ­Republican candidates in 2014, according to three former workers for the data firm …
Discussion: VICE News, The Week and Political Wire
New York Times:
At a Crucial Juncture, Trump's Legal Defense Is Largely a One-Man Operation  —  As President Trump heads into one of the most critical phases of the special counsel's investigation, his personal legal team has shrunk to essentially just one member, and he is struggling to find any top lawyers willing to represent him.
Discussion: The Week, NPR and Washington Post
New York Post:
Cuomo goes to black church, says Jews can't dance  —  Oy vey!  —  Gov. Cuomo on Sunday made fun of the “rhythm” of “our Jewish brothers and sisters” during a speech at a predominantly black church in Harlem.  —  Cuomo strayed onto the risky terrain of religious humor and stereotypes …
Bloomberg:
At Least 10 European Countries Will Take Action: Russia Update  —  In the U.S. and across the European Union, a number of Russia diplomats are likely to be expelled in a coordinated response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in the U.K.  —  At least 10 European nations are taking action.
Discussion: The Week
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
How much is Rick Gates telling Mueller about Trump?  —  When Rick Gates struck a plea deal last month with special counsel Robert Mueller, the 45-year-old former Trump campaign official likely avoided decades behind bars and salvaged a chance to watch his children grow up.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The truth about David Shulkin  —  Trump's Mar-a-Lago buddy Chris Ruddy made a splash on TV today, telling ABC's “This Week” that the president told him yesterday he expected to make “one or two major changes to his — to his government very soon.”  Ruddy went on to say that “other White House sources …
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Talal Ansari / BuzzFeed:
People Are Sharing A Fake Picture Of A Parkland Survivor Tearing Up The Constitution  —  Emma González, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, shooting and prominent leader of the #NeverAgain movement, stood in silence for minutes on Saturday at the Washington, DC, March for Our Lives.
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Magazine
 
 
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French-Jewish Holocaust Survivor Found Dead in Burned Paris Apartment; Security Group …
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This Democratic Senator Has a Plan to Make College Debt-Free for All
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Alias Thomas Mann
Attorney General Ken Paxton / The Hill:
Look to Texas for a proven template to combat school shootings
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Opposing Factions Join to Push Confirmation of a Gay Trump Appointee
 Earlier Items: 
Gordon G. Chang / The Daily Beast:
Why China Will Lose a Trade War With Trump
Lydia Smith / The Independent:
Strange ‘orange snow’ phenomenon reported across eastern Europe
Discussion: BBC, AOL, The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Theresa Waldrop / CNN:
US Army veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan has been deported to Mexico
Discussion: Splinter
Paul Ratner / Big Think:
The U.S. military has a weapon that can create human speech miles away
Luis Sanchez / The Hill:
Coulter slams Trump: We thought we were getting a negotiator
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
The NRA's Strategic Blunder
Discussion: Daily Kos
CBS News:
How many people attended March for Our Lives? Crowd in D.C. estimated at 200,000
 

 
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