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5:05 PM ET, March 15, 2018

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New York Times:
Mueller Subpoenas Trump Organization, Demanding Documents About Russia  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, has subpoenaed the Trump Organization to turn over documents, including some related to Russia, according to two people briefed on the matter.
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Trump Organization ‘negotiated with sanctioned Russian bank in 2016’  —  Claim is contained in memo by Democratic lawmakers investigating possible collusion between Trump campaign and Kremlin … Donald Trump's private company was “actively negotiating” a business deal in Moscow …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Why hasn't Mueller talked to Donald Trump Jr. yet?
Discussion: IJR and Mediaite
Pew Research Center:
Public Confidence in Mueller's Investigation Remains Steady
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
In fundraising speech, Trump says he made up trade claim in meeting with Justin Trudeau … President Trump boasted in a fundraising speech Wednesday that he made up information in a meeting with the leader of a top U.S. ally, saying he insisted to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau …
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Shaun King / The Intercept:
Mail Bombs Are Killing People in Texas but Donald Trump Hasn't Said a Thing.  There's a Reason for That.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Associated Press:
The Latest: Canada citing US own stats on trade surplus
Discussion: Breitbart
miamiherald:
FIU pedestrian bridge collapses days after installation; people, cars trapped underneath  —  A pedestrian bridge under construction collapsed Thursday less than a week after crews dropped the elevated span in place over the Tamiami Trail in an effort to provide Florida International Univeristy students …
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Clara-Meretan Kiah / News at FIU:
Community gathers to watch 950-ton bridge move across Southwest 8th Street  —  Twelve-year-old Michelle Flores shared a special moment with her family at FIU this past Saturday: She and her sister Gabriela joined their parents, FIU alumni Leonor and Henry Flores MIS '01 …
CBS Miami:
FIU Bridge Collapse: ‘Several’ Dead, 8 Cars Trapped Underneath
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Trump administration sanctions Russian spies, trolls over U.S. election interference, cyber attacks … The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh financial sanctions on Russian government hackers and spy agencies to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election …
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Mark Shanahan / BostonGlobe.com:
Is Matt Damon moving to Australia to escape Donald Trump?
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
James Andrew Miller / Hollywood Reporter:
John Skipper Details His ESPN Exit and a Cocaine Extortion Plot  —  The former network chief goes public in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter about the real reason behind his abrupt departure from Disney after 27 years, a confession to Bob Iger and his hope to work in sports media again.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Heitkamp on when Hillary Clinton will go away: ‘Not soon enough’  —  Washington (CNN)North Dakota Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp said on a radio show this week that it's past time for Hillary Clinton to exit the political landscape.  —  Heitkamp, who is facing a tough re-election race …
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Axios
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Philippe Reines / Washington Post:
Trump is a freak of political nature. Here's how you can beat him.
Chauncey Devega / Salon:
Hillary Clinton was right: The parts of America that support Trump are stuck in the past
CBS Sacramento:
California High School Teacher On Leave After Questioning School Shooting Walkout  —  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A Rocklin High School teacher is on paid administrative leave over her views about the national school walk out.  The teacher says all she did was open up a debate about the politics of the protest in her classroom.
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Molly Osberg / Splinter:
Here Is Ryan Zinke Making a Complete Fool of Himself  —  It's been a dreadful week for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a close personal friend of Exxon and BP and a noted personal flag enthusiast.  In a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Zinke defended himself against charges of ethics violations related …
Discussion: Daily Kos
New York Times:
‘There Will Always Be Change,’ Trump Says as More Personnel Shake-Ups Loom  —  WASHINGTON — In his first full cabinet meeting last June, President Trump invited a chorus of gushing praise from his top aides by boasting that he had assembled a “phenomenal team of people, a great group of talent.”
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Gets Mnuchin Travel Documents  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has billed taxpayers for the most expensive flight options available at every turn, appearing to never even consider flying commercial as his predecessors did, according to previously unreleased …
Discussion: Daily Kos
NBC News:
U.S. officials: Saudi crown prince has hidden his mother from his father, the king  —  WASHINGTON — When Saudi Arabia's crown prince visits the White House next week, he's expected to be welcomed as a reformer who's expanded women's rights in one of the most restrictive countries in the world …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Exclusive: Trump finalizing opioid plan that includes death penalty for dealers  —  The Trump administration is finalizing a long-awaited plan that it says will solve the opioid crisis, but it also calls for law enforcement measures — like the death penalty for some drug dealers …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Emails reveal conservative alarm over ‘Obama holdovers’ in Trump administration  —  Two months into the Trump administration, a distraught State Department Iran expert named Sahar Nowrouzzadeh asked her new boss for help.  —  A conservative website had published an article depicting Nowrouzzadeh …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Larry Kudlow may have been more wrong about the economy than anyone alive  —  It was the eve of the biggest economic collapse since the Great Depression.  Many on Wall Street worried that a recession loomed and that the housing bubble was bursting.  —  And then there was Larry Kudlow …
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Trump eyes ‘Fox & Friends’ personality Pete Hegseth to take over Veterans Affairs  —  Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, a conservative voice on veterans policy, has emerged as a leading candidate to replace embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, who has fallen from favor …
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Republicans Say Forced Labor Is Good for Detained Immigrants in Letter Defending Private Prison … Private-prison companies that force undocumented immigrant detainees to work for little or no money have a powerful new group of advocates: Eighteen members of Congress.
Daniel D'Addario / TIME:
Shep Smith Has the Hardest Job on Fox News  —  In a Manhattan Fox News studio on a recent Tuesday in February, Shepard Smith sits ready to begin taping his 3 p.m. newscast.  He's spent the preceding hour typing out edits to his script with slightly hunched posture, raising his eyebrows …
Peter Schweizer / New York Post:
Inside the shady private equity firm run by Kerry and Biden's kids  —  “My frustration,” writes Peter Schweizer in his new book, “Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends,” “is not that the solid reporting on Trump has been too tough …
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
McMaster calls for further U.S. punishment of Russia over ‘atrocities’ in Syria  —  National security adviser H.R. McMaster on Thursday called for further U.S. action against Russia as punishment for crimes in Syria, in a fiery address at an event marking the seventh year of the Syrian Civil War.
Warren Stocker / WIS-TV:
Sister of Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof given $5,000 bond, not allowed to return to SC school  —  COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -  —  The younger sister of Charleston church shooter, Dylann Roof was given a $5,000 bond on Wednesday after she was arrested for bringing weapons and drugs onto the campus of A.C. Flora High School.
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
The Artifice of the Deal  —  Remember that time, way back about two weeks ago, when President Trump  —  berated leaders of his own party, in front of a room full of cameras, for being afraid of the NRA, and he vowed to pass a bipartisan bill that would make it harder for kids to get assault rifles?
 
 
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Frieda Powers / bizpacreview.com:
FBI testimony confirms Obama DOJ ordered 500,000 fugitives purged from background check database
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Bucky Turco / The Daily Beast:
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Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Golden shower? Trump dossier authors doubt their most explosive allegation
Discussion: Power Line
Kyle Swenson / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Gizmodo and Columbian
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Philadelphia's New Top Prosecutor Is Rolling Out Wild, Unprecedented Criminal Justice Reforms
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
So, uh, what's this bowling-ball test that Trump was talking about?
Discussion: Weekly Standard and twitchy.com
Courtney Vinopal / Washingtonian:
Writer Andrew Sullivan On Why He's Never Leaving Adams Morgan
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
White Supremacists Are Increasingly Spreading Their Message With Public Banners
Discussion: Raw Story
David Roberts / Vox:
The real problem with the New York Times op-ed page: it's not honest about US conservatism