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STORMY DANIELS SUING TRUMP Daniels, née Stephanie Clifford, alleges the president didn’t sign their nondisclosure agreement, thereby invalidating it. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]
GARY COHN LEAVING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Cohn, Trump’s senior economic adviser, had been a rumored replacement for White House chief of staff John Kelly. [HuffPost]
DEMOCRATIC TURNOUT WAY UP IN TEXAS PRIMARY “[Democrats] are mobilizing in a powerful way,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) told a CBS affiliate in Dallas. [WaPo]
TRUMP ADMIN SUES CALIFORNIA OVER ‘SANCTUARY’ POLICIES The move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions comes as the White House is ramping up its targeting of undocumented immigrants. [HuffPost]
HUD REMOVES ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LANGUAGE FROM MISSION STATEMENT The Department of Housing and Urban Development changed the language to “align HUD’s mission with [Secretary Ben Carson’s] priorities and that of the Administration.” [HuffPost]
WHAT’S BREWING
WEINSTEIN COMPANY SALE FALLS THROUGH The former head of the Small Business Administration under President Barack Obama had been eyeing the studio. [HuffPost]
FED WATCHDOG: KELLYANNE CONWAY BROKE CAMPAIGN LAW - The U.S. Office of Special Counsel says the presidential adviser violated the Hatch Act by engaging in political activities while a White House staffer. [HuffPost]
U.K. RAMPS UP INVESTIGATION INTO FORMER RUSSIAN SPY’S DEATH Sergei Skripal’s death in the U.K. is the latest in a string of Russian dissidents killed on British soil. [HuffPost]
NASHVILLE MAYOR PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT, RESIGNS Megan Barry plead guilty to inappropriate use of taxpayer funds on an affair with a former police bodyguard. [HuffPost]
BEFORE YOU GO
- Whither the mall walkers?
- The Cavs’ Kevin Love writes about his anxiety.
- The island eating itself alive.
- Texas is set to elect its first-ever Latina member of Congress.
- Usher and his wife, Grace Miguel, who is also his manager, are splitting after three years.
- Ten Airbnb alternatives for vacation rentals.
- Jennifer Garner responded to a meme of her at the Oscars that’s gone viral.
- Our first look at Nancy Pelosi’s appearance on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
- An upsettingly good mash-up of Marvin Gaye and RATT.