North Korea fired 4 ballistic missiles into sea, Japan says. 'Projectiles' went about 600 miles, South Korea says. https://t.co/XEaAXcNhxI pic.twitter.com/3R5xh5IwJX
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 6, 2017
UPDATE: Missiles fired by #NorthKorea land in waters as close as 300km to Japan’s northeast coast https://t.co/S9jhNUOVOq pic.twitter.com/y1EbMF95jB
— The Straits Times (@straits_times) March 6, 2017
UPDATE: North Korea fires several banned ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan https://t.co/kBof1OCq4r pic.twitter.com/aEupQyhMMF
— The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2017
Did North Korea just launch an ICBM? Timing “doesn’t matter," says @ArmsControlWonk. "That’s where this is heading.” https://t.co/afFkdNESHj pic.twitter.com/hDFAiYojqv
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) March 6, 2017
Crazy North Korea leader launches projectile during meltdown of crazy US leader to test who's crazier and how. Senses weakness.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) March 5, 2017
I pray with all my heart that we don't go to war with North Korea just to save this presidency.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) March 6, 2017
Talking of which…
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THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY
Trump belief that the IC is aligned against him, makes it unlikely he'll believe any assessments they provide…including re North Korea.
— Micah Zenko (@MicahZenko) March 6, 2017
Obama warned Trump that North Korea's nuclear threat would likely be the most urgent problem he would confront https://t.co/TMeh7rkomk
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 5, 2017
A scenario @sarahkendzior has been warning about for months now: will Trump start a war to detract from Russia?https://t.co/kJXaVQtTfP
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) March 2, 2017
“Everything I’ve worked for for two decades is being destroyed,” a senior Republican tells @sbg1 https://t.co/YNfHIfec2i pic.twitter.com/FVKzNcvuFN
— POLITICO (@politico) March 6, 2017
Meanwhile..
House intel chief: Committee will investigate possible surveillance of campaigns as part of Russia probe https://t.co/MvFkjYG0eZ pic.twitter.com/5UNGjdzJCA
— The Hill (@thehill) March 6, 2017
FBI director asked DOJ to refute Pres. Trump's wiretapping claims, sources say. https://t.co/FDS7j2dVC0 pic.twitter.com/kocMegXARX
— ABC News (@ABC) March 6, 2017
Trump may have triggered a crisis w the FBI based on no more than a twitter rage spasm over a Breibart article.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) March 6, 2017
Well this new piece should help calm Trump downhttps://t.co/uacb8bD01I pic.twitter.com/0Tc7EKXedw
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 6, 2017
What Jeff Sessions' recusal means for the Trump administration's growing Russia problem: https://t.co/fzkjy94K6H pic.twitter.com/bxBbjKvbSt
— Slate (@Slate) March 6, 2017
Trump tweeted his allegations about Obama, offered without evidence, because he was quite mad online https://t.co/P16HaKYQ3c pic.twitter.com/sMJOyezNhe
— “Mark Berman” (@markberman) March 6, 2017
Fantastic story. Incredible how much time the @realDonaldTrump admin spends trying to shape media coverage of itself https://t.co/00XfGVrOgh
— David Fahrenthold (@Fahrenthold) March 6, 2017
Oh, and that whole self-enrichment thing..?
Trump and Sessions mingle with charity ball attendees at Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/FUkbCwG2tf pic.twitter.com/DdQViJrOeY
— The Hill (@thehill) March 5, 2017
40% of weekends where Donald Trump has gone to Mar-a-Lago since the inauguration, North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile. 🤓
— Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) March 6, 2017
jake Tapper nails Trump for claim 'we must do a lot more with less' while costing taxpayers $3M at Mar-a-Lago https://t.co/ts8bUAfjES pic.twitter.com/TjGsMHkRC2
— Raw Story (@RawStory) March 4, 2017
Two Trump cabinet members and a top adviser are LIVING at Trump's DC hotel https://t.co/r9ha7S8q9M pic.twitter.com/1SYh1lm8eI
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) March 6, 2017
Steve Mnuchin literally lives at the Trump hotel in D.C. https://t.co/c9Dkgs96p4
— Blake Hounshell (@blakehounshell) March 6, 2017
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WORLD
The talking starts on Monday after Northern Ireland’s most seismic election for a generation.
Tight deadline for talks after nationalist surge in Northern Ireland https://t.co/ZQbpsdUxrw pic.twitter.com/7tALROPX4m
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 4, 2017
Could Brexit see Northern Ireland leave the UK? It's now a real possibility! #carcrashbrexit https://t.co/dDApcWt2Q7 pic.twitter.com/8a7SW9QR3Q
— Jason Sterling (@Just_JGC) March 5, 2017
The Overnight Note 