Morning Jolt: Why Can’t an Affair Just Be an Affair?

Making the click-through worthwhile: Stormy Daniels goes on 60 Minutes; across the country, students march for gun control; and Republicans give up on health-care reform.

Happy Monday, everyone. I'll be filling in for Jim Geraghty this week. Away we go.

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night . . .

. . . but even Stormy Daniels's 60 Minutes interview had to wait for overtime in the Kansas–Duke game to conclude. When it did, Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, bared all before the camera — this time in an interview with Anderson Cooper about her alleged affair with Donald Trump. It was heavy on the details:

Daniels: Ummm, it started off all about him just talking about himself. And he’s like: "Have you seen my new magazine?"

Anderson Cooper: He was showing you his own picture on the cover of a magazine.

Daniels: Right, right. And so I was like, “Does this normally work for you?” And he looked very taken aback, like, he didn’t really understand what I was saying. Like, I was, "does, just, you know, talking about ...

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Why Can't an Affair Just Be an Affair? Theodore Kupfer Making the click-through worthwhile: Stormy Daniels goes on 60 Minutes; across the country, students march for gun control; and Republicans give up on health-care reform. Happy Monday, everyone. I'll be filling in for Jim Geraghty this week. Away we go. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night . . . . . . but even Stormy Daniels's 60 Minutes interview had to wait for overtime in the Kansas–Duke game to conclude. When it did, Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, bared all before the camera — this time in an interview with Anderson Cooper about her alleged affair with Donald Trump. It was heavy on the details: Daniels: Ummm, it started off all about him just talking about himself. And he’s like: "Have you seen my new magazine?" Anderson Cooper: He was showing you his own picture on the cover of a magazine. Daniels: Right, right. And so I was like, “Does this normally work for you?” And he looked very taken aback, like, he didn’t really understand what I was saying. Like, I was, "does, just, you know, talking about ... Read More Top Stories Stormy Lawyer: It's 'Righteous' to Go After Trump Mairead McArdle Stormy Daniels' lawyer Michael Avenatti said he believes he is fighting for a "righteous" cause by going after President Trump. Avenatti did opposition research for Democratic political... Former Obama Speechwriter Accuses Rubio of Offering "Nothing" in the Gun Control Debate Jack Crowe Former Obama Speechwriter Accuses Rubio of Offering "Nothing" in the Gun Control Debate ADVERTISEMENT The Tribalism Bugaboo Jay Cost Our system handles factionalism pretty well: Gridlock is better than rule by a tyrannical majority. ... Long Weekend at Kamala's Henry Olsen Why we may see 'Harris... David Hogg Accuses Marco Rubio of Trading Students Lives for Campaign Donations Jack Crowe The 17-year-old activist targeted the Florida senator at the 'March for Our... Adopting Social-Media Miracles Kathryn Jean Lopez Facebook can help families in... ADVERTISEMENT What NR is Reading The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger Marc Levinson "This book is dynamite. . .Marc Levinson's sparkling and authoritative story is great fun to read, but it is spectacular economic history as well." — Peter L. Bernstein, author of Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk LEARN MORE Photo Essays Photoshop of the Day: March 26th-30th Cartoons of the Day: March 26th, 2018 ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.