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4:00 PM ET, February 12, 2017

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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Talking bag of pus’: Twitter rips Stephen Miller for ‘clearly reading from script’ on Sunday shows  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  After appearing on four Sunday news shows, Stephen Miller, a top adviser to President Donald Trump, was ruthlessly mocked on Twitter.
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Meridith McGraw / ABC News:
Trump Adviser Doubles Down on Claims of Voter Fraud and of ‘Thousands’ of Voters Bused Into New Hampshire  —  Senior White House policy adviser Stephen Miller doubled down on President Trump's unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, including the president's reported claim that thousands …
Discussion: The Hill, IJR, NPR, BostonGlobe.com and CBS News
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
White House adviser: We have provided ‘enormous’ evidence of voter fraud
Discussion: RedState
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
White House Senior Adviser: ‘The Judiciary is Not Supreme’
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller says White House will fight for travel ban, advances false voter fraud claims
New York Times:
Stephen Miller Is a ‘True Believer’ Behind Core Trump Policies
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Trump's White House eyes potential foes in 2020 election  —  The White House is already tracking which Democrats could challenge President Trump in 2020 and Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand aren't on the list, sources told The Post.  —  Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon …
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Dwain Price / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Mark Cuban warns CEOs to be careful with talk about President Trump  —  DALLAS  —  Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes with the climate laid down by President Donald Trump's administration, CEO's across America are in a very difficult spot.  —  Earlier this week during an interview with CNBC …
Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Meryl Streep Pledges to Stand Up to ‘Brownshirts’ in Tirade Against Trump  —  Meryl Streep, in a fiery speech criticizing President Trump on Saturday night, pledged to stand up against “brownshirts and bots” at a time when she and others are increasingly denouncing his administration's policies and the president himself.
Discussion: Gothamist
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway's dangerous game  —  Kellyanne Conway once again put herself at the center of controversy last week when she went on national television and declared she was doing a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump's clothing line, ethics laws be damned.  Media snarked, ethics watchdogs barked …
Discussion: Raw Story
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John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:
The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins  —  Intelligence Community pushes back against a White House it considers leaky, untruthful and penetrated by the Kremlin  —  In a recent column, I explained how the still-forming Trump administration is already doing serious harm to America's longstanding global intelligence partnerships.
Discussion: Fox News and Booman Tribune
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Franken Calls for ‘Independent Investigation’ Into Trump's ‘Putin Crush’  —  Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union,” in reacting to reports about President Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn's phone conversations with a Russian ambassador, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Christie: Flynn needs to clear up Russia conversation details with Trump, Pence
Discussion: Political Wire
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Sen. Al Franken confirms to CNN's Tapper that GOP senators are concerned about Trump's mental health  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) told CNN's Jake Tapper that “a few” Republicans in Congress have grave concerns that President Donald Trump has mental health problems.
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders calls Trump a ‘pathological liar’; Al Franken says ‘a few’ Republicans think Trump is mentally ill
Discussion: Political Wire and The Guardian
New York Post:
$325K wedding nixed after brawl erupts at rehearsal dinner, suit says  —  Till death do us punch.  —  A ritzy Manhattan wedding-rehearsal dinner descended into a brawl after the groom's parents objected to a toast on the eve of the couple's $325,000 nuptials at The Pierre hotel, according to a lawsuit between warring would-be in-laws.
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
I'm a gay New Yorker — and I'm coming out as a conservative  —  Chadwick Moore in his East Williamsburg home … When Out magazine assigned me an interview with the Breitbart.com rabble-rouser Milo Yiannopoulos, I knew it would be controversial.  In the gay and liberal communities in particular …
Stan Collender / Forbes:
GOP Grand Scheme On Obamacare Repeal & Tax Reform Quickly Going South  —  The GOP strategy on quickly repealing the Affordable Care Act and enacting tax reform that seemed to be so creative and smart when it was first revealed right after the election may soon become the prime source of legislative hell for House and Senate Republicans.
Discussion: Political Wire
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Again  —  Hillary Clinton will run for president.  Again.  —  No inside information informs this prediction.  No argument is advanced as to whether her run is a good or a bad idea—there are many ways to make a case either way.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Palace intrigue: Trump friend goes off on Priebus  —  President Trump's friend Chris Ruddy appeared Sunday on CNN's Reliable Sources.  Unprompted, Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax Media, attacked the President's chief of staff, Reince Priebus, as weak and incompetent.  —  Here's what Ruddy said:
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Gillibrand: I'm not running for president in 2020  —  (D-N.Y.) is denying rumors that she will run for president in 2020.  —  “No, I am running for Senate.  I'm running for Senate in 2018,” she said during an interview Sunday with radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.
Discussion: RedState and Politicker
 
 
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Associated Press:
Social Media Mocks Education Dept for Misspelled Tweets
Discussion: Politico
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Christie says he has ‘absolutely no intention’ of joining Trump administration
Discussion: RedState
Sean McElwee / Salon:
Trump's supporters believe a false narrative of white victimhood — and the data proves it
Discussion: alan.com
Susan Chira / New York Times:
Since When Is Being a Woman a Liberal Cause?
Discussion: twitchy.com
John Wagner / Washington Post:
A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida
Discussion: CNN and New York Magazine
Cade Metz / Wired:
The AI Threat Isn't Skynet. It's the End of the Middle Class
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Cynthia Littleton / Page Six:
Grammys producer wants stars to be political during speeches
Discussion: Breitbart, RedState, TheBlaze and NBC News
Ed Rogers / Washington Post:
Elizabeth Warren is a grandstanding phony
 Earlier Items: 
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Newspaper Apologizes For Using Alec Baldwin Photo In Trump Cover Story
Discussion: Gizmodo, Political Wire and NBC News
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Can This Presidency Be Saved?  —  THE peak of Donald Trump's presidency …
Discussion: AOL and Balloon Juice
Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
VENEZUELA NOW LEADS US ASYLUM REQUESTS AS CRISIS DEEPENS
Discussion: Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
GOP senator: Physical border wall ‘would rate very low’ among Texans
Discussion: Political Wire
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump impeached? You can bet on it
Washington Post:
A gift and a challenge for Democrats: A restive, active and aggressive base
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air
 

 
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