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8:40 PM ET, February 12, 2017

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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller's bushels of Pinocchios for false voter-fraud claims  —  White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller appeared on ABC's “The Week” on Sunday, spouting a bunch of false talking points on alleged voter fraud.  (He also repeated similar claims on other Sunday talk shows.)
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Vox and Mediaite
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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.
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: The Hill, Raw Story and Politico
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump friend says Priebus is ‘in way over his head’  —  One of President Trump's longtime friends made a striking move on Sunday: After talking privately with the president over drinks late Friday, Christopher Ruddy publicly argued that Trump should replace his White House chief of staff.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Palace intrigue: Trump friend goes off on Priebus
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump: Media won't report on ‘enthusiastic supporters’ at Mar-a-Lago  —  President Trump on Sunday again slammed the media, this time claiming that there were “enthusiastic supporters lining the roads” as he left his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.  —  “Just leaving Florida.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Loren Grush / The Verge:
A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone  —  Two weeks ago, Sidd Bikkannavar flew back into the United States after spending a few weeks abroad in South America.  An employee of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Bikkannavar had been on a personal trip …
Discussion: Gizmodo, Mashable and Balloon Juice
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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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Franken: GOP colleagues question Trump's mental health
Discussion: alan.com
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders calls Trump a ‘pathological liar’; Al Franken says ‘a few’ Republicans think Trump is mentally ill
Erin McCann / New York Times:
Trump Criticized Obama for Golfing.  Now He Spends Weekends on the Links.  —  As a private citizen, Donald J. Trump was repeatedly critical of President Obama's fondness for relaxing with a round of golf.  —  “Can you believe that, with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf.”
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida
Discussion: New York Magazine and CNN
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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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.
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 …
Joy Villa / Breitbart:
Photos: Joy Villa Unveils Donald Trump Dress at Grammys  —  Pop singer Joy Villa arrived Sunday at the 2017 Grammy Awards wearing a simple white outfit- until she removed it on the red carpet, revealing a dress in the style of Donald Trump's “Make America Great Again” presidential campaign posters.
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.
Discussion: Hot Air
New York Times:
Turmoil at the National Security Council, From the Top Down  —  WASHINGTON — These are chaotic and anxious days inside the National Security Council, the traditional center of management for a president's dealings with an uncertain world.  —  Three weeks into the Trump administration …
UN Watch:
Walk of shame: Sweden's “first feminist government” don hijabs in Iran  —  Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Google+Share on LinkedinShare on PinterestShare on Xing  —  Trade minister Ann Linde and other members of Sweden's “first feminist government in the world” …
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 …
Sean McElwee / Salon:
Trump's supporters believe a false narrative of white victimhood — and the data proves it  —  Trump voters believe that whites and Christians face discrimination — but they call the left sensitive snowflakes  —  The right sees its political opposition as #triggered snowflakes who need a “safe space.”
Discussion: alan.com
Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
Al Jarreau, seven-time Grammy-winning singer, dies at 76  —  Al Jarreau, a Grammy Award-winning singer whose versatile tenor voice and vibrant stage style blurred the lines between jazz, soul and pop music, died Feb. 12 at a Los Angeles hospital.  He was 76.
 
 
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The Hill:
Trump aide sees sexism in Tapper's Conway interview
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Hezbollah leader: Having ‘idiot’ Trump in White House makes us optimistic
Discussion: RedState and Associated Press
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Husbands Are Deadlier Than Terrorists
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
Chicago Tribune:
Girls, 11 and 12, critically wounded in Saturday shootings
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Last Tradition
Associated Press:
Social Media Mocks Education Dept for Misspelled Tweets
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Gizmodo
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Christie says he has ‘absolutely no intention’ of joining Trump administration
Discussion: RedState
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Franken Calls for ‘Independent Investigation’ Into Trump's ‘Putin Crush’
Cynthia Littleton / Page Six:
Grammys producer wants stars to be political during speeches
Discussion: Breitbart, RedState, TheBlaze and NBC News
 Earlier Items: 
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Can This Presidency Be Saved?  —  THE peak of Donald Trump's presidency …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump impeached? You can bet on it
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway's dangerous game
Discussion: Hot Air and Raw Story
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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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

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Karen Weise / New York Times:
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