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1:45 AM ET, February 13, 2017

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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn's Position Grows Tenuous in White House  —  The White House is reviewing whether to retain National Security Adviser Mike Flynn amid a furor over his contacts with Russian officials before President Donald Trump took office.
Discussion: The Week
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump reviews top White House staff after tumultuous start  —  President Donald Trump, frustrated over his administration's rocky start, is complaining to friends and allies about some of his most senior aides — leading to questions about whether he is mulling an early staff shakeup.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Washington Post:
As Flynn falls under growing pressure over Russia contacts, Trump remains silent  —  White House national security adviser Michael Flynn is under increasing political pressure and risks losing the confidence of some colleagues following reports that he misled senior administration officials …
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.
CNN:
At Mar-a-Lago, Trump tackles crisis diplomacy at close range  —  Trump, Abe respond to N. Korea missile test  —  (CNN)The iceberg wedge salads, dripping with blue cheese dressing, had just been served on the terrace of Mar-a-Lago Saturday when the call to President Donald Trump came in …
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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 Wagner / Washington Post:
A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida
Discussion: New York Magazine and CNN
Ryan Sabalow / Sacramento Bee:
BREAKING: Oroville under immediate evacuation as spillway collapse feared  —  “It's uncontrolled.  It's uncontrolled.”  —  Fearing a gush from Lake Oroville if the emergency spillway collapses, officials are releasing as much as 100,000 cubic feet per second from the main …
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.)
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Top White House Advisor Claims Trump's Wall ‘Will Pay For Itself’
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
White House adviser: We have provided ‘enormous’ evidence of voter fraud
Discussion: RedState
Hollywood Reporter:
Grammy Awards: A Pro-Trump Statement on the Red Carpet  —  Singer Joyce Villa wore a “Make America Great Again” gown.  —  Scandalous dresses on the Grammys red carpet aren't what they used to be.  It wasn't deep cleavage or a thigh-high leg slit that had tongues wagging about singer Joyce Villa on Sunday night.
Discussion: IJR and AOL
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Joy Villa / Breitbart:   Photos: Joy Villa Unveils Donald Trump Dress at Grammys
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.
Brian Chappatta / Bloomberg:
America's Biggest Creditors Dump Treasuries in Warning to Trump  —  Japanese investors cull U.S. government debt by most since '13  —  Currency-hedged returns were worst on record last quarter  —  In the age of Trump, America's biggest foreign creditors are suddenly having second thoughts about financing the U.S. government.
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Trump's official inauguration poster has glaring typo  —  President Trump's official inauguration portrait offered by the Library of Congress had a glaring typo on it, social media users pointed out Sunday evening.  —  The print of Trump, which was sold on the Library of Congress's website …
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: Mashable
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Rhett Jones / Gizmodo:
Border Agent Demands NASA Scientist Unlock Phone Before Entering the Country
Discussion: Balloon Juice
New York Times:
G.O.P. Lawmakers Like What They See in Trump.  They Just Have to Squint.  —  WASHINGTON — Republican congressional aides have set their iPhones to flutter every time President Trump hurls a thunderbolt on Twitter.  Senators nod politely at his false claims of mass voter fraud during private White House meetings.
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Franken: GOP colleagues question Trump's mental health  —  (D-Minn.) said early Sunday that Republican colleagues have expressed concern to him about President Trump's mental health.  —  “A few, yeah,” he said on CNN's “State of the Union.”  —  “We all have this suspicion that, you know, he lies a lot.
Discussion: The Talking Dog, Raw Story and alan.com
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   Sen. Al Franken confirms to CNN's Tapper that GOP senators are concerned about Trump's mental health
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
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” …
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.
CBS News:
Face the Nation transcript February 12, 2017: Schumer, Flake, Miller  —  JOHN DICKERSON, CBS HOST: Today on FACE THE NATION: President Trump feels the limitations of the office and faces a foreign policy challenge from North Korea.  —  A North Korean ballistic missile test interrupted President …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Alexander Bisley / Vox:
A top Putin critic on how to oppose Trump: “making him look like a loser is crucial”  —  A conversation with chess champion Garry Kasparov.  —  Garry Kasparov knows what it is to oppose an authoritarian ruler.  The longtime world chess champion was arrested twice in his native Russia for opposing Vladimir Putin.
 
 
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Mike Hale / New York Times:
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New York Times:
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Discussion: Axios
The Hill:
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
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Matt Schudel / Washington Post:
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Chicago Tribune:
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Associated Press:
Social Media Mocks Education Dept for Misspelled Tweets
Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
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
Stan Collender / Forbes:
GOP Grand Scheme On Obamacare Repeal & Tax Reform Quickly Going South
Discussion: Political Wire
Cynthia Littleton / Page Six:
Grammys producer wants stars to be political during speeches
Discussion: Breitbart, TheBlaze, RedState and NBC News
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Can This Presidency Be Saved?  —  THE peak of Donald Trump's presidency …
Matt Latimer / Politico:
Hillary Clinton Is Running Again
Discussion: Hot Air