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11:10 PM ET, February 13, 2017

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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say  —  The acting attorney general informed the Trump White House late last month that she believed Michael Flynn had misled senior administration officials about the nature of his communications …
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USA Today:
Flynn apologizes after admitting he may have discussed sanctions with Russia  —  WASHINGTON — National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has apologized amid reports that Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with the Russian ambassador in the days before President Trump's inauguration, a White House official said.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
White House searching for potential replacements for Flynn  —  President Donald Trump's adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is involved in a search for candidates to replace Michael Flynn, according to sources close to the administration, even as the president's senior advisers publicly continue …
New York Times:
White House Sends Mixed Signals About Trump's Confidence in Michael Flynn  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department warned the White House that Michael T. Flynn, the national security adviser, misled administration officials about whether he had discussed American sanctions against Russia during …
Discussion: alan.com and The Week
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Trump got through an entire news conference without facing a single question about Michael Flynn  —  On a day when reports about the uncertain future of White House national security adviser Michael Flynn dominated headlines, President Trump skated through an entire news conference Monday without facing …
Washington Times:   Mainstream media whines as Trump calls on less established news outlets
Yashar Ali / New York Magazine:
Here's a Video of Trump Crashing a Wedding Right After Giving His North Korea Statement  —  On Saturday, as President Donald Trump was hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, news broke that North Korea had launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan.
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump turns Mar-a-Lago Club terrace into open-air situation room  —  Richard DeAgazio was already seated for dinner, on the Mar-a-Lago Club's terrace, when President Trump entered with the prime minister of Japan on Saturday night.  The crowd — mostly paying members of Trump's private oceanfront club …
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Mar-a-Lago guest takes picture with nuclear ‘football’ briefcase  —  A visitor to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida posted a Facebook photo with a person he says is responsible for carrying the black bag that contains the nuclear launch codes for the president of the United States.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump ran a campaign based on intelligence security. That's not how he's governing.
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Trump returning to Mar-a-Lago for third straight weekend
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Journalist says Omarosa Manigault bullied her and mentioned a ‘dossier’ on her  —  Conflict and controversy seem to follow Omarosa Manigault, who stirred up plenty of both as a reality-TV star and a longtime associate of President Trump.  —  Manigault, who is now a communications official …
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Oprah gives tape with Puzder abuse allegations to Senate  —  Senators in both parties have viewed an episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in which President Donald Trump's Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder's former wife leveled allegations of physical abuse against him, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
At least four GOP senators are on the fence about Labor Dept. nominee Andrew Puzder
Discussion: Axios
John King / CNN:
Labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder in jeopardy
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Media Matters for America:
A Dangerous Troll Is Now Reporting From The White House  —  The internet's most hapless political blogger now has his own White House correspondent — a regular contributor with little reporting experience but ample ties to “alt-right” harassment — sitting in the White House press briefing room.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
White House Grants Press Credentials to a Pro-Trump Blog
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Posts  —  Move came after the Journal asked about videos in which he included anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery  —  Felix Kjellberg, who has 53 million subscribers to his “PewDiePie” YouTube channel, reacts as two men hold up a sign saying …
Jordan Smith / The Intercept:
Oklahoma Lawmakers Want Men to Approve All Abortions  —  Something unexpected happened in the Oklahoma Legislature on February 8 that had Karo Chowning feeling pretty optimistic.  That morning, lawmakers in the House Public Health Committee blocked one anti-abortion bill and a second was tabled without discussion.
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Emily Crockett / Vox:
Oklahoma lawmaker: pregnant women's bodies aren't their own, because they are “hosts”
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
N.Y. Times reprimands reporter for sharing ‘unfounded rumor’ about Melania Trump  —  Editors at the New York Times have reprimanded a reporter for referring to first lady Melania Trump as a “hooker” at an event Sunday night, calling the remarks “completely inappropriate.”
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Scarborough gives brutal review of Trump aide's Sunday show performance … MSNBC's Joe Scarborough is giving a brutal review of White House policy adviser Stephen Miller's performance on the Sunday morning talk show circuit.  —  “Oh my god.  It was so much worse than I ever thought,” Scarborough said on “Morning Joe.”
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Right set to fight back on town hall protests  —  For the past three weeks, Democratic protesters have swarmed Republican town hall events across the country, booing, shouting down and trying to embarrass GOP lawmakers seeking to gut ObamaCare.  —  In the coming weeks, grassroots conservatives will be fighting back.
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Republican lawmakers grow wary of ‘town hall’ events
Discussion: Post On Politics
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Playboy is featuring naked women again  —  No-nudes were apparently not good news at Playboy magazine.  —  The 63-year-old legendary men's magazine is bringing back nude models in its upcoming issue — one year after banning naked photos in an effort to boost circulation and attract more mainstream advertisers.
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
President Donald Trump cancels planned visit to Northeast Ohio  —  President Donald Trump waves as he walks on the South Lawn upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, from a trip to Florida.  (Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press)
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Virginia Judge Blocks Trump's Travel Ban—Maybe Forever  —  A federal judge in Virginia just handed down one of the biggest defeats yet to President Donald Trump's travel ban.  Judge Leonie Brinkema issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of the ban in Virginia until it can be fully argued out in court.
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Top Wall Street Journal Editor Defends Trump Coverage  —  Gerard Baker, the editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, vigorously defended his newspaper's coverage of President Trump on Monday, rejecting suggestions that The Journal had not been aggressive enough.
Andrew Tavani / New York Times:
Journalist facing ‘riot’ and ‘trespassing’ charges for covering Dakota Access Pipeline protests  —  Freelance journalist Jenni Monet has been covering the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline and the ongoing protests opposing the $3.8 billion project since September of 2016.
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James Hill / ABC News:
Tribes fighting the Dakota Access pipeline lose bid to immediately pause construction
Discussion: FOX40 and The Week
T. Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
More mainstream media mess-ups: The Muslim Olympian 'detained because of President Trump's travel ban' was detained under Obama  —  Reporters are at it again - and again, and again and again.  —  The latest spun-up, anti-President Trump story involves Ibtihaj Muhammad …
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Police: KKK leader shot and killed while asleep by stepson  —  James Russell, 58, points to blood spots on the sidewalk that he says police investigated in front of Frank Ancona's house on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in Leadwood, Mo. Russell, who lives next door, said he has been friends with Ancona for five years.
Discussion: Raw Story, AOL, Mediaite and Washington Post
US News:
CARTOON GALLERY … It was a brilliant play.  No one had dared be so brazen.  Hillary was crooked and stamina-less.  Jeb was low energy.  Little Marco was little and Lying Ted lied.  But we are about to see the cost of such daring.  If Trump's main selling point was his strength …
Media Matters for America:
Trump Ally Alex Jones Explains How Television Is Being Used To Implant Demons Inside People  —  ALEX JONES (HOST): I have to assess the reality that we've had it so good, so long, it's the paradox that you become monsters.  Prosperity makes monsters, adversity makes men.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Nestor Ramos / BostonGlobe.com:
Evan Falchuk, former independent candidate, switches to Democratic Party
Sharon Bernstein / Reuters:
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Veterans Affairs secretary confirmed 100-0
Discussion: Washington Post
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate confirms Mnuchin as Treasury secretary
Discussion: Gizmodo, Politico and The Root
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Senate Democrats want answers about Trump's phone
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Media Matters for America:
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Geneva Sands / ABC News:
Homeland Security chief Kelly responds after immigration raids spark outrage
Discussion: Politico
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Federal Voting Agency Republicans Want to Kill
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
The White House still isn't open for tours — and Congress is getting annoyed
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Police Officers: “We Didn't Vote Republican To Get Stabbed In The Back”
Discussion: Mother Jones
 

 
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