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2:00 PM ET, February 19, 2017

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Sewell Chan / New York Times:
‘Last Night in Sweden’?  Trump's Remark Baffles a Nation  —  LONDON — Swedes reacted with confusion, anger and ridicule on Sunday to a vague remark by President Trump that suggested that something terrible had occurred in their country.  —  During a campaign-style rally on Saturday in Florida …
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Daniel Marans / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Appears To Make Up Sweden Terror Attack  —  It didn't happen.  —  President Donald Trump falsely suggested at a Florida rally Saturday that Sweden had suffered a terror attack the previous night.  —  After announcing that the White House planned to renew its efforts to restrict immigration …
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Twitter Mocks Trump For Citing Non-Existent Incident ‘Last Night In Sweden’  —  After President Donald Trump cited a non-existent incident “last night in Sweden” during a rally on Saturday night, Twitter was quick to skewer him for the gaffe while speculating pointedly about what he might have meant.
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
‘Sweden, who would believe this?’:  Trump cites non-existent terror attack  —  At Florida rally president refers to attack in Sweden that did not happen, possibly confusing it with Sehwan in Pakistan … Donald Trump appeared to invent a terrorist attack in Sweden during a campaign-style rally …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and TheBlaze
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
Trump cites non-existent terrorist attack ‘last night in Sweden’ to justify Muslim ban at Florida rally
Discussion: RedState and Mediaite
Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
Trump attacks ‘dishonest media’ while making false claims at Florida rally
Discussion: alan.com and New York Times
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Christie tells his staff he is taking White House job  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling friends and staff he is taking a role with the Trump administration, according to a source close to the White House.  —  The GOP governor's position has not been worked out …
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Are Liberals Helping Trump?  —  Jeffrey Medford, a small-business owner in South Carolina, voted reluctantly for Donald Trump.  As a conservative, he felt the need to choose the Republican.  But some things are making him feel uncomfortable — parts of Mr. Trump's travel ban, for example …
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Memos signed by DHS secretary describe sweeping new guidelines for deporting illegal immigrants  —  Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly has signed sweeping new guidelines that empower federal authorities to more aggressively detain and deport illegal immigrants inside the United States and at the border.
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New York Times:   Breaking the Anti-Immigrant Fever
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump's Very Dark Budget Black Magic Began Last Week  —  The Wall Street Journal's ace economy reporter Nick Timiraos had the story this past Friday: The Trump administration is planning to use unrealistically optimistic assumptions about how fast GDP will grow to make it look like its spending …
Ralph Ellis / CNN:
Surprise!  Trump hands the mic to supporter at Florida rally  —  (CNN)In what appeared to be an improvised moment, President Donald Trump invited one of his supporters to join him on stage and take the microphone during a rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday night.
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Hanna Trudo / Politico:
Priebus denies any Trump campaign, Russia connections  —  White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Sunday flatly denied any involvement between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russian officials.  —  “No,” Priebus said when asked by host Chris Wallace on “Fox News Sunday” …
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul: We're very lucky John McCain's not in charge  —  (Ky.) ripped fellow Republican Sen. John McCain  —  (Ariz.) on Sunday after McCain criticized President Trump's escalating war of words with the media.  —  He argued that the nation is “very lucky” that Trump is president and not McCain …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
New York Times:
A Back-Channel Plan for Ukraine and Russia, Courtesy of Trump Associates  —  A week before Michael T. Flynn resigned as national security adviser, a sealed proposal was hand-delivered to his office, outlining a way for President Trump to lift sanctions against Russia.
Harry Siegel / New York Daily News:
Stephen Miller called Brooklyn U.S. Attorney at home and told him how to defend travel ban in court  —  In the chaotic hours after President Trump signed on a Friday afternoon the sloppily written executive order meant to fulfill his Muslim ban campaign promise, Stephen Miller called the home …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Mattis disagrees with Trump, says he does not see media as the enemy  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday that he does not see the press as the enemy of the American people, disagreeing with a claim made by President Trump on Friday.
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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
'That's how dictators get started': McCain criticizes Trump for calling media ‘the enemy’
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Considers Change in Calculating U.S. Trade Deficit  —  Tweak in counting exports could bolster president's case for redoing Nafta, other trade deals  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering changing the way it calculates U.S. trade deficits …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
With Coverage in Peril and Obama Gone, Health Law's Critics Go Quiet  —  WASHINGTON — For seven years, few issues have animated conservative voters as much as the repeal of the Affordable Care Act.  But with President Barack Obama out of office, the debate over “Obamacare” is becoming less about …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats seek to quell Trump impeachment talk  —  They call it the ‘I’ word.  —  Just a month into Donald Trump's presidency, Democratic Party leaders are trying to rein in the talk of impeachment that's animating the grass roots, the product of a restive base demanding deeper …
Discussion: Raw Story and TheBlaze
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway trashes graduates of her alma mater after school president calls her out for lying  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway has taken heat from various quarters for everything from challenging reality with 'alternative facts …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Bloomberg:
China Message to Trump With North Korea Coal Ban: Let's Deal  —  Beijing's move effectively cuts neighbor's exports in half  —  China wants to restart talks on North Korea's nuclear program  —  China's move to ban coal imports from North Korea, effectively slicing the country's exports by about half …
 
 
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Robin Wright / New Yorker:
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Jacob Gardenswartz / Vox:
Transcript: President Donald Trump's rally in Melbourne, Florida
Jeremy Culley / Dailystar.co.uk:
Angela Merkel says Europe must take MORE refugees and Islam 'isn't source of terror'
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David Caplan / ABC News:
Mike Pence, family visit Nazi concentration camp in Germany
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and IJR
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Great Escape
Discussion: New York Times and Axios
 Earlier Items: 
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Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
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George Takei / CNN:
On this Remembrance Day, I hear terrible echoes of the past
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Gen. Barry McCaffrey: Trump can't find a Flynn replacement because no one wants to ‘risk their career’
The Guardian:
Chaos in the White House: 'There's never been anything like this'
Discussion: The Mahablog
Susan B. Glasser / New York Times:
Our Putin  —  Don't worry too much about whether Trump and the …
Breitbart:
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Joseph Menn / Reuters:
U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Hot Air