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5:25 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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Donald Trump / Aftonbladet:
In English: This happened in Sweden Friday night, Mr President  —  U.S. president Donald Trump gave a speech in Melbourne, Florida, Saturday evening.  —  While speaking about keeping America safe he mentioned the major terrorist attacks in Nice, Paris and Brussels - and in the same sentence …
Discussion: Vox, Washington Post, IJR, NPR and Mediaite
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 …
Reuters:
Trump comment about immigration ‘problems’ baffles Sweden  —  U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Sweden experienced an immigration-related security incident prompted a baffled response from the Scandinavian country on Sunday as diplomats asked for an explanation and citizens responded with amusement.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sweden asks US to clarify Trump's comments on Sweden incident
Discussion: Associated Press, RedState and ABC News
Alexandra Topping / The Guardian:
‘Sweden, who would believe this?’: Trump cites non-existent terror attack
Discussion: Hullabaloo, TheBlaze and Mediaite
Harrison Jacobs / Business Insider:
Trump cited a nonexistent incident in Sweden during his rally on Saturday
Discussion: Politico, AOL and YouTube
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: emptywheel and Raw Story
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Revised Travel Ban Would Cover Seven Countries From Prior Order
Discussion: Vox
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 …
Fox News:
Reince Priebus on Flynn, Russia and President Trump's agenda; Rush Limbaugh talks Trump's relationship with the news media  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” February 19, 2017.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.  —  CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Chris Wallace.
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Ann Ravel:
Departing the Federal Election Commission  —  Because the work of the Federal Election Commission is so important to the American public, and in the interest of transparency, I wanted to share my letter of resignation to the President of the United States.
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Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Internet-Regulating FEC Commissioner to Resign
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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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 …
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
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
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.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Americans brimming with optimism on the economy  —  A strong majority of Americans say the U.S. economy is running strong, and most believe the upward trend will continue under President Trump, according to a Harvard-Harris poll provided exclusively to The Hill.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
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 …
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
‘Impeach President Bannon’ signs pop up around country  —  Signs reading “Impeach President Bannon” began popping up in major cities around the country over the weekend.  —  The signs, posted in New York City, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, San Francisco and Los Angeles …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Breaking the Anti-Immigrant Fever  —  Americans have been watching the Trump administration unfold for almost a month now, in all its malevolent incompetence.  From morning tweets to daytime news to late-night comedy, many watch and fret and mock, and then sleep, sometimes fitfully.
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Memos signed by DHS secretary describe sweeping new guidelines for deporting illegal immigrants
 
 
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Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
ICE calls Sheriff Paul Penzone's new Maricopa County jail policy ‘an immediate, dangerous change’
Fox News:
I'm a Democrat (and ex-CIA) but the spies plotting against Trump are out of control
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
Gnawing Anonymice
Corinne Segal / PBS NewsHour:
London mayor says ‘cruel’ Trump should be denied state visit
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Robin Wright / New Yorker:
Trump's Flailing Foreign Policy Bewilders the World
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul: We're very lucky John McCain's not in charge
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway trashes graduates of her alma mater after school president calls her out for lying
Discussion: TheBlaze
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats seek to quell Trump impeachment talk
Discussion: Raw Story and TheBlaze
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: Axios and New York Times
David Chazan / Telegraph:
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