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10:30 PM ET, February 19, 2017

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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 …
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Trump clarifies remarks on Sweden: I got it from Fox News story  —  President Trump sought to explain his reference to a nonexistent terrorism incident in Sweden at a rally Saturday night, pointing to a story from Fox News.  —  “My statement as to what's happening in Sweden was in reference …
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 …
Reuters:   Trump baffles Sweden with crime comment, says it was based on TV report
Harrison Jacobs / Business Insider:
Trump cited a nonexistent incident in Sweden during his rally on Saturday
Discussion: AOL, Politico and YouTube
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Sweden asks US to clarify Trump's comments on Sweden incident
Daniel Marans / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Appears To Make Up Sweden Terror Attack
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Big Shoe Just Dropped
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Chris Wallace Grills Priebus on Trump's ‘Enemy’ Tweet: 'You Don't Get to Tell Us What to Do'  —  Fox's Chris Wallace put White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on the hot seat this morning over President Trump's tweet calling the press the “enemy” of the American people.
Discussion: Grabien News RSS and Joe.My.God.
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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 …
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
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Democratic Member to Quit Election Commission, Setting Up Political Fight  —  WASHINGTON — A Democrat on the Federal Election Commission is quitting her term early because of the gridlock that has gripped the panel, offering President Trump an unexpected chance to shape political spending rules.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Internet-Regulating FEC Commissioner to Resign
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Ann Ravel:
Departing the Federal Election Commission
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Susan Fowler / Susan J. Fowler:
Reflecting on one very, very strange year at Uber  —  As most of you know, I left Uber in December and joined Stripe in January.  I've gotten a lot of questions over the past couple of months about why I left and what my time at Uber was like.  It's a strange, fascinating …
Discussion: Axios, Mashable and The Verge
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
Video surfaces of Milo Yiannopoulos defending pedophilia, ACU board reportedly not consulted on CPAC invite  —  The American Conservative Union, which hosts the annual gathering of conservatives called “CPAC,” announced over the weekend that alt-Right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos would be this year's keynote speaker.
Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters:
MSNBC's Reid Race-Baits With Phony Claims, Kicks GOP Guest off Show  —  On Saturday's AM Joy on MSNBC, after NewsMax's J.D. Hayworth appeared on a panel where he was outnumbered by liberals 3:1, host Joy Reid repeatedly attempted to race-bait the former Republican congressman with stories …
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Watergate reporter Carl Bernstein: Trump's attacks on the press are more dangerous than Nixon's  —  The reporter who helped expose an infamously paranoid, manipulative and destructive president said Sunday that Richard Nixon had nothing on Donald Trump.  —  “Trump's attacks on the American press …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Mattis disagrees with Trump, says he does not see media as the enemy
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump supporters see a successful president — and are frustrated with critics who don't  —  MELBOURNE, Fla. — Many of President Trump's most dedicated supporters — the sort who waited for hours in the Florida sun this weekend for his first post-inauguration campaign rally — say their lives changed on election night.
Charlie Moore / Daily Mail:
Female headteacher is forced to work from home following death threats from Muslim parents over her ‘offensive clothes’ amid fears there is a ‘Trojan Horse’ plot to ‘Islamicise’ the school  —  A primary school headteacher has been forced to work from home by death threats from Muslim parents who hate her western values.
Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
SENIOR TRUMP APPOINTEE FIRED AFTER CRITICAL COMMENTS  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Trump administration official was fired following criticism in a private speech of President Donald Trump's policies and his inner circle of advisers.  —  Craig Deare, whom Trump appointed a month ago to head …
Discussion: AOL
Fox News:
Melania Trump attacked for reciting 'The Lord's Prayer' at campaign rally  —  Leftists on social media tore into First Lady Melania Trump, mocking her accent and religion and branding her everything from a hostage to a whore - all for the secular offense of reciting “The Lord's Prayer.”
 
 
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Joseph Menn / Reuters:
U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes
Ben Farmer / Telegraph:
Russia plotted to overthrow Montenegro's government by assassinating Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic …
Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
‘Impeach President Bannon’ signs pop up around country
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Americans brimming with optimism on the economy
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Megan Cassidy / Arizona Republic:
ICE calls Sheriff Paul Penzone's new Maricopa County jail policy ‘an immediate, dangerous change’
Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
Gnawing Anonymice
Corinne Segal / PBS NewsHour:
London mayor says ‘cruel’ Trump should be denied state visit
Discussion: The Hill and ThinkProgress
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
With Coverage in Peril and Obama Gone, Health Law's Critics Go Quiet
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Considers Change in Calculating U.S. Trade Deficit
Discussion: Mother Jones and Political Wire
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Rand Paul: We're very lucky John McCain's not in charge
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Week
Sarah Elms / Toledo Blade:
Her rescuers forced to wear hazmat suits
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Trump's Very Dark Budget Black Magic Began Last Week
Ralph Ellis / CNN:
Surprise! Trump hands the mic to supporter at Florida rally
Discussion: BizPac Review and AOL
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Christie tells his staff he is taking White House job
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
David Chazan / Telegraph:
Workmen's cafe overwhelmed with customers after it is accidentally awarded a Michelin star
 

 
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