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1:25 AM ET, February 20, 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 …
Reuters:
Trump baffles Sweden with crime comment, says it was based on TV report
Discussion: The Hill
Sewell Chan / New York Times:
‘Last Night in Sweden’? Trump's Remark Baffles a Nation
Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
Twitter Mocks Trump For Citing Non-Existent Incident ‘Last Night In Sweden’
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Big Shoe Just Dropped  —  I don't know how much attention it's received.  But the appearance of the name of Felix Sater in this new article in the Times is one of the biggest shoes I've seen drop on the Trump story in some time.  —  The new story explains that a group of Trump operatives …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Raw Story
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.
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 …
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.
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Democrats would like their rabid base to cool it with the impeachment talk  —  You've probably seen multiple instances on social media by now of Democrats and liberals calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump despite the fact that he's barely had time to organize the contents of his desk …
Discussion: AOL
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats seek to quell Trump impeachment talk
Discussion: Raw Story and TheBlaze
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Kasich: Repealing Medicaid expansion is ‘a very, very bad idea’  —  Kasich: World leaders unsure about Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he won't “sit silent” and watch the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion get “ripped out” as Republicans work to repeal the law.
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:   With Coverage in Peril and Obama Gone, Health Law's Critics Go Quiet
Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:
The Press vs. the President  —  Choosing sides is no substitute for thinking  —  The problem with the man currently leading the Republican party is that he is, as the Washington Post puts it, a hostage to the “fanatical policies of the extreme right.”  His administration “insults women” …
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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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 …
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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Ann Ravel:
Departing the Federal Election Commission
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Internet-Regulating FEC Commissioner to Resign
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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.
Los Angeles Times:
Editorial 75 years later, looking back at The Times' shameful response to the Japanese internment  —  The Times Editorial Board  —  Seventy-five years ago today, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, declaring parts of the United States to be military zones …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NPR
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
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
 
 
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Joseph Menn / Reuters:
U.S. inquiries into Russian election hacking include three FBI probes
Discussion: Raw Story
Vivian Salama / Associated Press:
SENIOR TRUMP APPOINTEE FIRED AFTER CRITICAL COMMENTS
Discussion: AOL
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’
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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
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
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Christie tells his staff he is taking White House job
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
 

 
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