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7:50 PM ET, February 8, 2018

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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Was F—ing Pissed”: With Rob Porter Gone, the Heat on John Kelly Is Increasing  —  Trump is not happy with the chaos; Jared and Ivanka are trying to right the ship; and even Hope Hicks, one of the president's closest confidants, is in trouble.  —  A day after White House Staff Secretary …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Email to FBI: Porter's friend ‘actively working to quell’ background check issues  —  White House aide's ex-wife details alleged abuse  —  Washington (CNN)The current husband of one of Rob Porter's ex-wives emailed the FBI last January expressing concern that a close friend …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The ‘family values’ crowd is mute on Rob Porter … Appearing on CNN's “New Day,” Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) was blunt about the Rob Porter issue.  “I have no use for anybody who beats their spouse,” he said.  “I tell you, the guy should have been shipped out the door months ago, as soon as they found out about it.”
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Rob Porter scandal: Everywhere but Fox News  —  Rob Porter resigns after abuse allegations  —  The Trump administration is reeling over domestic violence allegations against a top White House aide, Rob Porter.  But you might not know it if you watch Fox News, where the disturbing story has been largely, and conspicuously, absent.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Moderate Voice
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Hope Hicks, elusive Trump aide, in the spotlight amid Rob Porter scandal
Discussion: Business Insider
Fox News Insider:   Jonah Goldberg: John Kelly's Initial Defense of Rob Porter Indicative of ‘Bunker Mentality’ at WH
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
John Kelly's credibility is at risk after defending aide accused of domestic violence
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Kelly Was Alerted on Porter's Past, Sources Say
Discussion: Reuters and The Mahablog
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
White House faces huge questions on Rob Porter exit
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats expand battleground, target 101 GOP seats  —  WASHINGTON — House Democrats are stepping on the gas, with plans to target over 100 Republican-held congressional districts in the November midterm elections.  —  At House Democrats' annual conference Thursday, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan …
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Ratings Changes in 21 Districts  —  The first two months of 2018 have given both parties reasons for optimism.  Republicans have cut Democrats' lead in the FiveThirtyEight average of generic congressional ballot polls in half, from roughly 12 points in December to about six points today.
Heather Caygle / Politico:
White House tells agencies to prepare for shutdown  —  The White House urged federal agencies on Thursday evening to prepare for a government shutdown at midnight, as a budget deal stalled amid resistance from a cantankerous GOP senator and unhappy Democrats.
Washington Post:
Republicans are completely reversing themselves on the deficit
Rush Limbaugh / The Rush Limbaugh Show:   I'm Immune to This Budget Business
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
White House advises government agencies to prepare for shutdown as Congress struggles …
Discussion: Axios, USA Today and Power Line
CBS News:
House Intel Republicans plan to wall off their aides from Democratic staffers  —  In a sign of increasing partisan hostilities, Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee plan to construct a wall - a physical partition - separating Republican and Democratic staff members in the committee's secure spaces …
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CNN:
Clash with witness shows Nunes' drive to discredit dossier  —  Nunes' hometown split on FBI memo controversy  —  Washington (CNN)Last month, an attorney expressed his outrage with leaders of the House Intelligence Committee: He demanded to know why a committee official shared …
David Ovalle / miamiherald:
Bad info from Spirit Air led me to flush pet hamster down airport toilet, student says  —  Before Belen Aldecosea flew home from from college to South Florida, she twice called Spirit Airlines to ensure she could bring along a special guest: Pebbles, her pet dwarf hamster.  No problem, the airline told her.
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John Solomon / The Hill:
Uranium One informant makes Clinton allegations in testimony  —  An FBI informant connected to the Uranium One controversy told three congressional committees in written testimony that Moscow routed millions of dollars to America with the expectation it would be used to benefit Bill Clinton
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Matt Egan / CNNMoney:
Dow plunges 1,033 points and sinks into correction  —  Inflation fears driving market jitters  —  For the second time this week, the Dow plunged more than 1,000 points.  —  And it's now in a correction — 10% off its record high just two weeks ago.  —  Fears about the bond market …
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Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Dow plunges more than 1,000 points on specter of higher interest rates
Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Magazine
Dara Lind / Vox:
Exclusive: Trump's draft plan to punish legal immigrants for sending US-born kids to Head Start  —  Or getting insured through the Children's Health Insurance Program, or getting assistance to heat their homes.  —  The Trump administration is working on new rules that would allow the government …
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Yeganeh Torbati / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits
Maggie Severns / Politico:
Former Cato employees describe years of harassment  —  Three former employees of the famed Cato Institute say they were sexually harassed by Ed Crane, the 73-year-old co-founder and president emeritus of the think tank and one of the most recognizable figures in the libertarian movement.
Discussion: New York Magazine
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
U.S. troops may be at risk of ‘mission creep’ after a deadly battle in the Syrian desert … BEIRUT — Syria and Russia condemned the United States' military presence in Syria as “illegal” Thursday after an overnight confrontation in which U.S. warplanes bombed pro-Syrian-government forces as they approached an American-supported base.
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New York Times:
2 of ISIS's Infamous British Fighters Are Captured by Syrian Kurds
Discussion: The Guardian and NBC News
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 US election  —  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there's pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 American presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican …
Media Matters for America:
Fox News executive VP rails against diversity of US Olympians: “Darker, Gayer, Different”  —  BLOG ››› February 8, 2018 ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF  —  Fox News' John Moody, who serves as the network's executive vice president and an executive editor …
Discussion: Fox News, Hullabaloo and AOL
CNN:
‘Pillar of the community’ deported from US after 39 years to a land he barely knows  —  Palestinian deported after 39 years in the US  —  Amman, Jordan (CNN)With nothing but the clothes on his back and less than $300 in his pocket, Amer Adi was put on a plane and deported to Jordan …
Taffy Brodesser-Akner / New York Times:
Jimmy Buffett Does Not Live the Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle  —  Jimmy Buffett awoke one morning last year in one of his many homes — he can't remember which one, there are a lot of them — and a panic gripped him in his throat.  His new Broadway musical, “Escape to Margaritaville,” was coming along nicely, but something was off.
Discussion: Hit & Run and Longreads
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
With Enemies Like This, Donald Trump Doesn't Need Friends  —  So, the Washington Post says that Donald Trump wants to honor the military with a parade, which the Trump-haters inform us is the worst thing that ever was because it's Donald Trump who wants to honor the military with a parade.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
FBI surveillance of Carter Page might have picked up Bannon  —  The FBI was monitoring Carter Page when the former Trump campaign adviser says he spoke with Trump adviser Steve Bannon about Russia in January 2017, raising the strong possibility that the FBI intercepted a conversation between the two men.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Federalist
John Ziegler / Mediaite:
The Real Reason that Most Trump Fans Can't Stand ‘Never Trump’ Conservatives  —  One of the most interesting political divides of the Trump era is that between long-time Republicans who strongly support Donald Trump, and those who have been in the group of so-called “Never Trump” conservatives.
Alec Luhn / Telegraph:
Oligarch met with top Russian official after Trump aide ‘offered briefings’  —  A Russian deputy prime minister secretly met with oligarch Oleg Deripaska to discuss US relations after Paul Manafort reportedly offered Mr Deripaska briefings on the Trump campaign, according to videos discovered by a Russian opposition activist.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Stopped Sabotaging the Economy Because They Have the White House Now  —  During the Obama era, Democrats frequently believed, but only rarely uttered aloud in official forums, that the Republican Party was engaged in economic sabotage.  Not a coldly conscious plot, exactly.
Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
Twitter failed to remove hundreds of Russian propaganda videos aimed at Americans  —  Senate committee grills tech giants over online terrorism  —  Twitter left hundreds of Russian propaganda videos, with millions of views, on its video platform Vine for months after it should have known …
Discussion: BloombergQuint
Albuquerque Journal:
Journal editorial cartoon sparks controversy  —  SANTA FE - An editorial cartoon published in the Journal came under fire Wednesday from elected officials - including both of New Mexico's U.S. senators - and others for being “misguided” and “bigoted.”  —  The syndicated cartoon showed …
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Raw Story and Splinter
 
 
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Files Denaturalization Complaint Against Diversity Visa Recipient …
Fox News Insider:
Dana Loesch on Eric Holder Floating Presidential Run: 'Here's the Answer: No'
Catherine Herridge / Fox News:
Another longtime Comey aide leaving FBI
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
MeToo movement lawmaker investigated for sexual misconduct allegations
Discussion: Washington Times
Eric Katz / GovExec.com:
Allegations of Rampant Sexual Harassment and Rape Roil Federally Run College
Discussion: Raw Story
Eliza Collins / USA Today:
EXCLUSIVE: Ivanka Trump teams up with conservatives to push Democratic themes
John Koblin / New York Times:
‘Pod Save America’ Is Coming to HBO
Bloomberg:
Stocks Hit Two-Month Low as Rate-Hike Fears Return: Markets Wrap
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 Earlier Items: 
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Rand Paul seizes anti-Fed mantle to imperil Trump's Fed nominee
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Yochi Dreazen / Vox:
Here's what war with North Korea would look like
Stan Collender / Forbes:
This Budget Deal May Be The End Of The House Freedom Caucus
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
How The Media Buried Two Huge FBI Stories Yesterday
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Trump's favorite general: Can Mattis check an impulsive president and still retain his trust?
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
President Biden signs the ByteDance-TikTok divest-or-ban bill into law, after the Senate passed it by 79-18; the House passed the legislation 360-58 on April 20

Winston Cho / The Hollywood Reporter:
The FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, potentially complicating hiring in Hollywood as firms try to protect trade secrets and other info

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
An interview with NPR CEO Katherine Maher, who defends NPR and accuses critics of “bad faith distortion” of her past comments about the First Amendment
 
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