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8:20 PM ET, February 16, 2018

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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Mueller Still Investigating Possible Collusion, Source Says  —  Indictments of 13 Russians don't preclude further charges  —  Trump reaffirms ‘no collusion!’ by his presidential campaign  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven't concluded their investigation …
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CNBC:
Russians indicted in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of election meddling to support Donald Trump  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said Friday that a grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for alleged interference in the 2016 presidential elections …
New York Times:
13 Russians Indicted as Mueller Reveals Effort to Aid Trump Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department charged 13 Russians and three companies on Friday in a sprawling indictment that unveiled a sophisticated network designed to subvert the 2016 election and to support the Trump campaign.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Three big takeaways from Mueller's stunning new indictments … Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller just indicted 13 Russian nationals for participating in an alleged criminal plot to undermine the 2016 presidential election.  Here's the key line from the indictment:
The Daily Beast:
Mueller Indicts 13 Russian Nationals for Election Interference, Says They Communicated With Trump Campaign  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.  The lead defendant is the …
New York Times:
Indictment Makes Trump's Hoax Claim Harder to Sell  —  WASHINGTON — He brushed it off as a hoax.  He mused that it might be China, or a guy from New Jersey, or “somebody sitting on their bed who weighs 400 pounds.”  He said President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had assured him it wasn't true.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Mueller's Latest Indictment Shows Trump Has Helped Putin Cover Up a Crime  —  People forgot.  Special counsel Robert Mueller was not only focused on investigating interactions between Trump world and the Russians; he was tasked with digging into Vladimir Putin's attack on the 2016 election.
Bloomberg:
Mueller Accuses Russians of Pro-Trump, Anti-Clinton Meddling
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders silent on claim that Russians backed him in 2016
Discussion: ABC News and The Daily Beast
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on the Shooting in Parkland, Florida  —  On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) tipline to report concerns about him.  The caller provided information about Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior …
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CNN:
From ‘broken child’ to mass killer  —  (CNN)Long before he slaughtered 17 people at the South Florida high school he once attended, Nikolas Cruz had a disturbing way of introducing himself.  —  “Hi, I'm Nick,” he used to say, according to an acquaintance interviewed by CNN.  “I'm a school shooter.”
Associated Press:
Shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant  —  The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Parkland survivor slams GOP for shrugging off dead kids — but freaking out over ‘rainbow wedding cakes’  —  Speaking with CNN host Anderson Cooper, a survivor of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the lives of 17 students …
The Daily Beast:
Parkland Students to President Trump: Stay ‘Far Away’ From Us … Two days after enduring a horrific school shooting, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and parents of the victims have one request for President Donald Trump: stay away.  —  “In my opinion I do not want Trump here at all …
Lenny Bernstein / Washington Post:
Five states allow guns to be seized before someone can commit violence
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Scott Travis / Sun-Sentinel:
School district to tear down Stoneman Douglas High building where attack took place
James Profetto / WSVN-TV:
Students protest outside South Broward High in wake of Parkland shooting
Discussion: Refinery29 and Splinter
New York Times:
F.B.I. Was Warned of Florida Suspect's Desire to Kill but Did Not Act
Discussion: Vox
Sam Smink / WPTV:
Mom and son survive Parkland school shooting, Fort Lauderdale airport shooting
New Yorker:
Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity  —  One woman's account of clandestine meetings, financial transactions, and legal pacts designed to hide an extramarital affair.  —  In June, 2006, Donald Trump taped an episode of his reality-television show, “The Apprentice …
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump arrives solo to air base amid second affair scandal as first couple heads to Florida  —  (CNN)First lady Melania Trump eschewed the traditional South Lawn couple's walk to Marine One on Friday amid another adultery allegation scandal, opting instead to drive separately ahead of President Donald Trump.
James Risen / The Intercept:
Is Donald Trump a Traitor?  —  I find it hard to write about Donald Trump.  —  It is not that he is a complicated subject.  Quite the opposite.  It is that everything about him is so painfully obvious.  He is a low-rent racist, a shameless misogynist, and an unbalanced narcissist.
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Kelly makes changes to White House security clearance process after abuse allegations against top aide … White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, under pressure over his handling of allegations of domestic abuse against a top aide, approved an overhaul of how the White House manages security …
Discussion: CNN, Politico and New York Times
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Washington Post:
Read Kelly's memo of proposed changes to White House security clearance process
Discussion: Business Insider
Jessica Estepa / USA Today:   Watchdog group files complaint to remove Jared Kushner's temporary security clearance
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Californian man pleads guilty to identity fraud connected to Russian interference in presidential election  —  (CNN)A California man pleaded guilty to identity fraud in a second case unsealed Friday by special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian interference in the US presidential election.
Discussion: Political Wire, KTLA and New York Times
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Bloomberg:   Mueller Announces Guilty Plea of California Man in Investigation
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Apple's New Spaceship Campus Has One Flaw - and It Hurts  —  Some distracted staff are walking into glass panes designed to foster collaboration  —  The centerpiece of Apple Inc.'s new headquarters is a massive, ring-shaped office overflowing with panes of glass, a testament to the company's famed design-obsessed aesthetic.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Trolls Are Posting Fake Claims Of Being Assaulted At Showings Of “Black Panther”  —  Trolls on Twitter are trying to stoke outrage by making false claims of racially motivated assaults at screenings of Black Panther.  For example, the photo in this tweet actually shows a 19-year-old Swedish woman who was assaulted at a bar last month.
Discussion: Vox, AOL, Woke Sloth and The Root
 
 
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Andy Sher / timesfreepress.com:
Fincher out of Senate race, wants Corker to run
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Britain announces temporary halt to Oxfam funding
Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Pamela Wood / Baltimore Sun:
Jury awards more than $37M to family of Korryn Gaines in civil case against Baltimore County
Discussion: The Root and theGrio
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
Fired Google Engineer Loses Diversity Memo Challenge
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. / Breitbart:
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Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
After Trump clears the way, GOP states move to charge poor for health care
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Kushner Quietly Made More Fixes To His Financial Disclosures, May Have More To Come
Discussion: Washington Press
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
VA secretary David Shulkin's chief of staff retiring amid travel report findings
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and CNBC
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
An unusual turn in the Michael Flynn case?
Discussion: VIDOL
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Don't Be Fooled: Russia Attacked U.S. Troops in Syria
Discussion: Shakesville
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More than 40 percent of Trump's Cabinet-level picks have faced ethical or other controversies
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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