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4:00 PM ET, February 19, 2018

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Madison Park / CNN:
Florida school shooter obtained 10 firearms  —  CNN will hold a town hall with the victims' classmates, parents and community members.  “Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action” will air live Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET.  —  School shooter Nikolas Cruz will attend a 1 p.m. ET hearing …
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Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Students who survived massacre refuse to pose for photo op with Trump
Discussion: BostonGlobe.com and IJR
De Elizabeth / Vox:
As a teacher, shooter drills were bad. Being expected to die for my students was terrifying.
Discussion: Washington Post
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Florida Governor Rick Scott Won't Attend CNN Town Hall on Florida School Shooting
Washington Post:
Funeral after funeral, an emotional marathon for survivors of the Parkland school shooting
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Trump tweet angers survivors of Parkland shooting
Ryan Saavedra / Daily Wire:
Parkland High School Student: Media Politicizing Tragedy To Push Gun Control, Not Focusing On Students
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Conservatives urge Trump to grant pardons in Russia probe  —  After months of criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe, President Donald Trump's supporters are issuing increasingly bold calls for presidential pardons to limit the investigation's impact.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
How A Plea Reversal From Michael Flynn Could Uncover More Federal Corruption  —  On Friday, Judge Emmet Sullivan issued an order in United States v. Flynn that, while widely unnoticed, reveals something fascinating: A motion by Michael Flynn to withdraw his guilty plea based on government misconduct is likely in the works.
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
Blake Hounshell / Politico:
Confessions of a Russiagate Skeptic
Khorri Atkinson / Axios:
Report: Conservatives want Trump to pardon aides targeted by Mueller
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
How Does Trump Stack Up Against the Best — and Worst — Presidents?  —  Where does Donald Trump rank on the list of American presidents?  —  We surveyed presidential politics experts to sketch out a first draft of Trump's place in presidential history.  —  Since our previous survey in 2014 …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
Trump comes in last in expert presidential rankings survey
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Annie Gowen / Washington Post:
Trump Jr. to give foreign policy speech while on ‘unofficial’ business trip to India … NEW DELHI — The president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is making what's been dubbed an unofficial visit to India to promote his family's real estate projects.  But he's also planning to deliver …
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
President Trump is losing control  —  Special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation, and the Russia scandal in general, are driving this president around the bend, to the point where he is setting himself against not just the government he leads but also the interests of the United States of America.
Discussion: Politico, ThinkProgress and The Week
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Whatever Trump Is Hiding Is Hurting All of Us Now
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Trump lashes out over Russia probe in angry and error-laden tweetstorm
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A non-alarmist reading of the Mueller Russia indictment … There's been no shortage of breathless reaction to Trump-Russia special prosecutor Robert Mueller's indictment of 13 Russians and three Russian organizations for their efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
What has changed in the Russia investigation?
Discussion: Washington Monthly, NBC News and RT
CBS News:
Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan  —  Last fall, Oprah Winfrey spoke with 14 Michigan voters, seven of whom voted for Donald Trump.  Winfrey sat down with the voters again to get their thoughts on Trump's first year in office  —  Oprah Winfrey
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump hits golf course 3 days after visiting shooting victims
Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.
Eric Boehlert / Shareblue Media:
Trump returns to golf course while shooting victim is buried nearby
Discussion: Mediaite, CNN and USA Today
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Oops!  Sarah Huckabee Sanders cops to making a rare mistake and says Trump has not confirmed for WHCD yet - but WILL go to Gridiron  — The White House told DailyMail.com Monday that President Trump would attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but then walked it back
Discussion: Mediaite and The Right Scoop
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Trump's Miss Universe Gambit  —  For years, he used his beauty pageants to boost business interests abroad.  A 2013 contest, in Moscow, may also have helped give him the Presidency.  —  The first-round results of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant seem to have come as a surprise …
Associated Press:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new election map  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's high court issued a new congressional district map for the state's 2018 elections on its self-imposed deadline Monday, all but ensuring that Democratic prospects will improve in several seats …
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Jonathan Lai / Philly.com:
Pa. Supreme Court to offer new congressional map in gerrymandering saga. Here's what to expect.
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
For the weary White House, Florida shooting offered a ‘reprieve’ from scandals … The White House was under siege.  —  Domestic abuse allegations against a senior aide were ignored, pointing to a potential high-level coverup.  Two Cabinet secretaries were caught charging taxpayers for luxury travel.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite
New York Times:
Texas Democrat Writes Giant-Killer Narrative One Livestream at a Time  —  By Michael TackettPhotographs by Tamir Kalifa Feb. 19, 2018  —  BEAUMONT, Texas — Operating on two hours' sleep, Beto O'Rourke was 20 hours into his day and looked it.  His white shirt and gray slacks were an accordion of wrinkles.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump open to improving background checks, spokesman says  —  West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN)President Donald Trump “is supportive of efforts to improve the federal background check system” for gun purchases, less than a week after the Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House: Trump supports stronger background checks for gun buys
Discussion: New York Times
Page Six:
Ronan Farrow banned from NBC?  —  There is an internal war brewing after it was claimed that Ronan Farrow has been banned by NBC News' top exec Andy Lack.  —  Farrow was booked on Rachel Maddow's prime-time MSNBC show on Friday to discuss his story about Donald Trump's alleged affair with former Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal.
Discussion: Mediaite and AOL
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New York Times:
Tools of Trump's Fixer: Payouts, Intimidation and the Tabloids
Jill Abramson / New York Magazine:
Do You Believe Her Now?  —  With new evidence that Clarence Thomas lied to get onto the Supreme Court, it's time to talk seriously about impeachment.  —  Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas testifying before the Senate in 1991.  Paul Hosefros/The New York Times/Redux (Hill); Jose R. Lopez/The New York Times/Redux (Rhomas)
Discussion: Daily Wire and National Review
Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
HOW AN ALT-RIGHT BOT NETWORK TOOK DOWN AL FRANKEN  —  White nationalist provocateurs, a pair of fake news sites, an army of Twitter bots and other cyber tricks helped derail Democratic Senator Al Franken last year, new research shows.  —  While everyone has been focused on Russian meddling …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
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Ian Talley / Wall Street Journal:
Iranian Airline, Under Sanctions, Bought U.S. Jet Parts Through Front Firms
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump administration dismantles LGBT-friendly policies
Washington Post:
Teachers say Florida suspect's problems started in middle school, and the system tried to help him
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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State election officials across country returning to paper ballots
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Passenger drops farts so putrid pilot is forced to make emergency landing
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Top U.S. officials tell the world to ignore Trump's tweets
 

 
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