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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
READ: Trump Says Rep. Maxine Waters Needs ‘An IQ Test’ At Gridiron Dinner  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday night addressed the annual Gridiron Club Dinner, an event he skipped last year and one known for presidential humor.  —  Though he poked fun at his own administration's dysfunction …
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Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump pokes fun — and makes North Korea news — at Gridiron  —  President Donald Trump said late Saturday during a speech at the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington that “we will be meeting” with North Korea, indicating that negotiations about a potential dialogue between the U.S. and North Korea continue to advance.
Discussion: Fox News, Political Wire and Althouse
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
The most memorable jokes from Trump's Gridiron dinner speech
Emily Heil / Washington Post:
At a white-tie Gridiron dinner, President Trump tries joking: ‘I like chaos’
Discussion: Raw Story
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:   Mueller Is Now Looking Into Middle Eastern Influence as Part of the Trump Investigation
National Journal:
GOP Panic Spreads to Pennsylvania  —  Republicans have spent over $9 million in a blue-collar district Trump carried by 20 points.  If the GOP can't win there, they're in deep trouble.  —  Republicans are learning an uncomfortable reality about the political environment for 2018: Tax cuts …
CNN:
Trump on China's Xi consolidating power: 'Maybe we'll give that a shot some day'  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump bemoaned a decision not to investigate Hillary Clinton after the 2016 presidential election, decrying a “rigged system” that still doesn't have the “right people” in place to fix it …
Associated Press:
The Latest: May tells Trump of Britain's ‘deep concern’  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump and trade (all times local):  —  British Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken with President Donald Trump and expressed “deep concern” about his threatened trade war with the European Union.
Discussion: Breitbart, Axios and ABC News
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Alan McGuinness / Sky News:
Theresa May tells Donald Trump of ‘deep concern’ over US trade tariffs
Discussion: Breitbart
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Tariffs on course to be imposed, Trump officials say
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat  —  PALOS HILLS, Ill. — When Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Democrat and scion of Chicago's political machine, agreed to one joint appearance last month with his liberal primary challenger …
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Rory Appleton / Fresno Bee:
Emilio Huerta drops out of congressional race against David Valadao
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Hand Grenades and Gang Violence Rattle Sweden's Middle Class  —  STOCKHOLM — In the Stockholm suburb of Varby Gard, it was not unusual to see the figure of a 63-year-old man pedaling a bicycle home after the end of his shift as an aide for disabled adults, hunched against the icy wind of a Swedish winter.
Discussion: Breitbart
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Inside an accused school shooter's mind: A plot to kill ‘50 or 60.  If I get lucky maybe 150.’ … Six days before he allegedly opened fire on an elementary school playground, the eighth-grader returned to his Instagram group chat to fixate, yet again, on his most intense interests: guns and bombs and the mass murder of children.
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Denis McDonough: McConnell ‘watered down’ Russia warning in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Sunday said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “watered down” a warning about Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 election and defended …
Discussion: The Guardian, AOL and Political Wire
Kaitlyn Schwers / Kansas City Star:
Missouri men sentenced to prison for dragging kitten behind Jeep, killing it  —  Two Missouri men who sparked outrage last summer after dragging a kitten behind a vehicle and posting a video of it on social media were sentenced to prison on Friday.  —  Kyle Williams, 18, of Branson …
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Emily Zanotti / Daily Wire:
Iran's Supreme Leader Becomes Latest ‘Expert’ To Weigh In On Gun Control  —  The Ayatollah Khomeini encouraged American leaders to disarm citizens.  —  Iran's supreme leader, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini became the latest weapons expert to weigh in on the current debate over gun policy.
Discussion: twitchy.com
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Your Location Data Is Being Sold—Often Without Your Knowledge  —  Location-based ads are growing, which means the industry has more ways than ever to track you  —  As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed:
The Lefty Democratic Shift On Wall Street Is Happening For Real  —  Democratic presidential hopefuls are scrambling to come out against the first big bipartisan legislation of the Trump era, positioning themselves as hardliners on Wall Street regulation and free from the influence of banks.
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
There Was No Overturned Assault Weapons Ban in Florida on Saturday  —  On Saturday, the Florida Senate voted against adding an amendment to SB 7026 which would've added an assault weapons ban to the bill meant to fund millions of dollars into school safety programs and mental health services.
Discussion: TheBlaze, Bustle and Washington Press
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
What if Republicans Win the Midterms?  —  WASHINGTON — A sizable portion of the American population has been convulsing with outrage at President Trump for more than a year.  Millions of people who previously took only mild interest in politics have participated in protests …
Burt Mummolo / KTUL-TV:
Oklahoma teachers planning a statewide strike  —  Oklahoma teachers planning a statewide strike (KTUL)  —  Oklahoma teachers are fed up with state lawmakers.  A public school teacher in Stillwater created the Facebook group “Oklahoma Teacher Walkout - The Time is Now!” two days ago, and it has already gained more than 20,000 members.
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trey Gowdy — A Second Special Counsel ‘May Be Unavoidable’  —  Trump Brought Attention To Sweden's Immigrant Gang Problem And The New York Times Attacked Him.  Now, They're Reporting On It  —  MEDIA |  WILL RACKE  —  The EU Said It Would Slap Tariffs On American Items Like Blue Jeans, Harleys And Bourbon.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Washington Examiner:
Government is not best done in a state of outrage  —  Some of the worst policy changes in modern history have happened when lawmakers have let emotions and anecdotes dominate debate rather than facts and figures — actual evidence.  Consider the short-lived “assault weapons” ban of 1994 …
 
 
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Wayne Ma / Wall Street Journal:
Marriott Employee Roy Jones Hit ‘Like.’ Then China Got Mad
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Obama's attorney general rebukes Trump: ‘I had a president I did not have to protect’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Flake: ‘There should be’ Republican challenger to Trump in 2020
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Trump will never ‘let it go’ that Jeff Sessions' recusal from Russia probe was ‘original sin’: Priebus
Discussion: Breitbart
Houston Chronicle:
DA: Former prosecutor withheld key email in death row case
Discussion: The Root
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The Collapse of Racial Liberalism
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Discussion: Refinery29
EW.com:
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Discussion: Outside the Beltway and ABC News
Joy-Ann Reid / The Daily Beast:
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Discussion: Hullabaloo
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
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Discussion: Outside the Beltway