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Washington Post:
Trump's bewildering national emergency press conference, annotated  —  President Trump declared a national emergency at the southern border on Friday — but not without making a scene full of false claims, offbeat comments and tense exchanges.  —  Below is the full transcript, with annotations in yellow.
Discussion: Mother Jones and Althouse
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Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
Why Trump's Going to Win on the National Emergency  —  All through the 2016 campaign Donald Trump warned about the menace of immigration by reciting the lyrics of a song called “The Snake,” about a kind woman who takes a snake into her home, only to die when he bites her.
Discussion: Breitbart and The Daily Beast
Victoria Albert / The Daily Beast:
Ann Coulter: National Emergency Designed ‘for Trump to Scam the Stupidest People in His Base’  —  Conservative provocateur Ann Coulter fired shots at Trump on Friday for saying he'll sign a bill that would avert another government shutdown and instead declaring a national emergency to build his Mexico border wall.
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Bill Weld launches GOP presidential exploratory committee  —  Announces in NH he's eyeing run against Trump  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. William F. Weld is launching a presidential exploratory committee to challenge President Trump in the Republican primaries, saying the country is …
Washington Post:
Shutdown averted: President Trump has signed a sweeping spending bill hours before funding expired for parts of the government  —  BREAKING: Another shutdown is averted.  President Trump has signed a sweeping spending bill hours before funding expired for parts of the government.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Declares National Emergency to Build Border Wall  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump declared a national emergency at the border on Friday to access billions of dollars to build a border wall that Congress refused to give him, transforming a highly charged policy dispute into a fundamental confrontation over separation of powers.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump liked the idea of a national emergency because it's the maximalist, most dramatic option  —  President Trump liked the idea of declaring a national emergency because it's the maximalist, most dramatic option.  —  Between the lines: Trump never gravitates towards complexity.
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Promised to ‘Build That Wall,’ Then Ran Out of Time and Options
Discussion: Raw Story
Erwin Chemerinsky / American Prospect:
Trump's ‘Emergency’ Action: Unlawful and Unconstitutional
Discussion: Law & Crime and Reason
USA Today:
Follow the money: How President Trump's national emergency will pay for a border wall
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Judge gags Roger Stone from Mueller comments around D.C. courthouse  —  Roger Stone remains free to talk about Robert Mueller and the Russia investigation, just not in and around the Washington, D.C., courthouse where the longtime Donald Trump associate is fighting the special counsel's charges …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:   A Judge Ruled Roger Stone Can Still Talk To The Press, Just Not In Front Of The Courthouse
The Bulwark:
A Defining Moment for the GOP  —  President Trump's emergency declaration is a red line for Republicans.  —  Now that President Trump has declared a national emergency to circumvent Congress and build his wall, Republican legislators face a time for choosing: Support Trump or the rule of law.
Discussion: Raw Story and Hill Reporter
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Republicans pay the price for Trump's wall crusade
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Keeps Doubling Down On The Same Failed Strategy
Chris Truax / USA Today:
Donald Trump's emergency declaration is an attack on democracy
Discussion: Vox, NBC News and The Gateway Pundit
Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
PICTURED - Two Nigerian actor brothers are arrested over Jussie Smollett attack, as it's revealed they are FRIENDS with the Empire star amid claims the assault was staged to save his career  — Police are now treating the two brothers as suspects and not persons of interest but neither has been charged
Discussion: Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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Robby Soave / Hit & Run:
Reports Claim Jussie Smollet Allegedly Staged Hate Crime Attack; Police Say News Is ‘Unconfirmed, Inaccurate’  —  Two local media outlet are now reporting that the assault of Empire actor Jussie Smollet last month may have been a hoax: Smollet himself is suspected of organizing the attack …
Daily Herald:
Suspect in custody after multiple Aurora cops, civilians shot  —  Multiple police officers and civilians have been wounded in an Aurora shooting Friday in an industrial area near Prairie and Highland avenues.  —  Multiple police officers and civilians have been wounded in an Aurora shooting Friday …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Cummings: 2 Trump attorneys may have lied about Cohen payments  —  House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings said on Friday that his panel received new documents showing that two attorneys for President Donald Trump may have lied to government ethics officials about Trump fixer Michael …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Ethics Office Notes Show ‘Evolving Stories’ on Trump's Reimbursement of Michael Cohen, House Oversight Committee Says  —  Panel sends letters to Trump Organization and White House inquiring about reimbursement for hush-money payments Trump's lawyer arranged  —  WASHINGTON—The House Oversight …
Poolreports / Public Pool:
Subject: Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States  —  DECLARING A NATIONAL EMERGENCY CONCERNING THE SOUTHERN BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES  —  BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Discussion: Lawfare and Washington Post
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Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Presidential Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States
Discussion: Lawfare, NPR and WHYY
Nolan Hicks / New York Post:
De Blasio rips into AOC's Amazon opposition: Working people ‘want jobs’ … It's a progressive civil war.  —  A hot-under-the-collar Mayor Bill de Blasio tore into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday as he blistered both the online giant and local politicians who opposed bringing it to Queens.
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Latino labor rights icon endorses Kamala Harris  —  Dolores Huerta, the iconic labor and civil rights leader who co-founded what became the United Farm Workers, is endorsing Sen. Kamala Harris for president, according to a statement shared first with POLITICO.
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Noa Yadidi / Axios:
Kamala Harris: Everything you need to know about the 2020 candidate
Discussion: Okayplayer
New York Times:
Air Force Defector to Iran Severely Damaged U.S. Intelligence Efforts, Ex-Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — A former Air Force sergeant who defected to Iran did severe damage to American intelligence operations, and is suspected of revealing the names of double agents run by United States military intelligence …
DFlorio / House Republican Leader:
Serious Questions for Schiff  —  As the Senate Intelligence Committee nears the end of its years-long investigation into whether the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia, NBC News reported Tuesday that after interviewing over 200 witnesses from multiple countries and reviewing over 300,000 documents …
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
After the Coup is Gone
Discussion: Maggie's Farm
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court takes up Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship in census  —  The Supreme Court added a politically explosive case to its low-profile docket Friday, agreeing to decide by the end of June whether the Trump administration can add a question about citizenship …
Discussion: Vox, Axios, Political Wire and Althouse
Grace Segers / CBS News:
What Andrew McCabe told “60 Minutes” about Trump and the 25th Amendment  —  In an interview to air on “60 Minutes” on Sunday, February 17, former Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe told correspondent Scott Pelley that he briefly discussed invoking the 25th Amendment with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Mel Watt attempted to ‘coerce’ relationship with employee while FHFA director, IG report says  —  “Standing up for myself” against the director of a federal agency “has not been an easy thing to do,” the woman said.  —  Former congressman Mel Watt misused his position when he was director …
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Tucker Carlson / The American Conservative:
Why Are These Professional War Peddlers Still Around?  —  One thing that every late-stage ruling class has in common is a high tolerance for mediocrity.  Standards decline, the edges fray, but nobody in charge seems to notice.  They're happy in their sinecures and getting richer.
Discussion: Spectator USA
 
 
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