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3:55 PM ET, February 18, 2019

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TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett — Rehearsed ‘Attack’ with 2 Brothers ... Law Enforcement Says  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Jussie Smollett rehearsed the “attack” against him days before the incident and it was all staged for the camera, this according to what the 2 brothers told cops.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Lindsey Bahr / Associated Press:
Smollett developments leave some baffled, others outraged  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The national outrage that simmered after actor Jussie Smollett said he was attacked by people shouting racial and anti-gay slurs was fueled in part by celebrities who spoke out loud and strong on social media.
TMZ.com:
Jussie Smollett Case to Go to Grand Jury  —  A grand jury will hear the Jussie Smollett case early next week ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  Law enforcement sources connected to the investigation tell TMZ, the 2 brothers who were arrested and then released are staying somewhere around …
CBS Chicago:   Jussie Smollett Case: Clues Into Potential Motive Behind The Attack
Caleb Howe / Mediaite:
Did the Media Jump the Gun on the Jussie Smollett Story?
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
Autopsy of a Dead Coup  —  The illegal effort to destroy the 2016 Trump campaign by Hillary Clinton campaign's use of funds to create, disseminate among court media, and then salt among high Obama administration officials, a fabricated, opposition smear dossier failed.
Discussion: CNN and Fox News
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Andrew McCabe: The full 60 Minutes interview
Fox News:
Rush Limbaugh on whether Trump is justified in taking executive action to secure funding for his border wall
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Week
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump can't run the Mueller playbook on New York feds  —  Even as speculation mounts that special counsel Robert Mueller might be winding down his investigation, a parallel threat to President Donald Trump only seems to be growing within his own Justice Department: the Southern District of New York.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:   Five things to watch as Barr takes the reins of Justice, Mueller probe
Jacob Solis / The Nevada Independent:
Warren: If officials believe Trump cannot fulfill duties, they must invoke 25th Amendment  —  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd at a Las Vegas campaign rally on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019.  Photo by Jeff Scheid//The Nevada Independent  —  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Considering Powell, Craft, Grenell, James for UN Job, Sources Say  — Ivanka Trump may also be considered, person familiar says  — State Department spokeswoman Nauert withdrew nomination  —  President Donald Trump is considering four people to be his next UN ambassador …
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Florida sixth-grader charged with misdemeanor after refusing to recite Pledge of Allegiance  —  A Florida student is facing misdemeanor charges after a confrontation with his teacher that began with his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance and escalated into what officials described as disruptive behavior.
BBC:
Seven MPs leave Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership  —  Seven MPs have resigned from the Labour Party in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's approach to Brexit and anti-Semitism.  —  They are: Chuka Umunna, Luciana Berger, Chris Leslie, Angela Smith, Mike Gapes, Gavin Shuker and Ann Coffey.
Discussion: NPR, Breitbart, Axios, Mediaite and Mashable
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
7 Labour Lawmakers Resign in U.K., in Rebuke of Jeremy Corbyn
FiveThirtyEight:
Could Congress Block Trump's Emergency Declaration?  —  President Trump has declared a national emergency in order to pay for physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, but will Congress block it?  That's a long shot — but we can't rule it out either.
Discussion: Law & Liberty, Raw Story and KBZK
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Hurd says 1,000 Texas farmers could have land seized to build Trump's border wall  —  Texas Rep. Will Hurd, the sole Republican representing a congressional district along the southern border, said more than 1,000 farmers in his state are at risk of having their land seized by the federal government …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Arizona Republic
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement  —  A secret meeting of former President Barack Obama's financial backers convened in Washington early this month: Organized by David Jacobson and John Phillips, Mr. Obama's former ambassadors to Canada and Italy …
Darby Beane / WBKO-TV:
Man accused of pulling gun on victim wearing MAGA hat  —  BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) — A Tennessee man is in jail after being accused of pulling a gun on a Sam's Club customer Saturday.  —  According to the police report, officers were called to Sam's Club due to a person with a gun.
Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
DC's many prankster activists turn anger into street theater  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the nation's capital, it can be hard for protesters to stand out.  A group of 50 people — or even 500 — holding signs and shouting hardly merits a second glance in this city of protests.
Discussion: Axios
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Republicans Already Are Demonizing Democrats as Socialists and Baby Killers  —  WASHINGTON — In the 116th Congress, if you're a Democrat, you're either a socialist, a baby killer or an anti-Semite.  —  That, at least, is what Republicans want voters to think, as they seek to demonize Democrats …
Stacey Stowe / New York Times:
New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair  —  New guidelines out this week give legal recourse to individuals who have been harassed, punished or fired because of the style of their hair.  —  Under new guidelines to be released this week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights …
Adam Jentleson / New York Times:
How Mitch McConnell Enables Trump  —  He's not an institutionalist.  He's the man who surrendered the Senate to the president.  —  Mr. Jentleson is a former deputy chief of staff to retired Senator Harry Reid.  —  Among the casualties of President Trump's declaration of a national emergency …
Cameron Cawthorne / Washington Free Beacon:
Farrakhan: The ‘Wicked Jews’ Use Me to Attack Women's Movement, March Leaders  —  Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on Sunday blamed “wicked Jews” for trying to use him to criticize Women's March leadership and “break up the women's movement.”  —  Farrakhan, who has a long history …
 
 
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Bernie Sanders might launch presidential bid at Brooklyn College
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Caitlin Cruz / Bustle:
2019 Presidents Day Protests Against Trump's Wall Are About To Happen Nationwide
Discussion: Common Dreams, Breitbart and USA Today
Hans von der Burchard / Politico:
Juncker: Trump ‘gave me his word’ not to impose car tariffs
ABC News:
Lawmakers launch new probe into ‘complex web’ of alleged ties between NRA, Russians
Discussion: Political Wire
Sara Sidner / CNN:
Grand jury seated in wake of new R. Kelly allegations, sources say
Discussion: The Root
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Nicole Perlroth / New York Times:
Chinese and Iranian Hackers Renew Their Attacks on U.S. Companies
Discussion: The Week and Bloomberg
Gallup:
Record High Name Government as Most Important Problem
Discussion: TheBlaze
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Election board to decide fate of disputed North Carolina congressional race
Discussion: Washington Post
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Border wall a complex issue for 2020 prospect Beto O'Rourke
Washington Post:
Japan's Abe won't confirm Trump Nobel Prize nomination, but media reports say he did
Discussion: Politico
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Biden's polling lead shaky ahead of 2020 decision
Jackson Diehl / Washington Post:
The Democrats have an Israel problem — and it's not Ilhan Omar