memeorandum: Franken Calls for ‘Independent Investigation’ Into Trump's ‘Putin Crush’ (Pam Key/Breitbart)

1:25 PM ET, February 12, 2017

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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:

Gillibrand: I'm not running for president in 2020 — (D-N.Y.) is denying rumors that she will run for president in 2020. — “No, I am running for Senate. I'm running for Senate in 2018,” she said during an interview Sunday with radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.

Discussion: RedState and Politicker

ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-12-17: Stephen Miller, Bob Ferguson, and Rep. Elijah Cummings

Discussion: Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and The Week

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Stephen Miller says White House will fight for travel ban, advances false voter fraud claims

Discussion: Washington Times, Axios, Breitbart, Outside the Beltway, CBS New York and BizPac Review

David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘Talking bag of pus’: Twitter rips Stephen Miller for ‘clearly reading from script’ on Sunday shows

Discussion: ABC News and ThinkProgress

Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
White House Senior Adviser: ‘The Judiciary is Not Supreme’

Discussion: Raw Story

Daniel Strauss / Politico: Stephen Miller: Administration looking at new ways to do travel ban

New York Times: Stephen Miller Is a ‘True Believer’ Behind Core Trump Policies

Aaron Short / New York Post:

Trump's White House eyes potential foes in 2020 election — The White House is already tracking which Democrats could challenge President Trump in 2020 and Gov. Cuomo and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand aren't on the list, sources told The Post. — Trump's chief strategist, Steve Bannon …

Discussion: AOL, Political Wire and Business Insider

Dwain Price / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:

Mark Cuban warns CEOs to be careful with talk about President Trump — DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes with the climate laid down by President Donald Trump's administration, CEO's across America are in a very difficult spot. — Earlier this week during an interview with CNBC …

Discussion: Business Insider, BizPac Review and The Week

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Trump hits Cuban: 'He's not smart enough to run for president' — President Trump on Sunday blasted Mark Cuban, saying the billionaire is not smart enough to run for the White House. — “I know Mark Cuban well,” the president tweeted. — “He backed me big-time but I wasn't interested …

Discussion: RedState, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Raw Story

Pam Key / Breitbart:

Franken Calls for ‘Independent Investigation’ Into Trump's ‘Putin Crush’ — Sunday on CNN's “State of the Union,” in reacting to reports about President Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn's phone conversations with a Russian ambassador, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) said …

Discussion: CNN and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

John R. Schindler / The New York Observer:

The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins — Intelligence Community pushes back against a White House it considers leaky, untruthful and penetrated by the Kremlin — In a recent column, I explained how the still-forming Trump administration is already doing serious harm to America's longstanding global intelligence partnerships.

Discussion: Fox News, Booman Tribune, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo and Hot Air

Eric Bradner / CNN:

Christie: Flynn needs to clear up Russia conversation details with Trump, Pence — Chris Christie: ‘Only one president at a time’ — Washington (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie criticized President Donald Trump's national security adviser Michael Flynn Sunday, saying he needs to clear …

Discussion: Political Wire

Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Pelosi: Flynn should be suspended

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Sopan Deb / New York Times:

Meryl Streep Pledges to Stand Up to ‘Brownshirts’ in Tirade Against Trump — Meryl Streep, in a fiery speech criticizing President Trump on Saturday night, pledged to stand up against “brownshirts and bots” at a time when she and others are increasingly denouncing his administration's policies and the president himself.

Fox News:
Actress Meryl Streep renews harsh criticism of Trump in emotional speech

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The Guardian and twitchy.com

Hollywood Reporter:
Meryl Streep Defends Golden Globes “Football” Line, Rips Trump and Praises Trans Teacher in Emotional Speech

Discussion: Breitbart, Washington Post, Raw Story, Hit & Run and Deadline

Tara Palmeri / Politico:

Kellyanne Conway's dangerous game — Kellyanne Conway once again put herself at the center of controversy this week when she went on national television and declared she was doing a “free commercial” for Ivanka Trump's clothing line, ethics laws be damned. Media snarked, ethics watchdogs barked …

Discussion: Raw Story and Associated Press

Reuters:

Defections by Sears, Kmart cap week of controversy for Trump brands — Trump-branded consumer products have suffered new blows, with U.S. retailers Sears Holdings Corp and Kmart Corp discontinuing online sales of 31 Trump Home items, while new details emerged showing sales of Ivanka Trump's brand fell …

Discussion: Political Wire and The Week

David Caplan / ABC News:
Sears, Kmart Join Other Retailers in Dropping Trump-Branded Merchandise

Discussion: BizPac Review, Politico, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Hill and The Nation

Matt Latimer / Politico:

Hillary Clinton Is Running Again — Hillary Clinton will run for president. Again. — No inside information informs this prediction. No argument is advanced as to whether her run is a good or a bad idea—there are many ways to make a case either way.

Chadwick Moore / New York Post:

I'm a gay New Yorker — and I'm coming out as a conservative — Chadwick Moore in his East Williamsburg home … When Out magazine assigned me an interview with the Breitbart.com rabble-rouser Milo Yiannopoulos, I knew it would be controversial. In the gay and liberal communities in particular …

Discussion: Towleroad and BizPac Review

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

Report: 72 convicted of terrorism from ‘Trump 7’ mostly Muslim countries — Since 9/11, 72 individuals from the seven mostly Muslim countries covered by President Trump's “extreme vetting” executive order have been convicted of terrorism, bolstering the administration's immigration ban.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Jessica Vaughan / Center for Immigration Studies:
Study Reveals 72 Terrorists Came From Countries Covered by Trump Vetting Order

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, TheBlaze and The Last Tradition

Washington Post:

A gift and a challenge for Democrats: A restive, active and aggressive base — A super PAC formed to reelect Barack Obama in 2012 is driving activists to congressional town halls. Veterans of Bill Clinton's administration are joining marches and plotting bigger ones for the spring.

Discussion: The Daily Caller and Hot Air

Ed Rogers / Washington Post:

Elizabeth Warren is a grandstanding phony — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was right to invoke Rule 19 against Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) for her personal harangue against her “friend and colleague” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.). Dignity is flowing out of Washington …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Steven Shepard / Politico:

Trump impeached? You can bet on it — There's already talk of impeachment, just three weeks into Donald Trump's turbulent presidency. In fact, many are already betting on it. — Gambling houses all over the world are taking in action on whether Trump, inaugurated just last month, will resign or be impeached.

John Wagner / Washington Post:

A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It was, in many respects, a surreal day in South Florida. It started with President Trump high-fiving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a Trump-branded golf course at a morning event that the media was kept from witnessing.

Discussion: New York Magazine