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4:00 PM ET, February 18, 2017

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump and Candidates for National Security Adviser Spar Over Staffing  —  Retired Vice Adm. Bob Harward and retired Gen. David Petraeus have dropped out of consideration  —  President Donald Trump won't guarantee that his next national security adviser will have full control over staffing and process …
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Flynn replacement pick dropped out over Trump's press conference: report  —  President Trump's pick to replace former national security adviser Michael Flynn turned down the position Thursday partly because of Trump's combative press conference that day, according to MSNBC's Chris Hayes.
Discussion: IJR
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
White House dismisses NSC aide after harsh criticism of Trump  —  The White House abruptly dismissed a senior National Security Council aide on Friday after receiving reports that he had publicly laced into the president and his senior aides, including son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Mediaite
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Reports: Petraeus off the list, Trump down to three candidates to replace Flynn  —  Retired general and former CIA Director David Petraeus has reportedly pulled his name from consideration to replace Michael Flynn as National Security Adviser.  —  According to a report by the Wall Street Journal Friday …
New York Times:   President Trump, White House Apprentice
Washington Post:   Trump attempts a reset with a rally, new staff and a renewed fight with the media
Julian E. Barnes / Wall Street Journal:   Petraeus Says National Security Adviser Should Hire Own Staff
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Will Pence's loyalty to Trump be returned in full by the president?
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
Leaked Trump tape: ‘You are the special people’  —  President Donald Trump, living alone inside the White House, often hungers for friendly interaction as he adjusts to the difficult work of governance.  At his clubs, he finds what's missing.  —  That showed last November at a cocktail …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Sun, Sand and Influence: For Mar-a-Lago Members, Proximity Is Power  —  On any given weekend, you might catch President Trump's son-in-law and top Mideast dealmaker, Jared Kushner, by the beachside soft-serve ice cream machine, or his reclusive chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon, on the dining patio.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Week
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Leaked tape reveals Trump invited club guests to ‘come along’ during cabinet interviews
Discussion: alan.com and Joe.My.God.
Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:   Who Is Vetting The People At Mar-A-Lago? Democrats Want To Know.
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Milo Yiannopoulos Tapped as Keynote Speaker at Conservative Political Action Conference (Exclusive)  —  The controversial figure, known as a harsh critic of Hollywood liberalism, will get more stage time at the conservative event than any other speaker, inlcuding VP Mike Pence and Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Nicholas Schmidle / New Yorker:
Michael Flynn, General Chaos … Two days before the Inauguration of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth President of the United States, Michael Flynn, a retired lieutenant general and former intelligence officer, sat down in a Washington restaurant.  On the tablecloth, he placed a leather-bound folder …
Emily Langer / Washington Post:
Norma McCorvey, Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, dies at 69  —  Norma McCorvey, who was 22, unwed, mired in addiction and poverty, and desperate for a way out of an unwanted pregnancy when she became Jane Roe, the pseudonymous plaintiff of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision …
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
DeVos criticized teachers at D.C. school she visited — and they are not having it  —  Newly minted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had a hard time getting inside the District's Jefferson Middle School Academy last week when protesters briefly blocked her from entering.
WNYW-TV:
Ivanka Trump brand tops Amazon Best Sellers list  —  NEW YORK (FOX5NY) - First Daughter Ivanka Trump could be getting the last laugh at brick and mortar stores that have dropped her brand of clothing, shoes, perfumes and more.  —  On Friday morning, Ivanka Trump Eau de Parfum Spray For Women …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D. / Breitbart:
Pope Francis: ‘Muslim Terrorism Does Not Exist’  —  In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that “the ecological crisis is real.”  —  “Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist.
New York Times:
Popular Domestic Programs Face Ax Under First Trump Budget  —  WASHINGTON — The White House budget office has drafted a hit list of programs that President Trump could eliminate to trim domestic spending, including longstanding conservative targets like the Corporation for Public Broadcasting …
Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Ariz. sheriff ending policy of holding immigrants past release date  —  The Phoenix area's new sheriff is scrapping the policy of holding inmates past their release date, which was used to assist federal authorities on immigration background checks.  —  According to the Associated Press …
Discussion: Raw Story
Marc Champion / Bloomberg:
Four NATO Nations Would Pick Russia to Defend Them If Threatened: Poll  —  Gallup poll of 66 nations shows shifting global alliances  —  China and Russia prefer each other's support, survey shows  —  Who you gonna call?  For the citizens of four NATO countries asked which military power …
Discussion: Sputnik International
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
CNN host abruptly ends segment after guest makes ‘fake news’ claim  —  CNN host Don Lemon abruptly ended his show Friday night after a commentator continued to call a story they were discussing “fake news” while defending President Trump.  —  Lemon was moderating a discussion on the cost …
Discussion: RedState
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
John McCain the Republican vs. John McCain the Patriot  —  John McCain (ambivalently, agonizingly) takes on the president.  —  John McCain was hustling down the hallway in the Russell Senate Office Building with the purpose of an Aaron Sorkin character.  It was not yet two weeks …
New York Times:
Republicans Charge Into Resistance at Tumultuous Town Halls  —  MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Republican lawmakers stood with fixed smiles, shifting in place, facing down turmoil but no trial inside a municipal courtroom overstuffed with constituents.  —  Across the room, the first questioner foretold …
Wtvf Web / KTNV:
Company fires 18 employees after they participated in ‘A Day Without Immigrants’  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A total of 18 people were fired from a Tennessee business after joining the nation-wide protest “A Day Without Immigrants.”  —  The 18 employees at Bradley Coatings, Incorporated in Nolensville …
Discussion: RedState and TheBlaze
Christinne Muschi / Reuters:
Eight people flee U.S. border patrol to seek asylum in Canada  —  ((This version of the Feb. 17 story corrects the headline and first paragraph to eight people from nine))  —  Eight asylum-seekers, including four children, barely made it across the Canadian border on Friday …
 
 
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CNN:
Tillerson presides over abrupt shakeup at State Department
Discussion: Townhall.com, TheBlaze and Daily Kos
NBC News:
'That's How Dictators Get Started': McCain Defends the Free Press …
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Breitbart:
Breitbart senior editor MILO, also known as the “Dangerous Faggot,” …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Americans want Democrats to work with Trump
Discussion: RedState
Fox News:
Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, mastermind behind 1993 World Trade Center attack, has died
Discussion: IJR and The Gateway Pundit
Alan Gomez / USA Today:
Miami-Dade grapples with ‘sanctuary’ label
Discussion: RedState, IJR, TheBlaze and Associated Press
Jack Montgomery / Breitbart:
European Union (EU) countries which constructed border fences in response to the migrant crisis …
 Earlier Items: 
Jim O’Sullivan / BostonGlobe.com:
Scott Brown under consideration for ambassador to New Zealand
Discussion: Political Wire
Chris Willman / Billboard:
Pro-Trump Singer Joy Villa Talks ‘Overwhelming Support,’ Hitting Top 10 Thanks to Grammys Dress
Discussion: RedState
Nora Gámez Torres / miamiherald:
U.S. deports first Cubans since end of ‘wet foot, dry foot’
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog and WFLA-TV
Washington Post:
Coal is North Korea's largest export, and China just announced it won't buy any for the rest of 2017
ESPN:
Mark Cuban takes apparent jab at Donald Trump with No. 46 jersey
Discussion: AOL, The Hill, TheBlaze and Raw Story
 

 
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