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12:00 AM ET, February 7, 2018

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Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘marching orders’ to the Pentagon: Plan a grand military parade … President Trump's vision of soldiers marching and tanks rolling down the boulevards of Washington is moving closer to reality in the Pentagon and White House, where officials say they have begun to plan …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump's Parade: Greatest Troll Ever?
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:   The military parade that Trump envisions was more common in another era
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Meets Rosenstein About Democratic Surveillance Memo  —  White House must decide whether to allow release of rebuttal to GOP document  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to discuss a classified Democratic memo rebutting GOP allegations …
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Fox News:
Dems set Trump trap?  Source says FISA rebuttal memo loaded with sensitive details  —  The Democratic rebuttal to a highly publicized GOP memo alleging government surveillance abuse is filled with sensitive details, a source told Fox News - claiming this was done intentionally to pressure …
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Devin Nunes' Trumpian media strategy
CNN:
House GOP gives Trump leeway over whether to block Schiff memo
Discussion: RedState and Splinter
Washington Post:
Speak up, Paul Ryan
Discussion: Shareblue Media
Alana Goodman / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Adam Schiff sent his staff to try and collect ‘classified materials for the FBI’ after Russian pranksters told him Putin has NAKED blackmail pictures of Trump  — Adam Schiff, the ranking Democratic member of the House Intel Committee was recorded speaking to Russian pranksters who spun elaborate ‘kompromat’ tale
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Los Angeles Times owner will sell paper, ending a long-troubled relationship … The Chicago-based owner of the Los Angeles Times is expected to announce it is selling the newspaper, according to people familiar with the company's plans, in a surprise move that likely spells the end …
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Biden: Trump should avoid Mueller interview, has ‘difficulty with precision’  —  Washington (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that if he were one of President Donald Trump's attorneys, he would suggest Trump not consent to a special counsel interview for fear of being caught misleading investigators.
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Henry C. Jackson / Politico:
Trump After Dark: Shutdown Maybe Shutdown edition
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
New York Times:
FEMA Contract Called for 30 Million Meals for Puerto Ricans.  50,000 Were Delivered.  —  The mission for the Federal Emergency Management Agency was clear: Hurricane Maria had torn through Puerto Rico, and hungry people needed food.  Thirty million meals needed to be delivered as soon as possible.
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Bianca Padró Ocasio / Orlando Sentinel:   Rat infestation spoils food, donated supplies never sent to Puerto Rico
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
Ben Carson, or the tale of the disappearing Cabinet secretary … It was Christmastime in Washington, and Ben Carson couldn't stop talking about the apocalypse.  —  “Did you know,” the secretary of housing and urban development asked his acting chief of staff, Deana Bass …
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
Steve Wynn is out as CEO of Wynn Resorts  — In a January report, the Wall Street Journal detailed allegations of decades of sexual misconduct by the gambling mogul.  — Wynn had earlier stepped down from his post as the Republican National Committee's finance chief.
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Mike James / USA Today:
Casino tycoon Steve Wynn resigns, citing ‘avalanche’ of bad publicity amid sex misconduct claims  —  Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn, besieged by sexual misconduct allegations and widening scrutiny of his financial empire, resigned Tuesday as CEO of his company.
Discussion: Washington Post
Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
The Happy Martyrdom of Carter Page  —  On Monday night, Carter Page was finally ready for his Fox News close-up.  It had been nearly a year since he began his one-man public-relations offensive to rebut accusations that, as a Trump campaign adviser, he colluded with Russia.
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Ex-RNC chairman Steele: Carter Page still talking to the media 'because he's stupid'
Discussion: RedState
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He Wants a Killer”: Post-Bannon, Post-Nunes, Post-Kelly Friction, a Frustrated Trump Searches for a West Wing Reset  —  He pines for old campaign hands Jason Miller, Corey Lewandowski, and David Bossie—but will Ivanka have the final say?  —  After the much-hyped Nunes memo failed to deliver …
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and AOL
Erica Werner / Washington Post:
White House Chief of Staff: Trump not expected to extend DACA deadline … White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly said Tuesday that President Trump is not expected to extend the March 5 deadline when work permits will begin to expire for young immigrants known as “dreamers.”
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Chief of staff Kelly suggests undocumented immigrants who didn't sign up for DACA were ‘too afraid’ or ‘too lazy’
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Trump Threatens Shutdown as Negotiators Close In on Budget Deal
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
The Cowboys rule a lot of land, but they're not unambiguously “America's Team.”  —  The New York Times called the baseball version of the map “unprecedented,” arguing that, for questions like this, there's no superior data set: “Fans may not list which team they favor on the census …
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Kim Reynolds leads all Democratic challengers in 2018 race for governor  —  Copyright Des Moines Register & Tribune Co. 2018  —  If the election for Iowa governor were held today, incumbent Republican Kim Reynolds would defeat all five of the leading Democrats trying to succeed her as the state's chief executive.
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Prynard / Iowa Starting Line:   Democrats Brave Blizzard For Off-Year Caucus - How Things Played Out
Howard Berkes / NPR:
Black Lung Study Finds Biggest Cluster Ever Of Fatal Coal Miners' Disease  —  Epidemiologists at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health say they've identified the largest cluster of advanced black lung disease ever reported, a cluster that was first uncovered by NPR 14 months ago.
Amber Jamieson / BuzzFeed:
Performers And Staffers At “Sleep No More” Say Audience Members Have Sexually Assaulted Them  —  Former performers and staff at the wildly popular immersive theater production say the show's fantasy environment emboldens some audience members to commit sexual misconduct.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Jezebel
StarWars.com:
Game of Thrones Creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss to Write and Produce a New Series of Star Wars Films  —  David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are going from Winterfell to a galaxy far, far away.  —  It was announced today that Benioff and Weiss, creators of the smash-hit …
Wall Street Journal:
Can You Still Date a Co-Worker?  Well, It's Complicated  —  Some employers are starting to review their rules and are now ‘drawing a hard line in the sand’  —  Is it still OK to date someone you work with?  —  Yes.  —  Well, actually, it depends.  —  You might need to disclose it.
Washington Post:
Trump immigration plan could keep whites in U.S. majority for up to five more years … President Trump's proposal to cut legal immigration rates would delay the date that white Americans become a minority of the population by as few as one or as many as five additional years, according to an analysis by The Washington Post.
Discussion: Breitbart
Emily Stewart / Vox:
7 reasons not to completely lose it over the stock market's huge swings  —  Hopefully you didn't buy peak Bitcoin.  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 666 points on Friday and another 1,175 points on Monday.  On Tuesday, it took a sharp dive early in the day and then bounced between positive …
Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
The Republican Fiscal Stimulus Could Be Bigger Than Obama's  —  WASHINGTON — Republicans are pouring government stimulus into a steadily strengthening economy, adding economic fuel at a moment when unemployment is at a 16-year low and wages are beginning to rise, a combination that is stoking fears …
Tony Pugh / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
After approving Medicaid work requirements, Trump's HHS aims for lifetime coverage limits  —  WASHINGTON  —  After allowing states to impose work requirements for Medicaid enrollees, the Trump administration is now pondering lifetime limits on adults' access to coverage.
Adam SchefterESPN Senior / ESPN:
Josh McDaniels changes mind, jilting Colts to stay with Pats  —  After two days of reflection and conversations with the Patriots, New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels has decided not to accept the Indianapolis Colts' head-coaching job, the team confirmed Tuesday night.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Patrick LaForge / New York Times:
Doritos for Women?  Not a Real Thing, Company Now Says  —  Consider the Lady Dorito.  The internet did, for a couple of days, after a podcast interview with the chief executive of PepsiCo went sideways.  —  On Monday night, the company had to clarify that no, it was not going to create Doritos …
Washington Post:
Hero or hired gun?  How a British former spy became a flash point in the Russia investigation. … In the fall of 2016, a little more than a month before Donald Trump was elected president, Christopher Steele had the undivided attention of the FBI.  —  For months, the British former spy …
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Facebook hired a full-time pollster to monitor Zuckerberg's approval ratings  —  Why Tavis McGinn quit after six months  —  Tavis McGinn applied for a job at Facebook last year hoping to work in market research.  He had previously spent three years at Google, where he helped large advertisers refine …
 
 
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Democratic Group Targets All-G.O.P. States to Attack Gerrymandering
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Conservatives and the Cult of Trump
Christopher Haxel / Lansing State Journal:
In wake of Larry Nassar sentencing, John Geddert faces criminal investigation
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kelsey Snell / NPR:
House Passes Funding Extension After Trump Says 'I'd Love To See A Shutdown'
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
A flat-earther finally tried to fly away. His rocket didn't even ignite.
John Gehring / Religion News Service:
Paul Ryan faces an urgent moral challenge
 Earlier Items: 
Eli Clifton / LobeLog:
Gorka Joins Outlet That Published “Ten Things I Hate About Jews”
Discussion: Right Wing Watch
John McWhorter / New York Times:
What Trump's Speech Says About His Mental Fitness
Discussion: Althouse
Sam Thielman / Talking Points Memo:
Exclusive: Russian Gun Group With Ties To NRA Backed By Right-Wing Extremists
Susie Madrak / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Rick Perlstein Becomes Twitter Hero After Speaking Up For Mika
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Danielle Furfaro / New York Post:
Amtrak train breaks apart at 125 mph
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Mark Maurer / The Real Deal New York:
Google is buying Chelsea Market building for over $2 billion
Sarah Karlin-Smith / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway's ‘opioid cabinet’ sidelines drug czar's experts
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Paresh Dave / Wired:
Google says it wouldn't force its device makers, browser, and wireless carrier licensees to distribute Gemini to US users for three years, in a proposed remedy

Wall Street Journal:
Gina Raimondo says holding back China in the chips race is a “fool's errand”, and investment, more than export controls, will keep US ahead of Beijing

 
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