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12:45 AM ET, February 15, 2018

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CBS News:
Police respond to report of shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida — live updates  —  CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida.  —  The Broward Sheriff's Office said there are reports of victims.
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miamiherald:
Florida school shooting suspect was ex-student who may have been flagged as threat  —  The former student suspected of opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland may been identified a potential threat to fellow students in the past, according to one teacher.
New York Times:
Florida School Shooting: ‘No Words’ as 17 Die in a Barrage of Bullets  —  PARKLAND, Fla. — A heavily armed young man barged into his former high school about an hour northwest of Miami on Wednesday, opening fire on terrified students and teachers and leaving a death toll of 17 that could rise even higher, the authorities said.
miamiherald:
Amid massacre, a story of courage: Reports say football coach stepped in front of bullets  —  When a shooter opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County on Wednesday afternoon, reports emerged on Twitter of a football coach jumping in front of students to protect them from the shooter.
miamiherald:
‘Many’ dead, former student in custody after school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High in Broward  —  An American nightmare unfolded Wednesday afternoon at a North Broward high school when a former student came onto campus and opened fire, killing and injuring multiple people.
Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
Florida School Shooting Suspect Nikolas Cruz Was ‘Creepy and Weird,’ Survivors Say … Nikolas Cruz, 19, was identified by law-enforcement sources as the suspected gunman who attacked Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday.  —  Cruz was taken into police …
NBC News:
17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say
Washington Post:
Shooting reported at South Florida high school; several fatalities reported
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:   ‘The Republican plan for mass shootings’: Florida AG announces state will cover funeral expenses …
CNN:
Suspect in deadly Florida school shooting in custody, police say
Daily Mail:
WORST SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN THE LAST 20 YEARS
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Nicole Darrah / Fox News:   Florida high school football coach reportedly shot while shielding students from gunman
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:   At least 17 dead in ‘horrific’ Florida school shooting, suspect had ‘countless magazines’
Jim Acosta / CNN:
CNN Exclusive: At least 100 White House officials served with ‘interim’ security clearances until November  —  Pence on Porter: WH could've handled better  —  Washington (CNN)Nearly a year into President Donald Trump's administration, senior-level staffers — including Ivanka Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story, Axios and Politicus USA
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Third White House official resigns after being told he wouldn't qualify for full clearance  —  National Economic Council official George David Banks departed amid increasing scrutiny of the Trump administration's decision to let multiple staffers work on interim clearances.
NBC News:
Scores of top White House officials lack permanent security clearances  —  WASHINGTON — More than 130 political appointees working in the Executive Office of the President did not have permanent security clearances as of November 2017, including the president's daughter …
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Doomed White House romance is over! …
Discussion: IJR
Washington Post:
White House counsel walks a fine line in serving Trump's demands
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump endorses 25-cent gas tax hike
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Sanders pushes for Kelly to face the press over Porter scandal
Discussion: Bloomberg
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Gowdy launches probe into Rob Porter's White House employment
Discussion: IJR
Associated Press:
Porn star who alleged Trump affair: I can now tell my story  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Stormy Daniels, the porn star whom President Donald Trump's personal attorney acknowledges paying $130,000 just before Election Day, believes she is now free to discuss her alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer's Payment to Porn Star Raises New Questions  —  WASHINGTON — The admission by President Trump's longtime personal lawyer that he sent $130,000 to a pornographic film actress, who once claimed to have had an affair with Mr. Trump, has raised potential legal questions ranging from breach of contract to ethics violations.
Mike Walters / The Blast:
Stormy Daniels Warns Trump & Lawyer: You Breached Our Agreement, Now I'm Free to Talk!
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Whipple / Vanity Fair:
“Who Needs a Controversy Over the Inauguration?”:  Reince Priebus Opens Up About His Six Months of Magical Thinking  —  Months after his chaotic resignation as chief of staff, and with his successor on the hot seat, Priebus comes clean about everything: the inauguration crowd-size fiasco …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:   Riding an Untamed Horse: Priebus Opens Up on Serving Trump
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“A Death Match”: As Kelly Twists, a Chaotic Search for a New Chief of Staff Engulfs the West Wing
Discussion: The Atlantic and Raw Story
BostonGlobe.com:
Read the text of Elizabeth Warren's speech to Native American group  —  Read the prepared text of the speech Senator Elizabeth Warren gave to Native Americans on Wednesday.  —  Thank you for having me here today.  —  I want to start by thanking Chairwoman Andrews-Maltais for that introduction.
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BostonGlobe.com:
Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage
Discussion: New York Times and RedState
Ashley Feinberg / HuffPost:
Leaked Chat Transcripts: New York Times Employees Are Pissed About Bari Weiss  —  According to one employee, diversity efforts at the publication “are nothing but lip service.”  —  In 2016, James Bennet left his esteemed job at The Atlantic to run the editorial pages for The New York Times.
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
House Russia investigation has ‘abundance’ of evidence against Trump, says top Democrat  —  Adam Schiff said the panel had seen evidence of collusion with Russia and obstruction by Donald Trump's campaign and administration that is not yet public … Adam Schiff, the top Democrat …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Erin Kelly / USA Today:   Adam Schiff: There is ‘ample evidence’ of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
Veterans Affairs chief Shulkin, staff misled ethics officials about European trip, report finds  —  Veterans Affairs Secretary David J. Shulkin's chief of staff doctored an email and made false statements to create a pretext for taxpayers to cover expenses for the secretary's wife on a 10 …
New York Times:
Senators Strike Bipartisan Deal on Immigration Despite Veto Threat  —  WASHINGTON — A broad bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a narrow rewrite of the nation's immigration laws that would bolster border security and resolve the fate of the so-called Dreamers …
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The White House:
President Donald J. Trump Calls on the Senate to Support the Grassley Bill, Oppose Bills that Fail …
Courtney Tanner / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah's Republican chairman slams Mitt Romney and his expected Senate bid, compares him to Hillary Clinton  —  The Utah Republican Party chairman blasted Mitt Romney's anticipated Senate run, hitting him for “essentially doing what Hillary Clinton did in New York” — campaigning in a state he hasn't spent much time in.
 
 
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Ben Popken / NBC News:
Twitter deleted 200,000 Russian troll tweets. Read them here.
Discussion: National Review and Mashable
Rupan Bharanidaran / Daily Bruin:
Bruin Republicans cancels on-campus Milo Yiannopoulos event
Conrad Black / New York Sun:
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump's Military Parade Could Cost $30 Million
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Common Dreams
Franco Ordoñez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Cuts in Foreign Service promotions add to incredible shrinking State Department
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Reuters:
North Korean cheerleaders caught off guard by fake Kim Jong Un
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Bill Scher / Politico:
The Clock Is Not Ticking on DACA
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Washington Monthly
Scott Waldman / Scientific American:
Trump's Science Advisor, Age 31, Has a Political Science Degree
Discussion: Raw Story and Vox
 

 
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