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7:20 PM ET, February 15, 2018

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Anti-Defamation League:
Florida White Supremacist Group Admits Ties to Alleged Parkland School Shooter Nikolas Cruz  —  A spokesperson for the white supremacist group Republic of Florida (ROF) told the Anti-Defamation League on Thursday, February 15, that Nikolas Cruz, the man charged with the previous day's deadly shooting spree …
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Washington Post:
No, there haven't been 18 school shootings in 2018.  That number is flat wrong. … The stunning number swept across the Internet within minutes of the news Wednesday that, yet again, another young man with another semi-automatic rifle had rampaged through a school, this time at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in South Florida.
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
The FBI Was Warned About A School Shooting Threat From A YouTube User Named Nikolas Cruz In September  —  In September, a YouTube user named Nikolas Cruz left a comment on a video stating, “I'm going to be a professional school shooter.”  The video's creator alerted both the FBI and YouTube.
Karl Etters / Tallahassee Democrat:
Local law enforcement: No ties between militia and school shooter  —  Jordan Jereb, local leader for the Republic of Florida, a separatist group on the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hate Watch  —  Local law enforcement sources have so far not found a connection between accused Parkland …
New York Times:
Florida Shooting Live Updates: White Supremacy Group Claims Nikolas Cruz as Member  —  PARKLAND, Fla. — The leader of a white supremacist group said on Thursday that the suspected gunman in one of the deadliest school shootings in modern American history was a member of his group and had participated in paramilitary drills.
Jugal K. Patel / New York Times:
After Sandy Hook, More Than 430 People Have Been Shot in 273 School Shootings  —  When a gunman killed 20 first graders and six adults with an assault rifle at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, it rattled Newtown, Conn., and reverberated across the world.  Since then, there have been at least 273 school shootings nationwide.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Stoneman Douglas assistant football coach Aaron Feis killed responding to shooting: ‘That is not firecrackers’
CNNMoney:
Casting blame on Russia probe, far-right fumes at FBI in aftermath of Florida shooting
Discussion: CNN and Talking Points Memo
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
In Florida, an AR-15 Is Easier to Buy Than a Handgun
Stephen Hobbs / Sun-Sentinel:
Nikolas Cruz: Troubled suspect had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Kimberly Hefling / Politico:
School safety money would be slashed in Trump budget
Discussion: Axios and New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Washington Post:
Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz: Guns, depression and a life in trouble
Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Steve Bannon met with Mueller multiple times over the past week  —  WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, who served as President Donald Trump's chief strategist, was interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller over multiple days this week, NBC News has learned from two sources familiar with the proceedings.
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CNN:
Exclusive: A top Trump campaign adviser close to plea deal with Mueller  —  Who is Rick Gates?  —  Washington (CNN)Former Trump campaign adviser Rick Gates is finalizing a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller's office, indicating he's poised to cooperate in the investigation, according to sources familiar with the case.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Bannon limits answers to House after seeing Mueller
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Dylan Scott / Vox:
The Senate put 4 immigration bills up for a vote.  They all failed.  —  Lawmakers couldn't find a path forward to fix DACA.  —  The dream looks dead.  —  The Senate failed Thursday afternoon to advance any of the four immigration bills that were put on the floor for a vote …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Senate Rejects Trump's Immigration Plan
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate rejects centrist immigration bill after Trump veto threat
Discussion: Power Line, New York Magazine and IJR
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Immigration bills fail in Senate, casting doubt on whether Congress can resolve fate of ‘dreamers’
New York Times:
Trump's Inaugural Committee Paid $26 Million to Firm of First Lady's Friend  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's inaugural committee paid nearly $26 million to an event planning firm started by an adviser to First Lady Melania Trump, while donating $5 million — less than expected — to charity …
Mike Walters / The Blast:
Stormy Daniels Has a ‘Monica Lewinsky Dress’ from Alleged Donald Trump Affair, Will Test It for DNA  —  Stormy Daniels pulled a Monica Lewinsky and held on to the dress she wore to an alleged hotel rendezvous with President Donald Trump, and now we are told she's going to get it tested for DNA to back up her story.
Discussion: Daily Wire, Raw Story and Towleroad
Department of Homeland Security:
Schumer-Rounds-Collins Destroys Ability of DHS to Enforce Immigration Laws, Creating a Mass Amnesty For Over 10 Million Illegal Aliens, Including Criminals  —  The Schumer-Rounds-Collins proposal destroys the ability of the men and women from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to remove millions of illegal aliens.
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Jeffrey Tambor Officially Fired From ‘Transparent’ in Wake of Harassment Claims  —  Amazon Studios has concluded its investigation into the actor and confirmed the decision Thursday.  —  It's official: Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to Amazon Studios' Transparent in the wake …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Small Lead for Saccone in CD18  —  Opinion on Trump helps Dem candidate remain in the hunt  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Republican Rick Saccone has a small advantage in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, even when the potential for a Democratic surge is taken into account.
Katie Notopoulos / BuzzFeed:
How I Cracked Facebook's New Algorithm And Tortured My Friends  —  Last Saturday — 12 days ago now — I shared a cringeworthy video on Facebook: a 6-minute clip of a twentysomething white woman showing off her small, blandly decorated Brooklyn apartment.  Sort of the pumpkin spice latte version of MTV Cribs — innocuous, but annoying.
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Rebekah Mercer / Wall Street Journal:
Forget the Media Caricature.  Here's What I Believe  —  I support U.S. generosity, decentralized power, evidence-based science, and open discourse.  —  Over the past 18 months, I have been the subject of intense speculation and public scrutiny, in large part because of the philanthropic investments …
Discussion: Splinter
Erin Griffith / Wired:
Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting  —  EACH NEW BREAKING news situation is an opportunity for trolls to grab attention, provoke emotions, and spread propaganda.  The Russian government knows this.  Fake-news manufacturing teenagers in Macedonia know this.  Twitter bot creators know this.
CBS News:
No, Oprah's not running for president in 2020  —  As she dives into her next political story for 60 Minutes, Winfrey addresses the rumors about her own future in politics  —  Brit McCandless Farmer  —  Oprah Winfrey has made a career out of listening, and since her speech at the Golden Globes last month, she's heard a rumbling.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:   Here's what Oprah and her confidants are saying about 2020
 
 
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Bismarck Tribune:
On second thought, Cramer's in North Dakota Senate race
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Congressional Stalemate Over Guns and Immigration Isn't Going Away
Elizabeth Chou / Daily News:
ICE arrests more than 100 in immigration sweeps across Southern California; LA leader calls it ‘all-out assault’
Discussion: RedState and NPR
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Florida's Gun Law Sickness
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Will the Supreme Court Become Trump's Enabler?
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Althouse
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Defying experts, NBC clings to its ‘PyeongChang’ pronunciation
CNN:
Ex-wife: Porter informed in September security clearance was ‘delayed’ due to ‘violent’ past
Discussion: USA Today
Nicholas Hautman / Us Weekly:
Amy Schumer Marries Chef Chris Fischer in Surprise Wedding After a Few Months of Dating
 Earlier Items: 
David Miles Hogg / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Student reporter interviews classmates hiding from gunman in Florida high school
Discussion: New York Times
Philly.com:
Ex-Philly cop says officer lied to put Meek Mill behind bars
Discussion: The FADER
Lee Smith / The Federalist:
The Media Stopped Reporting The Russia Collusion Story Because They Helped Create It
Discussion: RedState
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
‘Incensed’ Grassley Rips Sessions for Torching Justice Overhaul
Discussion: Politico and Talking Points Memo
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
Kimmel writer quotes every GOP lawmaker's post-Florida ‘thoughts and prayers’ …
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Kushner Investors Said to Be Subpoenaed by U.S. Tax Authorities
Discussion: BloombergQuint and CNBC
 

 
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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

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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