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10:30 PM ET, February 15, 2018

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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.
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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 …
The Daily Beast:
White Supremacists Claim Nikolas Cruz Trained With Them; Students Say He Wore Trump Hat in School … PARKLAND, Florida—Nikolas Cruz, the man accused of killing 17 people in a Florida high school, was a member of a “white separatist paramilitary proto-fascist organization,” the group told The Daily Beast.
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 …
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.
miamiherald:
The victims of the Douglas High mass shooting  —  The Broward County Sheriff's Office has not yet released the names of the 17 people killed in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday.  But relatives and friends of the victims took to social media on Thursday to mourn and honor the people they lost.
Associated Press:
The Latest: FBI alerted to YouTube ‘shooter’ post last year  —  PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly school shooting at a Florida high school (all times local):  —  A Mississippi bail bondsman named Benjamin Bennight says he alerted the FBI last September after someone using the screen name …
CNN:
Another ‘unspeakable tragedy’ at a US school leaves 17 dead in Florida  —  (CNN)A gunman unleashed horror at his former high school in South Florida on Wednesday, authorities said, slaughtering at least 17 unsuspecting students and adults and leaving the country asking why another school massacre has happened yet again.
New York Times:
Florida Shooting Live Updates: White Supremacy Group Claims Nikolas Cruz as Member
New York Times:
Flashes of Rage. Family Loss. Nikolas Cruz's Lifetime of Trouble.
Discussion: IJR
Amir Vera / CNN:
A football coach who shielded students from the Florida shooter died as he lived — by putting himself second
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.
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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.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
White House left feeling rudderless as Trump hangs back in crisis  —  After failing to arrest and even extending the scandal over a senior aide's clearance status amid domestic abuse allegations, the president took a low-key approach on the Florida shootings.
Discussion: Political Wire
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CBS News:
White House refuses to release photo of Trump signing bill to weaken gun law
Discussion: Washington Press and Politicus USA
CNN:   Ex-wife: Porter informed in September security clearance was ‘delayed’ due to ‘violent’ past
CNN:
Ex-wife's photos raise questions about McGahn's role in Porter scandal
Discussion: Axios and The Week
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:   White House portrayal of security office conflicts with its role in past administrations
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: Raw Story, Daily Wire and Towleroad
New York Times:
Senate Rejects Immigration Plans, Leaving Fate of Dreamers Uncertain  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate summarily blocked three measures on Thursday — including one backed by President Trump — to resolve the fate of the so-called Dreamers, leaving hundreds of thousands of them facing an uncertain future.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate rejects centrist immigration bill after Trump veto threat
Discussion: Power Line, New York Magazine and IJR
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.
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary regarding the Schumer-Rounds-Collins Amendment
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.
Alex Guillén / Politico:
Pruitt's security threat?  A passenger shouting, 'You're f—ing up the environment'  —  Encounters with an angry traveler in the Atlanta airport and other unruly critics prompted EPA security staff to recommend first-class travel for the administrator, the agency says.
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Washington Post:
Public confrontations prompted Pruitt to switch to first-class travel, EPA says
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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.
more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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.
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
It's time to bring back the assault weapons ban, gun violence experts say  —  The perpetrator of Wednesday's horrific school shooting in Parkland, Fla., purchased his military-style assault weapon legally.  So did the man who shot more than 400 people in Las Vegas in October.
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Press
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
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: Breitbart and Splinter
New York Times:
Two Bronx Men Arrested in Terror Scheme  —  A former Harlem high school teacher and his twin brother were arrested on Thursday in a federal investigation and charged with building an explosive device, according to court papers.  —  The two men kept boxes full of what the government …
Discussion: Politico, Justice News and Splinter
 
 
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
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Washington Post:
VA chief fights for his political future amid internal strife and allegations of subterfuge
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
The Truth About the Florida School Shooting
Tommy Christopher / Shareblue Media:
Watch: Ted Cruz laughs at suggestion of doing anything about gun violence
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed:
Twitter Says Impersonating A Journalist During A Mass Shooting Doesn't Violate Its Rules
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Lawrence Bonk / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Calls Fight For Gun Control ‘Class War’ and Says the ‘Left Hates Rural America’
Lawrence Meyers / Townhall.com:
President Trump: Have Education Department Mandate Active Shooter Protocols
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
‘Incensed’ Grassley Rips Sessions for Torching Justice Overhaul
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Kushner Investors Said to Be Subpoenaed by U.S. Tax Authorities
 

 
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Bloomberg:
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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