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10:35 AM ET, February 15, 2018

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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.
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Stephen Hobbs / Sun-Sentinel:
Nikolas Cruz: Troubled suspect had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School  —  Sun Sentinel  —  Adopted at birth by a loving older couple, Nikolas Cruz seemed to struggle in recent years.  His dad died when he was much younger and the 19-year-old's mom died just 3 ½ months ago …
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.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Stoneman Douglas assistant football coach Aaron Feis killed responding to shooting: ‘That is not firecrackers’  —  Sun Sentinel  —  Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, was among the 17 people shot and killed Wednesday at the Parkland high school.
New York Times:
Florida School Shooting Death Toll Is at 17 and Could Rise  —  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.
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.
miamiherald:
Florida school shooting suspect was ex-student who may have been flagged as threat
NBC News:
17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
‘If You See Something, Say Something’ Only Works if Authorities Do Something
Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Florida Shooter Made Sick Use of School's Active-Shooter Drill
CBS News:
Police respond to report of shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Florida — live updates
Louis Nelson / Politico:   Trump: ‘Neighbors and classmates knew’ alleged Florida shooter was ‘big problem’
Kelli Kennedy / BostonGlobe.com:
Florida school shooting suspect made ‘disturbing’ social media posts
Discussion: miamiherald
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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 …
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
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 …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Riding an Untamed Horse: Priebus Opens Up on Serving Trump
Discussion: ABC News
The Daily Beast:
Anthony Scaramucci and the Trump B-Team Plot ‘Revenge’ With John Kelly Faltering
Discussion: Politico
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: Politico and Mediaite
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Kushner Investors Said to Be Subpoenaed by U.S. Tax Authorities  —  Kushner Cos. says it's ‘not under investigation’ for taxes  —  U.S. tax authorities have requested documents from lenders and investors in real estate projects managed by Jared Kushner's family, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
‘Incensed’ Grassley Rips Sessions for Torching Justice Overhaul  —  Attorney general says bill could free ‘very worst’ inmates  —  Senator says he protected Sessions from Democrats, and Trump  —  Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Why are the Comey memos secret?
UVA Center / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Public Rates Presidents: Kennedy, Reagan, Obama at Top, Nixon, Johnson, Trump at Bottom  —  Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics poll measures views of recent chief executives at Presidents' Day  —  As Americans prepare to celebrate Presidents' Day, they rate John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:   Obama's First Retrospective Job Approval Rating Is 63%
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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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
Kimmel writer quotes every GOP lawmaker's post-Florida ‘thoughts and prayers’ tweet — and how much money they took from the NRA  —  As Republicans begin heaping “thoughts and prayers” on the families of the 17-plus people killed in Wednesday's deadly shooting at a high school outside Ft. Lauderdale …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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.
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: DOJ Official Bruce Ohr Hid Wife's Fusion GPS Payments From Ethics Officials  —  Bruce Ohr, the Department of Justice official who brought opposition research on President Donald Trump to the FBI, did not disclose that Fusion GPS, which performed that research at the Democratic …
Wall Street Journal:
Tech Luminary Peter Thiel Parts Ways With Silicon Valley  —  Billionaire investor frustrated with what he sees as intolerance of conservatism in tech industry; has discussed resigning from Facebook board  —  Billionaire investor Peter Thiel is relocating his home and personal investment firms …
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
He was convicted of a sex act that's no longer a crime.  Years later, he's deemed a sex offender. … Charlton Green was 20 when he was arrested after having oral sex with a 16-year-old male in a Georgia hotel room.  —  He was convicted of a sex crime — not because the act was not consensual …
 
 
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Mark Hemingway / Weekly Standard:
More Evidence the Obama White House Deliberately Deceived on the Iran Deal
Discussion: Ploughshares Fund and Instapundit
Richard L. Hasen / Los Angeles Times:
Stop treating Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a.k.a. ‘Notorious R.B.G.’ — like a celebrity
Discussion: New York Times and Reason
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
Republican Foes of Health Law Try a Patch Job Ahead of Midterms
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Media Matters for America:
Republicans can't quit fake news
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Christopher Cadelago / Sacramento Bee:
Top Clinton aide to run for California governor
Discussion: New York Times
The Hill:
Nervous GOP seeks new 2018 Senate candidates in three states
Discussion: Political Wire
Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Top 15 recipients of gun group campaign donations and their NRA grades as firearm bills keep getting shot down
Discussion: Mediaite
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
How $225,000 Can Help Secure a Pollution Loophole at Trump's E.P.A.
Discussion: Associated Press
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Progressives Must Stop Using Terror To Try And Intimidate Conservatives
Discussion: Instapundit
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Nancy Pelosi Dilemma
Ben Popken / NBC News:
Twitter deleted 200,000 Russian troll tweets. Read them here.
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
House Russia investigation has ‘abundance’ of evidence against Trump, says top Democrat
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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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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