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12:40 PM 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.
Daily Wire:
Media Push The Claim There Have Been 18 School Shootings In 2018.  Here Are The Facts.  —  In the wake of the horrific school shooting on Wednesday at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, various news outlets, seemingly trying to convince the public that an astronomical number …
Discussion: ABC News, RedState and Splinter
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.
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.
New York Times:
Florida Shooting: Trump Laments ‘Terrible Violence’ but Avoids Mention of Gun Control  —  PARKLAND, Fla. — President Trump said on Thursday that he would make school safety a top priority when he meets with the nation's governors later this month, following one of the deadliest school shootings in modern American history.
New York Times:
Nikolas Cruz, Florida Shooting Suspect, Was Expelled From School  —  The man suspected of opening fire inside a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, is a former student who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons, the authorities said.
Paulina Dedaj / Fox News:
Chelsea Handler blasts Republicans for Florida high school shooting, says they ‘have blood on their hands’
Discussion: Deadline and Hollywood Life
Kelly McCarthy / ABC News:
Florida shooting survivor praises school response but warns ‘this is something that people cannot get used to’
New York Times:
Death Toll Is at 17 and Could Rise in Shooting
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:   At Stoneman Douglas High School, cell phone videos take us inside a massacre
CNN:
Another ‘unspeakable tragedy’ at a US school leaves 17 dead in Florida
NBC News:
17 killed in shooting at high school in Parkland, Florida, authorities say
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Florida Shooter Made Sick Use of School's Active-Shooter Drill
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Breitbart
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
‘If You See Something, Say Something’ Only Works if Authorities Do Something
Discussion: Hit & Run and Washington Post
miamiherald:
Florida school shooting suspect was ex-student who may have been flagged as threat
Associated Press:
Trump to address nation on deadly mass shooting
Discussion: Axios
Megan Cerullo / New York Daily News:   These are all the school shootings that have taken place so far in 2018 and it's only February
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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: Washington Times
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The White House Flouts the First Rule of Crisis Communications: Get the Facts Out Fast  —  WASHINGTON — By the time the furor over a presidential aide accused of spousal abuse reached week two, the White House account of what happened became less clear, not more.  The contradictions were multiplying.
Sarah Kendzior / Fast Company:
Why Former Trump Staffers May Be Walking Security Threats
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 …
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:   Grassley Says He Wants to Discuss Gun Legislation After Massacre
Byron York / Washington Examiner:   Why are the Comey memos secret?
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 Splinter
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: Talking Points Memo, CNBC and Raw Story
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%
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 …
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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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. court says Trump travel ban unlawfully discriminates against Muslims
Discussion: The Right Scoop
 
 
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Department of Homeland Security:
Unaccompanied Alien Children and Family Units Are Flooding the Border Because of Catch and Release Loopholes
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Lee Smith / The Federalist:
The Media Stopped Reporting The Russia Collusion Story Because They Helped Create It
Discussion: Power Line
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
Department of Homeland Security:
Schumer-Rounds-Collins Destroys Ability of DHS to Enforce Immigration Laws, Creating a Mass Amnesty …
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Media Matters for America:
Republicans can't quit fake news
Christopher Cadelago / Sacramento Bee:
Top Clinton aide to run for California governor
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The Hill:
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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: The Week
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Progressives Must Stop Using Terror To Try And Intimidate Conservatives
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Nancy Pelosi Dilemma
Ben Popken / NBC News:
Twitter deleted 200,000 Russian troll tweets. Read them here.
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New York Times:
Trump Lawyer's Payment to Porn Star Raises New Questions
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
 

 
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The Guardian:
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Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline:
Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman signs a multiyear contract extension, making him the longest-serving film chief in Hollywood

Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
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