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5:10 AM ET, February 20, 2018

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CNN:
Exclusive: Mueller's interest in Kushner grows to include foreign financing efforts  —  Sources: Rick Gates close to plea deal  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's interest in Jared Kushner has expanded beyond his contacts with Russia and now includes his efforts to secure financing …
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
How A Plea Reversal From Michael Flynn Could Uncover More Federal Corruption
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Gateway Pundit
CBS News:
5 things that are more complicated than buying a gun in Florida  —  The 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people on Valentine's Day at his former high school in Parkland, Florida, allegedly bought seven rifles in the last year, a federal law enforcement source has told CBS News.
Discussion: RedState, Breitbart and twitchy.com
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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Columbine survivor introduces bill to expand concealed-carry in schools
Matthew Chapman / Shareblue Media:
Students who survived massacre refuse to pose for photo op with Trump
Discussion: BostonGlobe.com and IJR
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Florida Governor Rick Scott Won't Attend CNN Town Hall on Florida School Shooting
New York Times:
The New Pennsylvania House Districts Are In.  We Review the Mapmakers' Choices.  —  Reviewing the decisions made to redraw the map in one of the country's most gerrymandered states.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
New Pennsylvania map gives Democrats big boost in midterms
Discussion: Axios and electionlawblog.org
Bshughart / Senator Joe Scarnati:   Scarnati, Turzai Issue Statement PA Supreme Court's Gerrymandered Congressional Map
Jonathan Lai / Philly.com:
Pa. gerrymandering case: State Supreme Court releases new congressional map for 2018 elections
Discussion: BuzzFeed, Associated Press and The Week
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Manafort Under Scrutiny For $40 Million In “Suspicious” Transactions  —  As the special counsel investigated President Donald Trump's former campaign manager Paul Manafort, authorities obtained details on “suspicious” banking activity that was first unearthed in 2014 and 2015.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Plans a Streaming Service for ‘Superfans’  —  Thanks to a relentless news cycle — and a dedicated fan in the Oval Office — Fox News has defied the downward trends in the television business, notching its highest-rated year in 2017 even as audiences dwindled for many networks.
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Fox News's appalling past 72 hours, analyzed
New York Times:
After Florida School Shooting, Russian ‘Bot’ Army Pounced  —  SAN FRANCISCO — One hour after news broke about the school shooting in Florida last week, Twitter accounts suspected of having links to Russia released hundreds of posts taking up the gun control debate.
Discussion: The Atlantic
Washington Post:
For the weary White House, Florida shooting offered a ‘reprieve’ from scandals … The White House was under siege.  —  Domestic abuse allegations against a senior aide were ignored, pointing to a potential high-level coverup.  Two Cabinet secretaries were caught charging taxpayers for luxury travel.
Lucian Wintrich / The Gateway Pundit:
EXPOSED: School Shooting Survivor Turned Activist David Hogg's Father in FBI, Appears To Have Been Coached On Anti-Trump Lines [VIDEO]  —  As previously reported:  —  In less than a week since they survived a mass murdering gunman attack on their school, two student who quickly became media stars …
Discussion: CNN, ThinkProgress and RedState
New York Times:
Tax Overhaul Gains Public Support, Buoying Republicans  —  The tax overhaul that President Trump signed into law now has more supporters than opponents, buoying Republican hopes for this year's congressional elections.  —  The growing public support for the law coincides with an eroding Democratic lead …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Poll: Most Americans now support GOP tax law
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Lawmaker who led #MeToo push invited staffer to play spin the bottle, complaint says … California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia, one of the leading voices behind the #MeToo movement, is facing accusations that she sexually harassed staffers — including one who said she fired him after he refused …
Discussion: The Stranger …
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Alexei Koseff / Sacramento Bee:
Spin the bottle game among newest allegations against female lawmaker
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Rob Porter's Charisma and Ambition Disguised Flare-ups of Anger  —  WASHINGTON — People who crossed paths with Rob Porter in Harvard classrooms or the hallways of Capitol Hill describe him in glowing terms: He was articulate enough to be secretary of state.  Intelligent enough to be a Supreme Court justice.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
The story behind the story: How the Rob Porter scandal broke
Discussion: KTLA and CNN
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Oops!  Sarah Huckabee Sanders cops to making a rare mistake and says Trump has not confirmed for WHCD yet - but WILL go to Gridiron  — The White House told DailyMail.com Monday that President Trump would attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but then walked it back
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and The Right Scoop
Bill Scher / Politico:
Why the NRA Always Wins  —  It's not the money.  It's the culture.  —  Your burning outrage about the Parkland school massacre is already starting to flicker.  The special counsel's indictments of the Russian hacker operation, and President Donald Trump's dizzying response to them …
David Brooks / New York Times:
Respect First, Then Gun Control  —  This has been an emotional week.  We greet tragedies like the school shooting in Florida with shock, sadness, mourning and grief that turns into indignation and rage.  The anger inevitably gets directed at the N.R.A., those who support gun rights …
Discussion: Splinter
Bob Jordan / USA Today:
History experts in New York Times op-ed: Trump worst president ever, Obama in top 10  —  Donald Trump is America's worst president, says a New York Times opinion piece that's based on a survey of 170 members of the American Political Science Association's Presidents and Executive Politics section.
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
Focus on Dreamers breeds resentment from other immigrants here illegally
Discussion: Townhall.com and Breitbart
ABC:
Australia should pass Magnitsky Act to target Putin's cronies, businessman Bill Browder says
Washington Post:
Most Americans say Trump, Congress not doing enough to stop mass shootings, Post-ABC poll finds
Discussion: ABC News
Washpostpr / Washington Post:
Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron delivers Reuters Memorial Lecture at the University of Oxford
David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump endorses Romney in run for U.S. Senate seat in Utah
Discussion: Political Wire
Allison Reamer / Toledo Blade:
Toledo pastor, family charged with aggravated robbery
Discussion: Law & Crime and Raw Story
Dan Wolken / USA Today:
Norway is dominating these Winter Olympics with a unique approach to sports
Discussion: Breitbart and Daily Wire
 Earlier Items: 
George Skelton / Los Angeles Times:
No one becomes a mass shooter without a mass-shooting gun
Discussion: Breitbart
Derek Hunter / The Daily Caller:
Michael Moore Participated In Russia-Sponsored Anti-Trump Rally
Discussion: Fox News and Power Line
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
State House Republicans in Virginia back Medicaid expansion
Discussion: Vox
Alex Leary / Tampa Bay Times:
Rep. Tom Rooney will not seek re-election
Discussion: The Daily Caller, Axios and Joe.My.God.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Liberals Fail, Volume XXXVII
Discussion: 105.9 FM and AM 630
Nina Burleigh / Newsweek:
HOW AN ALT-RIGHT BOT NETWORK TOOK DOWN AL FRANKEN
Discussion: Power Line, Raw Story and Instapundit
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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