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11:25 AM ET, February 25, 2018

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Assessing the new Democratic intel memo  —  It took a while, owing to delays over classified information, but Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have finally released their rebuttal to the “FISA abuse” memo put forth earlier this month by committee Republicans.
Discussion: Power Line and Fox News
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
5 Takeaways From the Release of the Democratic Memo  —  WASHINGTON — An application to wiretap a former associate of President Trump's campaign in fall 2016 “made only narrow use” of information provided by a former British spy who compiled a notorious dossier about Mr. Trump and Russia …
Discussion: The Week
Brent D. Griffiths / Politico:
Trump urges national unity, investigation of ‘the other side’ amid Russia probe
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Dems' rebuttal to GOP FISA memo is released; Trump deems it a ‘bust’
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Nunes Memo Is Fake and the Russia Scandal Is Very Real
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Democratic rebuttal to the Nunes memo tears it apart
Mona Charen / New York Times:
I'm Glad I Got Booed at CPAC  —  I've been a conservative my entire life.  I fell hard for William F. Buckley as a teenager and my first job was as editorial assistant at Buckley's National Review, followed by stints writing speeches for first lady Nancy Reagan and then working for the Gipper himself.
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Tim Alberta / Politico:   Trump's Takeover of Conservatism Is Complete and Total
Casey Tolan / Mercury News:
California Democratic Party declines to endorse Dianne Feinstein in re-election bid  —  SAN DIEGO — The California Democratic Party declined to make an endorsement in this year's U.S. Senate race early Sunday morning, snubbing Sen. Dianne Feinstein in her bid for a fifth full term.
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Politico:
California Democrats decline to endorse Feinstein  —  The party declines to give its backing to the state's senior senator.  —  SAN DIEGO — In a sharp rebuke of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the California Democratic Party has declined to endorse the state's own senior senator in her bid for reelection.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit
David Dayen / The Intercept:
California Democrats Deny Dianne Feinstein Their Endorsement for Senate  —  SAN DIEGO — Despite over a quarter-century representing California in the Senate, Dianne Feinstein in a humiliating setback was denied the endorsement of the California Democratic Party on Saturday …
Los Angeles Times:
California Democratic Party offers no endorsements in U.S. Senate or governor's races
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russian spies hacked the Olympics and tried to make it look like North Korea did it, U.S. officials say … Russian military spies hacked several hundred computers used by authorities at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, according to U.S. intelligence.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump approval slides, matches lowest point of presidency  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)President Donald Trump's approval rating in a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS stands at 35%, down five points over the last month to match his lowest level yet.  —  The slide follows a January bump …
Discussion: Political Wire
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
This Snake Can't Shed His Skin  —  On her way to work one morning, down the path along the lake, a tenderhearted woman saw a rich, coldhearted, frozen snake.  —  His tangerine skin was all caked with makeup and his bald spot was frosted with the dew.  —  “Poor thing,” she cried, “I'll take you in, and I'll take care of you.”
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Edges of Reason  —  When I was a child I lived in several worlds.
Discussion: ABC
David Brody / New York Times:
In Donald Trump, Evangelicals Have Found Their President
Washington Post:
After testy call with Trump over border wall, Mexico's president shelves plan to visit White House … Tentative plans for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to make his first visit to the White House to meet with President Trump were scuttled this week after a testy call between …
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
David Hogg Dings NRA's Dana Loesch: 'Everything She's Saying Seems Like Spectacle'  —  Following NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch's appearance on ABC's This Week in which she defended the organization and its members in the wake of the Parkland shooting, Marjory Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg …
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Kelsey Tamborrino / Politico:
Broward sheriff: 'I won't resign'
Discussion: Axios
Andrew Sparrow / The Guardian:
Fire and Fury author and Tony Blair accuse each other of lying  —  Michael Wolff calls ex-PM ‘complete liar’ after he dismisses claims about dealings with Trump's White House … The former prime minister Tony Blair and the American author Michael Wolff have accused each other of lying …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:   ‘I do not know if the president is having an affair’: Michael Wolff squirms on Dutch TV
Anthony Swofford / New York Times:
I Was a Marine.  I Don't Want a Gun in My Classroom.  —  Before the United States Marine Corps allowed me to carry a live M-16 assault rifle, I went through hundreds of hours of firearms training.  Classroom sessions devoted to nomenclature, maintenance and basic operation accounted …
Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
US could be witnessing ‘end of a two-party system’: Republican governor  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he believes Americans could be witnessing the “end of a two-party system.”  —  “I don't think either party is answering people's deepest concerns and needs,” Kasich told ABC News Chief …
Discussion: Politico and Axios
Stan Collender / Forbes:
Will Trump Wage A Privately Funded War?  —  In one of the most frightening stories I've read since the start of the Trump presidency, The New York Times reported on Saturday that the administration is seriously considering paying for the new U.S. embassy it wants to build in Jerusalem …
 
 
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Trump just retweeted a fringe radio host who has attacked the Florida school shooting survivors
Kevin Sieff / Washington Post:
Divided by drought  —  Cape Town is running out of water …
Associated Press:
Transgender boy wins girls' state wrestling title for second time
Discussion: The College Fix
The Guardian:
Colombia extradites ‘Pablo Escobar of Ecuador’ to US
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Supreme Court could cripple public unions in run-up to 2018 midterms
Bruce Fretts / New York Times:
Would You Swipe Right on Amphibian Man From ‘The Shape of Water’?
Kurt Erickson / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Prepping for impeachment: Here's what Greitens and lawmakers face in the coming days
Discussion: Political Wire
 Earlier Items: 
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump would like to see a military parade on Veterans Day with ‘a lot of plane flyovers’
Discussion: Political Wire
Ana Cerrud / Washington Post:
Police, yelling, power turned off: Confrontation over Trump's Panama hotel escalates
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
Disgraced deputy in Florida shooting once named ‘officer of the year’
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Maxine Waters: Time ‘to get ready for impeachment’
Discussion: Political Wire
Dana Schuster / Page Six:
Inside the toxic atmosphere at ‘Megyn Kelly Today’
Discussion: Mediaite and TVNewser
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Corey Lewandowski returns to the Oval Office
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Mueller Is Gaining Steam. Should Trump Worry?
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Atlantic
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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