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9:45 AM ET, February 26, 2018

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CNN:
In Russia probes, Republicans draw red line at Trump's finances  —  Mueller charges lawyer with lying about Gates interaction  —  (CNN)Top Republicans on Capitol Hill have made a concerted decision in their Russia inquiries: They are staying away from digging into the finances of President Donald Trump and his family.
Discussion: Axios, Political Wire and Raw Story
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
Kelly and Kushner stuck at an impasse after Trump's punt on clearance  —  The chief of staff is unlikely to grant the president's son-in-law a permanent clearance, but isn't likely to quit over the issue, either.  —  President Donald Trump's decision to punt the issue of whether Jared Kushner …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
How Long Can John Kelly Hang On?  —  Last year, Democrats and Republicans alike agreed that if anyone could bring order to the Trump administration, it was the retired four-star Marine general.  Were they wrong?  —  On a Saturday afternoon last July, the day after John Kelly agreed …
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Ivanka Trump: Arming teachers an option that ‘needs to be discussed’  —  Ivanka Trump said in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Sunday that her father's suggestion of arming teachers is an option worth discussing.  The president made the proposal after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida, this month.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:   Ivanka Trump says arming teachers ‘needs to be discussed’
Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Terry McAuliffe: ‘Who Better to Take on Trump Than Me?’
Discussion: Daily Wire
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
A CDC researcher left work sick two weeks ago — then vanished … Dr. Timothy J. Cunningham had been a rising official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  —  The Harvard-educated epidemiologist was promoted in July at the U.S. Public Health Service in Atlanta and contributed …
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Christina Caron / New York Times:
C.D.C. Employee Is Missing Nearly Two Weeks After Leaving Work Sick
Discussion: Washington Post
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump privately pushing personal pilot to run FAA  —  The president's personal pilot is on the administration's short list to head the Federal Aviation Administration.  Trump has told a host of administration officials and associates that he wants John Dunkin — his longtime personal pilot …
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
David Hogg: Gov. Rick Scott Should Be ‘Held Accountable’ For Sheriff's Deputies That Didn't Confront Shooter  —  David Hogg, a survivor of the Parkland, Florida high school shooting, told Morning Joe on Monday that he thinks Gov. Rick Scott should be “held accountable” for the failure of three sheriff's deputies to confront the gunman.
Discussion: NBC News
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump privately talks up executing all big drug dealers  —  In Singapore, the death penalty is mandatory for drug trafficking offenses.  And President Trump loves it.  He's been telling friends for months that the country's policy to execute drug traffickers is the reason its drug consumption rates are so low.
Devan Cole / CNN:
Trump campaign emails photo of Parkland survivor, asks for donations  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's re-election campaign used a photo of a survivor of the Parkland, Florida, shooting in an email Saturday that asks its recipients to donate money to the campaign.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Schiff Memo Harms Democrats More Than It Helps Them  —  It confirms that the FBI and the DOJ relied heavily on uncorroborated, third-hand, anonymous sources in their FISA application.  —  Maybe Adam Schiff has more of a sense of humor than I'd have given him credit for.
Discussion: Power Line
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats for Eavesdrop Abuse
Discussion: Betsy's Page and The Daily Caller
Stephanie M. Lee / BuzzFeed:
The Inside Story Of How An Ivy League Food Scientist Turned Shoddy Data Into Viral Studies  —  Brian Wansink won fame, funding, and influence for his science-backed advice on healthy eating.  Now, emails show how the Cornell professor and his colleagues have hacked and massaged low-quality data …
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Monica Lewinsky / Vanity Fair:
Emerging from “the House of Gaslight” in the Age of #MeToo  —  On the 20th anniversary of the Starr investigation, which introduced her to the world, the author reflects on the changing nature of trauma, the de-evolution of the media, and the extraordinary hope now provided by the #MeToo movement.
Discussion: thecut and Jezebel
Sam Baker / Axios:
Public-sector unions prepare to be kneecapped at the Supreme Court  —  The Supreme Court is very likely on the verge of dealing a devastating blow to public-sector unions — one of the last remaining strongholds of organized labor, and a critical part of the Democratic Party's base.
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Ashley Gold / Politico:
Supreme Court to hear arguments in global digital privacy case
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
The Intercept:
Koch Document Reveals Laundry List of Policy Victories Extracted from the Trump Administration  —  In the backdrop of a chaotic first year of Donald Trump's presidency, the conservative Koch brothers have won victory after victory in their bid to reshape American government to their interests.
Discussion: Washington Post
Shannon Valladolid / 10NEWS:
Florida Gun Show sees “record number” of attendees despite gun control debate  —  Manager for the Florida Gun Show, George Fernandez says they've never seen such a big crowd.  —  TAMPA — Thousands of gun enthusiasts flocked to the Florida State Fairgrounds for the Florida Gun Show event.
Bronte Coy / NEWS.com.au:
Fire And Fury author Michael Wolff flees Today interview after questions over Trump's affairs  —  THE author of an explosive book about Donald Trump abruptly killed his interview with Today's Ben Fordham after one curly question he clearly didn't like.  —  Trump author flees Today interview0:38
Bob Bernick / utahpolicy.com:
Chaos in the Utah GOP!  Hardliners adopt rule change that could kick Mitt Romney (and other candidates) out of the party  —  You may have thought the internal workings of the Utah Republican Party were really screwed up before.  —  But now get this:  —  If former U.S. GOP presidential …
Discussion: Political Wire
Bloomberg:
U.S. Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump, Won't Hear Immigration Appeal  —  The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration appeal aimed at ending deportation protections for young undocumented immigrants, steering clear for now of the debate over the fate of hundreds of thousands of people.
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Elizabeth Warren's stealth campaign to shed ‘Pocahontas’  —  Elizabeth Warren's surprise address this month on her disputed Native American heritage was just one piece of a concerted campaign by the Massachusetts senator and potential 2020 hopeful to put the controversy behind her.
Dan Steinberg / Washington Post:
Three sportswriters launch subscription D.C. sports site … The most popular D.C. sports media parlor game finally has an answer.  —  For months, as regional subscription sites have attempted to reconfigure the national sports media landscape, fans and journalists asked who would first attempt that concept in Washington.
 
 
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NBC News:
Collusion or not, Russia probe is worst political scandal in decades
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump has long vowed to slash government. Now the knives are finally coming out.
Discussion: Politico
Alan Pell Crawford / The American Conservative:
Tucker Carlson: The Populist Paladin of Primetime
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
The Russian Bots Are Coming. This Bipartisan Duo Is On It.
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Will the U.S. Help the Saudis Get a Nuclear Weapon?
Wall Street Journal:
Blackstone Wants To Know About Funds' Gun Investments
Discussion: Washington Post
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
An attack on North Korea would be massive - and massively stupid
 Earlier Items: 
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Kamala Harris positions herself for White House run
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:
AP Review: Trump's deregulation drive weakens safety rules
Matt Dixon / Politico:
NRA battles Florida Republicans over gun crackdown
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Democrats march toward single-payer health care
Discussion: RedState
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Longtime Lawyer, Michael Cohen, Knows Way Too Much. So Why is He Still in Exile?
San Francisco Chronicle:
Warning of ICE sweep, Oakland mayor takes Trump resistance to new level
Discussion: Fox News and Geller Report
Max Boot / Washington Post:
If this is what conservatism has become, count me out
 

 
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