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11:25 AM ET, February 28, 2018

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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Hope Hicks Acknowledges She Sometimes Tells White Lies for Trump  —  WASHINGTON — Hope Hicks, the White House communications director, told House investigators on Tuesday that her work for President Trump, who has a reputation for exaggerations and outright falsehoods, had occasionally required her to tell white lies.
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Washington Post:
Kushner's overseas contacts raise concerns as foreign officials seek leverage … Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump family v. John Kelly  —  The Trump family — and the president's oldest son, Don Jr., in particular — was angry about the overwhelmingly negative TV coverage about Jared Kushner last night, and feels White House Chief of Staff Kelly is hanging Jared out to dry, a source familiar with the situation tells Axios.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Ben Carson's HUD, Planning Cuts, Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office  —  WASHINGTON — Department of Housing and Urban Development officials spent $31,000 on a new dining room set for Secretary Ben Carson's office in late 2017 — just as the White House circulated its plans …
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Kushner loses access to top-secret intelligence  —  Presidential son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner has had his security clearance downgraded — a move that will prevent him from viewing many of the sensitive documents to which he once had unfettered access.  —  Kushner is not alone.
NBC News:
Trump slammed Clinton over handling of classified info.  That looks like hypocrisy now  —  First Read is your briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter  —  Jared Kushner loses access to highly classified information 3:04
Elizabeth Landers / CNN:
NRA directly appealed to Trump against raising age for firearms purchases
Washington Post:
Four Commerce Department appointees lose their posts after problems in background checks
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Jared Kushner Loses His Right-Hand Man Just When He Needs Him Most
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart and Washington Post
CBS News:   Hope Hicks' limited testimony divides House Intelligence Committee
Julie Creswell / New York Times:
Dick's, Major Gun Retailer, Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles  —  One of the nation's largest sports retailers, Dick's Sporting Goods, said Wednesday morning it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.  —  The retailer also said that it would no longer …
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Chris Isidore / CNNMoney:
Dick's Sporting Goods will stop selling assault-style rifles
Discussion: Shareblue Media and CBS Pittsburgh
CNN:
Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president  —  (CNN)Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered …
NBC News:
U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election  —  The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election …
Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
Trump campaign chief lends name to penny stock tied to felon  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The political strategist and online guru who was named President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign manager Tuesday has a close financial relationship with a penny-stock firm with a questionable history …
Discussion: Raw Story
People.com:
Oprah Winfrey Reveals the One Thing That Could Make Her Run for President  —  There's only one thing that could make Oprah Winfrey run for president in 2020.  —  Amid calls for her to consider a run for the White House — from fans as well as her closest friends — “I went into prayer,” …
Discussion: Axios, Friendly Atheist and AOL
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge sets Sept. 17 trial date for Manafort on Mueller charges  —  A judge in Washington on Wednesday set a Sept. 17 trial date for former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort on charges from special counsel Robert Mueller, including money laundering and failing to register as a foreign agent.
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Jerome R. Corsi / USA Today:
Arm qualified, willing teachers and staff  —  Allowing teachers and school staff the right to carry weapons provides the possibility of a near instant response: Opposing view  —  Even in the best of circumstances, police responding to a school shooting need time to deploy, arrive on the scene and engage.
Lauren DeBellis Appell / Fox News:
The NRA just got a new member.  Here's why this mom of two joined the group  —  As a mom of kids in elementary school, I became a proud member of the NRA for the first time last week.  I did so because the absence of common sense that I've witnessed recently is alarming to me as a parent.
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Scott Travis / Sun-Sentinel:
Students return to Stoneman Douglas; 'I'm a little nervous'
Discussion: Axios, Joe.My.God. and RedState
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
PA-18 Special Election Moves from Lean Republican to Toss Up  —  It's not normal for Republicans to be worried about losing a seat President Trump carried by 20 points.  But with two weeks to go before the March 13 special election, Republican state Rep. Rick Saccone is locked …
Liz Ruskin / Alaska Public Media:
Rep. Young suggests guns could've saved Jews during Holocaust  —  Speaking at a conference in Juneau last week, Alaska Congressman Don Young argued against gun control by suggesting Jews might not have died in the Holocaust if they had been armed.  —  Listen now
Discussion: Roll Call and ThinkProgress
Taylor Lorenz / The Daily Beast:
The Instagram Stars Hiding Their Famous, Muslim-Hating Mom, Pamela Geller … Claudia, Jackie, Olivia, and Margo Oshry are a group of sisters in New York living the millennial dream, running viral Instagram accounts and ruthlessly curating their online images.
New York Times:
With AR-15s, Mass Shooters Attack With the Rifle Firepower Typically Used by Infantry Troops  —  A Marine shooting a standard rifle used by the military.  —  The gunman firing a civilian variant during the Parkland shooting. … Since 2007, at least 173 people have been killed in mass shootings …
Michael Tesler / Washington Post:
Democrats and Republicans are increasingly divided on the value of teaching black history  —  Wednesday marks the end of Black History Month.  And like prior Februaries, this month has seen its fair share of articles lamenting Americans' lack of knowledge about African American history.
Discussion: Shakesville
Tony Badran / Tablet Magazine:
‘Ambassador Samantha Power Lied to My Face About Syria,’ by Kassem Eid  —  One day after the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Saturday demanding a truce in the besieged Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta to allow for aid access and medical evacuations, Russia, Iran …
Discussion: Power Line
Bloomberg:
How Defective Guns Became the Only Product That Can't Be Recalled  —  Taurus sold almost a million handguns that can potentially fire without anyone pulling the trigger.  The government won't fix the problem.  The NRA is silent.  —  Thomas “Bud” Brown makes his way out the back door …
Ned Oliver / The Roanoke Times:
GreenTech, the electric car company once led by McAuliffe, files for bankruptcy  —  The electric car company founded by former Gov. Terry McAuliffe filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, blaming in part a wave of negative coverage by a conservative news website for its financial woes.
Discussion: Daily Wire
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Dem wins New Hampshire seat in Trump district  —  Democrats picked up another special election victory Tuesday, winning a legislative seat in a New Hampshire district where President Trump  —  by a 13-point margin in 2016.  —  Voters in Laconia chose Philip Spagnuolo, a substance abuse counselor …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Vox
Tampa Bay Times:
Shooting survivor's father admits email changes in CNN spat  —  Colton Haab's father acknowledges omitting some words from the email but says he didn't do it on purpose.  —  Last week's televised town hall on guns and school safety has led to finger-pointing by the father of a Florida school shooting survivor and CNN.
Laura Jarrett / CNN:
Sessions says internal watchdog looking at allegations of FISA abuse  —  Page: US interfered more in elections than Russians  —  (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that the internal watchdog at the Justice Department is looking at whether the FBI has properly handled applications …
Washington Post:
Cyber chief says Trump has given him no new authority to strike at Russian interference threat … The head of U.S. Cyber Command warned lawmakers that penalties and other measures have not “changed the calculus or the behavior” of Russia as it seeks to interfere with this year's midterm elections.
The Daily Beast:
Russia Says It's Reinstated to the Olympics After Doping Scandal  —  Russia's membership in the International Olympic Committee has been “fully restored” following its team's suspension for systemic doping violations, according to the country's own Olympic committee.
Addy Baird / ThinkProgress:
EXCLUSIVE: FedEx's secret deal with the NRA and the gun industry  —  More than two dozen companies have cut ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA) in recent days, having come under scrutiny for doing business with the gun lobby following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 people dead earlier this month.
Lea Skene / www.theadvocate.com:
Mother of baby killed in Baton Rouge crash involving off-duty cop arrested for failing to secure child seat  —  Just weeks after a Baton Rouge police officer was arrested on negligent homicide and accused of causing a crash that injured several people and killed a baby, the child's mother …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Debbie Lesko wins Republican primary race for vacant congressional seat
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Congress Looks for Guidance From Trump on Gun Legislation
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times and Raw Story
David Smith / The Guardian:
Half-century of US civil rights gains have stalled or reversed, report finds
Chicago Tribune:
Obama makes pitch for his center in Jackson Park: ‘Too much development’ has not been the problem for South Side
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Rise of Woke Capital
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
After Parkland, vulnerable suburban Republicans under pressure on guns
Discussion: Washington Post
Guy Faulconbridge / Reuters:
Exclusive: North Korean leaders used Brazilian passports to apply for Western visas - sources
Discussion: Axios
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf tipped off immigrants about ICE raid and isn't sorry she did
Discussion: RedState, CNN, Fox News and Althouse
 Earlier Items: 
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Judge Orders Tarps Removed From Confederate Statues in Charlottesville
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Jezebel
John Bowden / The Hill:
Supreme Court rules immigrants can be detained indefinitely
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Roy Moore Consultants' New Project: A Conspiracy-Theorizing Pro-Trump News Site
Discussion: Raw Story
Ginger Hervey / Politico:
EU's Irish border position is a ‘fantasy,’ says former UK Brexit minister
Ali Winston / The Verge:
Palantir has secretly been using New Orleans to test its predictive policing technology
Anton Troianovski / Washington Post:
A self-described sex expert says she will spill information on Trump and Russia to get out of a Thai jail
 

 
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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

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

 
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