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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
READ: Trump Says Rep. Maxine Waters Needs ‘An IQ Test’ At Gridiron Dinner  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday night addressed the annual Gridiron Club Dinner, an event he skipped last year and one known for presidential humor.  —  Though he poked fun at his own administration's dysfunction …
Discussion: CNN, AOL and thecut
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
The most memorable jokes from Trump's Gridiron dinner speech
New York Times:   A Night of Laughs Between Trump and His Favorite Punching Bag
Emily Mills / Mansfield News Journal:
Mother arrested after boy shoots 4-year-old sister in Ashland County  —  HAYESVILLE - A mother was arrested Saturday evening after an 8-year-old boy shot his 4-year-old sister Saturday afternoon, the Ashland County Sheriff's Office reported.  —  The sheriff's office was notified around 2:30 p.m. Saturday …
New York Times:
Defying the Odds, Kellyanne Conway Steps Back and Hangs On  —  WASHINGTON — A year ago, few “on the outside” — a phrase perhaps tellingly favored in the Trump White House — would have guessed that Kellyanne Conway would be the one hanging on as other high-profile aides pull their rip cords.
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 2-11-18: Former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, former …
Discussion: Political Wire and AOL
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
Trump will never ‘let it go’ that Jeff Sessions' recusal from Russia probe was ‘original sin’: Priebus
Discussion: Breitbart
Associated Press:
The Latest: May tells Trump of Britain's ‘deep concern’  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump and trade (all times local):  —  British Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken with President Donald Trump and expressed “deep concern” about his threatened trade war with the European Union.
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GOV.UK:
PM call with President Trump: 4 March 2018
Discussion: Politico, Reuters and Axios
Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
White House trade adviser dodges over US leaving World Trade Organization
Discussion: Vox, CNNMoney and YouTube
National Journal:
GOP Panic Spreads to Pennsylvania  —  Republicans have spent over $9 million in a blue-collar district Trump carried by 20 points.  If the GOP can't win there, they're in deep trouble.  —  Republicans are learning an uncomfortable reality about the political environment for 2018: Tax cuts …
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Ryan Seacrest Faces Potential Oscar Red Carpet Delay From E! Over Allegations  —  EXCLUSIVE: Concerns that sexual harassment allegations against Ryan Seacrest could see things become very uncomfortable or even become confrontational today on E!'s pre-Oscars Live From the Red Carpet show …
New York Times:
As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat  —  PALOS HILLS, Ill. — When Representative Daniel Lipinski, a conservative-leaning Democrat and scion of Chicago's political machine, agreed to one joint appearance last month with his liberal primary challenger …
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Rory Appleton / Fresno Bee:
Emilio Huerta drops out of congressional race against David Valadao
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Beth B. / twitchy.com:
MUST READ THREAD: Sarah Rumpf criticizes ‘Trumplicans’ and explains why she's #NeverTrump  —  RedState Contributor Sarah Rumpf decided to explain why she's part of the #NeverTrump movement.  During her explanation, she criticized those who are “Trumplicans,” or hardcore Trump supporters.
Kristina Davis / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Mexican man assumes American's identity for 37 years, steals $361,000 in government benefits  —  It started as a rather straightforward Social Security fraud investigation — a man receiving disability benefits pretending to live in the United States when in fact he lived in Tijuana.
Justin Caruso / The Daily Caller:
Trey Gowdy — A Second Special Counsel ‘May Be Unavoidable’  —  Trump Brought Attention To Sweden's Immigrant Gang Problem And The New York Times Attacked Him.  Now, They're Reporting On It  —  MEDIA |  WILL RACKE  —  The EU Said It Would Slap Tariffs On American Items Like Blue Jeans, Harleys And Bourbon.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Inside an accused school shooter's mind: A plot to kill ‘50 or 60.  If I get lucky maybe 150.’ … Six days before he allegedly opened fire on an elementary school playground, the eighth-grader returned to his Instagram group chat to fixate, yet again, on his most intense interests: guns and bombs and the mass murder of children.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rudy Giuliani's tasteless Hillary joke  —  On Friday night, President Trump entertained around 250 Republican donors in his Mar-a-Lago ballroom.  Spotted in the audience: Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, who recently admitted to paying $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Kailani Koenig / NBC News:
Denis McDonough: McConnell ‘watered down’ Russia warning in 2016  —  WASHINGTON — Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough on Sunday said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “watered down” a warning about Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2016 election and defended …
New York Times:
Hand Grenades and Gang Violence Rattle Sweden's Middle Class  —  STOCKHOLM — In the Stockholm suburb of Varby Gard, it was not unusual to see the figure of a 63-year-old man pedaling a bicycle home after the end of his shift as an aide for disabled adults, hunched against the icy wind of a Swedish winter.
Discussion: Breitbart
Gardiner Harris / New York Times:
State Dept. Was Granted $120 Million to Fight Russian Meddling.  It Has Spent $0.  —  WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since late 2016 …
New York Times:
Mueller's Focus on Adviser to United Arab Emirates Indicates Widening of Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman, has hovered on the fringes of international diplomacy for three decades.  He was a back-channel negotiator with Syria during the Clinton administration …
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Russ Choma / Mother Jones:   Mueller Is Now Looking Into Middle Eastern Influence as Part of the Trump Investigation
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Mueller's hit list  —  Axios has reviewed a Grand Jury subpoena that Robert Mueller's team sent to a witness last month.  —  What Mueller is asking for:  — Mueller is subpoenaing all communications — meaning emails, texts, handwritten notes, etc. — that this witness sent and received regarding the following people:
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
Your Location Data Is Being Sold—Often Without Your Knowledge  —  Location-based ads are growing, which means the industry has more ways than ever to track you  —  As location-aware advertising goes mainstream—like that Jack in the Box ad that appears whenever you get near one …
Discussion: TheBlaze
 
 
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Politico:
Berlusconi's center right first in Italian election: exit polls
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Watch: Frantic Florida lawmaker has a complete meltdown in bonkers AM Joy interview about arming teachers
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Jess Aloe / Burlington Free Press:
Ben and Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen arrested during F-35 protest
Discussion: The Daily Caller and FOX6Now.com
Emily Zanotti / Daily Wire:
Iran's Supreme Leader Becomes Latest ‘Expert’ To Weigh In On Gun Control
Discussion: twitchy.com
Andrea Ruth / RedState:
There Was No Overturned Assault Weapons Ban in Florida on Saturday
Discussion: TheBlaze, Bustle and Florida Politics
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed:
The Lefty Democratic Shift On Wall Street Is Happening For Real
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Obama's attorney general rebukes Trump: ‘I had a president I did not have to protect’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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Washington Examiner:
Government is not best done in a state of outrage
Kaitlyn Schwers / Kansas City Star:
Missouri men sentenced to prison for dragging kitten behind Jeep, killing it
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Burt Mummolo / KTUL-TV:
Oklahoma teachers planning a statewide strike
Houston Chronicle:
DA: Former prosecutor withheld key email in death row case
Discussion: The Root
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
The Genocide the U.S. Didn't See Coming
David Nather / Axios:
Exclusive: Public doesn't trust Trump on midterms meddling
Daniel J. Roth / Jerusalem Post:
WOMEN'S MARCH LEADERS REFUSE TO CONDEMN FARRAKHAN AFTER ANTISEMITIC SPEECH
Discussion: Refinery29
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
What if Republicans Win the Midterms?
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A US federal court allows The Intercept's claim that the DMCA stops OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but dismisses its claims against Microsoft

 
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