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New York Times:
House Votes to Halt Aid for Saudi Arabia's War in Yemen  —  WASHINGTON — The House voted on Wednesday to end American military assistance for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, a defiant and rare move to curtail presidential war powers that underscored anger with President Trump's unflagging support …
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Washington Post:
Trump confidant Thomas Barrack apologizes for saying U.S. has committed ‘equal or worse’ atrocities to killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi  —  Thomas J. Barrack Jr., a billionaire real estate investor who is one of President Trump's closest confidants, apologized Wednesday …
Ed Clowes / Gulf News:
Trump backer Tom Barrack defends Saudi Arabia
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:   Rebuking Trump, House passes measure to end U.S. involvement in Yemen
VICE News:   Congress just voted to end the U.S.'s support of the war in Yemen
Bloomberg:   Barrack Apologizes After Saying Criticism of Khashoggi Murder Is a ‘Mistake’
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
‘That is a ridiculous question’: Rep. Ilhan Omar's tense clash with Trump's Venezuela envoy  —  Omar attacked Elliott Abrams for abuses that U.S.-backed forces committed in Central America in the 1980s — and showed she isn't going anywhere.  —  Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) …
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Anti-Semitic Congresswoman Defames Jewish-American Hero  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) and U.S. special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams got into a fiery exchange on Wednesday that began with her wondering why anything he said could be considered credible after his role in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Dave Orrick / Twin Cities:
MN Jewish leaders talked with Ilhan Omar about anti-Semitism last year.  Why they remain frustrated.  —  Ilhan Omar has been talked to about this before.  —  Last year, before she was elected to the House of Representatives, before she emerged from a crowded Democratic field …
Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
In rare vote, House sends a message on anti-Semitism to Ilhan Omar
Discussion: twitchy.com
Washington Post:
President Trump installed a room-sized golf simulator at White House  —  President Trump has installed a room-sized “golf simulator” game at the White House, which allows him to play virtual rounds at courses all over the world by hitting a ball into a large video screen, according to two people told about the system.
New York Times:
Ryan Adams Dangled Success.  Women Say They Paid a Price.  —  Several women say Adams offered to jumpstart their music careers, then pursued them sexually and in some cases retaliated when they spurned him.  He denies the claims.  —  For nearly two decades, Ryan Adams …
Discussion: The FADER and Consequence of Sound
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Was Accused of Lying About Listening to Tupac and Snoop Dogg.  The Truth Is More Complicated.  —  It began as a lighthearted moment.  Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democrat and former prosecutor who announced her presidential candidacy last month …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Counterintelligence Agent Charged With Espionage on Behalf of Iran; Four Iranians Charged With a Cyber Campaign Targeting Her Former Colleagues  —  Indictment Unsealed as U.S. Treasury Department Announces Economic Sanctions  —  Monica Elfriede Witt, 39, a former U.S. service member …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
US says ex-intel official defected to Iran, revealed secrets  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government, including the code name and secret mission of a Pentagon program.
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Democrats are learning to copy Trump.  Uh-oh.  —  Sometime in the past few years, the left became obsessed with “gaslighting.”  Derived from the 1944 movie “Gaslight” starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, the term means not just lying to someone's face but also persuading them that they don't see what you both plainly do.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Owning The Libs By Voting On Their Proposals
Discussion: IJR, The Week and twitchy.com
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Trump Approval, Economic Confidence Rebound  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has risen to 44% after the conclusion of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.  While views of Trump have improved, the public's heightened positivity does not extend …
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CNN:
Trump intends to sign border deal to avoid another shutdown
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Howard Schultz and the media's unlearned lesson  —  A billionaire flirts with a run for president and gets grossly disproportionate free airtime.  We all know the punchline.  Howard Schultz, the running-but-not-yet-running former CEO of Starbucks, has attracted intense media interest …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Howard Schultz's campaign about nothing
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Breitbart
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Michael Bloomberg's $500 million anti-Trump moonshot  —  Billionaire philanthropist Michael Bloomberg is preparing to spend at least $500 million from his own pocket to deny President Donald Trump a second term, according to Democratic operatives briefed on his plans.
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Who is Richard Burr, Really?  Why the public can't trust his voice in the Russia probe  —  On the same day that Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) officially joined the Trump campaign as a senior national security advisor, the U.S. intelligence community released a statement that the Kremlin was trying to interfere in the election.
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Vox
Laura Wilson / KOAA-TV:
Prime Time Sports forced to close, after removing Nike apparel from store  —  COLORADO SPRINGS - After more than 20 years in business, Prime Time Sports Owner Stephen Martin says he can't afford his monthly lease anymore at Chapel Hills Mall.  —  On Monday, staff hung 40% off signs all over the store.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and USA Today
Karen Geier / VICE:
Being Raised by Two Narcissists Taught Me How to Deal with Trump  —  Two years in, some people are still expecting one of his scandals to bring him down.  I know better.  —  If you've watched the past three-plus years of the Donald Trump circus looking for some glimmer of hope he'll get owned …
Washington Post:
Investigation finds no evidence of ‘racist or offensive statements’ by Covington Catholic students during Lincoln Memorial incident  —  An investigation released Wednesday into an encounter between Covington Catholic High School students and Native American activists at the Lincoln Memorial …
Discussion: Hot Air and Althouse
CNN:
Justice Department investigating leak of confidential Michael Cohen bank records  —  (CNN)The Justice Department is investigating the leak last year of confidential reports about Michael Cohen's personal bank records which led to revelations that the former Donald Trump lawyer was profiting …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jamie Ehrlich / CNN:
Rep. Adam Kinzinger deployed to active duty on southern border  —  Washington (CNN)Rep. Adam Kinzinger is being deployed to the southern border with an Air Force National Guard Unit, according to a statement by his communications director.  —  “Earlier this week, Congressman Kinzinger …
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
White House aide knew undocumented immigrants worked at Trump golf club, ex-employees say, drawing attention from New York AG  —  The White House Twitter wrangler knowingly oversaw undocumented immigrant workers while he managed President Trump's tony Westchester County golf club …
New York Times:
U.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets  —  WARSAW — The Trump White House has accelerated a secret American program to sabotage Iran's missiles and rockets, according to current and former administration officials, who described it as part of an expanding campaign …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Everyone's Running — And That Could Be Dangerous For The Democrats  —  Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar became the 10th major Democratic candidate for president on Sunday.  She almost certainly won't be the last addition to the field.  Another 20 or so prominent Democrats are still considering …
Discussion: The Week and CNN
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Manafort-Linked PAC Failed To Report $1 Million And The FEC Wants To Know Why  —  A super PAC closely linked to Paul Manafort is facing FEC scrutiny over why it failed to report a $1 million contribution received just before the 2016 presidential election.  —  In a Tuesday letter …
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Why the United States will never have high-speed rail  —  California likes to think of itself as the state where the future happens, and in 2008, its voters decided the future was high-speed rail.  In November of that year, they approved a $9 billion bond issue to begin one of the most …
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Brock Long resigns as FEMA administrator  —  FEMA Administrator Brock Long announced Wednesday that he would resign from his post.  Peter Gaynor will serve as acting administrator.  —  The big picture: Long had been criticized and investigated by the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general …
Discussion: ABC News
Carolina A. Miranda / L.A. Times Guild:
An open letter to Los Angeles Times management about its intellectual property proposals  —  We, the undersigned journalists of the Los Angeles Times, write to protest a proposed company policy on intellectual property that would mark a new low in the newspaper industry …
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
McCarthy rebuffs accusations of anti-Semitism in deleted tweet about Soros, Steyer and Bloomberg  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday denied expressing anti-Semitic undertones in a now-deleted tweet he posted before last year's midterms that warned of three prominent Jewish …
Discussion: Contemptor and Townhall
CNN:
Exclusive: William Barr gears up to take the reins on Mueller probe and pick a top deputy  —  Barr: Vitally important Mueller finishes investigation  —  Washington (CNN)William Barr has started discussions on how to handle two significant decisions awaiting him as attorney general …
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin GOP lawmakers force Colin Kaepernick's name out of Black History Month resolution … (Photo: Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)  —  MADISON - For the second year in a row, some white lawmakers in the state Legislature objected to how black lawmakers want to honor Black History Month …
Daily Mail:
I scrape mould off the top of jam and eat what's underneath, admits PM: Theresa May shares hot tip with Cabinet in discussion over food waste  —  It is advice which could have come from a Good Housekeeping guide - but it also applies to 10 Downing Street too.
 
 
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ABC News:
President Trump: ‘A shutdown would be a terrible thing’
New York Post:
Ocasio-Cortez's face painted onto Lower East Side fence
Discussion: Gothamist
Stephen Young / Dallas Observer:
Robert Jeffress: Christians Who Don't Back Trump Are Morons, Like Christians in Nazi Germany
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily S. Rueb / New York Times:
F.B.I. Learned of Gunman's Hatred of Women Months Before Attack at Yoga Studio
Theodoric Meyer / Politico:
Zinke teaming up with Lewandowski at D.C. lobbying firm
Discussion: Axios
David Lublin / Seventh State:
The Opposite of Intended: How Riemer's Zoning Proposal Will Increase Housing Costs (Part II)
Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
US budget deficit running 41.8 percent above last year
Discussion: Bloomberg and Axios
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. senators to again try to pass Russia sanctions bill
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Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:
Mark Kelly's Arizona Senate Run Could Spark A Clash With The Left
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Green New Deal has paved the way for Trump to cave on border wall funding at lower political cost
Discussion: CNBC
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
‘Mr. Manafort did not lie’: Attorneys take final stand against Mueller charges
Discussion: Raw Story
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
NASA rover finally bites the dust on Mars after 15 years
Discussion: myfox8.com, FOX2now.com and Gizmodo
Daniel W. Drezner / Washington Post:
President Trump wants the press to check out the Great Tariff Debate of 1888. Okay!
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
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