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11:55 PM ET, February 13, 2019

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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge voids Paul Manafort plea deal, says he ‘intentionally’ lied to the FBI, special counsel and grand jury  —  Washington (CNN)Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, lied to special counsel Robert Mueller, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Mueller just caught a fourth Trump aide lying about contact with the Russians  —  This post has been updated.  —  We don't know whether special counsel Robert S. Mueller III has found evidence of collusion or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia.
Washington Post:
Federal judge finds ex-Trump campaign chairman Manafort lied to Mueller probe about contacts with Russian aide  —  Paul Manafort lied to prosecutors with special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's office about matters close to the heart of their investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:   Manafort Found to Have Lied to Prosecutors While Under a Cooperation Agreement
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Judge rules that Manafort deliberately lied to Mueller's team during cooperation
Discussion: Raw Story and Splinter
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Federal judge finds Paul Manafort lied to Mueller probe about contacts with Russian aide
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Raw Story
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Judge rules Paul Manafort violated Mueller plea deal by lying
Discussion: Politico
The Daily Beast:
Trump's DHS Guts Task Forces Protecting Elections From Foreign Meddling  —  “It's very curious why the leadership has not committed resources to prepare for the 2020 election,” one DHS official tells The Daily Beast.  —  Two teams of federal officials assembled to fight foreign election interference …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump Puts Best Face on Border Deal, as Aides Try to Assuage an Angry Right  —  WASHINGTON — In pursuit of a wall, President Trump ran into one.  A single-minded drive to force Congress to finance his signature campaign promise has left Mr. Trump right back where he started …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Rejects National Ad For Oscar-Nominated Anti-Nazi Documentary (Exclusive)  —  The 30-second ad is called “It Can Happen Here,” and was to be targeted at Sean Hannity's viewers.  —  Fox News has rejected a national advertising buy for a 30-second spot that warns viewers …
Discussion: The Week, Contemptor and Raw Story
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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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh / Oregonian:
Feds launch investigation into disappearance of Saudi students facing U.S. charges  —  Federal law enforcement officials have launched a multi-agency investigation into cases involving students from Saudi Arabia who vanished while facing criminal charges, possibly with the help of their government …
Washington Post:
Trump confidant Thomas Barrack apologizes for saying U.S. has committed ‘equal or worse’ …
Bloomberg:
Barrack Apologizes After Saying Criticism of Khashoggi Murder Is a ‘Mistake’
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
Daughter and son-in-law of AG nominee leaving the Justice Department  —  Washington (CNN)The Barr family business is breaking up.  —  As William Barr, President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, awaits a Senate vote to confirm his move to the top of the Justice Department …
Discussion: Raw Story
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CNN:
Exclusive: William Barr gears up to take the reins on Mueller probe and pick a top deputy
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘He was in his face’: Trump fumes over abortion, courts evangelicals  —  The night before last week's National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump was hosting religious leaders and lawmakers for dinner at the White House when he spotted Democratic Senator Chris Coons — and pounced.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
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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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
In rare vote, House sends a message on anti-Semitism to Ilhan Omar
Discussion: twitchy.com
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.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Former U.S. Counterintelligence Agent Charged With Espionage on Behalf of Iran; Four Iranians Charged …
Jake Malooley / Rolling Stone:
Jill Abramson Plagiarized My Writing.  So I Interviewed Her About It  —  When journalist Jake Malooley talked to the former New York Times executive editor, she admitted only to minor mistakes — but her responses were revealing  —  Last Wednesday, I was on assignment at a high school basketball game …
Wichita Eagle:
Kansas lawmakers sponsor bill calling same-sex marriages ‘parody’  —  The House chamber at the Statehouse in Topeka  —  A handful of Kansas lawmakers are backing a bill that labels same-sex marriages “parody marriages” and seeks to stop the state from recognizing them.
Laura Strickler / NBC News:
‘Whistleblower’ seeks protection after sounding alarm over White House security clearances  —  Tricia Newbold says her supervisor “repeatedly mishandled security files and has approved unwarranted security clearances.”  —  Specialist in White House security clearance office suspended without pay
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 …
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Post
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Kevin McCarthy on deleted tweet about Bloomberg, Steyer and Soros: ‘That had nothing to do about faith’  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Wednesday defended a now-deleted tweet that Michael Bloomberg, Tom Steyer and George Soros were trying to “buy” November's midterm elections …
Discussion: Breitbart, twitchy.com and Mediaite
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
McCarthy rebuffs accusations of anti-Semitism in deleted tweet about Soros, Steyer and Bloomberg
Discussion: Contemptor and Townhall
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Michael Avenatti accused of hiding millions of dollars from bankruptcy court  —  Michael Avenatti hid millions of dollars from the court overseeing his law firm's bankruptcy and used much of the money for personal compensation, a former partner alleges in new court records.
Discussion: Splinter and Big League Politics
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.
Richard Severo / New York Times:
Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96  —  Lyndon LaRouche, the quixotic, apocalyptic leader of a cultlike political organization who ran for president eight times, once from a prison cell, died on Tuesday.  He was 96.  —  His death was announced on the website of his organization, La Rouche/Pac.
Discussion: OpenMarket and Instapundit
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
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
O'Rourke meets with Schumer to discuss 2020 Senate bid  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke last week to discuss a possible 2020 Senate campaign against GOP Sen. John Cornyn, according to a source familiar with the meeting.
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
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh:
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh eyewitness accounts of the incident involving Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Publisher John Robinson Block  —  After much careful consideration, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh has decided to release some of the eyewitness accounts of the incident involving Pittsburgh …
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 …
Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post:
An unlikely Washington love story: Debbie Dingell on her 38-year marriage to John Dingell  —  He called her “The Lovely Deborah” or, when he was annoyed or impatient, “Woman.”  She called him “Honey” or just “John Dingell.”  —  Debbie and John Dingell lived a Washington love story for 38 years.
 
 
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Tom O'Connor / Newsweek:
Israel Says It Wants ‘War with Iran’ and Is Meeting with Arab Countries to ‘Advance’ It
Discussion: USA Today and Raw Story
Clive Thompson / New York Times:
The Secret History of Women in Coding
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
As Trump rallied for border wall Monday, migrant families arrived in record numbers
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Gavin Newsom wants California to be its own nation-state in the Trump era
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN town hall with Howard Schultz finishes 3rd in ratings race
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
White House aide knew undocumented immigrants worked at Trump golf club, ex-employees say …
ABC News:
President Trump: ‘A shutdown would be a terrible thing’
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen Young / Dallas Observer:
Robert Jeffress: Christians Who Don't Back Trump Are Morons, Like Christians in Nazi Germany
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Carolina A. Miranda / L.A. Times Guild:
An open letter to Los Angeles Times management about its intellectual property proposals
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Why the United States will never have high-speed rail
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
Democrats are learning to copy Trump. Uh-oh.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New York Times:
U.S. Revives Secret Program to Sabotage Iranian Missiles and Rockets
Discussion: NB Blog and Task & Purpose
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Everyone's Running — And That Could Be Dangerous For The Democrats
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Week
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