| No Images? Click here  Tuesday, February 12CONGRESSIONAL LAWMAKERS REACH AGREEMENT TO AVERT SHUTDOWN A tentative border security deal has reportedly been reached that would provide $1.375 billion to build 55 miles of new border barriers. The money will be for vertical steel slats called bollards, not a solid wall. Democrats dropped their proposal to limit the number of detained immigrants caught inside the U.S. to a daily average of 16,500, and bargainers agreed to fund 40,520 beds to detain immigrants entering or in the U.S. illegally. [AP] [Tweet | Share on Facebook]HANNITY HATES THE DEAL Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump’s cable news footman, flayed the spending deal, urging Republicans to oppose it. “Any Republican that supports this garbage compromise, you will have to explain,” he puffed with theatrical indignation. [HuffPost]TRUMP: ‘WALLS SAVE LIVES’ Trump continued to push the need for border security at a rally in El Paso, Texas, saying his proposed wall is necessary for Americans’ safety because “walls save lives.” [HuffPost]MAGA ATTACK ON CAMERAMAN At the same rally, a Trump supporter stormed the press platform and attacked a BBC cameraman. [HuffPost]BETO: ‘WALLS END LIVES’ At a rival rally, Beto O’Rourke directly challenged Trump’s anti-immigration policies and painted the administration’s efforts to build a wall as dangerous and divisive. “Walls end lives,” he said. [HuffPost]OMAR APOLOGIZES FOR TWEETS Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) apologized for controversial tweets critical of pro-Israel lobbying efforts after lawmakers from both parties accused her of using “anti-Semitic tropes.” [HuffPost]
 U.S. WEALTH GAP STAGGERING A new study of the intensifying concentration of wealth in the United States reveals that the 400 richest people in the nation — just 0.00025 percent of the population — own more than the 150 million adults in the bottom 60 percent. [HuffPost]CARTOONIST AXED OVER TRUMP INSULT Pennsylvania’s Butler Eagle newspaper has dropped a syndicated cartoon after finding an insult aimed at Trump tucked in a corner of the strip. [HuffPost]CALLS FOR ANTI-GAY LAWMAKER TO STEP DOWN West Virginia lawmaker Eric Porterfield is facing calls to resign after a string of homophobic remarks, including likening the LGBTQ community to the Ku Klux Klan. [HuffPost]KFC FINED IN BREAST PUMP CASE A jury has ruled that a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchisee must pay $1.5 million to a former Delaware employee who said she was demoted because she wanted to pump her breast milk. [AP]RUSSIA TO EXIT THE INTERNET… BRIEFLY Russia is considering disconnecting from the global internet briefly, as part of a test of its cyberdefenses. The test will mean data passing between Russian citizens and organizations stays inside the nation rather than being routed internationally. [BBC]TRUMP MOCKS NORTHAM Trump criticized beleaguered Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at his campaign rally. “I like him. Keeps us out of the papers,” he told the crowd. [HuffPost]
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