Trump doesn’t like the shutdown deal, but he’ll probably sign it

“I can’t say I’m happy. I can’t say I’m thrilled.” No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Wednesday, February 13 TRUMP LIKELY TO SIGN SHUTDOWN DEAL Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he’s been demanding for his Mexico border wall. “I can’t say I’m happy. I can’t say I’m thrilled,” he said. [AP] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] SCHULTZ: I’LL SHAKE UP 2020 Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz laid out his political ambitions in a town hall event with CNN, rejecting any affiliation with either political party and telling potential voters that an independent candidate would shake things up in 2020, not spoil them. [HuffPost] BRITISH MINISTER: TRUMP FAN’S ATTACK UNACCEPTABLE British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned a violent attack by a Trump supporter on a BBC cameraman at Trump’s Texas rally. [HuffPost] MCCONNELL PLANS GREEN NEW DEAL VOTE Hoping to embarrass the Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) promised that he would allow a vote on the Green New Deal, the climate and energy proposal advanced by progressives to address the threat of climate change. [HuffPost] SENATE VOTES TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS The U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of a public lands bill that safeguards more than 2 million federal acres and permanently reauthorizes the popular Land and Water Conservation Fund that protects natural areas and water resources. [HuffPost] SUSAN COLLINS DEFENDS KAVANAUGH VOTE Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) defended her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh despite his recent vote in favor of a Louisiana anti-abortion law. [HuffPost]       .   WARREN APPLAUDED AT NATIVE AMERICAN EVENT Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a surprise appearance at a Native American conference, receiving a standing ovation from tribal leaders as she approached the stage. [HuffPost] TEACHER: REAL CHRISTIANS SUPPORT TRUMP A substitute teacher in North Carolina is under fire after she reportedly told a class of elementary school students that slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. killed himself. She is also accused of telling the kids that anyone who didn’t support Donald Trump was not a real Christian. [HuffPost] RECLAIMING HER LIFE This is the inside story of how Lorena Bobbitt went from punchline to the subject of a serious Amazon documentary. [HuffPost] NYC COP KILLED BY FRIENDLY FIRE A New York City police detective was shot to death by friendly fire as officers confronted a robbery suspect who turned out to be armed with a fake handgun. [AP] CLOONEY SLAMS PRESS OVER MARKLE PURSUIT George Clooney blasted what he described as “irresponsible” treatment of the Duchess of Sussex. “She’s been pursued and vilified,” he said, adding: “We’ve seen how that ends,” presumably referring to Princess Diana’s death in a car crash while being chased by paparazzi in 1997. [HuffPost] NEWBORN PULLED OUT OF STORM DRAIN Firefighters in Durban, South Africa, rescued a newborn baby girl who was found in a storm drain after residents heard crying. [HuffPost]    .   Octavia Spencer is in talks to star opposite Anne Hathaway in Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation of “The Witches.” Facebook is not just spreading phony stories everywhere — it’s killing real news. Aziz Ansari performed at a pop-up comedy show in New York City where he spoke about the highly publicized sexual misconduct allegation against him, saying: “I hope I’ve become a better person.” Chris Evans is in talks to star in director Antoine Fuqua’s past-lives drama “Infinite.” A rare black leopard has been spotted in Kenya — a first in Africa in more than 100 years. A record total of more than 7 million people in America are at least 90 days behind on their car payments as the country’s auto loan debt continues to climb. Slopeside shenanigans, gallons of sprayed Champagne and celebrities behaving badly. It’s all in a day’s work for an Aspen ski instructor. Health experts are warning that a fatal infectious disease spreading across the country among deer, elk and moose may be transmittable to humans. The National Butterfly Center in Texas has filed for a restraining order to stop the construction of a border barrier across its land. Winky the bichon frise lost in the Westminster dog show agility competition — but won the internet. After nearly three months, the trial of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán ended with the jury’s unanimous guilty verdict on all 10 counts. After sweeping layoffs, journalists at BuzzFeed News’ U.S. operation announced that staffers intend to unionize. Economists expected a decline in the number of births during the Great Recession, but they thought we would start making kids again once the economy recovered. That hasn't happened. Wisconsin’s all-white GOP Assembly removed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick from a resolution honoring African-Americans during Black History Month. Three female students are suing Yale and nine of its fraternities for allegedly enabling the Greek organizations to host events where sexual harassment, abuse and discrimination run rampant. 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