Wednesday, February 14, 2018
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1/ Trump's lawyer paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket in order to buy the porn star's silence about Trump's alleged affair with her.
2/ Trump doesn't believe Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election.
3/ The House Oversight Committee is investigating the White House's handling of the Rob Porter scandal.
4/ Scott Pruitt has a "blanket waiver" to book first-class flights using taxpayer funds because past interactions that have "not been the best."
5/ A bipartisan group of senators have reached an immigration deal.
6/ Trump, meanwhile, called on lawmakers to oppose the bipartisan effort to address immigration and protections for Dreamers.
poll/ On a generic ballot, 39% of voters say they'll support the GOP candidate for Congress in their district.
poll/ Voters favor Democrats 49-41 on a generic Congressional ballot.
NOTABLES.
A suspected shooter is in custody and as many as 7 people are dead after a school shooting at a South Florida high school.
The Veterans Affairs secretary had his chief of staff doctor an email and make false statements in order to justify the cost of his wife's travel on a 10-day trip to Europe last summer.
Refugee resettlement agencies are preparing to close more than 20 offices across the U.S.
Trump's military parade would cost between $10 million and $30 million.
A third White House official resigned after being informed that he would not receive a permanent security clearance due to his past use of marijuana.
Trump wants a 25-cent hike to the federal gas tax in order to pay for the White House infrastructure plan.
Democrats flipped a Republican seat in Florida's special election.
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