Above the Fold
**”NECESSARY IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST”:** Trump administration diverts $3.8 billion in Pentagon funding to border wall ([NPR](https://www.npr.org/2020/02/13/805796618/trump-administration-diverts-3-8-billion-in-pentagon-funding-to-border-wall))
APPEASING THE MULLAHS: Senate votes to limit Trump’s power on Iran (The Daily Wire)
Government & Politics
**DEMOCRAT MEDIA COMPLEX:** YouTube nixes video of Rand Paul mentioning alleged whistleblower’s name during impeachment trial ([The Daily Caller](https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/02/13/youtube-nixes-video-of-rand-paul-mentioning-the-alleged-whistleblowers-name-during-trumps-trial/))
BUDGET IMBALANCE: Federal taxes and spending set records through January (CNSNews)
FAMILIAR FACE RETURNS: Hope Hicks returning to Trump White House as senior adviser (ABC News)
ON TOP OF FRAUD, IP THEFT: Huawei charged with racketeering and defying U.S. sanctions in business with Iran and North Korea (National Review)
UNDERSTANDABLE COMPLAINT: Attorney General William Barr warns Trump over tweeting on Roger Stone case: “Cannot do my job” with “constant background commentary that undercuts me” (The Daily Wire)
ON THE OTHER HAND: Lead juror in Roger Stone case ran for Congress as a Democrat in 2012 (The Daily Caller)
Other Notables
**CHANGING TIMES:** McClatchy, publisher of dozens of U.S. newspapers, files for bankruptcy protection ([NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/mcclatchy-publisher-dozens-u-s-newspapers-files-bankruptcy-protection-n1136256))
WHO’S REALLY DIVIDING US? Man arrested for attacking 15-year-old Trump supporter in New Hampshire (The Daily Wire)
Closing Arguments
**POLICY:** Skills development, not education, is key to workforce transformation ([Issues & Insights](https://issuesinsights.com/2020/02/14/skills-development-not-education-is-key-to-workforce-transformation/))
POLICY: Solve the Kosovo dispute to counter Chinese and Russian influence in Europe (American Enterprise Institute)
HUMOR: Elizabeth Warren hopes to pick up crucial dog-faced pony soldier vote with facial reconstruction surgery (Genesius Times)
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