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1. Congressional shooting

White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night after questions about his contacts with Russia reached a fever pitch. In his resignation letter, he said he had “inadvertently briefed” then-VP-elect Mike Pence and others on phone calls he had with the Russian ambassador before Trump took office. Flynn’s resignation leaves more questions than answers, among them:

– The winner of Best Picture was ‘La La Land’ … until it wasn’t! Announcer Warren Beatty pulled a Steve Harvey - and his reason for the flub just added to the intrigue.  

Jimmy Kimmel, at the Oscars.

– The real winner was ‘Moonlight’ - so we suppose the Oscars got it right by getting it wrong.

Politics was a hot topic.

Jimmy Kimmel surprised tourists who had no idea they were coming to the event.

Viola Davis won the Oscar for best Oscar acceptance speech.

Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director, who won for Best Foreign Language Film skipped the event over the travel ban.

Asghar Farhadi chose not to attend the 89th Academy Awards.

– And “Suicide Squad” won an Oscar. Yes, really. (Here’s the full list).

2. President Trump

Federal District Judge James Robart, the guy who first put a nationwide halt to President Trump’s travel ban, has denied the administration’s request to delay challenges to the ban brought on by two states, Washington and Minnesota. Trump had wanted to put off more hearings while an appeals court weighs the case. But Robart refused to slow things down, referencing Trump’s own tweet last week when he first lost at the appellate level – “see you in court.” Trump’s team is now considering other options, including modifying or supplementing the executive order.

– Today, the White House will release a budget outline that calls for a major hike in military spending and spares cuts to Social Security and Medicare. But some agencies, such as the EPA, won’t be so lucky. None of this is a surprise - President Trump had promised as much during his campaign. 

Philip Bilden, who was being considered for Secretary of the Navy, has withdrawn his name. Earlier this month, the man who was being considered for Secretary of the Army also withdrew. Both gave the same reason: They’d have a hard time disengaging themselves from their business ties.

– The battered Democratic Party elected Tom Perez as its new chair and progressives were NOT pleased. They’d pinned their hopes on Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison. Perez appointed Ellison as deputy chair and vowed an all-out battle to deny Trump a second term.

Rep. Keith Ellison, left, and Tom Perez

– White House press secretary Sean Spicer called his staffers into his office and checked their cell phones - both government-issued and personal - to make sure they weren’t communicating with reporters. It’s part of an aggressive effort to stem the recent tide of White House leaks.

– Homeland Security chief John Kelly says immigration enforcement would be limited to criminals and the travel ban won’t target Muslims.

3. London fire

The United Nations Security Council held an emergency session the day after North Korea completed a test launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Obviously they condemned the act, but it was harsh words from US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley that raised eyebrows. She called the launch “unacceptable” and shot a thinly-veiled barb to China, indirectly calling the Chinese “enablers” of North Korea’s saber rattling.

Puerto Rico’s power authority is working to cancel a controversial contract it awarded to a small Montana-based utility company in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The $300 million deal with Whitefish Energy has drawn widespread scrutiny. For one, the company’s only two years old and had just a few employees at the time the storm hit. It’s also based in the small hometown of US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. Zinke says he had nothing to do with the contract, and the White House has also said it’s “not aware of any federal involvement in the selection.” 

Vandalism at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia.

4. Fed rate hike

Wow, the feds really screwed this up. The top federal banking regulator says that years ago, officials saw lots of red flags at Wells Fargo that could have stopped the fake accounts scandal. We’re talking, like, hundreds of whistleblower complaints about the bank’s aggressive sales tactics. An internal report says the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency provided “ineffective” oversight of the bank. The regulator did confront a Wells Fargo exec about the complaints but apparently didn’t follow up. Bank leaders say they’ve eliminated the unrealistic sales goals that drove the scandal.

5. Fried potatoes study

Hundreds of thousands of anti-independence protesters rallied in the Catalan capital of Barcelona yesterday after Madrid took unprecedented measures to quash the region’s bid to split from Spain.

Yesterday, we also learned of Judge Joseph Wapner’s death. His popular reality show, “The People’s Court,” inspired decades of similar shows, such as “Judge Judy.” Wapner died of natural causes at 97. 

Judge Joseph Wapner

BREAKFAST BROWSE

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Razzie voters went political this year, bestowing “Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party” with not just worst picture, but also worst actor, director and actress (for the unnamed person who played Clinton).

Being an immigrant in the US today means…

You can keep your cars, Oprah. Ellen just gave 42 high-schoolers college scholarships.

Valentine’s Day is a busy time for private investigators

$6 billion: What LivingSocial was valued, at its height

$0: What Groupon paid to acquire it.

To protect and solve

At this school, the average age of a student is 75.

Nude photos are back in Playboy

The preemies at this UK hospital’s NICU unit have an unlikely companion – colorful, crocheted octopi.

AND FINALLY …

It’s called acting, dear boy

The bike crash was meh. But this little boy, no doubt a future Best Actor contender, knows how to sell it. (Click to view)