EMBOLDENING THE ENEMY. Donald Trump comes for John McCain.

Sen. McCain should not be talking about the success or failure of a mission to the media. Only emboldens the enemy! He's been losing so….

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017

…long he doesn't know how to win anymore, just look at the mess our country is in – bogged down in conflict all over the place. Our hero..

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017

..Ryan died on a winning mission ( according to General Mattis), not a "failure." Time for the U.S. to get smart and start winning again!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 9, 2017

MCCAIN FIRES BACK:

Sen. John McCain statement — responding to President Trump's tweet saying McCain should not be talking about success/failure of missions pic.twitter.com/z4WKnFQTzd

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 9, 2017

ADAM SCHIFF. Congressman believes Neil Gorsuch comments may have been choreographed.

AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON. Nocturnal Animals actor has no Oscar nomination but does look great without a shirt.

IVANKA'S STUFF. Here's the federal ethics law Kellyanne Conway violated.

Kellyanne on Fox—“Go buy Ivanka's stuff…I'm gonna just going to give a free commercial here”

Here's federal ethics law many are pointing to pic.twitter.com/cAEARzsFFM

— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 9, 2017

Fmr. Obama ethics czar on Conway's remarks: "It is contrary to federal law…We can't have federal officials breaking federal law." pic.twitter.com/63dwjyvNW5

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 9, 2017

NEW ZEALAND. Gay men convicted of homosexuality more than 30 years ago to have records cleared: “Justice Minister Amy Adams on Thursday announced a scheme to wipe clean the criminal records of people convicted of indecency, sodomy or providing a place for homosexual acts. She apologized to those who'd been convicted but said they would not receive any compensation.”

FASHION ANNOUNCEMENT. Guess who's launching a men's underwear line?

SHAMEFUL 76. Countries around the world that make being LGBT illegal.

I'VE ADOPTED. Madonna confirms she has new twins: “I can officially confirm I have completed the process of adopting twin sisters from Malawi and am overjoyed that they are now part of our family. I am deeply grateful to all those in Malawi who helped make this possible, and I ask the media please to respect our privacy during this transitional time. 🙏🏻 Thank you also to my friends, family and my very large team for all your support and Love!”

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQQrNl4gzR0/?taken-by=madonna

UNEDUCATED, UNREGULATED. Melissa Etheridge voices her concerns about Trump: “At least Mike Pence, even if he's against my lifestyle and he's very conservative, he at least had a certain… to the social conservatives there was at least a sense of… following the rules.”

EPIPHANY. Rich Juzwiak went to a sex party and discovered something about himself.

JUSTIN BIEBER. The singer has returned to Instagram and is on a shirtless posting spree.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQRS3JUhYcs/

LONDON. A new gay club is opening: “The owner of east London's East Bloc, Wayne Shires, is set to open sister venue Bloc South in Vauxhall over the coming weeks, in a welcome boost to the health of LGBT nightlife in the capital. The 300-person capacity venue, which will be open seven days a week, is set to take over the premises left by the closure of Club 65 in August last year.”

TIME. Goes after Democrats.