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10:50 AM ET, February 15, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence  —  WASHINGTON — Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year …
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CNN:
Trump aides were in constant touch with senior Russian officials during campaign  —  Trump campaign aides communicated with Russians  — The communications stood out to investigators due to the frequency and the level of the Trump advisers involved  —  (CNN)High-level advisers close …
Mike Allen / Axios:
White House staff in “survival mode ... scared to death”  —  Here's a twist that has top GOP sources buzzing:  — On Jan. 26, Sally Yates, then the acting attorney general, tells the White House that national security adviser Mike Flynn — who has just been grilled by FBI agents — had …
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
New York Times Accuses, then Exonerates Trump Aides in Russia Claims  —  The New York Times published a story Tuesday evening claiming anonymous “aides” on President Donald Trump's campaign had contact with Russian intelligence, citing classified information supplied by “four current and former American officials.”
Eugene Scott / CNN:
King: Leakers should be ‘purged’ from intelligence community
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Why you should fear the leaks that felled Mike Flynn
Discussion: RedState
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:   What Trump Is Doing Is Not O.K.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Poll: Trump trails generic Democrat, but not Warren, in 2020  —  Donald Trump begins his presidency facing unprecedented polling headwinds: Roughly a quarter of voters think Donald Trump is the worst president in the past century.  Forty-three percent of voters are ready to vote …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump denounces ‘Russian connection non-sense’  —  The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):  —  President Donald Trump appears to be faulting the Obama administration for being “too soft” on Russia, pointing to Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine on President Barack Obama's watch.
Elana Schor / Politico:
Capitol Hill consumed by reports on Trump-Russia ties  —  Capitol Hill entered a second straight day of turmoil on Wednesday after news reports that the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials were in contact during the 2016 campaign — a political upheaval that promises to imperil the new White House's agenda.
Discussion: New York Times and Joe.My.God.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Corker: We Must Address WH Russia Ties So It Doesn't ‘Destabilize’ Country
Discussion: The Week
Dan Rather / Facebook:
Watergate is the biggest political scandal of my lifetime, until maybe now.
Discussion: The Hill and twitchy.com
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Leakers Who Exposed Gen. Flynn's Lie Committed Serious — and Wholly Justified — Felonies  —  President Trump's national security adviser, Gen. Michael Flynn, was forced to resign on Monday night as a result of getting caught lying about whether he discussed sanctions in a December telephone call with a Russian diplomat.
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Washington Post:
Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle?
Discussion: Raw Story
Media Matters for America:   Fox Hosts Claim Media Are Unfairly Paying More Attention To Trump's Flynn Scandal Than They Did To Benghazi
New York Times:
F.B.I. Interviewed Flynn in Trump's First Days in Office, Officials Say
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Former Obama Officials, Loyalists Waged Secret Campaign to Oust Flynn
NBC News:
Mike Pence Told About Flynn Warning Two Weeks After Trump, White House
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Mika Brzezinski Firmly Says Conway Will No Longer Be Booked on Morning Joe: 'She's Not Credible Anymore'  —  Mika Brzezinski of Morning Joe revealed a tidbit that many may not know about the way Kellyanne Conway gets herself booked onto so many shows on behalf of the administration …
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
Sean Spicer isn't finished  —  Washington (CNN)Sean Spicer has barely moved into his office.  —  Three weeks after the inauguration, the only things adorning the White House press secretary's shelves are a framed picture of himself at the podium, a book on Naval Special Warfare …
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Kellyanne Conway Claims She Doesn't Know Who Retweeted A White Nationalist From Her Twitter Account
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Is First Casualty of Turmoil in Trump Administration  —  Senior ranks of the administration are creating headlines of their own as they jockey for power and influence with the president  —  WASHINGTON—Dining at his oceanside resort in Florida on Friday, President Donald …
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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn Was Probed by FBI Over Calls With Russian Official
Discussion: Daily Wire and NPR
Jeff Poor / Breitbart:
Limbaugh on Flynn Resignation: ‘The Question Is What Did Barack Obama Know and When Did He Know It?’
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
‘This is . . .  Nixonian’: Reporter was taped by White House in heated exchange  —  A top aide to President Trump said she has a recording of a dispute with a White House reporter, and has shared parts of it with journalists.  —  Omarosa Manigault, a communications official …
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run:
Major Blow to Obamacare Mandate: IRS Won't Reject Tax Returns That Don't Answer Health Insurance Question  —  How much difference does a single line on a tax form make?  For Obamacare's individual mandate, the answer might be quite a lot.  —  Following President Donald Trump's executive …
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Tami Luhby / CNNMoney:
Humana pulls out of Obamacare for 2018
Discussion: The Resurgent
NBC News:
Harrison Ford in Incident With Passenger Plane at California Airport  —  Actor Harrison Ford was involved in a potentially serious incident Monday in California as he was piloting his private plane, a single-engine Husky, NBC News has learned.  —  Ford, an experienced pilot who collects vintage planes …
Reuters:
U.S. detains Mexican immigrant in Seattle covered by Obama program  —  U.S. immigration authorities have detained a 23-year-old Mexican man who was brought to the United States illegally as a child and given a work permit during the Obama administration, according to a lawsuit challenging the detention in Seattle federal court.
Discussion: The Week and The Stranger …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Trump to greet Netanyahu by abandoning ‘2-state’ doctrine  —  Benjamin Netanyahu has never had it so good in Washington.  —  After eight years of visits to an Obama White House where he was seen as a political adversary and an obstacle to Middle East peace, the Israeli Prime Minister …
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
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Associated Press:
White House: Mideast peace may not be 2-state solution
Discussion: Vox, Axios, Politico and ABC News
Luke Baker / Reuters:   Trump to welcome Netanyahu as Palestinians fear U.S. shift
Timothy Noah / Politico:
Exclusive: Puzder's ex-wife told Oprah he threatened ‘you will pay for this’  —  The ex-wife of President Donald Trump's labor secretary nominee told “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that he “vowed revenge” when she made public spousal abuse allegations, according to a 1990 tape reviewed by POLITICO on Tuesday night.
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Trump's approval rating is underwater with Iowans  —  Donald Trump is starting his presidency underwater with Iowans.  —  Forty-two percent of Iowans approve of the job the newly inaugurated Republican is doing as president, while 49 percent disapprove, according to the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll.
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