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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 …
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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 …
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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.”
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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.
Eugene Scott / CNN:
King: Leakers should be ‘purged’ from intelligence community
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Why you should fear the leaks that felled Mike Flynn
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Washington Post:
Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle?
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Raw Story
Elana Schor / Politico:
Capitol Hill consumed by reports on Trump-Russia ties
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Corker: We Must Address WH Russia Ties So It Doesn't ‘Destabilize’ Country
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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Rand Paul on Flynn: ‘Makes no sense’ to investigate fellow Republicans
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump denounces ‘Russian connection non-sense’
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Daniel Benjamin / Politico:
Who Told Flynn to Call Russia?
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Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
House Intelligence Committee Chair: Leakers of Flynn Call ‘Belong in Jail’
New York Times:
F.B.I. Interviewed Flynn in Trump's First Days in Office, Officials Say
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Washington Post:
Flynn's swift downfall: From a phone call in the Dominican Republic to a forced resignation at the White House
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Former Obama Officials, Loyalists Waged Secret Campaign to Oust Flynn
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NBC News:
Mike Pence Told About Flynn Warning Two Weeks After Trump, White House
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Michael Moore to Trump: ‘Vacate you Russian traitor’
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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 …
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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 …
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed:
Kellyanne Conway Claims She Doesn't Know Who Retweeted A White Nationalist From Her Twitter Account — Kellyanne Conway wasn't really feeling the love Tuesday morning, after Today host Matt Lauer told her her responses made no sense when she appeared to dodge his repeated questions …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Have TV media had their fill of Kellyanne?
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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 last century. Forty-three percent of voters are ready to vote …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
The Michael Flynn problem starts at the top: Jill Lawrence
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Dan Rather / Facebook:
Watergate is the biggest political scandal of my lifetime, until maybe now.
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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 …
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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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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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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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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.
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