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11:35 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 …
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 and The Week
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: Joe.My.God. and Vox
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Corker: We Must Address WH Russia Ties So It Doesn't ‘Destabilize’ Country  —  Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) on Wednesday morning called for Congressional investigations into Michael Flynn and the Trump administration's ties to Russia, warning that failure to address the issue could “destabilize” …
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle?
Discussion: Raw Story
Louis Nelson / Politico:   McConnell: Trump's powers aren't above judicial review
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Flynn probe would be ‘excessive’
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
Dkris / Lawfare:
The Treatment of Flynn's Phone Calls Complies with FISA Minimization Procedures  —  Just a quick note to clear up any lingering uncertainty after this morning's Wall Street Journal editorial, “Eavesdropping on Michael Flynn,” which asks whether “the spooks listening to Mr. Flynn obeyed the law?”
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The Leakers Who Exposed Gen. Flynn's Lie Committed Serious — and Wholly Justified — Felonies
Washington Post:
Flynn's swift downfall: From a phone call in the Dominican Republic to a forced resignation at the White House
Dan Rather / Facebook:
Watergate is the biggest political scandal of my lifetime, until maybe now.
Discussion: The Hill and twitchy.com
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 …
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.
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
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 …
Erin Cox / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland House moves toward expanding attorney general's power to sue Trump administration … The House of Delegates on Tuesday advanced a measure that would let Attorney General Brian Frosh sue the federal government without Gov. Larry Hogan's permission, nearly assuring the measure's final passage on Wednesday.
Discussion: WCBM-AM
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:   Maryland's Republican Governor, Who Once Disavowed Trump, Won't Let State Sue Against Travel Ban
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
Robert Harward plans a housecleaning of Trump's National Security Council staff  —  President Donald Trump offered the job of national security advisor to retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward on Monday night, and was a bit surprised when Harward responded by saying he needed a couple of days to think it over.
CNN:
Suspect arrested over death of Kim Jong Un's half-brother  —  Hong Kong (CNN)A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of Kim Jong Un's half-brother, Malaysian police said.  —  She was detained Wednesday at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 carrying a Vietnamese travel document.
Discussion: AOL and Business Insider
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Akil Yunus / The Star Online:
Clearer image of Jong-nam's alleged killer caught on CCTV
Discussion: New York Times
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.
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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Pew Research Center:
Americans Express Increasingly Warm Feelings Toward Religious Groups
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Resists Pressure to Remove Himself in Russia Inquiries
Discussion: Daily Kos
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
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Paul Demko / Politico:
Aetna CEO: Obamacare markets are in a ‘death spiral’
Discussion: Business Insider
Lorraine Mirabella / Baltimore Sun:
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank responds to Trump tempest with letter to Baltimore
Discussion: CBS Boston and New York Magazine
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
No Limits  —  How Obamacare made health insurance work …
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Washington Times:
The continuing liberal meltdown
Sherrilyn Ifill / Washington Post:
The president lays the groundwork for a nationwide voter intimidation program
Discussion: Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Invitation to a primary? Doubts among Democrats bedevil Sen. Nelson against Scott in 2018
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
'You're a Little Obsessive About Fox': Tucker Carlson and WaPo Media Reporter Go At It
Discussion: IJR
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Doubts grow that GOP can repeal Obamacare
The Local:
Mass sexual assaults by refugees in Frankfurt ‘completely made up’
Discussion: Hit & Run and RT
Media Matters for America:
Fox Hosts Claim Media Are Unfairly Paying More Attention To Trump's Flynn Scandal Than They Did To Benghazi
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Trump's approval rating is underwater with Iowans
Discussion: BizPac Review
The Guardian:
Journalists shot dead in Dominican Republic during Facebook Live video
 

 
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Anna Betts / The Guardian:
A judge orders an evidentiary hearing for next week to determine whether the Infowars auction was conducted fairly

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
An interview with Telegraph Director of Technology Dylan Jacques on the goal of launching 12 significant uses of AI in the newsroom over 12 months

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Apple removes RFE/RL's Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others

 
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