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12:20 PM 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 …
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Condemns Leaks to News Media in a Flurry on Twitter  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump lashed out at the nation's intelligence agencies again on Wednesday, accusing them of illegally leaking information to the news media, on a day of new disclosures about his dealings with Russia during and after the presidential campaign.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: It's bigger than Flynn.  New Russia revelations widen Trump's credibility gap.  —  THE BIG IDEA: The credibility gap - maybe chasm is a better word at this point - keeps widening for Donald Trump and his White House.  —  Two days after Trump's victory, Russia's deputy foreign minister told …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Flynn probe would be ‘excessive’
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Corker: We Must Address WH Russia Ties So It Doesn't ‘Destabilize’ Country
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle?
Discussion: Lawfare and Raw Story
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Dem Rep Moulton: If Trump Admin ‘Conspiring’ with Russia — That Is ‘The Definition of Treason’
Discussion: Infowars and The Daily Caller
Elana Schor / Politico:
Capitol Hill consumed by reports on Trump-Russia ties
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Vox
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Resists Pressure to Remove Himself in Russia Inquiries
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Magazine
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Why you should fear the leaks that felled Mike Flynn
Discussion: RedState and The Week
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   Flynn Doesn't Matter. This Is About Trump
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Journalists Go Nuts Over Rehashed New York Times Story
Discussion: Infowars
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.
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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Yahoo:
Exclusive: U.S. arrests Mexican immigrant in Seattle covered by Obama program
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 …
Louis Nelson / Politico:
McConnell: Trump's powers aren't above judicial review  —  The executive powers of President Donald Trump are not above judicial review, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday, offering gentle pushback that followed assertions from White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:   What Trump Is Doing Is Not O.K.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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: Business Insider and AOL
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Akil Yunus / The Star Online:
Clearer image of Jong-nam's alleged killer caught on CCTV
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
No Limits  —  How Obamacare made health insurance work for this sick boy — and thousands like him.  —  Timmy Morrison was delivered by emergency C-section, weighing in at 3 pounds, 9 ounces.  Doctors put him under anesthesia within a week and into surgery within a month.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jessi Bohon / Washington Post:
As a Christian, I defended Obamacare. But I really support single-payer.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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 …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Defense Secretary Mattis issues new ultimatum to NATO allies on defense spending  —  BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis issued an ultimatum Wednesday to allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), warning that if they do not boost their defense spending to goals set by the alliance …
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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Pew Research Center:
Americans Express Increasingly Warm Feelings Toward Religious Groups
Erin Cox / Baltimore Sun:
Maryland House moves toward expanding attorney general's power to sue Trump administration
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
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Sherrilyn Ifill / Washington Post:
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
'You're a Little Obsessive About Fox': Tucker Carlson and WaPo Media Reporter Go At It
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The Local:
Mass sexual assaults by refugees in Frankfurt ‘completely made up’
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Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Trump's approval rating is underwater with Iowans
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The Guardian:
Journalists shot dead in Dominican Republic during Facebook Live video
 

 
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