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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 …
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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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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.
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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 past century. Forty-three percent of voters are ready to vote …
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Eugene Scott / CNN:
King: Leakers should be ‘purged’ from intelligence community
King: Leakers should be ‘purged’ from intelligence community
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Media Matters for America, Washington Post, Washington Monthly and The Week
Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Graham: Any Trump ally working inappropriately with Russia ‘needs to pay a price’
Graham: Any Trump ally working inappropriately with Russia ‘needs to pay a price’
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
McConnell: Trump's powers aren't above judicial review
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Corker: We Must Address WH Russia Ties So It Doesn't ‘Destabilize’ Country
Corker: We Must Address WH Russia Ties So It Doesn't ‘Destabilize’ Country
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The Week
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Flynn probe would be ‘excessive’
Rand Paul: Flynn probe would be ‘excessive’
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Condemns Leaks to News Media in a Flurry on Twitter
Trump Condemns Leaks to News Media in a Flurry on Twitter
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Pam Key / Breitbart:
Dem Rep Moulton: If Trump Admin ‘Conspiring’ with Russia — That Is ‘The Definition of Treason’
Dem Rep Moulton: If Trump Admin ‘Conspiring’ with Russia — That Is ‘The Definition of Treason’
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Elana Schor / Politico:
Capitol Hill consumed by reports on Trump-Russia ties
Capitol Hill consumed by reports on Trump-Russia ties
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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Jeff Sessions Resists Pressure to Remove Himself in Russia Inquiries
Jeff Sessions Resists Pressure to Remove Himself in Russia Inquiries
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Daily Kos and New York Magazine
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Journalists Go Nuts Over Rehashed New York Times Story
Journalists Go Nuts Over Rehashed New York Times Story
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Infowars
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
What Trump Is Doing Is Not O.K.
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.
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Political Wire and Business Insider
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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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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Washington Post:
Pence remains above the fray, but is he outside the inner circle? — For nearly two full weeks, nobody told Vice President Pence that he had been misled by national security adviser Michael Flynn. — After privately being assured by Flynn that he had never had any discussions …
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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 …
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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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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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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.
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Akil Yunus / The Star Online:
Clearer image of Jong-nam's alleged killer caught on CCTV
Clearer image of Jong-nam's alleged killer caught on CCTV
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New York Times
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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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.
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Jessi Bohon / Washington Post:
As a Christian, I defended Obamacare. But I really support single-payer.
As a Christian, I defended Obamacare. But I really support single-payer.
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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.
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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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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.
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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