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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 …
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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ABC News:
The Note: Flynn's out, but questions remain — “Evolving and eroding level of trust.” That's the official White House line on what cost Michael Flynn his job as National Security Adviser. It's also an apt phrase to describe the White House itself, in terms of its relationship with the press, the public, and Congress, for starters.
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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.
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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 …
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Aidan Quigley / Politico:
Graham: Any Trump ally working inappropriately with Russia ‘needs to pay a price’
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Eugene Scott / CNN:
King: Leakers should be ‘purged’ from intelligence community
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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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The Week
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Dem Rep Moulton: If Trump Admin ‘Conspiring’ with Russia — That Is ‘The Definition of Treason’
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Infowars and The Daily Caller
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
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
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Infowars
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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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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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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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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Andrew Puzder / National Review:
No to Puzder — Andrew Puzder was from the start an odd choice to head Donald Trump's Labor Department. The chief of CKE Restaurants, the parent company of fast-food chains such as Carl's Jr. and Hardee's, Puzder has long been one of corporate America's most high-profile advocates of Gang of Eight-style …
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Mother Jones
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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Rand Paul: Flynn probe would be ‘excessive’
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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
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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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Jessi Bohon / Washington Post:
As a Christian, I defended Obamacare. But I really support single-payer. — Jesus doesn't just love the poor. He loves them more. … Republicans often campaign as Christians. Here's how they can follow through. (iStock) — A video of me questioning Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) …
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
No Limits — How Obamacare made health insurance work …
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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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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 …
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