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Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador — President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials …
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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post's Game-Changing Story — Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak / Russian Foreign Ministry — The Washington Post this afternoon published a stunning story reporting …
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The Daily Beast:
White House Staff ‘Hiding’ As Russia Chaos Engulfs West Wing … White House and administration officials are reeling at reports that President Donald Trump reportedly shared classified information with Russia's top diplomats during an Oval Office meeting last week.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
When the World Is Led by a Child — At certain times Donald Trump has seemed like a budding authoritarian, a corrupt Nixon, a rabble-rousing populist or a big business corporatist. — But as Trump has settled into his White House role, he has given a series of long interviews …
BuzzFeed:
Trump Revealed Highly Classified Information To Russians During White House Visit — The president discussed classified national security information with the Russian ambassador and foreign minister last week, two US officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News. — President Trump revealed highly …
New York Times:
Trump Revealed Highly Classified Intelligence to Russia, in Break With Ally — WASHINGTON — President Trump boasted about highly classified intelligence in a meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week, providing details that could expose the source of the information …
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Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
The Terrible Cost of Trump's Disclosures — If The Washington Post is right, President Trump divulged highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador at a jovial meeting in the Oval Office. Here is why this is appalling, beyond even this president's usual standard.
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Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Deep State Leaks Highly Classified Info to Washington Post to Smear President Trump — Current and former U.S. officials, supposedly concerned that President Trump had shared some “highly classified information” with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S. last week …
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Politico:
White House pushes back against report Trump shared classified info with Russians
White House pushes back against report Trump shared classified info with Russians
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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
'A grotesque violation of the president's oath': Law experts blast Trump for sharing classified intel with Russians
Austin Wright / Politico:
Republicans concerned about report Trump shared secrets with Russia
Republicans concerned about report Trump shared secrets with Russia
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Reuters:
Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office: officials
Trump revealed intelligence secrets to Russians in Oval Office: officials
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Russia Redux: Republican Senators Confront Another Trump Disaster
Russia Redux: Republican Senators Confront Another Trump Disaster
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Rachel Manteuffel / Washington Post:
When President Trump's bodyguard revealed Jim Mattis's private cellphone number — This Is Not Normal. It's a mantra among politics-watchers, an attempt to force ourselves to see clearly through the toxic levels of absurdity caking Washington these days. The poker-faced way the news …
Marina Marraco / WTTG-TV:
Family's private investigator: There is evidence Seth Rich had contact with WikiLeaks prior to death — WASHINGTON - It has been almost a year since Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was murdered in the nation's capital. There have been no solid answers about why he was killed until now.
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney Chief Bob Iger Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Upcoming Movie — He says the thieves demanded a ransom, which the company is refusing to pay. — Have real-life pirates taken aim at Disney? — Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed Monday that hackers claiming to have access …
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Hackers Holding Disney's Latest ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ For Ransom
Hackers Holding Disney's Latest ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ For Ransom
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Yvonne Wenger / Baltimore Sun:
Rod Rosenstein says he's defending Constitution, not worried about reputation — “Many people have offered me unsolicited advice over the past few days about what I should do to promote my personal reputation,” said Rod Rosenstein. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)
Scott Campbell / Daily Mail:
North Korean hacking group is thought to be behind cyber attack which wreaked havoc across the globe — A hacking group linked to North Korea is thought to be behind the cyber attack that wreaked havoc across the globe, according to security experts. — Analysts from security firms Symantec …
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The Times of Israel:
Senior member of Trump team said to tell Israelis: Western Wall is not your territory — Bitter diplomatic spat over Jews' holiest place of prayer reported during preparation for president's visit; Netanyahu's office said seeking clarification from DC — In a bitter diplomatic incident …
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NBC News:
After Weeks of Missteps, Nervous Trump Aides Hope for a Reboot — Rattled by President Donald Trump's increasing frustration with the staff guidance he's getting and by the administration's unforced errors, White House officials are desperately hoping the president's first foreign trip beginning …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
How Trump gets his fake news
How Trump gets his fake news
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump to light White House blue to support police who face ‘unfair defamation and vilification’
Trump to light White House blue to support police who face ‘unfair defamation and vilification’
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Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Donald Trump Killed the “Indispensable Nation.” Good! — What might countries accomplish now that they can't rely on America? — In February 1998, Madeleine Albright, President Bill Clinton's secretary of state, went on NBC's The Today Show to defend America's increasingly aggressive stance toward Iraq.
Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
NATO Frantically Tries to Trump-Proof President's First Visit — A ‘freaked out’ NATO braces for Donald Trump's first meeting of the transatlantic alliance. — NATO is scrambling to tailor its upcoming meeting to avoid taxing President Donald Trump's notoriously short attention span.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans wary of Cornyn as FBI chief — Senate Republicans love John Cornyn. But not all of them are sold on him being the next FBI director. — It's nothing personal toward the affable Senate majority whip from Texas, who has built up loyalty during his years in the Senate …
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Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:
'SNL's' Yuuuge Year: 20 Insiders Reveal Alec Baldwin's Future as Trump, “Spicey” Secrets and Lorne Michaels' Election Pep Talk — Everyone from Kate McKinnon to Chris Rock gives THR backstage access to a historic season as they reveal how Melissa McCarthy became Sean Spicer …
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CNN:
Congress' exasperated as White House in ‘downward spiral’ — McMaster: Washington Post story is false — (CNN)Republicans in Congress barely had time to get their footing Monday, as another wild development, this time reports that President Donald Trump had revealed sensitive intelligence …
New York Times:
In Computer Attacks, Clues Point to Frequent Culprit: North Korea — SAN FRANCISCO — Intelligence officials and private security experts say that new digital clues point to North Korean-linked hackers as likely suspects in the sweeping ransomware attacks that have crippled computer systems around the world.
Bhaskar Sunkara / The Guardian:
Why the ‘alt-left’ will succeed where centrists fail — The label is meant as a slur to discredit us. But that won't change the fact that left-wing populists speak to anti-system anger in a way that others don't — ould you be a member of a political conspiracy without even knowing it?
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Vanity Fair
ACLU:
ACLU Demands Records on Comey Firing — NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the Justice Department and FBI asking for all records related to President Trump's dismissal of FBI Director James Comey.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House refuses to say if Comey tapes exist
White House refuses to say if Comey tapes exist
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