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10:40 PM ET, May 17, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn told President Trump's transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign …
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Vera Bergengruen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed - after being paid as its agent  —  WASHINGTON  —  One of the Trump administration's first decisions about the fight against the Islamic State was made by Michael Flynn weeks before he was fired - and it conformed to the wishes of Turkey …
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump  —  KIEV, Ukraine — A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation …
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NBC News:
Flynn, Manafort Are Key Figures In Russia Probe Mueller Will Lead  —  Former Trump aides Michael Flynn and Paul Manafort have emerged as key figures in the FBI's investigation into Russian campaign interference, which has just been taken over by a special counsel, four law enforcement officials told NBC News.
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Washington Post:
Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election  —  The Justice Department has decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible coordination between Trump associates and Russian officials seeking to meddle in last year's election …
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has appointed Robert S. Mueller III, the former F.B.I. director, to serve as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in the election …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Comey Memo Fallout: Mueller Is Named Special Counsel  —  Right Now: Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein announced he has appointed Robert S. Mueller III, the former F.B.I. director, to serve as a special counsel to oversee its Russia election meddling investigation.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Justice names special counsel for Russia investigation
Discussion: Axios, ABC News and RedState
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Robert Mueller appointed special counsel to oversee probe into Russia's interference in 2016 election
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Justice Dept. names Mueller special counsel for Russia probe
Discussion: RedState and Axios
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republican raises impeachment for Trump  —  (R-Mich.) on Wednesday said reports that President Trump pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation would merit impeachment if true, becoming the first Republican lawmaker to broach the idea.
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About / GotNews:
BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey Testified Under Oath May 3rd That The Trump Administration Doesn't Obstruct Investigations  —  Former FBI Director James Comey testified under Senate oath May 3rd that the Trump administration had not pressured his agency to halt any investigation for political purposes.
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles  —  Political action committee registered Wednesday with FEC  —  Neither Biden nor Cheney had active leadership PACs in office  —  While President Donald Trump's White House grapples with the fallout from his firing of the former FBI director …
Discussion: The Last Tradition
Politico:
Democratic leaders seek to stifle impeachment talk
Discussion: RedState
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump to interview Joe Lieberman, 3 others for FBI post
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
Discussion: Hot Air
Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
Jack Welch: Impeachment of Trump would ‘blow the market away’
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Post
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Under the Obama Precedent, No Trump Obstruction of Justice
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Restive Dems amplify calls for impeachment
Discussion: RedState and Infowars
Jeff Larson / ProPublica:
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago  —  We tested internet security at four Trump properties.  It's not good.  —  Two weeks ago, on a sparkling spring morning, we went trawling along Florida's coastal waterway.  But not for fish.  —  We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon …
Travis Waldron / HuffPost:
Fox Stands By DNC Murder Conspiracy Theory Even After Main Source Changes Story  —  Fox News reporter Malia Zimmerman says she spent 10 months working on her story.  —  Fox News and its Washington, D.C., affiliate, Fox 5, are standing by their conspiracy-mongering reports …
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Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:
James Comey's memo has shaken a presidency.  Here's why memos have always mattered.  —  JoAnne Yates, a professor of organization studies at MIT, is the world's foremost, and perhaps only, expert on the history of memos.  —  “I specialize in studying things that at first glance might sound incredibly boring,” she said.
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Michelle Kosinski:
This is How Your Government Responds to Unfavorable News Coverage  —  Monday night, as the story of the President giving classified information to the Russians was in full evolution, I get a call from this guy:  —  RC Hammond, the State Department's communications advisor, who had his facts wrong about what was reported and by whom.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
What Does Barack Obama Really Think of Donald Trump?  'He's Nothing But a Bullsh-ter'  —  She packs her own lunch, and he still isn't allowed to drive.  Subscribe now for all about Michelle and Barack Obama's lives after moving out of the White House - only in PEOPLE
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke accepts job in Department of Homeland Security  —  Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will leave office next month to accept a federal appointment as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump to graduates: ‘No politician in history... has been treated worse’  —  New London, Connecticut (CNN)President Donald Trump, amid his own swirling controversies, advised United States Coast Guard Academy graduates that while things aren't always fair, “you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight.”
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David Montero / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Jones settles Chobani lawsuit and retracts comments about refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho  —  Inside the Chobani Yogurt factory in Twin Falls, Idaho.  —  Alex Jones backed down.  Again.  —  The far-right conspiracy theorist agreed Wednesday to settle a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Greek yogurt manufacturer Chobani.
Austin American-Statesman:
‘THIS IS CRAZY’: Austin man sues date for texting during movie  —  A man is suing a Round Rock woman for texting during a movie date at the Barton Creek Square theater, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Travis County.  —  Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim Thursday against his date.
Matt O'Brien / Washington Post:
Why liberal democracy only dies when conservatives help  —  Liberal democracy is not dead, but it's not well.  From Hungary to Poland to even the United States, far-right populists have won power, and, in a few cases, are busy consolidating it.  —  In some sense, it shouldn't be too surprising …
Wall Street Journal:
Russian State-Run Bank Financed Deal Involving Trump Hotel Partner  —  A Russian-Canadian developer put money into a Donald Trump hotel project in Toronto after receiving hundreds of millions from a deal involving Russian state-run bank VEB.
 
 
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Caroline Davies / The Guardian:
Student who stabbed boyfriend may avoid jail as it would ‘damage her career’
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump turns to ex-campaign aides as scandals pile up
Discussion: Associated Press and Mediaite
CNN:
Dozens of MS-13 gang members nabbed in 40+ Los Angeles raids
Discussion: RT
Amy Harder / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's plan to slash renewables 70%
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
American Trees Are Moving West, and No One Knows Why
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Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
A Creationist Sues the Grand Canyon for Religious Discrimination
Discussion: Althouse
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column Dear Vice President Pence: What are you thinking?
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Chuck Grassley:
Judiciary Committee Leaders Seek Copies of Reported Comey Memos and Possible Trump Tapes
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and TheBlaze
Washington Examiner:
GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story