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6:25 PM ET, May 18, 2017

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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources  —  Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump's campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race …
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
As investigators circled Flynn, he got a message from Trump: Stay strong  —  Late last month, fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn—under investigation by federal prosecutors, with his lawyer seeking immunity for him to testify to Congress-met with a small group of loyalists at a restaurant in the northern Virginia suburbs.
The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Talked Michael Flynn Into White House Job … President Donald Trump pressured a “reluctant” Michael Flynn into accepting a job as the White House's top national security official even after Flynn warned the president that he was under investigation over undisclosed lobbying …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
BuzzFeed sues for records on Trump-Obama tapping tweets
Discussion: The Week
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Senate Dems: Deputy AG knew Comey was being removed before writing memo … Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein knew FBI Director James Comey was going to be fired before he wrote a memo recommending Comey's dismissal, a pair of Democratic senators said Thursday.
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: Special counsel appointment ‘hurts the country’  —  President Trump on Thursday slammed the appointment of a special counsel to probe his campaign's alleged ties to Russia as something that “hurts the country.”  —  “I believe it hurts the country terribly, because it shows we're a divided …
Discussion: Politico, RedState and Axios
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
Sen. Lindsey Graham: Congress should abandon Russia investigation, go back to Clinton's emails  —  “There's a new front opening here.”  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News on Thursday that now that special counsel has been appointed to investigate alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia …
Discussion: RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey prepared extensively for his conversations with Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump campaign sees fundraising surge
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Senators: Rosenstein knew Comey would be fired before writing memo
Discussion: Axios
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump denies telling Comey to back off Flynn investigation
Democracy Now:
Could Narrow Scope of New Special Counsel Miss Wider Corruption in Trump White House?
Discussion: emptywheel
Wall Street Journal:
The Special Counsel Mistake  —  Rosenstein bends to political pressure, and here we go again.
Discussion: Infowars and The Last Tradition
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Rubio on Trump's ‘witch hunt’ tweet: 'We're a nation of laws'
Discussion: RedState and ABC News
CNN:
Trump lashes out over special counsel appointment
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Report: Kushner urged aggressive Trump response to special counsel
Discussion: RedState
New York Times:
'There's no collusion' between Trump and Russians, he says.
Billy House / Bloomberg:
House May Be Forced to Vote Again on GOP's Obamacare Repeal Bill  —  Two weeks after passage, measure still not sent to Senate  —  CBO report could force Ryan, other party leaders into redo  —  House Republicans barely managed to pass their Obamacare repeal bill earlier this month …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
House leaders worry more meetings secretly recorded
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Lieberman emerges as front-runner for FBI post  —  Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is the front-runner to be named FBI director, according to several White House officials and advisers.  —  Senior administration officials have told others in the last 12 hours …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump weighs downsizing Spicer's public role  —  President Donald Trump is considering scaling back White House press secretary Sean Spicer's public role, according to several officials familiar with the president's thinking, as Trump also weighs a broader shakeup of his communications shop in the wake of several scandals.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Advisers Urge Trump to Hire an Outside Lawyer
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Chaffetz to announce early departure from Congress  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is expected to announce Thursday that he is resigning before the end of this congressional term, according to three sources familiar with his plans.  —  Chaffetz did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
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Jason Chaffetz / Chaffetz:
Chaffetz Letter to Utah's 3rd Congressional District  —  f t # e  —  Dear 3rd District Constituents:  —  Serving you in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly nine years has been a rare honor and privilege.  When I first ran for Congress in 2008 I promised I would get in, serve, and get out.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Gowdy poised to replace Chaffetz as Oversight chief  —  Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) is expected to become the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee, replacing Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) in the high-profile post when he leaves Congress late next month, according to multiple senior House Republicans.
Discussion: Axios, DCist and IJR
Jack Moore / Newsweek:
TRUMP CANCELS VISIT TO ANCIENT MASADA SITE AFTER ISRAEL REFUSES HELICOPTER LANDING  —  WORLD ISRAEL TRUMP  —  President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit and speech at the ancient mountain fortress of Masada in Israel after authorities told him that he could not land his helicopter on top of the UNESCO-listed site.
Erin McClam / CNNMoney:
Roger Ailes, who built Fox News into a powerhouse, dies at 77  —  Roger Ailes dead at 77  —  Roger Ailes, who transformed cable news and then American politics by building Fox News into a ratings powerhouse, died Thursday.  He was 77.  —  The death was announced by his family and reported on Fox News Channel.
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CBS News:
U.S. aircraft conduct strike on Syrian army convoy  —  BEIRUT — The U.S. sent aircraft to strike Syrian regime vehicles on Thursday that violated a deconfliction zone set up around al-Tanf, an army base where special forces are training Syrian militias, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Russia tried to take over Pentagon Twitter accounts: report  —  Russia tried to gain access to the Twitter accounts of Defense Department officials using messages carrying malware, according to Time magazine.  —  Russia is said to have sent messages to over 10,000 Pentagon Twitter users …
Reuters:
Car slams into Times Square pedestrians, killing one, injuring others  —  A speeding car plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring a dozen, according to witnesses, and police said the incident did not appear to be an act of terrorism.
Ben Protess / New York Times:
In Tumult of Trump, Jon Corzine Seeks a Wall Street Comeback  —  Jon S. Corzine is a 6-foot-2 bear of a man who has spent decades roaming expansive halls of power.  He held the top job at the old Goldman Sachs office tower, a concrete pinnacle of American capitalism.
Daniel Cox / FiveThirtyEight:
Way More Americans May Be Atheists Than We Thought  —  After signing an executive order earlier this month that seeks to relax restrictions on the political activities of tax-exempt churches, President Trump said the order was an important affirmation of the American identity.  “We're a nation of believers,” he said.
Discussion: Telegraph
 
 
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New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Try to Slow Calls to Impeach Trump
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
House Dems Smash Fundraising Records Ahead of Midterms
Discussion: Politicus USA
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence Creates PAC ahead of 2018, 2020 Elections
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and TheStreet
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We tracked the Trump scandals on right-wing news sites. Here's how they covered it.
Discussion: CNBC
Rick Wilson / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Politicus USA
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