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10:15 AM 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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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 …
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 …
Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal:
Israeli Source Seen as Key to Countering Islamic State Threat  —  The classified information that President Donald Trump shared with Russian officials last week came from an Israeli source described by multiple U.S. officials as the most valuable source of information on external plotting by Islamic State.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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Philip Shenon / Politico:
Trump's Worst Nightmare Comes True  —  The most daunting assignment in Robert Mueller's career in law-enforcement and public service might have arrived on Wednesday night, with his appointment as the special prosecutor in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 president campaign …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
How Trump Learned About the Special Counsel on Russia  —  The Justice Department appointed Robert S. Mueller III, a former F.B.I. director, as a special counsel to oversee its investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the deputy attorney general, Rod J. Rosenstein, announced on Wednesday.
Discussion: Politico
Pamela Brown / CNN:
Comey prepped responses ahead of Trump discussions  —  (CNN)Ahead of discussions with President Donald Trump, Former FBI Director James Comey prepped with his team on ways to respond to anticipated questions so that he would not come across as confrontational during the ongoing Russia probe, according to an official close to Comey.
Discussion: Althouse
Jchong / Lawfare:
Initial Reactions on the Appointment of Robert Mueller As Special Counsel
Discussion: New York Times, CNN and Vox
Cecilia Vega / ABC News:
Trump reaction to special counsel measured, says White House
Washington Post:
Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election
About / GotNews:
BREAKING: FBI Director James Comey Testified Under Oath May 3rd That The Trump Administration …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and RedState
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Robert Mueller, Former F.B.I. Director, Named Special Counsel for Russia Investigation
Nicole Gaudiano / USA Today:
GOP blocks House vote on independent Russia-Trump investigation
Discussion: twitchy.com
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
New special counsel Robert Mueller has history of standing up to the White House
Discussion: Lawfare and AOL
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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Katie Little / CNBC:
Fox News' ex-CEO Roger Ailes dead  —  Media titan Roger Ailes, who resigned from his positions as chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network amid sexual harassment allegations last year, has died at age 77.  —  Ailes resigned from Fox in summer 2016 in the wake …
Washington Post:
Roger Ailes, Fox News founder and former chairman, dies at 77, family says  —  “I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning.  Roger was a loving husband to me, to his son Zachary, and a loyal friend to many,” his wife Elizabeth Ailes said in a statement.
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Althouse
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 …
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.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
The worst job in Washington right now: Working for Trump
Rick Wilson / Washington Post:
If you work for Trump, it's time to quit
Discussion: Politicus USA
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
Pence Takes Steps to Build War Chest as White House Stumbles
Discussion: The Last Tradition
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Trump turns to ex-campaign aides as scandals pile up
Discussion: Mediaite and Associated Press
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Neil Gorsuch will be the enduring symbol of a disastrous presidency.  —  Several hours after the New York Times reported on Tuesday that President Donald Trump had attempted to quash the FBI's investigation into Michael Flynn, conservative pundit Erick Erickson tweeted that …
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Politico:
Democratic leaders seek to stifle impeachment talk
Discussion: RedState
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump isn't a toddler — he's a product of America's culture of impunity for the rich  —  “When you're a star, they let you do it.”  —  Ross Douthat's column arguing for the superiority of “25th Amendment remedies” to impeachment for Donald Trump's various misdeeds is impressive in its ability …
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway cancels Fox appearance after special prosecutor announcement  —  Kellyanne Conway cancelled an appearance on Fox News' “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Wednesday night after it was announced that a special prosecutor would be appointed to head up the investigation into President Trump's ties to Russia.
Discussion: RedState, TheBlaze and The Week
Alex Pfeiffer / The Daily Caller:
Pat Buchanan: It Isn't Watergate Yet, But How Long Can This Sustain?  —  Pat Buchanan says the nonstop uproar following Trump's firing of former FBI director James Comey is not comparable to Watergate, but he does wonder if the Trump presidency can function with this level of drama.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:   How dangerous are the cracks emerging in Trump's wall of support?
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
The media has lost its marbles  —  Just five months in, 2017 is going down in history as the year that gave us the worst media bias America has ever witnessed.  —  It's worse than slanted, it's flat-out rigged against our president and he knows it.  Yesterday at the Coast Guard Academy …
 
 
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Jasper Craven / Valley News:
Sanders Misses Filing Deadline; Given More Time to Disclose 2016 Finances
Discussion: The Daily Caller and AOL
Michelle Cortez / Bloomberg:
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Washington Post:
Race between Democrats running for Virginia governor is neck-and-neck
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Koch network to launch major campaign for tax reform
Discussion: Politico
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
‘The Flight 93 Election’ Crashes Again
Discussion: BarbWire.com
 Earlier Items: 
Michelle Kosinski:
This is How Your Government Responds to Unfavorable News Coverage
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
Discussion: Breitbart, Hot Air, Politico and CNN
Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Rule Out Moving Israel Embassy to Jerusalem
 

 
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