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9:55 AM ET, February 1, 2018

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CNN:
Exclusive: Trump asked Rosenstein if he was ‘on my team’  —  Washington (CNN)Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein visited the White House in December seeking President Donald Trump's help.  The top Justice Department official in the Russia investigation wanted Trump's support …
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CNN:
Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation  —  White House: Trump has not seen the FBI memo  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump continues to tell his associates he believed the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools …
Noah Bookbinder / Politico:
Trump's Saturday Night Massacre Is Happening Right Before Our Eyes  —  The FBI issued an extraordinary statement on Wednesday, pushing back on the release of a partisan congressional memo alleging the bureau used improper evidence to obtain legal permission to surveil a Trump campaign adviser.
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
With FBI statement on memo, Christopher Wray could now be in the president's crosshairs … The FBI thrust its low-key director squarely into the public eye and potentially into the crosshairs of the president Wednesday when it issued a statement declaring the bureau had “grave concerns” …
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
What if Clinton Had Done All This?  —  Late last year, Tom Nichols, a professor at the Naval War College and a NeverTrump conservative, proposed a little thought experiment for Republicans skeptical of Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump campaign's Russia ties.
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
Here's What Happens If ‘Magnificent Bastard’ Mueller Gets Fired  —  BOB MUELLER IS famously nonchalant amid life's toughest moments.  Much of that public calm stems from the fact that he's a Magnificent Bastard and, specifically, the lessons of December 11, 1968.
Adam B. Schiff / Washington Post:
Rep. Nunes's memo crosses a dangerous line
Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on HPSCI Memo
Reuters:
FBI expresses ‘grave concerns’ over Republican memo's accuracy
Discussion: New Republic
Washington Post:
Trump-FBI feud over classified memo erupts into open conflict
New York Times:
Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — Aboard Air Force One on a flight home from Europe last July, President Trump and his advisers raced to cobble together a news release about a mysterious meeting at Trump Tower the previous summer between Russians and top Trump campaign officials.
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The Daily Beast:
Report: Witness to Tell Mueller He Was Concerned Hope Hicks Obstructed  —  Mark Corallo, the former spokesman for President Donald Trump's legal team, will reportedly tell special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators that White House Communications Director Hope Hicks said Donald Trump Jr.'s emails …
Discussion: RedState, The Week and Politicus USA
David Siders / Politico:
Trump Tower meeting participant sues for libel
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and ABC News
CNN:
Exclusive: Controversial FBI agent co-wrote initial draft of explosive Comey letter reopening Clinton email probe  —  GOP Rep.: FBI texts most biased I've ever seen  —  Washington (CNN)Emails obtained by CNN show the FBI agent at the center of a Capitol Hill storm played a key role …
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Officials Knew of New Clinton Emails Weeks Before Alerting Congress  —  Andrew McCabe learned of thousands of emails found on Anthony Weiner's laptop at least a month before alerting lawmakers  —  Top FBI officials were aware for at least a month before alerting Congress …
Holman W. Jenkins, Jr / Wall Street Journal:
What the FBI Fight Is About  —  A reckoning is inevitable …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Nielsen Newswire:
Nearly 46 Million Viewers Watch President Trump's State of the Union Address  —  An estimated 45.6 million people tuned in to watch President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.  —  While coverage varied by network …
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Emma Loop / BuzzFeed:
Democrat Accuses Republicans Of Secretly Changing Memo, Demands They Withdraw It  —  Rep. Adam Schiff said a Republican-written memo that questions the propriety of the FBI's Trump-Russia probe was changed before it was submitted to the White House for possible release.  —  Reporting From Washington, DC
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CNN:   Schiff accuses Nunes of altering memo before sending to White House
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The FBI Has “Grave Concerns”? So Do I
Discussion: Associated Press
Tennessean.com:
'I know that God's going to forgive me'  —  During the interview, Barry hesitated when asked whether she plans to resign, but said she will not, despite rumors swirling Wednesday that she might step down.  She also said she won't be taking a leave of absence and would be in the mayor's office Thursday.
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Special counsel seeks delay in scheduling Flynn sentencing  —  (CNN)Attorneys for former national security adviser Michael Flynn and the special counsel's office told a federal court on Wednesday evening they are not ready to schedule a sentencing hearing for Flynn.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Gowdy finally had it with Washington  —  Trey Gowdy is done with politics.  —  The House Oversight Committee Chairman for years has joked privately about quitting Congress and returning home to South Carolina.  On Wednesday, he finally pulled the plug — likely for good.
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Behind Pence's plan to rescue the Republican majority in 2018  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — Vice President Mike Pence is launching one of the most aggressive campaign strategies in recent White House history: he will hopscotch the country over the next three months …
Roger Kimball / American Greatness:
Trump Restores the ‘We’  —  In The Meaning of Conservatism and several other books, the English philosopher Roger Scruton argues for the importance of the first-person plural—the “We” that binds us together as a community, a people, a nation.  Tuesday night, in his magnificent State of the Union Address …
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Rachel Dicker / Mediaite:   Newt Gingrich Goes Full Conspiracy Theorist: ‘The Elite Media Is Part of the Deep State’
Tampa Bay Times:
The campaign is over.  The candidate might be dead.  But the spending never stops.  —  ★★★  —  WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  I T'S BEEN MORE THAN A DECADE since South Florida Rep. Mark Foley was forced out of Congress for sending sexual text messages to teenage boys.
Discussion: Front Page Magazine
Jonathan Lai / Philly.com:
Sen. Scarnati refuses Pa. Supreme Court order to turn over map data in gerrymander case  —  State Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson) said Wednesday he would not turn over any data requested by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in the wake of the gerrymandering ruling …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Republican National Committee has huge financial edge heading into 2018 midterms … President Trump's robust small-donor base helped the Republican National Committee vastly outraise its Democratic counterpart in 2017 as the two parties geared up for a crucial midterm campaign season, new Federal Election Commission filings show.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
President Trump opts out of Super Bowl interview  —  Timberlake returns to Super Bowl 2018  —  President Trump has decided not to participate in a Super Bowl Sunday interview this weekend.  —  “He is not doing a Super Bowl interview,” a White House official told CNN on condition of anonymity on Wednesday.
Discussion: AOL, Q13 FOX News and Washington Times
mypalmbeachpost:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Realty seeks to expand in South Florida  —  Highlights  —  “We are expanding in Jupiter and big time in Miami,” Eric Trump said.  —  The New York-based real estate brokerage has added agents to its Jupiter and Doral offices in the past year.
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Kellyanne Conway rants wildly in attack on fact checkers: ‘Americans are their own fact checkers’  —  Counselor to the president and former Donald Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway blasted journalist fact-checking of the administration during an appearance on New York's 710 WOR Radio with Mark Simone.
 
 
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Nikki Krize / WNEP-TV:
Teacher Misspells Hillary Clinton's Name on Student's Letter; Gets Attention of Chelsea Clinton
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Heather Wilhelm / National Review:
Hapless in Democratland  —  'Can't stand church and family?
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Americans First  —  President Trump should temper his offer …
Brandon J. Weichert / American Greatness:
Democrats Should Revise Their Hopes for 2018
Yuka Hayashi / Wall Street Journal:
High-Interest Lenders Benefit From Trump's Deregulatory Stance
Discussion: Dealbreaker
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Scott takes big step toward Florida Senate challenge
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Joe Kennedy: Read My Message, Not My Lips
Lena H. / Washington Post:
CDC director resigns because of conflicts over financial interests
Molly Osberg / Splinter:
How to Not Die in America  —  On the second Tuesday in June, I start to feel fluish.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Bill O'Reilly's Triumphant Return to Cable News Absolutely Tanked in the Ratings
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Bloomberg:
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