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3:40 PM ET, February 4, 2018

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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Trey Gowdy on “Face the Nation,” Feb. 4, 2018  —  Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, was one of the key authors of the House Intelligence Committee's now-declassified memo about the application under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to surveil former Trump official Carter Page.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Answering 3 key questions about the House memo  —  It's fair to say that much of the media reaction to the House Intelligence Committee “FISA abuse” memo has been a mixture of scorn and ridicule.  Many commentators have called the memo wrong, worthless, or worse.  —  House Republicans expected as much, from the usual suspects.
Discussion: Power Line
TIME:
Carter Page Touted Kremlin Contacts in 2013 Letter  —  Former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page bragged that he was an adviser to the Kremlin in a letter obtained by TIME that raises new questions about the extent of Page's contacts with the Russian government over the years.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Gowdy: Memo has no impact on Russia probe
Discussion: ABC News
National Review:
The Nunes Memo Should Be Just the Start
Discussion: Mediaite
David Caplan / ABC News:
Trump Jr. suggests Russia investigation akin to ‘McCarthyism,’ says Dems are ‘left of commie’  —  President Donald Trump's oldest son suggested on Saturday that claims by Democrats of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia are ironic, since such accusations resemble McCarthyism.
Discussion: New York Magazine, Hullabaloo and CNN
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Fox News Insider:
Trump Jr.: Memo Is a ‘Little Bit of Sweet Revenge’ for Me and My Family  —  Donald Trump Jr. joined Jesse Watters on “Watters' World” Saturday night to react to the Republican memo on alleged government surveillance abuses.  —  Trump Jr. said the memo — which was declassified by the White House …
Discussion: IJR and AOL
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Republican lawmakers distance themselves from Trump on memo … Republican members of the House Intelligence Committee dissented Sunday from President Trump's view that corruption has poisoned the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Discussion: Axios
Quinn Scanlan / ABC News:
‘Very possible’ GOP congressman ‘coordinated with the White House’ on Russia memo: Democratic rep  —  The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said he thinks “it's very possible” that staff of GOP Committee Chair Devin Nunes “worked with the White House and coordinated the whole effort” …
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Baldwin returns as Trump in ‘SNL’ parody of ‘Fox & Friends’
Discussion: Breitbart and RedState
Jonathan Landay / Reuters:
House intelligence panel takes up Democrats' memo on Monday: sources
Discussion: Axios and IJR
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge responds to Justice Department over Nunes memo
Discussion: RedState
Chicago Sun Times:
Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress  —  Sign-Up for our Newsletter  —  Arthur Jones — an outspoken Holocaust denier, activist anti-Semite and white supremacist — is poised to become the Republican nominee for an Illinois congressional seat representing parts of Chicago and nearby suburbs.
Discussion: Political Wire
Molly K. McKew / Politico:
How Twitter Bots and Trump Fans Made #ReleaseTheMemo Go Viral  —  On Tuesday morning—the day after the House Intelligence Committee voted along partisan lines to send Rep. Devin Nunes' memo, alleging abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, to President Donald Trump for declassification …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Gowdy: 'I don't' think Rosenstein should be fired
Discussion: Breitbart
Washington Post:
Trump nominee for U.N. migration post called Muslims violent, Christians top priority … The Trump administration's nominee to coordinate billions of dollars in assistance to migrants around the world has suggested in social-media posts that Islam is an inherently violent religion …
Discussion: Axios and ThinkProgress
Heather Long / Washington Post:
The U.S. government is set to borrow nearly $1 trillion this year, an 84 percent jump from last year … It was another crazy news week, so it's understandable if you missed a small but important announcement from the Treasury Department: The federal government is on track to borrow nearly $1 trillion …
Discussion: Axios, RedState and Balloon Juice
Cory Turner / NPR:
Why Schools Fail To Teach Slavery's ‘Hard History’  —  “In the ways that we teach and learn about the history of American slavery,” write the authors of a new report from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), “the nation needs an intervention.”  —  This new report, titled Teaching Hard History …
The State:
2 dead, more than 100 hurt in Amtrak crash in Cayce  —  A Sunday morning crash involving an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train in Cayce, South Carolina, killed at least two people and injured more than 100.  —  Here are the major developments of the morning.
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
South Carolina train crash leaves at least 2 dead, 70 hurt
Discussion: CNN, Vox and Politico
Sofi Sinozich / ABC News:
Strength in party strongholds: A key to midterm outcomes (POLL)  —  The wide Democratic advantage in congressional vote preference comes entirely in districts the party already holds, raising questions about the extent of its possible gains in November.  Yet the closeness of the contests …
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Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Early gauge of 2018 turnout shows good signs for Democrats
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
In a strange land: Deported from Michigan, Jorge Garcia feels lost in Mexico  —  Jorge Garcia was torn away from his Lincoln Park family in January.  Brought to the United States at 10, Garcia was not eligible for the DACA program.  He has two teenagers and a wife and is now waiting to see what his future will be.
City Journal:
The Nunes Memo: Just an Opening Act  —  Landmines left behind by the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign might soon start detonating—on Democrats.  —  Politics and law  —  The publication yesterday by the House Intelligence Committee, under the leadership of chairman Devin Nunes …
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John Kass / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Democrats melt down over Nunes memo and enter the Upside Down
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
CNN's Brian Stelter: Hannity Deserves ‘Credit’ for Memo Release … “Let's be honest,” CNN's Brian Stelter said at the top of his media criticism show Reliable Sources on Sunday.  “This week, Sean Hannity won and the rest of America lost.”  —  On Friday night, The Daily Beast reported …
Discussion: Shareblue Media and Breitbart
 
 
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Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Trump publicly rebuked by his own State Dept for insulting another region of the world
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Ivanka, Rubio find a new project: Paid family leave
Discussion: Raw Story
David Cohen / Politico:
Jordan's king: Peace process depends on U.S.
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Erekat says US is pushing a Palestinian ‘coup,’ tells Nikki Haley to ‘shut up’
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Kaepernick raises $20K in celebrity donations for group honoring convicted cop-killer
Discussion: twitchy.com
Fox News Insider:
Diamond & Silk: ‘Shame on Maxine Waters’ for Skipping SOTU, Bashing Trump
Los Angeles Times:
Huge increase in arrests of homeless in L.A. — but mostly for minor offenses
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Jackie Wallace / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
The search for Jackie Wallace
Discussion: emptywheel
Derek Hunter / Townhall.com:
Journalism is Dead  —  This week we saw a perfect example …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
National Journal:
The GOP's Deep Fundraising Funk
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ANALYSIS: Midterm clashes set to define Trump era
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Paul Ryan Deletes Tweet Lauding a $1.50 Benefit From the New Tax Law
 

 
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