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10:35 AM ET, February 14, 2017

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Washington Post:
Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say  —  BREAKING: Michael Flynn, Trump's embattled national security adviser, is resigning amid controversy over communication with Russian ambassador.  —  The acting attorney general informed …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Flynn Resignation Raises Tough Questions for FBI, Intel Services  —  The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn on Monday evening raises troubling questions about the role of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the intelligence services.
CNN:
Flynn resigns amid controversy over Russia contacts  —  Source: WH knew Flynn misled officials on Russia  —  Washington (CNN)Embattled White House national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned Monday night, two sources tell CNN.  —  His departure came just after reports surfaced …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Dems blast Chaffetz for declining to investigate Flynn  —  Democrats on the House Oversight Committee ripped into Chairman Jason Chaffetz  —  (R-Utah) on Monday for ignoring their requests to investigate White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's ties to Russia.
Discussion: alan.com
New York Times:
Michael Flynn Resigns as National Security Adviser  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, the national security adviser, resigned on Monday night after it was revealed that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other top White House officials about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States.
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Scarborough rips Conway as an ‘out of the loop’ liar after Flynn resignation  —  Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway's assertion that former national security adviser Michael Flynn enjoyed “the full confidence of the president” just hours before he offered his resignation is proof …
Andrew Roth / Washington Post:
Russian lawmakers rush to the defense of Trump's ex-national security adviser  —  MOSCOW — Leading Russian lawmakers rushed to defend President Trump's former national security adviser on Tuesday after he resigned for misleading senior White House officials, including Vice President Pence, about his contacts with Russia.
JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
The Spotlight Will Now Shift to the White House Counsel  —  I was pretty hard on White House Counsel Donald McGahn in connection with the horrible roll-out of the Trump Executive Order on immigration, and his inability or disinclination to control the President's self-destructive attack on courts:
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: 10 unanswered questions after Michael Flynn's resignation  —  THE BIG IDEA: President Trump should thank his lucky stars that Republicans control both chambers of Congress, because Democrats would be announcing a Benghazi-style inquest today if they could.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Wind Is Sown  —  I had wanted to end my work evening on the post I published just after 8 PM.  Let me conclude on this note.  Tonight's revelations (by which I mean those which preceded Michael Flynn's resignation) make it even more clear that there is much more going on out of view than we realize.
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Why Donald Trump let Michael Flynn go  —  Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, carried on this past weekend as planned, despite reports that he had inappropriate conversations with Russia's ambassador before Trump took office.  Flynn trekked to Mar-a-Lago …
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
The Political Assassination of Michael Flynn
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
As Flynn Resigns, Priebus Future In Doubt As Trump Allies Circulate List of Alternate Chief of Staff Candidates
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
GOP rep: Republicans quiet on Flynn because 'they're having breakfast with their wives'
Discussion: RedState and The Week
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
House intel chairman on Flynn reports: ‘Nothing there’
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Upheaval is now standard operating procedure inside the White House
Discussion: The Week and Real Clear Politics
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Harward emerges as front-runner to replace Flynn following talks
Discussion: The Week and AOL
ABC News:
The Note: Flynn's Farewell
Discussion: Associated Press and RedState
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
DANGER SIGNS: 5 Thoughts On NSA General Flynn's Ouster
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Adam Schiff drops bombshell: Michael Flynn may have used encryption to hide Russia talks from US
Discussion: alan.com
Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
Mike Flynn's Brief White House Stint Caps Contentious Career
USA Today:
Flynn apologizes after admitting he may have discussed sanctions with Russia
Foreign Policy:
The Kremlin Is Starting to Worry About Trump  —  Vladimir Putin's entourage cheered the outcome of the U.S. election - until they saw exactly what they were dealing with.  —  In 2016, a senior Russian official explained to a group of visiting foreigners why the government had decided …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Raw Story and rubber hose
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Paul Joseph Watson / Infowars:   Russian Insiders Fear Washington Establishment Will Assassinate Trump
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Journalist says Omarosa Manigault bullied her and mentioned a ‘dossier’ on her  —  Conflict and controversy seem to follow Omarosa Manigault, who stirred up plenty of both as a reality-TV star and a longtime associate of President Trump.  —  Manigault, who is now a communications official …
Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Conservatives Take A Hard Line On Obamacare Repeal, Putting GOP In A Bind  —  Wait, is this how Republicans end up preventing an Obamacare repeal?  —  Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON Conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus voted among themselves Monday night …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Conservatives fret GOP is blowing Obamacare repeal
Discussion: Business Insider and Balloon Juice
Samuel Osborne / The Independent:
Kim Jong-un's brother ‘assassinated with poisoned needles by female agents’  —  North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's brother has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korean media reports.  Kim Jong-nam was killed at Kuala Lumpur airport after being attacked by two women with “poisoned needles,” according to local TV reports.
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
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Anna Fifield / Washington Post:   North Korean leader's half-brother killed by poison in Malaysia, reports claim
Wall Street Journal:
Disney Severs Ties With YouTube Star PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Posts  —  Move came after the Journal asked about videos in which he included anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery  —  Felix Kjellberg, who has 53 million subscribers to his “PewDiePie” YouTube channel, reacts as two men hold up a sign saying …
Josh Katz / New York Times:
Older Judges and Vacant Seats Give Trump Huge Power to Shape American Courts  —  Who has appointed federal judges?  —  In the weeks since taking office, President Trump has derided appellate court decisions as “ridiculous” and “disgraceful,” called the legitimacy of federal judges into question …
Discussion: Forbes
Brody Mullins / Wall Street Journal:
The Rise and Fall of a K Street Renegade  —  Evan Morris, a high-flying corporate lobbyist, is suspected of embezzling millions of dollars in what is shaping up to be a sprawling Washington influence scandal
 
 
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