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8:55 AM ET, May 16, 2017

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Washington Post:
Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador  —  President Trump revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting last week, according to current and former U.S. officials …
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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
Bombshell: Initial Thoughts on the Washington Post's Game-Changing Story  —  Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak / Russian Foreign Ministry  —  The Washington Post this afternoon published a stunning story reporting …
David Brooks / New York Times:
When the World Is Led by a Child  —  At certain times Donald Trump has seemed like a budding authoritarian, a corrupt Nixon, a rabble-rousing populist or a big business corporatist.  —  But as Trump has settled into his White House role, he has given a series of long interviews …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
White House Staff ‘Hiding’ As Russia Chaos Engulfs West Wing … White House and administration officials are reeling at reports that President Donald Trump reportedly shared classified information with Russia's top diplomats during an Oval Office meeting last week.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Magazine
BuzzFeed:
Trump Revealed Highly Classified Information To Russians During White House Visit  —  The president discussed classified national security information with the Russian ambassador and foreign minister last week, two US officials confirmed to BuzzFeed News.  —  President Trump revealed highly …
New York Times:
Trump Revealed Highly Classified Intelligence to Russia, in Break With Ally  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump boasted about highly classified intelligence in a meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador last week, providing details that could expose the source of the information …
Eliot A. Cohen / The Atlantic:
The Terrible Cost of Trump's Disclosures  —  If The Washington Post is right, President Trump divulged highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador at a jovial meeting in the Oval Office.  Here is why this is appalling, beyond even this president's usual standard.
Euan McKirdy / CNN:
Sally Yates: Russians had ‘real leverage’ over Michael Flynn  —  Watch Anderson Cooper's full, exclusive interview with Yates on CNN and CNN International Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET on “AC360.”  —  (CNN)Former acting Attorney General Sally Yates said former national security adviser Michael Flynn was in a …
Discussion: Politico
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Shared Intelligence Secrets With Russians in Oval Office Meeting  —  President Donald Trump shared sensitive intelligence obtained from a close U.S. ally with Russia's foreign minister and ambassador in a meeting last week, according to U.S. officials.
Discussion: The Week
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Deep State Leaks Highly Classified Info to Washington Post to Smear President Trump  —  Current and former U.S. officials, supposedly concerned that President Trump had shared some “highly classified information” with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S. last week …
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Why the latest White House crisis is a really big deal
Discussion: WTVR-TV and The Week
CNN:
Congress' exasperated as White House in ‘downward spiral’
Discussion: Vox
John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
Trump's Supposed Leak: The Worst Thing Yet?
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:   'A grotesque violation of the president's oath': Law experts blast Trump for sharing classified intel with Russians
Austin Wright / Politico:
Republicans concerned about report Trump shared secrets with Russia
Ynetnews:   US intel sources warn Israel against sharing secrets with Trump administration
Marina Marraco / WTTG-TV:
Family's private investigator: There is evidence Seth Rich had contact with WikiLeaks prior to death  —  WASHINGTON - It has been almost a year since Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was murdered in the nation's capital.  There have been no solid answers about why he was killed until now.
Rachel Manteuffel / Washington Post:
When President Trump's bodyguard revealed Jim Mattis's private cellphone number  —  This Is Not Normal.  It's a mantra among politics-watchers, an attempt to force ourselves to see clearly through the toxic levels of absurdity caking Washington these days.  The poker-faced way the news …
Discussion: The Hill and RedState
Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Disney Chief Bob Iger Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Upcoming Movie  —  He says the thieves demanded a ransom, which the company is refusing to pay.  —  Have real-life pirates taken aim at Disney?  —  Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed Monday that hackers claiming to have access …
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Anita Busch / Deadline:
Hackers Holding Disney's Latest ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ For Ransom
Discussion: Refinery29 and The Verge
Yvonne Wenger / Baltimore Sun:
Rod Rosenstein says he's defending Constitution, not worried about reputation  —  “Many people have offered me unsolicited advice over the past few days about what I should do to promote my personal reputation,” said Rod Rosenstein.  (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
SNL Cast Members ‘Sobbed’ Over Trump Victory, Had No Idea What to Write  —  It won't surprise observers of “Saturday Night Live” to learn its liberal cast took the results of the 2016 presidential election hard.  —  The cast members of the long-running NBC sketch show told the Hollywood Reporter …
Discussion: twitchy.com
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel just wants Democrats to stop the madness  —  CHICAGO — When I asked Rahm Emanuel how he thinks Democrats around the country are doing in appealing to the middle class, he pretended he was about to pound the table with both hands: “That would be one physical expression,” he said.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's trust problem  —  President Donald Trump was accused of leaking highly classified information to Russian officials, and White House officials wanted to fiercely rebut the charges.  —  But when senior national security officials issued statements Monday night, including from behind …
Discussion: The Hill, Hot Air and Political Wire
Sam Dorman / Washington Free Beacon:
Prominent Democratic Feminist Camille Paglia Says Hillary Clinton ‘Exploits Feminism’  —  Camille Paglia is a woman of seeming contradictions.  She's a lesbian who thinks homosexuality is not normal, a Democrat who often criticizes the party's 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Wall Street Journal:
Gulf States Offer Better Relations If Israel Makes New Bid for Peace  —  Arab Gulf states have offered to take concrete steps to establish better relations with Israel if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will make a significant overture aimed at restarting the Middle East peace process, according to people briefed on the discussions.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel:
Senior member of Trump team said to tell Israelis: Western Wall is not your territory  —  Bitter diplomatic spat over Jews' holiest place of prayer reported during preparation for president's visit; Netanyahu's office said seeking clarification from DC  —  In a bitter diplomatic incident …
New York Times:
In Computer Attacks, Clues Point to Frequent Culprit: North Korea  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Intelligence officials and private security experts say that new digital clues point to North Korean-linked hackers as likely suspects in the sweeping ransomware attacks that have crippled computer systems around the world.
 
 
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