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8:45 AM ET, May 17, 2017

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Comey Memo Says Trump Asked Him to End Flynn Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump asked the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to shut down the federal investigation into Mr. Trump's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, in an Oval Office meeting in February …
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House on edge: ‘We are kind of helpless’  —  It was, in the words of one senior White House official, the worst day of Trump's presidency.  —  White House officials spent early Tuesday wondering who was leaking details of President Donald Trump's classified conversations with Russian officials …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Officials on Comey Memo: 'Don't See How Trump Isn't Completely F*cked' … If you come at James Comey, you best not miss.  —  The former FBI director—who President Donald Trump fired and then later threatened on Twitter last week—reportedly kept notes of their conversations …
New York Times:
At a Besieged White House, Tempers Flare and Confusion Swirls  —  WASHINGTON — The disclosure that President Trump divulged classified intelligence to two high-ranking Russian officials was a new blow to an already dispirited and besieged White House staff still recovering from the uproar …
Fox News:
Gregg Jarrett: Comey's revenge is a gun without powder  —  James Comey was lying in wait.  —  His gun was cocked, he took aim and fired.  But his weapon was empty.  —  Three months ago, the then-FBI Director met with President Trump.  Following their private conversation …
Discussion: Viking Pundit
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Republican Darrell Issa gives reporter the silent treatment — and the finger — for asking about Comey memos  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  With scandal upon scandal piling up for the Republican Party, the stress is clearly getting to some prominent Republicans.
Mike Allen / Axios:
After Comey memos, Trump's survival at stake  —  Republicans close to the White House fear that yesterday's revelations could take President Trump into a legal or constitutional realm where his staff and supporters can't save him.  — “A whole new door has opened,” said a well-known Republican operative …
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
Trump Should Worry: Comey Memo Describes a High Crime  —  Trying to end the Flynn investigation isn't a legal crime, but it is an impeachable offense.  —  If President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating National Security Adviser Mike Flynn and his ties to Russia, that's obstruction of justice.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Protective Republican Wall In Congress Cracks  —  The Republican Congress has surrounded the Trump administration with a protective wall.  The majority party has denied Democratic demands for independent investigations, quashed bills to force President Trump to release his tax returns …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Vox, RedState and The Week
Liam Donovan / Politico:
When Will Republicans Dump Trump?
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Washington Post:
Notes made by former FBI Director Comey say Trump pressured him to end Flynn probe
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
White House rocked by allegation Trump tried to shut down FBI's Flynn probe
Discussion: Political Wire, ABC News, Vox and Axios
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Asked Comey to Drop Flynn Investigation, According to Memo Written by Former FBI Director
Discussion: Instapundit
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
New York Times Oversells 'Comey's Revenge' Story
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Gingrich urges Trump to shut down White House press room
Discussion: Mediaite and Axios
Matt Ford / The Atlantic:
Did President Trump Obstruct Justice?
Discussion: The Week
Associated Press:
Key moments of Trump-Comey clash and what's come after
Discussion: Politico
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
As Trump's woes mount, congressional Republicans arrive at a moment of reckoning
Brian Ross / ABC News:
Trump's disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say  —  The life of a spy placed by Israel inside ISIS is at risk tonight, according to current and former U.S. officials, after President Donald Trump reportedly disclosed classified information in a meeting with Russian officials last week.
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite, Axios and Political Wire
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New York Times:
Israel Was Source of Secret Intelligence That Trump Gave to Russians, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current …
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:   Trump to unveil plans for an ‘Arab NATO’ in Saudi Arabia
Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed:
Israeli Official: Trump Sharing Intelligence With Russia Is “Worst Fears Confirmed”
Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Story on DNC staffer's murder dominated conservative media — hours later it fell apart  —  It took only hours for one of the biggest stories in conservative media this week, which some outlets had chosen to focus on over news that President Trump disclosed classified information to senior Russian officials, to fall apart.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The 25th Amendment Solution to Remove Trump  —  It was just three days and a lifetime ago that I wrote a column about Donald Trump's unfitness for the presidency that affected a world-weary tone.  Nothing about this White House's chaos was surprising given the style of Trump's campaign, I argued.
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
A GOP senator's guide to a Trump scandal: 1) Say you're ‘troubled.’ 2) Keep walking.  —  On Capitol Hill, Republican senators were troubled.  —  Troubled, on Tuesday, as they deboarded their little underground trams, which run underneath U.S. Capitol grounds, and as they scurried between their office buildings.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Putin offers WH transcript to Congress, if Trump agrees
Discussion: Politico
Evan Perez / CNN:
Inside the US effort to keep laptop bomb intel secret
The Guardian:
'Erdoan's bodyguards' in violent clash with protesters in Washington DC  —  Nine people hurt and two arrests made during the altercation at the Turkish ambassador's residence in the US capital … Nine people were hurt and two arrests were made during an altercation at the Turkish ambassador's residence …
Wall Street Journal:
Loose Lips Sink Presidencies  —  The Russian intel story shows the price of Trump's lost credibility.
Tony Schwartz / Washington Post:
I wrote ‘The Art of the Deal’ with Trump.  His self-sabotage is rooted in his past.  —  The president's behavior, explained. … President Trump's behavior hasn't changed in decades.  It probably never will.  (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)  —  Why does Donald Trump behave …
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Jimmy Fallon Was on Top of the World. Then Came Trump.
Ben White / Politico:
Wall Street gives up on a 2017 tax overhaul
BBC:
Chelsea Manning: Wikileaks source freed from military prison
Discussion: Daily Mail
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
McMaster and Commander  —  Trump's national security adviser takes …
Washington Post:
NSA officials worried about the day its potent hacking tool would get loose. Then it did.
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Durbin okays Dem meeting with GOP centrists on ObamaCare
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The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation:
Gaps in Coverage Among People With Pre-Existing Conditions
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 Earlier Items: 
NBC News:
Feds Subpoena Records for $3.5M Mystery Mortgage on Manafort's Home
David Bauder / Yahoo:
Creeping closer: MSNBC has good week competing with Fox
Discussion: Axios and TVNewser
Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
McMaster's former deputy in Iraq: An officer must not just stand by while a lie is being promulgated
Discussion: The Atlantic
David Brody / CBN.com:
BRODY FILE EXCLUSIVE: Ambassador Nikki Haley Says U.S. Embassy Should Be Moved To Jerusalem
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Obama Ordered The U.S. Intelligence Community To Share Intel With Cuba
Discussion: Breitbart
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
McCain: Trump scandals reaching ‘Watergate size and scale’
Discussion: The Week and Axios
Roger Friedman / Showbiz411:
MSNBC Ending Lawrence O'Donnell “The Last Word” Show Despite Top Ratings (Exclusive)
Discussion: Politicus USA and The Daily Caller