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2:20 PM ET, May 18, 2017

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Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump campaign had at least 18 undisclosed contacts with Russians: sources  —  Michael Flynn and other advisers to Donald Trump's campaign were in contact with Russian officials and others with Kremlin ties in at least 18 calls and emails during the last seven months of the 2016 presidential race …
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Michael Isikoff / Yahoo:
As investigators circled Flynn, he got a message from Trump: Stay strong  —  Late last month, fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn—under investigation by federal prosecutors, with his lawyer seeking immunity for him to testify to Congress-met with a small group of loyalists at a restaurant in the northern Virginia suburbs.
New York Times:
Trump Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before He Came to White House  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn told President Trump's transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign …
Vera Bergengruen / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Flynn stopped military plan Turkey opposed - after being paid as its agent  —  WASHINGTON  —  One of the Trump administration's first decisions about the fight against the Islamic State was made by Michael Flynn weeks before he was fired - and it conformed to the wishes of Turkey …
HuffPost:
You Need To Connect The Dots Between The Bombshell Michael Flynn Stories
Adam Entous / Washington Post:
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Chaffetz: Trump ‘probably’ shouldn't have hired Flynn
Discussion: RedState
Wall Street Journal:
The Special Counsel Mistake  —  Rosenstein bends to political pressure, and here we go again.
Discussion: Infowars and The Last Tradition
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William Cummings / USA Today:
Special counsel vs. special prosecutor: What's the difference?
Discussion: ThinkProgress, emptywheel and Daily Kos
Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Kellyanne Conway cancels Fox appearance after special prosecutor announcement
Discussion: RedState, The Week and TheBlaze
CNN:
Inside an embattled Trump's most consequential evening of turmoil yet
Discussion: Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Annie Karni / Politico:
Trump weighs downsizing Spicer's public role  —  President Donald Trump is considering scaling back White House press secretary Sean Spicer's public role, according to several officials familiar with the president's thinking, as Trump also weighs a broader shakeup of his communications shop in the wake of several scandals.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Advisers Urge Trump to Hire an Outside Lawyer  —  WASHINGTON — Several White House advisers and personal associates of President Trump have urged him to hire an experienced outside lawyer to help him deal with issues arising from a surging controversy over whether his campaign had ties to Russia …
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Lieberman emerges as frontrunner for FBI post  —  Joe Lieberman, the former Democratic vice-presidential nominee, is the frontrunner to be named FBI director, according to several White House officials and advisers.  —  Senior administration officials have told others in the last 12 hours …
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
Car slams into Times Square pedestrians, killing one, injuring others  —  A speeding car plowed into pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City's busy Times Square on Thursday, killing one person and injuring a dozen, according to witnesses, and police said the incident did not appear to be an act of terrorism.
Discussion: Washington Post and IJR
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New York Post:
Speeding car mows down pedestrians in Times Square
Discussion: Daily Mail
Erin McClam / CNNMoney:
Roger Ailes, who built Fox News into a powerhouse, dies at 77  —  Roger Ailes dead at 77  —  Roger Ailes, who transformed cable news and then American politics by building Fox News into a ratings powerhouse, died Thursday.  He was 77.  —  The death was announced by his family and reported on Fox News Channel.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Chaffetz to announce early departure from Congress  —  Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is expected to announce Thursday that he is resigning before the end of this congressional term, according to three sources familiar with his plans.  —  Chaffetz did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
Jack Moore / Newsweek:
TRUMP CANCELS VISIT TO ANCIENT MASADA SITE AFTER ISRAEL REFUSES HELICOPTER LANDING  —  WORLD ISRAEL TRUMP  —  President Donald Trump has canceled a planned visit and speech at the ancient mountain fortress of Masada in Israel after authorities told him that he could not land his helicopter on top of the UNESCO-listed site.
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Russia tried to take over Pentagon Twitter accounts: report  —  Russia tried to gain access to the Twitter accounts of Defense Department officials using messages carrying malware, according to Time magazine.  —  Russia is said to have sent messages to over 10,000 Pentagon Twitter users …
Discussion: TIME.com, RedState and The Week
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
House Dems Smash Fundraising Records Ahead of Midterms  —  House Democrats have already raised more money in online contributions this year ahead of the midterms than they did during all of 2015, the most recently comparable year, a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official told NBC News.
Discussion: Politicus USA
New York Times:
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden and Audioslave Frontman, Dies at 52  —  Chris Cornell, the powerful, dynamic singer whose band Soundgarden was one of the architects of grunge music, has died at 52.  —  Mr. Cornell died Wednesday night in Detroit, said his representative, Brian Bumbery …
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CNN:
Chris Cornell dead at age 52
Discussion: KFOR-TV, NPR, Deadline and National Review
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Trump isn't a toddler — he's a product of America's culture of impunity for the rich  —  “When you're a star, they let you do it.”  —  Ross Douthat's column arguing for the superiority of “25th Amendment remedies” to impeachment for Donald Trump's various misdeeds is impressive in its ability …
Alvin Chang / Vox:
We tracked the Trump scandals on right-wing news sites.  Here's how they covered it.  —  We're experiencing these historical events very differently.  —  The past week of Trump scandals for people reading mainstream news outlets has gone something like this: President Trump fired …
Discussion: CNBC
 
 
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CBS News:
U.S. aircraft conduct strike on Syrian army convoy
Discussion: The Atlantic
New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Try to Slow Calls to Impeach Trump
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly / Breitbart:
MS-13 Gang ‘Decapitated’ in 50 Los Angeles Raids
John Hudson / BuzzFeed:
Stephen Miller Is Writing Trump's NATO Speech, Too
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
Penny Starr / Breitbart:
Dems Plan Summer Camps for Trump Resisters
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Calls Himself the Victim of a ‘Witch Hunt’
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Althouse
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Lawmakers renew push to end federal ban on marijuana
 Earlier Items: 
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Pence Creates PAC ahead of 2018, 2020 Elections
Discussion: Daily Kos, TheStreet and Raw Story
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump ‘furious’ at Guilfoyle's bid for Spicer's job, 'She's using us'
Rick Wilson / Washington Post:
If you work for Trump, it's time to quit
Discussion: Politicus USA
Adriana Cohen / Boston Herald:
The media has lost its marbles
Washington Post:
Race between Democrats running for Virginia governor is neck-and-neck
Discussion: Political Wire
Pamela Brown / CNN:
Comey prepped responses ahead of Trump discussions
Discussion: Althouse
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals
 
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