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4:45 PM ET, February 1, 2018

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CNN:
White House worried FBI director could quit over Nunes memo release  —  White House and FBI clash over GOP memo  —  Washington (CNN)Top White House aides are worried FBI Director Christopher Wray could quit if the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools …
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CNN:
Trump sees Nunes memo as a way to discredit the Russia investigation  —  White House: Trump has not seen the FBI memo  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump continues to tell his associates he believed the highly controversial Republican memo alleging the FBI abused its surveillance tools …
Wall Street Journal:
Former Trump Aide Carter Page Was on U.S. Counterintelligence Radar Before Russia Dossier  —  Court documents, testimony show foreign-policy adviser was known to authorities as early as 2013  —  Carter Page, who served as a foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump's campaign …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud  —  Inside the Trump administration, sources who've been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the “slam dunk” document it's been hyped up to be.  —  What we're hearing: There is much more skepticism inside the administration …
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
FBI Director Must Be Prepared to Resign Over Nunes Memo, Ex-Agents Warn … Former FBI agents are warning that FBI Director Christopher Wray has to be prepared to quit, should President Donald Trump assent over bureau objections to the release of a memo calling the FBI's integrity into question.
John Roberts / Fox News:
Trump to declassify surveillance memo, sources say - as Pelosi seeks Nunes ouster  —  President Trump is expected to swiftly declassify a controversial memo on purported surveillance abuses, sources tell Fox News, even as Democrats raise objections that edits were made to the document since …
Quinta Jurecic / Lawfare:
It Was Worse than You Think: The House Intelligence Meeting on the Nunes Memo  —  On Monday, Jan. 29, the House Intelligence Committee convened to vote on whether to release to the public the much-discussed memo on alleged surveillance abuses prepared by Committee Chairman Devin Nunes.
New York Times:
Senator Urges Fellow Republicans to Heed Warnings on Releasing Secret Memo  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John Thune of South Dakota, the No. 3 Senate Republican, urged House Republicans on Thursday to slow their push to release a secret staff-written memo said to accuse the F.B.I. and Justice Department …
Julian Sanchez / Washington Post:
Nunes's memo is a stunt. But surveillance does need more scrutiny.
Discussion: Bloomberg, IJR and Front Page Magazine
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano / Fox News:
Judge Andrew Napolitano: If the GOP memo is as advertised we'll see the deep state at its most frightening
Discussion: bizpacreview.com
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi Calls On Ryan To Remove Nunes As House Intel Chair Over Memo Edits
Discussion: Axios and IJR
New York Times:
Mueller Zeros In on Story Put Together About Trump Tower Meeting  —  WASHINGTON — Aboard Air Force One on a flight home from Europe last July, President Trump and his advisers raced to cobble together a news release about a mysterious meeting at Trump Tower the previous summer between Russians and top Trump campaign officials.
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Alex Whiting / Just Security:   President Trump and Concealing Evidence in the Russia Probe
CBS News:
Investigator calls Robert Wagner a “person of interest” in Natalie Wood drowning death  —  For the first time since reopening the investigation into the mysterious death of the legendary actress, investigators speak out to “48 Hours”  —  Nearly four decades after the unexplained drowning death …
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Los Angeles Times:
Detective's comments ignite new interest in Natalie Wood's mysterious drowning
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
The Publisher of Newsweek And The International Business Times Has Been Buying Traffic And Engaging In Ad Fraud  —  Several of Newsweek Media Group's business websites are buying and manipulating traffic that originates on pirated video streaming sites.  The company acknowledged buying traffic, but denies engaging in ad fraud.
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Nielsen Newswire:
Nearly 46 Million Viewers Watch President Trump's State of the Union Address  —  An estimated 45.6 million people tuned in to watch President Donald Trump deliver his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018.  —  While coverage varied by network …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Top career US diplomat to step down in blow to State Dept  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The top career U.S. diplomat announced Thursday he will step down, dealing a blow to the State Department as the Trump administration confronts numerous international challenges.
Discussion: Axios
Rebecca Klein / HuffPost:
American Students Aren't Learning The Full Truth About Slavery  —  Students often get only a superficial view of the atrocity that built the country, a new study finds.  —  American students are being taught an inadequate and often sanitized version of history when it comes to slavery, according to a new report.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Melinda D. Anderson / The Atlantic:
What Kids Are Really Learning About Slavery
Discussion: Splinter
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
What if Clinton Had Done All This?  —  Late last year, Tom Nichols, a professor at the Naval War College and a NeverTrump conservative, proposed a little thought experiment for Republicans skeptical of Robert Mueller's investigation of the Trump campaign's Russia ties.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
What Gary Cohn told Republicans about infrastructure behind closed doors  —  Gary Cohn briefed members this morning at the Republican Congressional Retreat about infrastructure, per a source briefed on the presentation.  Cohn — who sat on a panel with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao …
Page Six:
Savannah Guthrie's ‘power grab’ leaves some staffers puzzled  —  Savannah Guthrie pulled a “power grab” to install an ally as the executive producer of the “Today” show, sources say.  —  We're told that after former co-host Matt Lauer was canned in November, Guthrie pushed out Lauer pal …
Discussion: AOL
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
America's Most and Least Popular Governors  —  Republicans continue to dominate, at the top and bottom of the rankings  — Bill Walker (I-Alaska) is the least popular governor running for re-election this year, with net approval of -26%.  — Walker posted the largest net slide in approval …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans give up on Obamacare repeal  —  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Republicans are giving up on their years-long dream of repealing Obamacare.  —  Though the GOP still controls both chambers of Congress and maintains the ability to jam through a repeal-and-replace bill via a simple majority …
Discussion: Breitbart and Conservative Review
Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump administration strips consumer watchdog office of enforcement powers in lending discrimination cases … The Trump administration has stripped enforcement powers away from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office that specializes in pursuing cases against financial firms accused …
Tennessean.com:
'I know that God's going to forgive me'  —  During the interview, Barry hesitated when asked whether she plans to resign, but said she will not, despite rumors swirling Wednesday that she might step down.  She also said she won't be taking a leave of absence and would be in the mayor's office Thursday.
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USA Today:   Nashville Mayor Megan Barry admits to extramarital relationship with top police security officer
 
 
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