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2:40 PM ET, February 1, 2018

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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 …
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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 …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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
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.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Nunes fiasco grows more preposterous by the hour … The Post reports: … We cannot stress enough just how bizarre and outrageous is the Nunes scheme.  FBI Director Christopher Wray, appointed by Trump, and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, also appointed by Trump …
New York Times:
Senator Urges Fellow Republicans to Heed Warnings on Releasing Secret Memo
Discussion: IJR and Political Wire
CBS News:
FBI director prepared to issue rebuttal if Nunes memo released, Fran Townsend says
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi Calls On Ryan To Remove Nunes As House Intel Chair Over Memo Edits
Discussion: Axios
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
With FBI statement on memo, Christopher Wray could now be in the president's crosshairs
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate GOP leader cautions Nunes on FBI memo
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Times
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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The Daily Beast:
Report: Witness to Tell Mueller He Was Concerned Hope Hicks Obstructed
Discussion: Politico, Shareblue Media and RedState
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
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Wall Street Journal:
FBI Officials Knew of New Clinton Emails Weeks Before Alerting Congress
CNN:
Exclusive: Controversial FBI agent co-wrote initial draft of explosive Comey letter reopening Clinton email probe
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
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
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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 …
Anna Beahm / al.com:
2 students suspended after same-sex couple prom proposal at Alexandria High School  —  Students say two girls were given in-school suspension after a female student asked her girlfriend to go to prom with her during Alexandria High School's talent show Tuesday.
Discussion: PinkNews and Raw Story
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Los Angeles Times:
Two students shot at Salvador Castro Middle School, one in critical condition. Girl in custody
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
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 …
Cheri Jacobus / USA Today:
Putin's Saturday Night Massacre: He got Trump and the GOP to sell out America  —  Putin's KGB-inspired maneuvering has all the earmarks of a carefully planned, professionally executed war game.  But it's not a game.  —  CONNECT  —  Whiplash.  It happened so swiftly, but with such surgical precision …
Discussion: Raw Story, Hullabaloo, Roll Call and Lawfare
Rebecca Davis O'Brien / Wall Street Journal:
Olympics Committee Failed to Act on Nassar's Alleged Abuse for a Full Year  —  The U.S. gymnastics team doctor continued to see and allegedly abuse patients, despite reports of possible criminal behavior  —  The U.S. Olympic Committee didn't intervene in USA Gymnastics' handling …
Discussion: The Guardian, The Daily Caller and AOL
 
 
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Democrats Embraced a Flawed Dossier—And Gave Republicans an Opening
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Republicans In Early Voting States Don't See A Path For A Donald Trump Primary Challenger
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Renae Merle / Washington Post:
Trump administration strips consumer watchdog office of enforcement powers in lending discrimination cases
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Dems took 100% of donations from Williams College in 2017
Axios:
Scoop: Trump may present peace plan even if Palestinians won't negotiate
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Trump Has Got Democrats Right Where He Wants Them
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Mike Eckel / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Chiefs Of Three Russian Intelligence Agencies Travel To Washington
Discussion: RedState
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:
Is Chelsea Manning eligible to run for U.S. Senate?
Washington Post:
Republican National Committee has huge financial edge heading into 2018 midterms
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