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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Mueller Still Investigating Possible Collusion, Source Says  —  Indictments of 13 Russians don't preclude further charges  —  Trump reaffirms ‘no collusion!’ by his presidential campaign  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his prosecutors haven't concluded their investigation …
The Daily Beast:
Mueller Indicts 13 Russian Nationals for Election Interference, Says They Communicated With Trump Campaign  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.  The lead defendant is the …
Bloomberg:
Mueller Accuses Russians of Pro-Trump, Anti-Clinton Meddling  —  13 Russian nationals, 3 entities indicted in sweeping case  —  Social media, contacts with campaign and staging rallies  —  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled the details of a widespread and coordinated campaign …
The Hill:
Mueller indicts 13 Russians for interfering in US election  —  has brought charges against 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups for interfering with the 2016 U.S. elections.  —  The explosive new charges allege that the Russians created false U.S. personas and stole the identities …
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
13 Named in Russia Indictment by Special Counsel in First Charges on 2016 Election Interference  —  WASHINGTON — The special counsel investigating Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian organizations on Friday …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyer: President's ‘Happy’ Mueller Indicted 13 Russian Meddlers  —  President Trump's lawyer, John Dowd, told The Daily Beast on Friday that he and his client were pleased with the news that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had brought indictments against 13 Russian nationals accused with interfering in the 2016 election.
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Politico, CNN and Mediaite
New Yorker:
Donald Trump, a Playboy Model, and a System for Concealing Infidelity  —  One woman's account of clandestine meetings, financial transactions, and legal pacts designed to hide an extramarital affair.  —  In June, 2006, Donald Trump taped an episode of his reality-television show, “The Apprentice …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation:
FBI Statement on the Shooting in Parkland, Florida  —  On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI's Public Access Line (PAL) tipline to report concerns about him.  The caller provided information about Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior …
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CNN:
From ‘broken child’ to mass killer  —  (CNN)Long before he slaughtered 17 people at the South Florida high school he once attended, Nikolas Cruz had a disturbing way of introducing himself.  —  “Hi, I'm Nick,” he used to say, according to an acquaintance interviewed by CNN.  “I'm a school shooter.”
Brianna Sacks / BuzzFeed:
Authorities Were Called To Alleged Florida School Shooter Nikolas Cruz's House More Than 35 Times  —  Years of sheriff's reports detail consistent issues with Nikolas Cruz and his brother, Zachary, describing two erratic, violent, and turbulent boys who repeatedly “threw items,” were “out of control,” and “ran away from home.”
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   Parkland survivor slams GOP for shrugging off dead kids — but freaking out over ‘rainbow wedding cakes’
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
FBI failed to follow up on Florida shooting suspect tip in January
Discussion: RedState and Breitbart
James Risen / The Intercept:
Is Donald Trump a Traitor?  —  I find it hard to write about Donald Trump.  —  It is not that he is a complicated subject.  Quite the opposite.  It is that everything about him is so painfully obvious.  He is a low-rent racist, a shameless misogynist, and an unbalanced narcissist.
Bloomberg:
Mueller Announces Guilty Plea of California Man in Investigation  —  U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday released plea deal with Richard Pinedo, saying he knowingly used the IDs of other people in connection with “unlawful activity” and was paid at least $1,000 for doing so, Bloomberg News reports.
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Apple's New Spaceship Campus Has One Flaw - and It Hurts  —  Some distracted staff are walking into glass panes designed to foster collaboration  —  The centerpiece of Apple Inc.'s new headquarters is a massive, ring-shaped office overflowing with panes of glass, a testament to the company's famed design-obsessed aesthetic.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Trolls Are Posting Fake Claims Of Being Assaulted At Showings Of “Black Panther”  —  Trolls on Twitter are trying to stoke outrage by making false claims of racially motivated assaults at screenings of Black Panther.  For example, the photo in this tweet actually shows a 19-year-old Swedish woman who was assaulted at a bar last month.
Discussion: Woke Sloth, AOL and The Root
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Kushner Quietly Made More Fixes To His Financial Disclosures, May Have More To Come  —  Jared Kushner quietly filed an addendum to his personal financial disclosure adding even more previously undisclosed business interests in recent weeks — and may have even more to disclose …
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Why Trump drags his feet on guns  —  President Trump didn't mention the word “gun” during his six-minute statement on the Florida high-school shooting.  That wasn't an accident.  Trump is uniquely positioned for a “Nixon to China” moment on gun control, because no political figure in America …
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CNN:
The Russia investigation: Live updates  —  A grand jury has returned indictments against 13 Russian nationals over interference with US elections.  Follow here for the latest.
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - AJC
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More than 40 percent of Trump's Cabinet-level picks have faced ethical or other controversies  —  President Trump came to Washington promising to “drain the swamp.”  But after less than 13 months, more than 40 percent of the people he originally picked for Cabinet-level jobs have faced ethical or other controversies.
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
Don't Be Fooled: Russia Attacked U.S. Troops in Syria  —  Mattis gave Putin “plausible deniability” for a military assault that went badly awry.  —  If you've been listening just to the Kremlin and the Pentagon, you probably didn't know that Russia attacked American forces and their allies …
Discussion: Shakesville
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Facebook complies with Russia's request to take down an Instagram post linked to Putin's rival  — Facebook-owned Instagram has taken down posts related to bribery allegations made by Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny against prominent figures in a YouTube video.
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
President Trump's Russia denialism is grounds for impeachment  —  That fundamental right to choose our own leaders is under siege and the president is not only doing nothing, he won't accept that it's happening.  —  The 35 words that make a president: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) …
Discussion: KQED News
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Kelly makes changes to White House security clearance process after abuse allegations against top aide … White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, under pressure over his handling of allegations of domestic abuse against a top aide, approved an overhaul of how the White House manages security …
Discussion: Politico and The Week
 
 
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
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David Spicer / ABC:
Australia ‘under attack’ for 15 years from group of Muslim men, judge tells court
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Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Trump Has Abandoned The Press Briefing Room And Reporters Should Too
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
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A significant minority of Americans say they could support a military takeover of the U.S. government
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An unusual turn in the Michael Flynn case?
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