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REPORT: Larry Kudlow Joining Trump White House As National Economic Council Director

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President Donald Trump could announce his decision to name CNBC senior contributor Larry Kudlow as his National Economic Council director as early as Thursday, CNBC reports.  https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/973963684186939392 CNBC reports: Kudlow would replace Gary Cohn, who left the White House earlier this month amid disagreements about tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

FLASH=> Under Secretary of State FIRED After Contradicting Account of Tillerson’s Dismissal

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The White House has fired Steve Goldstein, the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, after contradicting the account of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s dismissal.  https://twitter.com/CBCAlerts/status/973593848718020608 On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced he was replacing Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State.

CONFIRMED: Clapper Informed Obama Of Steele Dossier’s Most Salacious Details During Presidential Daily Briefing

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A new report confirms former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper briefed President Barack Obama on the “golden showers” allegations laid out in the Steele dossier.  Mother Jones reports: Near the time the spy chiefs briefed Trump on the intelligence community’s report on the Russian attack, Susan Rice, the national security adviser, encouraged Clapper during the daily intelligence briefing to tell Obama about the “golden showers” allegations.

Mueller Probe To Take Another Unpredictable Turn After Unusual ‘Conspiracy to Defraud Government’ Charge Invoked

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Robert Mueller’s Russia probe is set to take yet another unpredictable turn after the special counsel invoked the unusual “conspiracy to defraud the government,” charge that “could use the same legal strategy to go after President Trump and his associates, even if the conspiracy is not linked to a criminal act,” The Washington Times reports.  Emma Kohse, Harvard International Law Journal editor-in-chief, Benjamin Wittes, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and the Lawfare blog’s top editor, argue that, based in the language of the indictments and the legal precedents behind them, the “conspiracy to defraud the government” charge provides the Mueller team with significant flexibility in trying to build a case against Mr.

BREAKING: House Intel Committee Rules NO TRUMP-RUSSIA COLLUSION in 2016 Election

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House Intelligence Committee Republicans announced Monday that they found “no evidence of collusion,” between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin in the panel’s ‘Russia probe.’ https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/973319070186647552 https://twitter.com/politiCOHEN_/status/973318138426265600 New York Times reports: Even as the special counsel expands his inquiry and pursues criminal charges against at least four Trump associates, House Intelligence Committee Republicans said Monday they have found no evidence of collusion between Donald J.

PAPER: House Intelligence Committee’s Russia Investigation Has Reached A Turning Point

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House Intelligence investigators have wrapped up their interviews pertaining to the panel’s investigation into alleged Russian meddling during the 2016 presidential election, the Wall Street Journal reports.  The House Intelligence Committee has finished interviewing witnesses in its yearlong probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to a person familiar with the matter, signaling the end is near of a contentious investigation that has revealed deep partisan divisions on the panel.

Longtime Hillary Clinton Advisor Admits POTUS Trump Knocked It Out The Park In Pennsylvania (VIDEO)

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Former Hillary Clinton advisor Philippe Reines admitted on Fox News Saturday night that President Trump’s rally in Moon Township, PA was a success.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YxKHPPVCQo&t=1m26s Mediaite reports: Reines first noted that he didn’t enjoy the speech — which was very reminiscent of Trump’s 2016 campaign speeches — as much as fellow panelist David Bossie (a former Trump staffer.) “I thought boy, does Donald Trump know how to keep an audience in the palm of his hands,” Reines noted.

FBI Agents In Little Rock Meet Informant After GOP Rep. Warns ‘Justice May Be Coming VERY SOON’ In Clinton Foundation Probe

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FBI agents in Little Rock, Arkansas recently met with Uranium One informant William Campbell for the bureau’s investigation into the Clinton Foundation.  Sara Carter reports: A former FBI informant who spent more than six years undercover gathering information on the Russian energy and uranium market was recently interviewed by FBI agents from the Little Rock, Arkansas field office as part of an ongoing bureau investigation into the Clinton Foundation, according to Victoria Toensing, the attorney representing the informant.

STUNNING=> Susan Rice Ordered NSC Officials To ‘STAND DOWN’ Amid Russian Hacking Fears

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Left-leaning Mother Jones reported Friday that President Barack Obama’s National Security Advisor, Susan Rice, ordered officials to ‘stand down’ as Russia allegedly attempted to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.  Daily Caller via Mother Jones reports: NSC officials were reportedly alarmed by Russia’s attempts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election, including the hacking of Democratic National Committee officials’ emails, and those belonging to Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.

PAPER: Poisoned Russian Spy’s Ties To Dossier Author Christopher Steele Revealed

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On Wednesday, The Telegraph revealed Col Sergei Skripal, the Russian double agent who was poisoned in Salisbury, England last weekend, is linked to dossier author Christopher Steele.  Zerohedge via The Telegraph UK reports: Col Sergei Skripal – who is currently in intensive care after he and his daughter Yulia were poisoned with a suspected nerve agent – was recruited by MI6 while working at the British embassy in Estonia, according to Russian intelligence services.

UPDATE: Wash Post To Reveal What CBS *Actually* Knew About Charlie Rose’s Alleged Sexual Misconduct

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On Thursday, media icon Matt Drudge teased an upcoming Washington Post report about “sex turmoil” inside a “TV network.” The Drudge Report flashed a headline that read, “SOURCES: WASH POST PREPS STORY ON SEX TURMOIL AT TV NETWORK… DEVELOPING…”     According to CNN’s Brian Stelter, the imminent report reveals what CBS truly knew about Charlie Rose’s alleged sexual misconduct.

Judicial Watch Chief Investigator Chris Farrell: Bruce Ohr Funneled Steele Dossier Into The Justice Department (VIDEO)

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Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch is suing the Justice Department for records connecting Bruce and Nellie Ohr to Fusion GPS and the Steele dossier.  Fox News reports: The suit was filed Monday, following the Justice Department’s failure to respond to Judicial Watch’s December 2017 Freedom of Information Act requests about the couple and their connection to research firm Fusion GPS.

BREAKING: North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Extends Invitation To Meet President Trump

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A day after North Korea signaled it is willing to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons, the South China Morning Post reports that South Korea officials will deliver a “very unconventional” message from Kim Jong Un to the Trump administration.  SCMP reports: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may propose sending his sister, Kim Yo-jong, to the US as part of efforts to launch direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang, according to a South Korean diplomatic source.

Stanford University Rejects College Republicans’ Logo Because It Includes The American Flag (PHOTO)

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Stanford University administrators have rejected College Republicans’ proposed logo because it includes a portion of the American flag.  Credit: College Fix FOX News reports: “We find the idea that flags are off limits ridiculous,” the Stanford College Republicans told Fox News, “and especially the American flag shouldn’t be off limits.” The group was told the patriotic look doesn’t meet the private university’s standards, according to an email from the school’s copyright office that was obtained by The College Fix.

MYSTERY: Kim Jong Un To Have ‘Very Unconventional & Unusual’ Message Delivered To POTUS Trump

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A day after North Korea signaled it is willing to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons, the South China Morning Post reports that South Korea officials will deliver a “very unconventional” message from Kim Jong Un to the Trump administration.  SCMP reports: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may propose sending his sister, Kim Yo-jong, to the US as part of efforts to launch direct talks between Washington and Pyongyang, according to a South Korean diplomatic source.

Parkland Shooting Survivor to Sue Broward School District After Deputy Accused of Failing to Act

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Parkland student Anthony Borges, who was shot five times during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, plans to sue the Broward County school system “to cover the cost of his recovery.” https://twitter.com/ABC/status/971236265243873280 Daily Mail UK reports: A lawyer for Anthony Borges and his family says the sheriff’s office, the school resource officer, the Broward County school system and the principal at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School failed to protect students from the teen gunman who killed 17 people and wounded more than a dozen others on Valentine’s Day.

WOW! FBI Agent Peter Strzok Knew About Potential Breach Into Hillary Clinton’s Server — But Never Followed Up

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Disgraced FBI agent Peter Strzok was notified of a potential breach into Hillary Clinton’s server, but failed to follow up in a ‘significant way,’ reports FOX News.  Fox News reported: During the final months of the Clinton email investigation, FBI agent Peter Strzok was advised of an irregularity in the metadata of Hillary Clinton’s server that suggested a possible breach, but there was no significant follow up, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.