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Russia Probe Reaches Current White House Official, People Familiar With the Case Say 
President Donald Trump is joined by Vice President Mike Pence and senior staff in the Oval Office. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP) 
Devlin Barrett and Matt Zapotosky, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "The law enforcement investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign has identified a current White House official as a significant person of interest, showing that the probe is reaching into the highest levels of government, according to people familiar with the matter." 
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Comey Agrees to Testify in a Public Session at the Senate Intelligence Committee 
Burgess Everett, Politico 
Everett writes: "Former FBI Director James Comey will get to tell his side of the story behind his abrupt firing last week, agreeing to testify in a public session at the Senate Intelligence Committee." 
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Trump Told Russians That Firing 'Nut Job' Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation 
Matt Apuzzo, Maggie Haberman and Matthew Rosenberg, The New York Times 
Excerpt: "President Trump told Russian officials in the Oval Office this month that firing the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, had relieved 'great pressure' on him, according to a document summarizing the meeting." 
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Neal Katyal | Trump or Congress Can Still Block Robert Mueller. I Know. I Wrote the Rules. 
Neal Katyal, The Washington Post 
Katyal writes: "Appointing special counsel Robert Mueller to probe Russian meddling in the 2016 election (and any possible ties to President Trump's campaign) was the only choice the Justice Department had." 
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Felony Charges Against Inauguration Protesters Represent 'Historic Crossroads' 
Mark Hand, ThinkProgress 
Hand writes: "With multiple felony charges brought against more than 200 people on Inauguration Day, police and prosecutors in the District of Columbia are putting activists on notice that legal protections ingrained in the Constitution may not apply to them, according to legal experts." 
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Saying "No to Silence": Hear Murdered Mexican Journalist Javier Valdez in His Own Words 
Amy Goodman and Javier Valdez, Democracy Now! 
Excerpt: "'Let them kill us all, if that is the death sentence for reporting this hell. No to silence.' Those are the words of award-winning Mexican reporter Javier Valdez, after one of his colleagues, Miroslava Breach, was assassinated in late March." 
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'Fossil Fuels Have Lost.' The Problem Is Trump Doesn't Know It Yet. 
Andy Rowell, Oil Change International 
Rowell writes: "'Fossil fuels have lost,' argued Eddie O'Connor, chief executive of Ireland's Mainstream Renewable Power company, before adding, 'The rest of the world just doesn't know it yet.'" 
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