BREAKING: WH does not rule out #JEFFSESSIONS RECUSAL on probe of #TrumpRussia ties.#RussiaGate #InvestigateNowhttps://t.co/RLpwY2dC9f
— Alice St⭕️llmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) February 26, 2017
White House scrambles to damp down scandal over FBI inquiry into Russia ties https://t.co/O8ApNFA5WO
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) February 26, 2017
Poll: Most Americans want Congress to probe Trump administration's contact with Russia https://t.co/ek5K3TfOLo pic.twitter.com/NIEAaxjS63
— The Hill (@thehill) February 26, 2017
.@CLewandowski_'s openness to @TheJusticeDept investigating Trump-Russia ties probably unrelated to his desire to bring down @PaulManafort. pic.twitter.com/h1CY4YGbk6
— Kenneth P. Vogel (@kenvogel) February 26, 2017
Republicans divided on Russia probe, calls for special prosecutor over AG Sessions https://t.co/flslVqlGJL via @foxnewspolitics pic.twitter.com/6GFjXPnUGL
— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 26, 2017
But maybe not…
This is the person supposedly leading the Trump/Russia investigation in the House https://t.co/JxSGL6waSo pic.twitter.com/mDWmlR1fFs
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) February 26, 2017
.@DavidFrum: It's clear the people around Trump have a vision of #Russia as strategic partner & #Germany as strategic opponent. #EU #NATO pic.twitter.com/WQO1uBA6xl
— 🇺🇦Paula Chertok🗽 (@PaulaChertok) February 26, 2017
Good summary of shifting Trump stories re Russia. pic.twitter.com/E6Ii8Wyim8
— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) February 26, 2017
This one is important. A pattern: after new reports about Russia come Trump's attacks on the media. pic.twitter.com/Y1kwDu2kQy via @BraddJaffy
— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) February 26, 2017
The story of the week is Trump, Russia and the FBI. The rest is a distraction https://t.co/t2JTXafC6b
— Broward Democratic Party (@browarddems) February 26, 2017
Russia talk is FAKE NEWS put out by the Dems, and played up by the media, in order to mask the big election defeat and the illegal leaks!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 26, 2017
And the paranoia appears to be constant…
Uh, wow. Per @anniekarni, Spicer is surprise summoning WH staffers and checking their phones to see who's leaking. https://t.co/3gpIamQdoF pic.twitter.com/aCRvBETOJk
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) February 26, 2017
Was in West Wing for total of over 11 years. Never, ever experienced or heard anything like this. And it's only been 36 days. Not. Normal. https://t.co/sA7WZWvZME
— Gene Sperling (@genebsperling) February 26, 2017
Stephen K. Bannon’s CPAC Comments, Annotated and Explained, via @nytimes https://t.co/wFirtTCmAP
— Serge Kovaleski (@sergenyt) February 26, 2017
White House targets EPA climate-change programshttps://t.co/IQl6nE3hBc
— Axios (@axios) February 26, 2017
Father of Navy Seal killed in Yemen calls for investigation into 'stupid mission' https://t.co/hwcr0aE7QW
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 26, 2017
.@USNINews reporting that Philip Bilden has withdrawn his nomination to be Secretary of the Navy https://t.co/KVWGr86rOx
— Josh Rogin (@joshrogin) February 26, 2017
A poor presidential beginner
Was anxious to look like a winner
He hated when folks
Told anti-Trump jokes
So guess who's not coming to dinner— Mick Twister (@twitmericks) February 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/hunterw/status/835972815916531713
Totally embarrassing for @TheIJR: turns out they didn't "happen" to catch Trump at Trump Hotel when he ditched press. WH tipped them off. pic.twitter.com/TU6YzHkxeZ
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) February 26, 2017
Report in NYT that Gen McMaster doesn't have walk-in privilege to Oval, if true, represents true downgrade of NSA pic.twitter.com/skb6Zy9Vnx
— Ivo Daalder (@IvoHDaalder) February 25, 2017
Amid the chaos of Trump's White House, Republicans laud the man who's next in line @mmcauliff https://t.co/4VgU3Xo3KT pic.twitter.com/iApXKNlT06
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 26, 2017
Meanwhile, out in the country,
A rabbi at Mt. Carmel Cemetery says he's counted more than 500 Jewish grave sites vandalized. Volunteers picking up knocked over headstones. pic.twitter.com/B3VWejd0YX
— Bobby Allyn (@BobbyAllyn) February 26, 2017
Border agents stopped Muhammad Ali Jr. Here’s how we can all fight back https://t.co/h1ornMtCUy
— Mia Bennett (@miaotsoa) February 26, 2017
These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed, by @wpjennahttps://t.co/D8j4n9edTt
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 26, 2017
Rubio on town halls: Too many activists will 'heckle and scream at me' https://t.co/lUWfA3Ek3K pic.twitter.com/GKNOWUcXMV
— POLITICO (@politico) February 26, 2017
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WORLD
"Our name is Boris Nemtsov!" protestors chant at march on 2nd anniversary of his murder pic.twitter.com/NLI8AEf0Eq
— Alec Luhn (@AlecLuhn) February 26, 2017
Intentions de vote pour le second tour de l'élection présidentielle : Macron 58% (↘️ -7 points) vs Le Pen 42% (↗️ +7 points) pic.twitter.com/4lvI2NkyBm
— KantarFR (@KantarFR) February 26, 2017
North Korea spy agency runs arms operation out of Malaysia, U.N. says https://t.co/WP1JBMvW33
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 26, 2017
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BUSINESS
Here it is: LSE-Deutsche Börse deal in jeopardy over antitrust hurdle
w/ @staffordphilip https://t.co/G1lBEw8aVj— Arash Massoudi (@ArashMassoudi) February 26, 2017
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BREXIT BRITAIN
well. that’s that, then i suppose… what a sh*tshow.
That's the end of your right to live, love, travel, study, work & retire across Europe binned in return for not one single benefit. https://t.co/hkbGmJXg5N
— Seb Dance (@SebDance) February 26, 2017
Fairly major snub for the UK's ambassador to the US here: https://t.co/9XU1gVqcmx
— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) February 26, 2017
If this is true it is a shocking example of what Brexit has enabled: the routinised violence attached to overt racism. pic.twitter.com/JfpM85vEOs
— John O’Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) February 26, 2017
A third of all Tweets before Brexit were automated “bots” – programmed to change the conversation and make topics trend. All for Leave. 😳 https://t.co/sTxrBTt8xN
— Tim Brannigan (@tim_brannigan) February 26, 2017
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CULTURE
Musicians are banding together in support of Ireland's homeless https://t.co/D0GQ4oKvtF
— Focus Ireland (@FocusIreland) February 26, 2017
and of course…
https://twitter.com/MrDanZak/status/835984396159070208
Follow updates here:
Thousands attend screening of Oscar-nominated film as act of protest against Trumphttps://t.co/oT6rntmsbn pic.twitter.com/ZdKgTE9Ku7
— The Hill (@thehill) February 26, 2017
and a last-minute location change…
Tonight's Oscars are apparently taking place inside Mike Huckabee's colon. Where will they put the red carpet? https://t.co/ej6mAmy7vA
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) February 26, 2017
What I shall be wearing for the Oscars: pajamas and the expression of a person soundly asleep.
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) February 26, 2017
Finally, sadly…
RIP Bill Paxton. Here are some of his most memorable roles: https://t.co/zNZoJGoNPd pic.twitter.com/rh1ot8pN61
— CNN (@CNN) February 26, 2017
SUPERB. RT @MeredithFrost: To Bill Paxton from Storm Chasers around the US. #RIPBillPaxton https://t.co/SDbRJ53zbt pic.twitter.com/Vudy7nAbC1
— Kevin Pollak (@kevinpollak) February 26, 2017