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-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines Shortly after greeting three American prisoners just released from North Korea, President Trump announced that he will meet with Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore. The summit will be the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and North Korean leader. In an interview with NBC News, Vice President Mike Pence said he wants Special Counsel Robert Mueller to end his investigation: “In the interests of the country, I think it’s time to wrap it up,” he said. The Pentagon said that an investigation into the deaths of four American soldiers in Niger last year found a series of problems, but no sole reason for the ambush. After Iran fired an estimated 20 rockets at the Golan Heights, Israeli warplanes struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria. Trump and Pence will hold a rally in Elkhart, Indiana, Thursday evening to tout the recent tax cuts and encourage voters to support GOP Senate candidate Mike Braun. Today on The Atlantic A Muslim Among Israeli Settlers: Writer Wajahat Ali traveled to the West Bank to better understand the perspectives of Israeli Jews living in occupied territory. What Has Gotten Michael Cohen in So Much Trouble? : He tried—and failed—to emulate Donald Trump. (Charlie Mahtesian, Politico) Gatekeeper Mike: President Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, was denied a job at the White House.

-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey) Today in 5 Lines President Trump’s longtime personal physician, Harold Bornstein, told NBC News that Trump’s bodyguard and lawyer “raided” his office in February 2017 and took medical files. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called the move “standard operating procedure” and said records were being transferred “as requested.” Trump lashed out at Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Twitter, saying that it was “disgraceful” that a list of questions Mueller reportedly submitted to Trump’s legal team was leaked. Trump welcomed the crew and five passengers of the Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to the White House. Two top officials at the Environmental Protection Agency resigned amid intensifying scrutiny of Administrator Scott Pruitt’s actions. California and more than a dozen other states are suing the EPA over its decision to rollback greenhouse-gas emissions standards for cars. Today on The Atlantic It Could Happen Again: Congressional Republicans won’t pledge not to use stolen or hacked materials in their 2018 campaigns, which means the midterm elections could again be vulnerable to malicious interference. (Natasha Bertrand) Should They Stay or Should They Go? : Lobbying is the single-most popular career choice for retiring members of Congress. That probably won’t change in 2018. (Russell Berman) The Road Ahead: Dozens of Central American migrants have arrived at the U.S. border in hopes of applying for asylum.

CNN's Brian Stelter and media critics David Zurawik discuss how NBC news is handling a series of internal controversies after former anchor Tom Brokaw fired back at a woman who is accusing Brokaw of making unwanted sexual advances during the…

WASHINGTON — An activist who worked on Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign has set out to disrupt Russian politics by making it "as easy as an Uber ride" to stand against President Vladimir Putin. Vitali Shkliarov, 41, runs what he calls a “political incubator" that helps novice candidates run on independent tickets in local races. Shkliarov's playbook comes from years spent working on spirited political campaigns in the U.S. He also campaigned for President Barack Obama. In Russia’s recent presidential election, in which the most viable opposition figure was barred from running, Putin won nearly 77 percent of the vote. At his wife’s suggestion, he decided to volunteer for Obama at a field office in Washington. While other volunteers averaged 180 to 200 calls a day, Shkliarov managed no more than 10. American politics also taught him the importance of voter engagement. “You don’t have that in Russian politics.” Shkliarov described Russian campaigns as a “one-way street” with politicians speaking at voters from afar. Alongside two friends and fellow activists, he fielded opposition candidates — all of them novices without any links to the Kremlin — in district races across Russia.

WASHINGTON — The grand jury investigating alleged collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign has sent a witness a subpoena seeking all documents involving the president and a host of his closest advisers, according to a copy of the subpoena reviewed by NBC News. According to the subpoena, which was sent to a witness by special counsel Robert Mueller, investigators want emails, text messages, work papers, telephone logs and other documents going back to Nov. 1, 2015, 4½ months after Trump launched his campaign. The witness shared details of the subpoena on condition of anonymity. The news site Axios reported Sunday that a subpoena was sent to a witness last month. NBC News reported last week that Mueller's team is asking pointed questions about whether Trump knew about hacked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign before the public found out. The subpoena indicates that Mueller may be focused not just on what Trump campaign aides knew and when they knew it, but also on what Trump himself knew. In addition to the president, the subpoena seeks documents that have anything to do with these current and former Trump associates: Michael Cohen, a personal lawyer for Trump who testified before congressional investigators in October. Rick Gates, Trump's former deputy campaign manager, who pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy and lying to the FBI. Paul Manafort, a former Trump campaign manager and Gates' business partner, who pleaded not guilty to money laundering, conspiracy and making false statements last week. The article itself was correct.

Nightly News 02/25/2018 1:57 Ivanka Trump says the president's idea to arm teachers in schools 'needs to be discussed' Ivanka Trump in a new interview on Sunday said she was unsure if the president's call to arm teachers in schools would be effective, but said it was an option that "needs to be discussed." "To be honest, I don't know," the daughter of and senior adviser to President Trump told NBC News when asked whether the proposal would make children safer. The first daughter, who’s currently in South Korea, where she attended the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics, said it was nonetheless an option worth considering. “Obviously, there would have to be an incredibly high standard for who would be able to bear arms in our school,” she told the broadcaster. “If you had a teacher who was adept at firearms, that could very well end the attack very quickly,” President Trump said during a meeting with survivors of the shooting at the White House. “We’re going to be looking at that very strongly. And I think a lot of people are going to be opposed to it. I think a lot of people are going to like it.” The president on Saturday doubled down on his call, despite heavy criticism from gun-control advocates. Trump also addressed the comparisons made between her and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying she didn't think it was a fair comparison. “I would far prefer to be compared to my sisters in South Korea, who are thriving in this incredible democracy,” Trump told NBC News.

The special counsel investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin has stepped up pressure on the former campaign manager Paul Manafort by filing new sealed court charges against him. It was not clear if the charges involved alleged bank frauds the special counsel’s office referred to in a court dispute over Manafort’s bail on Friday, in which he is said to have doctored profit and loss statements from his firm, in order to get a mortgage on a property in Virginia. NBC News reported on Wednesday that Manafort was being investigated for having allegedly promised the president of the Chicago-based Federal Savings Bank that loaned him his mortgage a job in the Trump White House in return for $16m in home loans on his properties in Virginia, New City and the Hamptons. The bank president, Stephen Calk, served as a Trump adviser during the campaign but did not get a cabinet post. They face charges including conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy to defraud the United States and failure to file as foreign agents for lobbying work they did on behalf of the pro-Russian Ukrainian Party of Regions. Both have pleaded not guilty. The new charges and the leaked details of an investigation into Manafort home loans come a day after Alex van der Zwaan, a Dutch lawyer who worked with Manafort and Gates in representing pro-Russian interests in Ukraine, admitted lying to investigators as part of a plea deal with Mueller’s office. Gates is also reported to be negotiating a plea deal, increasing the pressure on Manafort to cooperate with the Russia investigation. The special counsel’s office declined to comment on the new court filing, lawyers and representatives for Manafort and Gates could not be immediately reached for comment. Mueller was appointed in May 2017 to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign, possible collusion between Trump’s campaign and Moscow with Russia and whether Trump tried to obstruct the investigation.

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