Today's Headlines: Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence

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SCHMIDT, MARK MAZZETTI and MATT APUZZO The contacts in the year before the election were revealed by intercepted communications, according to four current and former senior American officials. [President Trump and his closest aides have embraced the upheaval, viewing it as evidence of their aggressive efforts to reorient the government.]( ['Unbelievable Turmoil': Trump's First Month Leaves Washington Reeling]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR The resignation of Michael T. Flynn as national security adviser amid the tumultuous early days of Mr. Trump's presidency has deeply rattled the Washington establishment. [A Palestinian boy riding his bicycle near his family's tent in the southern Gaza Strip. The Hamad City housing complex is in the background.]( [Trump's Shift to 'Outside-In' Strategy for Mideast Peace Is a Long Shot]( By IAN FISHER and BEN HUBBARD A regional approach relying on Arab states has been tried before, and many Palestinians and Israelis are skeptical. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks U.S. [How Mar-a-Lago Turned Into the Situation Room]( President Trump was shown responding to a national security crisis during dinner on Saturday night at Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Palm Beach Fla., as members and guests looked on. [New York police officers on Saturday at a march protesting the immigration polices of President Trump.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributors [Sanctuary Cities in Name Only]( By SHAKEER RAHMAN and ROBIN STEINBERG 'Zero tolerance' policing simply furthers Trump's anti-immigrant agenda. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "When you build a dam, you are playing God. And it's tough to be God." [JOSEPH D. COUNTRYMAN]( who worked for 20 years as the head of reservoir operations for the Army Corps of Engineers. [] World [Kim Jong-nam in 2001. 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