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Article snippet: Worried that you missed an important political story this week? You’re not alone. Catch up on a very hectic week of news. Make sure you get the most important news, delivered directly to your inbox, by signing up for our Morning Briefing newsletter. • On Monday, The Washington Post reported that President Trump revealed highly classified information about an ISIS plot to Russian officials during their meeting in the Oval Office. Officials say this disclosure broke an agreement with an important ally in the Middle East. • The New York Times reported that on Feb. 14, President Trump asked the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, to close the investigation into Michael T. Flynn, Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, according to a memo Mr. Comey wrote at the time. “I hope you can let this go,” the president said, according to the memo, parts of which were read to The Times by an associate of Mr. Comey’s. Mr. Trump fired the F.B.I. director last week. For a refresher on the Comey-Trump saga, here’s a timeline of what happened leading up to Mr. Comey’s firing and how the White House’s story has changed since. _____ • Writing on Twitter, President Trump declared that he had an “absolute right” to share “facts” with top Russian officials during a White House meeting. _____ • The Times reported that Israel provided the classified intelligence that President Trump discussed in the Oval Office meeting with Russian officials, a current and a former American offic... Link to the full article to read more