Trump and Russia, Dallas SWAT Standoff, Texas Sex Ed: Your Wednesday Morning Roundup

Good morning! Here is a look at the stories making news as we start the day.Trump aides spoke with Russian intelligence agents during campaignMembers of President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, according to four current and former American officials with knowledge of the phone records and intercepted calls.However, the officials interviewed in recent weeks said that, so far, they had seen no evidence that the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians to influence the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.An embattled White House: As the capital reeled Tuesday from the first major resignation of Donald Trump's presidency, the White House offered conflicting stories to an increasingly skeptical press. That's unexpected: Inside the odd fight to get Trump's name off condoms and toilets in China.  Continue reading...