The reason they aren't covering it is because Trump would certainly see it and tweet about the coverage.

Two White House officials said Trump and some aides including Steve Bannon are becoming increasingly convinced that they are victims of a conspiracy against Trump's presidency, as evidenced by the number of leaks flowing out of government -- that the crusade by the so-called "deep state" is a legitimate threat, not just fodder for right wing defenders.

He is also being played by others in power, mostly as a willing accomplice.  I believe he is all about "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours."

As disturbing as all of this is, the priority worry about Trump and Administration is the prospect that the dream of Russians, and the Soviets before them, may now have come true: infiltration of the American government at the highest levels.

The Trump bar is so low, that it is now laying on the ground; Emoluments, enrichment, travel, as bad as they may be, become small potatoes in the order of spuds.

The unusual and curious contacts with Russians and the forgetfulness in recalling them on official forms or in official forums. seems endemic (e.g. Flynn, Sessions, Kushner, Page).  

 But, the WaPo and Reuters reporting, if true, of Jared's seeking a secure back channel to communicate directly with the Kremlim, even bypassing Russian Ambassador Kislyak, is astounding. Maybe, even close to espionage, when the next step is taken into account: Kushner asked Kislyak to allow Trump and cohorts access to secure facilities and hardware Russia itself uses to send secure messages to Moscow. Kislyak could hardly believe the request, and said so in a message to Putin.

Why? Why would Trump et al want to speak to Putin et al behind the backs of US intel, diplomats, and the military?  And, of course, why go to a Russian embassy to do so?  The NYTimes reports a WH story that is ludicrous and still can't come up with a reason for the secrecy of using Russian facilities, concluding only that that part is "unclear."

Yes, unclear is unclear, and there is nothing you can do about it, right?  Well, no, more questions could be asked and more dots can be connected.

The Reuters report should not be overlooked in that regard: "FBI investigators examining whether Russians suggest to Kushner or other Trump aides that relaxing economic sanctions would allow Russian banks to offer financing to people with ties to Trump."

 And, then there is that curious meeting of Kushner with Sergei Gorkov, head of the Russian-state bank, sanctioned by the US, and involved, previously, in an espionage case.

"[The] link between leadership and learning is not only essential at the community level. It is even more indispensable in world affairs. Ignorance and misinformation can handicap the progress of a city or a company, but they can, if allowed to prevail in foreign policy, handicap this country's security.

"In a world of complex and continuing problems, in a world full of frustrations and irritations, America's leadership must be guided by the lights of learning and reason - or else those who confuse rhetoric with reality and the plausible with the possible will gain the popular ascendancy with their seemingly swift and simple solutions to every world problem.

"There will always be dissident voices heard in the land, expressing opposition without alternatives, finding fault but never favor, perceiving gloom on every side and seeking influence without responsibility. Those voices are inevitable.

"But today other voices are heard in the land - voices preaching doctrines wholly unrelated to reality, wholly unsuited to the sixties, doctrines which apparently assume that words will suffice without weapons, that vituperation is as good as victory and that peace is a sign of weakness.

[...]

"We cannot expect that everyone, to use the phrase of a decade ago, will 'talk sense to the American people.' But we can hope that fewer people will listen to nonsense."

Russian government officials discussed having potentially "derogatory" information about then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and some of his top aides in conversations intercepted by US intelligence during the 2016 election, according to two former intelligence officials and a congressional source.

One source described the information as financial in nature and said the discussion centered on whether the Russians had leverage over Trump's inner circle. The source said the intercepted communications suggested to US intelligence that Russians believed "they had the ability to influence the administration through the derogatory information."
OPINION: Trump, home all alone