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New York Times:
Comey Confirms F.B.I. Inquiry Into Trump Campaign Links to Russian Hackers; Sees No Evidence of Wiretapping — The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, publicly confirmed an investigation into Russian interference in the presidential election and whether associates of the president were in contact with Moscow.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Mook: Trump aides ‘should be prosecuted for treason’ if they conspired with Russia — 's former campaign manager said Monday that President Trump's campaign aides should be “prosecuted for treason” if an FBI investigation proves they coordinated with Russia in the presidential campaign.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story and Politicus USA
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Comey confirms FBI probe into Trump-Russia collusion — FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday the FBI is investigating Russia's meddling in the presidential election, including possible links between the Trump campaign and Moscow. — He also shot down President Donald Trump's explosive claim …
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ABC News, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, Hot Air, Daily Kos, IJR and Political Wire
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton camp unloads on Comey — Former top officials for Hillary Clinton's campaign vented their frustration with both FBI Director James Comey and congressional Republicans on Monday as he testified on Capitol Hill. — Five months after Comey stepped into the 2016 election fray …
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RedState
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House: ‘No evidence’ of Trump-Russia collusion — The White House on Monday asserted there is “no evidence” that President Trump's associates colluded with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election after FBI Director James Comey confirmed a bureau investigation.
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Associated Press:
Trump says Dems ‘made up’ allegations of Russia interference — President Donald Trump on Monday accused Democrats of making up allegations about his campaign associates' contact with Russia during the presidential election, and said Congress and the FBI should be going after media leaks and maybe even Hillary Clinton instead.
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Politico
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Trump tweets ahead of Comey hearing: Dems pushing ‘Russia story’
Trump tweets ahead of Comey hearing: Dems pushing ‘Russia story’
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Axios, Washington Post, Vox, Talking Points Memo, ABC News and Mother Jones
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
FBI's Comey says Obama did not order wiretapping of Trump's New York office
FBI's Comey says Obama did not order wiretapping of Trump's New York office
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The Root, Business Insider and AOL
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
FBI Director Comey: Justice Dept. has no information that supports Trump's tweets alleging he was wiretapped by Obama
FBI Director Comey: Justice Dept. has no information that supports Trump's tweets alleging he was wiretapped by Obama
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The Atlantic, CNBC, Right Wing Watch, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story and The Verge
Mike Levine / ABC News:
FBI director expected to undercut Trump claims of wiretapping
FBI director expected to undercut Trump claims of wiretapping
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RedState, Fox News, Taylor Marsh, Towleroad, The Guardian and NBC News
Arnie Seipel / NPR:
Amid Charges By Former Law Student On Gender Equality, Former Clerks Defend Gorsuch — Editors' note 12:55 p.m. ET: Since this story was first published, we have added material from another former student and former law clerks of Gorsuch, as well as more information about Jennifer Sisk's political affiliations.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
SCOTUS nominee Neil Gorsuch faces extraordinary sexism allegation from former student — The wannabe justice allegedly doesn't understand that sex discrimination is bad. — Judge Neil Gorsuch, whose confirmation hearing for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court begins Monday …
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Ariane de Vogue / CNN:
Neil Gorsuch on the issues
Neil Gorsuch on the issues
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Margaret Hartmann / New York Magazine:
SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch Said Women ‘Manipulate’ Maternity Leave, According to Students
SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch Said Women ‘Manipulate’ Maternity Leave, According to Students
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Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon and Instapundit
Conor Lynch / Salon:
The smug style in American liberalism: It's not helping, folks — but there's a better way — Maybe it's human nature to gloat while Trump's voters lose their health care — but it's not the path to victory — When various reports came out last week revealing that the American Health Care Act …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Frank Rich / New York Magazine:
The Trump Voters Who Don't Deserve Democrats' Sympathy — Democrats need to stop trying to feel everyone's pain, and hold on to their own anger. — On the morning after, traumatized liberals set out hunting for answers as if Election Day were 9/11 all over again.
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Frank Rich as Darth Vader
Tom Michael / The Sun:
KIM BOMB UN Kim Jong-Un vows to reduce the US ‘to ashes’ with nuke strikes if Donald Trump fires ‘even a single bullet’ at North Korea — The rogue state threatened to use its ‘invincible Hwasong rockets’ to rain down nuclear destruction on its enemies — KIM Jong-un has threatened to reduce the US …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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Elise Hu / NPR:
The ‘Tillerson Is Tired’ Meme And Things That Happen In A News Vacuum
The ‘Tillerson Is Tired’ Meme And Things That Happen In A News Vacuum
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Ossoff Expands His Lead in Georgia Special Election — With just less than 30 days until the special election to replace former Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), a new Clout Research poll finds that Jon Ossoff (D) is greatly solidifying his base of support and now leads the special election field with 41%.
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Erica Orden / Wall Street Journal:
New York Attorney General Steps Up Scrutiny of White House — Eric Schneiderman hires a public-corruption prosecutor to target the Trump administration — New York state's attorney general, to date one of the most vocal antagonists of President Donald Trump, is preparing to escalate …
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Occupy Democrats, ThinkProgress, Raw Story, New York Magazine and Political Wire
James Vincent / The Verge:
Jeff Bezos looks a little too happy piloting a giant mechanical robot — Add this one to the growing pile of evidence that the world is slowly transitioning into a sci-fi dystopia: a billionaire entrepreneur with a side-line building space rockets has been showing off piloting a 13-foot-tall robot.
Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
White House installs political aides at Cabinet agencies to be Trump's eyes and ears — The political appointee charged with keeping watch over Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and his aides has offered unsolicited advice so often that after just four weeks on the job …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Trump Shifting Authority Over Military Operations Back to Pentagon
Trump Shifting Authority Over Military Operations Back to Pentagon
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The Daily Caller
Jonathan Kandell / New York Times:
David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101 — David Rockefeller, the banker and philanthropist with the fabled family name who controlled Chase Manhattan bank for more than a decade and wielded vast influence around the world even longer as he spread the gospel …
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New York Magazine and Infowars
Bloomberg:
Germany Trades Barbs With Trump on Defense After Merkel Meeting — Trump says Germany owes vast amounts for U.S. defense spending — Germany rebuffs Trump over meeting NATO funding commitments — Germany and U.S. traded barbs over the weekend about defense spending following an awkward …