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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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Martin Matishak / Politico:
Comey confirms FBI probe into Trump-Russia collusion — FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday that the FBI is investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 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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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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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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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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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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Washington Post:
Full transcript: FBI Director James Comey testifies on Russian interference in 2016 election
Full transcript: FBI Director James Comey testifies on Russian interference in 2016 election
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The Guardian
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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New York Times:
Six Highlights From the Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing
Six Highlights From the Gorsuch Confirmation Hearing
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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.
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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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Steven Hayward / Power Line:
Frank Rich as Darth Vader
zpolitics:
Exclusive poll: Ossoff strengthens his lead, GOP candidates battle for runoff — With just less than 30 days until the special election to replace Tom Price, an exclusive new poll from zpolitics and Clout Research has found that Democrat Jon Ossoff is greatly solidifying his base of support.
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Ossoff Expands His Lead in Georgia Special Election
Ossoff Expands His Lead in Georgia Special Election
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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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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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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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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.
Pew Research Center:
A wider partisan and ideological gap between younger, older generations — The generation gap in American politics is dividing two younger age groups, Millennials and Generation X, from the two older groups, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation. — In 2016, as in recent years …
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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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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