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Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation — WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau's investigation into Russia's interference …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Source close to Comey says there were 2 reasons the FBI director was fired — Washington (CNN)There are two reasons why President Donald Trump fired James Comey, according to a source close to the now-former FBI director: — Comey never provided the President with any assurance of personal loyalty.
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‘Enough Was Enough’: How Festering Anger at Comey Ended in His Firing — WASHINGTON — The countdown to President Trump's dismissal of James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, began last weekend, which the president spent stewing over Mr. Comey's testimony to Congress last week in which he provided …
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The Daily Beast:
White House Lawyers Warned Trump: Stay Away From Michael Flynn … White House lawyers have had to warn President Donald Trump repeatedly against reaching out to his fired National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, two people familiar with the matter tell The Daily Beast.
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John Hayward / Breitbart:
Gorka: Trump Fired FBI Director to Make a Statement After Comey's Latest Testimony — On Wednesday's Breitbart News Daily, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Deputy Assistant to President Trump, said the firing of FBI Director James Comey was an example of how “incredibly decisive” the president is.
Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
‘There Is a Real Risk Here Things Will Spin Out of Control’ — As news of FBI Director James Comey's firing unfolded Tuesday night, it took on all the hallmarks of a distinctively Trumpian drama. In Los Angeles, news choppers chased Comey's SUV down a freeway.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia — President Donald Trump weighed firing his FBI director for more than a week. When he finally pulled the trigger Tuesday afternoon, he didn't call James Comey. He sent his longtime private security guard to deliver …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
By firing James Comey, Trump has put impeachment on the table — A whiff of obstruction of justice is in the air. — The old saw that the cover-up is worse than the crime often obscures more than it reveals. But in the case of President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey, it carries an important element of truth.
New York Times:
How Every Lawmaker Has Reacted to Comey's Firing So Far — After President Trump fired James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, on Tuesday, Congressional reaction ranged from support to calls for a special prosecutor or a independent investigation to examine the ties between Trump's associates …
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New York Times:
Inside the F.B.I., Stunned Agents Wonder About Future of Russia Inquiry
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Chris Cuomo stunned as Kellyanne Conway says it's inappropriate to question Trump's Comey firing
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It's only going to get worse.
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
After Comey's firing, acting FBI chief jokes Benghazi controversy was ‘the good ol’ days'
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Keven Ann Willey / Dallas Morning News:
Pete Sessions: Comey should have been removed ‘in a more gracious way’
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Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
After Comey, Justice Must Be Served
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CNBC:
Russia probe: Senate requests Trump documents from agency that monitors money laundering
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP scrambles to shield agenda from Comey fallout
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
To fire Comey, Trump team waited for Rosenstein
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Dershowitz: Comey Firing ‘Appropriate,’ No Special Prosecutor
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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: Oval Office meeting led to fire Comey recommendation
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Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Grind Senate's Work To A Halt Over Comey Firing
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Sean Spicer ‘spent several minutes hidden in the bushes’ — There are plenty of popular political television shows set in Washington, D.C. - “Scandal,” “House of Cards,” “Madam Secretary,” etc. - and for people who've never worked in Beltway politics, it's only natural to wonder which shows best capture real life.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why — White House press secretary Sean Spicer wrapped up his brief interview with Fox Business from the White House grounds late Tuesday night and then disappeared into the shadows, huddling with his staff behind a tall hedge.
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CNNMoney:
Sean Spicer under fire during crucial week for Trump
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
Trump surrogates are trying to explain Comey's firing. It's not going well.
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Clive Irving / The Daily Beast:
U.S. to Ban Laptops in All Cabins of Flights From Europe … The Department of Homeland Security will ban laptops in the cabins of all flights from Europe to the United States, European security officials told The Daily Beast. The announcement is expected Thursday.
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Jessica Bakeman / Politico:
Graduating seniors boo Betsy DeVos at commencement in Florida — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Hundreds of graduating seniors of a historically black university here booed and turned their backs on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as she struggled to deliver their commencement address over the raucous crowd.
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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Students boo Betsy DeVos as commencement speaker at historically black university
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Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
Massive student resistance brings Betsy DeVos commencement speech to a halt
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GQ:
Dwayne Johnson for President! — No one gets up earlier than Dwayne Johnson. Or goes to bed later. Or is more awake during the hours in between. No one in Hollywood is more buff, more driven, or gets paid better. The man has so much charisma and ambition he can do anything.
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Andrew Joseph / STAT:
Tom Price commends West Virginia officers who arrested journalist asking questions — ONCORD, N.H. — Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price on Wednesday commended police in West Virginia for “doing what they thought was appropriate” in arresting a journalist who shouted questions at him …
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question
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Brittany De Lea / Fox Business:
Aetna to Completely Pull Out of ObamaCare Exchanges by 2018 — (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ) (AP) — Health insurance company Aetna (AET) will completely exit the ObamaCare exchanges in 2018. — The company announced late Wednesday it will not offer insurance plans in Delaware or Nebraska …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More very bad news for Trump: His poll numbers just hit a bunch of new lows — President Trump is dealing with a budding scandal after firing FBI Director James B. Comey on Tuesday. — But even before that, he appears to have hit a new low with the American people.
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Russia's Oval Office Victory Dance — When President Donald Trump hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office Wednesday just hours after firing the FBI director who was overseeing an investigation into whether Trump's team colluded the Russians, he was breaking …
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