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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 …

Discussion: Axios

New York Times:

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 …

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.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, National Review, ABC News, The Atlantic, Politicus USA, Vox, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, AOL and Washington Free Beacon

Washington Post:

How Trump's anger and impatience prompted him to fire the FBI director — Every time FBI Director James B. Comey appeared in public, an ever-watchful President Trump grew increasingly agitated that the topic was the one that he was most desperate to avoid: Russia.

Discussion: Axios, Mother Jones and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Vox, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, New York Times, Mediaite and ABC News

Reuters:

Comey infuriated Trump with refusal to preview Senate testimony: aides — The anger behind Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday had been building for months, but a turning point came when Comey refused to preview for top Trump aides his planned testimony to a Senate panel, White House officials said.

Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite

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.

Discussion: Media Matters for America

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.

Wall Street Journal:

Comey's Firing Came As Investigators Stepped Up Russia Probe — FBI director had been providing updates to top members of the Senate Intelligence Committee — WASHINGTON—In the weeks before President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, a federal investigation …

Discussion: Hot Air, CNN and Politico

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 …

Discussion: Vox, Media Matters for America, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Free Beacon

New York Times:

Inside the F.B.I., Stunned Agents Wonder About Future of Russia Inquiry — WASHINGTON — These are not happy times at the F.B.I. — Morale at the country's premier law enforcement agency plummeted months ago, after James B. Comey, its director, revived the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use …

Discussion: Washington Post and Business Insider

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More very bad news for Trump: His poll numbers just hit a bunch of new lows

Discussion: The Hill, Business Insider, New York Magazine, CNBC, Hullabaloo, Outside the Beltway, Mashable, No More Mister Nice Blog, AOL and The Week

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
By firing James Comey, Trump has put impeachment on the table

Discussion: USA Today, portal.liberalamerica.org, ABC News, National Review, Media Matters for America, CNN, Washington Post, Business Insider, Politico, ThinkProgress, New Yorker, New York Magazine, Liberal Values, Mother Jones and neo-neocon

Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Chris Cuomo stunned as Kellyanne Conway says it's inappropriate to question Trump's Comey firing

Discussion: portal.liberalamerica.org

Mike Levine / ABC News:
After Comey's firing, acting FBI chief jokes Benghazi controversy was ‘the good ol’ days'

Discussion: Washington Post, Business Insider, neo-neocon, Vox, ThinkProgress and Axios

Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Anderson Cooper's eyeroll is all of us right now

Discussion: Mediaite and The Root

Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
After Comey, Justice Must Be Served

Discussion: Lawfare, Vox, TheBlaze, The Hill, Business Insider, The Guardian and NY State of Politics

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It's only going to get worse.

Discussion: CNBC and Booman Tribune

Mike Lillis / The Hill: Pelosi threatens to force vote on outside Russia probe

Ali Watkins / Politico:
Senate Intelligence Committee subpoenas Flynn

Discussion: ABC News and Axios

Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Why Trump expected only applause when he told Comey, 'You're fired.'

Discussion: Raw Story

Keven Ann Willey / Dallas Morning News:
Pete Sessions: Comey should have been removed ‘in a more gracious way’

Discussion: Shareblue, Washington Post, The Week, Breitbart, Los Angeles Times and TheBlaze

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Dershowitz: Comey Firing ‘Appropriate,’ No Special Prosecutor

Discussion: Washington Post and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: Oval Office meeting led to fire Comey recommendation

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week

Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP scrambles to shield agenda from Comey fallout

Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News, Mediaite, The Hill and Politicus USA

Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing

Discussion: twitchy.com, Maggie's Farm, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Gothamist, The Daily Caller, National Review and TheBlaze

Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Grind Senate's Work To A Halt Over Comey Firing

Discussion: Washington Post, Business Insider, Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Daily Kos and TheBlaze

Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the WH scramble to defend Trump on Comey

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Vox, Washington Post, Raw Story, Take Care Blog, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Right Wing Watch, Business Insider and The Week

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
To fire Comey, Trump team waited for Rosenstein

Discussion: Washington Post and Hot Air

Jack Shafer / Politico:
No, Firing Comey Won't Prove Trump's Undoing

Discussion: Media Matters for America, Washington Post, CNN, Washington Examiner, No More Mister Nice Blog, IVN.us, Daily Kos, TheBlaze, Talking Points Memo, The Moderate Voice, The Guardian and Snopes.com

Dan Merica / CNN:
Who is the DOJ official at the heart of Comey's firing?

Discussion: Just Security, Politicus USA and Hullabaloo

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.

Discussion: Mediaite, Lawfare, Daily Mail, New York Magazine, View from the Wing, TheBlaze, CBS San Francisco, Axios, Engadget and Mashable

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.

Discussion: Washington Post and Shakesville

Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why

Discussion: Politico, CNNMoney, Mashable, New York Magazine, New York Daily News, FiveThirtyEight, New York's PIX11, Talking Points Memo, AOL, The Root, CNN, Mediaite, Mother Jones, The Week and Wall Street Journal

CNNMoney:
Sean Spicer under fire during crucial week for Trump

Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, RedState, Refinery29, The Gateway Pundit, Mashable and Fox News Insider

Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Students boo Betsy DeVos as commencement speaker at historically black university

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNN, Business Insider, The Hill, The Week, MLive.com, US News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Common Dreams, NPR, The FADER, ThinkProgress, IJR, Joe.My.God. and Washington Free Beacon

Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:
Massive student resistance brings Betsy DeVos commencement speech to a halt

Discussion: Mediaite

sandiegouniontribune.com:

DUI suspect in hit-run crash that left boy, 6, badly hurt was deported 15 times — A Mexican citizen who has been deported 15 times was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left a boy, 6, badly hurt over the weekend. (Courtesy of Cheryl Lake) — A drunken driving suspect in a hit …

Discussion: Breitbart, fox5sandiego.com, IJR, The Gateway Pundit, KTLA, twitchy.com and Conservative News Today

AJ Willingham / CNN:
Cops: DUI suspect who struck a family returning from Disneyland had been deported 15 times

Discussion: fox13now.com and FOX6Now.com

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.

Discussion: TheBlaze, The Hill, KTLA, Refinery29, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Mediaite, CBS Denver, KFOR-TV, AOL, CBS Philly, Mashable and Business Insider

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 …

Discussion: WSAZ-TV, Washington Post, USA Today, The Hill, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Associated Press and IJR, more at Mediagazer »

Susan B. Glasser / Politico:

Russia's Oval Office Victory Dance — When President Donald Trump hosted Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Oval Office on Wednesday just hours after firing the FBI director who was overseeing an investigation into whether Trump's team colluded the Russians, he was breaking …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Raw Story and Mother Jones

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 …

Discussion: Hot Air