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New York Times:
‘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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Boing Boing and Axios
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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.
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.
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Raw Story, Politico, Axios, Mother Jones, McClatchy Washington Bureau and Boing Boing
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 …
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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 …
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The Week, Boing Boing, CNN, Politico and Hot Air
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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Vox, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, Mediaite, Raw Story and ABC News
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Why Trump expected only applause when he told Comey, 'You're fired.' — Donald Trump has always acted in the moment, with little regard for the past and proud contempt for the way things are usually done. — For half a century, he's believed that by refusing to be weighed down by precedent or procedure …
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Raw Story
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.
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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Media Matters for America
New York Times:
Inside the F.B.I., Stunned Agents Wonder About Future of Russia Inquiry
Inside the F.B.I., Stunned Agents Wonder About Future of Russia Inquiry
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Politicaldog101.Com, Business Insider and Washington Post
New York Times:
How Every Lawmaker Has Reacted to Comey's Firing So Far
How Every Lawmaker Has Reacted to Comey's Firing So Far
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Media Matters for America, The Gateway Pundit, Vox and Washington Free Beacon
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
More very bad news for Trump: His poll numbers just hit a bunch of new lows
More very bad news for Trump: His poll numbers just hit a bunch of new lows
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The Hill, Business Insider, New York Magazine, CNBC, Hullabaloo, Outside the Beltway, Mashable, No More Mister Nice Blog and AOL
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Chris Cuomo stunned as Kellyanne Conway says it's inappropriate to question Trump's Comey firing
Chris Cuomo stunned as Kellyanne Conway says it's inappropriate to question Trump's Comey firing
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portal.liberalamerica.org
Michael R. Bloomberg / Bloomberg:
After Comey, Justice Must Be Served
After Comey, Justice Must Be Served
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Lawfare, Shareblue, Vox, Business Insider, Dallas Morning News, NY State of Politics, TheBlaze, The Guardian and The Hill
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Pelosi threatens to force vote on outside Russia probe
Mike Levine / ABC News:
After Comey's firing, acting FBI chief jokes Benghazi controversy was ‘the good ol’ days'
After Comey's firing, acting FBI chief jokes Benghazi controversy was ‘the good ol’ days'
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Washington Post, neo-neocon, Vox, Business Insider, ThinkProgress, Associated Press and Axios
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It's only going to get worse.
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It's only going to get worse.
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CNBC and Booman Tribune
Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP scrambles to shield agenda from Comey fallout
GOP scrambles to shield agenda from Comey fallout
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Washington Post, ABC News, Mediaite, The Hill and Politicus USA
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Dershowitz: Comey Firing ‘Appropriate,’ No Special Prosecutor
Dershowitz: Comey Firing ‘Appropriate,’ No Special Prosecutor
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Washington Examiner, Washington Post and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Alice Ollstein / Talking Points Memo:
Democrats Grind Senate's Work To A Halt Over Comey Firing
Democrats Grind Senate's Work To A Halt Over Comey Firing
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Washington Post, Business Insider, Common Dreams, Mother Jones, Daily Kos and TheBlaze
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing
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twitchy.com, Maggie's Farm, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Gothamist, The Daily Caller, National Review and TheBlaze
Dan Merica / CNN:
Who is the DOJ official at the heart of Comey's firing?
Who is the DOJ official at the heart of Comey's firing?
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Just Security, Politicus USA and Hullabaloo
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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Washington Post and Shakesville
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump holds auditions while Spicer's away
Trump holds auditions while Spicer's away
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Political Wire and Raw Story
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why
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Politico, CNNMoney, Mashable, New York Daily News, New York Magazine, Talking Points Memo, FiveThirtyEight, AOL, Hot Air, New York's PIX11, The Root, Mediaite, The Week, Mother Jones and CNN
CNNMoney:
Sean Spicer under fire during crucial week for Trump
Sean Spicer under fire during crucial week for Trump
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Washington Post and Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the WH scramble to defend Trump on Comey
Inside the WH scramble to defend Trump on Comey
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Politico, ABC News, Vox, Raw Story, Take Care Blog, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Right Wing Watch, Business Insider and The Week
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
Bethune-Cookman Graduates Greet Betsy DeVos With Turned Backs — Betsy DeVos went to Bethune-Cookman University on Wednesday, knowing her first commencement address as secretary of education could get ugly at the historically black institute of higher education. — It did — fast.
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Political Wire and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Jessica Bakeman / Politico:
Graduating seniors boo Betsy DeVos at commencement in Florida
Graduating seniors boo Betsy DeVos at commencement in Florida
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Washington Post, Refinery29, The Gateway Pundit, RedState, Mashable and Fox News Insider
Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Students boo Betsy DeVos as commencement speaker at historically black university
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
Massive student resistance brings Betsy DeVos commencement speech to a halt
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Mediaite
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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Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg:
Aetna Is Latest Health Insurer to Quit Obamacare Markets — Insurer had already pulled out of most ACA health exchanges — Move comes as Republicans in Congress work to dismantle law — Aetna Inc. will leave the few remaining states where it had been selling Obamacare plans next year …
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Kimberly Leonard / Washington Examiner:
Aetna completely exits Obamacare exchanges, cites massive losses
Aetna completely exits Obamacare exchanges, cites massive losses
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The Daily Caller
Brittany De Lea / Fox Business:
Aetna to Completely Pull Out of ObamaCare Exchanges by 2018
Aetna to Completely Pull Out of ObamaCare Exchanges by 2018
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Hot Air
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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AJ Willingham / CNN:
Cops: DUI suspect who struck a family returning from Disneyland had been deported 15 times — (CNN)A mother, father and their 6-year-old son were returning from a trip to Disneyland when, according to the survivors' family, a man in a pickup truck turned a corner, smashed into their car and sped off.
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fox13now.com, FOX6Now.com and The Daily Caller
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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 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 …
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Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg, Raw Story and Mother Jones
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Commentator who amplified Macron hacks given White House press access — A U.S. far-right online activist credited with initially sharing on Twitter hacked emails from the French presidential campaign of centrist Emmanuel Macron is the latest conservative media figure to receive White House access from the Trump administration.
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Talking Points Memo
CNBC:
Russia probe: Senate requests Trump documents from agency that monitors money laundering — The Senate Intelligence Committee has requested information about President Donald Trump and his top aides from a financial intelligence unit in the Treasury Department.
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IJR
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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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