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CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation — Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump — WASHINGTON — President Trump has dismissed the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, said Tuesday. — “While I greatly appreciate you informing me …
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New York Times:
Updates and Reactions to F.B.I. Director Comey's Firing — President Trump has fired James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, the White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Tuesday. — Mr. Comey was delivering a speech in Los Angeles when he learned he had been fired.
The Daily Beast:
President Donald Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey, and Even White House Aides Are Stunned — President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey. — The stunning and sudden removal comes after Comey told Congress in March that the FBI was engaged in an ongoing investigation …
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Bwittes / Lawfare:
The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey, the One Man Who Would Stand Up to Him — FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Clinton email investigation / CSPAN — Make no mistake: The firing of James Comey as FBI director is a stunning event.
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ's Comey Memo Calls Firing A “Sham” — Donald Ayer, who served as the deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, told BuzzFeed News that Comey's handling of the Clinton email investigation was being used to justify his firing “for a very different reason.”
Politico:
Is This a Constitutional Crisis? — As the news broke late this afternoon, the politicos of Washington stared into their smartphones, stunned, struggling with what to make of it. TV networks cut into their regularly scheduled programming. Chyrons promising “breaking news” actually delivered it …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey misstated key Clinton email evidence at hearing, say people close to investigation — FBI Director James B. Comey overstated key findings involving the Hillary Clinton email investigation during testimony to Congress last week, according to people close to the inquiry.
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mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON DISMISSAL OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey: — “While the President has the legal authority to remove the Director of the FBI …
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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 …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
FBI agents in tears as news of Comey's firing spread — The news of FBI director James Comey's firing struck like a thunderclap at field offices around the country, where agents heard first from TV or the internet that their boss had been dismissed by President Donald J. Trump.
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump fires Comey as Russia probe intensifies — President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey today, saying he'd lost confidence in his ability to manage the Bureau. This capped a difficult year for Comey, whose handling of the Hillary Clinton emails drew scrutiny from both sides of the aisle.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
There's no reason to believe Donald Trump's rationale for firing James Comey
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate
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James S. Robbins / USA Today:
James Comey firing was inevitable
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Schumer to Trump: Comey firing a ‘big mistake’
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Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Political Isolation of Jim Comey
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Los Angeles Times:
Comey was ‘caught flat-footed’ and learned of firing from TV while talking to FBI agents in L.A., source says
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Into the Abyss: Trump Fires Comey
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Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Schumer: No confidence in Comey
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump shocks with ouster of FBI's Comey
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CNN:
Trump fires FBI director James Comey
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Senate Russia investigators ask Treasury for Trump team financial information — Clapper: Putin sought to advantage Trump — (CNN)Senate Russia investigators have sent a request to the Treasury Department's criminal investigation division for any information related …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Daily Spicer: Let's not ‘smear a good man.’ Let's smear a good woman!
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Chris Murphy: We'll hit Republican “liars” with Medicare-for-all if Trumpcare passes.
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Ted Barrett / CNN:
Sen. Hatch: ‘The public wants every dime they can be given’ — Washington (CNN)Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch warned Tuesday that efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in the Senate might be complicated because once the public “is on the dole, they'll take every dime they can.”
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
The Senate really, really doesn't want to repeat the House's health care mistakes
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Trump team marks 6-month election anniversary by vowing to air video of Clinton campaign's concession call — WASHINGTON — President Trump's upset November victory never seems to be far from the White House's mind. — On Tuesday, Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media …
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WTTG-TV:
Woman seen in Trader Joe's video incident with Muslim shopper: It was taken out of context — RESTON, Va. - A video showing an unidentified white woman telling a Muslim shopper, “I wish they didn't let you in the country,” has gone viral, but the woman seen in the video tells FOX 5 there's more to the story.
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
Former ‘Apprentice’ star has a white hot emotional meltdown while defending GOP's all-male healthcare group — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Former “Apprentice” contestant Erin Elmore on Tuesday veered completely off-topic during a discussion on the all-male Senate healthcare group …
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748) — A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters. — Donald Trump holds a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, November 1, 2016. (Reuters / Carlo Allegri)
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Who is Keith Schiller, the man Trump sent to fire Comey? — Washington (CNN)Few people inside Donald Trump's orbit are more important than Keith Schiller, the President's longtime bodyguard who has risen from part-time hired muscle to director of Oval Office operations.
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Sessions weighs return to harsher punishments for low-level drug crimes — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing policy changes set in place by the Obama administration that eliminated harsh punishments for low-level drug crimes and could direct federal prosecutors to again charge drug offenders …
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Common Dreams
Gizmodo:
Here's How Easy It Is to Get Trump Officials to Click on a Fake Link in Email — Even technology experts can be insecure on the internet, as last week's “Google Docs” phishing attack demonstrated. An array of Gmail users, including BuzzFeed tech reporter Joe Bernstein, readily handed over access to their email to a bogus app.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter on Sanders: 'Can y'all see why I voted for him?' — Former President Jimmy Carter on Monday revealed he supported Sen. Bernie Sanders — (I-Vt.) in the Democratic presidential primaries. — During an event Monday at a Carter Center discussion about politics and human rights …
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