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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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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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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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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It's only going to get worse. — THE BIG IDEA: After the president fired James Comey, the cloud hanging over the White House just got bigger and darker. — Donald Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants …
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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.
CNN:
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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Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Exclusive: Oval Office meeting led to fire Comey recommendation — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his new deputy, Rod Rosenstein, arrived at the Oval Office Monday with a message for President Donald Trump: His embattled FBI Director James Comey needed to be fired.
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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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
In the wake of Trump's brazen firing of Comey, it's time to go nuclear. Here's how. — THE MORNING PLUM: — President Trump's Tuesday Night Massacre — his firing of FBI director James Comey — was such a brazen power play in the context of the FBI's ongoing Russia probe that even some Republicans are troubled by it.
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing — Late Show host Stephen Colbert was surprised on Tuesday when his audience cheered lustily as he informed them that President Donald Trump had fired FBI director James Comey. — Evidently the left-leaning Colbert fans …
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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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.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the WH scramble to defend Trump on Comey — Sources at the White House described scenes of confusion in the hours following news of Trump firing Comey. Internally, at least at a fairly senior level, people were scrambling to figure out what happened.
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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
To fire Comey, Trump team waited for Rosenstein
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Wall Street Journal:
Before James Comey's Dismissal, a Growing Frustration at White House
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
John McCain on Comey firing: ‘There will be more shoes to drop’
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from first White House briefing after Comey's firing
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Sessions was told to find reasons to fire Comey: reports
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Dershowitz: Comey Firing ‘Appropriate,’ No Special Prosecutor
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Lying Again, Now About James Comey
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Wall Street Journal:
Comey's Deserved Dismissal
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Mike Allen / Axios:
GOP baffled by timing; WH braces for independent probe
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
From Fox News to the Senate floor, Republicans close ranks behind Trump firing Comey
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
McConnell rejects calls for special prosecutor
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CBS News:
Putin reacts to Comey firing: “We have nothing to do with that”
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
11 possible contenders to replace Comey
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: It's ‘inappropriate’ to question Trump's firing decisions
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
McCain: ‘More shoes to drop’ on Russia investigation
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Elizabeth Drew / Politico:
OK, NOW Is It Watergate? — President Donald Trump's astonishing …
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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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Susan Svrluga / Washington Post:
Students boo Betsy DeVos as commencement speaker at historically black university — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Students booed at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida Wednesday as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave the keynote address at the historically black school's commencement Wednesday afternoon.
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Jessica Bakeman / Politico:
Graduating seniors boo Betsy DeVos at commencement in Florida
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question — As Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price walked through a hallway Tuesday in the West Virginia state capitol, veteran reporter Dan Heyman followed alongside him, holding up his phone to Price while attempting to ask him a question.
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Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of 2020 count — The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning, leaving the agency leaderless at a time when it faces a crisis over funding for the 2020 decennial count of the U.S. population and beyond.
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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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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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Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
Trump's Meeting With Russian Officials Was Closed To Media — Except Gov't — President Donald Trump's meeting Wednesday morning with two top Russian officials was closed to all press — except, apparently, official government photographers. — Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
News outlets shut out of Trump meeting with Russians
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