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From where the 45th President works, eats and sleeps, everything is going just great. Now if only everyone else would see it that way. A TIME exclusive — PHOTOGRAPHS BY BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN FOR TIME — In a few minutes, President Donald Trump will release a new set of tweets …
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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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Ali Watkins / Politico:
Rosenstein meets with Senate Intel leaders after Comey firing — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein was seen arriving at the Senate Intelligence Committee's secure office spaces Thursday afternoon. Sources told POLITICO Rosenstein had requested to meet with the Intelligence Committee leaders …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Experts on authoritarianism are absolutely terrified by the Comey firing — “Trump has talked like a would-be authoritarian since day one. ... This is the first clear warning sign that he's attempting to [act like one].” — Those are the words not of a Democratic political operative …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Trump Considering Ex-Congressman Mike Rogers for FBI Director, Official Says — President Donald Trump is considering Mike Rogers, a former congressman and FBI agent from Michigan, to replace James Comey as FBI director, a White House official said. — Rogers, 53, a former chairman …
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New York Times:
An Open Letter to the Deputy Attorney General — Dear Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: — It's rare that any single person has to bear as much responsibility for safeguarding American democracy as you find yourself carrying now. Even before President Trump's shocking decision …
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Wall Street Journal:
As the FBI Reels, Candidates Emerge to Run Agency — The Justice Department moved on Wednesday to find a temporary successor for fired FBI Director James Comey, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his top deputy interviewed five candidates amid continuing fallout over the controversial dismissal.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump puts agenda, presidency at risk — The answers to why Trump canned Comey are becoming clear: The president was filled with grievance about the FBI probe and acted on impulse without clearly thinking through the fallout, numerous sources tell me. — The consequences are also becoming clear …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sources: Comey sought to expand Trump-Russia probe of former campaign officials — WASHINGTON — The FBI-led probe into whether Russian influence operations helped put Donald Trump in the White House is on a knife's edge and could easily veer into either of two distinct directions.
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Our Rendezvous With Authoritarianism Has Arrived — Comey's firing should be a frightful awakening from complacency. If Trump gets away with it, he will read it as permission to run amok. — The firing of James Comey has restarted a conversation about the vulnerability of public institutions …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
For Trump Supporters, the Real Outrage Is the Left's Uproar Over Comey — WASHINGTON — The script should be familiar by now. President Trump takes action that stuns the country, eliciting indignation and disbelief from Democrats and leading them to conclude that the vitality of American democracy is under assault.
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Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Acting FBI Director: Trump-Russia probe “highly significant”
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Chuck Grassley:
Grassley discusses Comey and Russia Investigation at Executive Business Meeting
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Uri Friedman / The Atlantic:
America Isn't Having a Constitutional Crisis
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Brett T. / twitchy.com:
WaPo story on Trump and Comey cites more than 30 officials but can't beat this one editor's note
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New York Times:
Acting F.B.I. director contradicts White House.
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CBS News:
Acting FBI director testifies at Senate hearing on worldwide threats — live updates
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Dem reps: Trump is ‘moving’ toward impeachment
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Sen. Mike Lee tweets Trump: Nominate Merrick Garland to replace Comey
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump angry Comey would not back wiretap claims about Obama: report
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Deputy AG Rosenstein was on the verge of resigning, upset over WH pinning Comey firing on him
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United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Chaffetz Statement on Comey Firing
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
DOJ official who recommended Comey's firing threatened to resign: report
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
US ambassador to Qatar appears to criticize Trump in tweet
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National Review:
The Comey Ouster — A combination photo of James Comey …
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David Choi / Business Insider:
Trump's deputy attorney general reportedly threatened to resign after being painted as the …
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The Daily Beast:
New FBI Boss Could Be More Controversial Than Comey
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Josh Meyer / Politico:
FBI agent groups dispute Trump's rationale for Comey firing
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The Easy Tells of Comey's Canning
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Economist:
What is Trumponomics and how does it differ from standard Republican economics? — Well it's an interesting question. I don't think it's ever been asked quite that way. But it really has to do with self-respect as a nation. It has to do with trade deals that have to be fair, and somewhat reciprocal, if not fully reciprocal.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Trump tells The Economist he invented the phrase ‘priming the pump’
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
President Trump expected to launch commission on ‘election integrity’ — President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order today establishing a commission to review alleged voter fraud and voter suppression in the American election system, multiple senior administration officials tell ABC News.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump to sign executive order creating voter fraud commission
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Conway links Anderson Cooper's eye roll to sexism … White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Thursday appeared to accuse CNN's Anderson Cooper of sexism for rolling his eyes during an on-air interview with her. — “I face sexism a lot of times when I show up for interviews like that,” Conway said on “Fox & Friends.”
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Presence of Russian photographer in Oval Office raises alarms — A photographer for a Russian state-owned news agency was allowed into the Oval Office on Wednesday during President Trump's meeting with Russian diplomats, a level of access that was criticized by former U.S. intelligence officials as a potential security breach.
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Susan Dominus / New York Times:
Is an Open Marriage a Happier Marriage? — What the experiences of nonmonogamous couples can tell us about jealousy, love, desire and trust. — When Daniel and Elizabeth married in 1993, they found it was easy enough to choose a ring for her, but there were far fewer choices for him.
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