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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
White House ‘systems failed’ with Comey firing, but Trump pushed the buttons — In deciding to abruptly fire FBI Director James B. Comey, President Trump characteristically let himself be guided by his own instincts — fueled by his creeping anger and sense of victimhood about a probe …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Trump denies he asked Comey for loyalty, threatens to cancel press briefings — Donald Trump is denying recent reports that he asked for former FBI Director James Comey's loyalty a few days after he was sworn in as president. — Sources told ABC News that Trump posed the question to Comey …
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CNN:
Isolated and agitated, Trump rattles White House from within — Many in Trump's circle now view the past four days as the worst stretch of Trump's presidency so far — Pence wasn't fully briefed on the President's reasoning for firing Comey before he went in front of cameras, an aide said
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Saba Hamedy / CNN:
Democratic Rep.: ‘Very strong case’ for obstruction of justice against Trump
Democratic Rep.: ‘Very strong case’ for obstruction of justice against Trump
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Brandon Carter / The Hill:
Cutout of Sean Spicer in the bushes becomes Internet meme
Cutout of Sean Spicer in the bushes becomes Internet meme
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CNN, Daily Kos, Business Insider and Washington Post
Alexandra Berzon / Wall Street Journal:
Former Employees of Donald Trump Say They Saw Him Tape Conversations — Three former employees say they saw Mr. Trump tape phone calls in Trump Tower before he was president — A tweet from President Donald Trump on Friday suggesting that he might have taped phone conversations …
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Washington Post:
THE PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT TEETH … SALISBURY, Md. — Two hours before sunrise, Dee Matello joined the line outside the Wicomico Civic Center, where hundreds of people in hoodies, heavy coats and wool blankets braced against a bitter wind. — Inside, reclining dental chairs were arrayed in neat rows across the arena's vast floor.
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Mallory Shelbourne / The Hill:
Comey's 9-year-old neighbor baked him cookies after he was fired: report — Former FBI Director James Comey's nine-year-old neighbor reportedly baked and hand delivered chocolate chip cookies to him after he was fired by President Trump this week. — A reporter for NPR recounted a text she received from the little girl's mom.
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
A Top Trump Official Just Flunked The Jimmy Kimmel Test — It's fine to pay for sick kids, Mulvaney says, but diabetics are another story. — You've heard of the undeserving poor? Get ready for the undeserving sick. — A top Trump administration official defended the American Health Care Act …
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ThinkProgress, Axios and Politicus USA
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Jose Pagliery / CNN:
Russian money-laundering details remain in the dark as US settles fraud case — US officials feared for Russian witness — New York (CNN)A major US investigation into Russian money laundering has come to an abrupt end. — The case aimed to expose how Russian mobsters allegedly stole $230 million …
The Guardian:
‘Accidental hero’ halts ransomware attack and warns: this is not over — Expert who stopped spread of attack by activating software's ‘kill switch’ says criminals will ‘change the code and start again’ — The “accidental hero” who halted the global spread of an unprecedented ransomware attack …
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Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Why working class Americans voted with their middle finger — MORE FROM: … 'We're voting with our middle finger," a Trump supporter in South Carolina told a reporter last fall. No doubt. — Many a liberal observer saw the Trump vote as a rageful taunt aimed at racial and sexual minorities.
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Ali Vitali / NBC News:
Trump at Liberty University Bashes ‘Critics’ in First Commencement Address — LYNCHBURG, Va. — President Donald Trump wasn't in Washington, but the politics the nation's capital embodies wasn't far from his mind after a week of uproar engulfing his administration.
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:
Trump: ‘In America We Do Not Worship Government, We Worship God’
Trump: ‘In America We Do Not Worship Government, We Worship God’
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Washington Post, Mother Jones and Christianity Today
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
The Comey Debacle — Rather than rationalizing and enabling the president's behavior, conservatives need to convince Trump that he's his own worst enemy. — EDITOR'S NOTE: — The following is Jonah Goldberg's weekly “news"letter, the G-File. Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays.
Lucas Nolan / Breitbart:
Ann Coulter Tweet About Alleged Illegal Immigrant Rape Flagged as ‘Hate Speech’ by Twitter — Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter had a tweet linking to a recent article flagged as “hate speech” by Twitter. — Ann Coulter posted a link to a recent article on her website titled “To Say, ‘Stop Raping Me!’
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Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Jason Chaffetz Has Been Telling House Republicans He Will Join Fox News — When House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced in April that he would not seek reelection, speculation reigned—did the powerful Utah Republican have his eyes on another office?
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Mediaite, Axios and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Malware, described in leaked NSA documents, cripples computers worldwide — Hackers unleashed an attack that disabled computers in dozens of nations Friday using a software flaw that once was part of the National Security Agency's surveillance tool kit. — The resulting wave …
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