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5:30 PM ET, May 17, 2017

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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republican raises impeachment for Trump  —  (R-Mich.) on Wednesday said reports that President Trump pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation would merit impeachment if true, becoming the first Republican lawmaker to broach the idea.
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House on edge: ‘We are kind of helpless’  —  It was, in the words of one senior White House official, the worst day of Trump's presidency.  —  White House officials spent early Tuesday wondering who was leaking details of President Donald Trump's classified conversations with Russian officials …
USA Today:
Pretend Clinton did what Trump has done  —  Republicans in Congress and conservative media would be clamoring for investigations, if not impeachment: Our view  —  Imagine what would have happened had a President Hillary Clinton abruptly fired the man overseeing an investigation of her campaign's ties to a hostile foreign government.
Dan Merica / CNN:
Trump to graduates: ‘No politician in history... has been treated worse’  —  New London, Connecticut (CNN)President Donald Trump, amid his own swirling controversies, advised United States Coast Guard Academy graduates that while things aren't always fair, “you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight.”
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Comey's revenge” may be far from over  —  Republicans close to the White House fear that yesterday's revelations could take President Trump into a legal or constitutional realm where his staff and supporters can't save him.  — “A whole new door has opened,” said a well-known Republican operative …
New York Times:
Comey Memo Fallout: Senate Committee Invites Comey to Testify  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee invited the former F.B.I. director James B. Comey to testify on reports that President Trump asked him to scuttle the investigation into Michael T. Flynn, the former national security adviser.
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump  —  Republicans are beginning to talk of the possibility that President Trump could face impeachment after reports that he pressed ousted FBI Director James Comey to end an investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Washington Examiner:
GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate Intel panel asks Comey to testify publicly
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate Intelligence Committee leaders demand Comey memos
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: No politician has been treated worse by media than me
Discussion: RedState
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:   Murkowski: ‘May’ Be Time For Independent Probe On Trump-FBI-Russia
Jeff Larson / ProPublica:
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago  —  We tested internet security at four Trump properties.  It's not good.  —  Two weeks ago, on a sparkling spring morning, we went trawling along Florida's coastal waterway.  But not for fish.  —  We parked a 17-foot motor boat in a lagoon …
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Gizmodo:
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago. We Tested It.
Discussion: Raw Story
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The 25th Amendment Solution for Removing Trump  —  It was just three days and a lifetime ago that I wrote a column about Donald Trump's unfitness for the presidency that affected a world-weary tone.  Nothing about this White House's chaos was surprising given the style of Trump's campaign, I argued.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Behind closed doors, House GOP “shellshocked” by Comey
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:   The Media Elite Is Indulging Dangerous Fantasies About Removing Trump From Office
Sarah Wildman / Vox:
Trump gave the Russians Israeli intelligence.  That's a uniquely bad country to compromise.  —  When Donald Trump revealed highly sensitive information to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office, he directly endangered the life of an Israeli spy living under deep cover in ISIS territory, ABC News reported last night.
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Sandra Sobieraj Westfall / People.com:
What Does Barack Obama Really Think of Donald Trump?  'He's Nothing But a Bullsh-ter'  —  She packs her own lunch, and he still isn't allowed to drive.  Subscribe now for all about Michelle and Barack Obama's lives after moving out of the White House - only in PEOPLE
Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Jimmy Fallon Was on Top of the World.  Then Came Trump.  —  Ambling onto the Art Deco set of “The Tonight Show” for his monologue rehearsal one Monday afternoon, Jimmy Fallon gave the crowd here at Studio 6B a warm, practiced welcome before trying out a new batch of jokes about the French election …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The scariest thought: What if Donald Trump just doesn't know what he's doing?  —  (CNN)The fundamental question, always, when it comes to President Donald Trump is this: Is he following a grand plan that only he can see or is he just saying and doing things with no broader blueprint in mind?
Discussion: New York Magazine, Hullabaloo and AOL
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump to unveil plans for an ‘Arab NATO’ in Saudi Arabia
David Montero / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Jones settles Chobani lawsuit and retracts comments about refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho  —  Inside the Chobani Yogurt factory in Twin Falls, Idaho.  —  Alex Jones backed down.  Again.  —  The far-right conspiracy theorist agreed Wednesday to settle a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Greek yogurt manufacturer Chobani.
Bloomberg:
Trump Said to Rule Out Moving Israel Embassy to Jerusalem  —  The embassy will remain in Tel Aviv for now, official says  —  Administration seeks to avoid provoking Palestinians  —  President Donald Trump has decided not to immediately move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem …
Discussion: CNN, Political Wire and The Week
Max Kutner / Newsweek:
FBI NOT PROBING DNC STAFFER SETH RICH'S MURDER, DESPITE WIKILEAKS CLAIM  —  U.S. SETH RICH #DNCLEAKS DNC HACK DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE  —  The FBI is not investigating the unsolved murder of former Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, Newsweek has learned.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Story on DNC staffer's murder dominated conservative media — hours later it fell apart
Austin American-Statesman:
‘THIS IS CRAZY’: Austin man sues date for texting during movie  —  A man is suing a Round Rock woman for texting during a movie date at the Barton Creek Square theater, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Travis County.  —  Brandon Vezmar, 37, of Austin filed the claim Thursday against his date.
Natalie Johnson / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Administration Taps Sheriff David Clarke for DHS Role  —  The Trump administration tapped Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke to serve as assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security for partnership and engagement.  —  Clarke, a tough-talking, conservative firebrand recognized …
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Matt O'Brien / Washington Post:
Why liberal democracy only dies when conservatives help  —  Liberal democracy is not dead, but it's not well.  From Hungary to Poland to even the United States, far-right populists have won power, and, in a few cases, are busy consolidating it.  —  In some sense, it shouldn't be too surprising …
 
 
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J. Lester Feder / BuzzFeed:
Gay Russians Are Trying To Flee Kidnapping And Torture. The US Has Denied Them Visas.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
With repairs looming, officials plan to bring Amtrak back to Grand Central
Discussion: Gothamist
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
American Trees Are Moving West, and No One Knows Why
Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
A Creationist Sues the Grand Canyon for Religious Discrimination
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 Earlier Items: 
Christina Farr / CNBC:
Amazon is hiring people to break into the multibillion-dollar pharmacy market
Discussion: Washington Post
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column Dear Vice President Pence: What are you thinking?
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow sheds 370 points; stocks close lower and wipe out monthly gains on Trump fears
Discussion: The Week
NBC News:
Trump Gave Russians Secrets News Orgs Are Being Asked To Withhold
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Partisan Identification Is ‘Sticky,’ but About 10% Switched Parties Over the Past Year
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