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6:25 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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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump to interview Joe Lieberman, 3 others for FBI post  —  President Donald Trump is scheduled to interview former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman to be his FBI director on Wednesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said.  —  Trump will also interview Frank Keating …
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.
Washington Examiner:
GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him  —  Republicans in Congress fear President Trump could torpedo their majorities if he doesn't save his White House from constant crisis and pivot to the issues voters elected him to deal with.  —  Trump has been besieged by his handling …
Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story
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 …
Mike Allen / Axios:
“Comey's revenge” may be far from over
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Restive Dems amplify calls for impeachment
Discussion: RedState and Infowars
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump considering Joe Lieberman for FBI director
Associated Press:
White House offers muted response on Comey memo
Discussion: ABC News and Politico
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
The Comey memo offers no proof for impeachment of Trump
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 …
Discussion: Axios and The Week, more at Techmeme »
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Gizmodo:
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break Into Mar-a-Lago. We Tested It.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Deputy attorney general appoints special counsel to oversee probe of Russian interference in election  —  The Justice Department has decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible coordination between Trump associates and Russian officials seeking to meddle in last year's election …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Special counsel appointed to lead Russia investigation
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The guy who predicted Comey's memos thinks the former FBI director may be trying to take down Trump
Discussion: Raw Story, Hot Air and Politico
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke accepts job in Department of Homeland Security  —  Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. will leave office next month to accept a federal appointment as an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
House majority leader to colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump  —  KIEV, Ukraine — A month before Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination, one of his closest allies in Congress — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy — made a politically explosive assertion in a private conversation …
Discussion: Washington Times and The Atlantic
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
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
Wall Street Journal:
Russian State-Run Bank Financed Deal Involving Trump Hotel Partner  —  A Russian-Canadian developer put money into a Donald Trump hotel project in Toronto after receiving hundreds of millions from a deal involving Russian state-run bank VEB.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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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Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run:
All This Impeachment Talk Is Pure Trump Derangement Syndrome
Discussion: Hot Air
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
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Arno Rosenfeld / Casper Star-Tribune:
Wyoming to lose only Planned Parenthood clinic; Casper location closes in July
Discussion: Rewire
Sarah Zhang / The Atlantic:
A Creationist Sues the Grand Canyon for Religious Discrimination
Discussion: Althouse
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Column Dear Vice President Pence: What are you thinking?
Discussion: Fox News Insider
Joseph Rago / Wall Street Journal:
McConnell Calls for James Comey's Testimony
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow sheds 370 points; stocks close lower and wipe out monthly gains on Trump fears
NBC News:
Trump Gave Russians Secrets News Orgs Are Being Asked To Withhold
 

 
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