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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 …
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Trump Has Really Screwed Himself This Time — He suggested he taped conversations with James Comey. Now, a memo by the former FBI director reveals damaging details about those conversations. — Last Friday, several days after firing FBI Director James Comey, President Donald Trump tweeted something …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“Comey's revenge” may be far from over
“Comey's revenge” may be far from over
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New York Times:
The Criminal President? — After the revelations of the past 24 hours …
The Criminal President? — After the revelations of the past 24 hours …
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Washington Examiner:
GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him
GOP fears Trump will take the Republican Party down with him
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Is the Comey Memo the Beginning of the End for Trump?
Is the Comey Memo the Beginning of the End for Trump?
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Trump: No politician has been treated worse by media than me
Trump: No politician has been treated worse by media than me
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump
First Republicans talk possibility of impeachment for Trump
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The guy who predicted Comey's memos thinks the former FBI director may be trying to take down Trump
The guy who predicted Comey's memos thinks the former FBI director may be trying to take down Trump
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Murkowski: ‘May’ Be Time For Independent Probe On Trump-FBI-Russia
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Trump Presidency Falls Apart
The Trump Presidency Falls Apart
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Chuck Grassley:
Judiciary Committee Leaders Seek Copies of Reported Comey Memos and Possible Trump Tapes
Judiciary Committee Leaders Seek Copies of Reported Comey Memos and Possible Trump Tapes
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate Intel panel asks Comey to testify publicly
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Chaffetz invites Comey to testify next Wednesday
Chaffetz invites Comey to testify next Wednesday
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump claims ‘no politician in history’ has been ‘treated worse or more unfairly’
Trump claims ‘no politician in history’ has been ‘treated worse or more unfairly’
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Fox News:
Gregg Jarrett: Comey's revenge is a gun without powder
Gregg Jarrett: Comey's revenge is a gun without powder
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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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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Media Elite Is Indulging Dangerous Fantasies About Removing Trump From Office
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
On Ross Douthat and the 25th Amendment
On Ross Douthat and the 25th Amendment
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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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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 …
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Reuters:
Embroiled in controversies, Trump seeks boost on foreign trip — Besieged by controversy at home, U.S. President Donald Trump is under pressure to stick to the script and avoid fresh flare-ups when he embarks this week on his first foreign trip, a nine-day trek to the Middle East and Europe.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The scariest thought: What if Donald Trump just doesn't know what he's doing?
The scariest thought: What if Donald Trump just doesn't know what he's doing?
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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.
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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
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
NBC News:
Trump Gave Russians Secrets News Orgs Are Being Asked To Withhold — Some of the intelligence President Trump provided to Russian officials is so secret that American news organizations are still being asked not to report it, two U.S. officials told NBC News.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Story on DNC staffer's murder dominated conservative media — hours later it fell apart — It took only hours for one of the biggest stories in conservative media this week, which some outlets had chosen to focus on over news that President Trump disclosed classified information to senior Russian officials, to fall apart.
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Trump's first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice — Funding for college work-study programs would be cut in half, public-service loan forgiveness would end and hundreds of millions of dollars that public schools could use for mental health …