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Comey Told Sessions: Don't Leave Me Alone With Trump — WASHINGTON — The day after President Trump asked James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, to end an investigation into his former national security adviser, Mr. Comey confronted Attorney General Jeff Sessions and said he did not want to be left alone again …
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Adam Entous / Washington Post:
Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe — The nation's top intelligence official told associates in March that President Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James B. Comey to get the bureau …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension with President Trump — As the White House braces for former FBI Director James Comey's testimony Thursday, sources tell ABC News the relationship between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump, furious and frustrated, gears up to punch back at Comey testimony — Alone in the White House in recent days, President Trump — frustrated and defiant — has been spoiling for a fight, according to his confidants and associates. — Glued even more than usual to the cable news shows …
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Exclusive: Comey will stop short of saying Trump obstructed justice in Flynn probe, source says — There will be much in former FBI Director James Comey's upcoming congressional testimony that will make the White House uncomfortable, but he will stop short of saying the president interfered …
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Sessions offered in recent months to resign as attorney general
Sessions offered in recent months to resign as attorney general
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CNN:
FIRST ON CNN: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis — Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US officials briefed on the investigation.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner
Trump Takes Credit for Saudi Move Against Qatar, a U.S. Military Partner
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Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
White House says Trump will be ‘very busy’ the day Comey testifies
White House says Trump will be ‘very busy’ the day Comey testifies
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Donald Trump Shifted Kids-Cancer Charity Money Into His Business — LIKE AUTUMN LEAVES, sponsored Cadillacs, Ferraris and Maseratis descend on the Trump National Golf Club in Westchester County, New York, in September for the Eric Trump Foundation golf invitational.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Karen Handel: ‘I Do Not Support A Livable Wage’ (VIDEO) — During Tuesday night's debate for an open U.S. House seat in Georgia, Republican candidate Karen Handel said that she does not support a “livable wage.” — “This is an example of the fundamental difference between a liberal and a conservative …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump pitched Republican leaders on a solar-paneled border wall — In the meeting at the White House today with Republican Congressional leaders, President Trump spent some time talking up his latest idea for the border wall. According to 3 people with direct knowledge of the meeting …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Twitter Users Blocked by Trump Seek Reprieve, Citing First Amendment — WASHINGTON — Lawyers for Twitter users blocked by President Trump after they criticized or mocked him are asking him to reverse the moves, arguing that the Constitution bars him from blocking people on the social media service.
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Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Trump's blocking of Twitter users violates U.S. Constitution: rights institute
Trump's blocking of Twitter users violates U.S. Constitution: rights institute
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Adam Cancryn / Politico:
McConnell whips Senate GOP back in line on Obamacare repeal — For a day at least, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his party's beleaguered efforts to repeal Obamacare back on track. — After two weeks of increasingly dour assessments from Republicans on the party's stalled health care efforts …
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John Ibbitson / Globe and Mail:
Trudeau decides it's just not worth appeasing Trump in foreign-policy shift — America has left the world, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland signalled in Tuesday's landmark foreign policy address. Canada and its allies will hang together, she vowed, awaiting its return.
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Global Affairs Canada / Canada.ca:
Address by Minister Freeland on Canada's foreign policy priorities
Address by Minister Freeland on Canada's foreign policy priorities
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Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
WATCH: PHL 17 Reporter Becomes Unhinged Outside Helium Comedy Club — Well, she did ... UPDATE: Colleen Campbell has spoken with Philly Mag about the incident captured in Sunday's viral video taken outside Helium Comedy Club in Philadelphia. To read the full interview, click here.
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Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
Fired PHL 17 Reporter Colleen Campbell Speaks About What Happened at Helium
Fired PHL 17 Reporter Colleen Campbell Speaks About What Happened at Helium
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The Pro-Trump Internet And The Alt-Right Is Turning On Breitbart — On Monday morning, Breitbart News fired staffer Katie McHugh, following a series of incendiary weekend tweets broadcast in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack. On Saturday evening, as word of the incidents spread …
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Sen. Mark Warner: More state election systems were targeted by Russians — WASHINGTON — The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee told USA TODAY on Tuesday that Russian attacks on election systems were broader and targeted more states than those detailed in an explosive intelligence report leaked …
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Stephen Rodrick / Esquire:
Bill Maher Knows Exactly What He's Doing — A few weeks before Bill Maher nearly blew up his career for the second time, a middle-aged man named Billy Martin warmed up the audience that had come to watch a filming of Real Time with Bill Maher. Martin, Maher's head writer …
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Senators Stab Trump to Death in Central Park Performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar … Shakespeare in the Park, an annual summer program by The Public Theater that puts on plays by William Shakespeare in Central Park, kicked off May 23 with a performance of Julius Caesar.
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Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
The 27 Words Trump Wouldn't Say — It was a simple sentence. Just 27 words. — “We face many threats, but I stand here before you with a clear message: the U.S. commitment to the NATO alliance and to Article 5 is unwavering.” — This was what President Donald Trump was supposed …
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