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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 …
Washington Post:
Post-ABC Poll: Most say Trump is interfering with Russia investigations — A majority of Americans report grave suspicions about President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey and his conduct during investigations of Russia's interference in the 2016 election, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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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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JGoldsmith / Lawfare:
President Trump Nominates Chris Wray for FBI Director — This morning President Trump announced that he would nominate Chris Wray as the next Director of the FBI. I worked with Wray in the Justice Department. He was the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division …
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New York Times:
Trump Picks Christopher Wray to Be F.B.I. Director — WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that he had selected the former federal prosecutor Christopher Wray, a partner at the Washington law firm King & Spalding, to be his new F.B.I. director. — The president revealed his decision in a morning tweet.
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Murray Waas / Vox:
3 senior FBI officials can vouch for Comey's story about Trump — Sources: McCabe, Rybicki, and Baker could corroborate the ex-director's claims that the president asked him to back off investigating Michael Flynn. — One by one this winter, then-FBI Director James B. Comey pulled aside three …
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Tim Marcin / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IS BETTER THAN BILL CLINTON'S AT THIS POINT IN HIS FIRST TERM — U.S. POLLS APPROVAL RATING DONALD TRUMP BILL CLINTON — President Donald Trump is by no means popular—compared with his predecessors, his approval rating has been remarkably low during his time in the White House.
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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Comey talked with Mueller's team ahead of testimony
Comey talked with Mueller's team ahead of testimony
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Taps Former Assistant Attorney General as New FBI Chief
Trump Taps Former Assistant Attorney General as New FBI Chief
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Edward Morrissey / The Week:
James Comey's credibility problem
James Comey's credibility problem
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Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Exclusive: Comey will stop short of saying Trump obstructed justice in Flynn probe, source says
Exclusive: Comey will stop short of saying Trump obstructed justice in Flynn probe, source says
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Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Islamic State Claims Deadly Iran Attacks on Parliament and Khomeini Tomb — At least 12 people were killed and 39 others wounded Wednesday morning in a pair of devastating attacks on two of Iran's most potent symbols: the national Parliament and the mausoleum of the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
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Paul Schemm / Washington Post:
Rare double attack hits Iran's capital
Rare double attack hits Iran's capital
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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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Colin Packham / Reuters:
Watergate ‘pales’ compared with Trump-Russia: former U.S. intelligence head — The Watergate scandal pales in comparison to events in Washington surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump and alleged links between his campaign and Russia, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said on Wednesday.
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Allan Woods / Toronto Star:
VIPs, big money turn out for ‘rock star’ Barack Obama's Montreal speech — Barack Obama didn't mention Donald Trump by name in his first post-presidency appearance in Canada in Montreal on Tuesday. — MONTREAL—A dim-lit hall laid out for a rock star, a red-carpet stroll for giddy VIPs …
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John Ibbitson / Globe and Mail:
Trudeau decides it's just not worth appeasing Trump in foreign-policy shift
Trudeau decides it's just not worth appeasing Trump in foreign-policy shift
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Eli Watkins / CNN:
In Montreal speech, Obama warns about appeal of authoritarianism
In Montreal speech, Obama warns about appeal of authoritarianism
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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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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Handel, Ossoff clash in Georgia special election debate
Handel, Ossoff clash in Georgia special election debate
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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.
Christine Filer / ABC News:
61 percent say Trump fired Comey to protect himself (POLL) — Six in 10 Americans think Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in order to protect himself rather than for the good of the country, and most think Trump is trying to interfere with official investigations of possible Russian influence in the 2016 election.
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Polly Mosendz / Bloomberg:
Do Americans Have a Right to Read Trump's Tweets? — The Knight First Amendment Institute has asked the president to unblock critics. — President Donald Trump's Twitter account is once again the subject of debate, as the Knight First Amendment Institute urged him to unblock individuals …
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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Michael Flynn Had a Plan to Work With Russia's Military. It Wasn't Exactly Legal. … Donald Trump's first national security adviser pushed so hard for the Pentagon to cooperate with the Russian military that his initiative would likely have broken the law if it had ever been enacted.
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Motoko Rich / New York Times:
South Korea Suspends Deployment of U.S. Antimissile System — TOKYO — South Korea's newly elected president, Moon Jae-in, has suspended the deployment of an American missile defense system, an apparent concession to China and a significant break with the United States on policy toward North Korea.
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 …
Wichita Eagle:
Lawmakers override Brownback veto of tax increases, rolling back 2012 cuts — TOPEKA — Lawmakers rolled back Gov. Sam Brownback's signature tax policy over his objections Tuesday night, forcing into law tax increases to fix a budget shortfall and provide more money for schools.
New York Times:
How Russian Propaganda Spread From a Parody Website to Fox News — Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force general Reprinted article with only hints of skepticism — Parody website Made up Russian attack on U.S. ship — Invented a quote from a U.S. Air Force