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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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The Atlantic
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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Tim Marcin / Newsweek:
DONALD TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IS BETTER THAN BILL CLINTON'S AT THIS POINT IN HIS FIRST TERM
DONALD TRUMP'S APPROVAL RATING IS BETTER THAN BILL CLINTON'S AT THIS POINT IN HIS FIRST TERM
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Edward Morrissey / The Week:
James Comey's credibility problem
James Comey's credibility problem
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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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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump preps for war with Comey
The Note: Trump preps for war with Comey
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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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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Texas Democrat intensifies Trump impeachment push
Texas Democrat intensifies Trump impeachment push
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Tim Johnson / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Republicans worried about leaks consider cutting back surveillance authority
Republicans worried about leaks consider cutting back surveillance authority
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Axios:
Trump to nominate Christopher Wray to lead FBI
Trump to nominate Christopher Wray to lead FBI
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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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Bozorgmehr Sharafedin / Reuters:
Attackers bomb Iran parliament and mausoleum, at least 12 dead: Iranian media
Attackers bomb Iran parliament and mausoleum, at least 12 dead: Iranian media
Paul Schemm / Washington Post:
Rare double attack hits Iran's capital
Rare double attack hits Iran's capital
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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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Raw Story
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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Kaili Joy Gray / Shareblue:
Watch Jon Ossoff bust Karen Handel for cutting off funding for breast cancer screenings
Watch Jon Ossoff bust Karen Handel for cutting off funding for breast cancer screenings
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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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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 Hensch / The Hill:
Fox host to Trump: ‘Fake news media’ isn't the issue, it's you — Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Tuesday hit President Trump for his criticism of media outlets' coverage of his Twitter habits. — “Mr. President, it's not the fake news media that's your problem,” he said on Fox. “It's you.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Breitbart News seems to be cleaning house after readers and advertisers drift away — The clarion of the far right seems to be having second thoughts with how far right it wants to go. — Faced with an advertiser boycott and plummeting readership, Breitbart News has lately been trimming …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The Pro-Trump Internet And The Alt-Right Are Turning On Breitbart
The Pro-Trump Internet And The Alt-Right Are Turning On Breitbart
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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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Bill Murray / Real Clear Politics:
The Media Have Been Played by Trump's Tweets
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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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.
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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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