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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews: Trump-Russia collusion theory ‘came apart’ with Comey testimony  —  Liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Thursday the accusation that President Trump directly colluded with Russia to interfere in the U.S. election “came apart” following former FBI Director James Comey's testimony in front of Congress.
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Fox News:
Dershowitz: Comey confirms that I'm right - and all the Democratic commentators are wrong  —  In his testimony former FBI director James Comey echoed a view that I alone have been expressing for several weeks, and that has been attacked by nearly every Democratic pundit.
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Did Comey Violate Laws In Leaking The Trump Memo?  —  One of the most interesting new disclosures today in the Comey hearing was the admission by former FBI Director James Comey that he intentionally used a “friend” on the Columbia law faculty to leak his memos to the media.
Alex Ward / Vox:
This is the most important moment of the Comey hearing  —  And it undercuts many GOP arguments.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey stated that he took President Donald Trump's comments about letting the Michael Flynn investigation go as a direct request to do it.
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Comey's Trump Testimony Will Haunt Republicans  —  The former FBI director's damning account before the Senate should be the final straw.  Why can't Paul Ryan see that?  —  In the midst of the most devastating testimony delivered about a sitting president in the living memory …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Fox News' Chris Wallace: Comey's testimony was ‘very damaging to the president’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Fox News' Chris Wallace didn't mince any words for his audience on Thursday: Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony was very bad news for President Donald Trump.
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Comey goes nuclear in showdown with Trump
Discussion: Politico, Vox, Axios, Political Wire and The Hill
David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump lawyer says James Comey made ‘unauthorized disclosures’ of privileged talks
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Matthew Balan / Mediaite:
Judge Napolitano: ‘Credible and Compelling’ Case That Donald Trump Has Not Been Honest
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN issues correction after Comey statement contradicts reporting
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
7 takeaways from Comey's extraordinary testimony about what Trump told him to do
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Comey testimony shifts focus to Trump
Discussion: Axios and The Daily Caller
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
James Comey has called Donald Trump a liar 5 times today. The White House says he isn't.
Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
Trump lawyer's statement on Comey littered with typos — including misspelling ‘president’
Discussion: New York Magazine
Politico:
Full text: James Comey testimony transcript on Trump and Russia  —  A transcript of former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on June 8.  —  SEN. RICHARD BURR: I call this hearing to order.  Director Comey, I appreciate your willingness to appear …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Ryan defends Trump on Comey: 'The president's new at this'
New York Times:
Comey Accuses White House of ‘Lies’ and Says Trump Tried to Derail Inquiry
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
House passes Choice Act that would gut Dodd-Frank banking reforms  —  The House of Representatives pushed through a bill Thursday that would gut many of the key banking reforms implemented after the financial crisis.  —  In a primarily partisan vote, the House passed the Financial Creating Hope …
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Jim Nintzel / News & Opinion, Tucson Weekly:
The Skinny  —  Behind Closed Doors  —  A secret recording shows U.S. Rep. McSally has some concerns about reelection  —  Congresswoman Martha McSally may be in more political trouble than she's been letting on.  —  Team McSally has been poo-pooing recent polls showing that more than half …
Discussion: Political Wire
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Does John McCain even know what's going on?  —  Sen. John McCain startled onlookers on Thursday as he appeared to conflate the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the campaign with the closed probe into Hillary Clinton's private email server.  —  McCain said he was troubled …
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Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
Sen. John McCain's bizarre questioning of Comey
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Comey: Lynch asked for Clinton investigation to be called a ‘matter’
Discussion: The Week
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Gowdy picked by GOP steering committee to chair House Oversight panel  —  The Republican Steering Committee on Thursday backed Rep. Trey Gowdy to become the next chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.  —  The move — if confirmed by the full GOP Conference …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Rep. Trey Gowdy wins Oversight gavel
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
The Democratic Party Is in Worse Shape Than You Thought  —  Sifting through the wreckage of the 2016 election, Democratic pollsters, strategists and sympathetic academics have reached some unnerving conclusions.  —  What the autopsy reveals is that Democratic losses among working class voters …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Laura Hughes / Telegraph:
Live General Election Results Live: Exit polls point to shock hung Parliament  —  TMG 2017 Election Live  —  The Conservatives are set to be the largest party but without an overall majority according a joint BBC/Sky/ITV exit poll, which indicated the Tories will win 314 seats and Labour 266.
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abc7chicago.com:
Man charged after altercation outside Starbucks in Chicago's Loop … <iframe width="476" height="267" src="http://abc7chicago.com/video/ embed/?pid=2069999" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>  —  A 23-year-old Chicago man was charged after an altercation in Chicago's Loop that spilled …
Discussion: Raw Story and Hullabaloo
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Breanna Edwards / The Root:   ‘Shut Up, Slave!’:  White Man Hurls Insults, Compares Black Man to Livestock During Altercation at Chicago Starbucks
Hannah Moore / Daily Mail:
Saudi soccer team refuse to stand for London victims  —  By , HANNAH MOORE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA  —  The Saudi Arabian soccer team failed to line up for a minute's silence for the London terror victims on Thursday night.  —  Fans were left outraged at the display ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Adelaide.
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Stop Lying To Us  —  The most significant revelation that came out of the most recent London massacre of disarmed British subjects was not the bloodshed itself, but the pathetic sissy whining, in the midst of throats being slashed, at the Brit who refused to adhere to the comforting lie …
Bryan Lowry / Kansas City Star:
Kris Kobach launches campaign for Kansas governor  —  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has championed some of the strictest voting laws in the nation, announced a campaign for governor Thursday in Lenexa.  —  Kobach, the architect of controversial election and immigration laws …
 
 
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Michael Koziol / Sydney Morning Herald:
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: TheStreet
Sarah Knapton / Telegraph:
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NBC News:
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Washington Post:
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The Hill:
Key GOP centrists open to ending Medicaid expansion
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