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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Incompetence Defense — During former FBI Director James Comey's dramatic testimony before the Senate on Thursday, Republican senators settled on a pair of strange arguments for why President Trump hadn't obstructed justice: He didn't try very hard, or he was really bad at it.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Republicans' emerging Trump defense: A naif in the Oval Office — As former FBI director James B. Comey held the political world in thrall Thursday from inside a packed Senate hearing room, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan walked into an unusually empty press briefing across the Capitol.
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Fox News:
Dershowitz: Comey confirms that I'm right - and all the Democratic commentators are wrong
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Eddie Scarry / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews: Trump-Russia collusion theory ‘came apart’ with Comey testimony
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: White House Orders House Members To Defend Trump On Cable News Following Comey Hearing
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
In denying President Trump's abuse of power, Republicans have chosen party over country.
Alan Dershowitz / Washington Examiner:
History, precedent and James Comey's opening statement show that Trump did not obstruct justice
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The Guardian:
May reaches deal with DUP to form government after shock election result — May expected to visit Queen to seek permission to form government after agreeing terms with Northern Ireland party — Theresa May has struck a deal with the Democratic Unionists that will allow her to form a government, sources have confirmed.
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BBC:
UK election 2017: UK set for hung parliament — The Conservatives have failed to win an overall majority, and the UK is now set for a hung parliament, says the latest BBC forecast. — It shows gains for the Labour Party after Thursday's general election.
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Press Association:
Shock result as UK election returns hung parliament - as it happened — Theresa May will go to the palace at 12.30pm believing she can form a government. … Steve Baker, the chair of the influential pro-Brexit European Research Group of backbench MPs, has thrown his weight behind Theresa May.
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Daily Mail:
Theresa May to carry on as PM despite election disaster — 12.30pm: Theresa has gone to see the Queen to seek permission to form a government. — The monarch might have asked some pointed questions - but will agree. Despite losing their overall majority in the election, the Tories are still the largest party.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, the ‘Cloud’ Just Grew That Much Darker — WASHINGTON — Upset about the investigation into Russian interference in last year's election, President Trump sought relief from James B. Comey, then the F.B.I. director. By Mr. Comey's account, Mr. Trump asked him to help “lift the cloud.”
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Issues Statement on Testimony of Former FBI Director James Comey — In response to testimony given today by former FBI Director James Comey, Department of Justice Spokesman Ian Prior issued the following statement: — Shortly after being sworn in …
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Bloomberg:
Comey Leaves Trump Under a Crippling ‘Cloud’ of Investigations — Distractions, tarnished credibility impede Trump agenda — Ousted FBI chief's testimony a road map for lengthy probes — Donald Trump's White House had feared the worst from former FBI Director James Comey's testimony …
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New York Times:
Comey Bluntly Raises Possibility of Trump Obstruction and Condemns His ‘Lies’
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Comey: Hero, Villain and Shakespearean Character Who Lived Up to Hype
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, CNBC, ABC News, Morning Consult, Mediaite, Refinery29 and Fox News Insider
Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
AJC poll: Ossoff opens lead over Handel in Georgia's 6th — An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday shows Democrat Jon Ossoff has a 7-point edge over Republican Karen Handel in the nationally-watched race to represent Georgia's 6th District. — The poll of likely voters …
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Richard Elliot / WSB-TV:
NEW POLL: Ossoff support increases after debate with Handel — ATLANTA - The latest exclusive WSB, Landmark Communications Poll shows Democrat Jon Ossoff got a slight bump over Republican Karen Handel after his debate performance Tuesday night on Channel 2.
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Greg Bluestein / Political Insider blog:
Ossoff raises another $15M in Georgia 6th, setting new fundraising record
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The Resurgent, Political Insider and RedState
Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
Sen. John McCain's bizarre questioning of Comey — This post has been updated with Sen. McCain's statement. — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was the last senator to question former FBI director James B. Comey at Thursday's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing.
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New York Times:
Mr. Comey and All the President's Lies
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Daily Kos, Washington Post, The Week, Washington Monthly and Axios
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Comey's devastating indictment of President Donald Trump
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New Yorker, Take Care Blog, Vox, Axios, Wall Street Journal and ABC News
New York Times:
‘I Was Right’: As Trump Watches Comey on TV, Anxiety Yields to Relief — WASHINGTON — President Trump dipped in and out of the small dining room off the Oval Office on Thursday to monitor a television as James B. Comey, the ousted F.B.I. director, told a tortured tale — and to insist to his huddled legal team, “I was right.”
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Behind Trump's temporary silence: Why the counterpuncher let others do the punching
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Noor Al-Sibai / Raw Story:
Trump lawyer's statement on Comey littered with typos — including misspelling ‘president’
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New York Magazine and Vox
Anna Palmer / Politico:
BREAKING: TRUMP fires back at COMEY: ‘Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication’ ... and he brands Comey a ‘leaker’ — CHAOS in U.K. election: THERESA MAY likely staying as PM — DRIVING THE DAY — Happy Friday. BREAKING IN LONDON — AP …
CNN:
Comey told senators Sessions may have met Russia's ambassador a third time — Comey: AG may have met ambassador a third time — But the sources said it is possible the Russian ambassador exaggerated the extent of the encounter — Washington (CNN)Former FBI Director James Comey told senators …
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Breitbart lost 90 percent of its advertisers in two months: Who's still there? — The number of advertisers on the alt-right site Breitbart.com has dropped 90 percent in recent months, from 242 in March to 26 in May, according to data from MediaRadar, a New York firm that tracks online advertising.
Henry F. Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
North Korea Dreams of Turning Out the Lights — Pyongyang doesn't need a perfect missile. Detonating a nuke above Seoul—or L.A.—would sow chaos.
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