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Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's state visit to Britain put on hold — US president told Theresa May he did not want trip to go ahead if there were large-scale public protests … Donald Trump has told Theresa May in a phone call he does not want to go ahead with a state visit to Britain until the British public supports him coming.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Proof That James Comey Misled the Senate Intelligence Committee — In his written testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, James Comey made a point of saying that he wrote memoranda documenting all of his conversations with Donald Trump, something he didn't feel compelled to do regarding his …
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
Amid growing controversy, Sessions abruptly cancels public testimony — The sudden move comes as Sessions faces more scrutiny for his involvement in the Comey firing and meetings with Russia. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions was scheduled to testify publicly next Tuesday before the House and Senate appropriations committees.
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Sessions won't testify at congressional budget hearings but at Senate intelligence hearing instead
Sessions won't testify at congressional budget hearings but at Senate intelligence hearing instead
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Political Wire
Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Sessions to testify in front of Senate Intel committee this week
Sessions to testify in front of Senate Intel committee this week
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Reuters, New York Magazine, The Week, The Gateway Pundit, RedState and AOL
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump's son seems to confirm Comey's account of the president's comments on the Flynn investigation — Soon after former FBI director James B. Comey testified that President Trump told him that he “hoped” the FBI would drop its investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn …
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The Hill, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump family unloads on Comey, calls him lying, cowardly — Hours after Donald Trump Jr unloaded on James Comey in a Fox News interview on Saturday, President Trump sent a Sunday morning Twitter attack in Comey's direction. — Trump's tweet: “I believe the James Comey leaks will be far …
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Politico
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Comey and Trump, the G-Man vs. the Mob Boss — Lordy, what a fine day to be Donald Trump. — Three hours of earnest James Comey testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee and the president is not in immediate jeopardy of being indicted or impeached. — High crimes can wait.
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
The billionaire GOP patron behind Trump's social media bot army — A GOP donor who once had ties to IBM is the man behind the millions of Twitter bots President Trump counts on as followers who could be employed to target voters with misleading or fake news on social media.
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The Gateway Pundit
Richard V. Reeves / New York Times:
Stop Pretending You're Not Rich — When I was growing up, my mother would sometimes threaten my brother and me with elocution lessons. It is no secret that how you talk matters a lot in a class-saturated society like the United Kingdom. Peterborough, our increasingly diverse hometown, was prosperous enough, but not upscale.
New York Times:
Democrats in Split-Screen: The Base Wants It All. The Party Wants to Win. — DUNWOODY, Ga. — Democrats are facing an open breach between the demands of their political base and the strict limits of their power, as liberal activists dream of transforming the health care system …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Five notes on Trump's current predicament — The danger President Trump faces from the various investigations into the Trump-Russia matter has changed dramatically in recent weeks. If you're a Republican and you still believe the critical question is whether Trump or his associates colluded …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Mueller adds muscle for Russia investigation — “The Worst Thing That Happened to Donald Trump this Week” — Paul Rosenzweig, on the Lawfare blog: Special counsel “Robert Mueller has hired Michael Dreeben, on a part-time basis, to help with his investigation.
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Asha Rangappa / Washington Post:
I was an FBI agent. Trump's lack of concern about Russian hacking shocks me. — Is the president breaking his oath to protect and defend the country from foreign attacks? — Reactions to former FBI director James B. Comey's testimony Thursday mostly seemed to follow predictable, partisan lines.
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Booman Tribune
New York Times:
Trump-Comey Feud Eclipses a Warning on Russia: ‘They Will Be Back’ — WASHINGTON — Lost in the showdown between President Trump and James B. Comey that played out this past week was a chilling threat to the United States. Mr. Comey, the former director of the F.B.I. …
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Saba Hamedy / CNN:
Feinstein calls for investigation of ‘all matters related to obstruction of justice’
Feinstein calls for investigation of ‘all matters related to obstruction of justice’
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RedState, Politicus USA, The Washington Journal and The Hill
New York Times:
It's the Olympics for Trump Apologists — “He's just new to this,” offered Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, by way of explanation for President Trump's oafish efforts to get James Comey, then the F.B.I. director, to drop the bureau's investigation of Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser.
Politico:
How Theresa May lost it — A reluctance to delegate, hubris and campaigning ineptitude ruined British prime minister's grand plan to secure a mandate. — alfway through Britain's seven-week snap election campaign, some in Theresa May's team came to the conclusion that they had a problem — the candidate.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Business Insider, CNN and Conservative Home
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Alan Cochrane / Telegraph:
Ruth Davidson planning Scottish Tory breakaway as she challenges Theresa May's Brexit plan
Ruth Davidson planning Scottish Tory breakaway as she challenges Theresa May's Brexit plan
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The Guardian and Business Insider
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Fight breaks out at anti-Sharia protest — An anti-Sharia protest in Seattle turned violent on Saturday after a fight broke out between demonstrators and counter-protesters. … The protest in Seattle was among dozens of demonstrations that took place across the country on Saturday.
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Abigail Hauslohner / Washington Post:
Anti-sharia demonstrators hold rallies in cities across the country
Anti-sharia demonstrators hold rallies in cities across the country
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Southern Poverty Law …, NPR and Balloon Juice