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12:05 AM ET, May 10, 2017

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CNN:
CNN exclusive: Grand jury subpoenas issued in FBI's Russia investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Federal prosecutors have issued grand jury subpoenas to associates of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn seeking business records, as part of the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in last year's election …
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Director James Comey Is Fired by Trump  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has dismissed the director of the F.B.I., James B. Comey, on the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, said Tuesday.  —  “While I greatly appreciate you informing me …
New York Times:
Updates and Reactions to F.B.I. Director Comey's Firing  —  President Trump has fired James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, the White House spokesman Sean Spicer said on Tuesday.  —  Mr. Comey was delivering a speech in Los Angeles when he learned he had been fired.
The Daily Beast:
President Donald Trump Fires FBI Director James Comey, and Even White House Aides Are Stunned  —  President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey.  —  The stunning and sudden removal comes after Comey told Congress in March that the FBI was engaged in an ongoing investigation …
Bwittes / Lawfare:
The Nightmare Scenario: Trump Fires Comey, the One Man Who Would Stand Up to Him  —  FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Oversight Committee regarding the Clinton email investigation / CSPAN  —  Make no mistake: The firing of James Comey as FBI director is a stunning event.
Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Comey misstated key Clinton email evidence at hearing, say people close to investigation  —  FBI Director James B. Comey overstated key findings involving the Hillary Clinton email investigation during testimony to Congress last week, according to people close to the inquiry.
Politico:
Is This a Constitutional Crisis?  —  As the news broke late this afternoon, the politicos of Washington stared into their smartphones, stunned, struggling with what to make of it.  TV networks cut into their regularly scheduled programming.  Chyrons promising “breaking news” actually delivered it …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
FBI agents in tears as news of Comey's firing spread  —  The news of FBI director James Comey's firing struck like a thunderclap at field offices around the country, where agents heard first from TV or the internet that their boss had been dismissed by President Donald J. Trump.
Discussion: ABC News and Axios
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump fires Comey as Russia probe intensifies  —  President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey today, saying he'd lost confidence in his ability to manage the Bureau.  This capped a difficult year for Comey, whose handling of the Hillary Clinton emails drew scrutiny from both sides of the aisle.
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, ABC News and CNBC
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON DISMISSAL OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) released the following statement today on the dismissal of FBI Director James Comey:  —  “While the President has the legal authority to remove the Director of the FBI …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
There's no reason to believe Donald Trump's rationale for firing James Comey  —  It's past time for Republicans to recognize Trump is dangerous.  —  Donald Trump says he is firing James Comey because of the way Comey mishandled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Political Isolation of Jim Comey  —  Jim Comey learned Tuesday afternoon the difference between being independent and being out on a limb.  After years of charting his own course in a city that prides itself on loyalty, after marching to the beat of his own drum in a political culture …
James S. Robbins / USA Today:
James Comey firing was inevitable
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:   A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ's Comey Memo Calls Firing A “Sham”
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Fires James Comey as FBI Chief
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey has been fired
David Mack / BuzzFeed:   President Trump Has Fired FBI Director James Comey
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Sean Spicer defends lag in Michael Flynn's dismissal, takes aim at Sally Yates
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
New York Times:
White House Announces Firing of James Comey
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Sen. Hatch: ‘The public wants every dime they can be given’  —  Washington (CNN)Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch warned Tuesday that efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act in the Senate might be complicated because once the public “is on the dole, they'll take every dime they can.”
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Dylan Scott / Vox:
The Senate really, really doesn't want to repeat the House's health care mistakes
Discussion: Politico
Talking Points Memo:
GOP Senators Signal They're On Board With Big Medicaid Cuts
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
Burgess Everett / Politico:   Senate GOP on defensive over all-male health care group
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Trump team marks 6-month election anniversary by vowing to air video of Clinton campaign's concession call  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's upset November victory never seems to be far from the White House's mind.  —  On Tuesday, Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media …
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Senate Russia investigators ask Treasury for Trump team financial information  —  Clapper: Putin sought to advantage Trump  —  (CNN)Senate Russia investigators have sent a request to the Treasury Department's criminal investigation division for any information related …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Senate Intel panel asks Treasury for Trump financial info: report
Discussion: RedState and Talking Points Memo
WTTG-TV:
Woman seen in Trader Joe's video incident with Muslim shopper: It was taken out of context  —  RESTON, Va. - A video showing an unidentified white woman telling a Muslim shopper, “I wish they didn't let you in the country,” has gone viral, but the woman seen in the video tells FOX 5 there's more to the story.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, IJR, TheBlaze and The Root
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Jimmy Carter on Sanders: 'Can y'all see why I voted for him?'  —  Former President Jimmy Carter on Monday revealed he supported Sen. Bernie Sanders  —  (I-Vt.) in the Democratic presidential primaries.  —  During an event Monday at a Carter Center discussion about politics and human rights …
Discussion: Townhall.com and IJR
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
Chris Murphy: We'll hit Republican “liars” with Medicare-for-all if Trumpcare passes.
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748)  —  A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters.  —  Donald Trump holds a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, November 1, 2016.  (Reuters / Carlo Allegri)
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Sessions weighs return to harsher punishments for low-level drug crimes  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing policy changes set in place by the Obama administration that eliminated harsh punishments for low-level drug crimes and could direct federal prosecutors to again charge drug offenders …
Discussion: Common Dreams
Katie Stallard / Sky News:
North Korea ‘not afraid’ as it plans new nuclear test, says ambassador in UK  —  North Korea's ambassador to the UK has told Sky News his country will go ahead with its sixth nuclear test at the time and place of its leader's choosing.  —  In his first interview in the role …
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Reuters:
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Discussion: TheStreet and Political Wire
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
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Gizmodo:
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CNN:
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Daily Mail:
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ABC News:
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Discussion: People.com and IJR
National Journal:
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Discussion: Washington Monthly