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10:50 PM ET, May 9, 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:
Live Updates and Reactions to F.B.I. Director Comey's Firing  —  Mr. Comey's dismissal drew immediate rebukes from Democrats, who worried about the ramifications for the F.B.I. investigation of Russian meddling in the election.
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The Daily Spicer: Let's not ‘smear a good man.’ Let's smear a good woman!  —  An interesting standard emerged Tuesday from the lectern at the White House briefing room.  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer fielded a question as to why President Trump continues defending former national …
CNN:
Trump fires FBI director James Comey  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey after his attorney general and deputy attorney general recommended his removal.  —  In a signed letter, Trump informed Comey that he was “hereby terminated and removed from office …
James S. Robbins / USA Today:
James Comey firing was inevitable  —  The surprise is it took so long.  —  CONNECT  —  Is anyone surprised that President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey?  Well, yes - some are surprised he did it, and others are surprised it took so long.  —  How the mighty have fallen.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Fires James Comey as FBI Chief  —  Attorney general and deputy attorney general recommend dismissing FBI director, citing handling of Clinton probe  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday unexpectedly fired FBI Director James Comey, plunging the capital into confusion …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump shocks with ouster of FBI's Comey
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
FBI agents in tears as news of Comey's firing spread
Discussion: Washington Post, Axios and ABC News
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
President Trump Has Fired FBI Director James Comey
Discussion: Vox
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   There's no reason to believe Donald Trump's rationale for firing James Comey
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey has been fired
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
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)
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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Chris Perez / New York Post:
Anonymous warns world to ‘prepare’ for World War 3
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
Tegna / KING-TV:
Tunnel at plutonium finishing plant collapses in Hanford … Hundreds of workers were in “take cover” position after a tunnel in a plutonium finishing plant collapsed at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation early Tuesday morning.  —  The AP reports no workers were in the tunnel at the time of collapse.
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New Republic:
Sarah Jones  —  The New York Times allowed an anti-choice group to write a press release on the op-ed page.  —  Mad about Bret Stephens?  The Times sees that and respects your rage, choosing to double down on its decision to publish right-wing propaganda.
Discussion: Washington Post and Eschaton
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Lori Szala / New York Times:
The Problem With Linking Abortion and Economics
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and twitchy.com
Gizmodo:
Here's How Easy It Is to Get Trump Officials to Click on a Fake Link in Email  —  Even technology experts can be insecure on the internet, as last week's “Google Docs” phishing attack demonstrated.  An array of Gmail users, including BuzzFeed tech reporter Joe Bernstein, readily handed over access to their email to a bogus app.
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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