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11:55 AM ET, May 10, 2017

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Behind Comey's firing: An enraged Trump, fuming about Russia  —  President Donald Trump weighed firing his FBI director for more than a week.  When he finally pulled the trigger Tuesday afternoon, he didn't call James Comey.  He sent his longtime private security guard to deliver …
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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 …
New York Times:
Days Before He Was Fired, Comey Asked for Money for Russia Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — Days before he was fired, James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, asked the Justice Department for a significant increase in money and personnel for the bureau's investigation into Russia's interference …
Discussion: Political Wire and Vox
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
After Trump fired Comey, White House staff scrambled to explain why  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer wrapped up his brief interview with Fox Business from the White House grounds late Tuesday night and then disappeared into the shadows, huddling with his staff behind a tall hedge.
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.
Austin Wright / Politico:
McConnell rejects calls for special prosecutor  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday rejected calls for a special prosecutor or independent commission to investigate Russia's election meddling in the wake of the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump's firing of Comey endangers his entire presidency  — President Donald Trump has made an enormous bet that takes the entire Republican agenda hostage and could even shorten his time in office.  —  President Donald Trump has made an enormous bet that takes the entire Republican agenda hostage …
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 …
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump.  It's only going to get worse.  —  THE BIG IDEA: After the president fired James Comey, the cloud hanging over the White House just got bigger and darker.  — Donald Trump has surrounded himself with sycophants …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Lying Again, Now About James Comey  —  The president of the United States is lying again.  —  He is lying about the reason he fired James Comey, the F.B.I. director.  Trump claimed that he was doing so because Comey bungled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email …
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Stephen Colbert Corrects Audience for Cheering News of Comey Firing  —  Late Show host Stephen Colbert was surprised on Tuesday when his audience cheered lustily as he informed them that President Donald Trump had fired FBI director James Comey.  —  Evidently the left-leaning Colbert fans …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
In the wake of Trump's brazen firing of Comey, it's time to go nuclear.  Here's how.  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  President Trump's Tuesday Night Massacre — his firing of FBI director James Comey — was such a brazen power play in the context of the FBI's ongoing Russia probe that even some Republicans are troubled by it.
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SENATOR JOHN McCAIN ON DISMISSAL OF FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
A Former Top Official Cited In The DOJ's Comey Memo Calls Firing A “Sham”
Discussion: The Guardian and The Daily Caller
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
FBI agents in tears as news of Comey's firing spread
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
Key to Keeping Trump-Russia Inquiry Alive: 3 Republicans
Gen. Michael Hayden / The Hill:
Michael Hayden: When Trump's Washington starts to resemble Nicaragua
Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller
Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Trump Hires Law Firm to Fight Suggestions of Russia Business Ties
Discussion: CNBC and NBC News
Los Angeles Times:   Editorial Absolutely nothing about James Comey's firing passes the smell test
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Rudy Giuliani Is Visiting the White House, But He Says It Has Nothing to Do With Comey's Firing
Discussion: Axios
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: Trump's credibility on the line with Comey's ouster
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Comey's Deserved Dismissal
Discussion: CNN and The National Interest
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Trump's Firing of James Comey, Echoes of Watergate
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Dems ask Justice Dept, FBI to ‘preserve any and all files’ on Comey firing
New York Times:
Firing Fuels Calls for Independent Investigator, Even From Republicans
Discussion: WNYC News
Jeffrey Frank / New Yorker:
Comey's Firing Is—and Isn't—Like Nixon's Saturday Night Massacre
Discussion: The Root and Politicus USA
WSAZ-TV:
Reporter arrested at W.Va. Capitol during visit from Conway and Price  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A reporter was arrested Tuesday at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance and yelling questions at federal leaders in town, court records show.
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Samantha Schmidt / Washington Post:
West Virginia journalist arrested after asking HHS Secretary Tom Price a question  —  As Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price walked through a hallway Tuesday in the West Virginia state capitol, veteran reporter Dan Heyman followed alongside him, holding up his phone to Price while attempting to ask him a question.
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Reporter arrested after repeatedly questioning Health secretary
Discussion: Boing Boing and Raw Story
Tara Bahrampour / Washington Post:
U.S. Census director resigns amid turmoil over funding of 2020 count  —  The director of the U.S. Census Bureau is resigning, leaving the agency leaderless at a time when it faces a crisis over funding for the 2020 decennial count of the U.S. population and beyond.
Discussion: The Hill, The Week, FiveThirtyEight and NPR
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
More Problems at ESPN  —  The worldwide leader in politically-correct sports coverage is still creating headaches for owner Disney.  —  Disney CEO Robert Iger, a heavy donor to Democratic politicians, may like the recent leftward tilt of Disney's ESPN sports network.
 
 
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Elizabeth Harrington / Washington Free Beacon:
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Caller
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
GOP lawmaker: Trump ‘small potatoes compared to Nazi Germany’
Discussion: The Week and Political Wire
Lauren Dezenski / Politico:
Massachusetts Playbook Interview: Rep. Seth Moulton
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 Earlier Items: 
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:
After Ouster at FBI, Small Group of GOP Senators Holds Sway Over Next Steps
Discussion: Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
Comey's Deserved Dismissal
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
White House leakers have new target: H. R. McMaster
Wall Street Journal:
Comey Dismissal Upends Probes of Trump Campaign Ties to Russia
Elizabeth Preza / Raw Story:
Former ‘Apprentice’ star has a white hot emotional meltdown while defending GOP's all-male healthcare group